MTL Skyfire
The original MTL Skyfire was co-developed with Merrell's trail athletes for short races where a light, secure shoe matters. An internal bootie holds the foot, while a mesh upper with TPU reinforcement adds durability. Its EVA midsole contains a rock plate for protection over stones and roots, and the proprietary Quantum Grip outsole targets traction and wear resistance on rough trails.
- Intended uses:
- Trail, Race
Specs
Among 896 listed shoes, this is a lower-stack Trail
- Weight
- 270g
- Of 834 known values: 384 lower, 16 equal, 434 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard47th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +3g
- 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 official Japanese launch release lists approximately 270g per men's shoe; sample size is unspecified. The women's 230g is not merged into this field.
- Plate note
- The exact official launch describes an internal rock plate but does not identify its material; carbon status remains unknown.
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.
| Market | Reference price | Release |
|---|---|---|
| JapanJP | ¥11,500 | 2020-03Shown above |
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Comparison: All data (896 shoes)
Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 266g / 34.7mm (694 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 270g·registered average 267g (834 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 6mm·registered average 6.8mm (839 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 19mm·registered average 34.6mm (702 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.