adidasMen's Adistar Boost ESM

I’ve been a fan of low top trail hiking shoes for over 20 years. Tried just about every brand in that time. As a carpenter, I wear them every day at work, on my feet, climbing ladders & scaffolding, carrying loads.After wearing the Adidas Terrex Swift For well over a month now (at work, around town & on the trail), I can confidently say they are fantastic shoes. I will 100% be buying an identical 2nd pair.FEEL: Great support and grip on the sole and tread. Light but sturdy side walls. Zero issues with the “low back” that some harp on where your Achilles is.FIT: I was a bit worried about the width, as my 10.5 size & foot width sometimes warrants an 11. Not so on this shoe. Because the toe box is NOT wrapped completely with a rubber guard (like the KEENs, SCARPA, or other models) the front of your foot has room to roam and settle.BREAK IN: Took about 4-5 days of daily wear to soften up and stretch out to full comfort. Out of the box they were a bit snug, but you just gotta keep the faith and wear them in.LOOK: These are by far the best looking trail hiking sport shoe on the market. Most other brands on the shelf at REI look like modern cars with a lot of extra colors & jagged lines (Solomon) or just plain clunky and lame (Keen, Merrill).PERFORMANCE: Great grip. Waterproofing keeps the water out reasonably well. Breathes pretty well for a Gore Tex product.BONUS: The lacing system is fantastic! Like a quick cam belt, you can go from tight & supportive to loose enough to slip right off when entering someone’s house in a snap. Same process in reverse. One of those things you never realize you liked so much until you have the ability (like controlling your car stereo with the buttons on your steering wheel!).With daily wear and moderate abuse at work, I expect to get about 6-10 months out of these shoes.

I prefer the previous version of this shoe, it was a bit wider and the fit was more true. I generally wear a 1/2 size larger in any Adidas shoes, but with these I need an additional 1/2 size. without it, they are wearable, but felt very tight in the toe box and even along the sides. These shoes also offer little in the way of padding so I always add an insole. I was able to add a slim insole with my first pair, but it was obviously even tighter. Going up a size I was able to add a more comfortable insole and overall, it fit well. The shoes are very stiff out of the box, but they do loosen up over time. The quality is great though, I was pretty rough on my first pair and it lasted about 18 months... The only noticeable wear was along the back from slipping the shoe on without loosening them up. For style, these have been my favorite shoes for a long time, and I receive randoms inquiries about them regularly from strangers. Overall a great shoe, just get it sized right and add an insole for comfort.

These are by far the best hiking shoe I've ever worn. Now let me make one thing clear from the start, I'm not a hiker and these shoes are about a week old, so I can't speak to their toughness and durability for hiking and I can't credibly say really anything about the shoes long term. With that said, what I can say is that they are incredibly comfortable and have a great look. The soles are not too ridged and have just the right amount of flex, not to mention the Continental rubber really grip in wet weather, that's one reason I prefer hiking shoes for the winter. The Gortex lining is also another reason I like hiking shoes. They are also extremely lightweight especially for hiking shoes which makes them a joy to walk in. So for me these shoes check all my boxes, 1) extremely comfortable 2) ridged yet flexible sole 3) non-skid tread/sole (not just a marketing ploy) 4) waterproof 5) they look really good. If I had one complaint it would be about the lacing system. I generally like the Bungie style lacing system except for the way Adidas has you pull forward the lacing mechanism to tuck under the front lace to secure it. It's somewhat awkward to do even with a small pull tab on the lace and if you don't shorten the laces, the lace draw tab bounces up on the toe area every time you walk. Shortening the laces fixes that issue but you have to first take apart the mechanism, make the cuts, put it back together and kinda hope you didn't cut them too short. Compared to the way Salomon does theirs with a small flap under the tongue (I believe they call it a "lace garage") to tuck everything under it just seems to me they could have done something similar. But in fairness, you just have to make the adjustment once and you are good to go. The bottom line is except for my minor lace issue these are really great shoes.

Nice water/weatherproof shoe, very good traction on dirt/uneven/poor surfaces but very slick on wet smooth surfaces. You cannot wear these without tightening/lacing them down. Shoe needs to be tightened well to fit properly...if not snugged down, your foot tends to slide too far into the toe box and feels cramped....like they are a size too small. Not a lot of cushion...especially if you are used to a running shoe, HOKAs, or other super padded sole shoes...but they have a stiff sole for climbing rough surfaces.

Comfortable for my feet. Good hiking shoes. I njoy them on the trail so far.

Solo detalle con la suela, se despegó muy rápido.

Gracias excelente producto

Magníficas, siempre que me quiero comprar unas buenas bambas me compro addidas stan smith y nunca falla.

Good trainers – I think the US version is slightly slimmer in the foot than the UK version (I got the correct size – I think the 'last' is smaller). Can't find these in the UK so I ordered a pair from the US.

Massive fan of this generation of shoes. I had the original Adistar Boost and these feel very similar with better cooling due to the upper ventilation. I would give it a 5 star rating, but they will have to reach 1400km like my old ones.