 the check was so big we're going through the drive through strawberry with more money ice cream 591 all right we got a card there all cheers YouTube family looks good see in the studio oh so tasty all right that was good that was good and I think we earned it this weekend right in the Solomon s lab sense 7 sg's at the Cirque series so here's my full review of this shoe now this is a very niched down shoe what do I mean by that it's designed for a very specific task meaning trail racing on preferably technical trails no longer in my humble opinion no longer than a half marathon okay that's basically as far as I would take this shoe in a trail race but I'm gonna I'm gonna make a pitch to all of you maybe you're in high school maybe you're in college and some of the courses you race on for cross-country are really muddy or rocky I had a couple courses in high school in Leadville Summit County there was a couple courses where I would have considered wearing this shoe in a cross-country race absolutely or here here's another idea for you if you live near a park or I'm just gonna say if you live anywhere that gets a lot of rain and you want to do some 1k repeats maybe on some undulating hills and it's a little muddy wet grass perfect shoe for that absolutely a perfect shoe for that so it's not just I think this shoe could be used for tasks outside of just trail racing on technical trail so that's my thought there okay a couple specs real quick let's dive into the weight and the drop you know how much I love talking about the specs so here we go we're looking at a 21 millimeter stack height in the heel 17 millimeter in the forefoot for a four millimeter drop in the sense 7sg and I should mention just for the record this is the 2019 2019 iteration of this shoe from Solomon in in the men's size 9 we're looking at 7.2 ounces or 204 grams okay so we're looking at a nice lightweight shoe I love that weight so much and I do believe oh my goodness I don't have it out here right now I do believe this shoe lost almost an ounce from the 2018 iteration in fact I will put it on the screen right now that's in my size right there on the screen both shoes the sense 6 on the left and the sense 7 on the right so that's the weight difference from 2018 to 2019 thank you Solomon for dropping the weight of this trail racing shoe moving on to the upper so the upper was really updated big update to a single layer mesh and I'm talking I've done four no three races and a really hard workout in the shoe so far I'm not seeing any major issues as far as wear and tear on the upper like nothing at all like it's a little scrunched up here on the side but as far as tearing or rips and you saw the Cirque series like that footage it was not exactly a walk in the park as far as footing goes and I was on some really technical yeah I weave and went off trail for about three-quarters of a mile where we just were going over a boulder field and so anyway good work on the upper very more nimble and definitely if you are in wet conditions the water is going to drain out I believe really well from the shoe I haven't raced yet in wet conditions with the shoe so I can't attest fully to that but I can just tell looking at the upper that it is going to drain pretty well for you and for that midsole so you see me squeezing the midsole there with my thumbs it doesn't have a ton of cushion I'm just going to say that with a 21 and 17 millimeter stack heights that's not a lot okay but it's built with this energy cell plus midsole and then they also put in a profile plate to help protect your foot from the rocks and sure enough yesterday I can't even remember or sorry two days ago at the Cirque series at snowbird I cannot remember a single time where my foot was poked with like a rock through the through the through the forefoot so that is good work there on no major complaints on the midsole I will just say though if you're looking for a racing shoe that has a little more cushion this is probably not the shoe for you okay it's it's it's a Solomon shoe and Solomon shoes are known to be a little more firm through that midsole but frankly the midsole it just is working out well for me at shorter distances I would not take this midsole stack height past as I already said past 13 miles definitely not up to like a marathon trail race or a 50k trail race for that outsole the bottom of the shoe on the Sense 7 SG it is built with a premium wet traction contra grip rubber and again I've taken it on some pretty gnarly terrain so far and I'm not seeing a ton of breakdown maybe just a little bit after the Cirque race on a couple of these lugs just a little wear and tear I am noticing and I should mention these lugs are six millimeter lug depth I love it it's a spot on I wouldn't want to go up to eight and I wouldn't want to go definitely below four so I think the six millimeter is just spot on for the lug depth I felt totally confident bombing down the hills a couple days ago at snowbird and one last point on the outsole is that the lug depth really did well on the Pike's Peak ascent because Pike's Peak and so many people hike it that it's really become pretty gravelly like the trail has a little bit of gravel to it so it's loose rock little little loose rock and sure enough these lugs had a good bite to it in that gravel and yes bite is going to be the key word so good work there Solomon on that outsole okay for the fit let's jump into that real quick I almost wish I would have gone a half size down all right I went true to size and the shoe is a little bit long in the tow box for me but you know how Solomon runs a little narrow so if you have a wide foot and actually I'm gonna put this in the category of the only drawback for the Solomon S lab since 7sg is that it's it does run narrow I prefer that for racing I like a nice snug fit especially through that heel so I don't feel like my heel is slipping out of the shoe at all on those steep ascent but that is just keep that in mind if you have a really wide foot this shoe probably is not gonna work for you as far as comfort comfortable through the upper no issues there at all and you know even this quick lace draw system some people don't like it I've learned it took me a little while but I've learned to come to love it because it it really does lock your foot down nice through that upper but it takes a little bit getting used to so it's not your traditional lacing system on basically all Solomon shoes the trail shoes these days it's his quick draw system with this yeah just the quick draw system there but then also for comfort if you're looking for a little more comfort through that midsole this is not for you definitely leaning in the minimalist on the minimalist side through that midsole so I already gave you the drawback that narrow fit as far as the positive Solomon I could just I don't know what you're gonna do I don't in 2020 how are you gonna make this shoe better especially the upper I'm telling you that is my number one positive it is so nimble and comfortable and breathable through this upper lost so much weight again I don't have it out here right now but lost so much weight from the 2018 version so the upper takes the cake for my positive in this shoe I love it so much and as far as my score final score in this full review of the sense 7sg 8.75 out of 10 that is a great score for me so nine I almost went nine but I decided to keep it under nine for now maybe next year it'll bump up to nine so 8.75 now the price point oh boy oh boy alright they're not giving it away a hundred a hundred and I think it's still a hundred and eighty dollars so that's a lot of money for a trail racing shoe but if you know you're gonna be doing some serious trail racing and maybe it's you know we're transitioning in the northern hemisphere out of the trail racing season as fall is quickly approaching and eventually winter so maybe you hold off on buying it now and you buy it in 2020 at a discount because I know that's a lot of money for a shoe that is but if you're ready to rock and roll some workouts in cross country or on very muddy grassy areas boom this is for you this shoe is for you alright and on to that question of the day alright for all the Solomon fans out there this is for you what is your number one positive and or drawback for the entire Solomon running shoe lineup like if you could make the shoe better what would it be and or what do you love about the Solomon running shoe lineup I'd love to hear it can't wait to read your comments and I know that's very specific but that's it folks thanks for being there thanks for watching it was a great month and a half of racing and doing a little bit of training in the shoe I'm glad I finally get to give you my final thoughts on the Solomon S lab since seven SG and if you want to dive more into Solomon running shoes I've got an entire playlist ready for you on the left hand side and on the right hand side we're gonna throw it back to the pikes peak ascent where I raced in this shoe I should say down in Colorado Springs alright thanks for being there thanks for watching see beauty work hard and love each other see you tomorrow