I am aware of:
Adidas Boost
Saucony “Everun†(Freedom ISO, a few others)
Reebok Floatride?
Altra Escalante?
Newton Newtonium? (Distance 6, Gravity 6)
Those last three are marketed like something new, but no idea if it is TPU or repackaged EVA.
What else ya got?
Skechers has their stuff too. It's really good.
I doubt if EVA features prominently in any of the newer offerings from any company.
Wish Saucony would increase the thickness of their everun layer. I have owned multiple Adidas Boost models and Boost is the real deal, while Adidas shoes themselves generally suck balls. I would love to get the same bounce and responsiveness from Saucony, but their everun usage is just enough to tantalize me without satisfying my need for more of that midsole material.
Brooks Levitate
lk wrote:
Brooks Levitate
Cool, will add that to the list. Thanks!
I hope the 2nd gen will be lighter with less drop.
I hope it does not have less drop. I like running fast. I do hope it is lighter.
lk wrote:
I hope it does not have less drop. I like running fast. I do hope it is lighter.
Lol I hear ya. So, when you run fast in a 10mm drop shoe, do you have a midfoot strike or a heel strike?
I run midfoot. I'm a bit biased as I was part of the NIKE 4% elite wear-testing and they spent millions researching proper drop for pinnacle performance over 2hrs of running and due to micro-tears and testing, 8-10mm was best. Anything lower was too stressful for optimal performance at high speeds.
thejeff wrote:
I am aware of:
Adidas Boost
Saucony “Everun†(Freedom ISO, a few others)
Reebok Floatride?
Altra Escalante?
Newton Newtonium? (Distance 6, Gravity 6)
Those last three are marketed like something new, but no idea if it is TPU or repackaged EVA.
What else ya got?
Nike Microdose
Why buy Boost-ish? Buy Adidas Boost.
Hi,
The saucony freedom has a full everun midsole and the new saucony triumph iso 4 will have a full everrun midsole. The uppers on the saucony I find better and more breathable than Adidas. Some of the Adidas shoes has that hard midfoot cage that makes it uncomfortable on the foot near the laces.
See new review of solereview of the new Adidas energy boost, not breathable and plastic midfoot cage.
Cheers
Steve
Bleu wrote:
Why buy Boost-ish? Buy Adidas Boost.
Two reasons:
1. Adidas doesn’t fit me well. Toe box too narrow, whole shoe too narrow, drop too high, and they don’t offer a 14 in the Adios.
2. The more companies get involved, the more progress and innovation we will see at lower prices. Capitalism, bruh.
thejeff wrote:
I hope the 2nd gen will be lighter with less drop.
What's more likely is that their foam will find its way into more shoes. Adidas took years to get boost into everything. Saucony just debuted their first all TPU shoe this year.
Anyway, if you want a lighter, low drop boost shoe, get the Saucony Freedom ISO. It's probably my favorite trainer of all time. It's expensive, but TPU foam lasts forever.
thejeff wrote:
Bleu wrote:Why buy Boost-ish? Buy Adidas Boost.
Two reasons:
1. Adidas doesn’t fit me well. Toe box too narrow, whole shoe too narrow, drop too high, and they don’t offer a 14 in the Adios.
2. The more companies get involved, the more progress and innovation we will see at lower prices. Capitalism, bruh.
For the last month I've been running in the NB fresh foam Vongos, my right foot loves them, my left is in absolute agony. In the Zantes which are softer I didn't have this problem. Interestingly, my left foot loves my old Adidas Sequence boosts but right ankle can't take them anymore. 🤔
Those Saucony equivalents do look good I saw them in a pop up ad on the screen the other day.
The funny thing is that what my feet liked this time last year ain't working for me this year.😄
Is this THE SSA? Or did you steal someone's handle?
I never saw you post until the Census thread came out...
thejeff wrote:
Is this THE SSA? Or did you steal someone's handle?
I never saw you post until the Census thread came out...
What thread was that? It certainly is me, I think 🤔
You probably could add Hoka to your list, maybe Lunarlon (???).
Bumping this. Any other TPU shoes out there that you know of?
Apparently, the Nike 4% and the Reebok Floatride Run are each made of something lighter than TPU, but with the same energy return. Marketing? Maybe.
The forthcoming Altra Vanish has a TPU/Carbon plate in a 3.9oz (THREE POINT NINE OUNCE) racing flat. Color me excited.
New Balance FuelCell?
Bump. Any new offerings out there?
Jeff, I tried the Ultra Boost about a week ago, very soft. I should have bought them. But do need do some running (usually recovery runs in a stability shoe). So I wasn't sure.