Minimalist Footwear Thread
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Dec 2020
9:45pm, 22 Dec 2020
12,783 posts
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geordie claus
My original 2 pairs perfect 5.5/6 so I did t expect his much confusion I did measure and new size 39 but everywhere sells UK sizing, Amazon I could try different pairs for size. Trek ascent - 38 too small V-Trail - too big As I said I rang the local shop who confirmed 39 should be fine and in the house they felt champion it was only the walk towards end 5ish miles they felt tight. Apparently trek ascent comes up small so I think I need a 40 in them and 39 iv-trails. Add in that stocks are low everywhere I’m demented. I have to ring customer services tomorrow so we’ll see might have a 39 for sale 😂 |
Dec 2020
7:50am, 23 Dec 2020
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runnerbean
Omg what a palaver 😂
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Dec 2020
2:00am, 24 Dec 2020
19,600 posts
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flanker
They do tend to give a bit in the fabric if they are tight rather than too short...
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Dec 2020
10:09am, 24 Dec 2020
12,800 posts
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geordie claus
Thank you flanker, there is plenty room in the length and room in front of my toes. I spoke to the shop they also said they will give and the fabric is stretchy. I think with my original pair I wore them for only short periods of time so they probably stretched as I wore them more. I will just do the same with these wear them for short parts of the run and swap over. But yes runnerbean it is a palaver now if we can stop them making more changes I might know what I need next time. |
Jan 2021
11:34pm, 9 Jan 2021
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geordiegirl
ONG what has happened to inov8??? These are supposed to be f-lites 😮 sportsshoes.com |
Jan 2021
12:04am, 10 Jan 2021
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RichHL
Inov8 are doing lots of shoes for cross-fit now and these are one of them. You can still get the F-Lite 230 but that's changed too to be more of a gym shoe than a running shoe.
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Jan 2021
12:36am, 10 Jan 2021
13,042 posts
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geordiegirl
That’s sad feel they’ve sold out to the bigger market. I love the simplicity of them but I know buying my last pair I struggled & ended off with park claw. I love them but I wish they wouldn’t change what was good.
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Jan 2021
9:01am, 10 Jan 2021
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Garfield
Arrrgh. I bought a couple of pairs of the older version of those shoes on sale a few years ago for my stockpile. So sad to see what they've done to them.
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Jan 2021
12:13pm, 10 Jan 2021
32,902 posts
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SPR
This is the f-lite 230 atm inov-8.com Can't see any issue with that if you enjoyed running in the original... |
Jan 2021
1:02pm, 10 Jan 2021
19,631 posts
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flanker
Quite tempting at that price, but I think I'll stick to the trailtalon 235s as my road shoe
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