Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Adidas adipure Gazelle

The Gazelles are insanely comfortable.  The footbed is glued down (but removable with some effort) and lightly cushioned, and feels great under a bare foot. But, where this shoe really shines is the upper. It’s made of the same stretchy, spandexy (is that a word?) material that composes the entire upper of the Adapt, and is extremely comfortable against the foot .
Sole dimensions listed  are 17mm heel, 11mm forefoot, and overall shoe weight for my size 10 is about 6oz.

The sole feels incredibly good on the run – perfect softness for the taste, and it feels much less than 6mm drop.

The other good thing is that like about the Gazelle sole is that it’s flexible longitudinally, from side to side, and torsionally – it moves really well with the foot and provides a really smooth transition from lateral to medial in a midfoot-forefoot landing. the lateral forefoot is well protected, as is the heel (that white patch on the heel is actually rubber) which should help light heel strikers and those who plan to walk around in the shoes (you be hard pressed not to wear them all day – they are that ridiculously comfortable).

one complaint about the shoe, it’s that It feels  the stitching that attaches the stripes to the upper under my arch on one side.


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