Nike Romaleos 2 v. adiStar Weightlifting

[b3b0p]

My Nike Romaleos do not feel cheap, flimsy, or light (relatively) at all. They are thick and heavy. Feel extremely solid. I don't think I'll ever be buying another pair of shoes again unless these are stolen, damaged, or lost.

[TxDieselKid]

I have the Adidas in the link below (the new orange/red ones) and I freaking love them. i did order a half size smaller than I would wear in most shoes so keep that in mind.

http://www.adidas.com/us/product/tra...=svZu2Z1z13nzz

[In the Bone Yard]

I just found this:

http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=74887

[Floyd Nelson]

the adidas ones. The nike are clunky garbage that I tried for a year before I went back to adidas. I have been through 7 pairs of adidas weightlifting shoes and they never have done me wrong....

[Bryan]

Vouching for the durability of Nike: A good lifter at my gym has been using his Romaleos 1+ times daily for three years now, and hasn't even had a thread pull out of them. Certainly better than the Risto garbage I have.

[Floyd Nelson]

Originally Posted by Bryan

Vouching for the durability of Nike: A good lifter at my gym has been using his Romaleos 1+ times daily for three years now, and hasn't even had a thread pull out of them. Certainly better than the Risto garbage I have.

I would rather have a std then wear Risto....

[paulie]

It really going to come down to your foot if it's arrow Adidas will fit better if it's wide the Nike is the way to go!

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by Floyd Nelson

I would rather have a std then wear Risto....

I sure wish I had known that before. I based it off of some internet search

[Mr_Rogers]

Originally Posted by TxDieselKid

I have the Adidas in the link below (the new orange/red ones) and I freaking love them. i did order a half size smaller than I would wear in most shoes so keep that in mind.

http://www.adidas.com/us/product/tra...=svZu2Z1z13nzz

I used to use the PowerLifts as well, but made the switch to Nike Romaleos (1). I thought the PowerLifts were a decent shoe for a long time, but now that I have the Romaleos I couldn't see myself using any other shoe. The difference between them is night and day.

[zreed]

For what it's worth, I couldn't decide between the two shoes based on internet reviews, so I simply bought both to do a side-by-side comparison. I coulnd't put any real training time in with both pairs because they had to be unused to return, but I ultimately decided I liked the Adipowers more and returned the Romaleos.