ASICS Men's Gel-Venture 6 MX Running Shoes

I love my Asics running shoes. What I hate is Asics changes how they are made from time to time. Each time this happens they ruin the comfort and feel of the shoe. This, the "Venture 6", is the latest to undergo the transformation from great feeling shoe to complete garbage. The materials used are cheaper, the thickness of padding and support have been minimized, all resulting in this piece of garbage I now own. Luckily the Venture 5 shoe is still available so I will be be getting another pair of those.

After one week the mesh material on the side of the shoe is fraying badly...They are comfortable, and good looking shoes....but not up to the quality I've come to expect from Asics. Would not recommend

I'm pretty sure I either have a knock off or an irregular. My first suspicion was that it arrived in a plain brown box, not the normal Asics, box and no silicone packets in the shoes or in the box. I recently bought the same sneaker from Dick's Sporting Goods, I got the orange and gray of the Venture 6.. Those were soo comfortable and like walking on springy cushion I wanted another pair for my general use. Dick's only had the Orange in my size so I went here and found the blue with green. in my size and $15 cheaper. While they fit just fine, and are nice sneakers there was something off about them. At first I though it was in my head because the plain box. So I wore them exclusively for a few days to break them in. Yesterday I put on my orange Venture 6 and I could feel the difference right away. So now my suspcion was in overdrive. I walked up and down my street in the orange and the put on the blue and green I bought from Amazon and there is clearly a comfort difference. I wills still keep them since they do fit my needs and won't be using them for my exercise regimen Like I said they are fine for what they are . But something is amiss so either a knock off or an Asics reject that Zappo's bought up. If it's the latter then Amazon should describe them as such "irregular"

Cheaply made and uncomfortable. I had checked this shoe out at a local retailer and was tempted by the lower price on Amazon. The shoe I got looks cheaply made, is uncomfortable and after using it for a few days my feet really hurt. I have purchased this ASICS show twice before from local retailers and never had this problem. This is either a knockoff product or a lower quality one made by the manufacturer. Do your feet a favor and skip this one.

Absolutely love the ASICS Gel-Venture series - have owned Series 4, 5 and 6 now and will keep buying them! My evaluation below:Price: Unbeatable for a shoe of this qualityDistance: Have been using these for 40-50+ mile weeks in NYC during 2018, previous versions have lasted 750-1,000 milesAll-Weather Performance: have been using in all sorts of climates, but most recently the winter (including rain and snow) and springMarathon Proven: have worn during Philly and NYC marathons, as well as a half marathon!I like that these have just the right amount of cushion without being bulky

On the left in the photos are ASICS Mens Gel-Venture 6 (in Victoria Blue) with over 600 miles of trail & pavement logged on my running app. On the right (in Black/Phantom/Mid-Grey) are the replacement pair I just ordered from here on Amazon. My wear pattern is neutral-to-slight-supination. I jog & power-hike almost daily, pretty much 50/50 pavement and trail. Twelve to fifteen hundred miles annually. My take on these shoes is that they are superb training and activity shoes, the best performing shoes for the price that I have ever purchased. If you are a competitive runner, they could work for training quite nicely, but not for race day, capice? They breathe quite well. While not waterproof at all, the Gel-Venture 6 are NOT "moisture magnets" like many running shoes. I live in the Pacific Northwest, so mud and puddles are pretty much no surprise any day of the year. My training app tracks mileage on my shoes, and it shocked me to recently see that the blue pair (left in the photos) had gone over 600 miles - I was really not noticing degradation in the gel pads, and the soles are in outstanding condition. Normally, other shoes I have purchased have worn out soles and just plain hurt my feet after 4-500 miles. And that's why I recommend the ASICS Mens Gel-Venture 6 Running Shoe and purchased another pair. Enjoy - and remember to get outside every day - with high quality shoes and Smartwool socks, your feet will love you for it!

For decades I’ve been using expensive ASICS GT series running shoes. Now that I am getting old and walking instead of running, I am finding that Gel-Venture sneakers are more comfortable for all day wear and just as protective, at half the price. They have the added feature of a covering tab to protect the top of the show from wearing out in the front due to “rising big toe” issues, the major source of wear on my expensive ASICS GT2000 series shoes, which lack this feature.

These fit perfectly, but if you are new to Asics, they run small in both length and width. I order these in a half size larger than most other brands. Shoes look exactly as depicted. The Gel-Venture 6's do not have a heavy gel presence. I use these more for daily wear and use models with more gel when I will be expecting heavier impacts.

I have been looking for shoes that are a little harder wearing after going through 3 pairs of Sketchers in no time. I walk for several miles daily and sadly the sketchers soles wore out in no time. These however are far more robust. The wide fit makes them even more comfortable.Will definitely be buying more ASICS in the future.

Great fit. Stylish,comfortable. My partner covetes them

Was happily surprised that the Asics trianers fitted as last Asics a bought at Christmas time the front of them had holes after 2 weeks but this new product didn’t disappoint am really happy they very comfy

My son really likes his new training shoes

Good durable and stylish