Nutella1 wrote:
777 wrote:Now there are shoes MADE for training (and durability) from reputable manufacturers that are jumping on the bandwagon.
-Nike's lunar series, as well as the Free
-Saucony's Kinvara and the new Grid A4
-New Balance's soon-to-be-released Minimus series
-Adidas's AdiZero line
-Nike Except for the Lunaracer and the Free 3.0 those are all high heels. Don't get fooled by the similarity in name. And the Free 3.0 is pretty much unavailable at this time.
-Saucony: agreed, they're moving in the right direction.
-Adidas Adizero: most of them have significant heel too.
Right, they aren't all of a sudden offering zero-drop shoes, etc etc, because change is scary, and they are doing it incrementally--in fits and starts. High heels will probably be the last thing to go, except for maybe heel counters. But these companies are shedding the dual-density EVA, hard midfoot shanks, and in some cases (like the Kinvara and Free) the thermoplastic forefoot/heel bridge. "Torsion Bar" or whatever it's called. It'll probably be a few years before big shoe companies have a "flagship" trainer with a low heel, low heel-to-forefoot drop, no heel counter, no thermoplastic bridge, and no dual-density EVA.