flexibility, a blown rubber outsole and Adiprene Plus cushioning.The Response Control is pitched into a tough market. Fortunately for Adidas, Nike and Asics have increased the price of their Air Span Triax and Gel 1070 to £65, but New Balance’s excellent 763
Climacool Adios LiteStrike RACINGSupernova Competition 2004 MODELSSTABILITYResponse Control CUSHIONEDUniversal Supernova Cushion PERFORMANCEClimacool Rotterdam RACINGAdistar Competition Response Competition MOTION CONTROLAdistar Control Adidas Brevard OFF
AdidasAdistar Trail (off-road) £90 Adidas Adistar Control (motion control) £90 Adidas Brevard (motion control) £70 Adidas Response Control (stability) £60 AsicsAsics Gel Tioga (off-road) £45 Asics Gel Trabuco (off-road) £65 BrooksBrooks Epiphany
Weight 362gEvaluation Not everyone wants clever shoes that are ultra-plush, ultra-light, ultra-flexible or ultra-anything. Thats one of the reasons why the straightforward, midweight, moderately firm Response has been a mainstay of the Adidas line
AdidasAdidas Adistar Cushion (cushioned) £85 Adidas Response Cushion (cushioned) £60 AsicsGel Nimbus VIII (cushioned) £100 Gel Cumulus VIII (cushioned) £70 BEST UPDATEBrooksTrance 6 (stability) £110 Dyad 4 (motion-control) £75 Vapor 7 (stability
motion control shoe? It's a little overweight for the former, and not as stable as the latter. Try it on if you liked Brooks Beast (£85); Adidas Response Control (£60)
This model may still be available on clearance. But we've reviewed a newer version since we published this.Weight 351gEvaluation No surprise that the Supernova sells well for Adidas. Like the Asics 2000-series, it has a blend of stability
-runner shoes around. It’s now more responsive, which should broaden its appeal.Try it on if you liked Adidas Calibrate (£75); Mizuno Wave Legend (£70)
AdidasAdistar Competition (racing) £80 Climacool Rotterdam (performance) £65 Response Competition (racing) £55 AsicsGel Empire (stability) £95 Gel Evolution (motion control) £90 Gel Nimbus (cushioned) £90 Gel Cumulus (cushioned) £65 Gel Flash DS
but crave a little more control, it’s a good choice.Try it on if you liked Adidas Supernova Control (£70); Mizuno Wave Rider (£70); Mizuno Wave Mercury (£65)
