Finding spikes- can anyone help?

[Charlie_Francis]

@lkh

This probably needs to be emphasized as Charlie has been quite emphatic about the connection between VERY hard plates and achilles problems (I still wonder in those very hard Adidas Beijing things–which Tyson was stuck with due to contract with Adidas–was the real root cause in his OT/no Beijing problems).

Both Nike with the Maxcat (the old one more than the new one) and Adidas with the Adistar Sprint have fairly light spikes with a “glovelight” fit which should be good for a narrow foot. But I wouldn’t touch those Beijing-demolisher things with a million dollar insurance policy.

Are you sure he wore that type of plate at the trials? If so, it might well have been his choice (or he was talked into it).
Often a top athlete can wear the plate of their preferance put onto the upper they want to promote, with the spectators none the wiser. We were always able to do that in the old days.