Connect
Connect is a minimalist trail shoe without a midsole, designed for mild to moderate trails and walking. Its zero-drop platform pairs with Vibram XS Trek EVO rubber. Removing the OrthoLite insole exposes the finished strobel board and reduces the platform from 10.5 to 5.5 mm. Breathable engineered mesh secures the foot, while the roomy toe box and flexible construction support all-day movement.
- Intended uses:
- Trail, Walking
Specs
- Weight
- 232g
- Of 930 known values: 175 lower, 5 equal, 750 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 19.4%, including ties / average -36g
- Drop
- 0mm
- Of 939 known values: 0 lower, 63 equal, 876 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 6.7%, including ties / average -6.8mm
- Stack (heel/forefoot)
- 10.5 / 10.5mm
- Of 774 known values: 1 lower, 1 equal, 772 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 0.3%, including ties / average -23.8mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 850 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- No midsole
- Outsole
- Vibram XS Trek EVO
- Reference price
- $130
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Topo Athletic Japan official men's product page lists 232 g for M9.
- Plate note
- The exact JP and US official pages give a complete construction description: a 10.5 mm no-midsole platform, Vibram XS Trek EVO outsole, and the full core specifications; the US page also states Rock Plate: No. With no carbon structure in those complete exact-official specifications, carbon_plate is classified as false.
Prices and release dates by market
2 markets are 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United StatesUS | $130Shown above | Not registered |
| JapanJP | ¥20,900 | 2026-03-25Shown above |
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Weight x stack height
registered average: 266g / 34.4mm (757 shoes)
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Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 232gregistered average 268g (930 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 0mmregistered average 6.8mm (939 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 10.5mmregistered average 34.3mm (774 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.