About

Adidas Adistar

Adistar was the most expensive running name adidas had in the early 2000s, and the shoe wanted you to see it: where rivals printed their stripes, the Adistar mounted them as separate chromed rods on top of the upper. That line is back now as a retro, and the bling is the whole point. This is the most decked-out 2000s runner in the reissue lineup, and it is not shy about it.

Stripes you can grab hold of

Look at the three stripes: they are not flat panels but mounted bars with a metallic sheen, each set separately on the mesh. Around them a web of thin rubber lines crosses the entire upper, like cords lashing the shoe down. And in the heel sits a window with the cushioning on show, the name adiPRENE on it, the cushioning tech of that era displayed here like jewelry.

Cushion and Control are the two flavors

The members on this page come from two branches of the old line. The Adistar Cushion is the cushioned all-rounder, the Control 5 the stability version with extra build along the inner side. In the reissues that distinction is mostly shape: the Control reads heavier and more layered, the Cushion a touch sleeker. Both wear the chrome, the web and the heel window; recognize one of the two and you recognize both.

The most baroque of the lineup

In the field of returned 2000s runners the Adistar is the maximalist. The Supernova Cushion is the sober brother from the same house, the Gel-Kayano 14 the lacquered rival, and the P-6000 the accessible entry into the genre. The Adistar outdoes all three in shine and weight, and that is exactly why you pick it or leave it.

On this page you can see which versions of the Adidas Adistar are running hottest right now according to the Hypescore, from what price they’re available, and how many shops have them in stock.