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head over to the free flyknit thread for any interest in flyknits with a "sock-like" feel
What you fail to realize is that both the racers/unpadded trainers and flyknit free have the same ankle hence the "sock-like" feel.head over to the free flyknit thread for any interest in flyknits with a "sock-like" feel
Flyknit is meant to be a second skin, go view all of Nike press release videos. To some the addition of the padded heel detracts from that and adds a bulky feel. That makes all the difference for some people but not so for others and thats fine but thats the reason why its a big deal who favor unpadded.someone get a little offended? I could call you out for being a reselling tryhard, but I think that has already been covered and this thread has enough redundancy. I have owned multiple pairs of unpadded trainers as well as racers, and I have tried on the free's just to see what they are like, so keep trying to preach like you know everything. Fact of the matter is the unpadded trainer is gone and it's time to move on. Apart from the racer, the free flyknit is the closest thing you are going to get to your oh-so beloved "sock-like" flyknit, it even has a collar. I won't even get into how comparing a sneaker, that has a thick sole, can be as comfortable as wearing a pair of socks alone.
I'll expect you will have six pairs of leopard roshes once they hit stateside, so maybe that thread is more appropriate for you.
Repped for the link. Still holding off tho. Running Warehouse is playing games with us big footers lol.for anyone looking for the MC trainers look no more. FSR here http://www.run.com/nike-flyknit-trainer-running-shoes-blk-glw-vlt?ext=p1014407
So the "sock like feel" of an unpadded Flyknit provides is more important to you than the ACTUAL FLYKNIT UPPER?This debate has been on-going since the first time padded trainers came about. My stance is more or less the same as yours and a few others on here. If i wanted padded shoes, I would go buy any other trainer in the nike line. Flyknits originally came unpadded and I wish for them to remain that way. The padding clearly disrupts the natural sock-like feeling of the original version. My trainer career already ended and I'm happy with what I've acquired (minus blue glows and squoias), focusing on racers from here on then.
I don't see why you are trying to start a fuzz here. The general topic on hand was padded vs unpadded flyknit trainers. You targeting my personal preference in sneakers in general is very irrelevant to the debate on hand. The complete statement was 'IF I wanted to buy a sneaker with padding, I could buy any other shoe in the nike line." I don't just buy any shoe in any of nike's lines unless I have a positive experience with it and it appeals to me in multiple ways.So the "sock like feel" of an unpadded Flyknit provides is more important to you than the ACTUAL FLYKNIT UPPER?
Let's say from the get-go, Nike made all Flyknits (Trainers, Lunars, Racers, etc) with padding...you're basically telling me you, "would go buy any other trainer in the nike line"
If anybody's answer is yes...you're here for the wrong reasons.
Get out.
This. OK stopping with all of this debating now. I just needed to make this very valid point earlier.If you're a flyknit diehard, it shouldnt matter about padding. I hate white shoes, so I excluded myself from all these arguements that was on going for the last 5 months. Imagine if you saw how the toe box used to look on these when production samples first came out during the olympics, you guys would argue about the roundness of the toebox and how it looks compared to todays toebox. If you don't like the shoe as a whole, then you should look for a different shoe to buy. Don't let something petty stop you from owning. Was actively on this thread until my eyes became sore from all these MC racers and padding talk. But I admit....It's funny as hell to see the arguments.