Customer Reviews ASICS GEL-Venture® 6

It felt narrower and smaller than expected. Nice style . Exchanged for larger size

It's a comfortable shoe. Looks a lot better in the picture than in real life. Seems like more of a trail shoe than a running shoe. Not sure how the sole would hold up to a lot of hard surface miles. I bought it for casual wear so it suits my purposes.

Shoe fit well as usual with asics. Initial comfort was good. This is not a serious running shoe. Ok for short soft surface runs.

Version 5 was much more comfortable. This new version 6 is huge in comparison and has almost no support inside. Bummer

For many years of road running, I was an avid ASICS fan, but when I tried much earlier version of this shoe, I found it all but useless for long-distance trail running, so for years I've worn New Balance 1210 Leadvilles, the only true stability trail shoe I could find in 4E width. New Balance has discontinued that shoe with no successor planned, and doesn't offer any other stability trail shoes, so I've come back to ASICS. This shoe is heavier than I'd prefer, but I'm hoping it meets my needs.

The toe box is very roomy. A bit more room than what I prefer.

A serviceable shoe, but you get what you pay for. Very hard & unforgiving soles. But I do like the color & design of the shoe.

You get what you pay for. These Asics are basic. Minor support, hard soles & a full loose width. Plus the orange accents are MUCH brighter than the pic. It’s almost day-glo. The color felt too juvenile for me.

Just OK. Last pair I bought last year seemed to fit better. These are a little narrow. Next time I will buy a wider width. Also didn't realize that they were made in Vietnam. Not sure if I want to support a communist country with my American dollars.

I liked the shoes, they fit well and looked good. Unfortunately I returned them because they made noise as you walk. The material used in the upper, near the toes rubs against the top of foot near the toes and makes a "whoosh" sound.

My husband likes them to walk in all day.

Good

I purchased two pairs of shoes, since I underpronate (supinate); these and the New Balance FuelCore Urge v2. There are pros/cons to both, but ended up returning these based on comfort. They are definitely a (more) stable and arguably a better-built shoe, but I felt they were very uncomfortable. I normally wear an 8.5 in Vans, and these felt larger at 8.5. The 8's fit more like a Vans 8.5 for a relative comparison. Overall, I'd give these a 3.5 / 5.

So disappointed! This shoe had great reviews, the price was ridiculously affordable and while I usually prefer a plainer looking shoe, the grey I chose is gorgeous. Sadly, I bought it for comfort and support. It was a half+ size larger which was fine but it was so narrow it hurt. Had to return it with regret. I hope you have better luck with this beautiful shoe.

These were really bad compared to other variants of the Gel-Venture series I have had in the past. The structure of the shoe just didn't hold up. Much of the shoe's structure in the heel area is made of this brittle plastic that always cut into my ankle and eventually just broke. Additionally my forefoot always landed weird and eventually distorted the shape of the shoe. ASICS has been my go-to brand for the weird size I wear and this is the most disappointed I've been in one of their products.

I have no idea what happened to ASICS. They used to carry great cross trainers and walking sneakers. These like the others are very cheaply made. The bottoms are so thin and feel like plastic. One step above the soles of Converse All Stars. I switched over to Saucony. I like the appearance of Asics, but that's it. Asics walkers and cross trainers are now expensive "skips."

Nice "looking" sneaker and I wanted them to be good, but something happened to Asics over the past years. They used to carry great sneakers. I used to ONLY buy ASICS. They seem to have cheapened the product. I tried on the Ventura 6 and it felt like they had really thin and cheap soles. It is not just with these ASICS, but ASICS in general. That is why I switched over to Saucony. I love the ASICS appearance though, as opposed to the boring looking Saucony. The fit and durability of Saucony can't be matched however. I had to mail these ASICS back. I hope one day ASICS goes back to what they were.

So comfy at first, and incredibly reasonably priced. But after a 20 minute walk, my plantar fasciitis was extremely aggravated.