ASICS 2110 discontinued: thoughts about the 2170 as a replacement?

I was a big fan of the 2110 as well but I definitely wouldn't recommend their later models. Their newer models are much beefier and have massively f'ed up my achilles to the point where it's chronic and I'm not sure that I'll ever be able to train hard again. If you want to stick with Asics, I'd recommend their 1100 series as, at least a couple of years ago, when I was wearing them, I found them much more similar to the 2110 than the newer models in the 2100 series. They're cheaper as well.

Thanks for that !@#$%^&*(). Sorry to hear about your achilles troubles. Sure is a never-ending source of frustration as a runner. Finally find a shoe that just works for you...and the model changes, and it no longer works for you. I get that the new one probably works for others, but still frustrating. I remember going through that in the early 1990s with the Nike Skylon...which was a fantastic shoe for me for a short while...and again later in the 90s, with the Nike Structure Triax 4, and early this decade with the Brooks Adrenaline 4. Ah well. Good to break out of a rut and try new things...and shoes. Thanks again.

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Thanks for that !@#$%^&*(). Sorry to hear about your achilles troubles. Sure is a never-ending source of frustration as a runner. Finally find a shoe that just works for you...and the model changes, and it no longer works for you. I get that the new one probably works for others, but still frustrating. I remember going through that in the early 1990s with the Nike Skylon...which was a fantastic shoe for me for a short while...and again later in the 90s, with the Nike Structure Triax 4, and early this decade with the Brooks Adrenaline 4. Ah well. Good to break out of a rut and try new things...and shoes. Thanks again.

The early 90's Skylon was without a doubt the best lightweight trainer ever produced. I wish I would have/could have bought a pallet-load of them.

Maybe someone at Nike who's actually worth a crap will arrange for a "retro" line of shoes for those of us who miss the good stuff.

Just get the DS Trainers. They've beefed them up a bit the past 5 years.

Some great feedback above. I wasn't any type of high school or college runner, but back in 2002 when I took up running, I could wear the Asics 2040s? to the track for some faster stuff and they were fairly comfortable, not so thick that I couldn't get some toe-off, etc. But they obviously grew over the years and I got away from them. It wasn't until late 2009 with the 1140 that I went back to a bit heavier Asics. But these were much more like the 2040s to me.

I actually had went back to Asics in 2008 with the DS Trainer 13 and loved it! The DS Trainer 14 I hated, just didnt' fit right.

Got into the Speedstar 4 early 2010, and this shoe was just absolute heaven to me. Later picked up the 5, which wasn't bad and looked great, but I was able to pick up some more 4s after the 5s came out and wish I'd stocked up on more.

Got the newest DS trainer about 2 months ago and this shoe is nice. It is a bit beefier as mentioned above than the 13 and certainly the 14, but to me the beefiness is in more cushioning. But to me the cushioning doesnt' take away from the ability to feel the trail or road. It's not too pillowy like the Pegasus 28. I guess it would be a slightly beefed-up version of the Speedstar 4 to me. Toe-off is pretty good though. I'm no speedster but Tempo'ing at 6-6:15 pace and they feel pretty good.

Not sure if this helps or not, just some comparisons that you might be able to relate to.

2110 were built with SpEVA foam, everyone liked that.

At some point, Asics switched them to lighter Solyte and the complains began (that's why they kept selling the 2110 as an alternative). The Solyte got better over time but never as good as the good ole SpEVA. Look somewhere else than ASICS.

The gel 1170 still uses Speva. Other than that (and a little bit less gel) it's the 2170 for $90.