Skechers' original "M strike" was a game changer and they scrapped it. Wtf?

AGREED.

GoRun1

GoRunRide1

GoRunRide2

And then it was over.

Until Nike came out with the Sub2 shoe, which is essentially it. How?

Take a GoRunRide1, and put a carbon fiber PF support in it. Very, very much the same shoe, and just about as hard to get.

But I digress. M-Strike was it. What Skechers has now is no better than the Fila shoes I can find at Kohl's.

MeeeeeeeeeeTwooooo wrote:

AGREED.

GoRun1

GoRunRide1

GoRunRide2

And then it was over.

Until Nike came out with the Sub2 shoe, which is essentially it. How?

Take a GoRunRide1, and put a carbon fiber PF support in it. Very, very much the same shoe, and just about as hard to get.

But I digress. M-Strike was it. What Skechers has now is no better than the Fila shoes I can find at Kohl's.

yea they need to bring the original gorun back I still have 3 new pairs

Skechers perfected the running shoe in 2012. Then the illuminati or someone got to them.

The original GoRun Ultra by them was a fantastic shoe. Not sure why they don't make it anymore.

Regna Drater wrote:

As an idea, it was as significant as Hoka's "maximalism" or Nike's vapor fly carbon fiber plate thing. It was original, it significantly changed the shoes it was used in (for the better), and it had the chance to appeal to a massive amount of runners.

Now it's not even noticeable. It just says it on the outsole.

The no-drop and minimalist movement ruined more older runners than the marathon!

Disagree.

The Gorunride 2 is the ONLY shoe that allows me to run. I've taken to sawing down the heels of other shoes, but it's nowhere near the same. I agree the original GoRun was a fantastic shoe, but the GoRunRide V2 was fantastic for me.

I agree the original Ultra was a great shoe. I have a Skechers outlet near me so I shop there every few months or so. Last time in, I bought the GoMeb Speed 2 and 3 and the GoTrail Ultra 3. The Speed 2 and 3 are great shoes, although for some reason I prefer the Speed 2. The GoTrail Ultra 3 is the warmest shoe I own. It has some sort of GoreTex-like waterproofing. I have Raynaud's Syndrome, which means cold feet from October to May, so these shoes moved out of my running rotation and into daily wear almost immediately.

Gorunride 2 wrote:

Disagree.

The Gorunride 2 is the ONLY shoe that allows me to run. I've taken to sawing down the heels of other shoes, but it's nowhere near the same. I agree the original GoRun was a fantastic shoe, but the GoRunRide V2 was fantastic for me.

Yetta how old is ye?

Did they stop making the Ultra? I don't see it on their website

51 now, I've been running in some sort of Gorun shoes for five years. Gorun1 isn't quite enough, but it's fine for off road runs and racing. Gorunride1 and 2 are fantastic. Early Ultra shoes are fantastic.

The company has lost its way, however. I've stockpiled enough shoes to last me years, then that might be it.