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Anyone tried (or bought) the 2008 Olympics Adidas Fencing Shoes? I saw it on the adidas website. Looks more like a squash shoe than a fencing show. Hope it's better than the 2004 monstrosity.
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...I wish they'd bring back the asymmetricals...
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At $200 a pair, it better fit like a pair of Manolo Blahniks.
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They actually look pretty nice. The heel reminds me of the stabil 5s. But for 200 bux a pair there is probably a zero percent chance they are worth it. "Their interpretation is, however, refuted most elegantly by your system of radioactive atom + amplifier + charge of gun powder + cat in a box"
-Albert Einstein, in a letter to Erwin Schrödinger
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 Originally Posted by edew  Hope it's better than the 2004 monstrosity. I liked the 2004 shoes, except for the fact they fell apart after 6 months, 3 times.
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Originally Posted by downunder I liked the 2004 shoes, except for the fact they fell apart after 6 months, 3 times. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me thrice... -------------------
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."
Will Rogers
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Well i did buy the 2nd and 3rd pair at the same time.... Uhlmann gave us a 50% discount at Junior Worlds, so I made good use of it.
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Originally Posted by Jay Young ...I wish they'd bring back the asymmetricals... I'm sure they'll be re-released in 2035 -- as a cool 'street shoe' for the cool kids of the future...
(Btw, the new Adidas looks like a pair of regular court shoes. With an added price tag.)
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I think appearances are deceiving. They're probably a pair of regular court shoes.
With two added price tags.
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Originally Posted by edew At $200 a pair, it better fit like a pair of Manolo Blahniks. Ok, how would you know that?
R- "Some people are born great fencers, some people achieve fencing greatness, and some people have it thrust upon them."
My pet Monkey on an IBM selectric
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What? The price was stated on the webpage?
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Originally Posted by edew At $200 a pair, it better fit like a pair of Manolo Blahniks. You mean, the heels would make your calves look nicer? (Piste off grimaces to imagine) I'm not runnin'.
It's a little different now.
'Cause one of us is goin'...
ONE OF US IS GOIN' DOWN ! Sick Puppies
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Just as long as it doesn't make my 4$$ look big...
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Originally Posted by edew Just as long as it doesn't make my 4$$ look big... No, the purple luge pants take care of that.
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That Guy
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For those looking at alternative shoes, I've received several emails from fencers who are using badminton and squash shoes. I just put up a blog post with pictures of the D'Artagnan III and the Lightster. You be the judge.
link to blog post
Craig
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That Guy
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Originally Posted by edew I saw it on the adidas website. Looks more like a squash shoe than a fencing show. Hope it's better than the 2004 monstrosity. Eric,
One member has posted their review here: New Adidas Shoes
Craig
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Originally Posted by Craig For those looking at alternative shoes, I've received several emails from fencers who are using badminton and squash shoes. I just put up a blog post with pictures of the D'Artagnan III and the Lightster. You be the judge. link to blog post
Craig When are the Nike shoes available? How are they compared to the new Adidas?
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They are not asymmetrical, however, the inside of both shoes features a surface very similar to that which was found on the inside of the asymmetrics, except with a new bubble pattern on it: picture.
Good lord, that shoe is ugly. It looks like it has the pox.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/will4la...7605963643381/
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