ASICS GEL NIMBUS 15 REVIEW

After days of wear-examining Kinvara 4 and the relatively minimal Speedform Apollo, changing over to a pair of Nimbus 15 was a jolt, both for the knees and brain.

The knee, because it didn’t understand what to make of the foam, plush and net cocoon attached to the foot farther down.

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It responded after several miles with moderate frontal pain, which shows that while changing to minimalist shoes from traditionalist wants to condition, the opposite holds.

The brain, because it was anticipating this.

The brain reached into its internal recesses, and the memories related to the Nimbus 14 conjured images of a more substantial ride. It wasn’t assumed to be like this.

But by the time we completed our first 5k on the Nimbus 15, and it was disclosure started, the Nimbus had experienced an entire transformation only annually.

The Nimbus 14 was about a steady yet cushioned ride, satisfied with running shoes and shopping for a shoe that joined high, low, and neutral arch compatibility. In contrast, its focus narrows to fulfilling the needs of high and neutral-arched runners.

This change, like any other, WOn’t lead to worldwide well-being; disappointing and satisfying simultaneously. However, its sink-in, luxurious sense of cushioning will make many happy, like runners who need a lot of cushioning and are hefty.

Or running shoes seeking a pair to do their slow-paced restoration runs in. On the flip side, the Nimbus 15 displaces expectancies related to the development of the Nimbus 14.

Running shoes who purchased the Nimbus 15 based on their encounter with Nimbus 14 will discover the new shoe has a motive and a new objective.

Look carefully, and the differences begin becoming evident. Compared side to side, the sole components appear similar, but it’s anything but. The observable unit Gel is a leading one.

The absolute amount of Gel cushioning inserts visually dominates the heel and forefoot region.

This layout results in 100% Gel coverage under the heel and forefoot, affecting how the shoe feels during toe and heel strikes.

The heel-to-toe layer of white midsole foam (introduced in the Nimbus 14) has its cushioning dialed up several notches, making it softer than the one used in the Nimbus 14. However, the layer of foam separating the Gel units and the outsole doesn’t appear to have transformed in softness degrees. The outsole carries over hard rubber (heel) and softer blown rubber (forefoot) units.

The use of added Gel units makes the midsole of the Nimbus 15 substantially thicker.

The Nimbus 15 came about 2 millimeters thicker than the 14 when we quantified the midsole layer’s sidewall depth.

While we cannot say whether the forefoot and heel height has raised so (we’d need to drill several holes in the shoe to find that out), the difference in depth rationally accounts for the increased amount of cushioning.

We’re not frivolous. And when we say raised, we don’t mean turning the volume knob from 10 to 13. Instead, it’s twisting the dial clockwise until the speakers begin drowning inside their sound and having the mild-mannered neighbors slamming on your front door with a ferocity formerly hidden.

The Nimbus 15’s ride is about pushing the frontier on plushness, and we’ll even say it’s the most plushly cushioned ride in the 201314 running shoe lineup. The marshmallowy, sink-in sense does not attempt to disguise itself once you’ve placed on the shoes and taken your first step. If you now have some Nimbus 14’s, visit a running shoe shop and try the Nimbus 15 right from the carton.

When you’re simply walking on a challenging shop floor, the sense of softness goes up the body out of your foot to the mind in a flash of a second. Afterward, the soft landings become your buddy when you take them for a brief 5k and are paid $145 for the Nimbus 15. You’ll miss the more robust ride of the erstwhile Nimbus 14.

This also means any hopes of tempo runs in the Nimbus 15 will be crushed under its pillowy heel. That is not a shoe design to construct speed – we say this to dispel any misgivings an expected buyer might have, based on their Nimbus 14 encounter.

The upper bulks up relative to the increased use of the substance in the sole. When measured upwards from the sock liner foundation, the lateral (outer) collar height increases (vs. a Nimbus 14) by a spectacular 5 mm. The heel height at the Achilles drop is at least 3 millimeters higher.

