Pelé Sports Trinity 3E-Review
The Good: Registering in at 5.6 oz the Trinity is a boot designed for pure speed and acceleration. The Trinity is designed to harness your physical potential and strengthen your footwork throughout the challenges of today’s fast paced game. Pele Sports claims, “The extreme position of the rear tripod studs trigger earlier ground contact and stability with high velocity release and the forefoot studs permit excellent traction and explosive acceleration.” In other words, the new extreme tri-pod stud configuration is designed to increase the acceleration of a players reactions/speed off the ground, improve traction, and the help prevent injury.
The Trinity which looks like it was designed/developed on another planet at first glance features an extraordinary outsole configuration that is designed to provide the least amount of resistance to your foots natural motion which in turn increases your speed. In addition, the Trinity features a 1.2mm thick microfiber upper which provides a glove like fit and extreme ball feel/touch. After testing this boot, I could not help but notice the similarities of one of my favorite boots of all time which is the Nike Mercurial Vapor II. After the Vapor II the Mercurial range has not been the same but for the footy fans that loved the OG Mercurial Range here is your answer. The Trinity offers a lockdown effect on your foot. What I mean by lockdown effect is that the boot offers a sock like fit. The upper companied by the shape/last of this boot provides an awesome fit that many elite players crave in a speed boot.
The Bad: The $200.00 price point could seem too steep especially because Pele Sports is a new brand and many consumers are unfamiliar with it so I think many times consumers are brain washed due to all the marketing thrown at them from Nike and Adidas. In addition, with the price at $200.00 it competes with the other two dominant speed boots aka the Vapor and adiZero F50. However, in terms of fit I will say I did not encounter any problems at all. In fact, compared to the Vapor the Trinity blows it out of the water in all aspects of the boot especially the fit and a lock down effect. One small problem I also encountered during testing is that I noticed that the laces on the Trinity were unnecessarily long and I found myself triple knotting the laces because there was so much excess slack.
The Bottom Line: With this boot/release, Pele Sports has shown they can compete in the speed boot market. If you are a speed boot fan and decide to pick these boots up I guarantee that you will not be disappointed/let down because this is a special boot. So special that I think the unique outsole offers a point of difference in the speed boot market. In terms the Trinity’s appearance, it is easy to see the unique differences of the Trinity outsole compared to other speed boots currently on the market. On the forefoot of the boot, the boot features five front blades and in the heel of the boot it has three studs that captivates consumers.
At first glance, you think to yourself about how it is even possible to play in these boots and if your balance is going to be affected. However, after testing these boots the questions/doubt that I first encountered is nowhere to be found and in a short time I fell head over heels for the Trinity. Furthermore, after testing these boots I believe they made me quicker and more agile in tight spaces and especially noticed a difference in my first step acceleration. With this boot compared to other speed boots I felt that the unique stud mapping technology helped me glide around the pitch with ease and in some instances even later in the games/practice when my legs started to become heavy I still felt like I was not wearing anything on my feet.
Background:
The recent release from Pele Sports called the Trinity 3E has “harnessed the ability to perform a dual task: maximizing a player’s game and speed potential and actually training your muscles as you play.” With this boot Pele Sports brings something completely new to the boot game by “Tackling the 3rd element”, the Pele Sports team focused on injury prevention as well as what they call “propulsion performance”. Studies at the Duisburg-Essen University in Germany revealed a high statistical significance level of the Trinity 3E, allowing significantly faster movements compared to alternative high-performance boots. For instance, “The boot gives the player the advantage in a small or tight space scenario,” Professor Ewald Henning claimed, as head of the Biomechanics Laboratory. “For longer maneuvers, players can have an advantage of being up to 1.5 meters closer to the ball on the field.” Unlike any other boot on the market the team from Pele Sports worked with Formula One engineers to include the lightest weight materials, the Trinity 3E also focuses on a unique stud geometry that harnesses force generation and triggers improved ground contract. The asymmetrical stud pattern, which looks like something off the planet, helps to enable increased muscle stimulation, with a tactile area under foot improving speed and agility movements. Furthermore, through this unique stud configuration along with tools/products used that you might find in a formula one racing garage allows the player to react faster, enhance ball control and increase force/speed in which you play the game. Pele Sports are referring to this boot as the beautiful revolution because until now we have not seen any other boot like this.
Comfort/Fit: (9/10)
The Trinity is by far one of the most comfortable speed boots I have tested over the past year. I have tested the Vapor, Super Fly and the F50 adizero and in terms of comfort/fit this boot gives the most popular boot in 2011 aka the F50 adizero a run for its money. Many times in order to shave off weight many speed boots sacrifice comfort for weight but while testing the Trinity I did not have any comfort issues at all. The Trinity is very sleek, lightweight and offers a great lockdown effect on your foot. If you have been a Vapor/Nike fan think back to the old Vapor II and this boot offers a similar sock like feel but injected with over a decade of technology/development.
