Tubbs Flex TRK Snowshoes
Keep hiking when the snow falls with the Tubbs Flex TRK snowshoes. They're an excellent all-around choice for beginners and intermediates tackling hilly day hikes.
- Quick-Fit bindings provide a quick and secure fit with easy-pull straps and roller buckle heel strap
- Composite deck features Flex Tail™ technology to absorb shock and promote a natural heel-to-toe roll when walking
- ActiveLift™ 16° heel lift reduces calf fatigue on steeper ascents
- Tubbs toe crampon and traction rails provide ample grip on uphill, downhill and sidehill terrain
Imported.
| Best Use | Snowshoeing |
|---|---|
| Snowshoe Terrain | Rolling Terrain |
| Snowshoe Closure | Ratchet Strap |
| Max Recommended Load | 200 pounds |
| Frame Material | Aluminum |
| Deck Material | Nylon |
| Crampon Material | Carbon steel |
| Toe Crampon | Yes |
| Side Traction | Yes |
| Heel Lift | Yes |
| Dimensions | 24 x 8 x 3 inches |
| Weight (Pair) | 3 lbs. 14.4 oz. |
| Gender | Unisex |
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Great Traction, Terrible Bindings
Average floatation, decently lightweight. Excellent traction, metal rails on the bottom provide amazing grip on all ice and snow. But that hardly matters since your boot doesn't even stay in the snowshoe for very long. Probably some of the worst designed bindings I've ever seen. The front bindings are okay, they held my toe decently securely, but the straps are too long and wouldn't stay clasped down, so I kept stepping on the slack. The back bindings however are just brutal. The clasp doesn't stay closed and is easily opened by snow, so my heel kept coming loose. There is also way too much slack in the belt and the clip did virtually nothing to keep them secure. I tried to tie them down or wrap them around some other part of the shoe, but the rubber is too thick for that, so they just flapped around and provided addition trouble for the already struggling clasp. As a mechanical engineer myself, If I owned Tubbs and my designers came to me with this binding design, I'd probably just shut the whole company down and go home. I don't know why these companies keep trying to reinvent the wheel with these binding designs. Just throw a classic ski boot clasp, snowboard plastic ratchet clasp, or a belt buckle on there and call it a day.
Excellent trail shoes, best binding yet!
The 2023 Flex TRK combines a seemingly indestructable deck, similar to the MSR EVO Ascent, with the ratchet-buckle heel strap of my Atlas Montanes and a new, easy-to-tighten toe strap. I just bought the 24"Flex TRKs. I've only used them once, on a five-mile hike through the rolling hills behind Fairbanks. The bindings are comfortable and keep my boots aligned more consistently than either the MSRs or the Montanes. The narrow format allows a very natural stride. The metal cleats provide sure footing on steep packed trails. Flotation seems similar to my 25" Montanes - adequate for packing new snow on old trails, feasible for packing new trails in one ot two feet of snow, but insufficient for multiple feet of loose powder. The Flex TRK is much easier to put on and take off than the MSR EVO Ascent, My boot slides easily into the toe binding, which tightens by pulling two side straps through one-way buckles, and loosens easily with the cord that connects the buckles. The heel strap tightens and releases easily with the racheting roller buckle. My only complaint is that the buckle is on the outside edge of the binding, which is cumbersome to reach, The heel strap buckle on my Atlas Montanes is on the inside edge of the binding where it is much easier to reach. On the other hand, the Flex TRK binding is easier to release and get my boot out of. I have generally used my MSR EVO Ascents in the fall and spring where the hard plastic deck has stood up well to exposed rocks and branches. But the EVO toe straps are cumbersome to attach and mine have frequently broken in extreme cold. So in mid-winter when the rocks are covered, I've generally used the Montanes, whose bindings are more durable and much easier to get in and out of. The 2023 Flex TRK seems to combine a bullet-proof plastic deck with quick and easy binding, like taking the best from the MSR EVE and the Atlas Montane. Time will tell whether the plastic Tubbs heel strap holds up as well in extreme cold as the one on my Atlas Montanes.
The frames are plastic.
These shoes are made out of plastic, so they are very loud on ice and packed snow.