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Any shoe with a strap looks damn sweet. I’ve got some clay court tennis shoes that are my favs. I wonder if I’m the only one that rotates 5 pair of shoes? 
They last forever that way.
[quote]BADASS MENTALITY wrote:
Any shoe with a strap looks damn sweet. I’ve got some clay court tennis shoes that are my favs. I wonder if I’m the only one that rotates 5 pair of shoes? They last forever that way.[/quote]
Ya… but if you were to just buy the same shoe 5 times I’m sure it’d last pretty long too 
Thought I would share with my bros.
Footlocker is carrying these online, found a 20% off coupon to save some cash. Try codes LKS18GDE or LKS18GLK. Free shipping as well I think.
Finally broke down and ordered oly shoes! I have only needed them for close to a year, so I am excited to start training in them. I expect my lifts to increase 10% strictly due to feeling cooler.
Monopoly
Hey all, I just found this thread and wanted to throw in my 2 cents. I just got a pair of the Romaleos and they worked great for squatting. I have never used a raised heel before but I am sold. It felt better hitting depth and WAY more stable that the Sambas or Chucks I usually use. They were very comfortable and very solid.
I highly recommend them if you can find them, though you might have to look on Ebay as I did.
I would recommend avoid using the DooWins. I have a pair of the red suede ones and they are made very cheaply. I bought them in January and are already falling apart with the actual shoe separating from the sole and the toe is coming apart. I am not alone, one of my training partners had the same shoe except in white leather and experienced the same problems after five months of wearing them.
I am back to wearing my Ironwork II’s which have about 2-3 years of training on them and are still rock solid. In fact I would recommend them over any other shoe currently being produced, because of their simple and timeless design allowing them to be resoled or repaired extending the life of the shoe into the 6 year range.
So What’s the Opinion of the Romaleos?
There’s no way I’m spending $300 on Weightlifting Shoes.
I think the Red ones and the Black/Charcoal ones look sweet.
But I’m not exactly sold on the non-wood sole. They say it’s more consistent to mold something out of hard plastic than to use wood…and the Chinese did pretty damn well at the Olympics.
[quote]ninearms wrote:
The Nikes look better in white but I still want a pair. [/quote]
These look awesome but who gives a shit what they look like anyway?
Also, if you don’t like shoes, squat barefoot. That’s the way you were made etc
[quote]FightingScott wrote:
So What’s the Opinion of the Romaleos?
There’s no way I’m spending $300 on Weightlifting Shoes.
I think the Red ones and the Black/Charcoal ones look sweet.
But I’m not exactly sold on the non-wood sole. They say it’s more consistent to mold something out of hard plastic than to use wood…and the Chinese did pretty damn well at the Olympics. [/quote]
My training partner has a pair. She says they are alright, but she would never buy them. She got them because of her sponsorship deal with Nike. She is concerned about the heal though and resoling the shoes.
Currently, their design prevents you from taking them to a competent cobbler and having them altered/repaired. Usually a pair of weightlifting shoes lasts her about 2-3 years and that is with them being resoled and heel repairs from training six days a week.
She likes the older Adidas models more, because of their simple design. Newer shoes have become much more gimmicky, especially after the introduction of the Adidas Athens line up. I personally wouldn’t even touch the new or late model adistars because of this.
One of my training partners has the previous adistar model and they have about a year of training on them and are almost shot. The new ones with this Torsion gimmick no thanks. Function>sytle.
I did finally get the new adistars, and they are sick. Best investment I’ve made to my training gear by FAR. Bottom position of cleans and snatches now feel rock solid, and my squat feels much better as well.
On a side note, one of our crew had do wins and just got the adistars, he said he can tell a difference? Take that for what it’s worth.
Monopoly
[quote]Monopoly19 wrote:
I did finally get the new adistars, and they are sick. Best investment I’ve made to my training gear by FAR. Bottom position of cleans and snatches now feel rock solid, and my squat feels much better as well.
