Asics

[Globaldisc]

Noticed last month the DS Trainer 8 shoe was being closed out....figured the 9 was coming and
yup....showed up over at Telerunner. IMO the DS Trainer 8 seemed to get a lot of "mixed" reviews
from DS trainer runners fond of the 6's and 7's. In speaking to DS Trainer wearers....the 8's were a
slightly disappointing and did not feel like a natural progression coming from the 6 & 7 legacy.
Never wore 8's myself...could not say. Perhaps you can? I thought the 6 was very good, and the 7
terrific. Wonder how the 9's are going to play
w/the DS Trainer crowd...if any eager beavers bite and grab some 9's, do tell. The nimbus 5 is out
too.....I've been daily training in 4's and have found them to be one of the more durable shoes
for those hard shoes.

[Donovan Rebbech]

In article <20040112103840.07934.00002968@mb-m16.aol.com>, Globaldisc wrote:

> The nimbus 5 is out too.....I've been daily training in 4's and have found them to be one of the
> more durable shoes for those hard shoes.

The Nimbus 5 has been out for a while, and the 4 is cheap now. I concur with your observation -- I'm
up in the 300s on my Nimbus 4s, and I think I'm going to get 600+ miles out of them.

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

[Anders Lustig]

Donovan Rebbechi <abuse@aol.com> wrote in message news:<slrnc05ieg.14u.abuse@panix2.panix.com>...
> In article <20040112103840.07934.00002968@mb-m16.aol.com>, Globaldisc wrote:

> > The nimbus 5 is out too.....I've been daily training in 4's and have found them to be one of
> > the more durable shoes for those hard shoes.

Hard? Isn´t the Nimbus a (very) cushioned shoe for the neutral (but not heavy or forefoot-
striking) runner?

BTW perhaps an odd preference over the 2080/90 for someone who wants stability on those long
runs, isn´t it?

> The Nimbus 5 has been out for a while, and the 4 is cheap now.

The Nimbus is *never* cheap here: the latest model is invariably priced €20-30 above the (already
high-priced) GS Trainer, and past season´s models are still sold at list prices when 30% is slashed
off on other Asics shoes - and I have *not once* seen a single pair of the Nimbus in those piles of
shoes sold at Asics-sponsored races!

> I concur with your observation -- I'm up in the 300s on my Nimbus 4s, and I think I'm going to get
> 600+ miles out of them.

Maybe I should try a pair? And use the wife´s plastic instead of my own cash:-)

Anders

[Joe Positive]

On 15 Jan 2004 00:42:03 -0800, touho3@excite.com (Anders Lustig)
wrote:

[some discussion about the Nimbus V went here]
>
>Maybe I should try a pair? And use the wife´s plastic instead of my own cash:-)

Anders, if you are at all capable of wearing a ladies' 10 (mens' 8.5, I believe), let me know and I
will send you my hardly-worn pair for the cost of shipping. It took 12 miles for me to figure out
that these shoes weren't right for this non-heavy, mid-to-forefoot-striking runner.

Karen