Brooks - The Wire distance spike

I saw it at our store a couple months ago. The rep says its plate is most similar to that of the miler's. It is very flexible from mid-foot back. I will be trying it out as soon as I can get my hands on a pair.

i think that brooks purchased the miler plate from nike and worked on it a little.

Amazing. I tried on the sample. The upper is fantastic, like a glove. I tried it on sockless. Felt like an old Ventulus. Love the Kennedy-esque spike plate that is rubber and not plastic. Just feels fast.

anyone have pics or a link to the catalog pdf?

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ill see if i can snag the catalogue from work to scan it.

yuyu wrote:

i think that brooks purchased the miler plate from nike and worked on it a little.

Why would they need to purchase the miler plate from Nike? They don't have it patented. They can just buy a pair, take a mold, boom. Or just reverse engineer it.

To the Wire wrote:

I saw it at our store a couple months ago. The rep says its plate is most similar to that of the miler's. It is very flexible from mid-foot back. I will be trying it out as soon as I can get my hands on a pair.

miler plate=lanang plate

Any pics?

Thanks!

Here's a little more info that I found on the Wire, check out the link for a great picture too. I also thought the Green Silence was cool.

http://blog.runningwarehouse.com/

Something that has never really was a strong point for Brooks took a significant step forward, their distance spikes. The new Wire track spike is nice - real nice. Super light at under 5 oz, great spike plate, outstanding graphics. Perfect for 1500-10k. The Brooks Wire and the new Asics Japan Thunder 3 are going to give the serious distance runner a viable option outside the Nike stable of high end distance spikes which is great for competitive distance runners.

The Wire distance spike from Brooks

The other hot shoe was the new Green Silence. A racing flat made almost entirely of recycled materials. It’s constructed 75% from old CD’s, waterbottles and the like, the shoe laces are 100% recycled, water based adhesives are used throughout, BioMoGo makes up the midsole - even the packaging is 100% recycled. The shoe not only has a great story, the look is unique. If you didn’t know it was made of recycled parts, it would still look cool. Plenty of cushioning, light, good graphics, recycled materials, it’s gonna draw some attention.

Brooks Green Silence Racer

Overall, a nice lineup from the folks up in Bothell WA. Expect it to be on the RunningWarehouse.com site in late 2009 and early 2010. We’re working on the Sneek Peak videos right now. I should have those to post soon along with still shots. I’ll make the videos hyperlink to the shoes listed above when ready. Check back after the USATF meet in Eugene and I should have them ready to view.