Sunday, July 26, 2009

A common problem with American-brand running shoes - uppers separating from the midsole

Glue failure at the upper to midsole interface affects all the American brands that I have used (NB, Nike & Saucony, etc). The New Balance 827 which I bought in Apr '09 is showing this problem after 3 months of use (worn alternately with another two pairs of shoes). Remarkably, the Japanese (Asics) & the Korean (Prospecs) don't seem to have this problem with their running shoes. This leads me to conclude that the Americans used inferior glue!

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