The Asics Gel Kayano 23 is jam packed with quality features, from Asics Flytefoam system, Fluidfit upper, impact guidance system and many more. If you are serious about your running the Kayano models are the way to go.
Asics Gel Kayno 23 Womens:
https://www.jimkiddsports.com.au/products/asics-gel-kayano-2…
link to the 24?
And free postage with Shipster
I posted the kayano 24 at $130 a few weeks ago from insport
lol op really? you negged me for stating facts? haha
I don’t believe store reps can actually neg so it would have been someone else.
I know right? Personally, I'd be too embarrassed to go outside wearing the 23's. Imagine if someone saw me wearing them… omfg
Clearly people don’t like the kt26s for $25 lol
Hmm the New balance footy boots I got from these guys were dodgy as. Still yet to reply to my emails
Hi Fitzwah,
Thank you for reaching out to us, can you please provide me with your order number of your order and name you used to place the order with via message. This way I can chase up with our Online Sales officer to the specification of the model you are talking about.
Kind Regards,
Jim Kidd Sports
Done
Some reviews on questionable legitimacy. Are these guys ok to deal with?
OP just saw an episode on ABC's checkout that fancy terms like flytefoam system and Impact guidance system were purely BS terms, meant to impress the buyer and increase the retail price of the shoe, but have no scientific backing.
Care to comment?
In all fairness to OP (associated or not), they are just selling the product, the question should be asked of the manufacturer.
You'll probably get a stock std. reply. i.e.- We have a long history of developing the highest std…, our product is used by top athletes and the Australian Institute of sport…
with all due respect
If OP is selling the product, he should have some product know how, and should be able to tell me (honestly) if the shoe worth $250 is really any better than his shoe worth $50
Nah!… Matter of opinion and fit for purpose. Are you runner that can do with a shoe of this quality, sounds like you are not, as 'most' would be runners know what a pair of Kayanos and Kinesis are etc.
doesn't matter if I am a runner or not
the Checkout show was aimed at running shoes, for presumably runners
the point was that apart from the usual BS, the only point that really mattered was how well the shoe fitted/ felt. The impact guidance system could reduce impact by 1%, which in real terms means nothing as the other 99% comes from the leg itself.
Would your kayano improve your performance; yes in a 100m dash by 0.01 s for the average runner. It would not make a real world difference, nor would it magically reduce injuries etc (though they would mentally believe it makes a difference, just as I would believe that I feel energetic after popping a multivitamin)
They talked about research conducted by Nike, which showed the exact same thing, which Nike chose to ignore.
So yes you can chose to believe science or you could be amazed by excellent terms like impact guidance system, and pay for it :)
Most would be runners would not know their Extensor digitorum brevis from their quadratus plantae either. Does not mean they can't run :)
I haven't watched that Checkout episode, but what's the basis of their claim that there's "no scientific backing"? I know sports shoes companies putting in a lot of money into researching the next big cushioning system (and lots money into marketing as well :) Just ask anyone who have worn shoes with adidas Boost TPU midsole — it's that different. Shoe makers are now working with chemical companies to create those material that provides both cushioning & responsiveness — definitely a lot of research there.
Kayano is also famous for its complicated midsole setup. At least for Gel-Kayano 25 there are 2 different types of Flytefoam for the forefoot and heel to help the transition between landing and taking off. Also gel on the heel (even more cushion for heel strikers) and more structure on the medial side of the shoes (prevent over-pronation). Claim saying that "no scientific backing" would be BS in itself.
The claim could be from the minimalists / barefoot running crowds though. The fact is, not everyone can and wants to do barefoot running. You also don't see major Marathon events won by barefoot/Vibram Five Finger runners.
what's the basis of their claim that there's "no scientific backing"
on pronation control technology
- selecting running shoes based on arch height had little influence on injury risk in military basic training
The effect of three different levels of footwear stability on pain outcomes- prescribing in-shoe pronation control systems on the basis of foot types is overly simplistic and potentially injurious
This study was funded by Nike, and conducted by Gordon Valiant, employed by Nike
on Cushioning
British Journal of Sports and Exercise Medicine (BJSM) vol 48, 2014
Influence of midsole hardness of standard cushioned shoes on running-related injury risk-
-injury rate not affected by hardness of cushioning, having gel air or springs or even running in new or old shoes
British Journal of Sports and Exercise Medicine (BJSM)- Vol 43, 2009, Running in new and worn shoes
-runners should choose shoes for reasons other than cushioning
They also talked about Minimalist shoes.In fact they talked about the class action against Vibram Fiver fingers runners, simply because they don't work
Claim saying that "no scientific backing" would be BS in itself.
these studies are conducted by Orthopaedic Doctors, Exercise and Sports Medicine doctors, physiotherapists, and podiatrists, who may know a thing or two about running and injuries. They do not have however the advertising dollar that sport shoe companies have
I haven't read the above quoted studies, but if there is truth in them, then the Gel cushioning technology, is as accurate as Nurofen zavance which "targets different pain", or Optimum Dog food (Bondi vet is the ambassador so it must be good, but in reality is rubbish)
23 is the old one - 24 has gone on sale for like $15 more (or the same price if you are in the eastern states where shipping is $15 from this deal!)