Anyone into trainers/sneakers?

[13aines]

I live in Adidas Gazelles.

I'm a funny bugger though, I much prefer gum soled variants over white soled variants, and don't like to pay much more than £50 a pair. I am a size 10 and have worn both size 10s and 10.5s and seem to be fine with either despite what people say about the small sizing.

I'm struggling to find a cheap pair at the moment though and wonder if i'm being too closed minded.

What else could I look for? I have recently discovered Munchens and Bermudas which I like, but not quite as much as Gazelles.

[Gameface]

Josh is the man you want to talk to.

But I'd suggest Hamburgs.

[TaylotS2K]

https://launches.endclothing.com/product/air-jorda...



I might give these a swerve. Love the V but not sure on this colourway.

[joshcowin]

13aines said:

I live in Adidas Gazelles.

I'm a funny bugger though, I much prefer gum soled variants over white soled variants, and don't like to pay much more than £50 a pair. I am a size 10 and have worn both size 10s and 10.5s and seem to be fine with either despite what people say about the small sizing.

I'm struggling to find a cheap pair at the moment though and wonder if i'm being too closed minded.

What else could I look for? I have recently discovered Munchens and Bermudas which I like, but not quite as much as Gazelles.

Loads of options. You sound like you have very similar taste to me! What sites are you looking at?

If you like these get them! worth the extra!

https://www.size.co.uk/product/green-adidas-origin...

As for models to look out for - Handball top, Indoor super, Tabaco, Adidas 350, Samba, Stan Smith, Spezials.

I have a couple pairs of New Yorks, they are vintage runners. I also like Marathan TR.

I would wait as the sale sections on the main websites haven't changed for a while, I recon they will drop prices soon.

Are you aware of the Spzl line? Worth looking at!

Edit to add links -

https://www.sneakersnstuff.com/en/product/31073/ad...

https://www.sneakersnstuff.com/en/product/33074/ad...

https://www.sneakersnstuff.com/en/product/32839/ad... - these are really well made, nice materials and nice box, bit nicer than a standard pair of trainers.

If you are a gazelle man - https://www.sneakersnstuff.com/en/product/28813/ad...

That's from one site, there are obviously loads to look at.

Edited by joshcowin on Monday 19th November 10:38

[13aines]

joshcowin said:

Loads of options. You sound like you have very similar taste to me! What sites are you looking at?

If you like these get them! worth the extra!

https://www.size.co.uk/product/green-adidas-origin...

As for models to look out for - Handball top, Indoor super, Tabaco, Adidas 350, Samba, Stan Smith, Spezials.

I have a couple pairs of New Yorks, they are vintage runners. I also like Marathan TR.

I would wait as the sale sections on the main websites haven't changed for a while, I recon they will drop prices soon.

Are you aware of the Spzl line? Worth looking at!

Edit to add links -

https://www.sneakersnstuff.com/en/product/31073/ad...

https://www.sneakersnstuff.com/en/product/33074/ad...

https://www.sneakersnstuff.com/en/product/32839/ad... - these are really well made, nice materials and nice box, bit nicer than a standard pair of trainers.

If you are a gazelle man - https://www.sneakersnstuff.com/en/product/28813/ad...

That's from one site, there are obviously loads to look at.

Edited by joshcowin on Monday 19th November 10:38

Thanks Josh! Just been looking on Amazon, and google shopping. Founds lots of trainer retailers I didn't know existed.

I'll have a look into your recommendations in more detail at lunchtime, but I like the Indoor Supers - tempted by a khaki pair from the Adidas outlet on eBay for £52. I wear black jeans 70% of the time, but sometimes navy - both of which the khaki ones will work well with, but not sure how they'd go with light blue jeans? The blue ones you posted are a safer bet in that sense.

To give you a better understanding, what I like about Gazelles, especially with the gum sole is that they looks reasonably classy I think and don't scream "trainer" if you know what I mean? I like Stan Smiths, used to wear them as a teen, but they are a bit too "trainer" for work. We have a very relaxed dress code, but I don't like to push it too much, so wear Gazelles to work everyday with dark jeans and casual shirts. I've had purple/blue and white, and blue/grey/red with matching stripes etc. I like the Trimm Masters, but given I only typically rotate 2 pairs, colour wise they're a bit limiting.

I also feel due to the materials Gazelles last really well, don't make my feet sweat, and never get an odour, so i've stuck with them. Are Sambas/Indoor Supers/Spzls etc. similar in that sense? I suspect the cheaper Campus would fall down there.

Edited by 13aines on Monday 19th November 11:39

[joshcowin]

13aines said:

Thanks Josh! Just been looking on Amazon, and google shopping. Founds lots of trainer retailers I didn't know existed.

I'll have a look into your recommendations in more detail at lunchtime, but I like the Indoor Supers - tempted by a khaki pair from the Adidas outlet on eBay for £52. I wear black jeans 70% of the time, but sometimes navy - both of which the khaki ones will work well with, but not sure how they'd go with light blue jeans? The blue ones you posted are a safer bet in that sense.

