Here’s a three-way collaboration we never expected: Adidas Originals and size?, the U.K.-based fashion retailer, partnered with the Italian bicycle company Colnago to release two tri-branded sneakers. The Adidas Trimm Star, a mid-1980s trainer, gets the Colnago treatment Nike Air Vapormax Mujer with an Pellegrini Italian leather upper, a recycled leather outsole that evokes the tires of the era’s race bikes, and metallic red paint with Colnago branding. The Kamanda shoe, a futuristic, soccer-inspired Nike Air Max 720 Femme trainer, has a grey suede upper and carbon fiber-themed accents that represent Colnago’s contemporary race Adidas NMD Damen bike technology.

The Mizuno Waveknit R2 is essentially a Wave Rider with a knit upper, which means the Nike Air Vapormax Femme shoe’s Wave plate and high heel-toe drop (12.8mm and 12.11 for the respective men’s and women’s shoes) will be familiar to Mizuno wearers. Testers enjoyed the upper’s stretchiness but dinged it for its lacking breathability and tendency to absorb moisture. Heel strikers will likely appreciate the Waveknit R2 more than midfoot- and forefoot-oriented runners, as the Wave plate optimizes cushioning in the rear of the shoe.“RKT” Nike Air Max 95 Womens stands for Rob Krar Trail: The North Face Flight RKT is elite trail runner Rob Krar’s shoe of choice, so it should satisfy your needs on trail race day.

At 8.4 ounces for men and 6.9 ounces for women, it’s not Nike Air Vapormax Femme the lightest trail racer, but the (relative) heft pays dividends with a plush EVA foam midsole—the shoe is thicker than the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 35, a road trainer. The outsole is soft Adidas Superstar Womens and sticky rubber and the upper Adidas Arkyn Damen is a lightweight engineered mesh. There isn’t much rock protection, but it’s an ideal shoe for logging big miles Adidas Superstar Damen on less technical trails.Asics reissued the 1999 GEL-Kayano 5 in November with a predominately white colorway; now, it’s back again in a “stone grey” scheme with a red collar and yellow and blue accents. There’s a strip of red gel peaking out of the heel and a blue torsion plate at the midfoot. We tried the Adidas ZX Flux Donne Adidas ZX Flux Mujer original rerelease last month: They’re Adidas ZX Flux Womens surprisingly smooth and plenty plush, albeit heavy and clunky-looking, but those traits just add to the retro’s appeal.