In this video I give you my initial review of the ASICS GEL Cumulus 28 and try to answer the big question: is it a proper upgrade or just a minor update? I break it down the way I always do—stats first, then upper, midsole, outsole, value, and my final scores—based on my first runs in the shoe. ASICS sent this pair over, but they’re not paying me and they don’t get to see anything before you lot. The headline changes are pretty clear: it’s about 10g lighter than the Cumulus 27, there’s a new upper setup, and the outsole has been improved with additional rubber. For me, this is still very much in that max-cushioned daily option lane—something you can just lace up and tick off the miles in without any drama. My overall takeaway is that the Cumulus 28 feels like a subtle refinement rather than a full-blown reworking, and I talk through where those tweaks actually matter on the run and whether the value stacks up.