How the Nike Vaporfly War Was Lost

Re:How the Nike Vaporfly War Was Lost by ardit33 on Friday February 07, 2020 @05:48PM (#22271973)

They can introduce a rule to just limit the cushion height of shoes to a max 1 inch or 25mm, and the problem would be solved.... as it is an easy rule to follow/apply...

Vaproflies have a ridiculous 31-36mm cushion....

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Re:How the Nike Vaporfly War Was Lost by carterehsmith on Friday February 07, 2020 @07:15PM (#22272609)

Sure, but why 25mm? Where is that number coming from, and why is it better than 36mm?

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Re:How the Nike Vaporfly War Was Lost by tomrod on Friday February 07, 2020 @07:41PM (#22272772)

It's what an inch is in metric, rounded down.

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Re:How the Nike Vaporfly War Was Lost by nordsieck on Friday February 07, 2020 @11:54PM (#22273977)

> It's what an inch is in metric, rounded down.

I'm pretty sure your parent was asking: why that particular height? 1 inch seems wildly arbitrary.

And if the height is arbitrary, why the hate for the Vaporfly? What is the technical reason for setting the limit so as to exclude the shoe?

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Re:How the Nike Vaporfly War Was Lost by tomrod on Saturday February 08, 2020 @08:28AM (#22275601)

Agree with the sentiment.

1inch is sort of focal I figure. Kind of like so many people choosing random states to be 42

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