Nike Air VaporMax

I wonder how many people will be retuning these in used condition back to NDC before the 30 day testing/trial limit.
 
us3Less said:
Thought I'd share. Close to 10 miles in running (20-25 miles combined if considering all the walking I do in these), and this is how the shoes' soles are looking so far. SPOILER ALERT: it ain't pretty.

It's taken 6.5 miles on dry surfaces, and another 3.25 in wet surfaces (rained overnight and again right after I finished running.) It's also fogging up, too, if you take a look at the airbags.

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You see the very toned brown-green color of one of the rubber traction pods on the sole? That's actually all the rubber dragged up to the edge. It's a high-wear zone as predicted by Nike when they were testing it, and it's flattening and roll its way up to the edges.

The upper though? Still looks perfectly fine! :lol: I changed the laces before the 3rd run, so it's not the original laces on there.

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The testing continues! I won't be the only one reviewing these; someone else here said he's also just purely running in these, so be on the lookout for his thoughts and opinions, too, as he'll have lots of mileage on it while I'll simply have "some mileage" on 'em.

Apologies for my dog's rear being in some of the pictures :frown:
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I cant see too well but cant you just scrape off/sand the excess rubber that peels?

How are those little teeths, do they also get a lot of wear and tear or arr they holding up?

I dont mind the yellowing at all, its epexcted with clear soles. Im sure some Sea Glow can probably clean them a bit.
 
NomadicSole21 said:
I cant see too well but cant you just scrape off/sand the excess rubber that peels?

How are those little teeths, do they also get a lot of wear and tear or arr they holding up?

I dont mind the yellowing at all, its epexcted with clear soles. Im sure some Sea Glow can probably clean them a bit.
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I think I can. Haven't tried, but I'll just leave it as is; the ground'll probably do that work for me, haha.

To my surprise, they're actually still the same shape, and are holding up really well! Has a bit of a sandpaper texture to it, but of course, that's normal. Nothing out of the ordinary.

Ah good point on the Sea Glow, but I'll just let it be. Using it for running anyway, so eventually, my need for keeping it clean will just fade away and I'll completely let it go.
 
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JaysonNY3 said:
 
I wonder how many people will be retuning these in used condition back to NDC before the 30 day testing/trial limit.
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I did. No point in keeping something that you aren't completely satisfied with, not for $200 right? I had a 12.5 with thumb width room in the front but they still had some soreness. I'll wait on a another color way and try a 13 like some have recommended. I think that may be too long in the toe box, but I'll see. 
 
really just want the volt colorway out of all the pics i've seen. maybe that olive/black colorway.
 
us3Less said:
Thought I'd share. Close to 10 miles in running (20-25 miles combined if considering all the walking I do in these), and this is how the shoes' soles are looking so far. SPOILER ALERT: it ain't pretty.

It's taken 6.5 miles on dry surfaces, and another 3.25 in wet surfaces (rained overnight and again right after I finished running.) It's also fogging up, too, if you take a look at the airbags.

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You see the very toned brown-green color of one of the rubber traction pods on the sole? That's actually all the rubber dragged up to the edge. It's a high-wear zone as predicted by Nike when they were testing it, and it's flattening and roll its way up to the edges.

The upper though? Still looks perfectly fine! :lol: I changed the laces before the 3rd run, so it's not the original laces on there.

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The testing continues! I won't be the only one reviewing these; someone else here said he's also just purely running in these, so be on the lookout for his thoughts and opinions, too, as he'll have lots of mileage on it while I'll simply have "some mileage" on 'em.

Apologies for my dog's rear being in some of the pictures :frown:
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So I will be serious here and say I didn't think people were actually going to run in these. I never even thought about running in these.

There are too many REAL running shoes to really consider these.

But thanks for the details. Very good info if someone else is planning to run in them.
 
bds120 said:
So I will be serious here and say I didn't think people were actually going to run in these. I never even thought about running in these.

There are too many REAL running shoes to really consider these.

But thanks for the details. Very good info if someone else is planning to run in them.
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These definitely aren't my primary daily trainers but it's real nice to have a shoe you can wear casually and that performs acceptably well (FKRs are still unbeatable in this category IMO 
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bds120 said:
So I will be serious here and say I didn't think people were actually going to run in these. I never even thought about running in these.

There are too many REAL running shoes to really consider these.

