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FStop7

Banned
About a week ago I bought my first pair of Nikes in years, flyknit Lunar 3. I use them for both running and casual wear.

I love how lightweight they are. I ran in ASICS Nimbus 17 before and they felt like boat anchors compared to how light the Lunars are.

But the one issue I'm having with the Nikes is constriction in the toe box. Especially on the outside of my left foot, along the edge of my little toe. I feel like the fabric is constantly constricting that area until it's at the point where I'll feel a lot of pain in my toe. But if I slightly loosen the laces it's fine for maybe half a day and then it gradually gets worse. Repeat.

Is the fabric squeezing feet just kind of a characteristic of the flyknit shoes? It seems to happen when I'm either out running or if I'm sitting at my desk at work. It -doesn't- happen if I'm walking around casually.

I have another pair on order, some Racers. I got those strictly for casual use. But I'm starting to think that in spite of how light these shoes are that I can't use flyknits for any sort of jogging or running, which would be a shame.
 
So are ultra boosts some of the comfiest trainers ever? I wasn't a fan at first but I'm starting to like them... I just don't get why supply is so low of them? Price is bit high too...

Also, need a clarification. The ultra boosts kind of curve upwards they? Some pictures they look fine, but i've been watching videos on youtube, such as this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiG-5OP2s3I
really shows how much they curve upwards. Not a fan of that at all :/
Reminds me of Indian male wedding shoes:
A-1705.jpg

They do have an upward curve. Shoe trees when storing them will help with shape.
 

DontBlink

Member
About a week ago I bought my first pair of Nikes in years, flyknit Lunar 3. I use them for both running and casual wear.

I love how lightweight they are. I ran in ASICS Nimbus 17 before and they felt like boat anchors compared to how light the Lunars are.

But the one issue I'm having with the Nikes is constriction in the toe box. Especially on the outside of my left foot, along the edge of my little toe. I feel like the fabric is constantly constricting that area until it's at the point where I'll feel a lot of pain in my toe. But if I slightly loosen the laces it's fine for maybe half a day and then it gradually gets worse. Repeat.

Is the fabric squeezing feet just kind of a characteristic of the flyknit shoes? It seems to happen when I'm either out running or if I'm sitting at my desk at work. It -doesn't- happen if I'm walking around casually.

I have another pair on order, some Racers. I got those strictly for casual use. But I'm starting to think that in spite of how light these shoes are that I can't use flyknits for any sort of jogging or running, which would be a shame.

Racers are even more narrow than FL3, so they might be more uncomfortable for you. I didn't notice any particular squeezing on mine, besides the narrow shape of the shoe.
 
About a week ago I bought my first pair of Nikes in years, flyknit Lunar 3. I use them for both running and casual wear.

I love how lightweight they are. I ran in ASICS Nimbus 17 before and they felt like boat anchors compared to how light the Lunars are.

But the one issue I'm having with the Nikes is constriction in the toe box. Especially on the outside of my left foot, along the edge of my little toe. I feel like the fabric is constantly constricting that area until it's at the point where I'll feel a lot of pain in my toe. But if I slightly loosen the laces it's fine for maybe half a day and then it gradually gets worse. Repeat.

Is the fabric squeezing feet just kind of a characteristic of the flyknit shoes? It seems to happen when I'm either out running or if I'm sitting at my desk at work. It -doesn't- happen if I'm walking around casually.

I have another pair on order, some Racers. I got those strictly for casual use. But I'm starting to think that in spite of how light these shoes are that I can't use flyknits for any sort of jogging or running, which would be a shame.

Oddly enough, I was just discussing this with a Niketown San Francisco employee. The Lunar 1s (which I own a pair of) had the widest toe box whereas the Lunar 2s had an even narrower toe box. Finally, the Lunar 3s, which you own, had a toe box that was in the middle - wider than the 2s but still narrower than the 1s.

I have a friend who runs races in Racers but doesn't use them as daily drivers when running.
 

OG Kush

Member
They do have an upward curve. Shoe trees when storing them will help with shape.

How much do they help? Can flatten the midsole a lot?
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How long do you have to leave shoe trees in them for them to retain the shape as in the pic? Any help would be appreciated! I heard they may ruin the prime knit though.
 