The result is a better, foamed cushion fit around the ankles, with soft-to-the-touch liner stuff brushing the sides up.

The shoe also eschews all over-molded overlays and uses simple faux leather. Its predecessor is less trivial in the Nimbus 15 than high-frequency welded overlays. The shoe comes across as ‘more layered’ compared to the comparatively simple setup of the 14th variation.

The ilk of Kayano and Nimbus have never skimped on the quality of the stuff, and that tradition is carried on by the Nimbus 15. The upper net is an upgraded two-layer spacer with lots of bounce inside.

We especially favor the utilization of cushioned mesh on the forefoot’s sides, covering the first and fifth metatarsals (little and big toe in English). This keeps the forefoot region of the hemmed-in feeling and adapts to different foot types.

The toe box now features a ‘link’ of faux leather linking both sides of a person’s eye stay (the panels with the eyelets), and this also separates the tongue from the net in the forefoot, which has been unlike the case with Nimbus 14.

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The toe box features more net when measured from left to right while slimming the leather down. A thin, welded strip on one side now supports the additional net to keep it. An all-natural result is better forefoot flexibility, adding to the lush nature.

We were determined to weigh the shoe when we were impressed, with smug grins all around. We must point out that we use a precision weighing balance. Also, we set the Nimbus 15, and it promptly replied with reddish digits on the counter.

We could not believe our eyes, so we weighed them. A half pair of US 11 Nimbus 15 came in at 380 gs/13.4 oz. It was correct the first time, and the same reddish digits glared back at us precisely.

Our reason for unbelief? The 2012 Nimbus 14 weighed 331 gs / 11.7 oz, that’s why! That’s a straight 50 gs increase over the preceding year, and the Nimbus 15 could readily be among the heaviest running shoes at this time.

A little less than the Mizuno Wave prophecy about the Glycerin, which will be similar to a building.

Kind of a one-time Batman Christian Bale transforming into Irving Rosenfield in American Hustle.

We’re sure the ample use of the silicon Gel cushioning is the source of increased flab on the Nimbus 15, and the weight is a tradeoff for all that undiluted plushness. Talk about silicon surplus.

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Look past the weight when monitoring a straight line; the Nimbus is well-behaved. Thanks mainly to the line ‘guidance’ in the midsole, visually distinguishing the outsole’s longitudinal halves. The concavity keeps the foot during jogging centered, as pressure is built by the foot strike along the path of least resistance, which in this instance happens to be the guidance line.

The outsole has substantial individual bits of textured rubber distributed across, so all-point contact helps reach a hassle-free foot transition. The midsole setup allows also. Finally, the shoe’s use of geeky -foot shanks enables torsional stability.

The sole is long-lasting, too; we there don’t substantially wear to demonstrate for and’ve got more than several miles on the 2012 Nimbus 14. The same substance is utilized in the Nimbus 15 to anticipate similar abrasion resistance amounts.

Some more minor elements have already been reworked on the Nimbus 15. Like the new contour of the outside heel counter, the inclusion of the reflective heel inserts (absent in the Nimbus 14), and redesigned reflectivity on the toe box.

The midsole’s lateral side also has a new brooding insert calling out the ‘Fluidic Ride’ technology, which we suppose to be Asics-speak for the combined construction of the Gel inserts and the multiple midsole layers.

The Comfortdry drop-in sock liner is carried over from your Nimbus 14, with the SpEVA continuous layer beneath it. Both of which handily increase the fit and the cushioning of the Asics Gel Nimbus 15.

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In summary, the Asics Gel Nimbus 15 is a shoe you should purchase if your combination of support and cushioning is what you’re shopping for.

It does these two things better and compensates with dialed-up plushness, while the Nimbus 15 might have gained some weight annually.

The Nimbus 16 only made its way into the marketplace, so the Nimbus 15 will be accessible for much less than its $145 retail cost.

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