buy more shoes.
buy more shoes.
If Kipchoge actually had authority in designing this shoe (and not just being paid to endorse them) then they definitely have my interest. Sad thing is though this shoe will probably be at least $150 MINIMUM (probably almost $200 actually) when it should be no more than $100 max as even at that price they would be profiting. Sad how greedy companies are.
BcsTechRunner wrote:
If Kipchoge actually had authority in designing this shoe (and not just being paid to endorse them) then they definitely have my interest. Sad thing is though this shoe will probably be at least $150 MINIMUM (probably almost $200 actually) when it should be no more than $100 max as even at that price they would be profiting. Sad how greedy companies are.
It's highly unlikely that it will be cheaper than the current shoe.
So, will we see this at London in April?
betafly wrote:
ezraer wrote:
Are those actual springs in that little transparent box with the Nike logo?
It looks like the air pods that have been used in Nike "air" shoes before. They are supposed to be filled with a compressed gas and have what they call "tensile fibers" if I remember correctly. The descriptions I've read about the technology and how it's supposed to work claim that the fibers do act as springs, but that doesn't seem right to me. I don't think that's what "tensile" means, and if there's compressed air in there then the compressed air is going to be responsible for at least some if not all of the spring action. What makes a lot more intuitive sense to me is that the tensile fibers would be there to hold the pod's shape. Compressed air inside a pod would tend to want to make the pod bulge into a spherical shape. If you wanted the pod to hold a flattened shape, then you would need some structure counteracting the compressed air's attempt to bulge the pod. So I would actually bet that all the descriptions I've read about the technology are completely wrong. The compressed air acts as a spring, and the fibers are there to hold the pod's shape is what I would bet. But I could be wrong.
Sounds appealing in theory, but then again it wouldn't be a good gimmick if it didn't. Sounds like a load of crap after actually having tried nikes with air zoom for running. (The Pegasus)
Doesn't feel any better cushioned than non-air shoes. Each stride (mid/forefoot of course) felt harsh and uninspiring as possible actually.
Here is a brief article we found on the pic:
https://oneononetesters.com/eliud-kipchoges-nike-air-zoom-alphafly-next-surfaces-in-a-sample-pair
Urine idiot. You don't understand the difference between a photo of a sample and a production line.
Co-Flounder wrote:
Urine idiot. You don't understand the difference between a photo of a sample and a production line.
I wouldn't exactly say that's common knowledge, nerd.
you already know there will be a ton of people complaining if they only give this shoe to nike sponsored athletes for the olympic marathon. hopefully some other company is able to build an answer to the alphafly before the olympic marathon or it'll be like 2012 Olympics were everyone was wearing bright yellow racing flats, but this time, with alphaflys
BcsTechRunner wrote:
If Kipchoge actually had authority in designing this shoe (and not just being paid to endorse them) then they definitely have my interest. Sad thing is though this shoe will probably be at least $150 MINIMUM (probably almost $200 actually) when it should be no more than $100 max as even at that price they would be profiting. Sad how greedy companies are.
Yes Kipchoge gave feed back as the shoe was developed and probably got a couple of preliminary prototypes before getting THE ONE he said he would use.
And no, you got the price ALL wrong. Try at LEAST 250 bucks. Bear in mind the original Vaporfly Elite went for a very small production, retailed for 650.00 bucks and the few people who got them some resold or are reselling on EBay for anything between 1,500- 2,500.
In his defense wrote:
Co-Flounder wrote:
Urine idiot. You don't understand the difference between a photo of a sample and a production line.
I wouldn't exactly say that's common knowledge, nerd.
The term "production line" means a line of material being assembled to make a product, in this case shoes, versus a picture labeled sample. If nerd means not being a complete moran than I am a nerd and urine idiot like the op. Or maybe you are six years old in which case your common knowledge is quite limited.
http://thehigherlearning.com/2015/04/09/u-s-factory-workers-make-76-times-more-per-hour-than-workers-in-indonesia/Co-Flounder wrote:
In his defense wrote:
I wouldn't exactly say that's common knowledge, nerd.
The term "production line" means a line of material being assembled to make a product, in this case shoes, versus a picture labeled sample. If nerd means not being a complete moran than I am a nerd and urine idiot like the op. Or maybe you are six years old in which case your common knowledge is quite limited.
http://thehigherlearning.com/2015/04/09/u-s-factory-workers-make-76-times-more-per-hour-than-workers-in-indonesia/
Stop trying to defend yourself, nerd. Consider a night class in sentence structure as well.
stupid person 69 wrote:
you already know there will be a ton of people complaining if they only give this shoe to nike sponsored athletes for the olympic marathon. hopefully some other company is able to build an answer to the alphafly before the olympic marathon or it'll be like 2012 Olympics were everyone was wearing bright yellow racing flats, but this time, with alphaflys
My theory is that this shoe isn't any better than Next%, but due to realizing their patents do not protect any of the design features of the vaporfly variants, Nike wanted to move to a design that they can actually protect with a mixture of past and new patents and good old brand recognition.
Kipchoge's Vienna trick and them having all the hot marathoners of the moment in an olympic year should do the rest and this overpriced shoe will sell out.
LetsRun.com wrote:
Here is a brief article we found on the pic:
https://oneononetesters.com/eliud-kipchoges-nike-air-zoom-alphafly-next-surfaces-in-a-sample-pair
It looks a lot like the one he was holding before the sub-2 run. Is there any differences?
https://sneakernews.com/2019/10/11/eliud-kipchoge-nike-next-percent-marathon-shoe/BcsTechRunner wrote:
If Kipchoge actually had authority in designing this shoe (and not just being paid to endorse them) then they definitely have my interest. Sad thing is though this shoe will probably be at least $150 MINIMUM (probably almost $200 actually) when it should be no more than $100 max as even at that price they would be profiting. Sad how greedy companies are.
Don't forget they had to account for Trump's 25% tariff when they price the shoe.
juanito wrote:
BcsTechRunner wrote:
If Kipchoge actually had authority in designing this shoe (and not just being paid to endorse them) then they definitely have my interest. Sad thing is though this shoe will probably be at least $150 MINIMUM (probably almost $200 actually) when it should be no more than $100 max as even at that price they would be profiting. Sad how greedy companies are.
Don't forget they had to account for Trump's 25% tariff when they price the shoe.
How much did that add to the price?