Indeed :closed:Originally Posted by wheezing donkey
Indeed :closed:
Poacher turned game-keeper
Online price at Castleberg £117. I just rang them - very helpful, confirmed that one needs a size up on normal. They have a pool of Hokas for free testing! Likeys charge £112.49, but with postage that comes up to £116.44. I am planning a trip to Settle tomorrow!
I've just put in a couple of mediumish road outings in my new Hokas and they feel fine but I haven't had any road to Damascus moment yet. A full size up over Inov8s and Asics fits me well - proper long distance remains to be seen. Am thinking of using them for MCN Brecon 40 in December.
As far as price goes, Hoka enthusiasts seem to be more or less unanimous in claiming they get a good 50% more miles out of a pair compared to other shoes and if that's right then the price compares favourably to my usual road, trail and fell shoes (Gel Cumulus, Roclite, Mudclaw)
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Castleberg Online have Inov8333 for £60 but only in sizes up to 6.5 & them 10.5 alas. Postage over £50 is free.
If they get me through the second 100 miles, they'd be worth every penny. :-)
Quick update from how i'm getting on with the stinson b evos. Still impressed with how they feel but the upper has torn away from the sole on the inside just after the toe protection finishes on the right shoe- left is also on it's way out. Done between 200-250 miles so not happy. Going to send them back and see what happens.
Derby Tup, thanks so much for the link to Castleberg in Settle. I went over today on the train from Leeds & came back with a pair of Mafate 2 Hokas in vivid lime green (orange are also available). The staff at C are SO nice, helpful but not at all intrusive. I was able to go for a walk in a test pair & could have taken them away for a week, but soon made up my mind. In theory you could borrow a test pair, run an ultra in them, then return, I suppose! They only charged me the considerably cheaper website price of £117 (only!). SO much better to try them on rather than getting via the Internet. And an interesting shop - an excellent range of Raidlight rucsacs caught my eye.
BTW I wear 9.5 Flyrocs but 10 Hokas. There is a huge amount of room for my toes, but I think they are quite snug across the foot at the base of the toes, so that could be a problem for anyone with a wide foot. At first I was disappointed - they didn't feel so very comfortable. Then I realised I am used to the feel of Sorbathane insoles next to my feet. When I took out the usual thin hard insole & put in the Sorbathane they felt great. A pity, as I was telling myself that, though so dear, the Hokas were going to save me money on insoles!
Last edited by Alexandra; 22-10-2012 at 08:51 PM.
[QUOTE=Rob Furness;507310] The brain adjusts to run light in anticipation of hurting the foot, a bit like touching something hot and recoiling.
So the solution is just to get your brain to believe you are weightless (or massless) and you will have zero impact force and hence never be injured. No matter what my brain thinks I will still be hitting the ground with a force of roughly 740 Newtons as long as I'm on planet Earth.
Limited sizes, but a bit of a deal on at PBS for £90...
http://www.peteblandsports.co.uk/pro...afate-sale.htm
[QUOTE=mykind;507621]Do you not mean infinite weight?
If you think your weight is infinite then you will try to land extremely lightly to stop your own weight crushing your legs.
Did not do an engineering doctorate for nothing
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