First, it costs substantially less than most top-flight options. This is a carbon shoe that bucks the trend in two very welcome ways. Some will find it too firm for longer races Read more in our Puma Deviate Nitro Elite review When in stock, though, it’s an appealing option for those who want a cushioned carbon shoe but have found the likes of the Vaporfly too soft and high-stacked. It’s a fast and enjoyable ride, and in our tests we found the Elite didn’t rub the achilles in the same way the Deviate Nitro did.Īt the moment the Elite is hard to find in the UK, with only a smattering of sizes available if you shop around. The shoe feels a little firmer than higher-stack carbon shoes – the Elite is listed at 36mm, but seems more stable and closer to the ground than that – but you do still get the leg-protecting properties of the cushioning, combined with the propulsion of the plate. The shoe has a nitrogen-infused PEBA midsole, as opposed to the nitrogen-infused EVA Puma uses across the rest of the Nitro range, and this makes the Elite lighter (a mere 201g in UK 9) and provides more pop underfoot. While the Deviate Nitro is built to handle training as well as racing, there is no such split purpose with the Elite, which is a thoroughbred designed for speed and speed alone.
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Read more in our Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 2 review It is, however, significantly cheaper than those options – and many super-shoes in general – which, given that the level of performance is pretty close, makes the Adios Pro 2 great value for a carbon shoe. The performance of the Pro 2 is impressively fast and comfortable, especially for longer events such as marathons, though it still falls short of the standards set by the Nike Vaporfly and Alphafly for our money. It also features a midsole cut-out, which reduces weight, and an extremely slim layer of rubber on the outsole, which provides surprisingly good grip on the road.
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That includes two layers of Adidas’s bouncy Lightstrike Pro foam, a small carbon plate under the heel and five carbon-infused EnergyRods running under the forefoot to provide the propulsive feel that other brands produce with a full plate. The midsole of the Adios Pro 2 is full of innovative tech designed to help you run more efficiently. Not as good for short races as some carbon shoes Read more in our Adidas Takumi Sen 8 review If you haven’t pulled the trigger on a high stack super-shoe and favour short events, however, it’s a fantastic new option to consider. That said, the Pro 2 is still a great short-distance racer and if you already have a carbon shoe it’s not really worth picking up the Takumi Sen 8 just for shorter races. This makes the Takumi Sen 8 well suited to shorter events like 5K or 10K races, while the Adios Pro 2 offers more comfort and protection for half marathons and marathons. It is a little different to most super-shoes though: the stack is lower than the Adios Pro 2’s at 33mm compared with 39.5mm, and it’s also far lighter at 194g vs 231g. However, the end result is a similarly propulsive ride and the Takumi Sen 8 is certainly worth considering if you’re looking for a racing shoe packed with modern tech. We’re not entirely sure that the EnergyRods in the midsole of the Takumi Sen 8 are actually made of carbon, because they are thinner and more flexible than the rods on the Adios Pro 2 and could be glass fibre. We’ve also linked to our longer reviews for each so you can dig deeper.Īlmost as expensive as carbon plate shoes We’ve tested almost all the carbon plate shoes available and ranked them here. Now in 2022 we’re seeing second and third generation models – some refine success stories, while others hit after an initial miss. At the elite level these shoes have led to records tumbling, and the same is true of PBs at amateur level.Īfter a couple of years in which the Nike Vaporfly line was the only show in town, in the form of first the Vaporfly 4% and then the NEXT%, most major brands released a carbon plate running shoe in 2020. New proprietary foams that are soft and springy but very light allow brands to cram a huge amount of them into a shoe without making it too heavy to race in, providing more comfort so your legs are fresher in the closing stages of a race, which makes more of a difference the longer the event is. These days, however, the preferred racing option for many is a shoe with an almost comically high stack of foam and a carbon plate in the midsole.
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