On a side note, one of our crew had do wins and just got the adistars, he said he can tell a difference? Take that for what it’s worth.
Monopoly[/quote]
The DoWins and Adistar’s are COMPLETLEY different in terms of heel height and build quality. I’d say he can definitely feel a difference. I know I could.
[quote]elih8er wrote:
FightingScott wrote:
So What’s the Opinion of the Romaleos?
There’s no way I’m spending $300 on Weightlifting Shoes.
I think the Red ones and the Black/Charcoal ones look sweet.
But I’m not exactly sold on the non-wood sole. They say it’s more consistent to mold something out of hard plastic than to use wood…and the Chinese did pretty damn well at the Olympics.
My training partner has a pair. She says they are alright, but she would never buy them. She got them because of her sponsorship deal with Nike. She is concerned about the heal though and resoling the shoes.
Currently, their design prevents you from taking them to a competent cobbler and having them altered/repaired. Usually a pair of weightlifting shoes lasts her about 2-3 years and that is with them being resoled and heel repairs from training six days a week.
She likes the older Adidas models more, because of their simple design. Newer shoes have become much more gimmicky, especially after the introduction of the Adidas Athens line up. I personally wouldn’t even touch the new or late model adistars because of this.
One of my training partners has the previous adistar model and they have about a year of training on them and are almost shot. The new ones with this Torsion gimmick no thanks. Function>sytle. [/quote]
Wouldn’t a plastic mold heel last longer than a wooden one?
[quote]FightingScott wrote:
elih8er wrote:
FightingScott wrote:
So What’s the Opinion of the Romaleos?
There’s no way I’m spending $300 on Weightlifting Shoes.
I think the Red ones and the Black/Charcoal ones look sweet.
But I’m not exactly sold on the non-wood sole. They say it’s more consistent to mold something out of hard plastic than to use wood…and the Chinese did pretty damn well at the Olympics.
My training partner has a pair. She says they are alright, but she would never buy them. She got them because of her sponsorship deal with Nike. She is concerned about the heal though and resoling the shoes.
Currently, their design prevents you from taking them to a competent cobbler and having them altered/repaired. Usually a pair of weightlifting shoes lasts her about 2-3 years and that is with them being resoled and heel repairs from training six days a week.
She likes the older Adidas models more, because of their simple design. Newer shoes have become much more gimmicky, especially after the introduction of the Adidas Athens line up. I personally wouldn’t even touch the new or late model adistars because of this.
One of my training partners has the previous adistar model and they have about a year of training on them and are almost shot. The new ones with this Torsion gimmick no thanks. Function>sytle.
Wouldn’t a plastic mold heel last longer than a wooden one?[/quote]
The rubber sole on the heal wears out first. As the rubber on the heel wears it causes the base to become uneven and less stable, eventually the wooden heel wears as well. Resoling the shoe prevents wear on the heel from occurring. There are folks at my gym which have had the same pair of lifting shoes for 8+ years because of regular resoling.
With the Nikes once the rubber sole wears I am not sure if they can be resoled, leaving you with a shoe with a wobbly heel. This can happen within a year of rigorous training. Spending $200 on shoes a year isn’t really an option for most folks. This is why I recommend the Iron Works II. It is simple, can be easily resoled, and the heel replaced if need be. With proper care they can last at least six year for the average person.
[quote]elih8er wrote:
I would recommend avoid using the DooWins. I have a pair of the red suede ones and they are made very cheaply. [/quote]
Something made by a Chinese company is made cheaply? What a surprise!!!
Maybe I missed it but someone here said that the New Addidas were $300.
They’re $200
Some of the dudes I lift with have 30 year old boots!
[quote]tychver wrote:
Some of the dudes I lift with have 30 year old boots![/quote]
Epic first post, bro.
Hehe thanks. Seriously though, those old and simply made weightlifting shoes seem to be infinitely repairable. I’ve got pre 2008 Adistars and I bet they’ll be outlived by my coaches old Polish made shoes. Even if his have nothing of the originals left…
I apologize for the terrible thread dredging.