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No, it is neither new (Skechers was selling Shape Ups as far back as 16 years ago) nor entirely normal – although a lot of running shoes have adopted a rockered geometry, not nearly to the extreme of these decidedly walking shoes; Nike has the Motiva which is pretty similar – both of which adopt an aggressive rocker to promote fluid motion from heel to toe-off, at the expense of balance while standing (which is what Skechers promoted as a health benefit, over which they were sued – and lost).
Ironically, it is New Balance that (IMO) has struck the balance perfectly with their Balos – it's flat-enough on the bottom to be able to balance effortlessly while standing, but rockered-enough on both heel and toe-off to effectively replicate the experience of those other shoes; too bad it has next-to-no outsole (only the tip of the toes and a lateral slice of the heel have rubber, the rest is "rubberized" foam) – on a $200(!) shoe, so it's likely to wear through pretty quickly.
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ok, I'm a old guy (New Balance type).. what is with the goofy shape of these shoes? is this the new normal?
No, it is neither new (Skechers was selling Shape Ups as far back as 16 years ago) nor entirely normal – although a lot of running shoes have adopted a rockered geometry, not nearly to the extreme of these decidedly walking shoes; Nike has the Motiva which is pretty similar – both of which adopt an aggressive rocker to promote fluid motion from heel to toe-off, at the expense of balance while standing (which is what Skechers promoted as a health benefit, over which they were sued – and lost).
Ironically, it is New Balance that (IMO) has struck the balance perfectly with their Balos – it's flat-enough on the bottom to be able to balance effortlessly while standing, but rockered-enough on both heel and toe-off to effectively replicate the experience of those other shoes; too bad it has next-to-no outsole (only the tip of the toes and a lateral slice of the heel have rubber, the rest is "rubberized" foam) – on a $200(!) shoe, so it's likely to wear through pretty quickly.
I've ordered shoes from these guys, they own outlet malls near me and that's why I trust them butttt I can't speak for them just I got stuff from them when ordering
This site is not legit. They're selling shoes for 80 percent off and the site has a 2.6 on trust pilot with only 1 review. Yall are getting scammed please report to an admin? Thanks
Naah, its pretty legit, i've personally purchased from here. Everything has been delivered.
Rip. This is a scam site. Hopefully you can contact your payment processor and get your money back because I can guarantee you won't get a pair of shoes.
Been ordering from shopsimon for years. They are a great place for on sale adidas.
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Rip. This is a scam site. Hopefully you can contact your payment processor and get your money back because I can guarantee you won't get a pair of shoes.
I got my stuff delivered within 5 days.
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Ironically, it is New Balance that (IMO) has struck the balance perfectly with their Balos – it's flat-enough on the bottom to be able to balance effortlessly while standing, but rockered-enough on both heel and toe-off to effectively replicate the experience of those other shoes; too bad it has next-to-no outsole (only the tip of the toes and a lateral slice of the heel have rubber, the rest is "rubberized" foam) – on a $200(!) shoe, so it's likely to wear through pretty quickly.
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Ironically, it is New Balance that (IMO) has struck the balance perfectly with their Balos – it's flat-enough on the bottom to be able to balance effortlessly while standing, but rockered-enough on both heel and toe-off to effectively replicate the experience of those other shoes; too bad it has next-to-no outsole (only the tip of the toes and a lateral slice of the heel have rubber, the rest is "rubberized" foam) – on a $200(!) shoe, so it's likely to wear through pretty quickly.
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