Topic: Which of these shoes should I buy?

[Resin27]

I've been using my normal running shoes for the most part while training for Parkour, however they are starting to get way beat up and I want to buy a new pair of shoes, ones specifically made for Parkour, and these are the ones I've come up with. Any suggestions?

http://www.inov-8.com/Products-Detail.asp?AID=13&PG=PG1&L=26&P=5050973023

http://www.inov-8.com/Products-Detail.asp?AID=13&PG=PG1&L=26&P=5050973009

http://www.fiveten.com/ (the freerunner or freerunner v2s)

http://www.kswiss.com/item/47.47/01633-042/Men/Footwear_Parkour___Free_Running/Ariake_Lite_Mesh/Black_Stingray.html

http://www.kswiss.com/item/0/01552-125/Men/Footwear_Parkour___Free_Running/Ariake/White_Black_Gray.html?xs=pp

[Joshua Winzer-Irwin]

none. go bare-foot   

[Alexz]

I've been using my normal running shoes for the most part while training for Parkour, however they are starting to get way beat up and I want to buy a new pair of shoes, ones specifically made for Parkour, and these are the ones I've come up with. Any suggestions?

http://www.inov-8.com/Products-Detail.asp?AID=13&PG=PG1&L=26&P=5050973023

http://www.inov-8.com/Products-Detail.asp?AID=13&PG=PG1&L=26&P=5050973009

http://www.fiveten.com/ (the freerunner or freerunner v2s)

http://www.kswiss.com/item/47.47/01633-042/Men/Footwear_Parkour___Free_Running/Ariake_Lite_Mesh/Black_Stingray.html

http://www.kswiss.com/item/0/01552-125/Men/Footwear_Parkour___Free_Running/Ariake/White_Black_Gray.html?xs=pp

I'd say go for the fiveten freerunner v2.

And I think this should be in consumer whores.

[Michael Graham]

none. go bare-foot   

Seconded. and +1

[Resin27]

Oh sorry, I was looking for the right forum to post this in and I didn't see the Consumer Whore one, is there any way to move this topic?

And are you guys actually recommending me to train bare-foot? lol

[Michael Graham]

Yes. It's more natural, teaches you better technique, and saves you money.
You may land wrong 300 times with shoes on, you do it 30 times without shoes and your feet will be hurting.

[Joshua Winzer-Irwin]

Yes. It's more natural, teaches you better technique, and saves you money.
You may land wrong 300 times with shoes on, you do it 30 times without shoes and your feet will be hurting.

but itll teach you great technique. you eventually learn how to land correctly, or at least i hope you would after 30 times of falling

[Michael Graham]

Lol I said it teaches you better technique. But valid post anyway. You may not fall, but land incorrectly enough times and your feet hate you. :]

[Grant.Miller]

Quite honestly you need to try them on. Which shoe to buy is very dependent on your style. If your style focuses in on one type of movement more so than another or if you do a lot of flips or w/e then you'll end up wanting a different kind of shoe. For instance, I haven't nailed my flips perfectly yet, but it's something i really want to work on, so I decided to get a shoe with more padding near my heel, but since i also want to make sure i keep landing correctly and so i can also work on rail balance the shoe has less sole at the balls of my feet.

And the thing I'd worry about most is something you don't have to worry about at all with these selections, grip. All of those will work excellent.

So like i said, it'd dependent upon your style and what you want to train and everything.

[tsever02]

I heard the Inovs are real nice.  I'm getting a pair this summer, and all the reviews I've checked out for em, say good things.  The grip is apparently really nice, and they're supposedly real comfy. 

These are the ones I'm gonna get.

http://www.inov-8.com/Products-Detail.asp?PG=PG1&L=26&P=5050973134

Just google those.  Lots of good reviews for em. 

I can't wait to get them. 

[Wenxin Yang]

Why doesn't anyone get the 230pk? I mean it's just lighter, right?

[jorgeDominik]

Lol I said it teaches you better technique. But valid post anyway. You may not fall, but land incorrectly enough times and your feet hate you. :]

if your willing to drop money for some airakes, get a pair of fivefingers http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/products/products_KSO_m.cfm

barefeet+protection
-technique perfection without risking your paws

[John Conway]

Lol I said it teaches you better technique. But valid post anyway. You may not fall, but land incorrectly enough times and your feet hate you. :]

if your willing to drop money for some airakes, get a pair of fivefingers http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/products/products_KSO_m.cfm

barefeet+protection
-technique perfection without risking your paws

I second that. Vibrams for the win! (that's the first time I ever said that)

[Steve Zavitz]

Why doesn't anyone get the 230pk? I mean it's just lighter, right?

They're not offered here in the states.  I think the only ones you can get are the 320 and 305GTX.  I've rocked a pair of 305s for a while now.  The grip is decent on most surfaces, but it's one of the few shoes that has great grip on metal.  I haven't had a problem with any rails so far.  A couple things, though.  One, it takes about two or three full days of training to break them in (seriously, I was about to send them back).  Two, I've already lost a big piece of rubber on my right sole.  I've had them for about 6 months, but it was pretty light training.

However, I will agree that you can't go wrong with a pair of FiveFingers.  They're pretty useful in any situation, and my landing technique's never been better.

[Skills]

nike dart V

[jorgeDominik]

puma commanders or fivefingers... the athletes foot is also selling nike free 5.0s for 79.99, they also have the pumas in almost any size for like 39 + free shipping