06-16-2006, 06:28 AM
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#1 | | Senior Member
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| New Adidas "En Garde" cheapie shoe
Just saw this new Adidas "En Garde" shoe at the Allstar website. The price is good so it's a question of what the design and quality are like. | 
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06-16-2006, 07:51 AM
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| Shoe in the $50 range, I would expect it to be like the LiNing then. Adidas $150 shoe has durability issues with the sole, I don't expect those will be solved in the $50 version. (Except you can buy 3 of these for the price of 1 of the other ones.) 
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06-16-2006, 08:47 AM
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| The fencing shoe market seems to be getting a bit crowded. I wonder when someone will come up with a chart showing the various options. | 
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06-16-2006, 02:43 PM
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| Well, the regular, hexagonal adidas shoe tread has been fairly durable, unlike the adistar version, so I don't think there should be nearly as much of an issue with that part of it. | |
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06-16-2006, 02:52 PM
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| I'm dissapointed.
Its not silver, it doesnt have glitter, flashing lights, hydraulics, sequins or wings.
Adidas, you were getting so good at making fencing shoes.
This shoe, my friends, is a step in reverse.
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06-16-2006, 04:02 PM
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This shoe, my friends, is a step in reverse.
| You mean a sort of ... ReverseLunge? | |
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06-16-2006, 04:23 PM
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| Gav, that would be a reverse step.
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06-16-2006, 04:53 PM
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| I'm such a sneaker freak... Anybody know a place we can get these state side yet? | |
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06-17-2006, 01:23 AM
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Originally Posted by D+F+P=Hadouken! I'm dissapointed.
Its not silver, it doesnt have glitter, flashing lights, hydraulics, sequins or wings.
Adidas, you were getting so good at making fencing shoes.
This shoe, my friends, is a step in reverse. | I think I shall employ you as market research. Anything you like if you use criteria like that guarantees I won't like it. | |
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06-17-2006, 02:16 AM
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| Yonex>Adidas | |
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06-17-2006, 11:14 AM
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| Mizuno> Yonex
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06-17-2006, 01:02 PM
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06-18-2006, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by rudd Just saw this new Adidas "En Garde" shoe at the Allstar website. The price is good so it's a question of what the design and quality are like. | I just returned home from a competition and saw a couple of people wearing them.
I liked the look of them and the price is very good. They're white, and the design is almost identical to that of the D'Artagnan II's. I would suspect these to be just about as good/bad as them, comfortwise.
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06-23-2006, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by D+F+P=Hadouken! I'm dissapointed.
Its not silver, it doesnt have glitter, flashing lights, hydraulics, sequins or wings.
Adidas, you were getting so good at making fencing shoes.
This shoe, my friends, is a step in reverse. | i would prefer some shoes from the past. what i'd pay for a pair of adidas green--or even the original black adidastar. | |
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06-23-2006, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by u r the spoon i would prefer some shoes from the past. what i'd pay for a pair of adidas green--or even the original black adidastar. | Seconded, with a rider : I want the riposte II back! I found some, but only in odd sizes
I like that people are starting to look at the sub-70USD price point for fencing shoes more seriously. I'm looking forward to trying on the Absolute shoe in Atlanta, and I may check out these if anyone has them on-hand.
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06-25-2006, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by fatfencer Fatfencer>World | Literally??? 
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07-02-2006, 06:58 AM
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| I have actually seen the shoe and i must agree that it is almost identical to the d'artagnan IIs. The only downsides are that the mesh doesn't seem as breathable as the d'arts and the sole i don't think will last long.
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07-09-2006, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by I live to FENCE I have actually seen the shoe and i must agree that it is almost identical to the d'artagnan IIs. The only downsides are that the mesh doesn't seem as breathable as the d'arts and the sole i don't think will last long. | I disagree, I have just bought some for FAJ (Those on the British Forum will know that FAJ refers to my daughter who is a Cadet foillist) and I think that the soles will last better than the D'art II. The orangy rubber is grippy, but seems very robust. They are light, flexible but also supportive.
They are a very welcome return to the traditional fencing shoe (away from silver monstrosities). The LiNing shoe is too big and clumsy for my female foilist and it has worn through in about 2 months. Which is why we needed the En Gardes | |
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07-10-2006, 11:53 AM
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| Any chance a US seller will pick them up? | |
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07-10-2006, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by KD5MDK Any chance a US seller will pick them up? | I think that Absolute had them at Nationals. Either they did or somebody else did - I remember seeing them there. | |
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