Customer Reviews La Sportiva Bushido II

I bought these as my first trail running shoe and I am in love with them. Good quality, love the color combo, and super comfy on my feet. Definitely will be a continuous buyer when they wear out.

This shoe is probably one of the most comfortable shoe I've ever worn. I have small ankles and a wide foot base, therefore when hiking my foot slides into front of my shoe/boot. These good my ankle in place and have what I like to call "Spider-Man" grip for all terrain Arizona hiking. It may be a running shoe, but I'll never hike without these again.

This is my third pair of these shoes since I started trail running. I won't buy anything else. They are indestructible and comfortable for long back packing trips and long runs alike.

I purchased the shoe to run in the Spartan race so they could handle water, mud and still give me the grip I needed. They were great and very light weight. Although I wanted the darker color and you were out at the time I am getting used to the bright blue!

I love this shoe & the safe tread for Trail hiking!

The sole is noticeably softer in the forefoot than the Bushido I, but otherwise the shoe feels very similar to the original. This can be worn more on the occasional road without worrying your feet will get sore from a hard shoe. Overall, such a perfect all-around trail shoe. Will be go-to for all alpine summer runs!

Nice shoe, however the listed weights are wrong. They claim 250g weight, when in reality *each* shoe weighs about 300 grams (EU42). Not a dealbreaker for me, but you're getting ~20oz of shoe when they list weight at 8.8oz soooooo....

The first pair of Bushidos that I purchased fit amazingly. However the second pair, same shoe and size, was very different. I even sat down and compared style numbers bc I could not believe it. First pair fit my very narrow and low-volume feet securely. Second pair: I had to buy Superfeet orthotics and wear them on top of the insoles that came w the shoes and they still were too large. Without doing that I would bewalking on the area where the footbed and the cloth upper meet. How am I supposed to hike trails like that? It is already nearly impossible to get shoes that fit my feet. It’s very disappointing to think you finally found something that works and then it fails. La Sportiva, please work on quality control/consistency.

This is my 3rd pair of Bushidos. This is my first of the II's. Does not fit the same as the old ones. Not as flat/neutral in the footbed. Has been causing me foot pain as it seems to be pushing my ankles inward/downward. Heal area tighter and weird pressure points now. Toe box not as wide and seems to cut inwards on the inside more than the last version. I love the color and the grip. The grip on these have been far superior than any other trail runner I've tried. They are light and dry fast. Just highly disappointed in the changes to the fit and pain I'm having, which means I likely will not buy another pair. This is after 40+ miles of trail jogging and/or hiking and still not fitting ok. The older versions were perfect right off the bat.

I loved my Bushido I's and was really excited to try out the Bushido II's. Ultimately I had to return these shoes because the construction had changed enough that I no longer had enough space in the toe box. On longer runs I generally like shoes with slightly more room for my toes to splay, and to allow for swelling/contracting of my feet as I go. Although the Bushido I was perfect for this, the Bushido II was just a little too constricting for my liking. The Bushido II still has great responsiveness, and is great for rocky trail runs.

I bought the Bushido II for a 300 off-trail backpacking trip across the Sierra Nevada, during I climbed 10 of California's 14,000'+ mountains, mostly class 3 scrambles and some class 4 climbs. I do at least one long back-country backpack trip per year, and until this year have been a loyal fan of the Brooks Cascadia. Recent design changes by Brooks prompted me to try to Bushido II instead. The Bushido II fits extremely comfortably right out of the box, exactly what I was looking for: narrower toebox, comfortable drop and great support. After my hike I found, the upper held up amazingly well! 5-stars for the rugged upper! Very little visible wear and tear even after dragging/smearing my feet against the side of rough granite. The breathable mesh does it's job well, and my feet were dry in 50 minutes after a rainstorm or river crossing. The sole and supportive mid-sole however did not fair as well. The sole, while very sticky/grippy initially, wore down fairly quickly and I started losing traction after about 190 miles of cross-country. After about 250 miles I started slipping on smooth granite slabs. I was disappointing for a company well know for it's climbing gear to have have it's sole wear down so quickly. In comparison, last year my Brooks Cascadia held up to a 350 mile off-trail trip and still had enough life in it to take on short local hikes for the rest of the year. The supportive mid-sole failed similarly. Also after roughly 190 miles, the support in the shoe started noticeably degrading. resulting in some heel soreness. Overall, the shoe has a great design and started off strong, but for the price point I'd like a shoe that can hold up to at least one backpacking trip.