I've been trying to find a pair of Streak 7s or LT4s and all I can find are spike-flats (LT4s with a spike plate). It wasn't even that long ago that Nike released both the 7s and LT4s in the Olympic colorway, but now neither are sold anywhere? Anyone know what happened?
And as a side question, anyone know of any good alternatives? Adios 4s and Skechers Speed 6s both hurt my toes (I have weird feet.... Nike, Saucony, and New Balance shoes seem to fit fine though)
LT4 must have been designed for people with elfie feet; so so narrow. I couldn't even get my feet in them. Then it had a cheezy upper that is prone to tearing, so it got terrible durability reviews.
The Speed 6 is a very interesting shoe. If one has elfie feet, it might fit them fine. However, I have the wide feet of a triathlete, and so I cut them. My feet hang out over the sole at the locations I carefully cut the upper. It transforms that shoe. And because the upper is a ripstop material, it doesn't tear at the cuts.
There are some places I think I can shave material on the Speed 6, at the heel, to possibly get the weight of the shoe down to 5oz, which would make it even more of a wowzer. But price? I don't think more than $70-80 should be charged for the shoe.
there is than then wrote:
LT4 must have been designed for people with elfie feet; so so narrow. I couldn't even get my feet in them. Then it had a cheezy upper that is prone to tearing, so it got terrible durability reviews.
The Speed 6 is a very interesting shoe. If one has elfie feet, it might fit them fine. However, I have the wide feet of a triathlete, and so I cut them. My feet hang out over the sole at the locations I carefully cut the upper. It transforms that shoe. And because the upper is a ripstop material, it doesn't tear at the cuts.
There are some places I think I can shave material on the Speed 6, at the heel, to possibly get the weight of the shoe down to 5oz, which would make it even more of a wowzer. But price? I don't think more than $70-80 should be charged for the shoe.
The LT4 is NOT a particularly narrow shoe nor did it get bad reviews. It it one of the best true flats ever (and that’s probably why you don’t like it) and if you’ve never run in one before it can feel ‘different’.
it is beyond infuriating that they stopped producing these shoes and do not have a replacement for them. Never tried the LTs but I have a pair of streak 7s and absolutely love them. I do not know how much more life I can get out of them.
PestFly wrote:
there is than then wrote:
LT4 must have been designed for people with elfie feet; so so narrow. I couldn't even get my feet in them. Then it had a cheezy upper that is prone to tearing, so it got terrible durability reviews.
The Speed 6 is a very interesting shoe. If one has elfie feet, it might fit them fine. However, I have the wide feet of a triathlete, and so I cut them. My feet hang out over the sole at the locations I carefully cut the upper. It transforms that shoe. And because the upper is a ripstop material, it doesn't tear at the cuts.
There are some places I think I can shave material on the Speed 6, at the heel, to possibly get the weight of the shoe down to 5oz, which would make it even more of a wowzer. But price? I don't think more than $70-80 should be charged for the shoe.
The LT4 is NOT a particularly narrow shoe nor did it get bad reviews. It it one of the best true flats ever (and that’s probably why you don’t like it) and if you’ve never run in one before it can feel ‘different’.
He admits to having wide feet, so I can see why he thinks the lt 4 is narrow. He's right about the upper being made of material that rips easily though. OMG it seems like they did that deliberately to sell more shoes.
I train and race in the streak lt 4 and use them for everything from track races to the marathon.
Anywho, the lt4 fits nearly perfectly. Every other flat feels too loose in the heel or too roomy in the toe box. I currently have one pair in use and 5 pairs in my closet. I think the shoe has been stealth discontinued by nike. Its an incredible jackas move to discontinue a shoe and not tell the users, but I think that is what nike has done.
Kvothe wrote:
PestFly wrote:
The LT4 is NOT a particularly narrow shoe nor did it get bad reviews. It it one of the best true flats ever (and that’s probably why you don’t like it) and if you’ve never run in one before it can feel ‘different’.
He admits to having wide feet, so I can see why he thinks the lt 4 is narrow. He's right about the upper being made of material that rips easily though. OMG it seems like they did that deliberately to sell more shoes.
I train and race in the streak lt 4 and use them for everything from track races to the marathon.
Anywho, the lt4 fits nearly perfectly. Every other flat feels too loose in the heel or too roomy in the toe box. I currently have one pair in use and 5 pairs in my closet. I think the shoe has been stealth discontinued by nike. Its an incredible jackas move to discontinue a shoe and not tell the users, but I think that is what nike has done.
