Men's Cloudsurfer Max

It is deep and soft, but there is a wrinkle worth knowing. On market it as max-cushioned, while On's own rating scale puts the cushioning at High rather than Max. Both statements come from On. In practice it is a doubled layer of CloudTec Phase over soft Helion foam, so it lands soft and protects the legs over distance — just do not expect the very tallest stack on the market.

On classify the support as Neutral, and there is no medial post in it. But they also rate its stability Medium-High, and specialist retailers list it as a neutral shoe with a planted feel. The steadiness comes from a broad platform rather than from anything correcting your stride. So: a neutral shoe that happens to feel secure. If you have been told you need genuine support, this is not that shoe.

Yes — pick Wide (2E) in the width selector above. On build it on a genuinely wider last rather than simply scaling the standard shoe up: a broader platform with a flat knit collar, so you take your usual length and get the extra room across the forefoot. If your foot is a standard width, stay with Regular (D), because the wide platform reads loose through the midfoot. The wide comes in White/White and Midnight/Ivory.

Around 300 g, or a little over 10.5 oz, in a men's sample size. We are giving you a range rather than a single number on purpose: On do not publish a weight on the current product page, and the specialist retailers who do carry one disagree, listing anywhere from 10.3 to 11 oz. Either way this is a substantial shoe. That is the trade for the cushioning, and it is why it suits long steady miles rather than fast ones.

Plan on 300 to 500 miles, the usual range for a cushioned daily trainer. On a shoe like this the CloudTec structure loses its bounce-back before the rubber wears through, so judge by feel rather than by tread: when the softness goes flat, the part you paid for is finished. Replacing the insole first restores a surprising amount of the original feel and is worth trying before you replace the shoe.