The vaporfly thread
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8 Apr
3:54pm, 8 Apr 2025
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Chrisull
Yeah they're great, favourite shoe in quite a while, minimal and light enough, yet cushioned enough. That means they'll stop making it now, or completely wreck it on the next overhaul.
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8 Apr
4:13pm, 8 Apr 2025
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SPR
They have the same rubbish laces as the Takumi Sen 9 but in the Takumi I had to swap them out as the upper was too uncomfortable with them when trying to get a good lockdown. I don't expect I'll have that issue here. How many miles do you have on it currently? I'd likely happily keep them for track but they won't be a good daily trainer if they only last 200 miles. Streakfly probably have 200-300 on them at this point. Forefoot is well protected but midfoot isn't and some peeling on the inner left heel. |
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8 Apr
4:16pm, 8 Apr 2025
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SPR
I think it's less than 200 actually. Need to start tracking mileage.
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8 Apr
5:42pm, 8 Apr 2025
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Chrisull
That's the worry... I swap shoes regularly so hard to know how much I've done. I'm only doing 100 miles a month, so probably won't know for a few months. They survived the 14 miler on Sunday fine. The sole is a bit weird, it's like it has no grip I can feel with my hand - but it does grip ok (yet to try it in rain). It's like a transparent old-skools 80s plimsole like-cover over the foam. It *might* be more durable than say the Fuel cell one I had previously, or some of the Nike vapor fly ones where you feel you're straight into the foam after wearing down the grips. But I don't know. Take a look at the picture to see what I mean: runningxpert.com |
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8 Apr
5:49pm, 8 Apr 2025
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SPR
I have them so can just look at the shoe. It's lightraxion a new material from Adidas. Reviews suggest it has excellent grip but there's no long term ones yet to confirm durability.
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8 Apr
8:45pm, 8 Apr 2025
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SPR
Was talking to someone that has the Pro 4 at club track night today (same outsole) and he was saying what he likes about the Pro 4 (he has the Pro 3 as well) is the durability so it sounds promising.
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10 Apr
9:19am, 10 Apr 2025
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SPR
Streakfly 2 ordered. Hopefully arrive in time for a trial tomorrow before racing on Saturday. Was tempted to get the VF4 but I don't plan to do a HM before October currently so got time to see if the SF2 will work for that or can check out the VF4 or other options nearer the time. |
10 Apr
10:58am, 10 Apr 2025
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Unsafe Breadbin
There's something special about the resilience of Adidas Lightstrike Pro foams that I haven't found in Nike shoes. Have a pair of Prime X 2, mainly for long tempo work and LSRs, which are going strong after 550 miles, two pairs of Pro 3s with many miles in them, and a new pair of Pro 4 for London. However, the 4 feel noticeably softer than the 3, so it will be interesting to see how they hold up over time. |
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10 Apr
11:08am, 10 Apr 2025
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SPR
RunRepeat's Adiós 4 review says they lose the magic now, fine for training but maybe not racing. They do expect the outsole to be durable.
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10 Apr
11:10am, 10 Apr 2025
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SPR
That should say Pro 4. That reminds me, someone else had the VF4 proto at track on Tuesday and the foam on the Pro 4 felt softer.
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