I personally have lots of experience on the Freeriders, and the Burner certainly has a stiffer sole. I'd say the pedal grip is pretty close between the two, maybe too close to call. My Impact Pros have noticeably higher grip than both the Freerider and the Burner.
I really like the Freerider, but the upper protection is super lacking (more purple toes than I care to admit!), and they fall apart a bit too easily. I also wish the Freerider sole was a bit stiffer. All that said, the Freerider probably has the best pedal feel I've found, so I'm willing to sacrifice in those other areas for that. On the other hand, the Adidas era Impact Pro has excellent upper protection, is a bit on the stiff side, and the pedal grip is _almost_ too much for me. They're also quite heavy and expensive.
At the risk of jinxing this review, it feels like the Burner has managed to combine the best attributes of the two, so I'm pretty excited about that.
March 2, 2022, 7:18 a.m. - Ryan Walters
I personally have lots of experience on the Freeriders, and the Burner certainly has a stiffer sole. I'd say the pedal grip is pretty close between the two, maybe too close to call. My Impact Pros have noticeably higher grip than both the Freerider and the Burner. I really like the Freerider, but the upper protection is super lacking (more purple toes than I care to admit!), and they fall apart a bit too easily. I also wish the Freerider sole was a bit stiffer. All that said, the Freerider probably has the best pedal feel I've found, so I'm willing to sacrifice in those other areas for that. On the other hand, the Adidas era Impact Pro has excellent upper protection, is a bit on the stiff side, and the pedal grip is _almost_ too much for me. They're also quite heavy and expensive. At the risk of jinxing this review, it feels like the Burner has managed to combine the best attributes of the two, so I'm pretty excited about that.