Problems with Air Max Breathe

rafafan20 · Jan 22, 2013

Just a disclaimer -- a review of any shoe is in the eye of the beholder, but this is truly the worst shoe I have ever put on my foot.

The sideways stability is downright awful. I have had no isseus with the vapor 9, cb 4.3 or any older nike models, but these shoes have the support of a wet paper bag.

I have also worn a hole in the toe after about 10 sets, which I have never done to any shoe before.

Not only that its not even that light to make up for all the downsides. I can provide pictures of the hole if anyone cares. Unfortunately I get no voucher because I used them to get the shoes in the first place.

Very dissapointing

TinTheCan · Jan 22, 2013

How did you wear a hole into the sole within 10 sets? O_O The Air Max Breathes feel fine and comfortable to me.

Irrelevant · Jan 22, 2013

I'm just curious, is the upper material basically a stiffed up version of the star cages they used on the Free Run 3s?

kimguroo · Jan 22, 2013

Let us see the hole.
I saw air max at my local store but I was a little doubtful about the quality...

bosssauce · Jan 22, 2013

kimguroo said:
Let us see the hole.
I saw air max at my local store but I was a little doubtful about the quality...

I agree doesnt look to high quality

quest01 · Jan 22, 2013

That's interesting. Can you post a picture... it seems kind of odd to put a hole in a shoe after only 10 sets. That's good they come with a 6 month guarantee except in your case unfortunately.

rafafan20 · Jan 22, 2013

plus some sore feet/ankles

NJ1 · Jan 22, 2013

Pic not working, pls repost.

rafafan20 · Jan 22, 2013

working now?

NJ1 · Jan 22, 2013

Yes, thanks.

Wow, I always put a hole in the toe even with 3.3s and B7s so there's no way I'll consider something as light duty as these new breathe's.

rafafan20 · Jan 22, 2013

I might give the lotto raptors a try. Very disappointed with Nike in this case, I hope they will replace them with a pair of 4.3 because I think this is unacceptable.

bosssauce · Jan 23, 2013

rafafan20 said:
plus some sore feet/ankles

thats not a bad hole

PhotoBlue · Jan 23, 2013

bosssauce said:
thats not a bad hole

Any hole is a bad hole in 3 weeks

rafafan20 · Jan 23, 2013

PhotoBlue said:
Any hole is a bad hole in 3 weeks

it has been less than 2 weeks

PhotoBlue · Jan 24, 2013

rafafan20 said:
it has been less than 2 weeks

Wow................

ellipticality_224 · Jan 24, 2013

I used to do that to the side of the B6s in two matches, that adituff on the inside of the shoe wore through too quickly, and on top of that it hung out over the court and was not protected like the b7s and 3.3s. Frustrating isnt it?

hcb0804 · Jan 24, 2013

"Doc, it hurts when I do THIS!" Doctor: "Don't do that."
Drag toe, get hole. Don't drag toe.

rafafan20 · Jan 24, 2013

I don't drag my toe, it happened from sliding on hardcourt I slipped look down and it created a hole.

bosssauce · Jan 24, 2013

hcb0804 said:
"Doc, it hurts when I do THIS!" Doctor: "Don't do that."
Drag toe, get hole. Don't drag toe.

not a good solution

bosssauce · Jan 24, 2013

rafafan20 said:
it has been less than 2 weeks

can you poke a pen through it? If not it is not a hole.

rafafan20 · Jan 24, 2013

To put it another way, I've played a lot of tennis in my life and have played for a long time, and I've never wore a hole in a toe of a shoe. I've had a pair of Prince shoes that I've worn for probably around 400-500 hours of tennis without any signs of a hole near the toe.

bosssauce · Jan 24, 2013

rafafan20 said:
To put it another way, I've played a lot of tennis in my life and have played for a long time, and I've never wore a hole in a toe of a shoe. I've had a pair of Prince shoes that I've worn for probably around 400-500 hours of tennis without any signs of a hole near the toe.

how do you wear a shoe 4-500 hours?

rafafan20 · Jan 24, 2013

bosssauce said:
can you poke a pen through it? If not it is not a hole.

yes you can poke the tip of a pen through it

rafafan20 · Jan 24, 2013

bosssauce said:
how do you wear a shoe 4-500 hours?

on my feet

bosssauce · Jan 24, 2013

rafafan20 said:
yes you can poke the tip of a pen through it

if it does not go into where you put your foot it is not a complete hole.

bosssauce · Jan 24, 2013

rafafan20 said:
on my feet

You must have bad footwork if your shoes can last that long

rafafan20 · Jan 24, 2013

Don't listen to me and buy the shoes then, just giving a warning.

bosssauce · Jan 24, 2013

rafafan20 said:
Don't listen to me and buy the shoes then, just giving a warning.

I am but i have never heard of wearing shoes that long

rafafan20 · Jan 24, 2013

I didn't say they are pristine they are beat up, just saying I don't drag toe.

ellipticality_224 · Jan 24, 2013

rafafan20 said:
I didn't say they are pristine they are beat up, just saying I don't drag toe.

Haha, that sounds like some sort of dirty thing to do "Drag toe"

Strut99GT · Jan 25, 2013

For what it's worth - stability is also in the eye of the beholder. In my view the Cages have fantastic lateral stability, and the Vapors were useless, and made my ankles hurt. Everyone's foot is different.

The Meat · Jan 25, 2013

rafafan20 said:
I didn't say they are pristine they are beat up, just saying I don't drag toe.

It's not just toe dragging that causes the soles to get sanded down, any sudden stop or change in direction would damage your soles. I think he was just pointing out that you might be running rather than shuffling to the ball, which might be the reason why your shoes lasted 500 hours.

bosssauce · Jan 26, 2013

The Meat said:
It's not just toe dragging that causes the soles to get sanded down, any sudden stop or change in direction would damage your soles. I think he was just pointing out that you might be running rather than shuffling to the ball, which might be the reason why your shoes lasted 500 hours.

Thanks for explaining THE MEAT

mrmo1115 · Jan 31, 2013

Does anyone feel like whenever youre running and you suddenly stop your toes get jammed up on the top of the shoe?

bosssauce · Jan 31, 2013

mrmo1115 said:
Does anyone feel like whenever youre running and you suddenly stop your toes get jammed up on the top of the shoe?

Some times if i do not tighten the front

quest01 · Jan 31, 2013

I bought this at a half size lower then what I usually wear and it just felt a little too tight for me. I wear a very thick sock, a level 3 thorlo sock and I think that had something to do with it. I ended up returning them. The aesthetics were nice and they offered quite a bit of padding but the size was just a little too small for me.

hcb0804 · Jan 31, 2013

quest01 said:
I bought this at a half size lower then what I usually wear and it just felt a little too tight for me. I wear a very thick sock, a level 3 thorlo sock and I think that had something to do with it. I ended up returning them. The aesthetics were nice and they offered quite a bit of padding but the size was just a little too small for me.

Then, the next half size larger would most likely fit perfectly.

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