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Adidas Superstar Dames
« on: May 2nd, 2017, 8:51pm » |
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The Nike Free 5.0 underwent a massive makeover process last year, the basis of which was the radical midsole/outsole redesign. For ten years, the structural basics of the flexible midsole stayed unaltered; deep intersecting flex grooves Adidas Superstar Dames forming a colony of multiple foam squares – with guest appearances of outsole rubber bits in the heel and forefoot.
This gave the Free unprecedented flexibility, as the sole could splay out wherever needed. This was the fundamental tenet of the Nike Free design – that to allow the foot a greater range of movement – as opposed to running on Adidas NMD Womens an otherwise stiff midsole.
That implied, the shoe was far removed from the now done to death ‘barefoot’ marketing term. Rather, Adidas ZX Flux Femme Fleur it was an adequately padded shoe (and remains so to this day) offering a very level of flexibility without the burden of excess material weight.
And yet the design wasn’t perfect. The wide and deep channels running sideways and length-wise had a tendency to create gaps, which wasn’t so great for transition. By which we mean that more often than not, one could Nike Air Max Command Damen feel some of the individual square lugs and the gaps between them as you went heel to toe or the other way around.
By virtue of their geometry, square lugs have angular edges, and some of it could be felt on weight loading. Like in some places under the heel and forefoot, based on how your gait went about loading pressure. So when the 2014 Nike Free 5.0 Nike Air Max Command Donna switched its legacy midsole design with a hexagonal one, a lot of what we just mentioned became a thing of the past.
The refined layout introduced multi-directional movement of the midsole, and eliminated the sharp edge corners and transition gaps. The boundaries of the midsole got more rounded, took off the pressure points and smoothened landings for heel strikers.
Even a brand new release needs improvement, and the upper which accompanied the outsole design felt like bit of a work in progress. Despite being visually striking, there were design areas lacking in functional refinement. Like too much material in the place where the shoe flexes, causing the layers to press in on the skin.
Or a tongue design which looked Asics Gel Lyte 5 Dam very fancy with its split flap , but let the lacing pressure through and slid to one side during runs. The medial Flywire Adidas ZX 700 Mujer cords – particularly the first row – had a backwards slant, and applied pressure on the foot in a way which could be categorized as intrusive.
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