How brand/model loyal are you?

As long as its not nike, I'll purchase it. If you're talking about running shoes though, usually I buy Saucony.

finisher medal wrote:

As long as its not nike, I'll purchase it. If you're talking about running shoes though, usually I buy Saucony.

Yeah, sorry. Strictly talking running shoes. Not casual or dress.

I try a different shoe every couple years but will stick with it for a long time if I like it. I don't race in the same brand as I train in but I have only owned 2 racing flats in the last 12 years. The first pair lasted 9 years and about 100 races. The second pair is 3 years old and probably 30 races.

Used to be pretty much exclusively Adidas but right now I've been training in Nike. Not a huge fan of the boost which prompted a switch.

Every time I've tried a trainer that wasn't Nike or Adidas something would start hurting. Each pair of Saucony shoes I've had have killed my arches. And the only time I tried New Balance I had the same problem.

Have never tried Asics or Brooks though so that my be something to try out for the future.

Anything but Nike.

I agree, they are trying to push that boost thing down our throaths now, 9 shoes out of 10 have like the boost stuff.

Not saying it's a bad invention but i am interested in the old adios 2 with the EVA material, instead they try to force me to pay an extra 30-40 dollars for the boost stuff.

Here in europe i never saw new balance shoes and rarely saw saucony/mizuno ones.

I would avoid asics if i were you, not trying to diss the brand but i've had terrible experiences. Might be just me tough, so take your chances i guess.

Brand Loyalty is dumb.

For most of my miles I run in the Brooks Glycerin.

For fast road or track reps / tempos I roll out the Saucony A4s.

For technical trails, Saucony Kinvara TR2s.

For XC races, Nike Victory XC / Saucony Shay XC

For distance track races, Nike Matumbo

For Mid-distance races, Nike Zoom Victory 2s

And now I'm looking into a pair of Hokas for some of my longer distances. And I may replace the saucony kinvara trs with inov-8 X-talon 190s.

Just try out new shoes and find what works. Above is what works for me, but if I find things that work better I use them.

Say no to Sleazy wrote:

Anything but Nike.

20 years without Nike on my feet. And loving it.

Brooks PureFlows are my current shoe choice.

Tend to pay more attention to characteristics of shoes that work for me rather than focusing on the brand itself, but I've been wearing Karhu for the past few years, and really like them a lot, so intend to stick with Karhu (unless they make some change that renders them unwearable for me).

Road shoes: pretty loyal to Saucony. Their A6 is by far my favorite flat, and I train in it for at least half of my miles, in addition to always racing in it. If I'm not in an A6, I'm usually in a Kinvara.

Trail shoes: not particularly loyal to anyone. I can't wear shoes with too thick of a sole due to a strange reoccurring injury and hate heavy shoes, so most brands are out. I can deal with different drops, but prefer Saucony's Shay XC is an easy choice on soft trails, but it's not enough for some of the rocky trails out here. I suspect the Kinvara trail would be optimal, but have yet to try it. I've tried a lot of NB and like some aspects of some shoes, but find that they screw up something massively on nearly every shoe they make and durability is often a complete joke. They need to spend more time testing things out before they release them... I've tried Nikes and like them for shorter trail runs, but the toe box is too narrow and causes irritation in anything over 2 1/2 hours or so. I don't like running in brands that I see as "gimmicky", so I shy away from some of the trail brands. NB is quite gimmicky with a lot of their trail shoes, but they've gotten business from me because some of their shoes have the features I want to a better degree than anyone else: lightness, low profile sole, good at rock protection, and not excessively expensive, especially if you order from running warehouse with their discount code. As soon as some brand puts out a sub-7 ounce shoe with a sole that is low profile but still ample in its rock protection, a durable upper, a comfortable ride, and a fair price tag, I will give them my loyalty.

I can deal with different drops, but prefer 3-5 mm.*

I try to stay with the same shoes. I even try to race in the same brand- if I like the training shoes I'll prolly like the racing shoes.

That said, I'll switch brands if I find a new shoe I like.

They don't pay me to wear them so there's no need to be too loyal.

I try to stay with the same shoes. I even try to race in the same brand- if I like the training shoes I'll prolly like the racing shoes.

That said, I'll switch brands if I find a new shoe I like.

They don't pay me to wear them so there's no need to be too loyal.

I've tried just about every major brand out there- some are hit or miss. However, every single shoe I've tried from Skechers has felt GREAT, so I've been hooked on rotating several pairs of the different GoRuns. They're so cheap too you can't help but pick up several different pairs (whereas I might only buy 1 of the namebrands, being over $100).

loyalty to a product or a brand is for suckers(americans).

Really... wrote:

Brand Loyalty is dumb.

For most of my miles I run in the Brooks Glycerin.

For fast road or track reps / tempos I roll out the Saucony A4s.

For technical trails, Saucony Kinvara TR2s.

For XC races, Nike Victory XC / Saucony Shay XC

For distance track races, Nike Matumbo

For Mid-distance races, Nike Zoom Victory 2s

And now I'm looking into a pair of Hokas for some of my longer distances. And I may replace the saucony kinvara trs with inov-8 X-talon 190s.

Just try out new shoes and find what works. Above is what works for me, but if I find things that work better I use them.

How many pairs of shoes do you need? A pair of trainers, flats and spikes should do it. I don't see the need for a different shoe for every type of terrain, temperature, etc.

rwerwe wrote:

Really... wrote:

Brand Loyalty is dumb.

For most of my miles I run in the Brooks Glycerin.

For fast road or track reps / tempos I roll out the Saucony A4s.

For technical trails, Saucony Kinvara TR2s.

For XC races, Nike Victory XC / Saucony Shay XC

For distance track races, Nike Matumbo

For Mid-distance races, Nike Zoom Victory 2s

And now I'm looking into a pair of Hokas for some of my longer distances. And I may replace the saucony kinvara trs with inov-8 X-talon 190s.

Just try out new shoes and find what works. Above is what works for me, but if I find things that work better I use them.

How many pairs of shoes do you need? A pair of trainers, flats and spikes should do it. I don't see the need for a different shoe for every type of terrain, temperature, etc.

Shoes for temperature? That would be odd.

As you can see, most of them are specifically for racing. I'm not about to roll out a pair of road flats for a mountain race. Likewise I'm not going to wear my 800 meter spikes during a road race or a track 5k.

My walking around everyday shoe is the Brooks Pure Flow...daily trainer is the Nike Pegasus 31....race in the Nike Zoom Elite....for trail running/racing I use the Nike Terra Kiger. I've been injury free and see no reason to switch to a different brand. If injuries become a concern I'd consider switching brands but I have no idea which one I'd choose. Hopefully I won't have to make that decision.

I am price and quality loyal. Give me a good shoe at a good price and I will not care what logo/name is on it.