Inov8 F-lite 232 in Dublin?

jeffontour

Hi, is there anywhere with these in stock? I would like to try them as an option for trail ultras but haven't come across them in any of the places I've checked round town, Basecamp, Arnotts.

Cheers.

BeepBeep67

Haven't heard of them in Ireland yet, unless one of the AK guys could get them in for you?

spurscormac

Amphibian King do stock Inov-8 so they should be able to find out for you.

If the F-Lite 232 is one of the brand new Spring shoes, then it won't be anywhere yet.
Looking at wiggle, there's very little availability and it looks like at least one of the colour options is new for 2013 and wont be in stock til late March.
You should ask AK to check for you - they were able to place a specific Inov-8 shoe on order from me direct from Inov-8, so they should get it as soon as the next batch are received from the manufacturers & released to the retailers.

sconhome

jeffontour wrote: »

Hi, is there anywhere with these in stock? I would like to try them as an option for trail ultras but haven't come across them in any of the places I've checked round town, Basecamp, Arnotts.

Cheers.

spurscormac wrote: »

Amphibian King do stock Inov-8 so they should be able to find out for you.

If the F-Lite 232 is one of the brand new Spring shoes, then it won't be anywhere yet.
Looking at wiggle, there's very little availability and it looks like at least one of the colour options is new for 2013 and wont be in stock til late March.
You should ask AK to check for you - they were able to place a specific Inov-8 shoe on order from me direct from Inov-8, so they should get it as soon as the next batch are received from the manufacturers & released to the retailers.

I'll check for you in the morning and let you know expected availability.

Majority of places won't stock the full range of shoes but will help you with sizing and order in for you if necessary. The inov-8's are such a specialist corner of the market and have such a large range it is virtually impossible for an independent store to carry the range in its entirety.

Never trust the websites, pick up the phone or fire off an email, especially with the specialist run stores if you ever have a query.

sconhome

jeffontour wrote: »

Hi, is there anywhere with these in stock? I would like to try them as an option for trail ultras but haven't come across them in any of the places I've checked round town, Basecamp, Arnotts.

Cheers.

Very limited quantity going into iNOV-8 15th March with tiny top ups due 5th April.

What size are you and I'll check if available? What colour?

jeffontour

amphkingwest wrote: »

Very limited quantity going into iNOV-8 15th March with tiny top ups due 5th April.

What size are you and I'll check if available? What colour?

Thanks. I'm an 8, probably. Hard to know seen as it's supposed to be a wider last than the old flite. There in lies the problem of needing to find them in a store with more than 1 pair to try on!

I don't care about colour, all my shoes end up muck and bog coloured pretty quickly.

sconhome

jeffontour wrote: »

Thanks. I'm an 8, probably. Hard to know seen as it's supposed to be a wider last than the old flite. There in lies the problem of needing to find them in a store with more than 1 pair to try on!

I don't care about colour, all my shoes end up muck and bog coloured pretty quickly.

The width of the last won't affect the length of the shoe unless you want a tighter fit.

What you can do with Inov8 shoes is increase the footbed height to decrease the volume in the shoe making it a snugger fit. Standard is often a 3mm footbed, can go to 6mm, 9mm or 12mm by stacking insoles.

In UK8 there are x3 Blue/Red/Lime due in the UK on 15th March and x11 Orange/Blue due 5th April. That's it across all the retailers.

spurscormac

If you are familiar with & still want the tighter fit of the existing F-Lite series, I think there are still a number of models out there with various heel-toe drops.
I don't think the whole F-Lite series has gone to the anatomical last - AK could confirm.

jeffontour

I'm looking for these specifically as I want something with a wider last and zero drop so the older flites aren't an option, I have a pair that I will use as a fall back if needs be. I do all my running in zero drop shoes at the mo and am looking for an option with a bit more under foot than my current Vivos for use in ultras, but retaining the zero drop profile. Hence wanting to try these.

Thanks for all the info AK, if a pair of them manage to make it to any of your stores let me know! Oh and I really don't buy the whole Inov8 model of pack them with insoles to make them fit/more cushioned. Just make the shoes foot shaped and that will not be required!

BeepBeep67

Sean - do you sell the footbeds?

sconhome

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

Sean - do you sell the footbeds?

I think there's a couple hiding behind some debris gaiters, I'll check in the AM.