Im looking for an adidias spike to race in for 800-1500m races this indoor and outdoor season. Can anyone who has experience racing in any of the adidas spikes let me know how they are, and which onces they would recomend. Im used to racing in nike milers and victories, so anything similar to those shoes would be awesome. Thanks.
Good luck... Adidas makes great road flats, but not much for the track (other than some leftovers from when they were big in sprints). Probably the best you will find is the AdiZero Avanti, but that is a far cry from the Miler/Victory, or even the Saucony Endorphin and Brooks Wire.
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Good luck... Adidas makes great road flats, but not much for the track (other than some leftovers from when they were big in sprints). Probably the best you will find is the AdiZero Avanti, but that is a far cry from the Miler/Victory, or even the Saucony Endorphin and Brooks Wire.
The Avanti is about 1000X better than the Wire, and is your best bet. Not as aggressive as the miler/victory though. Does have a nice stiff plate, though the upper is a bit rough on the skin(I have to wear socks with them).
If you ABSOLUTELY have to have something with a very aggressive plate, the AdiStar 3 MD isn't terrible, but it is pretty heavy if you're used to the Vics.
To each his own I guess... I think the Wire is the closest spike to the miler out there now, the Victory just is to minimal for an 800.
I wonder if you might like one of the sprint spikes better? I always raced 800m in the Maxcat's after adidas ruined the adistar MD's, although the Adidas sprint spikes that are any good may be a little overbuilt for the mile.
all i have to say is VICTORY(s)!! why would you go with anything else?
maybe because your school is sponsored by adidas
This is somewhat unrelated, but I'm selling size 10 victory's and matumbo's on ebay for $80. I figure someone on these boards needs them with indoors coming up...
I think the Avanti is one of the best spikes on the market right now. I don't feel like I get much response out of Nike's current line. I prefer a longer plate, which neither the Victory nor Matumbo offer.
On the flipside, I also think that the Adidas entry-level line offers the best $60 spikes out, not that that matters to us.
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