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pinky0926 07/16/18 3:16:04 PM #1:	What some of the top running shoes on the market look like https://asics.scene7.com/is/image/asics/T606N_9099_0010255955_RT?$productResponsive$&wid=515 https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81lUJvx9ujL._UX395_.jpg https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71QN6Jb3SCL._UX395_.jpg To steal someone else's comment, it's like the designers are colourblind 8-year old boys. --- CE's Resident Scotsman. https://imgur.com/ILz2ZbV <cite>pinky0926 posted [p:905183383] in What the f... [t:76812940]...</cite> <quote>What some of the top running shoes on the market look like https://asics.scene7.com/is/image/asics/T606N_9099_0010255955_RT?$productResponsive$&wid=515 https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81lUJvx9ujL._UX395_.jpg https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71QN6Jb3SCL._UX395_.jpg To steal someone else's comment, it's like the designers are colourblind 8-year old boys.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpinKirby 07/16/18 3:17:32 PM #2:	There are so many fucking shoes to pick from. Just get something else, instead of complaining about a couple of designs you don't like. --- MHW Supplemental Discord: https://discord.gg/ChHjtYQ https://imgur.com/QL6WJAl https://imgur.com/lGlcDyU <cite>SpinKirby posted [p:905183474] in What the f... [t:76812940]...</cite> <quote>There are so many fucking shoes to pick from. Just get something else, instead of complaining about a couple of designs you don't like.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Flockaveli 07/16/18 3:18:49 PM #3:	Running shoes arent for fashion, you idiot. Its all about performance and supporting a proper form. --- Chicago, greatest city in the world! <cite>Flockaveli posted [p:905183556] in What the f... [t:76812940]...</cite> <quote>Running shoes arent for fashion, you idiot. Its all about performance and supporting a proper form.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Turtlebread 07/16/18 3:20:05 PM #5:	yeah yeah functionality is important that doesn't mean they have to look like shit though --- https://imgur.com/yCW15Zn <cite>Turtlebread posted [p:905183613] in What the f... [t:76812940]...</cite> <quote>yeah yeah functionality is important that doesn't mean they have to look like shit though</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeadSite 07/16/18 3:20:18 PM #6:	Who doesn't just run in Ultraboosts now fam <cite>DeadSite posted [p:905183626] in What the f... [t:76812940]...</cite> <quote>Who doesn't just run in Ultraboosts now fam</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 07/16/18 3:20:28 PM #7:	What's wrong with the first two? --- https://imgur.com/VeNBg https://imgur.com/gd5jC8q https://imgur.com/PKIy7 https://imgur.com/3p29JqP <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:905183636] in What the f... [t:76812940]...</cite> <quote>What's wrong with the first two?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
deupd_u 07/16/18 3:21:35 PM #8:	pinky0926 posted... https://asics I think we've found the problem --- Snipers don't shoot at paper, they shoot watermelons. https://imgur.com/jo511lG <cite>deupd_u posted [p:905183707] in What the f... [t:76812940]...</cite> <quote><cite>pinky0926 posted...</cite> <quote>https://asics</quote> I think we've found the problem</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Flockaveli 07/16/18 3:22:17 PM #9:	DeadSite posted... Who doesn't just run in Ultraboosts now fam Anyone running more than 1 mile a day. --- Chicago, greatest city in the world! <cite>Flockaveli posted [p:905183735] in What the f... [t:76812940]...</cite> <quote><cite>DeadSite posted...</cite> <quote>Who doesn't just run in Ultraboosts now fam</quote> Anyone running more than 1 mile a day.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eston 07/16/18 3:22:58 PM #10:	Functionality is indeed important But there's nothing about any of those shoes that suggests they eschewed aesthetics in favor of better performance. They look the way they were designed to look. --- http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i215/estonc/grizzly_bear_chairs_2.jpg https://imgur.com/8kjZU <cite>eston posted [p:905183784] in What the f... [t:76812940]...