Comments on: The High-Tech Minimalist Sock-Shoe http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/2012/04/the-high-tech-minimalist-sock-shoe/ Thu, 23 May 2013 15:32:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: akatsuki http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/2012/04/the-high-tech-minimalist-sock-shoe/#comment-33 akatsuki Sun, 08 Apr 2012 11:33:26 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/?p=413#comment-33 "But all the features that make a sock desirable,” Nike says, “have proven to make them a bad choice for a running upper [the part of the shoe that is not the sole or the tongue]. An inherently dynamic material like yarn generally has no structure or durability.” That is the bloody point of barefoot running - to force your feet to develop the strength and safety mechanisms that shoes normally provide. “But all the features that make a sock desirable,” Nike says, “have proven to make them a bad choice for a running upper [the part of the shoe that is not the sole or the tongue]. An inherently dynamic material like yarn generally has no structure or durability.”

That is the bloody point of barefoot running – to force your feet to develop the strength and safety mechanisms that shoes normally provide.

]]> By: Nicholas Pang http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/2012/04/the-high-tech-minimalist-sock-shoe/#comment-30 Nicholas Pang Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:39:15 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/?p=413#comment-30 I'm looking forward to Nike's Flyknit products too! Maybe they can marry this into their Nike Free platform for a real super-lightweight and zero-drop barefoot running shoe. I’m looking forward to Nike’s Flyknit products too! Maybe they can marry this into their Nike Free platform for a real super-lightweight and zero-drop barefoot running shoe.

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