Can I still post mine if I didnt buy them, but 3D printed them myself? 
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Crazy stuff man, Iāve been following along on instagram and I love where this is going. What is the lifespan like?
Michael! I love that Iāve caught your eye!
Iām not sure about lifespan yet. I only started developing the shoes in May, and have been wear-testing models since September. But 3 months in is way too early to come to any lifespan conclusions. Itās fun wearing your own product daily though. And so far, no problems.
My gut feeling is that a pair will last at least 6 months for someone with a normal gait. If worn by someone who drags their heels, things might be a little different, I think they could wear a hole in them in about that time. The current out/midsole is a little over 2mm thick, but the TPE has good abrasion resistance.
Also, the TPE can be recycled into ānewā filament pretty well. So old shoes can be shredded and used to print new shoes. Iām real excited about that, but will first have to sell quite a few more shoes.
Resurrect this one from November with a couple recent pickups.
Arcteryx Konseal
ARKK Raven
all black erāthing 
How do you like those ARKKs?
A couple of pairs of Cole Haan 3.Zero Grands. The leather pair has a molded leather chassis. The welded pair has a TPU chassis. I like the way the wingtip resolves into the base of the eyebrow which is pretty unique. The traction is interesting as well.
Just saw those drop. Have yet to see them in person. Kinda neat, but I feel skews a bit too athletic compared to the previous version that was business up top, athletic on the bottom.
I just got a pair of the Cole Haan Laser Washington for my wedding.
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Got a pair of blue New Balance 574 recently, timeless look and adds a nice pop of color.
Saving up to get a pair of Nike Flyknit!! 
Those laser Washingtonās are pretty awesome. It is definitely a faster, more organic direction for them. I personally really dig it. The original grand stuff (which I also liked and had several pairs of) was a bit potato head. Classic upper on a sneakers bottom. I think there are pushing the hybrid thing a bit furtherā¦ but menās shoes is an interesting game as you know all too well. Subtle changes can seem radical. Iām curious what people will thinkā¦ I stopped wearing my Original Grands because they were a bit too buttoned up for San Diego ā¦ I had a pair of the 2.zerogrands as well, but these just fit my style a bit betterā¦
ā¦and finally got the Nike 4% Zoom VaporFly Flyknit (thatās a mouthful). Was in line at 7am for the 10am release. Also picked up a pair of the takedown ZoomFly version that has the same fly knit upper, same carbon fiber plate (previous version had a GF Nylon plate) but React foam instead of the ZoomX foam. Will use the Zoom Fly for training and the 4% for racing.
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LOVE the CMF decisions on the coral-ish colorway. Super sweet.
How do they run?
Havenāt run in them yet. Will given them a spin Sunday. Got my last long run of 32k with 20k race pace Sunday before my marathon in 2 weeks.
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OK. Took the shoes for a spin. Maybe is placebo effect voodoo, but they totally worked. Was supposed to do 36k with 20k race pace, but the shoes felt so good I ended up doing 36k with 29k at faster than race pace. Wasnāt really trying to push the pace, but in the end, believe it or not my average pave ended up at 4% (!!) faster than target.
Was going to round up the run to do 42k just for fun but didnāt want to wear out the shoes 
(someone actually yelled at me on the run that I was wearing them too much for training!)ā¦I did actually notice some unusual wear after the run. Have to do some research, but looks like the magic ZoomX foam is a yellow PU type foam that is painted white, instead of the typical EVA type. A bit of paint is peeling off the midsole at the heel where it wearsā¦hmm.
Real test of course will be marathon in 2 weeks, but if anything close to my experience on that long run, I expect them to live up to the hype and more!
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Missed this one! Sorry MD - ARKKs are alright, theyāre too long honestlyā¦ If Iām going to wear something similar I prefer Allbirds.
Absolutely loving this recent pickup for a new pair of GTX boots that weight next to nothingā¦ Great for Vermont fall and hopefully winter. My only beef is the tongue construction, looks like a complete afterthought with raw seams.
During my last trip in Tokyo in December i got these :
Onitsuka Tiger RINKAN BOOT
Wow, that seems outside the box for Tiger, but to be fair Iām not much aware of their product offering in their home region. Do they have a lot of stuff like this?
yo! Actually these are only available in Japan as well as some other amazing lines they have. I bought them in the Onitsuka Tiger store across the Tokyo Station, at KITTE dept. store (worth the visit to anyone going to Japan). The one I got was like 120 dollars and I just saw on ebay someone in the US is selling a pair around 300ā¦ I dislike black shoes and clothes but when I saw theseā¦
I was so surprised as well as i considered asics a rather conservative company. But their special Onitsuka lines are just great. They made a japan-made horse leather line that is like 400 dollars! Loved them all. Here are my favorite :
