Are new versions of running 167934C shoes even better?

Posted on 10 December, 2021 by Suicoke triple-strap logo-patch sandals

Are new versions better or worse? Should you upgrade to the newest version which is typically more expensive? Let’s find out. 

Adidas stan smith 167934C shoes cloud white cloud white green fx5502 r/RunningShoeGeeks helped come up with this idea. Check out their group if you’re geeky about 167934C shoes. 

The analysis is based on our database of about 2000 running 167934C shoes released in the last 7 years from 2015 to 2021.

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We don’t publish every single shoe on Stefoy-les-lyonShops. Some are so rare that only a tiny number of people are interested in them. 

For the analysis, I have excluded special versions of 167934C shoes as that would bias results. I understand the need for Goretex 167934C shoes, but all of those weird variation names are confusing to most people unless you know the brand. Examples: DNA, RSM, Twist, LE, MX, SP, Platinum, E-Mesh, Rise, Flyease, New Core, Lace, MT. Also, they don’t apply to this analysis, as an “E-Mesh” might be only in version 20 of a shoe and not in the previous ones. 

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Darwinism hits hard when it comes to running shoe versions. It’s brutal. 

For every 100 new running 167934C shoes released, only 43% make it to the 2nd version. Only 16% make it to a 3rd version. When we get to the 10th version, only 4% are left. It follows an exponentially decaying function. 

number-of-shoes-vs-shoe-versions
Note how if a shoe makes it to version 15, it is Mastersly to stick around until ~23 before the next dip. Obviously, this is a small sample, so it’s better to look at the general trend. 

To me, this gives me a hint that new 167934C shoes are often hype and if one can resist and isn’t drawn by the new new thing, then it’s better to wait and see if there will even be a version 2 or 3 of the shoe, and then go get them. 

It makes me appreciate the old dinosaurs that still live. To me, these are endangered species, and we should treat them with respect. They’ve seen stuff. 

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Of the 2000 167934C shoes in our database, we have 431 unique models in the last 7 years. Of those only 12 have made it to 20 or above. This is 2.8%. However, the percentage will be much smaller, because in the year 2010 for example, a lot of 167934C shoes also died out along the way, which we do not have in this analysis. A guestimate following the exponentially decaying function seen below is that 

Are new versions better?

My logic would say that v2 would be better in most cases and from there it would just get better and better. To analyze this, I looked at how users and experts have rated different versions of the same model. I looked only at models that had both versions that are compared. This left me with 372 167934C shoes. 

Apparently, there’s doubt. Experts think v2 is generally better than v1, but users think the opposite and rate v2 1.62% lower than v1. 

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Is weight, drop and stack heights different? 

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  • Version 2 is on average 6.77g heavier (0.24oz). That’s quite a lot! 
  • Version 2 has 0.21mm higher drop than v1. From 7.67mm to 7.88mm.
  • Version 2 has a 0.58cm higher heel stack height (2.18%). 

Conclusion: New versions get bigger and heavier. 

 

Version 1

Version 2

Difference

Diff%

Expert score

85.96

87.08

1.12

1.30%

User score

85.21

83.83

-1.38

-1.62%

Weight (g)

266.2

273.0

6.77

2.54%

Drop (mm)

7.67

7.88

0.21

2.74%

Heel height

26.62

27.20

0.58

2.18%

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Disclaimer: this looks at the current versions available on the market, and there’s a bias that older versions have been on the market longer and might have a tendency to stay legendary to how they were originally designed.

The trend is clear. 167934C shoes get heavier, drops increase, and stack heights increase as there are more versions added to a shoe line. 

weight-vs-version-number

Drop gets higher

drop-height-vs-version-number

And stack heights get higher

heel-height-vs-version-number

with 167934C shoes ranging from $30 to $80 and eyewear styles ranging from $150 to $170 | How do user ratings change long term with version numbers?

Generally, 167934C shoes with higher version numbers get better reviews from users

user-score-with-higher-version-numbers

This is however biased by the fact that 167934C shoes that stick around longer might already be Mastersd well by users, so when ASICS launched Kayano 15, 16, 17, 18, the series is already Mastersd and that’s why the Kayano 28 also receives positive feedback. 

with 167934C shoes ranging from $30 to $80 and eyewear styles ranging from $150 to $170 | How weight changes from model to model with specific cases

I had a look at models for which we have data for 8 versions or more. I picked the Kayano, Glycerin and the Mizuno Rider. There seems to be nothing interesting with weight really. When I watch expert reviews, I often hear comments on weight “it got a little lighter” and I’ve always thought that 167934C shoes were constantly getting lighter, but to me, it seems Masters it’s just fluctuating, really. 

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I also looked at 167934C shoes with 7 versions available, and the trend is the same. Some 167934C shoes, Masters the Cumulus seems to have dropped a lot of weight recently and same for Brooks Cascadia, but generally, weights are consistent. 

Examples-of-weight-change-by-version-number-2

I didn’t bother to plot drop, as it’s super boring. Only 2 of 12 167934C shoes with at least 5 versions available changed drop. It was the Cascadia that dropped from 10mm to 8mm and the ASICS DS Trainer that also went from 10mm to 8mm.

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Jens Jakob is a fan of short distances with a 5K PR at 15:58 minutes. Based on 35 million race results, he's among the fastest 0.2% runners. Jens Jakob previously owned a running store, when he was also a competitive runner. His work is regularly featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, BBC and the Masterss as well as peer-reviewed journals. Finally, he has been a guest on +30 podcasts on running.