Nike Free

Post by **The PlainisT** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 6:47 pm

i'll wear any shoe in this thread

a few times at least

Post by **inolen** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 6:48 pm

Giraffe }{unter wrote:OMG thanks for the laugh wigger :icon19:

Are you retarded? Lots of even highschool basketball teams wear shoes like those for basketball.

Post by **sliver** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:18 pm

Giraffe }{unter wrote::icon19: :icon19: :icon19: :icon19: :icon19: :icon19: :icon19:

They prolly go great with your spiderman underoos :icon19::icon19::icon19::icon19::icon19::icon19::icon19::icon19::icon19::icon19:
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OMG thanks for the laugh wigger :icon19:

I wouldn't go for the ones in shiny red myself, but those are the only nice shoes in this thread dumbass

Post by **Dave** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:28 pm

I guess you've worn them all so I guess you're an expert

Post by **-Replicant-** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:28 pm

Dave wrote:Has anyone tried these shoes? I always have trouble finding running shoes with my odd feet so I decided to go the opposite direction and get shoes that would challenge my feet instead of over supporting them. It's an odd feeling, but you get used to them fairly quickly and they hardly weigh anything.

pic for reference:

to get back to the original point of the thread-

Nike "Free" shoes are meant to simulate running barefoot. If you've ever watched pro runners, you'll notice that they all land on the balls of their feet rather than on their heels (as most people do and as most modern footware prompts people to do). the most efficient and thus best (especially in terms of joints etc) way to run is on the balls of your feet, which is what you naturally do when you aren't wearing clunky running shoes. Imagine, for example, running on sand- you quickly learn to run balls first and your body adapts itself back to its original (aka normal) running form. These shoes are meant to simulate that and thus provoke you into improving your form and efficiency.

Post by **sliver** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:30 pm

Dave wrote:I guess you've worn them all so I guess you're an expert

good guess.

between cripple shoes and air maxes it's not a hard choice

Post by **Duhard** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:31 pm

basketball shoes are different...they are made to give more protection for the ankle.

Post by **mjrpes** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:36 pm

I wore these back when I was... ten.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 26850&rd=1

They had air in the sole... everyone had to wear them!!

Post by **Dave** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:37 pm

sliver wrote:
Dave wrote:I guess you've worn them all so I guess you're an expert
good guess.

between cripple shoes and air maxes it's not a hard choice

Well the "cripple shoes" weigh about 100 grams less than the air maxes.

I think these real cripple shoes weigh a bit more

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:39 pm

mjrpes wrote:I wore these back when I was... ten.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 26850&rd=1

They had air in the sole... everyone had to wear them!!

$330 :lol:

Post by **Dave** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:42 pm

adding that little air window allowed nike to double the price of a pair of shoes

Post by **sliver** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:43 pm

Dave wrote: Well the "cripple shoes" weigh about 100 grams less than the air maxes.

Are you atrophying, too? Some people wear weights around their ankles to jog.

Post by **sliver** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:43 pm

Dave wrote:adding that little air window allowed nike to double the price of a pair of shoes

but it looks so cool

Post by **Dave** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:46 pm

sliver wrote:
Dave wrote: Well the "cripple shoes" weigh about 100 grams less than the air maxes.
Are you atrophying, too? Some people wear weights around their ankles to jog.

No.. I run all the time, but as I posted earlier I have bad feet, so I got the frees for the reasons replicant posted

Post by **mjrpes** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:47 pm

Dave wrote:adding that little air window allowed nike to double the price of a pair of shoes

Yup. And then a couple of years later when air windows became standard they would put a new little air window in the back, and again Nike could sell a shoe for $140.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:52 pm

sliver wrote:
Dave wrote: Well the "cripple shoes" weigh about 100 grams less than the air maxes.
Are you atrophying, too? Some people wear weights around their ankles to jog.

those are referred to as "cankles"

Post by **Dave** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 10:00 pm

Urban Dictionary wrote:2. cankles
A reference to a pair of legs that have no defined end of the calf area as well as no defined beginning of the ankle area. Does not only refer to fatty legs, simply shapeless legs.

Perfect face, perfect body, smart and funny... but damn... i can't handle them cankles.

lolleroo... no. I have ankles

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 10:57 pm

Dave wrote:
Urban Dictionary wrote:2. cankles
A reference to a pair of legs that have no defined end of the calf area as well as no defined beginning of the ankle area. Does not only refer to fatty legs, simply shapeless legs.

Perfect face, perfect body, smart and funny... but damn... i can't handle them cankles.
lolleroo... no. I have ankles

Post by **tnf** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 11:15 pm

I was going to get some of those in blue. They have pretty good ventilation don't they? I want something I can wear without socks in the summer that will have some cushion, but at the same time not stink to high hell after days of being worn barefoot.

BTW Dave - don't take style or fashion advice from this place.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 11:18 pm

tnf wrote:BTW Dave - don't take style or fashion advice from this place.

"duh" statement of the day.

Post by **Dave** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 11:23 pm

They feel funny at first, kind of sticky, but it's not a bad feeling. I tried wearing socks with them, but the ones I got are a half size smaller than I normally wear so they're too tight with socks. I imagine they're going to smell no matter what

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