The Rundown: Saucony Freedom ISO
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The Clifton 5 is dull. Dave: Man the Crystal Rubber outsole is pretty cool..
Kevin C Guys this review is really excellent, I admit I wasn't aware your work... Seems like the toe box is a little higher now too. To begin with, the forefoot walls do not slope inwards as much as the past Ride models did.
The Rundown: Saucony Freedom ISO - Upper The engineered mesh in the upper is breathable and adaptive in nature. The Ride ISO completes the comfortable upper with breathable mesh around the toebox, and reinforced fabric around the back half of the foot.
The Ride ISO follows this trend from Saucony and offers a competitive choice for runners looking for a shoe that emphasises those characteristics. This Ride ISO shoe comes in at 9. Similar shoes are the the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 35 with a 10mm drop, 10 oz weight and a similar price with a different take on the lacing system. The with a 10mm drop, 10. Saucony Ride ISO General Info Sometimes in a line of shoes, the manufacturer makes a drastic enough change to the line that warrants a new name that drops the number of shoes that came before it. The Ride ISO still offers what the Ride line of shoes is known for: a balanced mix of weight, comfort, and durability at a reasonable price, but this time it adds in a focus on fit. The Ride 10 was a little lighter at 9. The offset is still the same, the EVERUN topsole is the same, and the Triflex outsole design is also the same. Saucony Ride ISO — Medial Side My first time lacing up in the Ride ISO was great, where I could feel the upper comfortably fit to my foot, the same way I was used to with the Fredom ISO. The shoe also has the look of a modern trainer with light use of colors and fades without highlighted sections or flashy overlays. Took these shoes out on a 10 mile run and the good first impressions continued through that run and I was ready to finish the 50 miles of testing in these shoes to learn more. Saucony Ride ISO Sole Unit Nearly all shoes are quickly identifiable by their outsole design. Saucony Ride ISO — Pair This pattern is in my opinion, one of the best for a smooth heel to toe transition maybe behind the Nike Free shoes. The numerous groves that run laterally under the midfoot in a zig-zag pattern give the shoe ample rubber coverage without restricting movement that much. Makes sense that Saucony kept this design, with just a few small tweaks. The type of rubber used is also pretty similar to past models, where they use a cushioned blown rubber in low wear areas and a harder durable rubber in high wear areas. Above the outsole is the PWRFOAM foam that has little documentation on it, even from Saucony I checked their glossary of terms and found EVA+, FORM2U, POWERGRID, and REACT2U foams, just now POWERFOAM. Above the PWRFOAM is their EVERUN topsole which is a thin layer of a few millimeters of their famous and strong performing TPU foam. EVERUN is one of a small group of foams that have outstanding benefits, which include better energy return, improved cushioning, long lasting durability, and low performance deviations in different temperatures. But, EVERUN is expensive, so they only give you a little of it, unlike the which has a full EVERUN midsole and has a much higher price tag. Saucony Ride ISO — Lateral Side Even without these color schemes, the shoes would still look great since saucony only uses printed overlays and has nothing sticking out, even around the heel counter. Most of this slim support structure is attributed to the ISO fit technology that I keep mentioning without fully explaining. ISOFIT is a Saucony specific marketing term to describe in general the features that keep your feet in the shoe in a comfortable way. The easiest to see feature of the ISO fit system are the flat fingers that run up the edges of the shoe for the laces to loop into the top of. This spreads out the lace pressure to wider areas that flex with the shoe, which gives the ISO fit system the dynamic fit that Saucony developed. The Ride ISO completes the comfortable upper with breathable mesh around the toebox, and reinforced fabric around the back half of the foot. Both types of fabric share the upper with thin film overlays for structure and added durability. But, my 50 miles of testing found that the shoes at least look good for now. One last point about the upper is the design of the heel which is moderately stable compared to other lightweight and cushioned trainers. Saucony Ride ISO — Heel The heel feels comfortable and never caused any rubbing or problems for me on long runs past 10 miles 16km. A smart use of reflective material up the back of the shoe makes this shoe even easier to use as a daily trainer if you ever take them out at night. Saucony Ride ISO Conclusions I last ran in the Saucony Ride shoes when they were called thes and really liked them back then, so the addition of EVERUN and ISOFIT makes it even easier to recommend to any neutral runners who want a responsive and long lasting shoe. These shoes will live up to what Saucony promises, which is a comfortable ride ride in fit and in cushioning. We purchased a pair of Saucony Ride ISO from using our own money. This did not influence the outcome of this review, written after running more than 50 miles in them.
I feel like if it does in fact have more midsole underfoot that the 2 would be making a better saucony ride iso 2018 than this review implies. As I prefer a livelier daily trainer nod to Ride ISO. So we have lots of midsole tuning to tame the Freedom. The WAVEKNIT R1 will be smaller and narrower than the Ride due to the knit upper. Since then she has run the Boston Marathon five times and Chicago once with a PR of 3:29 in 2017 in Boston, in the heat. Here most should fit better at true to size as long as your foot is not super narrow or you pronate heavily where you might head over to the Liberty ISO. Boston for the clear win. The Ride ISO fits true to size. Sam, Editor Thanks for reading Road Trail Run!.