Asics Wmns Gel Cumulus 23 'Black'
Colorway: Black/Graphite Grey · Style code: 1012A888-002 · Release date: April 2021 · Price: $130 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Asics Wmns Gel Cumulus 23 'Black White' (1012A888-001) · Asics Wmns Gel Cumulus 23 'Black Sun Peach' (1012A888-003) · Asics Wmns Gel Cumulus 23 'White Black' (1012A888-100) · Asics Wmns Gel Cumulus 23 'Mist' (1012A888-417) · Asics Wmns Gel Cumulus 23 'French Blue' (1012A888-419)
The GEL-Cumulus turned up in 1999 and has stayed in the ASICS line ever since on a simple premise: comfort and versatility, for a runner with a neutral gait who wants one shoe to do everything. It is the model against which the brand's more specialised trainers get measured: lighter than the GEL-Nimbus, without the stability structure of the GEL-Kayano, cheaper than either.
The twenty-third version sits near the end of the line's FlyteFoam-and-visible-GEL era. Rearfoot GEL handles landing impact, forefoot cushioning smooths the push-off, and an engineered mesh upper carries the tiger stripes down into the midsole. Two generations later ASICS would rebuild the shoe around a single layer of FF Blast Plus with internal PureGEL, dropping roughly 20 grams in the process.
A fully black upper with grey detailing is the version that hides road grime, which for a shoe meant to take most of a runner's weekly mileage is a practical choice.