I never tested the original Adidas Pro Evo racing shoe, but I feared for the impact it would have on the market at large. It was an incredibly expensive, elite-focused shoe with famously poor durability, and I worried other brands would follow suit in launching equally inaccessible shoes.
Fortunately that hasn’t happened… yet, at least. Even the best carbon plate running shoes launched this year have stuck to relatively normal prices, with the priciest racers I’ve tested costing $300.
