Zinal 2
Zinal 2 is a lightweight trail model built for short races and faster efforts where ground feel and precise footwork matter. Compared with the original, HOKA lowers the stack while reducing weight, adds a more responsive EVA midsole, and uses taller lugs. Vibram Megagrip with Litebase and Traction Lug supplies technical-terrain grip, while a stretch-knit collar blocks debris and a heel pull tab eases entry.
- Intended uses:
- Trail, Intervals
Specs
Among 869 listed shoes, this is a lighter / lower-stack Trail
- Weight
- 227g
- Of 814 known values: 139 lower, 4 equal, 671 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 17.6%, including ties / average -40g
- Drop
- 5mm
- Of 818 known values: 121 lower, 98 equal, 599 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 26.8%, including ties / average -1.8mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 30 / 25mm
- Of 694 known values: 124 lower, 25 equal, 545 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 21.5%, including ties / average -4.7mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 787 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- EVA
- Outsole
- Vibram Megagrip with Litebase and Traction Lug
- Reference price
- $160
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- The Tradesport launch article lists 227g for a men's EU 42 2/3 sample. HOKA US lists 8.00oz for the same model.
- Plate note
- Complete exact HOKA and authorized-retailer specifications identify an EVA midsole and Vibram Megagrip Litebase outsole without a carbon structure. The sources do not separately state whether any non-carbon plate is present.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for HOKA Zinal.
In the registered data, weight is 15g lighter at 227g, drop is 1mm higher at 5mm, heel stack is 8mm higher at 30mm, and forefoot stack is 7mm higher at 25mm.
These are differences between registered values, not a controlled comparison at the same size and measurement conditions. See the notes below the specs for weight conditions.
Compare within the database
See where these specs sit in the overall distribution. You can also compare within the same category.
Comparison: All data (869 shoes)
Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 266g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 227g·registered average 267g (814 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 5mm·registered average 6.8mm (818 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 30mm·registered average 34.7mm (694 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.