But thanks for the details. Very good info if someone else is planning to run in them.
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lmaozedong said:
These definitely aren't my primary daily trainers but it's real nice to have a shoe you can wear casually and that performs acceptably well (FKRs are still unbeatable in this category IMO :pimp: )
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I feel you guys about having this shoe be worthy of a consideration for running. In all honesty, I thought the same thing since the official unveiling. I thought, "Nice, finally a next generation of Air Max that I can get for part of my daily wear." However, once I tried it on and felt it, then I thought, "Okay, this is something else here."

There are definitely other running shoe options that's best for running. For the last 9 months or so, I've been running in the Zoom Vomero 11s, and the Pegasus 31s and 32s before that for about 8 months. Both are excellent shoes, a lot cheaper, and you can beat them up like crazy and not worry about how it looks. I think the great thing about the Vapormax is that it's breaking that "Air Max stereotype" that it has been known for: that the shoe was too dated that you can't run in them. It was fine for a shoe back in 2009 and prior to that, but once shoes got lighter with Flywire and Flyknit and Hyperfuse and all of that stuff, the Air Max line had to match up with a lot of running shoes, both inside and outside of Nike, and for a VERY long time, it honestly couldn't.
 
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I did a fair amount of walking in my Platinums today. They definitely feel better and more normal the more I break them in. However, I don't think they quite live up to my expectations. I was hoping for the Vapormax to be like the one shoe I might take on vacation with me--lightweight, comfortable, good for a lot of walking and some short 3- to 5-mile runs, and stylish enough to wear with jeans. The Vapormaxes don't hurt my feet but they're also not as comfortable as I had hoped. Within the Nike lineup, the shoes that seem to come closest to what I'm looking for are the Free RN, Flyknit Racers, and the Lunar Epic Flyknit, all of which I own. Am I missing something here?
 
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pilbondin said:
I did a fair amount of walking in my Platinums today. They definitely feel better and more normal the more I break them in. However, I don't think they quite live up to my expectations. I was hoping for the Vapormax to be like the one shoe I might take on vacation with me--lightweight, comfortable, good for a lot of walking and some short 3- to 5-mile runs, and stylish enough to wear with jeans. The Vapormaxes don't hurt my feet but their also not as comfortable as I had hoped. Within the Nike lineup, the shoes that seem to come closest to what I'm looking for are the Free RN, Flyknit Racers, and the Lunar Epic Flyknit, all of which I own. Am I missing something here?
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I walk 6 miles a day, I'm right there with you - on your favorites.  Free Motion FK RN, Lunarepic high flyknit, racers and to a degree the zoom allout highs are the shoes that I do my walking in every day.  In limited capacity the Vapormax feels as good (the flyknit support is still my favorite) but the cushioning isn't tuned for sustained high-impact walking....at least not like the lunarlon or free soles.  I think they're aesthetically 1 or 2 (depending on the racer weave), but they're not quite the go the distance, every situation pair, I was thinking they would be.
 
These break in and stretch quickly. I feel like I can go down .5 more in length, but the width would be questionable
 
ohsolenice said:
Co-sign on that. Same experience for me but with sizes 11 / 11.5 / 12. I ended up sticking with my go to 11.5 size for these. The 12 were too long for me and the 11 was too tight. I felt like goldilocks finding the right fit.
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The size on these are tricky
 
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Just one last update before I post a review either next weekend or the weekend after, but I'm up to near 16 miles now and counting. Today's run was actually an unexpected longer-distance run (5.3 miles, 6 if we're including the warm-up jog to the starting point), and there'll be a review on how the shoe performed for distance. I'm honestly not sure whether a potential total of 27-28 miles is enough to warrant a review for next weekend compared to about nearly 40 on the weekend after, but either way, I cannot wait to provide you guys my thoughts!

In the meantime, Nike has to stop rolling out dope colorways... I don't know how I will save up with this **** happening.
 
us3Less said:
Just one last update before I post a review either next weekend or the weekend after, but I'm up to near 16 miles now and counting. Today's run was actually an unexpected longer-distance run (5.3 miles, 6 if we're including the warm-up jog to the starting point), and there'll be a review on how the shoe performed for distance. I'm honestly not sure whether a potential total of 27-28 miles is enough to warrant a review for next weekend compared to about nearly 40 on the weekend after, but either way, I cannot wait to provide you guys my thoughts!

In the meantime, Nike has to stop rolling out dope colorways... I don't know how I will save up with this **** happening.
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Whats your quick impression of the shoe? Everything you thought it was? Scale of 1-10?
 
I like the shoe but for me this is a one and done style. I have the plats and that will be all. There's nothing spectacular about the style for me.
 
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