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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Best Running Shoe Reviews – Altra Torin2.0 Review}}There's a lot to like with the Torin 2.0, but there are some important caveats as well.* Like all Altra shoes, the basic shape matches the human foot, which is a huge improvement over virtually every other shoe on the market. Unfortunately, the toe box is really low volume, so I had to expand the toe box to make more room.* The Torin is zero drop and runs remarkably neutrally, never trying to screw around with your natural biomechanics.* My biggest complaint is the weight. While the Torin is less than 10 ounces, you can get a similar level of cushioning from shoes weighing vastly less.* The midsole foam is quite rigid, so the Torin is less flexible than it should be. This rigidity does not appear to result in longevity, and I have concerns with how long the exposed midsole patches will last.I've rated the Torin as "worth considering", but you'll have to decide for yourself if the pros outweigh the cons. {{H:WhatToLookForInShoes}}{| class="wikitable" |- valign="top"|[[File:Altra Torin-top.JPG|none|thumb|250px|Altra Torin top]]|[[File:TorinSliceAltra Torin-bottom.JPG|none|thumb|x300px250px|The Altra Torin, showing the distinctive taper that bottom]]|- valign="top"|[[File:Altra uses towards the front of the midsoleTorin-inside.JPG|none|thumb|250px|Altra Torin inside]]The |[[httpFile://wwwAltra Torin-outside.zapposJPG|none|thumb|250px|Altra Torin outside]]|}=Characteristics=* {{H:cushioning}}.com/altra-torin The Torinis too firmly cushioned for its weight, giving less cushioning than the [[Asics Gel Hyper Speed]] while weighing 50% more. Surprisingly it only provides the same cushioning as the [[New Balance RC5000v2] ] but is superficially similar to 2.4x as heavy! Like most shoes, the Torin does soften up quite a bit as it gets warmed up, so you may notice quite a difference over the Cursorisfirst couple of miles of a run. If you're after a massively cushioned shoe, with then the [[Hoka Clifton]] offers a similar shape far softer ride while weighing slightly less.* {{H:drop}}. Altra shoes are marketed as zero drop, and soleI actually measured the Torin as slightly negative drop (forefoot thicker than heel), though loaded this was only 1mm. * {{H:structure}}. However the The Torin uses a much firmer just one density of foam, so it feels quite differentand doesn't attempt to manipulate or interfere with your natural biomechanics. This neutrality and unobtrusiveness is one of the things I like about the Torin. Like There is a slight rise under the Cursorisarch, the but I don't think this is enough to irritate your foot and trigger plantar fasciitis.* {{H:flexibility}}. The Torin has moderate flexibility, which is about what you'd expect from a road shoethis thick. It's similar to a Hoka, and more flexible than many traditional shoes like the [[Asics GT 2000]]. There are some groups in the midsole that help with no outsole gripflexibility, but the midsole foam seems surprisingly rigid. While I suspect that without the grooves the Torin has would be like a plank of wood.* {{H:outsole}}. There's a better toe box than good layer of harder rubber outsole over nearly every other the entire sole of the shoe, it. There's not as good as a gap in the outsole near the Cursorissmaller toes, which is an odd choice, and I found some initial signs of abrasion after only 50 miles. * {{H:shape}}. The Altra Torin has lots is one of space beside the big toefew shoes truly designed to fit the human foot, but like many Altra shoes the smallest toe box is more cramped way too low. I found the Torin made my little toes hurt until I expanded the toe box. I stuffed a small towel into the toe box, and then used a hairdryer to heat the roof area up, which expanded the toe box nicely and dramatically improved comfort. One of the toe box overlays, seen in my pictures as a green line and a red blob, does it restrict the expansion a little. This overlay seems particularly pointless and irritating, but the result is lowstill a vast improvement .<br/>[[File:Torin Hairdryer (Medium).jpg|none|thumb|200px|Using a hairdryer to expand the toebox.]]* {{H:upper}}. The forefoot is quite soft even though it's unpadded. There are is a lot tiny bit of complaints about stretch in the lacing on upper and it's moderately breathable. The rear half of the Torin not coming up upper has a tiny bit of padding which leads into the foot high enough so it feels like there is too much movement board, soft padding around the ankleopening. While I found this feels a little odd, makes the shoe quite comfortable and I did not notice any actual problems from the seam.* {{H:tongue}}. The Torin has a traditional style of tongue, but it's so to the upper on the inside edge. I find this unless is the ideal approach to a tongue, as it stays nicely in place, without the laces are loosefit issues you so often get with a tongueless upper. The firmer foam will provide more protection from stones tongue is nicely padded and uneven surfaces than protects the Cursoristop of your foot from any lace pressure quite effectively.* {{H:lacing}}. The traditional flat laces stayed tied.* {{H:heelcounter}}. The Torin has a fairly rigid heel counter, but it will not provide the level of soft cushioningthick padding protects your foot. {{FastBlr|altra/Torin-3-1321|1321|Altra Torin}}{{ShoeGraphs}}