Customer Reviews ASICS GT-2170™

Slightly disappointed. I will be the first to admit my husband isn't the easiest person on his shoes. The first weekend he got these he went out and played in the mud. Add to that walking to school and helping to take care of our two boys, he wears these shoes for everything. But they haven't held up. The seam on the sides is coming out. My husband has a double extra wide foot, so thank you for coming in his size. Just wish they would have hung in there longer.

I have an older pair of Asics (Gel Cumulus 11) in a Men's size 8 (yes, I am a girl wearing men's shoes) that I have worn for years at the gym and have loved them. I bought the same size in this style and the fit was way too narrow and it felt pretty tight. I also didn't like that the laces seem to be a lot shorter than my last pair of Asics.

I ordered a pair, but had to return them. While the footbed of the shoe was large enough, the upper was too small. The gel in the heel is nice, but it seems to make your feet roll all the weight to the outside of the foot.

I really like these shoes, they have good arch support for my high arches and I don't have to wear orthotics with them. However, after a year, both of them have huge holes in the upper side of the toe where the netting is. At first it just looked silly that you could see my colorful sock collection all the time, but the holes have now gotten big enough that my toes now actually poke out and get stuck sometimes when I'm running. If it were just one foot, I'd write it off, but it's both of them now, and I can see from the other reviews that I'm not the only one. Really annoying that expensive shoes like this don't last very well. (I don't work these shoes super hard -- I walk a lot in them and go to the gym a couple times a week only.)

I wear a 14B, and my last three running shoes were in the 2000 series - which provided the best fit. The toe box on the 2170 has been reduced in size and is too small for me.

They began falling apart 3 months after purchase. It first developed a hole in the upper mesh area near my toes. And then the glue on the sole wore out and pieces of the sole feel off. It's concerning that these shoes only last 4 months with moderate wear. I only wore these to and from work (I would change into dress shoes at work). If you plan to jog in them, they will most likely only last a month or two.

These are probably my least favorite running shoes I've ever had. I bought them on the strength of the reviews here on Zappos, but have found them to be really uncomfortable to run in. I've tried using Dean Karnazes insoles in them to no avail. My biggest complaints are that they are heavy and they feel inflexible.

I tried the ASICS GT-2170™ 4E width. They seemed more narrow than my ASICS GEL-Kahana® 6 of the same size and width. Not wide enough for me. I also didn't care for the metallic color. I prefer more subdued colors.