Hello all,
I have two white pairs of shoes, Asics and Brooks, one multi coloured pair of Asics, and recently acquired two black pairs of Asics as 'stock' - yet to be worn.
I think I prefer the idea of black shoes, but wondered what the disadvantages are - there must be some no?
The only one that occured to me, is does the black absorb the heat when it's sunny and cook your feet.......?
Are black shoes best for Winter......?
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I think my Black GT2160's will argue that with my White 2140's
But seriously, is there a heat issue here...?
What black with leopard-skin? Yeah OK, maybe that would work.
Good to see you're in touch with your inner Girly, Dan_B!
I did like the black asics range they produced last year, though!
TBH I really don't think it will make any noticeable difference. I think it's what you prefer. For me, it would depend on - the type of shoe and the price, then finally colour.
I have absolutely no idea why running shoes are not always black, or always white.
The shoes I run in come with an upper that is semi-permanable in all colours. So the issue of my feet over heating in a dark coloured shoe does not occur.
I think running shoes bought for running come in so many different colours because unlike other shoes they are primarily functional. Also they are not on the whole seen as items of fashion, those running shoes that are bought for fashion while based on what were runnings are no longer seen as fit for the task.
So if you like the colour scheme thats a bonus but on the whole its doesnt really matter at all.
I buy the same type every time and could not tell you the colour of last ones I had even though I only binned them 2 weeks ago.
I think they were grey.
I took a photo too as they were the shoes I finally did a sub19minute 5k in and my first HM.
Day glow the way to go.
Infact If it was a choice between two pairs of shoes exactly the same but one plain black or white and the other a riot of seizure inducing colour but more expensive, I would probably hunt around for the extra pennies.
There is a guy who runs around my way. Always in the same shade of bright orange shoes shorts and vest. He also has a hat and jacket the same shade for the cold weather.
Serious answer here:
I just bought two new pairs of my usual Asics Cumulus, one in white/red and one in black. I usually buy them in white/whatever, never had a black pair before. The white/whatever pairs have layers of colour on the sole which help me to gauge the amount of wear to my shoes - when I've worn through the coloured bit to the darker bit underneath, it's time to replace them. But teh balck pair have solid black soles, which is going to make judging the wear and tear a bit more difficult.
Apart from that, I haven't noticed any difference between the two pairs on especially hot or cold days. I do like the way that the black ones don't show up the dirt though!