From the time Jason Kidd of my hometown Mavericks left Nike for peak, I was intrigued. I had only seen the Peak “simulations” of Nike shoes on the Chinese website, and for Kidd, he of the Zoom Flight 95 and Zoom Flight 5, two classic guard shoes, to leave Nike/JB and wear Peak? Unheard of, but there must be something going on. So when I saw the lineup of NBA players signing on in the last couple of years, and especially Tony Parker signing on, I was officially on board. But enough jaw-jacking, let’s get to it…
I’ll throw transition on here as well. Due to the generous forefoot fit, transition was a little slappy. Not like the first generation Under Armour shoes, but not as smooth as I like. Again, the right size and I KNOW the feeling would improve. Even so, the cushioning system and the tread being uniform made the ride smooth while running straight on. Some movement in the forefoot drug my response laterally back a bit, but don’t worry – just size right.
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Great review, for a while PEAK, and Li-Ning had a good distribution in Europe, but lately they’re hard to find, which is a shame, some of their shoes would be awesome to try. The outrigger on these kinda kills it for me on these though(I under-pronate, so I will grind my metatarsals on that outrigger).
And you’re right actually, most podiatrists will confirm that Asian feet on average, tend to be broader in the forefoot, with a slightly lower arch-profile, so you probably identified the key factor to why the forefoot are slightly wider than European, or US designs.
Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2011/01/11/are-asian-feet-different/
Solid review. Even though I’m stickler for fuse, I especially like the construction on these. They look clean from heel to toe, with performance to boot. I’ve checked out Li-Ning, might have to peek at Peak.
Oh btw, you trying to drop a few bars here Duke? Haha.
“Fuse, fuse, and more fuse. It’s here to stay and almost redundant to say, but the upper is a fully fused with some synthetic overlays.”
Believe it or not, I didn’t notice that until you said it.
I grabbed a pair from Peak Canada….great fit and feel!! Wish there were some cooler color options tho…..
Price is right tho for a good shue
Cool color options? Quicksilver, Alamo, and playoffs are completely sick color ways. Especially the playoffs.
For the sizing, Peak doesn’t do half-sizes like your 10.5
I think its a big issue for them because some brands you have to go up that half-size or go down half-size for that perfect fit or whatever fit that fits your game comfortable.
But I remeber Chris (Nightwing) talking how Peak doesn’t do half-sizes and think Jahronmon also mentioned the no half-sizes from Peak in previous reviews
You are absolutely right. There is no US10.5 from Peak. I got mine as US11 as well. Even for an Asian, the forefoot is a bit too wide as well.
I dig your reviews love the line “it matters not” lol. Crazy klay Thompson went a peak over UA since curry is gaming it in. Tony parker, battier, rondo? I’ll defibateky check em. Out when prices get in my Marshalls range lol. The insole, wow. I am a 6’5 210 guard but more or kesss guard. My assignment, cross match UPS ECT I always lke more competition= more tech by all. Preference for a 1-5 player I’ve bed. A huge fan of the rose Line n still am, consider I a top 3 release but I want to try UA micro g pro, hyper rev, something light w range of motion I am considering peak w that j sole being so solid mine wear down from Adidas per day. This yr Melo 11- showsz me how much my heel is striking til that set up. Rose 5 been wonderful (to the point in trying to learn is the bEars or chi ice true woven, more flexible? I currently have the ones Rose wears w elephant., anyways being that you reviewed all of these picture ball denial defense n offensive back to basket just curious if you would make a rcommendarion. I hate to even inquire but I’ve been stuck w brand lack micro g pro hyperrev really liked the Melo n rose but defensively I find heel problems n have used the rose insane amounts upgrade time!
Just letting you know, Klay Thompson actually signed with Anta not Peak.
They actually do half sizes. Just not half sizes for every size.
Anta and peak have similiar.. Triangle. Logos
Great review. I have a pair of TP-1’s in an 11.5 and love them. Got them from Footlocker when they had a great sale online. Got the 11 and as soon as I tried them on, I knew they ran small. I could fit, but my toe was pushing against the front. Not gonna work. So I returned and got the 11.5. Much better fit, no bubbling around the front lace and I didn’t mind the extra tow room (I’m fickle about being able to wiggle my toes). Can’t wait to find a pair of the blue 2’s above for a good price & grab the new 3’s coming out soon.
Just got a pair for a steal price. That insole is like a pillow for my feet. Me likey.