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Did Hoka start the giant shoe sole trend?

Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:40 pm
Posted by GumboPot
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Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:40 pm
I bought a pair of Hokas upon a recommendation and within a couple of months I almost twisted my ankle three times. F' those things.




It seems other brands have caught on to the giant sole trend:



Posted by rondo
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Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:41 pm to
old dudes looking silly wearing these frickers
Posted by sparkinator
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Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:41 pm to
Is that you, Ron?
Posted by The Pirate King
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Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:42 pm to
Most of the "comfort" brand shoes are uncomfortable as hell for people with big feet. I don't find them any more comfortable than a decent pair of Nike's. Shoes with bulky heavy soles are whack.
This post was edited on 12/7/23 at 2:43 pm
Posted by h0bnail
Member since Sep 2009
7452 posts
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:42 pm to
Nah. Max cushion didn't come from Hoka.
Posted by GabeK
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Member since Oct 2021
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Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:43 pm to
quote:

I almost twisted my ankle three times. F' those things.


Me too
Posted by carhartt
Member since Feb 2013
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Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:43 pm to
I don’t give a damn what people say about them. My Hoka Cliftons are some of the most comfortable shoes I’ve had.

The Bondi soles are ridiculous.
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:43 pm to
Pretty much

They started as a pretty niche brand meant for ultra trail running that was the opposite of the minimalist movement of the late 00s

Its weird seeing my 70 year old Mom wearing them now
Posted by lsuguy84
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Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:43 pm to
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almost twisted my ankle three times


Posted by Saint Alfonzo
Member since Jan 2019
22353 posts
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:43 pm to
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Nah. Max cushion didn't come from Hoka.

It came from your mom. More cushion for the pushing. Her brand of shoes is Hooka.
Posted by Long Ball Larry
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2021
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Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:44 pm to
quote:

Did Hoka start the giant shoe sole trend?


Negative.

Posted by LUS Tiger in FL
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Member since Apr 2010
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Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:45 pm to
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It came from your mom. More cushion for the pushing. Her brand of shoes is Hooka.
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
119108 posts
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:45 pm to
quote:

Most of the "comfort" brand shoes are uncomfortable as hell for people with big feet. I don't find them any more comfortable than a decent pair of Nike's. Shoes with bulky heavy soles are whack.




IMO the most comfortable shoes are Sperry Topsiders with minimal soles. That's my go to since the '80s.
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
One State Solution
Member since May 2012
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Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:46 pm to
adidas ultraboosts have pretty big soles and were the trend 5-10 years ago
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
119108 posts
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:48 pm to
quote:

Her brand of shoes is Hooka.


Posted by tigersbsbfan23
Member since May 2023
235 posts
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:49 pm to

I would say the trend started with the filas shoes
Posted by tigernurse
Member since Dec 2005
30561 posts
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:52 pm to
I like the Hoka Arahi’s.
I can’t wear any of their other shoes though.
Posted by GeauxGutsy
Member since Jul 2017
4750 posts
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:57 pm to
Ugliest shoes. Apparently popular with the 60+ crowd. ON are cultist shoes of choice. Then there’s the middle manager white sole types
Posted by Bronson2017
Birmingham
Member since Feb 2019
1914 posts
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:58 pm to
Wife got me a pair of these and I fell down our carpet stairs on my way out for a workout bc the heel stuck out further than I was used to. Returned them that day. Comfy as shite but I completely embarrassed myself.
Posted by Swamp Angel
Georgia
Member since Jul 2004
7319 posts
Posted on 12/7/23 at 2:58 pm to
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errybody looking silly wearing these frickers


had to fify
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