Salomon Aero Glide 3 vs Saucony Ride 19:
Which to Choose

On paper these two are near twins — both neutral, both plateless, both max-cushioned, and both running an identical 8mm heel-to-toe drop, so neither forces a change in gait if you're coming from a traditional trainer. The real separation is weight and stack. In a men's size 9 the Aero Glide 3 comes in around 249g, while the Ride 19 measures closer to 278g — a genuine ~30g gap that you feel when you lift the pace, and it tracks with how each shoe behaves: the Salomon stays willing and light-footed when you reach for turnover, whereas the Ride 19, which put on weight this generation, starts to feel a touch heavy and dead if you push hard past tempo. The Salomon also stacks a few millimeters taller, roughly 42mm heel / 34mm forefoot versus about 39/30 on the Ride, so it rides a hair higher off the ground. Foam character is the other dividing line: Salomon's Energy Foam is a TPU/EVA blend that gives a gentle, forgiving, cushioned bounce that flattens into a pleasant roll at effort, while Saucony's PWRRUN+ eTPU lands soft-but-not-mushy with a slightly springier, more noticeable toe-off bounce and a wide, reassuringly stable base. Their effective pace windows overlap but lean different ways — the Ride 19 cruises best around 4:45–5:30/km and can dip to roughly 4:30/km at its fast end, while the Aero Glide's sweet spot sits a little slower and easier (5:00–6:00/km) but its low weight lets it hold a brisk 4:40/km gear more happily than its bulkier rival. Bottom line: same mission, two different flavors — the Salomon is the lighter, higher-stacked, more pace-flexible option; the Ride 19 is the plusher, more grounded, classic-daily-workhorse feel with a bit more bounce underfoot.