</cite> <quote>Functionality is indeed important But there's nothing about any of those shoes that suggests they eschewed aesthetics in favor of better performance. They look the way they were designed to look.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eggcorn 07/16/18 3:23:46 PM #11:	you show 3 out of hundreds I can't think of a running shoe that doesn't have multiple colorway options Those are womens shoes --- Warning: This post may contain triggering or distressing content. <cite>eggcorn posted [p:905183819] in What the f... [t:76812940]...</cite> <quote>you show 3 out of hundreds I can't think of a running shoe that doesn't have multiple colorway options Those are womens shoes</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
StarReaper13 07/16/18 3:24:28 PM #12:	Flockaveli posted... Running shoes arent for fashion, you idiot. Its all about performance and supporting a proper form. byron posted... Functionality > Appearance --- Ignore when people say that the title length is not important, that a title should just convey what the game is about. They're just jealous theirs isn't as long <cite>StarReaper13 posted [p:905183861] in What the f... [t:76812940]...</cite> <quote><cite>Flockaveli posted...</cite> <quote>Running shoes arent for fashion, you idiot. Its all about performance and supporting a proper form.</quote> <cite>byron posted...</cite> <quote>Functionality > Appearance</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
emblem boy 07/16/18 3:24:48 PM #13:	Ehh. Running shoes have such a wide range, I don't think the ones you posted represent what running shoes are. --- Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a yacht big enough to pull up right alongside it <cite>emblem boy posted [p:905183885] in What the f... [t:76812940]...</cite> <quote>Ehh. Running shoes have such a wide range, I don't think the ones you posted represent what running shoes are.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid Snake07 07/16/18 3:25:05 PM #14:	That has more to do with the people buying them, not the people designing them........... --- "People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time" -Detective Rust Cohle <cite>Solid Snake07 posted [p:905183900] in What the f... [t:76812940]...</cite> <quote>That has more to do with the people buying them, not the people designing them...........</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pinky0926 07/16/18 3:26:38 PM #15:	SpinKirby posted... There are so many fucking shoes to pick from. Just get something else, instead of complaining about a couple of designs you don't like. This isn't a "waah I don't know what to do" topic (I have nice running shoes), I'm just curious about why this is such a thing in the industry. Go into a sports shop and most running shoes are like power rangers on acid. Flockaveli posted... Running shoes arent for fashion, you idiot. Its all about performance and supporting a proper form. I don't think that argument holds up. For 1) you wear them a lot, they're a part of your fashion whether you consciously decide they are or not, 2) if it was really purely about utlitarianism why add all these freaky designs in the first place? and 3) do you really have to compromise --- CE's Resident Scotsman. https://imgur.com/ILz2ZbV <cite>pinky0926 posted [p:905183987] in What the f... [t:76812940]...</cite> <quote><cite>SpinKirby posted...</cite> <quote>There are so many fucking shoes to pick from. Just get something else, instead of complaining about a couple of designs you don't like.</quote> This isn't a "waah I don't know what to do" topic (I have nice running shoes), I'm just curious about why this is such a thing in the industry. Go into a sports shop and most running shoes are like power rangers on acid. <cite>Flockaveli posted...</cite> <quote>Running shoes arent for fashion, you idiot. Its all about performance and supporting a proper form.</quote> I don't think that argument holds up. For 1) you wear them a lot, they're a part of your fashion whether you consciously decide they are or not, 2) if it was really purely about utlitarianism why add all these freaky designs in the first place? and 3) do you really have to compromise</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpinKirby 07/16/18 3:28:55 PM #16:	pinky0926 posted... I'm just curious about why this is such a thing in the industry. Go into a sports shop and most running shoes are like power rangers on acid. For every Nike Air Weatherman, there's like 50+ black-white bland af shoes. Variety > No Variety in this case. --- MHW Supplemental Discord: https://discord.gg/ChHjtYQ https://imgur.com/QL6WJAl https://imgur.com/lGlcDyU <cite>SpinKirby posted [p:905184115] in What the f... [t:76812940]...