Adidas Barricade 6 Review

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I have been a lover of the Adidas Barricade for sometime now. My first pair of barricades were the Jo Wilf Tsonga black and green pair from the 2008 Aussie Open, since then I have absolutley loved everything about them! I am not a big spender by any stretch of the imagination tho I do think that there are two things worth spending your money on, a good comfy bed and a good pair of shoes….. cuz when you are not in one you are in the other. After all we only have one pair of ankles/knees and legs!

So I have had 5 pairs of Barricade 5 by now and they are my favourite shoe, the durability is top notch especially for a hard court slogger like myself. The 5s are comfortable, my foot doesnt move when I move across court from my inside out forehand to my forehand ( tennis players note the pun) and they look good! I had hoped to have seen the Barricade 6 before now and had Adidas not brought out those crappy Andy Murray colours I may have been tempted, but it certainly has been worth the wait.

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I initially slated the 6’s when they came out, they had lost everything that the Barricade had become known for especially the legendary styling. But the new US Open colours certainly take my fancy and will certainly appeal to more than just under 10s and Andy Murray fanatics. So like a crazed fan I bought a pair, eager to see if Adidas had managed to perfect perfection. In fact they have. The only criticism I may have had on the 5s was that they were slightly heavy, at over 500g per shoe, the 6s are certainly a lot lighter which is great.

The fit is quite snug, your heel and ankle is locked tightly into the shoe and protects the joint from over pronation. They also feel quite airy and breathable, tho I have yet to experience them in a real North Irish downpour, so I will come back to you on that one! Comfort is also excellent with great arch support and even when sprinting the shoe stays locked around your foot. Adidas have also increased the padding around the ankle which did give me a little irritation before, this is now totally gone! Sole wise, I get great traction on the hard courts and the toe is once again enforced for us big servers.

The Adidas Barricade 6 is definitely worth a look.

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