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The vaporfly thread

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SPR
SPR
Jun 2020
4:41pm, 3 Jun 2020
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What percentage did Nike claim on the Alphafly? Or did they just let the sub two do the talking?
AJLB
AJLB
Jun 2020
5:58pm, 3 Jun 2020
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I think the latter - I guess we could calculate what the 40 seconds Kipchoge knocked off his previous attempt is as a percentage. :)
ITG 🇮🇸
ITG 🇮🇸
Jun 2020
5:59pm, 3 Jun 2020
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ITG 🇮🇸
On my own little experiment (sample size 1), I'd say 2%+
icenutter
icenutter
Jun 2020
6:07pm, 3 Jun 2020
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4+2=6
or 4*1.02=4.08% ?
Gobi
Gobi
Jun 2020
9:42am, 25 Jun 2020
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Gobi
Finally had to give up on my original vaporfly 4%



As you can see the upper which has done in excess of 600 miles is in excellent condition



I am a supponater not a heal striker(the actual heal area still looked pretty solid) but I do hit the outside edge on a very flat landing.

I have another pair that are used but only around 50 miles and I may just use them for training as I like running in them and frankly they last far better than expected.
SPR
SPR
Jun 2020
10:24am, 25 Jun 2020
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That still looks pretty decent apart the cut bit. Could try some shoe goo to get a bit more of them for training.
Gobi
Gobi
Jun 2020
12:04pm, 25 Jun 2020
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SPR - binned , they are more broken down than the picture gives credit for on that side
larkim
larkim
Jun 2020
12:11pm, 25 Jun 2020
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What's the story with the knot in the laces at the toe end Gobi? Is this some tri-thing?
Windsor Wool
Windsor Wool
Jun 2020
12:18pm, 25 Jun 2020
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ah, sad times Gobi!

I threw my original (2017) pair away just last week. Mine were through to the carbon plate on the forefoot. If you were also in midget sizes I perhaps could have re-used yours!
jda
jda
Jun 2020
12:36pm, 25 Jun 2020
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Most triathletes aren’t that bright and struggle to tie their shoelaces :-)

I actually used elastics in my VFs for a duathlon last summer and found then a bit sloppy but it had a lot of semi-rough tracks and grass so probably more a terrain than lacing issue.

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