Reebok spike sizing

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Reebok spike sizing

Unread postby nacboy » Wed Mar 08, 2006 2:44 pm

I think ive decided to go with the reebok jw foster lj/pv for this season but theres no way im going to be able to find it in a local shop...which leaves me to order it. I'm pretty uncomfortable ordering shoes because i usually have to feel a shoe on me before i will decide to buy it. I'm just wondering if anybody has any advice on the reebok sizes? Do they run small? big? wide? narrow?

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Reebok Spike Sizing

Unread postby pvwoody » Wed Mar 08, 2006 11:20 pm

I just purchased the JW Foster lj/pv spikes. They seem to run a liitle small. I normally wear a 9.5, but I ordered a size 10 and they were just right. Got them at firsttothefinish.com

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Unread postby nacboy » Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:19 pm

normally as in shoes or spikes....like your everyday shoes are 9.5 or your spikes are usually 9.5? Spikes in general seem to run small.

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Unread postby pvwoody » Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:22 pm

Sorry - I meant normally, as in shoe size.

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Unread postby nacboy » Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:10 am

! i got em, theyre sick, i love em....but anybody know what the little disc things are for? They look like spacers or something and they fit around the outside of where the spike should be? Never seen these before.

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Unread postby LHSpolevault » Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:19 am

they're "spike risers" they add more height to your front end so you can stay up on your toes easier and longer during sprints, they came with my superfly g5's and they're great. however, i wouldnt really see them as completely necessary on the JW Fosters.


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