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carbon fiber doesn't get tired

• monkmartinez 8y ago
  So why not just add springs to the entire shoe?
  • koverda 8y ago
    check out Nike Shox: https://store.nike.com/us/en_us/pw/shox-shoes/9ifZoi3 https://store.nike.com/us/en_us/pw/shox-shoes/9ifZoi3
  • taeric 8y ago
    Springs would also eat some of the power you throw at the impact. Same reason you don't do shocks on a road bike. (Above is speculation.)
  • loeg 8y ago
    The plate is the full length of the shoe. Not sure how you're imagining adding springs in a way that is more conducive to running. Keep in mind shoe weight matters quite a bit.
    • monkmartinez 8y ago
      Springs are not always shaped like a car strut... AND Weight isn't important if the energy gained offsets the energy lost carrying the extra load.
      • loeg 8y ago
        Sure. I think Nike is probably aware of this and took it into account when designing this shoe. If you have a better design (your earlier comment suggests "just add[ing] springs to the entire shoe"), there's probably a financial motive for you to figure out how to sell that. (I think you are probably understating the difficulty of designing a better shoe, for any definition of "better.")
  • bookofjoe 8y ago
    It's been done: http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/02/13/z-coil-shoes-are-apparently-not-a-sight-gag/ http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/02/13/z-coil-shoes-are-apparentl...