Ecco Receptor Lhagba XCR (Women's)
Ecco Receptor Ultra Terrain II Lhagba XCR £80.00
Wearing the Ecco shoe was like most love affairs. I was walking on air and looking forward to our future together only for the relationship to sour a few weeks in. The shoes felt extremely comfortable first up - an unusual experience for me, as I usually have to break shoes in - and the colour and design was fresh and appealing. There's no doubting the quality here - they're light, give great support to the heel and ankle and the Gore-Tex trademark meant I never feared a soaking.
So where did it go wrong? Once I advanced from donning them for short trips to a decent length walk I was left hobbling the morning after. Our first disagreement. But like any relationship, you've got to persevere, as I did and I'm now walking on air once again: they just needed the wearing-in period, which I thought I'd escaped.
Reviewed on 25/05/2007 by Sharon Woods