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Size preference

  • True to size

    Votes: 101 48.3%

  • True to size runs snug, but feels fine

    Votes: 40 19.1%

  • Runs small, need to go .5 size up

    Votes: 50 23.9%

  • Runs big, need to go .5 size down

    Votes: 28 13.4%
  • Total voters
    209
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joedafloe said:
My bro sent me a pic of his friend rockin 2 different racers. It was bound to happen.

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Friends would never let that happen.. they ain't friends.
 
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joedafloe said:
My bro sent me a pic of his friend rockin 2 different racers. It was bound to happen.
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Those are individually two nice cws and I wont say, that the thought hasn't crossed my mind, however as soon as I regained rational control of my thoughts, I struck the thought down, like a crippled race horse.
 
dragicon said:
 
Thanks for all the comments on the swap.  Anything you would do different for your second swap?
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I would probably take more time separating the Flyknit soles... If you heat the glue up enough, they pretty much peel off, but it's a very fine line between that and shrinking and distorting the knit. I didn't always heat the glue up enough before starting to pry (for fear of shrinking the knit), and that led to many more bits of sole not coming off cleanly. These are the parts of the sole that I had to tedious slice from the knit and it's hard not to cut yourself/the knit. I would say if you're thinking about doing it, know that you need to be patient for the best result.
 
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agoatnamedsally said:
 
I would probably take more time separating the Flyknit soles... If you heat the glue up enough, they pretty much peel off, but it's a very fine line between that and shrinking and distorting the knit. I didn't always heat the glue up enough before starting to pry (for fear of shrinking the knit), and that led to many more bits of sole not coming off cleanly. These are the parts of the sole that I had to tedious slice from the knit and it's hard not to cut yourself/the knit. I would say if you're thinking about doing it, know that you need to be patient for the best result.
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I would also say as a critique, be more careful as you remove the lunar sole, especially towards the toe area.  I noticed you ripped your lunar sole.

Unfortunately I've done the same before lol..
 
agoatnamedsally said:
I would probably take more time separating the Flyknit soles... If you heat the glue up enough, they pretty much peel off, but it's a very fine line between that and shrinking and distorting the knit. I didn't always heat the glue up enough before starting to pry (for fear of shrinking the knit), and that led to many more bits of sole not coming off cleanly. These are the parts of the sole that I had to tedious slice from the knit and it's hard not to cut yourself/the knit. I would say if you're thinking about doing it, know that you need to be patient for the best result.
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I plan on doing it on a pair of my best up racers to try it. I also have a pair of lunaracer 2s that are basically destroyed as well that I plan to use for the swap. The lunaracers are already separated from the tops as I was able to just pull them apart with force (the shoes were so old and used that no heat was needed) I am now worried about how to separate the racers, hence all the questions.

Thanks for all the tips and advice though!
 
Thanks for all the info, sally! It was very very helpful!

dragicon: I'm definitely looking forward to your LR2 sole swap!
 
infrared said:
What are the odds! I was at the concussion center today, and a very pretty girl had the exact same lunar flyknits as me! First time I wore them to. F'ing wild.
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pics of the lady (other then her feet)? 
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Very happy to say my 11 size padded trainers fit perfect and unpadded 10.5 fit really good, little tough to get on (afraid i'll ruin something..) but they fit good once on.
 
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Looks ruined
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Thanks for the input (not that I really care what someone who buys shoes just to wear in an avatar pic for a sneaker website and then resell has to say), but I never said they'd be perfect. I figured I would share my experiences of my FIRST TRY at something like this in order to help out others who might be considering it but don't want to tear into 2 pairs of shoes without knowing exactly what they're getting into. Nowhere did I say that my results were perfect or that I did everything right, but I am happy with them for a first attempt. The toes and forefoot are the hardest areas to line up in my opinion, especially due to the fact that the upper shrinks relatively unpredictably and that the two footbeds of the individual shoes are incredibly different (hence using a size 11 upper and 10.5 sole).

I never asked anyone to pay me for swaps or said that I knew exactly what I was doing because I figured it out as I went. I intend on wearing these shoes, so it doesn't matter to me as much if they don't look 100% from the start. I always knew that was a risk and never intended on making them JUST to be put as a profile pic in a pathetic attempt to be liked or respected on the interwebs.
 
agoatnamedsally said:
 
Thanks for the input (not that I really care what someone who buys shoes just to wear in an avatar pic for a sneaker website and then resell has to say), but I never said they'd be perfect. I figured I would share my experiences of my FIRST TRY at something like this in order to help out others who might be considering it but don't want to tear into 2 pairs of shoes without knowing exactly what they're getting into. Nowhere did I say that my results were perfect or that I did everything right, but I am happy with them for a first attempt. The toes and forefoot are the hardest areas to line up in my opinion, especially due to the fact that the upper shrinks relatively unpredictably and that the two footbeds of the individual shoes are incredibly different (hence using a size 11 upper and 10.5 sole).

I never asked anyone to pay me for swaps or said that I knew exactly what I was doing because I figured it out as I went. I intend on wearing these shoes, so it doesn't matter to me as much if they don't look 100% from the start. I always knew that was a risk and never intended on making them JUST to be put as a profile pic in a pathetic attempt to be liked or respected on the interwebs.
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Dont mind him. 

Hes the local troll. 
 
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