Cyclists with a "Running" Problem

[Chris_]

Also, my wife brought the wide fit Cliftons back from the States for me, as similarly they do seem to be getting a little more and more narrow with each version upgrade

[DJuice]

Also, my wife brought the wide fit Cliftons back from the States for me, as similarly they do seem to be getting a little more and more narrow with each version upgrade

Thank you for your replies.

Was in contact with Hoka in the states,seems like they no longer have a  distributor for SA. If I go with the Altra will give a short review.

[Jackes]

 

 

My shoes only have about 500km on them but maybe time to look at new ones. Currently running in Brooks Ghost 10.

 

Weird, my first pair of 9's have almost 1,300 on and the second pair has 800 on.  Not even the 1,300 is close to retirement and I am normally heavy on shoes..

 

My 10's is on 250.   Apart from the Saucony's which I also love, I don't see myself getting other shoes in the near future, but obviously shoes is a personal thing.

[SeaBee]

I went through a couple of pairs of Altras already and no issues wrt suppliers? The suppliers aren't an issue, I even spoke to them directly and got very prompt and good feedback. Biggest problem is finding a shop that actually stocks them - but we're a bit more fortunate in Stellies with that. 

​DJuice, similarly I have a hard time believing that HOKA has no supplier in SA any more. If you want to, I can find out from somebody I know - he's a brand ambassador for HOKA last time we spoke. And if I look at RUN store feeds, it very often features HOKA products. 

[Andrew Steer]

I got told a while ago - from one of those 'old wise men' types in a running store, that the suppliers of Altra into SA were very unreliable. Not sure if that remains the case. I was also keen to try them out. 

They had a joint stand with Falke (same distribution now?) at our Old Eds race... could bode well. 

My boss absolutely swears by them

[DJuice]

I went through a couple of pairs of Altras already and no issues wrt suppliers? The suppliers aren't an issue, I even spoke to them directly and got very prompt and good feedback. Biggest problem is finding a shop that actually stocks them - but we're a bit more fortunate in Stellies with that. 

 

​DJuice, similarly I have a hard time believing that HOKA has no supplier in SA any more. If you want to, I can find out from somebody I know - he's a brand ambassador for HOKA last time we spoke. And if I look at RUN store feeds, it very often features HOKA products. 

SeaBee

 

Thank you for your reply.

Altra made contact with me,we are looking at options to get a pair to me.

 

I also contacted by email the RUN store in last week and awaiting a reply.

 

Email from Hoka:

Travis Philson (Hoka One One US)

Aug 17, 14:32 PDT

 

Dear Gerhard,

 

Currently, our store locator is needing to be updated. I tried doing some searches but did not find much in the way of dealers selling our products your way at this time. I would recommend trying Amazon or other online retailers as you may find one selling to South Africa that has our stuff. Please let us know if there is anything further we can do to assist you. 

 

Thank you for contacting HOKA ONE ONE®!

 

HOKA ONE ONE®

Customer Care

Deckers Brands

Phone 866-491-3125

FAQ

 

Can get older version Hoka`s at Takealot, Sportmandwarehouse and Epic Motion having a sale, but none have the "wider"version.

[ScottCM]

[Lexx]

Watch 2 Episodes of Insatiable. What a load of crap. Although the actress is pretty hot...

 

 

Oops, wrong thread...

Edited August 20, 2018 by Lexx

[Andrew Steer]

Hmmmm... lottery process coming

[Mats]

Hmmmm... lottery process coming

That will only mean more subs.

Not that I care...

 

I think they must change to process that you can only enter once you have qualified.

[Andrew Steer]

That will only mean more subs.

Not that I care...

 

I think they must change to process that you can only enter once you have qualified.

Or did it the previous year... 

[Stretch]

That will only mean more subs.

Not that I care...

 

I think they must change to process that you can only enter once you have qualified.

Can't really do that. Not everyone does end of year marathons and instead wait for the Feb/march marathons.

 

I honestly see no problem with the current system of entry and substitution

[Jaws677]

Another option is to take the finishing time back to 11h and the qualifying time a sub 4h marathon.

[dave303e]

they should rather maybe stop looking at the entry side and start looking at the tons of plastic waste the competitors are going to litter over the route

 

#ICarryMyOwn

[Barry Stuart]

SeaBee

 

Thank you for your reply.

Altra made contact with me,we are looking at options to get a pair to me.

 

I also contacted by email the RUN store in last week and awaiting a reply.

 

Email from Hoka:

Travis Philson (Hoka One One US)

Aug 17, 14:32 PDT

Dear Gerhard,

 

Currently, our store locator is needing to be updated. I tried doing some searches but did not find much in the way of dealers selling our products your way at this time. I would recommend trying Amazon or other online retailers as you may find one selling to South Africa that has our stuff. Please let us know if there is anything further we can do to assist you. 

 

Thank you for contacting HOKA ONE ONE®!

 

HOKA ONE ONE®

Customer Care

Deckers Brands

Phone 866-491-3125

FAQ

 

Can get older version Hoka`s at Takealot, Sportmandwarehouse and Epic Motion having a sale, but none have the "wider"version.

 

I've come into this conversation late and I'm too lazy to look at previous pages but I thought the Hoka agent in SA was Hullabaloo? http://www.hullabaloo.co.za/#!/products

[candz1]

Durban Runner stock plenty Hoka's, Justin is the chaps name and EAP Sports here in Hilton also carry stock, speak to Cindy.  They can supply just about any Hoka or ON you are looking for.  The same applies to Bush n Bundu in Pmb...sorry I cant help you outside of my immediate area but I can guarantee that EAP Sports will happily send you Hoka's via postnet..they a great group of peeps.

 

Let me know if you need any phone numbers.