Adidas Barricade

This week's object of desire is the Adidas Barricade Tennis shoe. The current version is 5, which comes in several color combinations including Black/White or White/Red. Barricade's have been made since quite a few years now and they have gone through a lot of changes. Barricade is one among the premium line of shoes from Adidas and does carry a hefty price tag of $120. This shoe weighs 17.1 ounces for size 10 and contains mesh from heel to toe offering additional ventilation. The patented Adidas Torsion system and claw supports on both sides of the shoe offer excellant lateral support and stability - which is so important when you have to run around the court and make those volleys. Version 5 of this shoe is supposed to be lighter than the previous versions. My personal favorite is still the adidas Barricade 2 (white/Nemesis), which is a slightly older model but looks awesome. It's hard to find it in a store, but its still available online for around $90.


Adidas also lets you customize the colors, fit and other design specs of the shoe at http://www.miadidas.com/ . Tour Pro's currently using Barricade V include Fernando Gonzalez, Marat Safin, Fernando Verdasco, Mikhail Youzhny, Bryan brothers, Sam Querrey and others. Most of the tour pro's use the customized version.

The current model Adidas Barricade V and my personal favorite Barricade II

The "Beleive" shoe sported by US Teen sensation Melanie Oudin at US Open. Tsonga with his own version of Barricades.