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HokaDaily Trainers
Clifton 10
HOKA's benchmark daily trainer — taller stack, higher drop, same easy-mile manners.
₹12,999277g · 12mm drop
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HOKA's fastest racer — a lighter jacquard-mesh rebuild of its top carbon-plated marathon shoe.
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Cielo X1 2.0
₹22,999 · choose a size
The Cielo X1 2.0 is HOKA's answer to the international marathon-racing field, and the second generation is a substantial rework — a lighter, more breathable jacquard mesh upper drops real weight, and the winged carbon plate between two PEBA foam layers moved its cutout to the medial side for a snappier, more stable ride at speed. It is the sharpest, most aggressive shoe HOKA makes.
First Stride lists EU sizing as the primary scale, with UK equivalents on each size button. Running shoes should have a thumb's width of room at the toe — if you are between sizes, take the larger one. Wide feet should size up half in Asics and Nike.
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Hoka charges a premium for the name on the side. Here’s a Chinese-brand alternative built to do the same job on the road, spec for spec — you decide if the difference is worth ₹8,000.
Hoka Cielo X1 2.0 |  Qiaodan Feiying Plaid 3.0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹22,999 | ₹14,99935% less |
| Weight | 210 g | 210 g |
| Heel-to-toe drop | 11 mm | 6 mm |
| Heel stack height | 39 mm | 35 mm |
| Forefoot stack height | 28 mm | 29 mm |
| Plate | Winged carbon fibre plate | Dual carbon fibre plate |
| Midsole foam | Dual-density PEBA | PEBA supercritical (Q-ULTRA KUNGFU Tech, ~95% energy return) |
| Upper | Engineered mesh with thin TPU overlays | Qisi PRO woven mesh, sock-like one-piece tongue |
| Outsole | Rubber placed in key traction zones | CPU rubber |
| Energy return | 75.9% heel / 78.4% forefoot rebound (RunRepeat lab test) | Up to 95% energy return (Qiaodan brand claim, not independently lab-verified) |
| Best for | Half marathon and marathon racing | Half marathon and marathon racing |
| Colourway | Skyward Blue / Cielo Blue | Pulse |
Drop
Hoka Cielo X1 2.0: Cielo X1 2.0's 11mm drop is the steepest of any shoe on the site, front-loading a lot of the ride onto the heel.
Qiaodan Feiying Plaid 3.0: The Feiying Plaid 3.0's much flatter 6mm drop is a very different feel.
Energy return
Hoka Cielo X1 2.0: Hoka's 75.9%/78.4% RunRepeat lab figures are independently measured.
Qiaodan Feiying Plaid 3.0: Qiaodan's unverified ~95% brand claim for the Feiying Plaid 3.0 is higher on paper but not lab-confirmed.
Plate shape
Hoka Cielo X1 2.0: Cielo X1 2.0's winged carbon plate widens for late-race stability, sharing that design philosophy with Hoka's own Rocket X 3.
Qiaodan Feiying Plaid 3.0: The Feiying Plaid 3.0 runs a straighter dual-plate build instead.
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