Sports shoe year 2021. We were able to test the Joyride Run
Flyknit before it went on sale in August.
As seen from above, the newest addition from Nike doesn't look
that spectacular. The stretchy Flyknit material and the bootie construction for
easy slipping are very stylish, but we already know them from other models.
What makes the Nike Joyride Run Flyknit one of the most
interesting new releases of the 2019 sports shoe year is hidden in the soul: a
new technology.
Nike Joyride Run Flyknit
manufacturer
Comfortable Flyknit upper and the eye-catching sole make the
Joyride Run a style sneaker
A shoe like jumping into the ball pit
Because there are many thousands of tiny spheres stored
there waiting to be used, with every movement, they adapt individually to the
shape of the foot and cushion the step particularly comfortably. So one step in
the joyride run is like jumping into a ball pit. This method of damping is
called Joyride. The recently introduced Joyride Run Flyknit is the first shoe
in which it is used.
Loose globules in a shoe - this has never before been seen
on this scale. The well-known BOOST sole from Adidas (for example, in the
UltraBOOST 19) is also based on tiny beads, but these are welded together
before they get under the shoe. So far, no manufacturer has used loose globules
on a large scale - mainly because it took an enormous amount of development
work to work out the optimal distribution and density of the individual filled
cushions in the sole, as Nike describes the creation of its new highlight model.
Nike Joyride Run Flyknit
manufacturer
Four cushions with loose balls are embedded in the joyride
sole
What makes the Joyride sole so unique?
"The advantage of the many small globules is the
particularly soft running impression that is created when the pearls spread out
when you step on them," says Urs Weber, running shoe expert at our sister
magazine RUNNER'S WORLD. Especially athletes who have had problems in their
shoes and want a more comfortable model should keep an eye on the Joyride Run.
But the Joyride Run also has the potential to establish
itself in the running scene and gain a place on the shelves of sneaker fans.
After all, Nike remains faithful to a proven concept here: As with the Air
models, the cushioning technology is visible to the outside. The Joyride Run
serves many current trends with the wide, curved sole and tight-fitting upper
material.
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And how is the Joyride Run going now?
On the launch day, shoe expert Urs Weber set off for the
first "joyride" in the joyride run. This is his first impression:
The Joyride runs smoothly, very softly. There is hardly any
other running shoe with which you land so softly and then transition into such
a soft roll-over feeling. It doesn't matter whether you touch down with your
heel or metatarsus first or even with your forefoot. When you put your feet on,
the feeling is always incredibly soft - as if you were stepping into a very
deep-pile carpet that gently caught you and then sank deep into it. After the
first few meters, I no longer feel the significant drop I felt when standing -
the heel is higher than the forefoot. This may also be an effect of the
squeezing balls.
At the same time, there are currently only a few shoes that
give the foot so much freedom when rolling - in both longitudinal and
transverse movement. Here it reminds me of the Nike Lunar Epic Flyknit, which
was introduced in 2016, and which I noticed at the time for precisely this
quality. Therefore, the Flyknit is a shoe that allows the foot the greatest
possible freedom of movement (in this respect also comparable to Nike Free),
regardless of the speed. The shoe invites you to jog at a leisurely pace. A
faster pace is also possible, thanks to the flexibility of the entire shoe
construction, which does not match the shoe's character.
In this respect, I agree with the placement and
characterization of Nike: The shoe is suitable for the rest days, or for the
running days, where you want to treat your feet to a pampering day, where it's
not about the speed and certainly not about the length of the run, but rather
the, For example, an easy, relaxing jog, a shake-out run or a run after a day
of competition. Note: In contrast to other current Nike models, such as the
Pegasus 36, the Flyknit is small. However, this is compensated for by the very
elastic Flyknit upper material. And: The white midsole material in which the
four-ball cushions are embedded seems to me to be very sensitive. The S
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