Nike’s auto-laced future

Post by tomcam » Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 10:03 AM UTC

User23 wrote: post #11

tomcam wrote: post #7

For me it's not overkill at all. It makes perfect sense on the safety/medical benefits alone. I walk two hours a day. In my prime I ran 5 miles or more/day and biked three times that. My feet pronate and I have to wear orthotic insoles. For whatever reason I've never been able to keep my shoes stable. They either start too tight and have to be adjusted or are a little too lose, thus reducing ankle stability. I would…

There's a lot to be said for having a cobbler make custom shoes for you, if one is available. Also, your mileage may vary, but my ankle instability was greatly improved by a basic "Starting Strength" style workout routine. I went from tripping over my own wobbly feet to lifting 300+ lbs on my back in just over a year. I've never had any notable ankle instability since.

Post by jschwartzi » Thu, Jan 24, 2019, 2:02 AM UTC

dogma1138 wrote: post #71

jschwartzi wrote: post #65

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What's the steepest decline you've walked with that setup? Did your toes touch the end of your boot?

Pretty steep, including wall climbing but those were full height boots not the ankle height popular with most hikers. You don't tie as you would normal laces you create a knot on one end and loop it through all the lace loops then you simply pull and loop it around the shaft and the colar and tuck it in it was secure enough to even run in (as much as can one run with a full kit and a PRC-77 they had us chugging along…