To give you a better understanding, what I like about Gazelles, especially with the gum sole is that they looks reasonably classy I think and don't scream "trainer" if you know what I mean? I like Stan Smiths, used to wear them as a teen, but they are a bit too "trainer" for work. We have a very relaxed dress code, but I don't like to push it too much, so wear Gazelles to work everyday with dark jeans and casual shirts. I've had purple/blue and white, and blue/grey/red with matching stripes etc. I like the Trimm Masters, but given I only typically rotate 2 pairs, colour wise they're a bit limiting.

I also feel due to the materials Gazelles last really well, don't make my feet sweat, and never get an odour, so i've stuck with them. Are Sambas/Indoor Supers/Spzls etc. similar in that sense? I suspect the cheaper Campus would fall down there.

Edited by 13aines on Monday 19th November 11:39

Campus, never bought a pair to me they are basic trainers. I'd have the gazelles over them!

Sambas are well made my fet get hot in them, the Spzl line it depends what you get as there is quite a range of trainers in that section. I also wear Jeans everyday, so all my trainers have to look good with jeans!

These are probably my favourite pair of SPZL's I like them so much I bought 2 pairs.

[addey]

Just picked up these



My trainer shopping is few and far between (unlike some of you on here!) and it's taken me a while to decide on these.

Also need to mention the great service from END. I ordered them on Friday morning, expecting them to arrive Tuesday or Wednesday. Got a message saying they would deliver them on Saturday, so next day for £2.95 postage, great! Waited in for the DPD delivery then got a message saying they couldn't deliver as no one was home and they had left a card! I had been following the tracking and they hadn't even got within 20mins of my house so I think the driver just decided to go home early. DPD live chat didn't work, nor their online form/email thing. So on Sunday at 5pm I went to email END, just to prep them for Monday morning to try and get it redelivered (or worst case I was thinking they might have 'disappeared' with the DPD driver as the tracking on DPD website had no further updates as to where they had gone). Anyway, saw the live chat on END website and there was someone there to actually communicate with at 5pm on a Sunday - totally unexpected. He sorted the redelivery straight away and also refunded me my original postage costs without any prompting

Edited by addey on Monday 19th November 13:04

[ashleyman]

They finally arrived after 5 weeks in customs!!

[Meridius]

Carhartt WIP x Nike, not really a camo fan but I like the 95s and Vandal

[Rawwr]

I did it.

[roystinho]

Friday for the pink Kamandas GF

[Gameface]

roystinho said:

Friday for the pink Kamandas GF

Yeah, I'm on the case mate. Thanks.

[ashleyman]

Meridius said:

Carhartt WIP x Nike, not really a camo fan but I like the 95s and Vandal

I was really looking forward to this but I'm very disappointed. Won't be buying.

[lemmingjames]

Rawrrr - is that using the ebay 30% discount code or something else?

[joshcowin]

Gameface said:

roystinho said:

Friday for the pink Kamandas GF

Yeah, I'm on the case mate. Thanks.

I like the ultra tech's, however I know someone will ask me about them and I'll say there a dragon ball z colab, and I know nothing about it. All my mates know I don't like that sort of thing. So think I will give them a miss.

What does the 9000 on the back mean?

[Gameface]

joshcowin said:

Gameface said:

roystinho said:

Friday for the pink Kamandas GF

Yeah, I'm on the case mate. Thanks.

I like the ultra tech's, however I know someone will ask me about them and I'll say there a dragon ball z colab, and I know nothing about it. All my mates know I don't like that sort of thing. So think I will give them a miss.

What does the 9000 on the back mean?

Yes, I like them too. I may well go in for both.

[joshcowin]

Gameface said:

joshcowin said:

Gameface said:

roystinho said:

Friday for the pink Kamandas GF

Yeah, I'm on the case mate. Thanks.

I like the ultra tech's, however I know someone will ask me about them and I'll say there a dragon ball z colab, and I know nothing about it. All my mates know I don't like that sort of thing. So think I will give them a miss.

What does the 9000 on the back mean?

Yes, I like them too. I may well go in for both.

Go for it!

Do you know the 9000 thing on the trainer?

[PulsatingStar]

joshcowin said:

I like the ultra tech's, however I know someone will ask me about them and I'll say there a dragon ball z colab, and I know nothing about it. All my mates know I don't like that sort of thing. So think I will give them a miss.

What does the 9000 on the back mean?

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/its-over-9000

[joshcowin]

Alpha Edge 4D in plenty of sizes here! First 4D not to sell out immediately I think.

https://www.solebox.com/en/Footwear/Running/Alphae...

[roystinho]

joshcowin said:

Alpha Edge 4D in plenty of sizes here! First 4D not to sell out immediately I think.

https://www.solebox.com/en/Footwear/Running/Alphae...

Sorry, but they look terrible, that shape is dog poo

I can’t imagine either of these dragonball z pairs will be hard to pick up. The ZX was the pair everyone was hyped for