Hi there,
I bought a pair of Asics Cumulus as neutral shoes for my orthotics, and they seem to be working well. However, I've read that the Nimbus is the top of the Asics neutral shoe range. Does anyone have any experience of the difference between the two?
Also, although I like the Cumulus they feel rather heavy in comparison with the DS Gel Trainers I was using before. Are there any recommendations for a lighter neutral shoe?
Many thanks
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DC
Having been a big Asics customer for ten years they have now lost me as a customer.
I am now running in Adidas Supernova Cushion. £20 cheaper than the Nimbus and in my opinion a much better shoe. In fact I'd say it's the best basic training shoe I've ever had
but asked local shopkeeper about asics pricing
he said the old days of getting asics at discount mail order were over as asics had sussed out and were holding back supplies of new gear so as to steady the high price
sorry just thought id add this
also given up on nimbusssses or nimbi now and returned to kayanos which i can still pick up last years models relatively! cheep
ta
Last year when I was out searching for a decent pair of trainers, I trawled the internet for info on the right shoes. In the end there was a toss up between the Cumulus III, Nimbus IV & Mizuno Wave Creation. All because of the cushioning. I am not a light weight runner & needed something just short of a pair of matresses for cushioning to off load the impact!
In the end, I went for the Nimbus IV. After having tried on the others, I found that the Cumulus were not as comfortable and felt too rigid. The Mizuno's felt cushioned but were too narrow a fit for my plates. The Nimbus where a great buy, they served their purpose well (all training runs including the FLM 2002)all injury free. I paid the full £85 for them but for what they have been through, I think I got my moneys worth!
Good luck in your hunt.
Cheers!
Kev H.
Thanks again
not good enough from asics
kayanos have never given me probs and will now stick with them, unless they modify beyond all recognition in the future,
seem to fet good prices for them from TFN
Wore the Nimbus for my first Marathon in Dublin a few weeks ago and had no problems.
The benefit of the Nimbus is that it does have more cushioning (which makes it 12 grams heavier (based on size 8)) and if you have fairly narrow feet then this would be better suited. Hope this helps
Good Running till next time!
Guestie - many thanks for the advice on the Nike. I've never tried those on, but I'll look out for them in the running shop. Thanks again