Labi1995
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 Post le: Ven Oct 12, 2018 7:34 am Sujet du message: behind the heel might |
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| There was apparently some debate about whether to include a shank in the sole. My knowledge of boot design is rudimentary relative to my knowledge of running shoe design, but my understanding is that a shank functions to increase rigidity and supports the sole under the arch. Shanks Nike Air Max 1 Womens are common in work boots and hiking boots for more on the function of a shank see this article from the Outside Gear Guy. The molded TPU arch shank in the Proterra may be part of my problem with the shoe.My issues with www.neonray.co.uk the Proterra manifested on a 7 mile hike last week in Vermont. My wife and I were climbing a rocky switchback trail, and I started to feel a telltale abrasion on the backs of my heels. Blisters were in the works, and we were only a mile and a half into the hike. The problem was obvious the rigid sole doesnt flex well, and every time I pushed off my forefoot the back of the shoe levered down, then when I took the next step onto my heel the heel pushed back up. The result was rubbing and abrasion at the back of the heel.Given that Im running a marathon in a week, the last thing I needed was bloody, open sores over Nike Air Max 2017 Womens my Achilles insertion point on each foot. I went into panic mode and tried tightening the lacing to hold the shoe in place with a better lockdown. That actually made things worse. I went the other direction and loosed them up as much as I could. The heels still Nike Air VaporMax Hombre continued to slide up and down relative to my skin, but there Nike Air VaporMax Womens was enough space now that the abrasion stopped. I kept them really loose for the remainder of the hike and managed ok. I think this is exactly the same problem I had with the Garmont boots I used to have. Rigid soles dont work well for me, and I wont tolerate blood and pain to break a shoe in.This phenomenon is not unique to hiking boots. A running shoe with an inflexible sole can cause the same problem. The original Altra Lone Peak was criticized for this, and early releases of the Altra Torin (which has a thick Nike Air Max 90 Womens sole) were missing a set of lace holes which prevented a good lockdown of the heel. I value flexibility greatly as it helps me avoid heel abrasion, and its a problem I have rarely had since going minimal.It might be the case that a good break-in period would increase the flex in the sole and help me avoid this problem, Nike Air Max 95 Womens but Im hesitant to risk blistering on my Nike Air Max 90 Mens heels since it makes both walking and running miserable for several weeks (if youve got a lot of miles on the Proterra, I d love to hear about whether flexibility increases as they break in). I could also continue to wear them really loose, but that might not be the best option for someone wanting stability in a hiking shoe.My advice to Merrell would be to keep most everything about the shoe the same, but remove the shank from the sole and attempt to increase flexibility. The Nike Air Presto Hombre heel counter is also not well padded, which increases abrasion, so adding a bit more padding behind the heel might be of benefit.I like what Merrell is trying to do with the Proterra, but for me it remains just a bit off from being a shoe Id choose for a long hike. I need to give the Proterra Sport Mid a try and see Nike Dunk Sky High Womens if the higher ankle collar locks my foot down a bit better to prevent the abrasion. On the positive side for Merrell, my current preferred hiking shoe if I needed something a bit more than a trail running shoe would be the Merrell Mix Master Mid. Its basically a waterproof, beefed up version of the Mix Master 2 trail running shoe, and it shares its flexible sole and rock-plate. There is a new version called the Mix Master Mid Tuff that I have not tried yet, and the original Mix Master Mid is on clearance at 6pm right now for $76.99 (as of May 18, 2013). |
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