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i'm totally w/ b sox here...definitely feelin' the black/mint sagas...
probably because they remind me (sorta) of my sneaker freaker x saucony grid 9000 bushwackers...haha...which are a pair of shoes that i've had in my sneaker rotation since the day i un-ds'd them...i seriously wear them at least 2x a week (usually more)...in think they're THAT comfy...
but anyways, gettin' back to asics...i finally un-ds'd the bait black rings gel saga's last week...and i think i've come to realize that i prefer to skew more towards the "loud" side of cw's when it comes to shoes nowadays. the only "pop" on the black rings is the gold insole/sockliner, which no one but i'll ever see right before puttin' them on. so they're almost TOO stealth, although they might work better at night w/ the 3m material reflectin' lights and whatnot...
so i guess i could probably also give some feedback to grip4218's question on sizing, now that i've worn my black rings so recently, and i have a pair of yin/yang gel lyte iii's. first off though, you probably need to confirm which asics x patta's you're talkin' about here...as there's some misinformation above on the patta x asics "gel lytes" that released at feature...because if you look at the pictures, they're actually "gel sagas" (and not "gel lytes" at all). so yeah, please confirm/clarify.
not gonna explain in super detailed here again (as i have already in other threads), but my true-to-size (tts) would be larger than size 8, but smaller than size 8.5. since i prefer looser sneakers for casual wear, i say my tts is 8.5. i have a size 8.5 in the black rings (which are gel sagas), and they fit me loose, slightly more loose than i'd ideally in a for casual wear sneaker (as my heel does slip in them just a bit). i also have a size 8.5 in the "yin/yang" gel lyte iii's, which are comfortable loose, but not as loose as my gel sagas (no heel slippage). i haven't tried on a size 8 gel saga nor gel lyte iii, so i don't know for certain if they'd fit me perfect and i'd prefer it, or if they'd be slightly too snug.
so anyways, i think i'd hazard an educated guess and say that gel sagas and/or gel lyte iii's do run roughly a .5 size big. so i'd suggest you just go with your normal tts shoes, and they'll either fit you just right or slightly loose. so basically, go with your same size gel sagas that you normally go with. because if you go a .5 size down, they'll either be perfect, or maybe slightly too snug/tight. so that's my thoughts/input on your sizing dilemma on the patta's.
let us know what you ultimately went with, and how your sizing experience with them are...and good luck!
probably because they remind me (sorta) of my sneaker freaker x saucony grid 9000 bushwackers...haha...which are a pair of shoes that i've had in my sneaker rotation since the day i un-ds'd them...i seriously wear them at least 2x a week (usually more)...in think they're THAT comfy...
but anyways, gettin' back to asics...i finally un-ds'd the bait black rings gel saga's last week...and i think i've come to realize that i prefer to skew more towards the "loud" side of cw's when it comes to shoes nowadays. the only "pop" on the black rings is the gold insole/sockliner, which no one but i'll ever see right before puttin' them on. so they're almost TOO stealth, although they might work better at night w/ the 3m material reflectin' lights and whatnot...
so i guess i could probably also give some feedback to grip4218's question on sizing, now that i've worn my black rings so recently, and i have a pair of yin/yang gel lyte iii's. first off though, you probably need to confirm which asics x patta's you're talkin' about here...as there's some misinformation above on the patta x asics "gel lytes" that released at feature...because if you look at the pictures, they're actually "gel sagas" (and not "gel lytes" at all). so yeah, please confirm/clarify.
not gonna explain in super detailed here again (as i have already in other threads), but my true-to-size (tts) would be larger than size 8, but smaller than size 8.5. since i prefer looser sneakers for casual wear, i say my tts is 8.5. i have a size 8.5 in the black rings (which are gel sagas), and they fit me loose, slightly more loose than i'd ideally in a for casual wear sneaker (as my heel does slip in them just a bit). i also have a size 8.5 in the "yin/yang" gel lyte iii's, which are comfortable loose, but not as loose as my gel sagas (no heel slippage). i haven't tried on a size 8 gel saga nor gel lyte iii, so i don't know for certain if they'd fit me perfect and i'd prefer it, or if they'd be slightly too snug.
so anyways, i think i'd hazard an educated guess and say that gel sagas and/or gel lyte iii's do run roughly a .5 size big. so i'd suggest you just go with your normal tts shoes, and they'll either fit you just right or slightly loose. so basically, go with your same size gel sagas that you normally go with. because if you go a .5 size down, they'll either be perfect, or maybe slightly too snug/tight. so that's my thoughts/input on your sizing dilemma on the patta's.
let us know what you ultimately went with, and how your sizing experience with them are...and good luck!
..but i just ordered these 
