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Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian · May 4, 2017

On the subject of re-issues, shops can get them made under license & if it says exclusive to size, JD & the rest of that group then often they are nowhere near as good as the ones from Adidas & elsewhere.

Marathon 80 compared to Marathon TR is the perfect example, the sole on the JD version looks & feels like it'd last 5 minutes.

chango · May 4, 2017

d34noj said:
3 yellow foam sticks on the heel... same as the hexalite stuff! Makes not a jot of difference!

The 11 year old me had visions in my sleep me of leaving the rest of the year in my wake as the shoes help me smash the 800m record (the world record, not the school record). I duly sneaked them out of my brother's wardrobe, went to sports day, and on the whole was left pretty disappointed by Reebok's claims.

Sorry if this story suppresses the market value of your shoes mate

d34noj · May 4, 2017

I take it all back. Why do I not own these?

Connor · May 6, 2017

I'm not a massive Adidas shoe fan but had to get these:

COYBL25 · May 6, 2017

Connor said:
I'm not a massive Adidas shoe fan but had to get these:

Top tip - get yourself a suede brush, if you haven't got one already.

They're high maintence in that colour and as mad as it sounds, don't go out in the rain in them.

It ruins them !

Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian · May 6, 2017

Connor said:
I'm not a massive Adidas shoe fan but had to get these:

from Offspring ? on offer at £40 there at the moment

COYBL25 said:
Top tip - get yourself a suede brush, if you haven't got one already.

They're high maintence in that colour and as mad as it sounds, don't go out in the rain in them.

It ruins them !

they're Nubuck though so a suede brush will also potentially wreck them, I 'waterproofed' a pair and they ended up looking shabs and almost like the left & right were made in different places from different material. I do like Gazelles but if ever there was a sole that doesnt last so long it's that one.

COYBL25 · May 6, 2017

Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian said:
from Offspring ? on offer at £40 there at the moment

they're Nubuck though so a suede brush will also potentially wreck them, I 'waterproofed' a pair and they ended up looking shabs and almost like the left & right were made in different places from different material. I do like Gazelles but if ever there was a sole that doesnt last so long it's that one.

I've found that a rubber suede brush over a wire one does the trick, as long as you make sure it's spotless. Otherwise you just rub dirt into the suede

Connor · May 6, 2017

Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian said:
from Offspring ? on offer at £40 there at the moment

they're Nubuck though so a suede brush will also potentially wreck them, I 'waterproofed' a pair and they ended up looking shabs and almost like the left & right were made in different places from different material. I do like Gazelles but if ever there was a sole that doesnt last so long it's that one.

Yeah, saw the offer on Twitter. No brainer.

bflefc · May 6, 2017

COYBL25 said:
I've found that a rubber suede brush over a wire one does the trick, as long as you make sure it's spotless. Otherwise you just rub dirt into the suede

I've always just relied on baby wipes, applying them gently where dirt has accrued. Works a treat and I've never wrecked any of my trainers through using them.