Does anybody have more fun than marketing departments for shoe companies? "Technical synthetic mesh" "Zonal rubber placement" "PROFLY X construction" "Early stage meta-rocker"
Really excited for this one. Have been saving up bucks for another super shoe, and it’s likely between the Rocket X 2 and the Endorphin Elite. I’m thinking the Rocket X 2 will be more versatile. 🤷♂️
tried this in a local store today. OMG that midsole is bouncing like a spring! The only letdown for me as an over-pronator is the lack of heel support.
Ordered in Europe already...its on its way to me...fingers and toes crossed it my race day shoe this year! Belfast Marathon in April is the first race test.
Good morning for all the runners from Spain. Like for Meaghan and Thomas. Thanks for this new information about the rocketx2.¡¡¡¡¡¡The run is freedom!!!!. A nice day for everyone.
As one who is on course for four hours and whose mechanics tend to break down in the late stages, it’d be helpful to know if this is a viable option - along the lines of shoes like the the RC Elite 2 and Endorphin Pro 3, which have served me well over the past couple of years
I live Hoka Award leading sneakers this year and last year everybody else trying to compete trying to make their sneakers under feet cushions thicker. I suffer with Heel Spurs very very painful I am an elderly senior citizen I wore the HOKA Bondi 8 the entire time for over five hours that entire day "No Pain At All" Like walking on a Cloud Very light weight Comfortable sneaker will be with HOKA for the rest of my lifetime here on earth I brought two pairs continue to buy and purchase more HOKA LOVE!!! LOVE!!! LOVE my favorite sneakers HOKA
The heel gives me Adios Pro 2 vibes. If that’s the case, there shouldn’t be a problem. The outsole looks interesting! Definitely more on the durable side. PEBA foam, wow. HOKA making moves! Can’t wait to see a Mach with PEBA foam in the future.
I got to try on the Rocket X 2 for some strides last week, and while it's certainly a great entry to the market, it felt to me like a slightly inferior version of the Adios Pro 2
The original rocket seem to have gotten alot of positive reviews from others but this seems to be a completely new version the french do have a sense of tasteful design compared to that green monstrosity of the Saucony elite
The colorist for Hoka is not French. Hoka is based in the states. The founder is French. But they sold to Deckers years ago. Luckily Jean Luc is getting more involved with Hoka again. He is a certified genius. Take a listen to our podcast with him.
Was behind an old timer waiting for the start of a 5k yesterday, and he was wearing a minimalist heel. May have been these. It looked awful. His heel wasn’t against the heel of the shoe. Just floating. I was thinking that no way could that be good.
I want to try Hokas so bad. It just sucks that I have super wide feet and every pair (in wide) I’ve tried caused blisters or my toes rubbed so much they started bleeding.
Great video guys! That's what I'm expecting! Mine come in today but question on the size? So it seems like it was off? For example I'm a size 7 in women and 5.5 in men but when I purchase the shoe it showed 5.5 men and 6 women.
Such a bummer! They didn't fit. The shoe comes in pretty narrow so I had to order 7.5, men's 5.5 is def not a true women size on their chart. Ladies order your normal size or even a 1/2 bigger show size.
@ 8:05: come on meg! Im pretty sure someone or something (Thomas? Ice Cream?) has given u a sensation comparable to the alpha flyes! Great review btw! ✌️👍 There is really hard comp between brands in 2023! Keep up the great work. Always luv ur videos. ❤️ From Sweden
Pulling the trigger on these… after the 100-200 mile review. Can’t shake off that old Hoka experience with the Rincon/Clifton bottoming out at 150miles. Good review though.
I've got the original Rocket 1 that I wore for a couple of races. I liked it and now use it for track workouts. I'm racing the Outer Banks in November 2023 and it's likely that version 2 will be on my feet.
@BITR Fantastic review. Will find store to try and get it. Your SpeedBlast suggestion helped. Hard to believe last week you were in Tokyo. Is #BITR pro-runner group made up of Super-individuals!!!
Given the fact that Hoka finally nailed it with flying colors, what's the meaning of still having a Carbon X (not that welcome shoe, AFAIK) in their lineup ? What's your take ?
Hi Thanks for the review How is the sizing ? ( I’m a 10.5 in Nike but an 11 in saucony ) How does the toe box width compare to the endorphin pro 3 Thanks again !
My only issue with this shoe is how cheap the materials looks. Maybe it's the colorway, but it looks all plasticky and like they just slapped some stickers on it. The upper could def use some improvements. This shoe gives me Nike Zoom Fly SP ripoff vibes. At least it's good to know the PEBA based midsole is decent...
