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Originally Posted by zambro
I'm a bit contrarian sometimes, so I'll just say that I'm a little skeptical of how great the Free's are. I wonder if there's what Cosgrove would call an "overreaction" to Nike Frees right now. Of course, I haven't tried them, so you can take my thoughts with a grain of salt.
Just looking at them, the rear of the shoe seems to be elevated. How is that like running barefoot, assuming that running barefoot is great? While feeling the floor may be better for deadlifting or other standing lifts, what makes the Free's so much better than other flat-bottomed shoes that cost a lot less?
Here's an interesting article that discusses whether the Frees are teh awesome: http://www.orthosportedu.com/files/u...ot-Running.pdf |
I think the overreaction has already occured and people now use them for mainly comfort, at least those who like them. You are 100% correct that they are not equal to barefoot due to the elevated heel for one and second that they are still a shoe. But IMO, they are better for certain activities than other options.
IMO as well, prices are all over the board according to this thread, some for $10, others for $120, for one, styling is much better than some options such as Chucks.