Pulsar
The Salomon Pulsar is a lightweight, speed-oriented trail shoe with an optiFOAM2 midsole aimed at rocky, technical terrain.
- Terrain
- trail
- Primary use
- Technical trail
- Also good for
- Daily trail training, Short trail race, Medium trail race, Door-to-trail
- Weight
- 281g
- Drop
- 0mm
- Stack
- not published
- Midsole
- optiFOAM2
- Widths
- standard
Positioned as a fast, agile trail runner, the Pulsar leans on Salomon's superfoam and technical-trail grip for quick, dynamic efforts. Note the identity concern: the catalogue shows only a women's Pulsar row, and evidence for a men's model is limited to a single manufacturer page, so specifics like stack, drop and outsole remain unverified.
Described by the brand as dynamic and propulsive with cushioned landings from the optiFOAM2 superfoam, but firmness and stack figures are unconfirmed by independent testing.
Manufacturer feedback reports 71% of users find sizing ideal and about two-thirds report a good width fit, suggesting a fairly true-to-size, standard-width fit; independent fit testing is absent.
Runners wanting a light, quick shoe for rocky and technical trails and shorter fast trail efforts.
You need verified cushioning, drop or long-ultra specs, or max-cushion protection for very long days.