Weight 382gEvaluation Two years ago, the Ride was a benchmark in plush cushioning. Last year it became firmer, though still competent and reliable. This year’s shoe shares nothing with its predecessors except its name and that fact that it’s still a

ADIDASPO Box 39, The Adidas Centre, Pepper Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire SK7 5SD; 0161-419 2500; www.adidas.com/uk2005 MODELSSTABILITYSupernova Control Revenge CUSHIONEDAdistar Cushion MOTION CONTROLAdistar Control PERFORMANCERotterdam

Weight 349gEvaluation The Supernova Cushion is one of Adidas's most successful shoes, so it's always careful with updates. This latest version sticks closely to the Cushion script, with a few subtle changes. It's now built on a wider last, so

. It produces a comfortable, airy ride that feels a little like running in bare feet, but unless you really want the airiness and the triathlon-style lacing system, you’d be better off with a shoe called the Neftanga. That was Adidas’s flagship racer last year

Weight 401gEvaluation The Twin Strike is the third shoe from Adidas to use its A3 technology, but it’s the first to use the podular cushioning system in both the rearfoot and forefoot. Designed to stabilise and guide the foot from heel-strike to toe

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

Weight 420gEvaluation Runners haven’t yet taken to Adidas’s A3 in huge numbers. Certainly, for a shoe that relied on a new rearfoot technology, we were a little surprised that our weartesters were more impressed by the forefoot feel. For 2003

, nonetheless.Firstly, the Restless’s light weight promises speed, but its chunky midsole makes for a ride that definitely falls outside the ‘performance’ category. And Adidas has recognised this and recategorised the shoe.Secondly, the Restless’s aggressive

Weight 333gThe Climacool upper technology is the most breathable, drainable upper material on the market. Now Adidas is bringing Climacool to the masses by coupling the upper with the midsole and outsole of one of its most venerable trainers

fit slightly less glove-like.ADIDAS DAVOS £59.99Weight 305g Sizes 4-12, 13Pros Flexible; durable; responsive rideCons NoneEvaluation Adidas's most recent fell-running shoe shows that the company has no intention of imitating the mistakes made by its