Name: ASICS Gel Kayano 27
Brand: ASICS
Rating: 90 (11 reviews)

Overview

The Gel Kayano is a maximalist road running shoe family using Gel and Lite-Show technology from ASICS.

The Gel Kayano 27 has a breathable construction, orthotic friendly and removable insole design, and was released in 2020. As a stability support shoe, it's suitable for runners with overpronation. The latest model in the family is the ASICS Gel Kayano 29.

According to our analysis of reviews from experts around the world, it averages a review score of 90%. This puts it in the highest rated 10% of comparable running shoes. According to our analysis of prices across the internet, at current rates it's in the most expensive 10% of running shoes.

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priceBand	Price band
similarity	Similarity	Very similar	Very similar
released	Released Jun 2020	Feb 2020	Dec 2022	Jan 2024	Aug 2023	May 2023
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌ 90%	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 76%	‌ ‌ 86%	‌ ‌ 84%
productAthletes	Pro athlete users ‌
Weight	Weight M: 315 g W: 249 g	M: 366 g W: 312 g	M: 309 g W: 281 g	306 g	M: 323 g W: 264 g	M: 303 g W: 264 g
Forefoot	Forefoot M: 12 mm W: 11 mm			26 mm	27 mm	30 mm
Heel to toe drop	Heel to toe drop M: 10 mm W: 13 mm	12 mm	8 mm	12 mm	10 mm	10 mm
Heel	Heel M: 22 mm W: 24 mm			38 mm	37 mm	40 mm
Brand	Brand ASICS	New Balance	Brooks	Mizuno	Nike	ASICS
Shoe Type	Shoe Type Breathable			Breathable Comfortable Maximalist	Comfortable Maximalist	Breathable Comfortable Maximalist
Breathable	Breathable
Orthotic friendly	Orthotic friendly
Removable insole	Removable insole
Rocker	Rocker
Techs	Techs ASICS Gel		Brooks DNA Amp GuideRail			ASICS Gel
Environmental Characteristics	Environmental Characteristics		Sustainable
Common characteristics RoadDaily runningStabilityOverpronationFore/Midfoot strikeHeel strikeLow arch

ASICS Gel Kayano 27: what the experts say (1 review)

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ASICS Gel Kayano 27 characteristics and specifications

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+1943)
Terrain	Road (+1316)
Usages	Daily running (+1122)
Brand	ASICS (+245)
Support Type	Stability (+207)
Pronation Type	Overpronation (+189)
Strike Type	Fore/Midfoot strike (+1079)Heel strike (+1155)
Arch Type	Low arch (+193)
Shoe Type	Breathable (+346)
Fit	Medium toe box (+843)
Features	Breathable (+964)Orthotic friendly (+322)Removable insole (+302)
Materials	Mesh (+883)Reflective (+131)
Techs	ASICS Gel (+134)
Events	10k (+688)Half marathon (+688)Marathon (+688)
Colorways	Black, Black / Marigold Orang, Black / Red, Black / White, Blue, Blue / Hot Pink, Coral, French Blue / Champagn, French Blue / Digital, Glacier Grey / White