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* '''Why you'd buy it'''. My top [[Minimax]] shoe is the [[Hoka Clifton]], but the Stinson Lite is slightly better cushioned, though it's also quite a bit heavier. I'd recommend the Stinson over the Bondi if this extra bit of cushioning is worth the weight to you.
* '''Cushioning'''. The Stinson is one of the best cushioned shoes available, and is slightly softer than the [[Altra Olympus]] or Clifton. While it's not as thick as it looks on the outside, it is much thicker than a traditional running shoe. The latest incarnations of the Stinson, the [[Hoka Bondi]] and the [[Hoka Mafate]] all have surprisingly similar levels of cushioning.
* '''Drop'''. The Stinson has about s 5mm drop, which is only about half the drop of a traditional running shoe and I typically don't have any issues. The Stinson has slightly more drop than the Bondi, but it lacks the Bondi's abrupt taper under the toes.
* '''Structure'''. The midsole is a single type of foam, so there's nothing to interfere with the natural movement of the foot.
* '''Flexibility'''. The Stinson is pretty inflexible, though the cushioning offsets this a little.
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=Compared with Hoka Bondi=
The Stinson has become closer to the [[Hoka Bondi]] as it's evolved. The latest version of the Stinson Lite has remarkably similar levels of weight, cushioning and comfort. It's not clear to me why Hoka would produce two shoes that are this close, but the outsole on the Stinson Lite is better than the Bondi, making it a slightly better shoe. I've run with a Bondi on one foot and a Stinson on the other and I found the differences are so small it's hard to tell them apart.
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