Asics Gel Nimbus 23 'Clear Blue Gunmetal'
Colorway: Clear Blue/Gunmetal · Style code: 1011B004-408 · Release date: February 15, 2021 · Price: $2682 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Asics Gel Nimbus 23 'Triple Black' (1011B004-002) · Asics Gel Nimbus 23 'Black Electric Red' (1011B004-007) · Asics Gel Nimbus 23 'Digital Aqua Grey' (1011B004-020) · Asics Gel Nimbus 23 'Sheet Rock' (1011B004-021) · Asics Gel Nimbus 23 'White Oyster Grey' (1011B004-100)
ASICS introduced two cushioned road shoes in 1999, and the Nimbus was the premium one. Built for distance and for neutral runners who did not need their stride corrected, it found an audience among marathoners quickly and has held the top of the cushioning range ever since. That makes it the counterweight to the Kayano at the head of the catalogue: same price bracket, same yearly update cycle, opposite brief. One holds a foot that rolls inward; this one stays out of the way and absorbs the landing. Twenty-three versions in, the outline was still recognisable from the first, a soft ride and a generous stack with GEL where the heel meets the road, even though nearly every material had been swapped out along the way. Clear blue with gunmetal is a cool, low-contrast finish, the kind a shoe gets when the brand expects it to sell on how it feels rather than how it looks.