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I'm in the Seattle airport now waiting for my Beijing flight. I'll do more on this later.
The only ones left in my size are the Granbassi pink ones :-/
This is not exciting.
Dude the pink is hot. I'd rock them.
I guess I'm going to have no luck getting someone to trade me a pair of the all blues for a blue and white huh?
__________________ I now dangle to the left....my tassle. Get your minds out of the gutter.
"Martin was not an optimist; he was a prisoner of hope." Optimism is about assuming there's evidence that justifies your outlook while hope is about creating the evidence and procuring your own happiness or vision of the world. - Professor West
Well, after reading most of this thread this morning, I saw a bill board advertising the Nike Pegasus. The catch line was " Run like Alan Webb. Only slower. - Nike Pegasus"
That echoed my thoughts at seeing the Ballestra. You know, will it make me fence better? Will I feel like a little kid who thinks new tennies will make him a faster runner?
In other words, with the Ballestra, should the tag line be:
"Fence like (insert name of favorite elite fencer ) , only worse"?
Well, after reading most of this thread this morning, I saw a bill board advertising the Nike Pegasus. The catch line was " Run like Alan Webb. Only slower. - Nike Pegasus"
That echoed my thoughts at seeing the Ballestra. You know, will it make me fence better? Will I feel like a little kid who thinks new tennies will make him a faster runner?
In other words, with the Ballestra, should the tag line be:
"Fence like (insert name of favorite elite fencer ) , only worse"?
I don't think anyone excited about these shoes really thinks it will make them any better. I'm hoping it doesn't change my footwork at all, and I don't see how it would.
What it will do is be more comfortable, look better, last longer, and protect my feet better than what I have now. Are those not good reasons to buy a pair?
Ah, have some fun with this. I think it's cool there is a new shoe to consider - one that designed just for fencing and comes in a selection of colors. ( even if they are a bit rich for me at the moment and aside from the fact that Nike's last is too narrow for me). I mean, no matter what one chooses, it is not "another pair of black shoes".
I was amused by the Pegasus tag line and how it would apply to any other athletic shoe.
I wear a size 13 in normal shoes, except for Nikes, which tend to run really narrow, so I wear a 14 Nike sneaker. Right now for fencing I'm wearing a 13 Hi-Tec which fits just right.
Someone mentioned that the Ballestra runs large- if I fit well in a 13 Hi-Tec, would a 12 Ballestra be about the same size? Or is it narrow like most other Nike shoes?
At this point my real problem is that I have super small feet and so I will be ordering a very small men's size, but I'm not sure which one. But honestly, if I have to buy 2 pairs and return one then that's fine with me.
I'd try the 13 Andrew....it would be a safe bet. I have a sneaking suspicion that says 12.5 to me though. However, I'm not a retail specialist nor have I discussed sizing with more than about 2-3 people (i.e. my sample size is way small and I'm not sure how wide everyone's feet are).
__________________ I now dangle to the left....my tassle. Get your minds out of the gutter.
"Martin was not an optimist; he was a prisoner of hope." Optimism is about assuming there's evidence that justifies your outlook while hope is about creating the evidence and procuring your own happiness or vision of the world. - Professor West
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