The cutting edge Nike footware technology featured at the 2008 Olympics.
Just one more day until the 2008 Beijing Olympics! You can view the 24/7 coverage online at http://www.nbcolympics.com/ NBC Coverage starts at 7:30 PM PST tomorrow, 8/8/08.
Flywire shoes will be used in several sports; most notably basketball the USA Basketball team wearing Nike Hyperdunk shoes and in track and fiels with many individual athleates wearing Nike Zoom Victory Spikes or Nike Zoom Mutombo.
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The new Nike Zoom Victory Spikes are getting a great deal of media coverage. Weighing in at just over 90 grams, these will be the lightest track spikes ever worn at any Olympic games. They are even lighter than Michael Johnson’s famed gold spikes worn in the 1996 Atlanta games which reportedly weighed in at 116 grams. Here is a recent new article out of South Africa about the Nike Zoom Victory Spikes with Nike Flywire technology:
“Any serious runner will tell you how essential it is to have a pair of trainers that not only fit well but are light on the foot.
Now imagine a paper-thin shoe no more than two microns thick. This is what Nike has created in the form of the Lunar Trainer and the Nike Zoom Victory Spike, which feature flywire and lunar foam technology.
The flywire is a material supported by high-tensile threads. Lunar foam has resulted in Nike’s lightest weight and most responsive cushioning material to date. The foam distributes force across the foot and protects it from injury and pain with every footfall.
The Zoom Victory Spike weighs 93g, making it the lightest spike ever produced. It makes the runner feel as though they have nothing on their feet. The spikes are manufactured to give maximum balance, support and flexibility while running.
The Lunar Trainer is the creation of one of Nike’s resident designers, Kevin Hoffer, who wanted to create a cushioning system as revolutionary as Bill Bowerman’s Waffle sole, which was described by runner Geoff Hollister as “running on pillows”.
As if the spikes and trainers could not get any better, one has the pleasure of having them in funky and sassy colours such as red and lime.”
http://www.thetimes.co.za/Entertainment/Article.aspx?id=807584
You can buy these Nike Zoom Victory Spikes here as soon as they are available using the links on the right side of this screen. I can’t wait!!!