Tenaya have establshed a good reputation rather quickly. Probably helped by some smart sponsorship deals: Alex Megos, the Anderson brothers - but from what one hears the shoes are genuinely good. And there's a Korean brand called Butora that seems to be well liked in the US, although I have yet to see them anywhere in Europe.
Back in the day Sean Kelly( Irish cyclist in case you don't know) was sponsored by Puma. On his Cycling shoes underneath the painted on Puma stripe you could see 3 blacked out Adidas stripes.
There's a reason why there are only two-and-a-half brands of athletic shoes: nike, adidas and puma
Quote from: jwi on June 18, 2017, 08:47:18 pmThere's a reason why there are only two-and-a-half brands of athletic shoes: nike, adidas and pumaErm, Asics....
Quote from: Andy F on June 18, 2017, 10:27:07 pmQuote from: jwi on June 18, 2017, 08:47:18 pmThere's a reason why there are only two-and-a-half brands of athletic shoes: nike, adidas and pumaErm, Asics....Erm and Reebok and Brooks if you are looking at proper running shoes, not fashion trainers.
BD have been doing clothing for a couple of years now too; I'm seeing quite a lot of it about, and I have one of their softshell jackets that I use for alpine stuff & it's excellent. But I suppose clothing is less performance critical and doesn't attract such ferocious brand loyalty as shoes.<snip>And there's a Korean brand called Butora that seems to be well liked in the US, although I have yet to see them anywhere in Europe.
I hear these new Michelin shoes are really comfy, so you'll never tyre of wearing them.