Yes, it makes other flats seem sloppy or like too much shoe.
high school xc coach wrote:
it is beyond infuriating that they stopped producing these shoes and do not have a replacement for them. Never tried the LTs but I have a pair of streak 7s and absolutely love them. I do not know how much more life I can get out of them.
The replacement will be the Streakfly.
There are 3+ pages of Streak 7 on eBay. Plan ahead.
badger miler wrote:
high school xc coach wrote:
it is beyond infuriating that they stopped producing these shoes and do not have a replacement for them. Never tried the LTs but I have a pair of streak 7s and absolutely love them. I do not know how much more life I can get out of them.
The replacement will be the Streakfly.
There are 3+ pages of Streak 7 on eBay. Plan ahead.
thanks for the heads up. ive looked there before, but was pleasantly surprised to find some in my size for $58 right now. Ordered 2. I've found them before but at a much higher price point. This will get me a few years I suppose.
Closest thing left would probably be the Saucony Type A? The Speed 6 is OK but IMO too soft - I'd also like to try the Skechers Razor Elite to see if they feel better with a stiffer plate.
Don't know how long any of these kind of flats will be around, though. Why bother making a cheap flat when you can get people to buy your supershoe + supertrainer for twice the cost?
Ho Hum wrote:
Closest thing left would probably be the Saucony Type A? The Speed 6 is OK but IMO too soft - I'd also like to try the Skechers Razor Elite to see if they feel better with a stiffer plate.
Don't know how long any of these kind of flats will be around, though. Why bother making a cheap flat when you can get people to buy your supershoe + supertrainer for twice the cost?
Ya. I plan on buying streak lt 4's until they are no longer on ebay/poshmark/depop (once or twice a decade lol) and then will probably move to the type a as an inferior replacement.
badger miler wrote:
high school xc coach wrote:
it is beyond infuriating that they stopped producing these shoes and do not have a replacement for them. Never tried the LTs but I have a pair of streak 7s and absolutely love them. I do not know how much more life I can get out of them.
The replacement will be the Streakfly.
There are 3+ pages of Streak 7 on eBay. Plan ahead.
I'm thinking this is a replacement for the streak 7, not the streak lt. Here's hoping it doesn't have a super high stack height like every other new "racer".
I mean the 1400v6 is basically a streak 7
Check out the new ASICS Hyper Speed.
Fantastic shoe. Simple, light, good offset of 5mm.
This is the problem - most of these shoes are designed for elfie feet and they don't take into consideration the non-elfie footed amongst us. I bought the Streak LT6 - on a whim, really. Like a poster above, I had to take a razor to it to try off several portions to get it to fit. I was distressed, yet excited by my discovery. I haven't tried the LT4 - I cannot find it anywhere (which is sad, really). Maybe once the Nike store re-opens I'll be able to make a purchase.
Watch Nike.com (the nike app mostly), they both pop up randomly, especially the Streak 7s. The Olympic Streak 7 was up in mid December and then the Crimson color way was up until the end of Jan in the states (I bought 2 pairs), then came back in odd sizes in early Feb. The LT4 was up in early Jan in the mango color way, when the spike-flat went up, it sold out in less than a day.
Here in Asia there is an aqua colorway Streak 7 (aqua upper and purple outsole) around. I'd expect that in the states where all the aqua color way race shoes release.
3rd party stores no longer get them I'm told. Only available from Nike.com.
zeropluszero wrote:
I mean the 1400v6 is basically a streak 7
The 1400 is a lot more shoe than the Streak. It almost feels like a daily trainer in comparison.
Jakey wrote:
zeropluszero wrote:
I mean the 1400v6 is basically a streak 7
The 1400 is a lot more shoe than the Streak. It almost feels like a daily trainer in comparison.
Think he means the regular Streak (not LT). Lock down is weird in the Streak 7, drop seems higher than it is(?) and the heal is super narrow. Streak 7 is Kinda unstable, the 1400 maybe a little better although might be heavier. Streak LT4 is a better shoe although a different beast.
I bought a pair of streak 7 around early November I think.
I’d check running warehouse or ebay/Amazon. There are also resellers on Instagram that have plenty of shoes at good prices
Streak LT4s have occasionally disappeared from stock and reappeared in new colorways over the past year or so. I suspect that Nike only makes them in small batches. But if you can't find any, Saucony A9 is very similar to the LT4 and fits similar to most other Saucony shoes.
Ended up buying a pair of Takumi Sen 6s, for some reason, despite it being a narrow shoe, it doesn't hurt my toes like the Adios 4 does. Little tight around the toe box, but not uncomfortably so.
Knowing my luck, Nike's probably gonna drop another batch of streaks like next week or something
RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year
Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!
2024 College Track & Field Open Coaching Positions Discussion
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing