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Old Sun Mar 29, 2009, 04:11pm
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Reebok Plate Shoes

Guys,I've been a NB 450 guy(3 sets),but if you haven't tried the Reebok,you are missing out on the most comfortable shoe on the market.Honigs is the only place I could find my size,but they claim to have a pretty good stock of them as Reebok didn't know the demand would be so great,so says alot of dealers I tried ordering from.Anyways just going to pass that along,try'em,you won't regret it!!
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Old Sun Mar 29, 2009, 04:16pm
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Guys,I've been a NB 450 guy(3 sets),but if you haven't tried the Reebok,you are missing out on the most comfortable shoe on the market.Honigs is the only place I could find my size,but they claim to have a pretty good stock of them as Reebok didn't know the demand would be so great,so says alot of dealers I tried ordering from.Anyways just going to pass that along,try'em,you won't regret it!!

I concur. Bought a pair after my cousin told me about his. (He got his free, the son-of-a-b!tch) Only suggestion I would make is to buy a width larger than normal. They seem to run a bit narrow. Not a big deal. I had to buy my NB's a half size larger than normal, so I'm accustomed to plate shoes varying somewhat.

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Old Sun Mar 29, 2009, 05:04pm
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I bought a pair and love them so far. I had scouting between the NB shoes and asking around about the Reebok's and went with the Reeboks after seeing and hearing from guys that have the NB 450's that have had lace problems and this and that problem.
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Old Sun Mar 29, 2009, 09:33pm
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I bought a pair and love them so far. I had scouting between the NB shoes and asking around about the Reebok's and went with the Reeboks after seeing and hearing from guys that have the NB 450's that have had lace problems and this and that problem.

I just ordered a pair of New Balance today. I've never worn them, but I really like New Balance shoes in general so I figured the plate shoes would be to my liking as well. I've never had a pair of Reebok shoes that I found comfortable.
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Old Sun Mar 29, 2009, 09:40pm
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a year ago, you couldn't find a guy that liked them. how many free pair is Reebok giving away?
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Old Sun Mar 29, 2009, 09:48pm
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If Reebok is giving shoes away for free, then I missed the announcement. May be Reebok went back to the designing drawing board and revamped their quality of the products they make and sell.
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Old Mon Mar 30, 2009, 09:42pm
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a year ago, you couldn't find a guy that liked them. how many free pair is Reebok giving away?
find the old thread on here on Reebok plate shoes...maybe it was on Drake's site...but there sure weren't many fans...that's all I'm saying...maybe they're better now
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Old Sun Mar 29, 2009, 11:01pm
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I just ordered a pair of New Balance today. I've never worn them, but I really like New Balance shoes in general so I figured the plate shoes would be to my liking as well. I've never had a pair of Reebok shoes that I found comfortable.
I will be keeping my NB's as back-up. Some on here think they are difficult to lace and I've read that they are difficult to put on when you have a high arch. Once on, however, they are light and comfortable.

My new Reeboks, however, are even more comfortable and feel lighter. Right now, I consider them quite simply the best plate shoe I have ever worn and my past collection includes spot-bilt (two pair) (way back in the day), Davis (two pair), PlusPos, Honigs(two pair), NB's and now Reebok.
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Old Thu Apr 02, 2009, 01:32pm
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I will be keeping my NB's as back-up. Some on here think they are difficult to lace and I've read that they are difficult to put on when you have a high arch. Once on, however, they are light and comfortable.

My new Reeboks, however, are even more comfortable and feel lighter. Right now, I consider them quite simply the best plate shoe I have ever worn and my past collection includes spot-bilt (two pair) (way back in the day), Davis (two pair), PlusPos, Honigs(two pair), NB's and now Reebok.
I just received my NB plate shoes today. I can see what you mean about them being difficult to lace; they are a bit difficult to get on, but they felt very comfortable. I'll find out for sure when I work my first game.
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Old Mon Mar 30, 2009, 10:00pm
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Guys,I've been a NB 450 guy(3 sets),but if you haven't tried the Reebok,you are missing out on the most comfortable shoe on the market.Honigs is the only place I could find my size,but they claim to have a pretty good stock of them as Reebok didn't know the demand would be so great,so says alot of dealers I tried ordering from.Anyways just going to pass that along,try'em,you won't regret it!!
I'll buy a pair when they come out with a less garish design, or when I discover something more effective than Testor's model car paint to black out all of that white. Look at these things. They're a big compromise on the not-too-much-white standard. I'm not that good an artist. That little N on each New Balance is about my speed:




Good grief, can't they just use the white outline like the football shoes? Even that would be passable:

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Old Mon Mar 30, 2009, 10:08pm
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Kevin, non-acetyl finger nail polish remover takes the white off. Then black die for safety sake, then polish. Blacked out the +POS logo that way - a little work but it looks great!!

Just a helpful hint for future reference.
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Old Tue Mar 31, 2009, 11:45am
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Kevin, non-acetyl finger nail polish remover takes the white off. Then black die for safety sake, then polish. Blacked out the +POS logo that way - a little work but it looks great!!

Just a helpful hint for future reference.
Wow!

That's very cool. Strip some first, and then blacken.

I needed something else for my supply kit--there are two empty pockets. Now I can add nail polish remover next to the hair spray.
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Old Tue Mar 31, 2009, 11:48am
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I'd like to see pictures posted of the nail polish remover job.
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Old Tue Mar 31, 2009, 07:19pm
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Wow!

That's very cool. Strip some first, and then blacken.

I needed something else for my supply kit--there are two empty pockets. Now I can add nail polish remover next to the hair spray.
Nah, remove the model paint and use THAT pocket!!!

You probably don't have time to finish the Falcon between games anyway.
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