Inov-8 Trailfly G270 V2 review: multi-terrain marvels
Inov-8 Trailfly G270 V2: Two-minute review I'm a keen hobbyist runner living in the countryside with a particular running shoe in mind; a trail-first shoe that can also fly on the roads, lightweight as possible yet grippy to handle technical terrain, also durable so I can clock up the kms, all for a double-digit price. Impossible demands, right? Well, no – after multiple shoes from various brands down the years, I might've just found my best running shoes of 2024: the Inov-8 Trailfly G270 V2. The Trailfly G270 V2s launched Q1 in 2023 and are, as the name suggests, a second-generation trail shoe by Inov-8 with minor tweaks to the wildly popular original. With three months and around 350km under my belt wearing these shoes, I can see why. These shoes deliver in all areas for mixed terrain – at 270g, they are lightweight for a grippy shoe, though the very quickest road shoes are lighter. They are also durable – seriously, I've clocked up around 60 hours of running and the...