NIKE LUNAR MONTREAL

I saw this shoe in person. It has a lunaracer sole with a nice light upper.

well the old lunar trainer had a lunar sole as well....so is it more a trainer or flat?

Marathon flat. Lunar racer with a mesh upper. Good luck finding any. I think that they got thrown into the "fashion" line and are going to "bog box" department stores.

Finish Line has them. Had a bunch of them at their store at the Mall.

http://www.finishline.com/store/catalog/product.jsp?productId=prod694061

Does anyone have specs on these? I tried them on at niketown Seattle today. They felt great. They stopped carrying the lunar racer and said this was the same, but they didn't have any specs (ie heel toe drop, weight etc) but they did seem the same with a mesh upper. Any real info would be great.

Thanks

According to the Nike design guys they are exactly that: A Lunar racer with a mesh upper.

BS from the finishline we site...

Need a history major to revise this description.

The Nike Lunar Montreal Men's Running Shoes pay homage to the 1976 Olympics and Steve Prefontaine. The original Nike Pre-Montreal Racer was a running flat designed for the long distance running rockstar himself. The retro running shoes have a breathable and supportive upper with Lunarlon cushioning for lightweight, ultra-plush cushioning and springy response. Sport a pair of shoes with some rich history - originally designed for Nike's first signature athlete!

Nike Lunar running shoes the pay tribute to the 1976 Olympics and Steve Prefontaine.

thanks for the confirmation.

Curious... how did they fit? Narrow/low volume, like the Lunaracer, or more of a medium width? Thanks.

poiuy wrote:

Curious... how did they fit? Narrow/low volume, like the Lunaracer, or more of a medium width? Thanks.

Definitely not as narrow or restrictive as the standard lunaracer. The mesh upper feels awesome in the forefoot, much more accomodating.

For most people it's probably still a racer, but if you like lightweight yet soft, I think it's pretty damn good for some higher mileage stuff as well.

Interesting. Never liked the Lunaracer (1 or 2) upper. But the platform is pretty nice - lightweight but still you can do long training runs in those because of the ample cushion.

Are they producing these just for Finishline?

They're available on Eastbay now too. Looks like they're making about 10 different colors.

http://sneakernews.com/2012/03/11/nike-lunar-montreal-upcoming-colorways-2/

Nutella1 wrote:

But the platform is pretty nice - lightweight but still you can do long training runs in those because of the ample cushion.

I agree. I run almost entirely in the Lunaracer. I have narrow feet so they work well for me.

I do a fair bit of training in the Lunar Racers as well for vthe same reason (narrow feet), this is just a different upper. Should be a lot more breathable.

Very similar to the Lunaracer midsole, but the core foam is Cushlon which is slightly firmer than that on LR.

Slightly lighter than LR as well. Nice shoe that runs well.

nikeman, just wondering if you've tried on the Montreal yet? If so, how did they fit compared to the Lunaracer? I know a previous poster mentioned they aren't as narrow, but wondering if they'd work for us narrow-footed runners? Thanks.

I haven't tried them yet. Weird that these are only available through certain retailers and not on the Nike site. I hope to get a pair wothin the next couple of weeks and will post feedback when I do.

They were on the NIKE web site this morning.