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Elder, thanks for the update
I think one of the reason spike shoes have no lining/padding/tongue is because they are worn for a period of time comprised between 10 secs (100 m dash) to around 30 mins (10km run), these are just racing shoes, like dragsters or Formula 1 cars. They have limited life and you need maximum performance and perfect foot fit for short time, so comfort is not a primary target (...I believe they end to be uncomfortable, most of the times...look at how fast athletes unlace shoes after finish line or a single high/long jump...) so you really don't need padding inside.
Probaly flywire allows to reduce surrounding mesh fabric weight while keeping upper structure resistent and "foot friendly" matching its shape.
Oh yea, I definitely agree; I was just trying to explain some of the limitations that I saw with a simple transplant from the spike (where flywire was used toit's full effectiveness) to another application like a ball shoe. Basketball shoes and running shoes have that much more padding which has htat much moregive..etc.,e tc.,
Basketball shoes life varies a lot from pro players to amateurs, but it is important to get good comfort and foot protection while they have to offer peak performance for pros for short time (lunar foam vs zoom air) still keeping good reliability for at least 2-3 month of regular use for other competitive players.
So pure performance is balanced with durability and comfort.
Maybe flywire needs to be developed using a thicker fabric that embodies vectran fibers stitched in engineered directions (as usual) to offer support while providing needed flexibility, then other materials fibers (to be studied) should provide the padding necessary to have proper comfort. So you could finally eliminate inner bootie.
For sure. I like that idea of vectran with a thicker material for a comofrtable shoe....I'm curious tos ee if Nike tried to use flywire(thevectran or whatever they're using itself) to reinforce thicker synthetics like a synthetic leather...