![]() We purchased a pair of Adidas Solar Ride from runningwarehouse using our own money. Personally, if buying for price, there are better neutral daily trainers which can be found on sale, the Nike Pegasus, Saucony Ride, or Brooks Ghost to name a few that I would look to purchase and use over the Adidas Solar Ride. It is an okay shoe at a valuable price point. The lack of breathability, issues with fit, and odd heel counter don’t add anything exciting to the Solar Ride. The upper of the Solar Ride is again just okay. The outsole was durable through all of testing and had fine traction. The step down from a Continental rubber outsole to the adiwear seen on the Solar Ride does not negatively impact the shoe in a way that should discourage a runner from buying the Solar Ride. The bounce sole makes for an okay, at times harsher ride than a boost midsole, and ultimately the difference in the sole between the more expensive Solar options is really about preference. But it is also a cheaper and more valuable purchase than other shoes that are available as a neutral daily trainer by adidas. The Adidas Solar Ride is not a perfect shoe, it certainly has limitations. Knowing that there are other shoes made by the same company which may alleviate some of the issues seen in the shoe can alter the way you think about a shoe and rating it. Reviewing a budget-friendly running shoe can be challenging at times. It is completely separated in the achilles, though closer together than other adidas shoes such as the Pureboost DPR, the heel counter will either be loved or hated by the runner using it. The heel counters in the Solar Ride is similar to other Solar shoes. It required more adjusting than other shoes to find a fit that felt right in the midfoot. This stitching at times made the midfoot feel incredibly tight on some runs. This external stitching adds stability to the midfoot feeling of the shoe. The Adidas Solar Ride includes a significant amount of external stitching reinforcement in the midfoot. In wet and rainy weather the upper fabric collected the water and began to weigh down the shoe more than other running shoes with a thinner uppers do. The upper got warm to the foot and collected sweat more than other shoes. The thick upper with thinner more breathable grooves of fabric made for an upper which was not actually breathable. The Solar line up while intended to be more run oriented over fashion based, there are some questionable aspects of the upper in the Solar Ride. The upper of all Solar shoes in the Adidas lineup is similar with features that can be seen on all models.
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