Question:1.I've been wearing Nike's for about 25 years.
The reason is because they always seem to fit me the best.
The past few years, the quality seems to have deteriorated.
The springiness seems to go out of the shoes a lot sooner.
I've contacted Nike about this but received no response.
2.I had similar experiences a few years ago. There are some things I
really liked about Nike but quality really seemed to diminish the
last few years.
3.I could rant on and on, but what I really would like is help on
finding an alternative. The main reason I bought Nike in the
past was because they are wide in the toe, in proportion to
the rest. Since I have sort of flat feet, that are narrow in the
heel, and wide at the toes, the fit worked out pretty well.
Answer:
1.Last month I got a pair Nike Skylon, which is my second pair of Nike
shoes. I really like them, since they seem to fit perfectly to my
feet, have a flat sole, low arch and are the lightest shoes I ever
had. Though I've only run ~110 km in them yet, I can't tell much about
quality.
2.Seems like a lot of people have had trouble with Nike, but I've run
exclusivly in Nike shoes for 10 years now and have not had a problem. I have
the luxury of not having any injuries or special problems to worry about
when buying shoes. I usually get the discontinued models at $40-$50/pair and
they last me a good 350 miles or so roughly.
3. I ran in Nike faithfully for the first 8 years I ran. Then I too
felt that the overall quality of the shoe and durability were declining.
They were made more for looks than function. I've been a promiscuous shoe
buyer ever since (NB, Adidas, Asics, Saucony, and Brooks), and have been
happiest with New Balance for trainers. Although the Brooks I had took
800 miles in 3 months before retiring.
My CC spikes and 5K-10K flats are still Nike however. I still
prefer Nike's fit to my feet, and it seems once you get out of the
mass-market shoes and into the serious racers they still produce some
quality models if you pick and choose right.
