Adidas Samba vs Gazelle Indoor vs Handball Spezial

Which is your favourite of the 3 or should they be left in 2023?

Started wearing all of them since 1979… the Samba was advertised as an indoor soccer shoe, the handball special for what his name says and the gazelle was the cheaper brother of the handball spec. The gazelles sole is too soft, the samba leather is too rigid ( for me), the handball spec. will always be my no.1; in navy with light blue stripes…❤

Interested to see what the next trending sneaker would be. I bought a pair of sambas and my mum said I they looked like grandpa shoes😭😭. Have a good one bro.

Spot on regarding your verdict on the Sambas. I've got a bit of wide feet and felt that tightness around the middle part as well as the rubbing against my ankle at the time I was breaking them in. Comfort has improved somewhat after multiple uses, thankfully. And finally, I wholeheartedly agree with the comfort factor on the Gazelles, though I'm basing this on the classic non-indoor Gazelles, and they're the ones I can comfortably slip on without having to untie the laces. Alas, I've never had the Spezials but am currently looking at a black/gray Cordura pair and perhaps may treat myself with them for Christmas, lol. Kudos as always to your video and enjoy the holidays.

Thank you for the thorough video! I’m so glad I’m not the only one obsessed with the differences of these 3 shoes!

Great video! You hit all the right points. So glad to hear from someone with so much experience. Thank you!

Amazing video and amazing review, I've been alternating my blue handball Spezial and green samba and excited to have a pair Gazelle indoor

Such a great video! Thanks

Thanks to your channel, I rediscovered two pairs of the Gazelle Indoor (black & white) in my cellar a few weeks ago. I had forgotten about them, but now I wear them a lot. Thanks Harry!

Always love your vids

Thanks for the amazing review, Harry! Have an amazing weekend! Cheers from Brazil!

The good thing about adidas trainers is that they are timeless they never go out of fashion. Similar with Nikes. I have a pair of blue handball spezials and they’re probably my favourite adidas to date. I’ve had the superstars and gazelles in the past but I think the handballs are the best.

The fact is these silhouettes are the greatest of all time. The Samba itself sold more than 35 millions pair worldwide since 1949. The number just keeps rising. And because soccer or football is the most popular sport in the world. It got even better. I wore the Sambas before the pre hype era. My first 3 sambas were all collabs and man they are a rarity now. One of them from Pharrell Williams, Starcow and Livestock.

Harry, "getting too deep into it" is my favorite part!

Can’t put my finger on it but spezial just look good on me compared to the other two. I was somewhat hesitant initially because I see them everywhere, but I’ve come to love my black spezials.

Thanks for this detailed video. Helped a lot

You say you see this trend fading and I tend to agree. Any idea on which kind of sneakers might be on the rise? Nice video as always of course!

Really like that white pair of Handballs you found after filming

I think the green ones are the most beautiful, specially with this indoor sole. I've just got them from Asos and I love them. Mine also came without the white laces.

Got the sambas. Never looked back. Amazing vid as always!