Biggest trend I've seen in 2024… On and Hoka running shoes dominating in Airports as the most travel-ready and travel-preferred shoes VS those Nike SB dunks and Adidas Sambas
Love this video Chris, your observations are spot on, especially the weight of super shoes and fast trail shoes (I love the Fuji Speed 2 as well!), glad to see you're back running too, if only short distances, I've felt your pain through all the videos!
Outsoles are such an under looked feature, particularly for those of us in the UK. Puma and adidas shoes are always close to the top of my list when buying as I know they'll grip well on wet roads, the same can't be said for ASICS and Saucony.
Not sure whether it counts as a trend, but after years of being left behind and stuck in the past, the last 12 months have seen Mizuno reappear with some super interesting shoes. The Rebellion Pro and Flash and now the Neo Vista are a far cry from their stale line up. They’ve always done quality gear and quality shoes but got left behind in the tech. Looks like that’s changing and they are actually exciting in their releases now and it’s nice to see that!
I still wish ASICS would bring their same outsoles in the magic speed 4 and meta speed to the novablast and superblast. I don’t understand why they don’t make that their outsole if it is so much better in wet conditions etc.
The variations thing is to help sales and marketing I think. If you bring out a new shoe and call it the Brooks Stallion Max (obviously they wouldn’t use that name 😂) it has to grow a reputation…the Brooks Ghost Max is already halfway there due to name recon
Good video, trends are great but the brands really need to work on their supply issues, trying to find a uk size 11 on some of these is impossible, trend of influencers increasing demand ?
Variations is clever marketing, more and more shoes to supply to more and more runners, trend I see is more and more runners which is great. Problem with all these new shoes is I need to find more and more excuses to tell the wife why I need more shoes 😂😂
I'm not sure stack height can be increased all that much anymore. First time running in my Brooks Ghost Max I almost twisted my ankle. They feel a bit like running on 70's plateau shoes. Making them any higher becomes ridiculous IMHO. I like them but I prefer something a bit closer to the ground.
@@MrSeedi76 I understand your point. But Adidas Prime X has already pushed the boundaries. And most of the reviews of Pegasus 41 are on the lines of 'not enough stack height'. This trend is worrying though.
I'm with you in that I really REALLY don't get why the 'super' shoes are getting so heavy. Once upon a time (back in my day when I were a lad and you had take the horse and carriage to the races) racers were all about the absolute lightest possible shoe to the point where 'racing flats' were like wearing pieces of tissue paper, and gawd help you if you had any biomechanical issues at all.
Compare them to two or three years ago when I hammered them? They knew their shoes were shocking and their marketing terrible and they listened and are changing .. can’t be any fairer than that
@@tombola4046 I appreciate you wanting my input. Unfortunately I’m not like other reviewers who ran 10 miles in them and said they were the best thing ever … I want to get miles in them if that’s ok. Hope you understand and again I appreciate you wanting my view
Most of the super shoes (apart from the Asics) have widened the base for a bit more stability, but more width = more foam = more weight
Biggest trend I've seen in 2024… On and Hoka running shoes dominating in Airports as the most travel-ready and travel-preferred shoes VS those Nike SB dunks and Adidas Sambas
Yeah true
OMG! so true...I was in the US in spring and amount of Hoka running shoe wearers(Cliftons especially) was massive amongst the non runners..
@@delroydemontagnac5242 Hahaha! Could be a new category by year's end for Fordy... Best Running to Lifestyle (RTL) shoe of the year.
Love this video Chris, your observations are spot on, especially the weight of super shoes and fast trail shoes (I love the Fuji Speed 2 as well!), glad to see you're back running too, if only short distances, I've felt your pain through all the videos!
Thanks mate
Outsoles are such an under looked feature, particularly for those of us in the UK. Puma and adidas shoes are always close to the top of my list when buying as I know they'll grip well on wet roads, the same can't be said for ASICS and Saucony.
Yeah I think work needs to be done here
Wider platforms, wing plates, more stack, more sidewalls, more weight, more expensive
More expensive for sure
Interesting top 5. I prefer the Brooks Ghost Max with the drop 6mm. Like to Fordy. Have a nice day.
Not sure whether it counts as a trend, but after years of being left behind and stuck in the past, the last 12 months have seen Mizuno reappear with some super interesting shoes. The Rebellion Pro and Flash and now the Neo Vista are a far cry from their stale line up. They’ve always done quality gear and quality shoes but got left behind in the tech. Looks like that’s changing and they are actually exciting in their releases now and it’s nice to see that!
I still wish ASICS would bring their same outsoles in the magic speed 4 and meta speed to the novablast and superblast. I don’t understand why they don’t make that their outsole if it is so much better in wet conditions etc.
That would be cool
The big trend is that good shoes are significantly getting more expensive as the latest versions come out! For example the Saucony Endorphin speed 4
Interesting observations 👌
Thanks! 🙂
The Hoka cello hello LOL
The variations thing is to help sales and marketing I think. If you bring out a new shoe and call it the Brooks Stallion Max (obviously they wouldn’t use that name 😂) it has to grow a reputation…the Brooks Ghost Max is already halfway there due to name recon
Good video, trends are great but the brands really need to work on their supply issues, trying to find a uk size 11 on some of these is impossible, trend of influencers increasing demand ?
Variations is clever marketing, more and more shoes to supply to more and more runners, trend I see is more and more runners which is great. Problem with all these new shoes is I need to find more and more excuses to tell the wife why I need more shoes 😂😂
Increasing prices and increasing stack heights - this trend will continue for some time for sure.
Yeah
I'm not sure stack height can be increased all that much anymore. First time running in my Brooks Ghost Max I almost twisted my ankle. They feel a bit like running on 70's plateau shoes. Making them any higher becomes ridiculous IMHO. I like them but I prefer something a bit closer to the ground.
@@MrSeedi76 I understand your point. But Adidas Prime X has already pushed the boundaries. And most of the reviews of Pegasus 41 are on the lines of 'not enough stack height'. This trend is worrying though.
I'm with you in that I really REALLY don't get why the 'super' shoes are getting so heavy. Once upon a time (back in my day when I were a lad and you had take the horse and carriage to the races) racers were all about the absolute lightest possible shoe to the point where 'racing flats' were like wearing pieces of tissue paper, and gawd help you if you had any biomechanical issues at all.
Yeah I have I’ve noticed I can’t stop buying them lol😂
🤣🤣🤣
I just want shoes that are fun to run in...super or not
For me it seems like all the daily trainers are pretty much the same shoe 👟 making it much harder to choose one that stands out!
ON has proliferated the health care industry giving Hoka a run for its money 💰
Biggest trend of 2024, Fordy loving Brooks 🤣
This was honestly very shocking to me haha
Compare them to two or three years ago when I hammered them? They knew their shoes were shocking and their marketing terrible and they listened and are changing .. can’t be any fairer than that
The absolute cynic in me would say look out to 2025 when all the super shoes market how they are lighter than this year's model!
Good point
Radio silence in regards to the adidas adizero SL2
What you mean?
@@FordyRuns been out for a while and no review yet?
@@tombola4046 I appreciate you wanting my input. Unfortunately I’m not like other reviewers who ran 10 miles in them and said they were the best thing ever … I want to get miles in them if that’s ok. Hope you understand and again I appreciate you wanting my view
@@FordyRunsgreat look forward to it 👍
I've seen a lot more choices of colourways in 2024, which is fab as that blue nb 880 is trash😅
Good point
Dont care. Just bought a pair of skechers go run maxroad 5 again.
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