They're pretty damn good. Pattern is on point, stitching looks good. They just came out with a 7th batch of high quality reps and the 6th batch looked good already. No reviews on the 7th batch yet but I'm considering it. They're some expensive reps tho lol. 169+25 for shipping unless order is over 300$. I might just wait a while to order over that amount instead of just for one shoe. Oxford tans are already indistinguishable from Authentics so I might just get those too.

Not having an affordable way to get the Turtle Doves is killing me inside. Best colorway imo.
I'm late asf to see this. Do you got any links or something to see these? Blue balls End launch + Adidas taking too long to announce if they are still dropping some Yeezys this month and I'm fiending lol
 
Grabbed a pair of Huarache Ultras yesterday to replace my Huarache NMs which have holes in them. The sole doesn't have the same bounce to it that the regulars or NMs do, but as a beater they're not bad.
 
I'm late asf to see this. Do you got any links or something to see these? Blue balls End launch + Adidas taking too long to announce if they are still dropping some Yeezys this month and I'm fiending lol

Me too. Repsneakers on Reddit has a lot of good info, I just don't feel comfortable giving out my CC information to some of these websites
 
Me too. Repsneakers on Reddit has a lot of good info, I just don't feel comfortable giving out my CC information to some of these websites
Yeah, I looked it up and they look really good but I totally failed to connect the dots and realize reps are legally shady so you gotta jump through a lot of hoops to get them and cover your ass and I would still feel kinda nervous both about Adidas knocking on my door or sellers acting like fools hahah.

Gonna wait for the next legit Yeezy drop and see but those reps look like they might be worth it tho...
 

FStop7

Banned
Got the Racers. I was worried they'd fit worse than the Lunars but they flare out exactly where my foot is widest. Perfect fit.

Nike's return policy is pretty slick, I can return the Lunars and get another pair of Racers.
 
I'd take the grey UBs if you wouldn't mind shipping internationally (I'd pay the shipping and some extra).

Ditto for anyone that could get me creams.
 

FStop7

Banned
Has anybody copped those special Kobe Mamba Day iDs? I don't even like Kobe but the amount of customization is so good.
 

Fjordson

Member
Has anybody copped those special Kobe Mamba Day iDs? I don't even like Kobe but the amount of customization is so good.
I did. Just got the default they had with all the stats.

Kinda got caught up in the hype of yesterday, but oh well. They look cool.
 
so uh holy shit my sister somehow managed to find me creams today.

not sure if they're going to be more common now but the guy was saying they got all sizes or something? i'm super pumped right now though
 
so uh holy shit my sister somehow managed to find me creams today.

not sure if they're going to be more common now but the guy was saying they got all sizes or something? i'm super pumped right now though

Creams are so nice. Damn being an adult and taking care of all of my finances before I go on this trip because I would be searching GA for a pair. I think I know a spot where people would sleep on them since they're not Jordan's.
 

ZROCOOL

aka II VerTigo II
One of my favorite AJ1s in my collection. Suede sockliner, suede toe box and buttery smooth leather. I actually copped these off SNS back when it was easy to order from them.

I've been meaning to add some Gym Red 1's into my collection. It's a beautiful shoe, and my favorite color is red.
 

xHiryu

Member
Its insane how 1s are probably the most expensive pair of Jordans, especially if you look for the premium colors. You would think it would be the 11s especially since those are a hypebeasts fav jordans

6s 4 lyfe
 
Prices didn't jump up until after the B/red 2013s. Everyone was so butt hurt they took L's on those that they bought past releases instead. And then the market dried up and y'all know how demand and supply goes.

The Gym Red 1s sat for a while. I wanted a pair and saw some but I didn't have a great job then so I had to pass. Regret it now of course but whatever.
 
Creams are one shoe I just know I'm going to have to pay resell if I want them
and I really really do
.

Just no way to get them for retail.
 
Where did they restock? All I want are the wool grey, cream and possibly the white ubs. The collabs are impossible to buy with a decent price tag



To each their own, I guess

Creams restocked in footlockers and champs. Limited tho. Probably all gone by now unless you wear like a 7.5 or something.
 
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