Adidas Evo SL

One of the promises of the Adios Pro Evo 1 is that the learnings from this ridiculously priced shoe would trickle down into Adidas mainstream product. We’ve seen some of the that promise fulfilled in the recently announced Adios Pro 4. And now, even more of that lineage is making its way into every day product. This is the Adizero Evo SL, and it’s time to take it for a run.

0:00 intro
0:58 disclsoures
1:19 specs
5:02 what's it like
8:26 Adidas 2025
12:00 buying guide
12:59 vs Pegasus Plus
14:02 vs Rebel v4

disclosures: Adidas provided these shoes, so I did not have to pay for them. No one is paying me to make this video or to include their shoe in this video. No one will get a chance to preview any of my footage or my thoughts before this video goes up on YouTube.

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[oscartjaa]

The review everyone’s been waiting on!

[michaelcaricoo]

Thanks for the video, have fun in New York. I will say though, as even as someone who was initially really excited about the Evo SL, how they have done the release is really off putting with the extra early hype cycle and raffles for a chance to buy. More excited for the Novablast 5 because you'll actually be able to buy it

[mfcc]

I have always been imagining an Adizero shoe with a purely Lightstrike Pro midsole without any kind of rods in it. I'm so happy that Adidas made this shoe. It even looks like the Pro Evo 1 which is aesthetically stunning for me. I have ran 33km in the Evo SL as of this writing and I am really loving it. Great review as always. 😊

[biserd]

Thank you Mike for calling out the marketing gimmicks from the brands. This is one of the reason why I watch your videos, fairness! Congrats on the 200k subscribers!

[adammoriwaki]

Another great review! Thanks!

Just picked these up at the NYC Marathon expo yesterday, along with a pair of the AP4s. Excited to try them!

[cmjr]

Excited to see how this compares with the newly released Novablast 5. Based on reviews, both seem to be capable as non-plated race day daily trainers.

[bubkabubka]

Really good video! One of your best shoe reviews. AND you're centered on screen during the studio shots!!! ❤

[WarrenVester]

Top content as always Kofuzi 🔥,
Super stoked as i just received my Evo SL today, cant wait to take it out 2moro morning 😁

[peterandrewchua]

Love that style cool and it is affordable.I'm an avid fan of your Youtube channel Mr.Kofuzi!God bless you and your family always!😊

[michaeliandomingo]

Yoohh Been waiting for your review on this shoe, yes there are many reviewers post it already but I wait for this, more precise and have options! Btw Congrats on 200k+ 🎉🎉

[jafran-ahmed]

The Adidas singlet looks fantastic! Plus, it's awesome to have a daily trainer with premium foam, giving you that race-day feel every time.

[A_SEGA_Dremcast]

That subtle match cut goodness when discussing ZoomX.

[ArichPantho]

Very nice video, thanks a lot! How does the Adizero Sl 2 compare to the Evo Sl as a daily trainer? Also in the Adidas app, the release date is december 12th (at least here in Germany). So maybe the hype or the pre drop (which was last week in Germany) was so big that they changed the release date for everyone. I really appreciate your videos, keep the good work up🙏

[martinbrzozowski]

Love your work Ko. Really looking forward to getting a pair of the Evo SL and also the incoming Adios 9. I’ve been spending a lot of time in the Takumi Sen recently and would like some rod-free, lower stack training and session companions to rotate thru. I have used the AP3 heaps in the past but recently I am finding the max stack height a bit of overkill for me as I get faster and more efficient. Pretty leaner runner here (~60kg) so the TS is feeling like the right amount of foam that I can actually compress properly.

[laalaastl]

Looks like this will cannibalize sales of the Boston -- which was _supposed_ to be the tempo trainer in the lineup lol. Faster, even without rods. Happy that poor B12 at least got mentioned. I'm thinking I might even pick the EVO SL over the venerable Novablast -- though the latter comes in snazzier colors.

[nikospilikas]

Having run ~40 miles in the Evo SL and a variety of workouts, for me it's an amazing lightweight trainer or long run shoe but not an up tempo/ performance trainer. The LS Pro here is soft, without any complementary element, and doesn't have the bounce when it is pushed. Moreover, the soft and and flexible forefoot makes the angle of the rocker almost flat, so you don't have nay feel of propulsion. Hence, no "mechanical assistance".

[zontemonte]

Loved the video but I do think that the Boston handles fast paces well, at least for me! Wonder what the new stuff related to the Adios is, I had the Adios 7 and really loved it!

[solefreak]

Where does the SL2 sit in that rotation? Think its also a banger of a shoe from anything easy all the way to a session

[Manuel-]

A good description. Like from 🇪🇸 Spain. !!! Happy Halloween!!!.

[stefstar.]

2025 line up? Now I understand the tshirts from the Chicago shakeout. 😜 congrats on the 200k Mike!