The vaporfly thread

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SKR
Feb 2020
9:09pm, 17 Feb 2020
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SKR
To be honest i've never paid full price for VFs though. there have always been discounts in some form or the other.
Feb 2020
11:36pm, 17 Feb 2020
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fuzzyduck79
I’ve paid about 180 for next% and 135 for VF4% here. Used to race in shoes that cost 60-80 before that (very hard wearing though)

I remember seeing some amazing times for Brits running road PBs in January 2019 and thinking that is stunning to do that so early in the season. Being clueless back then, I put it down to a mild winter making it better for everyone to train properly 😂

I’ve gone back and looked at Instagram posts for some of these athletes, and checked their times after they have put a picture up about getting these shoes and the bump in performance is very clear, and in line with the numbers being posted on here and elsewhere.
JR
Feb 2020
6:56am, 18 Feb 2020
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JR
I’ve never found any VFs other than at full price?
Feb 2020
7:11am, 18 Feb 2020
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K5 Gus
Discounts :-
a. Join the Nike club, they give you a 20 or 25% discount code on your birthday
b. Nike often have a 20% discount if you buy 3 full price items, so add two cheap things like socks ( or buy 3 pairs of shoes ;-) )
c. Check cashback sites topcashback and Quidco, tcb have recently been doing 9% at Nike

You can normally combine b and c, but not a and c
Feb 2020
7:21am, 18 Feb 2020
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Gobi
I paid over the odds for my first pair when the demand was silly and none in the shops.

2nd pair were full price

I lack the patience to search
JR
Feb 2020
9:15am, 18 Feb 2020
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JR
Thanks K5Gus
ITG
Feb 2020
11:15am, 18 Feb 2020
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ITG
Are they meant to not match? I knew they were a weird kind of orange and green but I didn't realise it was one green show and one orange one!
Feb 2020
11:37am, 18 Feb 2020
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Gobi
I have a pair of 4% they are the same
JR
Feb 2020
11:40am, 18 Feb 2020
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JR
A friend of mine recently bought the orange/green ones and they are different - one green & one orange.
jda
Feb 2020
11:47am, 18 Feb 2020
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jda
Amazingly it seems you can still get the 4% in the USA for about $180 in most large sizes (direct off the nike website). Vaguely planning a visit later this year, might pick up another pair :-)

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