Finally got my account active here (although I'm usually a lurker anyway =P) and figured I'd post in this thread with a quick followup on the couple of reviews of the Flyknit Racer. I pondered putting this in the review section but figured that this would also be an appropriate place to post...
Tokes-
While I totally feel you in the sentiment of why the hell not make completely customizable, to make the analogy to cars again, I don't think a lot of people have the knowledge to know what works and what doesn't in developing a shoe, similar to how most people who own Ferraris probably...
Tokes-
I hadn't even considered the midsole problem when I was kicking around this idea. Just goes to show why I'm not designing this stuff. =P
My comment about wanting the info on the lasts was not actually for the bespoke concept that I was throwing around but more a general statement. Yes...
Sole-
I had no idea that such information was posted on those shoehorns, nor did I know that the different lasts used were even given ID numbers that were available to the general public. Now I feel like such a noob but now I know that there is something I can look for! Assuming the shoes come...
Ah yes. I had forgotten about the off the court look thing. Hence the Zoom BB1s right? ; ;
I have some ideas myself about how something like you ended your post with would be accomplished but I'm just not up on the materials enough to really have a good sense as as to how feasible it is. When I...
MP23,
I wasn't thinking too much of developing a shoe for a particular individual, as the development for that would be far too intense and resource consuming. I guess it was just an idea that I came up with when I went to buy a pair of the Lebron VIIs and discovered that I had to halfsize down...
I'd like to pose a question to some of the people in the industry that might have some insight as to this idea I had regarding the future of footwear development and manufacturing. It's a freaking long read so feel free to disregard if it is too much. =)
I remember watching a vid back around...
Also of note is that Tatsuya Kawajiri, formerly of Pride, now of Dream and K-1 was promoting Nike last I checked. I dont remember where I saw it (might have been Japan's Nike site) but memory serves, he was promoting Nike Pro gear for training. Hell he was even the store manager for a day at the...
I actually picked up a pair of the Adrian Petersons a couple of days ago. When I was trying them on, my normal size ended up being too big in the toebox. I ended up half sizing down (usually a 10, went for a 9.5) to get a good fit. If it's for casual wear your true size would probably work for...
Long time lurker but first time posting. I actually snapped these photos with my cellphone cam a long time ago at the Under the Hood event in LA a few months back. I came across these as I was cleaning up my hard drive and figured I'd share. One is a Freddie Roach PE AT1. If you look at the...