Jeff: Almost every runner has a sob story about the shoe that they fell in love with, only to find that the next year’s version had changed everything that made the shoe special in the first place. The Ride 14 seems identical underfoot, but with an updated and more breathable upper. It was and is a very comfortable, lively riding shoe, although a bit clunky and with an upper that was just a bit too hot for tropical climes. Joost: The Ride 13 was a pleasant surprise and for a while one of my day to day shoes of 2020, until it kind of drifted to the back of the stack of many other tested shoes, some of which are still in my daily rotation. outsole and midsole firmness and density can change. If I had one knock on the Ride13 is that its upper was a bit dense, the end of the lace up area stiff and overall not as pliable as it could be and it was warm.Ĭlosely examining the rest of the shoe I note no changes to either the PWRUN midsole (an EVA/TPU blend) or outsole that I could see. The weight is almost identical to the 13 at 9.91 oz / 281g in my US9 and the full stack height remains the same 32/24, 8mm drop. The Ride14 on the surface, so to speak, is an upper update called out as a lighter more breathable engineered mesh. It was good to go for any kind of run and durable and also checked in below the 10 oz barrier which for me is where I want an all around trainer to be. solid hold, comfort and a lively forefoot response and good flexibility. Not because it was the lightest or loaded with plates and gimmicks but because it had plenty of cushion. Sam: The Ride 13 was my 2020 daily trainer of the year. The outsole seems to be identical, the ride is very similar and it’s still at a moderate weight for an every day trainer. Peter: The Ride 14 is, for better or for worse, not a drastic update to the Ride 13.

Article by Peter Stuart, Joost De Raeymaeker, Jeff Beck, Sally Reiley, Derek Li, Jacob Brady, and Sam Winebaum

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