Shoes?

[DMX]

What shoes do you use for climbing walls or cat leaps?

[DOODLEaCUPCAKE]

You can use any type of running shoe, really. There is no real parkour-biblical shoe that is found in the crevice of an amazonian goddesses' bosom.

Just go for Feiyues, Nike, Adidas, anything really. I can give you a link for Feiyues since I personally love them like my first born.

http://shop.feiyue-shoes.com/Catalogue. ... Menu=menu5

My friend has these pair of shoes, I still have the older ones-but just like the old ones- their grip gets better as you use them continuously and they last for a decent amount of time.

Hoped this helped man, take care <3

[Erik Amnell]

The most important thing is that the shoes feel comfortable. However, my advice would be not to buy to expensive shoes since they probably get worn out pretty quickly. Another thing is: Avoid the hard plastic that sometimes is placed in the middle of the shoe since it can make you slipp if you land on that particular spot. Therefore, It's good to take a look under the shoes.

[DOODLEaCUPCAKE]

My apologies, I forgot about the plastic thing

[Jasz]

I really like Nike darts ^_^ any shoe with ankle support, good grip, no middle plastic thing and nice shock absorbency is always a win ^_^ x

[deadplayer]

What's the language of website.

[Hsad]

Hey Doodle, could you explain to me why the shoes on that website are 50-80 dollars when you can get them for $15? I just ordered some because I need a light shoe with some grip, looking forward to them.

[DOODLEaCUPCAKE]

Yea sorry I was on vacation and had no internet where I was staying.

Sorry for the HUGE price in shoes, I just gave you the basic store site that the company sells their shoes for. You could look them up on Amazon and get them for much cheaper. My apologies again.

I do not really know why they are the cost of a small dog to be honest. Maybe because it is from the home company and they would charge the same rate as Nike, Adidas, or Oakleys...

[Dr MamBo]

It's also worth looking into what kind of shoe works best for your body mechanics. Are you flat-footed or do you have high arches? Do you over or under pronate? Or like me perhaps you over supinate?

There's a whole myriad of shoe types for you depending on how your feet, ankles and legs work and getting the right type can make a huge difference. Google is your friend to help you figure out which is best for you

[Hsad]

I think I know why the price is so different, and extravagant. You linked us to the French shoe company, if you look closely at the Y on these shoes compared to the cheaper Chinese brand, the bottom of the Y pokes out more.
Any way, when you buy from the maker they are cheaper rather than more expensive, mostly because of the extra shipping, and because no one would ever buy the product from you.

[DOODLEaCUPCAKE]

Dr MamBo is correct DMX, find the shoe that fits you and feels good to you, in my case its the Feiyue.

Hsad, that is true, that didn't cross my mind to be honest. Maybe am getting slow in my age but the new shoes they came out with (whoever they may be) are pretty amazing in comparison to the cheap ones on Amazon. The ones on amazon are very good, but the grip of the shoe lasts so much longer on the new ones.

[Holod]

DMX, In a place where I live most traceurs wear Kalenji - comfortable shoes with lovely price (about 15 euro)

[Sam H]

A good article by Dr. Phil Maffetone - Athletic Shoes & Supports: Facts & Myths:
http://content.bandzoogle.com/users/cippianhotmail/files/Athletic-Shoes-11-08.pdf