Merrell Rubato

Overview

The Rubato is a neutral zero drop trail running shoe utilising Vibram tech from Merrell.

It came out in 2020. As a neutral support shoe, it's suitable for runners with neutral pronation.

According to our analysis of prices across the internet, at current rates it's in the cheapest 30% of running shoes.

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priceBand	Price band
released	Released Jul 2020		Jul 2019	Mar 2018	Mar 2018	Nov 2015
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 70%	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 60%
productAthletes	Pro athlete users	‌		‌ +5	‌
Weight	Weight M: 295 g W: 224 g	215 g	M: 241 g W: 190 g	M: 204 g W: 170 g	235 g	M: 221 g W: 176 g
Forefoot	Forefoot 32 mm	16 mm	17 mm	M: 18 mm W: 16 mm	7 mm	8 mm
Heel to toe drop	Heel to toe drop	4 mm		3 mm	4 mm
Heel	Heel 32 mm	20 mm	17 mm	M: 21 mm W: 19 mm	11 mm	8 mm
Terrain	Terrain Trail	Trail	Trail	Mud Trail	Trail	Trail
Brand	Brand Merrell	Salomon	Merrell	Hoka	Inov-8	Vibram
Shoe Type	Shoe Type Low drop Maximalist Zero drop	Lightweight Low drop	Lightweight Low drop Zero drop	Lightweight Low drop	Lightweight Low drop	Lightweight Low drop Zero drop
Techs	Techs Vibram					Vibram
Environmental Characteristics	Environmental Characteristics Vegan Ⓥ		Vegan Ⓥ	Vegan Ⓥ	Vegan Ⓥ
Common characteristics NeutralNeutral pronationFore/Midfoot strikeHigh arch

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+1862)
Terrain	Trail (+494)
Brand	Merrell (+31)
Support Type	Neutral (+1459)
Pronation Type	Neutral pronation (+1436)
Strike Type	Fore/Midfoot strike (+897)
Arch Type	High arch (+1384)
Shoe Type	Low drop (+264)Maximalist (+441)Zero drop (+92)
Fit	Medium toe box (+789)Wide toe box (+309)
Materials	Mesh (+821)Rubber Sole (+61)
Techs	Vibram (+69)
Environmental Characteristics	Vegan Ⓥ (+222)
Colorways	Black, Black / Orange, Blue, Green, Orange