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205: Expert Edition: Bartold Clinical-Carbon Plated Shoe Technology

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The Importance of Foam in Running Shoes

I think the foam is probably the secret weapon. What Nike did was they had a look at the added as boost material, which is encapsulated TPUs. And so it can give that rebound effect. I heard in your conversation with Beno Nigg there that it has an effect potentially on shifting the impact peak. Is that right? Yeah, not the impact peak, the vibration peak. So Beno and I were quite radical. We don't think the impact peaks are all important. It's like Paul said prior there, it was these are sporting equipment. You've got to select your equipment.

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