First run in some Inov-8 Mudclaw 270. I believe these have just been updated as the Mudclaw 272, so you might find some 270s discounted like I did.

Some of us don’t like too much shoe on our feet, and many models in Inov-8’s range can be used pretty effectively on the road, but this isn’t one of them. These shoes are all about grip on terrain where road shoes just will not cope.