I have been using nikes for a loooooooooooong time and i just got the mizuno geo spark 3… OH MAN im in love, never going back. there so light and the plate feels great… 100% satisfaction.
their all amaizing spikes… the chrono dash have a carbon fiber plate with molded spikes so you cant replace them, so you could only use the shoes a hand full of times before their no good. other then that they others should be ok for comp and training.
Only a handful of times? The spikes are supposed to be made of tungsten, which supposedly (reported by them and forum members here) outlasts the spikes themselves!
most of mizunos spikes are gona have a fairly stiff plate anyways. I personally have the geo spark 3 (red and blue) and it is the best shoe I have ever put on. its so light and fits like a glove. The plate on the chrono dash is a molded plate so the spikes arent removeable, depending on the amount of money you have you may want to steer away from that shoe. its about 160 americsn dollars and some tracks may not let you use them if the spikes are to long.
Out of all the Mizuno there,go for the Chrono Dash (ones with fixed pins). I have the latest model from Japan (Chrono SS). The plate and lightness of the spike is in another league. Chrono all the way.
I have the Chrono Dash (ones with the “different” plate)…they are definately weird. I ran my PR 55m in them. They feel great for the early acceleration phase but I thought they altered my mechanics too much at top speed so I never used them for 100m.
I have chrono dash and tokyo. Like em both, but chrono better. Spike plate on chrono is more flexible than it looks. I like them for straight sprints and hurdles. I don’t use them when running a turn.
Geo Spark 3’s over at www.eastbay.com selling for about $40.00 I think I may have to go with these, since it is a flexible spike plate (moreso than rigid), and I am primarily a 400m runner. I have always been a Nike spike user, but it may end soon enough… :eek: