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Are you an Adidas or Nike person?

Used to be a Nike fiend...I buy a lot of Adidas sports specific gear (soccer)...but for running I wear New Balance and for casual usually Columbia or North Face...

Cheers.

-J.-
 
SactoGuy18 said:
If you're talking running shoes, I'm a New Balance person. 🙂
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I guess it does have to be qualified:

For running I am now a New Balance person (the 805's are a sweet piece of work after years of Mizunos)
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But in general I would call myself an Adidas guy, simply because of Nike's track record of being terrible quality and I don't like the feel of child labor on my feet.
 
I used to be all Nike, but the only Nike apparel I buy anymore are the Men's Celso Thong (not underwear, flip flops). They're extremely comfortable and the only ones I can wear that don't tear up my feet.

That or anything with Purdue on it, but it's usually not Nike OR Adidas.

bbotte said:
yes I am a Buckeye. 🙂
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Boiler Up!!! 😉
 
Adidas. Best shoe i have ever had was a pair of A3 mega ride. I wore them until the bottom fell off, literally, and they still felt comfortable.

Never have liked Nike. They look cheap, don't seem to last very long, and are way over priced if you ask me.

I hate New Balance. I have a pair right now and they were really nice for the first week, now they feel like shoes that are 9 months old. I won't be buying another pair. I'm glad i only paid $50 for them. About all they are worth. They're the 1350s.
 
Neither. And I'm essentially a guy who is to athletic shoes as some women are to high heels. Actually, probably worse, because I can go shoe shopping with women but most women won't go shoe shopping with me more than once.

I like North Face and Saloman for trail running, Brooks and Saucony for road running, Asics for wrestling.
 
I used to wear off brands from Payless 🙂. The I had some Adidas, and I switched to Vans a couple years ago. Right now I have a pair of Vans, and a pair of Converse, which is now owned by Nike.
 
For shoes, neither. I'm definitely an Asics person there.

But for sports apparel, I really don't care. I have a wonderful pair of Nike running shorts that I use all the time. So i guess I'd have to say Nike there.
 
For shoes, neither. I love the look of Adidas shoes, but have never found a pair that fit right, so I stick with New Balance.

For workout clothing, I have some Adidas and some others, but no Nike, unless you count Nike+ :apple:.
 
I don't wear Adidas, like, at all.

For shoes, I've tried on adidas and always prefer Nike, K-SWISS, or Puma. My last couple pairs have been K-Swiss, and before that I had several pairs of Nike. I had a very expensive pair of Nike's once and they were simply the best shoes ever. Cool looking, incredibly comfortable, just nice overall. Couldn't find them again 🙁
 
For athletic shoes, I'm brand loyal to Nike.

All other types of shoes and athletic clothing, I buy whatever feels the best and/or looks the best.
 
I like Nike's brand and the things they do for the athletic community, but I'm not very brand loyal in an overarching sense. I've run in Saucony running shoes for ... eight years straight now, but I wouldn't really buy anything else because they made it.

Adidas has some great points. I don't think I have any temptation really at all to run in shoes by Nike or Adidas, but I probably would stop at Adidas first if I needed new soccer shoes. I like Nike's clothes but the ones that I really like are really expensive and I'm usually to cheap to buy them. 😱 I love Nikeplus but then my sensor died over the winter and I haven't replaced it....
 
im a caveman. i wear no shoes.
jk i'm a adidas person. i wear a pair of sambas though i don't play any soccer. i just like the look of them.
 
adidas for their stripped pants. used to be nike for all my shoes and sports shirts but lately my shoes have been brk and someone i dont know.
 
tman07 said:
I-O
😀
I dont really have a preference, but i always seem to buy nike. Going to the nike outlet this weekend, and pretty excited about it... Need a new pair of kicks BADDD
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So cool you can get that answered anywhere.
 
CityOfAngels said:
I like Adidas. hehe.
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Nike don't do it for me. Notwithstanding the fact that I have small feet for a guy, Nike are too narrow in the forefoot and no room for my high instep, so my feet much prefer Adidas, Brooks and Saucony.

FWIW be sure to run in the type of shoes that suit your gait i.e. don't run in a control or support shoe if you're a neutral runner like me. Not only won't they be comfortable in the long run (pun intended), but more than likely they will also be the cause of shin splints, sore knees and other little unnecessary aches and pains.
 
If i must choose i'll go with Adidas.
The most comfy pair of sneakers i have ever owned was a plain gray pair of Etnies, similar to these:
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