HOKA X MAAP Tecton X 2

Hoka was founded in 2009 in Annecy, in the French Alps, by two former Salomon product men — Nicolas Mermoud and Jean-Luc Diard, who wanted a trail shoe with enough foam and enough rocker to run downhill faster than you should. Deckers acquired the brand in 2012; by 2024 Hoka was a $1.8B line run out of Goleta, California. The Meta-Rocker geometry and oversized foam midsole remain the through-line across every model.

Tecton X is Hoka's carbon-plated trail racer, two parallel carbon plates running medial and lateral along the midsole (not one full-width plate), ProFly X dual-density foam, Matryx Kevlar-polyester woven upper, Vibram Megagrip outsole. Independent left-right flex for variable trail terrain, longitudinal stiffness for propulsion. The architecture is unique in the category. Hoka x MAAP Tecton X 2, cycling-collab colourway: lime laces, aqua lining, MAAP reflective hi-vis strip.