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“Nike Shox Monster - I suffer from Planter's Fachiitis,...”

written by chadbryden on 10/01/2005

Good Points
Comfort reserved for Gods, supportive, easy to clean, good looks. The Shox system really is amazing. This sneaker HAS NO EQUAL.

Bad Points
Expensive, but you know what? Now that I've worn them, I would pay double for another pair. Triple even. Only a Porsche could make me feel as good as these shoes, so I guess at $85,215 less, these sneakers are a bargain.

General Comments
Nike Shox Monster - I suffer from Planter's Fachiitis, so I require a quality sneaker if I don't want to limp, so I was all set to buy a pair of $79 Adidas sneakers that were comfortable, had good arch support, and were lightweight. Then, I mentioned Shox to the salesguy. His store did not sell them, but he told me that he had tried them, and they were THE sneaker. His coworkers had them and agreed that they were not just hype, they really were uber comfortable. So I figured I'd try them. I left the Adidas' there and proceeded to a store with the Shox. I happily shelled out $169 within minutes. I've always had Nikes and had good luck (I wore ACGs for 2 years, then they spent a year in police lockup as evidence, then another 2 years of wear before they finally got holes). So when the Shox running shoes made me feel as though I was walking around on a store sized mattress, I had to get them. My heel pain disappeared. I wanted to walk 100 miles right then and there. The price was a deterrent until I tried them, then it was trivial. Anybody with heel or back pain should shell out the bucks for these. Leave your custom orthotics at the doctor's. They probably cost more anyway.