La Sportiva Lycan

La Sportiva launches the Lycan model, totally new, which comes to break a little the line established by the Italian house in terms of trail running shoes extremely protected to which we were accustomed. This is due to the brand's intention to create a more dynamic model without giving up its main hallmark: cushioning. La Sportiva Lycan comes to fill a gap that previous models of the firm had not been able to occupy.

With La Sportiva Lycan we find ourselves before a model created for runners looking for a versatile and cushioned shoe for middle distance. Undoubtedly, this Lycan will give a lot to talk about.

La Sportiva Lycan, necessary protections without sacrificing cushioning

Sometimes an excess of protection in the shoe can make the model become somewhat heavy and lose dynamism. Faced with this possible reality, the Italian company has decided to break with this continuist line to which we were accustomed to bet on a model with the necessary protections and with a very good cushioning.

Therefore, La Sportiva Lycan is presented as the best choice for lovers of mountain races.

Main features of La Sportiva Lycan

Next, we will take a small foray through the main features that this Lycan model brings us.

The Rock-Ground sole together with the blue Frixion, indicated for hard and rocky terrain, provide maximum grip and support during the activity. Thanks to this structure, the feet will suffer less impact on the most technical surfaces. These mid-distance shoes also feature an EVA midsole, which contributes to the high level of cushioning. Also noteworthy is the 4mm Ortholite Mountain Ergonomic insole, which provides extra cushioning, protection and comfort.

The upper included in this model does not go unnoticed as it has a breathable anti-abrasion mesh. This construction ensures maximum protection and lightness in the race and at the same time, offers a quick fit of the trail running shoe. This new mesh together with the TPU protected toecap, ensures the necessary protection to the runner during any activity on the most technical terrain.

As for the technical specifications, it is worth mentioning the 6 mm drop and the weight of 255 grams of La Sportiva Lycan. Also, we see how the weight is lower than previous models created by the Italian brand, since the protections included in this model are not so excessive. Therefore, it should be noted once again that this is a trail running shoe aimed at a profile of runner looking for versatility and cushioning for medium distance.