Tri-Bum wrote:
Interesting concept. Thoughts?
Years ago I used the Nike Sock racer for tris 70.3 and shorter. This looks like a possible successor.
I had some delivered a few days ago. They are going back but only because I have a wide forefoot and these are not wide enough in the toe box despite being a 2E width.
Quite comfortable, the boa 'wire' is material and not wire, which was worrying. The shoe is snug in a nice way when the boa is done up. There is a very pronounced roll / rocker on the ball of the foot. It felt weird, almost like it would propel you forward. I was intrigued but as they were being returned did not get to try them for an outside run.
They were pretty ugly.
I also got the new Fuel Cell, the expensive ones that look like the blue Shimano tri shoes but with a yellow sole. They are quite nice and wide in the toe box and have a more cushioned feel 'out of the box' than the NB Vazee Pace V2. But they felt a bit more clunky that the Pace and despite feeling cushioned also felt firm. I know that those two attributes do not go together but the cushioning feels more in the footbed than the sole. They are also a bit ugly, I would run with the grey variant given the choice and I don't even mind bright runners.
I purchased three pairs. Fuel Cell, Sonic and Vazee Pace v2. I have used the Vazee Pace for 2 seasons now and will be sticking with them, returning the other two. The Pace seem to be the best out of the three for me.
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