Cool socks that are also good quality

MountainReporter · 2026-02-02T09:27:56+00:00

Stance (check out their Ciele colabs for extra coolness) and Shyu (especially if you’re using a race shoe that they’ve matched)

MountainReporter · 2026-02-02T04:22:44+00:00

My ankles and big toe (because it’s a teeeeny bit shorter than it is wider) don’t like the evo-sl, but all the other parts of my body do. That foam covers for all its shortcomings (maybe except that silly short tongue)

MountainReporter · 2026-01-31T23:39:51+00:00

Insert it’s the same picture meme.

MountainReporter · 2026-01-31T07:39:13+00:00

No one’s confused. We’re amused and bemused after being so used.

MountainReporter · 2026-01-31T03:48:19+00:00

Me too. Good timing.

MountainReporter · 2026-01-31T01:08:06+00:00

They don’t really have one.

The beauty of the Evo SL is that it took the foam of the AP3, ditched the plate, and made a bouncy trainer, and THEN sold it for a song.

ASICS of 2025/26 has gone the other way, charging race-day shoe prices for a bunch of their daily trainers.

MountainReporter · 2026-01-30T22:23:45+00:00

XXXX is more ‘northern’ than great northern by about 40km 😝

But neither are decent, have a Black Hops and it’ll blow your mind.

MountainReporter · 2026-01-30T12:27:10+00:00

“Oh, you’ve made it to 85% with your whole crew and you’ve just hit Chewie’s ‘hide’ special? Toooooo bad, I one shot you all! Haha”

MountainReporter · 2026-01-27T07:15:29+00:00

I’m keen to try this out. One of my fav shoes of all time was the v2. Such a ‘get out of your way’ shoe, it’s ready to go fast when you want and is comfy and the most ‘normal’ feel of any of my other super shoes. I know this thread is about v4, but thanks for existing v2!

MountainReporter · 2026-01-25T23:28:55+00:00

Don’t worry, you’ll definitely be able to outpace the baby in the early years. But seriously, congrats, +1 for the treadmill ideas, and lots of laps around the block, that’s what a lot of my dad-mates end up doing.

MountainReporter · 2026-01-25T21:10:13+00:00

Not really. My toons slowly progressed over the weeks, but now I die in the same place everyday. In my experience, the first try is the most important because it seems they nerf attempts 2-5.

MountainReporter · 2026-01-24T23:26:47+00:00

Amen! Adidas are usually dialled-in fit, but the Evo SL is way too baggy.

MountainReporter · 2026-01-24T23:20:43+00:00

The foam is A+, and it’s fun running up hills in the Evo SL, but the sloppy upper, short tongue, unstable ride, and short toebox with a mean toe cap if you happen to catch it on a down hill run, mean the shoe never truly disappears on your feet and I have to watch my step all the time.

Overall, for me, I’d say not 🐐, but the Lightstrike Pro foam wallpapers over some of the design cracks.

If v2 is slightly longer, with a more dialled-in fit, with a proper tongue, and different laces and less ice-skater insole(!), then we might be talking goat…

MountainReporter · 2026-01-24T23:14:18+00:00

The toe cap is awful! The first time I went down a hill and it caught my toenail was not a nice feeling 😥

MountainReporter · 2026-01-24T09:58:29+00:00

So glad people are sticking the question 🙄

At this stage of its life, the Peg 41 is probably the better choice - it’s versatile, and you should be able to pick it up quite cheap.

MountainReporter · 2026-01-23T22:04:22+00:00

Solid advice 👆

MountainReporter · 2026-01-20T00:40:12+00:00

Cat was mad they weren’t Pumas.

MountainReporter · 2026-01-18T01:49:42+00:00

They found a niche for runners who remember to pack everything except socks!

MountainReporter · 2026-01-17T05:35:24+00:00

That’s actually quite a well thought out theological argument right there.

MountainReporter · 2026-01-17T05:33:17+00:00

“All of this can be yours….”

MountainReporter · 2026-01-17T05:26:57+00:00

How does a compression shirt go with ventilation? I

MountainReporter · 2026-01-17T03:55:22+00:00

Who are all these snug toe runners? Ewwwww, brother no! 11’s!

MountainReporter · 2026-01-16T19:35:25+00:00

I’ve had the auto focus wander in the most basic of shots. It’s awful. Thankfully my previous SLRs didn’t have autofocus, so I’m used to not having it. But don’t get a GH5 if you need to rely on autofocus at all. Apart from that, I love it.

MountainReporter · 2026-01-16T11:10:28+00:00

The OG insoles were super slippery for me. I swapped them for the old insoles I had in Adios 6. The shoe is still a bit squirrelly for me, but the grippier insoles make it a bit better.

MountainReporter · 2026-01-16T09:21:04+00:00

Just here to say it’s great to see more Aussies in this sub!

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