Shoes 1-021
Nikes with disintegrated soles
I bought these and a whole bunch of other pairs at 10 to 20 dollars a pair in the late 1990's when a large sneaker store chain closed. I didn't pay too much attention to marked size, as the stock was in unsorted boxes, all mixed together. I would just pick a pair that I thought I liked that looked like they might fit, and tried them on. If I could get them on, I bought them. Some were as small as size 4 wide, others I think 8 1/2 or 9. These 6 1/2 to me were a perfect fit for my supposedly 7 1/2 feet. I do like my shoes snug.
I wore them regularly. After a few years the pods in the heels went flat and eventually the plastic sides of the pods broke up. I thought they were more comfortable flat than inflated.
About three years ago, the mid sole rubber began to disintegrate and fall off in big chunks, leaving the heels flapping. Not to much later the entire outersole came loose except at the toe. I tied the laces around the soles to keep them attached to the shoe, but they would slip forward folding over in the fromt and eventually cracking. I pulled them off completely, and for about the last year they have had only the cloth sole, which is slowly wearing away. I pulled the insoles out a couple of months ago, as they were doubling up where the sole was missing, making them very lumpy. I will be alternating between these and the first pair of Capezios this summer. The uppers are still pristine.
Shoes 1-021
Nikes with disintegrated soles
I bought these and a whole bunch of other pairs at 10 to 20 dollars a pair in the late 1990's when a large sneaker store chain closed. I didn't pay too much attention to marked size, as the stock was in unsorted boxes, all mixed together. I would just pick a pair that I thought I liked that looked like they might fit, and tried them on. If I could get them on, I bought them. Some were as small as size 4 wide, others I think 8 1/2 or 9. These 6 1/2 to me were a perfect fit for my supposedly 7 1/2 feet. I do like my shoes snug.
I wore them regularly. After a few years the pods in the heels went flat and eventually the plastic sides of the pods broke up. I thought they were more comfortable flat than inflated.
About three years ago, the mid sole rubber began to disintegrate and fall off in big chunks, leaving the heels flapping. Not to much later the entire outersole came loose except at the toe. I tied the laces around the soles to keep them attached to the shoe, but they would slip forward folding over in the fromt and eventually cracking. I pulled them off completely, and for about the last year they have had only the cloth sole, which is slowly wearing away. I pulled the insoles out a couple of months ago, as they were doubling up where the sole was missing, making them very lumpy. I will be alternating between these and the first pair of Capezios this summer. The uppers are still pristine.