Furthermore, the two aspects that make this boot so unique and a point of difference in the speed boot market are the outsole and the upper material that are used on the Trinity. Both the upper and the outsole combined together make a unique boot and provide an awesome fit. Most outsoles used on soccer boots are made of TPU/ thermoplastic polyurethanes that are standard for many of today’s boots like the adiPure or the CTR360 which are around 9 or 10 oz in weight. After testing dozens of materials, Pele Sports found a hybrid polymer material that is extremely light and especially durable due to its molecular properties. This boot/review at times might sound like a science experiment but with this boot Pele Sports brought something completely new to the boot game and during testing you can feel the difference. Furthermore, with this unique outsole Pele Sports was able to reduce the weight of a normal weight of a TPU outsole by 1/3 which is why the Trinity registers in at 5.6 oz. Unlike the Vapor which has a stiff outsole and needs time to be broken in the Trinity did not need any time at all. From the start, due to the anatomical last the boot contoured to my foot and offered a superior fit and better ball contact/feel then the Vapor and other speed boots I have recently tested.
In addition, contributing to the weight and the comfort/fit of the boot is the upper material called Symbioskin which is a synthetic/microfiber material that is just 1.2 mm thick! If you are looking for a boot that offers an awesome touch/ball feel then the Trinity might be the boot for you. Unlike the current synthetic versions of the Vapor & F50 the Trinity upper is unlike any other boot on the market due to its very unique thin upper. Almost feels as if you are playing barefoot the upper is that thin. The synthetic combined with the microfiber offers a unique combination and adjusts to your foots shape while also retaining its original shape even after the boot has been worn for hours. Many times with current synthetic boots you put them on and the upper is not form fitting. Often times you have excess material in places and the boots crease and does not adapt to your foot which gives you an unforgiving feel when you wear the boots. However, with the Trinity upper and its manipulated ability/capability the synthetic upper stretches and gives depending on your foots shape which is almost mind blowing because forever synthetic boots on the market have been so stiff and unforgiving!
On a side note, I did discover that the boots are running a half a size big so during testing I wore an 8.5 which was just right. I was lucky enough to try the size 9 on prior to testing…However, in most boots I am a size 9 but I found that the Trinity runs longer so when ordering these boots go down half a size so you are not swimming in them.
Performance: (9/10)
The Trinity is built for one purpose and that is pure speed. After testing the Trinity it is safe to say that it does its job well! I can say with confidence that after testing these boots that the unique stud mapping technology works and did enhance my force/speed especially my first step. The rear tripod studs trigger instant ground contact through their unique positioning which enables you to get going faster/quicker off the start. While the forefoot studs allow excellent traction and engage your force/acceleration. The highlighted/volt studs on the bottom of the boot represent of each area of the foot as it flexes and rolls working simultaneously to disperse force and improve your grip. In order to prove this to many readers, I am willing to run 100 yards with the Vapor, F50 and the Trinity to see which boot really helps my overall speed! Furthermore, the way the studs are configured ultimately helped my movement especially side to side which I noticed playing on the wing I had to move in tight spaces in order to create space. In addition, never at any point during testing did I feel unbalanced, if anything the way the studs sit offered me a more aggressive stance which I definitely liked and noticed during games and performing quick turns/moves. In the end, I gave this boot a 9 for performance because of its light weight, unique/performance enhancing outsole, and the superior/glove like fit the boot offered.
Value: (8/10)
As an experienced soccer boot consumer, whenever I buy a boot I look at three different categories that factor my decision to either buy a boot or go another direction. I base my decision as a consumer on the comfort/fit of the boot, Performance, and the overall value the boot offers. With this release the Trinity from Pele Sports exceeds in all of my assigned categories. The Trinity in terms of comfort/fit is one of the best speed boots I have tested in 2011 due to its unique thin upper and glove like fit. As for performance, the Trinity has taught me that the classic stud configuration is outdated and by testing these boots/unique stud mapping technology it improved my stance/performance on the pitch. I think that Pele Sports has created a fast, light and dynamic boot that helps accelerate your reactions/speed which is what many consumers are seeking. In the end, the Trinity as a speed boot offers something that no other company has explored and that is how stud configuration relates to improving an athlete’s force/acceleration on the pitch. The overall value of this boot is well worth its price point of $200 and with this boot you are getting a fast, light, dynamic, and durable speed boot that offers/brings something completely different to the speed boot range. Trinity is now available in stores now and I urge you to give them a try.
Footy Guru Rating:
Comfort/fit: 9/10
Performance: 9/10
Value: 8/10
Overall Score: 8.6
(Excellent) This boot gets a 4 star rating from FOOTY GURU
(Boots supplied for review by Pele Sports)