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The Adidas Hyperboost Edge is a new plate-free super-trainer, the first shoe of its type from Adidas and one that’s built to rival to some of the best running shoes on the market, like the Asics Megablast and Asics Superblast 3.
It impressed us during testing, with the bouncy, fun ride from the new Hyperboost Pro foam in the midsole being the star feature of the shoe. It’s a versatile and enjoyable daily trainer, and while expensive, it’s a little cheaper than the Asics duo.
You can get better value from shoes like the Kiprun Kipstorm Tempo and Saucony Endorphin Azura, however, and the Hyperboost Edge has a flawed and uncomfortable upper that might well put off some runners.
Design & Key Stats
- Price: £170/$200
- Weight: 255g/9.0oz (men’s UK 9 / US 9.5)
- Drop: 6mm
- Stack height: 45mm heel, 39mm forefoot
- Upper: Primeweave upper
- Midsole: Hyperboost Pro foam
- Outsole: Full Lighttraxion rubber outsole
Adidas Hyperboost Edge review
How’s The Fit
Nick and Kieran tested the Hyperboost Edge for our review and while the length was fine in our normal running shoe size, it’s not the best-fitting shoe in general. The upper is stiff, not that breathable and has a firm collar that digs in around the ankle during runs. While it didn’t ruin the experience of running in the shoe for us, this is not a great upper.
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The Run Test: Likes
The standout feature of the Hyperboost Edge is the Hyperboost Pro midsole foam, which is a pelletised form of Adidas’s Lightstrike Pro material and delivers a brilliantly bouncy ride at any pace.
Since it’s such a high stack shoe, you can feel the depth of the midsole, and it springs back to produce a lot of energy return. It’s a very enjoyable feeling, and the amount of bounce only increases as you run faster in the Hyperboost Edge.
We found it to be a pretty versatile shoe as well. It’s great for cruising around at easy paces and top relaxed long run option, but is light and springy enough for steady and tempo runs too, even if it can feel a bit awkward at really fast paces.
The full outsole on the shoe helps with stability and durability, and in general the Hyperboost Edge should be a very long-lasting trainer thanks to having that full outsole and the fact that beaded foams like this have always been durable in our experience.
The Run Test: Dislikes
The upper on the Hyperboost Edge is the main dislike we have for the shoe, and for some runners it might be a dealbreaker in pushing them to look elsewhere, because it’s simply not very comfortable and reduces the enjoyment of running in the shoe.
It’s also not the fastest super-trainer out there – the Asics Megablast and Kiprun Kipstorm Tempo both have a little more oomph for fast runs.
The competition is very fierce in general. While the Hyperboost Edge is versatile and fun to run in, there are alternatives out there that do offer a higher level of performance, or better value.
Verdict And Alternatives
There’s a lot to like about Adidas’ first plate-free super-trainer, and it will make your daily runs bounce by more enjoyable, as long as the upper doesn’t complete ruin your experience of using the Hyperboost Edge.
It didn’t for us, and we’d happily run hundreds of miles in the Hyperboost Edge, which excels at easy and steady paces in particular and offers more bounce than most rivals.
However, there are some super-trainers we rate more highly, and shoes that offer more value too. The Asics Megablast is a faster, bouncier shoe, though less stable and a bit more expensive, while the Asics Superblast 3 is a softer option for daily miles. Both have better uppers too.
The Kiprun Kipstorm Tempo is extremely good value in the UK and a lighter, faster super-trainer than the Hyperboost Edge, though the Adidas is more fun for bouncing through relaxed miles.
Other good value alternatives include the Saucony Endorphin Azura and Hoka Mach 7, which aren’t as cushioned but have versatile rides and can handle the same runs you’d do in the Hyperboost Edge.
Compared with the Adidas Adizero Evo SL, the Hyperboost Edge is more cushioned and stable, and better for easy and long runs, while the Evo SL is a faster options for workouts, and considerably cheaper to use as an all-rounder if you don’t mind its instability.