Picture of AlphaFly in production?

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?

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.

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?

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?