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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Saucony Freedom Review}}
I was really excited to get the Saucony Freedom shoes as I had high hopes for the novel TPU midsole in a shoe with only a modest drop and a reasonable shape toe box. While I'm a little disappointed in the reality, I still rather like the Freedoms and I rated them "recommended." I think the main reason for buying them might be value for money. They're not a cheap shoe, but they seem to last rather longer than many others, so the cost per mile (or Km) is perhaps quite a bit lower. I was hoping the Freedoms would have the bounciness that I liked in the [[Adidas Energy Boost]], but they didn't seem to have as much bounce as a good EVA foam shoe like the [[Topo Fli-Lyte]]. The Freedoms are also pretty heavy, coming in at 10.7oz in my men's size 10.5. If I'd have known they were that heavy are I might not have purchased them, but I'm glad I did. Hopefully TPU foam will become lighter over time, as we've seen with the evolution of EVA foam. ''{{H:WhatToLookForInShoes}}''
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* {{H:lacing}}. The Freedom has flat laces that work how laces should and don't come undone mid-run.
* {{H:heelcounter}}. The Freedom doesn't have a heel counter in the traditional way. If you look at the photos above, you'll see a black band that runs roughly where the top of the heel counter would go. This black band is relatively thick plastic that acts as a skeleton of a heel counter. To me, this seems like an unusually pointless bit of design and it's hard to imagine that anyone would think that this provides any functional benefit. I'm guessing that the designers felt that a running shoe must have a heel counter so late put something in regardless of the futility.
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=A Comparison with other Recommended Shoes=
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