Asics Speedstar 2's durability

I've worn them for some time now; I just picked up a second pair after I ran several hundred miles in the first one, and I use both pairs pretty evenly now. They are extremely durable, and I haven't found that the black nubs really wear off at all (the small ones on the toe that don't touch the ground are somewhat fragile). The ones that experience the most pounding and grinding still hold up pretty well, and if they have actually worn down to the green base layer I haven't noticed it. The traction and everything in my old pair feels pretty much like it does in my new pair.

They are definitely fit for major mileage.

Also, they are much more durable than the Speedstar 1s, if you have any experience with them. The first model's "pods" as I call them wore down pretty quickly and the underlying material was pretty useless as far as traction is concerned.

Would they be a shoe to recommend to a runner who is 160+lbs.?? I've been looking into them, found out I can get a pretty good deal...but I don't know if they would have enough support for a runner weighing a little over 160lbs.

I am 5-11 190 and raced a half marathon and a full marathon in the speedstar 1(bright yellow one) over the last 3 months. They held up great and feel like they have just the right amount of cushion. I don't train in them however. I train the Mizuno Wave Nirvana, the Asics Emire and the Asics DS Trainer. I save the speedstars for races to get that light feel.

Haha, sorry but I can't speak to their utility for runners over 135lbs.

My favorite training shoe I have ever worn! I am 154 lbs. and I always get 350-400 miles out of them, although I always wear out the sole on the forefoot. I like the feel of the Speedstar II's better than the originals. I definitely recommend them.

I'm six feet tall, weigh around the mid 150s, have extremely high arches and extremely rigid feet, and run about 13 miles on hard roads every day in the Speedstar II. As far as I can tell, it's the least constrictive and lightest trainer on the market for someone of my awful foot type. I understand that no structural changes will be made to the shoe until June 2008. I begin wearing through the green forefoot cushioning stuff -- particularly on the lateral side -- within about three or four runs, and they never last for me beyond four weeks (twenty-eight 13 mile days). The unrestrictive upper is -- at least for someone like me whose feet are born with motion control and don't need anything whatsoever in the way of duo-density midsoles or plastic crap -- a big improvement over the restrictive upper of its predecessor. I only wish Asics would replace the cushioning with that new Soylite material that is gradually replacing the heaverier and foamier Speva, and wonder if the new Landreth wouldn't be a useful alternate shoe to relieve some of the beating I take every day.