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Your cool man, I was worried you might get defensive from my comment. That’s what I’m used to where I live. People can’t have an adult discussion without thinking your attacking them. Let’s wait to see if they’ll comment.

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You’re right I am speculating but at the same time did my own tests and did’t see any difference in terms of tackiness which was my whole reason for testing the them. Outdoors I do not know since I don’t run. Thanks for contacting them though

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I have to disagree with you. That’s speculation that they didn’t put much research into it. There may be different blends they are using, like which used tires? Race car tires, bicycle tires, car tires? What is the process they use to make the tires into soles. There is a lot of research that may go into this. Are there different blends for basketball and running shoes. And isn’t brand recognition what these companies are all about?People see a brand name and they want to buy it. I see this as an excellent partnership as Adidas is a shoe company while Continental is a rubber manufacturer. Who better to ask about rubber and traction than someone doing it for a long time. I have contacted both Adidas and Continental and asked them to content on this post so we can get some real facts. I apologize for not addressing traction in my first post. There is a noticeable difference in the traction of the continental soles, they are much better, with far less slippage, meaning fast times and less fatigue. I’m still surprised the road shoe performs much better than the actual trail shoe.

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Yes the Continental rubber feels harder than regular and that’s one benefit of using their rubber. Interesting if they are made out of used tires bc if so then they really didn’t put any research into “developing” a compound for specifically for shoes ..similar to what I said since it doesn’t really benefit Continental expect brand recognition. I don’t run trails or run period so can’t comment on outdoor use so I’ll take your word. I wrote this article bc lots of people think that Continental rubber would be beneficial in terms of performance but it really doesn’t make traction any better although it might be more durable. Thanks for your input !

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