Optimal Sprint Spikes

Senri · August 28, 2007, 2:14pm

well the best you said is in japan, i need to find somebody in japan then.

Luca · August 28, 2007, 11:24pm

What about the Japanese websites? Do they ship international?

Senri · August 28, 2007, 11:51pm

no nothing

Silencer · August 29, 2007, 5:42am

Ill check things out when i recieve the package ! thanks again

aln · August 29, 2007, 10:55pm

Thanks for the link. Expensive compared to US prices but at least they ship internationally.

Davan · December 27, 2007, 1:06am

http://www.eastbay.com/catalog/productdetail/cm--GLOBAL%20SEARCH%3A%20KEYWORD%20SEARCH/supercat--home/model_nbr--74715/sku--07095101/node--0/

Only $40 and they have every size. Worth checking out.

tamfb · December 27, 2007, 1:11am

im placing my order either tonite or tomm morning. they dont have size 10.

Davan · December 27, 2007, 1:17am

damn i missed that.

alright every size except 10-10.5

I ordered mine today along with these flats:

http://www.eastbay.com/catalog/productdetail/module--unknown/action--view/cm--54532/supercat--shoes/model_nbr--81896/sku--172977/id--54532/mvp--brand/sport--17/

tamfb · December 27, 2007, 1:28am

do you use those for training?

Davan · December 27, 2007, 1:32am

I will pretty soon.

I have the Nike Free 5.0s right now, but they need replaced. These waffles are lighter, cheaper, less ugly, and should give similar benefits, I think.

tamfb · December 27, 2007, 1:35am

i know mort like waffles for training also, but i have always used regular trainers bc i thought they were better since they offer more support etc. if you were doing an int tempo program would you still use waffles?

Davan · December 27, 2007, 1:38am

My foot issues were never troubled by wearing lighter shoes, so I think so. I actually had more problems when I wore more supportive shoes (I had the Nike Zoom Haywards as my last supportive type shoe).

tamfb · December 27, 2007, 2:34am

you should have gotten these.

http://www.eastbay.com/catalog/productdetail/module--productDetail/action--view/sku--16181001/model_nbr--75138/supercat--home/id--0/mvp--/cm--Cross+Sell/

110mh924 · December 27, 2007, 12:18pm

You guys think I can get my hands on some of the kickass Mizuno and Asics spikes in China?
like the ones on this page:
http://www.rakuten.co.jp/tf-tsubaki/563782/

Davan · December 27, 2007, 12:23pm

Possibly.

Save a couple hundred dollars though and get a consult with Charlie, Pfaff, or some other coach. Or get some therapy work done. It will have a much greater impact than a pair of overpriced spikes.

ayudar · December 27, 2007, 2:51pm

what is the optimal long of the spike? 0.3 or 0.6 or 0.9?

d_nasty · December 27, 2007, 3:11pm

1/4th inch spikes work for everything except cross country.

robin1 · December 27, 2007, 5:42pm

Has anyone worn both Nike and Mizuno spikes and can tell me how well the sizes correspond between them? I currently use Nike Zoom Rivals and want to order Mizuno Tokyo 2 online (i.e. without being able to try them on). I’ve never worn a Mizuno shoe, however, and am thus unsure about which size to order.

Thanks for your help!

mortac8 · December 27, 2007, 6:21pm

From what I can tell they’re pretty damn close. I have Mizuno Tokyo (gray&black)at size 9.5 and they are a bit too small. I have an older version of Nike Rival S (light red?&gray) size 10.0 and they fit perfectly.

Davan · December 27, 2007, 6:34pm

For me, with Mizuno Geo Spark 3s, they were 1/2 a size smaller than the 2 pairs of Nike’s I previously wore.