GENESIS 2
GENESIS 2 reworks the original trail platform for rocky, technical, and mixed terrain. A fully integrated activeCHASSIS and wider midsole base increase stability while preserving natural movement. The lighter, more durable Matryx upper secures the foot over protective optiFOAM cushioning, while revised All-Terrain contaGRIP lug geometry expands ground contact and traction for technical trail routes.
- Intended uses:
- Trail
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a near the median Trail
- Weight
- 281g
- Of 811 known values: 479 lower, 7 equal, 325 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard59.5th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +14g
- Drop
- 8mm
- Of 815 known values: 409 lower, 237 equal, 169 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard64.7th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +1.2mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 33.5 / 25.5mm
- Of 694 known values: 269 lower, 6 equal, 419 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard39.2th percentile (tie midpoint) / average -1.2mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 786 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- optiFOAM
- Outsole
- All-Terrain contaGRIP
- Reference price
- $150
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Per-unit weight from the Salomon GB official men's product page. A Japan official weight has not been confirmed.
- Plate note
- Salomon US and GB exact product pages give detailed construction specifications including activeCHASSIS, Matryx, optiFOAM, and All-Terrain contaGRIP, with no carbon structure identified. Under the current classification policy, carbon_plate is false.
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Shoe overview by Running Warehouse.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Salomon GENESIS.
In the registered data, weight is 12g heavier at 281g, heel stack is 0.5mm lower at 33.5mm, and forefoot stack is 0.5mm lower at 25.5mm.
These are differences between registered values, not a controlled comparison at the same size and measurement conditions. See the notes below the specs for weight conditions.
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Comparison: All data (865 shoes)
Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 265g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 281g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 8mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 33.5mm·registered average 34.7mm (694 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.