So I am a lifelong Ride user. My last shoe was the Ride 16. First put these on and they just felt wrong. Did some measuring and it seemed similar to the 16, but still feels off. -Laces are excessively long and elastic like so dont keep a tight fit on the foot and are always swinging in the way as you run. -The width of the sole on the front is a tad more narrow and feels very awkward. -The sole in general still has the weird trench in it that runs to the back of the shoe, which in wet conditions creates a suction cup effect. Slowing you down. -The Powerrun+ foam, I will never be a fan of. Over thought "tech" that under delivers. -I wear a size 12, but these shoes run big in the length, and narrow in the width. So your foot slides a little forward and back, while also getting uncomfortable tightness around the width of the shoe. Combined with the weird laces, half the time it feels like the shoe is never tight on the foot. -The height of the shoe around the heel/ankle, feels very short when first worn, likely improve as the shoe is broken in. -The roll at the front of the shoe feels a little too much for a casual/every day trainer. -Colours are pretty limited and very bland, this is a personal preference. In closing, I dont know if I will go ahead with buying Rides. Might switch over to Brooks shoes going forward. I considered returning these shoes, but I wanted to try them out on the road to really see if I was getting mixed signals or not.
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