ShoeGeometry

NNormal Kjerag 02 vs Salomon Pulsar

Two shoes compared on measured geometry. Each cell carries a provenance badge; open a shoe for sources.

heel boneNNormal Kjerag 02: heel 26 mm, forefoot 20 mm (drop 6 mm); toe rocker not measured, typical shape drawn.Salomon Pulsar: heel 29 mm, forefoot 23 mm (drop 6 mm); toe rocker 32 % of length, radius 44 % of length; heel bevel 14 % of length, 20 mm high at the back, ending about under the heel bone.Salomon Pulsar: toe rocker 32 % of length
  • NNormal Kjerag 0226/20 mm · toe rocker not measured
  • Salomon Pulsar29/23 mm · toe rocker 32 % · heel bevel 14 %
Illustrative profiles, not photographs: drawn from published stack heights and photo estimates of the unloaded shoes on a common length (300 mm), heels aligned, toe to the left; dots mark where each toe rocker starts; the dotted vertical line is under the heel bone (12 % of length), so a heel curve reaching past it is a bevel in front of the heel bone. Dotted lines use typical values where a shoe has no measurement. Exact values are in the table below.

Which suits you

If you wantPickBecause
More cushioning under the heelSalomon Pulsar26 vs 29 mm heel stack
More under the forefootSalomon Pulsar20 vs 23 mm forefoot stack
A lower dropAbout the same6 vs 6 mm drop

From the values below, with differences inside measurement noise shown as about the same. This describes the shoes, not what is right for your feet; comfort in the first few runs decides.

MetricNNormal Kjerag 02
Trail · Trail
Salomon Pulsar
Trail · Trail
Heel-to-toe drop6 mmStated6 mmDerived
Heel stack26 mmStated29 mmStated
Forefoot stack20 mmStated23 mmStated
Weight230 gStated290 gStated
Toe rocker—32 %est.
Rocker radius—44 %est.
Rocker rise angle—26 degest.
Rocker angle at toe—50 degest.
Toe tip over ground39 mmest.34 mmest.
Visible rocker lift onset—77.4 %est.
Toe spring (relative)16.5 %est.15.8 %est.
Heel bevel length—13.8 %est.
Heel bevel height—20 mm*est.
PlateNo plateNo plate
Primary foamEExpure+ (supercritical TPEE)optiFOAM2 (supercritical eTPU, 'Energy Foam Evo')
List price$215$140

Key differences

  • Heel-to-toe drop is about the same: 6 mm for NNormal Kjerag 02, 6 mm for Salomon Pulsar.
  • NNormal Kjerag 02's heel stack is 26 mm, 3 mm thinner than Salomon Pulsar's 29 mm.
  • NNormal Kjerag 02's forefoot stack is 20 mm, 3 mm thinner than Salomon Pulsar's 23 mm.
  • NNormal Kjerag 02's weight is 230 g, 60 g lighter than Salomon Pulsar's 290 g.

Read more about both shoes

We measure the shape. For how they feel over many miles, and for lab tests of cushioning, grip and fit:

NNormal Kjerag 02

Salomon Pulsar

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