![]() I was happy to see ample use of reflective material in the Flywire and in the heel (I like safety).īecause of this, I took a closer look at how Nike wove the fabric around the reflective heel patches and stumbled across what seems to be a minor manufacturing defect. It wasn’t uncomfortable, but it was subtle and unusual. I also noticed the Flywire rubbed against itself when you walked in the shoes. I wouldn’t say so, it just evened out the force on the Flywire. Nike placed Flywire in the Lunar Tempos, and it’s twice as much flywire as most shoes with the technology such as the Nike Air Zoom Elite 7s. This isn’t much of a deal-breaker, it’s more of a note that you should give these shoes a test run in a larger size before purchasing them. It could also be that the shoe has double the normal amount of fly-wire ‘wires’ and that makes the shoe tight fitting. I think it’s partially because the fabric upper in the toe box has a stiffer fabric beneath it that holds the shape and my feet felt that stiffer fabric. I was disappointed that these shoes didn’t fit as well as most other Nikes on me. The Brooks Launch 2s also has very breathable fabric, but I found their fabric of the Lunar Tempo to be more durable with similar breathability. I found the upper to be very breathable, to the point where I might not want to take this shoe out on a very cold run without thicker socks. Because it is almost all fabric, Nike painted on their logo and didn’t overlay any additional materials onto the upper.īeneath the outer fabric on the upper is a more uniform internal mesh that runs the length of the shoe up to the heel-cup. The upper is mostly a single piece of intricately woven fabric with strategically placed venting holes. These raised sections make the shoe traction fairly reliable in muddy and snowy environments, just be careful about the elements getting through the upper. The foam sections are mostly in the midsole where the shoe sees little abrasion, but this will reduce the life of the shoe compared to a similar shoe with only rubber. There are 19 raised sections on the sole of the shoe where 12 are rubber and the remainder are foam. The sides of the sole have grooves that run the length of the shoe which not only look neat, but also allow the sole to compress nicely during impact. I noticed the arches in this shoe compressed much more than standard neutral shoes, so don’t expect too much support! ![]() ![]() I found this to be true, since the foam didn’t wear down much at all during my 50 miles of testing. Nike describes Lunarlon as a foam that’s “30 percent lighter” than the traditional Phylon foam they use while also being resilient. Nike features Lunarlon foam in the sole which I would say gives a more cushioned ride than the New Balance Fresh Foam shoes (such as the 980s). The sole is almost entirely foam, besides a few patches of rubber on the bottom. ![]()
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