Bridgedale's Speedy New Socks

A new addition to the range of excellent Bridgedale 'Fast and Light' X-Hale socks is the Speed Demon in both men's and women's versions.

It's an ultra-light sock - though we have to say that anyone gramme counting with socks should probaly seek professional help - but where it really scores is in combining very thin main areas with a Tactel mesh section for venting and cooling and carefully mapped, luxurious, thick T2 double -loop cushioning for impact protection in strategic areas.

In this case that means under the ball of the foot, around the heel area and high up under the top lacing section. They're cut short as well, so they won't look ridiculous with trail or trail-running shoes.

We'll bring you a proper test shortly, but we reckon these are going to be great trail-running and even lightweight walking shoes for use where you want a close-fit but without sacrificing cushioning.

Pleasingly, while the images on the Bridgedale web site look white, the grey/black samples we have are, well, grey and black, which means you can wear them off-road without the dirt showing.

The women's version, the Speed Diva, comes in a fetching pink variant along with some less gurly options...

More details at www.bridgedale.com