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MTL Skyfire GORE-TEX

TrailRelease 2020-04JP

MTL Skyfire GORE-TEX is the waterproof version of the original short-race trail shoe, not a successor or colorway. Its GORE-TEX Invisible Fit membrane is intended for wet courses while retaining the shared internal bootie, TPU-reinforced mesh upper, EVA midsole and protective rock plate. Quantum Grip rubber supplies traction and wear resistance on rough ground.

Intended uses:
Trail, Race
1 source · checked 2026-09-24

Specs

Among 896 listed shoes, this is a lower-stack Trail

Weight
280g
Of 834 known values: 466 lower, 19 equal, 349 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
Standard57th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +13g
Drop
6mm
Of 839 known values: 227 lower, 160 equal, 452 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
Standard36.6th percentile (tie midpoint) / average -0.8mm
Stack height (heel/forefoot)
19 / 13mm
Of 702 known values: 4 lower, 5 equal, 693 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
lowerLower 1.3%, including ties / average -15.6mm
Carbon plate
-
Not confirmed
Midsole
EVA
Outsole
Quantum Grip
Reference price
-
Not registered
Weight measurement and plate details
Weight note
The exact GORE-TEX block in the Japanese official launch lists approximately 280g per men's shoe; sample size is unstated. The base model's 270g is not copied.
Plate note
The official release explicitly marks the internal rock plate as a shared feature of base and GORE-TEX models, but does not name the material.

Prices and release dates by market

1 market is registered. Values are shown as published for each market: no currency conversion and no guessed days or months. Reference prices are not current shop prices.

Reference prices and release dates by market
MarketReference priceRelease
JapanJP
¥16,500Before taxSourcechecked 2026-09-24
2020-04Shown aboveGeneral releaseday not confirmedSourcechecked 2026-09-24

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Weight x stack height

registered average: 266g / 34.7mm (694 shoes)

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Spec distributions

This shoeregistered average

Weight

This shoe 280g·registered average 267g (834 shoes)

97g375g

Drop

This shoe 6mm·registered average 6.8mm (839 shoes)

0mm13.8mm

Stack height

This shoe 19mm·registered average 34.6mm (702 shoes)

10.5mm58mm

Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.