Salomon is a French company; and it is a company that grew up over half a century ago, catering to the world's most demanding winter sports market - skiers on the French Alps mountains. Salomon today is still all about the mountains; it may have branched out into gear meant for running on snow-free mountains lately though - and the brand has the widest range of high-performance trail running shoes in the world. In the world of Salomon trail running shoes, the Salomon SpeedCross2 is among the lightest ever, while remaining tough and resilient enough to serve as an everyday trainer. These Salomon trail running shoes are made to serve two kinds of athletic purposes - for fast running, and to keep your feet protected enough that you'll never have an excuse to not use them for fast running....