ShoeGeometry

Salomon Pulsar

TrailTrailNo plate2025Men'sCurrent

At a glance

Heel-to-toe drop
6 mmDerived
Stack, heel / forefoot
29 / 23 mmStated
Weight
290 gStated
Plate
No plate
Toe rocker
32 % of lengthest.photos 31–35 %
Heel bevel
13.8 % of lengthest.rough estimate; photos 13–15 %
Stiffness / firmness
not measured yet
Primary foam
optiFOAM2 (supercritical eTPU, 'Energy Foam Evo')

How it compares

  • Salomon Pulsar's heel-to-toe drop is 6 mm, about the catalogue median of 6 mm (25% of the 179 other current shoes are lower).
  • Salomon Pulsar's heel stack is 29 mm, thinner than the catalogue median of 38 mm (6% of the 176 other current shoes are thinner).
  • Salomon Pulsar's forefoot stack is 23 mm, thinner than the catalogue median of 31.5 mm (4% of the 171 other current shoes are thinner).
  • Salomon Pulsar's weight is 290 g, heavier than the catalogue median of 269 g (74% of the 167 other current shoes are lighter).
  • 4 shoes with similar geometry from other lines.

Differences smaller than the precision of the sources (about 1 mm of stack, 8 g, or the spread between photos for photo estimates) are reported as about the same.

Specifications

Heel-to-toe drop
Derived
6mm
MediumCalculated
Heel stack
Manufacturer stated
29mm
HighSpec listingsource
Forefoot stack
Manufacturer stated
23mm
HighSpec listingsource
Weight
Manufacturer stated
290g
MediumSpec listingbrand figure, reported by iRunFarsource
Plate
No plate
Primary foam
optiFOAM2 (supercritical eTPU, 'Energy Foam Evo')
List price
$140

Plate, foam and price from PULSAR Trail running shoes · Men | Salomon.

Geometry

Catalogue average: heel 38 mm, forefoot 32 mm, toe rocker 35 %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, 19 mm high at the back, ending about under the heel bone.29 mm23 mmUnder the centre of the heel bone: 12 % of length from the heel, where heel stack is measuredheel boneHeel contact: the sole is within 4.5 mm of the ground from 14 % of length (foam compresses more under load), ending about under the heel boneheel bevel 14 %Toe rocker: the front 32 % of the length curves up (the curve leaves the ground 68 % of length from the heel)toe rocker 32 %toeheel
Front: toe rocker shorter longerRear: heel stack lower higher not measured
Dashed: average of the catalogue
Illustrative profile, not a photograph or scan: drawn to scale for a 300 mm shoe from published stack heights and photo estimates of the unloaded shoe (under body weight the foam compresses and the curves flatten). The grey upper is a generic outline, not this shoe’s. 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, 19 mm high at the back, ending about under the heel bone. Heel bone: 12 % of length from the heel, where heel stack is measured. Heel bevel and toe rocker are marked where each curve meets the ground; for the heel that is where the sole comes within 4.5 mm of the ground, which foam compression closes under body weight.

Percent values are relative to shoe length so they compare across images and sizes; widths in millimetres are lab measurements from the cited source, while toe tip and heel heights in millimetres are photo estimates converted for a men’s US 9 (assumed 300 mm long), so approximate. See how rocker geometry is defined.

Toe rocker
AI estimated
32%

4 photos range 31–35 %; shown is their median.

LowSide photosource
Rocker radius
AI estimated
44%

4 photos range 39–53 %; shown is one of the two that agree most closely.

LowSide photosource
Rocker rise angle
AI estimated
26deg

4 photos range 24–29 deg; shown is their median.

LowSide photosource
Toe tip over ground
AI estimated
34mm

4 photos range 33–35 mm; shown is their median.

LowSide photosource
Rocker angle at toe
AI estimated
50deg

4 photos range 46–57 deg; shown is one of the two that agree most closely.

LowSide photosource
Visible rocker lift onset
AI estimated
77.4%

4 photos range 76.1–77.4 %; shown is one of the two that agree most closely.

LowSide photosource
Toe spring (relative)
AI estimated
15.8%

4 photos range 15.3–16.8 %; shown is their median.

