Hoka Rocket X Multi-Tester Review: Four runners test out Hoka’s new carbon racer
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- The Hoka One One Rocket X aims to offer a high level of performance at a lower price than most carbon plate super shoes, with its £140 price making it a lot more affordable than most of the top racers from other brands. The shoe isn’t a true successor to the Carbon Rocket, being softer and better suited to long distances events, and it’s lighter and speedier than the Carbon X and Carbon X 2 shoes.
All four Run Testers have been testing out the Carbon Rocket X so we can give you a comprehensive review from a range of perspectives, and help you decide if this is the carbon shoe for you.
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00:31 - Key Info
01:00 - Design
02:09 - How’s The Fit?
03:42 - Running Performance
16:51 - Verdict
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After the rocket X2 was recently introduced these are now half price almost everywhere.
Got a pair for 85 euros. You can't beat that value for money with anything on the market.
I bought one for 50 euro recently
Thanks for the review. You guys confirmed that the reason I bought the shoe was solid. Mainly for training at this point. I plan on doing a lot of miles at the 8 to 8:30 minutes pace. Hopefully I'll be able to build my strength and fitness and take it up to higher speeds and longer distances.
Thanks for the review just picked up 2 pairs of these for under £70 each love them just beat my age 60 plus 10k time 👍
Great to have a few opinions in one video. Love the channel. Well done guys.
Thanks! Glad you're enjoying the videos
Thank you for your excellent review. I’m mostly a longer-distance trail runner but use the Rocket X for speed work/tempo runs on tarmac and buffed dirt roads and thoroughly enjoy it. Agree that it doesn’t feel like a carbon plated shoe, unlike the original Carbon X, but is plenty fast. Here in Colorado don’t have wet roads in the way you do so traction hasn’t been an issue. Haven’t raced in it and not sure I will; it feels more like a trainer to me. One of my favorites!
Glad you enjoyed it!
As someone looking as the Rocket X as their first pair of carbon shoes, is the non-carbon feel that important?
How did you find it on the gravel and dirt etc was the grip good?
Great in-depth review. I’m a big fan of the OG Carbon X, so really interested to hear your comparisons here. Keep up the good work chaps.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
Love this shoe even today. The only super shoe where you can dorsi the toes
I’m enjoying this as a training shoe for longer runs. I feel it works with your gait cycle and turnover is easy and smooth. I’d still race in a VapourFly but this is working well for me. Grip is better than the SPEED but not as good as the RC elite which is almost trail like 👍
Having watched alot of your videos in search of my first carbon plate shoe I purchased these. Great for my tempo training over last couple of months, trying them for first time in HM at the weekend. Watch this space.
Great reviews, I use mine for short faster stuff as they feel better the faster you run 😃
Fantastic review, I have the Endorphin Speed and love it but want to introduce a Carbon plated shoe and am trying to make my mind up as I can’t afford them all and not traditionally a fan of Nike shoes....
Thanks, the Speed is a terrific shoe, you could try the Endorphin Pro, if it's ever in stock!
Aliphine Tuliamuk won the US marathon trials in these so they can definitely go the distance and produce fast times (although it's the athlete who does) :)
Thanks for the review. I ordered this shoe and am awaiting its arrival. I only run 5k as a 60 year old so I need some cushioning but also want something that can pick up the pace. I think this is perfect fit for me because of those features. I have other shoes for recovery runs and medium pace runs. I like how you guys give your opinion on who this is best for. Excited to test these out.
Kinda overpaid for these but I hit my personal best with it on a half marathon, so guess I'm not salty anymore.
I just received my Rocket X today. I got a half size too small by mistake. I tried them out tonight on a short 4km and they feel fine without socks. I'm going to do a marathon on Sunday so hopefully they'll work out nicely.
Going sockless is a big shout. We salute your endeavour though. Best of luck!
@@TheRunTesters I just got back home after the marathon. It was of course an unofficial course. I am pleased to say I got a time of 3.3.13 for my very first attempt. I'm 49 and only started jogging 11 months ago. My Rocket X were ok, I tore the skin on my achilles and so my shoe is quite bloody. I did pick up a few stones which embedded themselves in the soft rubber sole. One has left a hole so big I can stick my little finger inside. I am sure I picked up the stone at about mile 3. I kept hearing a crunching noise from the shoe, this seemed to disappear after a while; likely when the stone had forced its way deeper into the sole.
just picked a pair up for £74 with discount code to use alongside my saucony endorphin speeds, absolute bargain
Wish I'd watched this before I purchased the Carbon X2s. They're just too bulky for the fartlek and threshold sessions I like to do. Might have to return for a pair of these!
Hi Thomas, (Kieran here), I tend to agree. Much preferred the first gen.
I want to try it but I'm still slow. Will this make a significant difference at 6min/km or should I focus more on training for better aerobics? Currently using the Adidas Boston 8 daily.
Do you guys have any female testers? Especially for ‘unisex’ shoes, understanding what the fit is like on a narrower foot would be really helpful.
So tempted to try a pair of Rocket X for race day, mainly half marathons. I usually run in the likes Brooks Ravenna and Adrenaline, Men's Guide ISO or ASICS GT-2000 at the stability end of the spectrum. Would I be asking for trouble? FOMO...
How does it compare to fuelcell TC?
Can you recommend a daily running shoe for mainly 5km runs on roads and trail
Ty
Hi something like the Nike Pegasus 37 will work, unless the trails are very muddy.
Is Hoka using Eva also for these expensive carbon shoes?
Yep, it's compression moulded EVA
@@TheRunTesters auts, 200 for eva midsoles, durability issues..not my cup of tea
@@munkki2700 no durability issues
Ахахах. Ну идея с ол инами конечно спорная) Но я рад что по итогу у тебя все получилось) класс!
Just PB’d 5k in rocket x. 18:50
Congrats! Great time
Это каким надо быть везучим чтобы лутать такие заносы) ну ты и тип конечно)
Fantastic review, I have the Endorphin Speed and love it but want to introduce a Carbon plated shoe and am trying to make my mind up as I can’t afford them all and not traditionally a fan of Nike shoes....
It's a great value option if you want to test out a carbon plate. It's a long way off the experience you'll get from a Vaporfly, but a damn fine speed shoe.