Saucony - Ride 17

Thanks for the review. Almost every day, I thank the Running Gods that this ended up being my first pair of running shoes. It's as good a shoe as a heavier beginner who is also budget conscious can hope for. I have about 50 miles on mine from the first month, looking forward to many more.

Budget ended up being my number 1 constraint, which is why I went with the Ride 17 because it was on the biggest discount. Any of the daily trainers from the major brands are good shoes, and I'd probably suggest trying out the ones you see in your running store with discounts or at the price you prefer, and choosing from there.

Most reviews point to Ride 18s being better than the 17s (and I am really enjoying the 17s) but better or worse isn't an objective thing. There's hundreds of runners who will prefer one over the other. Having said that, one of your conditions is durability and everything points to Rides being absolute work horses. I'd definitely suggest going to runrepeat.com and seeing reviews for shoes to decide if you haven't already.

Saucony Rides have been very good for me. 215lbs here. And they'll last a while.

6'1, 215 lbs currently. Saucony Rides have been good, and they last a long time.

It depends on you and your goals. The idea of a rotation is having a comfy, easy, miles shoe. A tempo, interval shoe and a long run shoe. They will be different. Firmer, cushioned, rocker, stable, less stable. Its also about sharing the load to your feet, knees, hips and muscles to prevent injury. I currently use saucony ride 17 for easy, boston 12, interval tempo, and nimbus 27 for long slow runs. They work for me to a degree anyway. So, two or three depending on your routine and goals.

What you wanna do is get two pairs. A stability shoe, brooks glycerin gts or asics gel kayano And stable neutral shoe. Superblast 2 and rotate between both. Always running in stability shoes is not a good idea, but rotation is a good idea. I overpronate on the left foot and get shin splints. I run neutral, saucony ride 17, when I can feel my shin splints starting I switch to stability till healed. Then back.

Saucony ride 17 or 18. Very durable shoes.

I got the 15 pretty cheap at a Winners here, and while I'm normally a Kinvara guy, they were nice and light and good for easy days.  Then I got the 17 to replace them. Clunky and heavy, they're no fun to run in. I still use them for long runs in case that extra cushioning actually helps, but I don't enjoy them. I'm back to Kinvaras for almost all my runs.

If Saucony works for you, Rides maybe? Light, 8mm drop, stable. They're firm not plush but I use them for long runs and easy days.

I'm with you on the durability. I usually retire my shoes around 400 miles but I'll probably get the Ride to 500 easy. I'm around 475 now and they're maybe a little softer and less responsive but still nice. 

The ride had big changes at the 15 and 17. It seems like they are doing a tick-tock iteration where every year it alternates between small update and big update. The 17 and 18 have an almost identical midsole but the 18 has a much better upper and is lighter overall. Rides are also tanks. They last forever compared to some other daily trainers

Peaked at the 15 though. The move to the 'fancier' foam in the 17 actually made that shoe my least favourite shoe ever and I'm a huge Saucony fanboy. ETA... Think I'll take them out for a spin tonight - just a short social club run.

Same here, loved my 15 and was disappointed by the 17. Can't really explain why it's not as good though.

I have the same rotation and am also looking for wide super shoes because of a mild bunion. The Elite v4 irritates my left Achilles due to its hard heel counter. My current rotation further includes the Topo Atmos (wide enough, but not a racing shoe), the EP3 (too narrow), and the Saucony Ride 16 and 17 (Wide). I'm eagerly waiting for the RunRepeat review of the Elite v5, but I might go for the Cloudboom Strike (not the LS version). However, I'm concerned it might also have a problematic heel counter.

These felt dead to me compared to my pairs of Novablast and Evo SL, and have sat on the shelf. The NBs are getting flat, so I may start running in the 17s again.

The Saucony Ride 17 in navy blue with the brown outsole is fire. I specifically bought it so that after retiring it I would be able to wear it casually.