X1 Blades Take Up Less Room in a Shoe

Question - Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 6:56 AM, <3174451475@mms.att.net> wrote:

Contact Name: Phil G. Phone: 210 XXX 4841 Email Address: 86XXXXXX@gmail.com Comments or Questions: i have hallux limitus. I use stiff carbon inserts under my running shoe insoles that work pretty well but they take up too much space in my dress shoes that I wear every day, plus, they require an insole to cover them up which uses more space. Do your X1's require an insole to cover them? Do you find that they require a larger shoe size to avoid painful pressure on the toe joint?

Answer from Clyde

Dear Mr. Green -

The X1 Blades are less stiff and very thin  requiring much less space in a shoe than do regular carbon fiber plates. You can walk directly on the top of the X1 Blades without top cover for normal walking, because of the Blades smooth upper surface. Depending on the shoes upper depth and last  it is not normally necessary to move into a larger shoe size to accommodate an X1 Blade. Thank for your question. Clyde

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