Shoe Review: Brooks Ghost Max
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2023
- The new Brooks Ghost Max is set to be released fall 2023. This shoe will provide a significant upgrade to the cushion the ghost has previously experienced. Here are the specs below. We will begin run testing this in the coming weeks.
Widths: (3)
Stack Height:
Glideroll Rocker: (assist with toe off and smooth ride)
Raised Sidewalls
Increased Heel Support
Light weight (10 oz)
Roadtack Rubber (bottom)
Centrally Decoupled Heel (bottom)
Orthotic Friendly
Good Toe space
DNA Loft V2 Midsole (super cushion) - Věda a technologie
I'm looking forward to this release. I've been wanting something like this from Brooks. I run well in the regular Ghost but the 12mm drop is abrasive at a walking pace. The Ghost Max looks like it has a Hoka Clifton/Bondi feel but with much calmer aesthetics. Hoka designs can get pretty wild.
About 150 miles into this one at this point with about 100 walking and 50 running. Great feel and much better feel than the Hoka Bondi and Fresh Foam 1080.
I see. The sole is much thicker than my 14. Maybe about more than 40mm stack. Currently still using my Caldera 6, very good.
Yes, It is a big leap from the previous Ghost but honestly much more comfortable. I was skeptical as I like the Nimbus 25 and Fresh Foam but this is a real winner for walking. Running is great thus far about 50 pavement miles in. At little unstable due to stack height for trail or even crushed gravel.
I hope it’s more responsive than the Nimbus and firmer/more resilient than Fresh Foam. I wore through one pair of Nimbus25 but they were just too bulky and heavy for me for running. I’m not looking for a walking shoe in this. I do like the Asics NovaBlast3 and Edge+ a lot but would give the Ghost Max a shot as an alternative long run shoe to the NovaBlast. The durability of the latter hasn’t been great--at just over 200 mi the outsole in the common wear areas is close to the wear limit, whereas my Brooks Hyperion Tempos and Max seem to be super durable and have exceeded that looking quite fresh and performing fine.
Good wear so far about 100 miles walking and 60 miles running. Very light... surprisingly light.@@levandmarthapolyakin-aaron2183
6mm heel drop now?
Yep!
big ol’ stack (39:33mm) of the DNA LOFT v2 cushioning, GlideRoll rocker, and a wide base for added stability. 6mm Drop. Super comfortable...
“Revolutionary” only in the sense that Brooks has been miles behind Saucony, Asics, Nike, New Balance, and Adidas for 5+ years, and now they at least make one competitive shoe (recently released Hyperion Max is also competitive, though $10-$20 overpriced). Brooks still doesn’t have a legit Pebax foam, which also puts them behind Topo, Altra, Mizuno, Puma, Hoka…
Great point "revolutionary for Brooks"... I was skeptical but they put a lot into this engineering. I think you will like the ride. A great daily shoe for walking the dog, runs on pavement maybe 4-6 miles, and light recovery days. The feel is like a NB Fresh Foam or Nimbus 25 but the initial feeling you have when putting those shoes on lasts much of the day with this on. I took this on a crash coarse of traveling, standing in airports, and running in high heat, altitude, and humidity. Tested surprisingly well. I my opinion the best shoe in Brooks' lineup now. I agree the Hyperion Max is the shoe I tested before this which is great like my Nike VFs. So fast watch the hamstrings.
I had an opportunity to test their Blue Lab prototype “Aurora” and was extremely impressed with the midsole on that, but they never put that exact formula to use in a shoe as I was anticipating. That midsole was every bit as good as the Saucony super-shoe midsole and I liked it more than the New Balance and a number of other super-shoe midsoles. I’m cautiously optimistic about this new model. As far as Topo, Altra and Hoka, I’m sorry but I prefer the Hyperion Max to all of those brands’ midsole to date. Hoka is every bit as far behind as Brooks has been. I haven’t tried Mizuno or Puma so can’t speak to those.
@@levandmarthapolyakin-aaron2183 Have you tried the cyclone 2? It’s fantastic. As for Hoka, I haven’t tried the rocket x2 yet, but by all accounts it’s competitive with the top super shoes, and far better than anything that Brooks has ever produced, no? Cielo Road also looks promising.
What's Stack Height...
39.3 is nice cushion but the width makes it feel more stable than most.
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Thanks...
I Personally like
12 mm drop...
10 mm drop is OK
08 mm drop is minimum I'll go with...
It Cost Me $1,000s to figure that out after switching from Brooks couple of years earlier to Hokas...
Hoka is Great Brand...
Purchased So Many of Their Road & Trail Shoes...
But Even Hokas Have Great Stack Heights...
I "Always" Got Plantar Fascitis...
They Would Feel Great in Beginning, But Always Resulted in Plantar Fascitis...
Hokas are typically 4 to 5 mm which is great for forefoot & midfoot strikers...
I'm a heel stricker & the added drop in Brooks ( 7 mm more at 12 mm drop ) works best for me...
I've also fallen in love with Brooks Guiderails...
If do not need extra support, guiderails don't interfere...
But if need them, they're there...
Thanks for review...