What shoes are better for parkour? K-Swiss Ariake or Adidas Nova??

Question

parkour, sports, shoes,

Answer 1

For starters, I am sponsored by K-SWISS.

Of course, this gives me pretty good knowledge about at least one of the shoes :) I've had as many pairs of Ariakes as probably anyone - and I love them.

Pros - Grip, Fit, Feel, Durability

Cons - Break-In, Cost, Durability

How can durability be on both lists? Well, the perfect parkour shoe doesn't exist yet, but the Ariake's are a darn good shot at it.

Fit - buy the Ariake 1/2 a size smaller than you would most shoes. The Pro / Con here is that the shoes will be tight and probably not even comfortable for the first 3-4 times you wear them, and some people even get a heel blister. Stay on it. The payoff is that you end up with a shoe that feels like it was grown out of your fit instead of built around it.

Once you have a broken in Ariake there is more "feel" than any other shoe I've tried.

Grip - Ariake. No Question. For dry (and even some wet) surfaces these are awesome, but, like any purpose built shoe it has negatives, in wet grass or mud these are a little worse than ice skates. On Concrete and brick walls they are like wearing velcro.

Cost- Start at $100 and hard to find at a discount, so treat them nicely and use the for training and they will last you as long as any other shoe that takes this kind of punishment.

Answer 2

i would say k-swiss ariake cos they have the best ever grip

but the adidas novas are very light but i would say that the k-swiss are better