</cite> <quote><cite>pinky0926 posted...</cite> <quote>I'm just curious about why this is such a thing in the industry. Go into a sports shop and most running shoes are like power rangers on acid.</quote> For every Nike Air Weatherman, there's like 50+ black-white bland af shoes. Variety > No Variety in this case.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeadSite 07/16/18 3:29:14 PM #17:	Flockaveli posted... DeadSite posted... Who doesn't just run in Ultraboosts now fam Anyone running more than 1 mile a day. Run plenty in my Boosts <cite>DeadSite posted [p:905184134] in What the f... [t:76812940]...</cite> <quote><cite>Flockaveli posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DeadSite posted...</cite> <quote>Who doesn't just run in Ultraboosts now fam</quote> Anyone running more than 1 mile a day.</quote> Run plenty in my Boosts</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EndOfDiscOne 07/16/18 3:30:12 PM #18:	The top 2 are fine --- I am the Cheese! I am the best character on the show! I am better than both the salami and the bologna *COMBINED!* <cite>EndOfDiscOne posted [p:905184177] in What the f... [t:76812940]...</cite> <quote>The top 2 are fine</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WilliamPorygon 07/16/18 3:32:19 PM #19:	Why the fuck do they still use laces that will come loose while you're running instead of Velcro straps that 1) won't and 2) wouldn't become a hazard if they did? --- Love dolphins and whales? Come hang out at Cetacea Cove! https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1404-cetacea-cove <cite>WilliamPorygon posted [p:905184285] in What the f... [t:76812940]...</cite> <quote>Why the fuck do they still use laces that will come loose while you're running instead of Velcro straps that 1) won't and 2) wouldn't become a hazard if they did?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid Snake07 07/16/18 3:39:02 PM #20:	EndOfDiscOne posted... The top 2 are fine The last two are pretty ugly. not crazy ugly but i would never buy them. 1st one just looks like a basic tennis shoe though, don't really get what tc is on about, none of them are really crazy looking. when i was reading his post i was expecting something more like this https://www.nike.com/t/flabjacks-free-rn-2018-t-shirt-for-your-feet-mens-running-shoe-OZn4jL --- "People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time" -Detective Rust Cohle <cite>Solid Snake07 posted [p:905184650] in What the f... [t:76812940]...</cite> <quote><cite>EndOfDiscOne posted...</cite> <quote>The top 2 are fine</quote> The last two are pretty ugly. not crazy ugly but i would never buy them. 1st one just looks like a basic tennis shoe though, don't really get what tc is on about, none of them are really crazy looking. when i was reading his post i was expecting something more like this https://www.nike.com/t/flabjacks-free-rn-2018-t-shirt-for-your-feet-mens-running-shoe-OZn4jL</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
1337toothbrush 07/16/18 3:41:23 PM #21:	I run in loafers. I don't give a fuck. --- https://imgur.com/a/FU9H8 https://imgur.com/ZkQRDsR - https://imgur.com/2x2gtgP <cite>1337toothbrush posted [p:905184792] in What the f... [t:76812940]...</cite> <quote>I run in loafers. I don't give a fuck.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Flockaveli 07/16/18 3:48:26 PM #23:	I for one am not running 12 miles outdoors in an Ultraboost shoe. Thats just asking for my ankle to roll and my tread to flatten. More layers, more support, more lockdown, more stability, more miles. --- Chicago, greatest city in the world! <cite>Flockaveli posted [p:905185208] in What the f... [t:76812940]...</cite> <quote>I for one am not running 12 miles outdoors in an Ultraboost shoe. Thats just asking for my ankle to roll and my tread to flatten. More layers, more support, more lockdown, more stability, more miles.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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