LowSide photosource
Heel bevel length
AI estimated
13.8%

4 photos range 13.4–14.7 %; shown is the average of the two that agree most closely.

MediumSide photosource
Heel bevel height
AI estimated
19mm*

4 photos range 19–24 mm; shown is the average of the two that agree most closely (* the photos disagree by more than usual).

MediumSide photosource
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Sources

  • Salomon Pulsar Review – iRunFarreviewiRunFaraccessed 2026-10-04open ↗
  • Salomon Pulsar Review: All Terrain, All Day | Believe in the RunreviewBelieve in the Runaccessed 2026-10-04open ↗
  • PULSAR Trail running shoes · Men | Salomonmanufacturersalomon.comaccessed 2026-10-04open ↗
  • salomon-pulsar lateral product photoimageZapposaccessed 2026-10-04open ↗
  • salomon-pulsar lateral product photoimageZapposaccessed 2026-10-04open ↗
  • salomon-pulsar lateral product photoimageZapposaccessed 2026-10-04open ↗
  • salomon-pulsar lateral product photoimageZapposaccessed 2026-10-04open ↗
Technical detail: every recorded value, method and version (28)

All approved observations

Every recorded value, including superseded ones. The displayed value per metric is chosen by precedence (measured › stated › derived › AI estimated), then confidence, then recency. 54 further observations awaiting review.

MetricValueClassConfidenceMethodSourceRecorded
Heel-to-toe drop6 mmDerivedMediumCalculated—2026-10-04
Heel stack30 mmStatedMediumSpec listingiRunFar2026-10-04
Heel stack30 mmStatedMediumSpec listingBelieve in the Run2026-10-04
Heel stack29 mmStatedHighSpec listingsalomon.com2026-10-04
Forefoot stack24 mmStatedMediumSpec listingBelieve in the Run2026-10-04
Forefoot stack23 mmStatedHighSpec listingsalomon.com2026-10-04
Forefoot stack24 mmStatedMediumSpec listingiRunFar2026-10-04
Weight290 gStatedMediumSpec listingiRunFar2026-10-04
Weight289 gStatedMediumSpec listingiRunFar2026-10-04
Weight289 g (US M9)StatedMediumSpec listingBelieve in the Run2026-10-04
Rocker apex67.5 %est.LowSide photoZappos2026-10-04
Rocker apex67.7 %est.LowSide photoZappos2026-10-04
Rocker radius44 %est.LowSide photoZappos2026-10-04
Rocker radius46 %est.LowSide photoZappos2026-10-04
Rocker rise angle26 degest.LowSide photoZappos2026-10-04
Rocker rise angle26 degest.LowSide photoZappos2026-10-04
Toe tip over ground35 mmest.LowSide photoZappos2026-10-04
Rocker angle at toe50 degest.LowSide photoZappos2026-10-04
Rocker angle at toe50 degest.LowSide photoZappos2026-10-04
Toe tip over ground35 mmest.LowSide photoZappos2026-10-04
Visible rocker lift onset77.4 %est.LowSide photoZappos2026-10-04
Visible rocker lift onset77.2 %est.LowSide photoZappos2026-10-04
Toe spring (relative)15.9 %est.LowSide photoZappos2026-10-04
Toe spring (relative)15.7 %est.LowSide photoZappos2026-10-04
Heel bevel length13.8 %est.LowSide photoZappos2026-10-04
Heel bevel length13.8 %est.MediumSide photoZappos2026-10-04
Heel bevel height19 mmest.MediumSide photoZappos2026-10-04
Heel bevel height19 mmest.LowSide photoZappos2026-10-04

Classes: Manufacturer stated · Externally measured · AI estimated · Derived · User reported. Hover a method for its identifier and algorithm version.

Source notes

  • Zappos: sha256=02bda8b64a63eb728df7081bd81fcaa059e068f12f8663adc4d990ec9b585cec; 0.3
  • Zappos: sha256=65e6e933278ef9180c1c151ffd6c595ae41759d81aa022096ad51850295778c8; 0.3
  • Zappos: sha256=b8091fdd44da9c4e34470926e140dabe3803e15984ba68a64c09aeba2a010dff; 0.3
  • Zappos: sha256=0c63149b1f8384ca73158938ed1feabef23ea4abe55d8515edcb07d9cd694381; 0.3

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