FALL 2011
FOOTWEAR COMPARISON

Neutral | Guidance | Support | Control | Trail | Gore-Tex® | Competition | PureProject

Running shoes are not created equal - we're the first to agree with that! But if you've been running in shoes from another brand, and want to try Brooks, it's helpful to know where to start. Below is a grid that shows the Brooks shoe that is closest to other popular running shoes.



NEUTRAL adidas ASICS Mizuno New Balance Nike Saucony

Glycerin® 9 ($130)
adiSTAR
Ride 2.0
$120
Nimbus
13
$130
Wave
Creation 12
$140
1080
$135
Vomero+ 6
$130
ProGrid
Triumph 8
$130

Ghost 4 ($100)
Supernova Glide 3
$110
Cumulus
13
$105
Wave
Rider 14
$100
759
$100
LunarGlide+ 3
$100
ProGrid
Ride 4
$95

Summon 3 ($85)
Response Cushion
19
$85
Gel Pulse 3
$90
None 730
$85
Pegasus+ 28
$90
ProGrid
Jazz 14
$85

Defyance 4 ($100)
Supernova
Glide 3
$110
Landreth
7
$115
Wave
Rider 14
$100
759
$100
Max Moto+
9
$95
ProGrid
Ride 4
$95

Dyad 6 ($100)
None Fortitude
5
$100
None 883
$110
None ProGrid
Echelon 2
$110

 

GUIDANCE adidas ASICS Mizuno New Balance Nike Saucony

Ravenna 2 ($100)
None Gel 2160
$100
Wave Inspire 7
$100
870
$100
Structure Triax+ 14
$100
ProGrid
Guide 4
$100

 

SUPPORT adidas ASICS Mizuno New Balance Nike Saucony

Trance™ 10 ($140)
adiSTAR
Salvation 2
$140
Kayano
17
$140
Wave
Nirvana 7
$140
1226
$140
Equalon+ 4
$135
ProGrid
Hurricane 13
$140

Adrenaline™ GTS 11 ($100)
Supernova
Sequence 3
$100
Gel 2160
$100
Wave Alchemy 11
$115
860
$100
Structure
Triax+ 14
$100
ProGrid
Omni 10
$110
Switch 4 ($85)
Response
Stability 3
$85
Gel 1160
$85
Wave
Nexus 5
$85
663
$78
Lunar Swift+
2
$90
None

 

CONTROL adidas ASICS Mizuno New Balance Nike Saucony

Beast®/Ariel® ($130)
None Gel-Evolution
6
$120
None 1012/1223
$135
None ProGrid
Stabil CS 2
$120

Addiction™ 9 ($100)
None Gel Foundation
10
$100
None 817
$100
None ProGrid
Stabil CS 2
$120

 

TRAIL adidas ASICS Mizuno New Balance Nike Saucony

Cascadia 6 ($110)
asiSTAR
Raven
$120
Gel-Trail
Sensor 4
$100
Wave
Ascend 6
$100
915
$125
None ProGrid
Xodus 2
$100

Adrenaline™ ASR™ 8 ($110)
Supernova Riot 3
$110
GT 2160 Trail
$100
Wave
Cabrakan 3
$130
910
$138
Structure Triax
Trail+ 13
$105
ProGrid
Guide TR3
$100
Trailblade ($105)
adiZero XT
$80
None None MT 101
$75
None None

 

GORE-TEX® adidas ASICS Mizuno New Balance Nike Saucony

Ghost GTX® ($120)
None Trail
Lahar 3 G-TX
$100
None None
$135
Pegasus +27
GTX
$110
ProGrid
Razor
$135

Adrenaline™ ASR™ GTX® ($120)
Supernova
Sequence 3 GTX
$120
None None None Structure Triax
Trail GTX+ 14
$120
None

 

COMPETITION adidas ASICS Mizuno New Balance Nike Saucony

Green Silence ($100)
adiZero
Adios
$110
None Wave Universe 4
$120
None Luna Race+
2
$85
ProGrid
Kinvara
$90

Launch ($90)
adiZero
F50
$100
Gel Speedstar
5
$90
Wave
Precision 12
$105
890
$100
LunarFly+ 2
$80
None

Racer ST 5 ($90)
adiZero
Aegis 2.0
$120
DS Racer
9
$100
Wave Musha 3
$85
905
$115
LunarElite+ 2
$100
ProGrid
FastTwitch 5
$90

T7 Racer ($85)
adiZero Mana
$80
Piranha SP 4
$110
Wave Ronin 3
$100
10
$100
Zoom
Streak 3
$100
Grid Type A4
$95

 

PUREPROJECT adidas ASICS Mizuno New Balance Nike Saucony

PureConnect ($90)
None None None Minimus Road
$100
Free 3.0
$90
ProGrid
Kinvara
$90

PureFlow ($90)
None None None NB 1400
$100
Free Run+ 2
$90
ProGrid
Kinvara
$90

PureCadence ($120)
None None None None LunarGlide+ 3
$100
PowerGrid
Cortana
$145

PureGrit ($100)
None None None Minimus Trail
$100
None ProGrid
Peregrine
$90