As a loyal fan of Nike, I have picked many shoes of the brand over the years. But honestly, not all of them lived up to my expectation. So among all of my Nike shoes, I have made a list of those excellent ones and here I choose two of them that are universally acknowledged, the Kyrie7 and the Freak2. And then I am going to make a comparison between the two shoes and hope it could be a guide for you.
Personally, the Kyrie7 and the Freak2 are the most worthy of buying in 2020. Although Lebron and KD series belong to the high-end class, their shoes are just of moderate cost-effectiveness. And for the PG series which has been reduced to the low-end line among Nike shoes, most deem that it no longer deserves the title of “excellent and practical shoes”. So, of the two shoes that belong to the mid-end line with relatively low price, which one is more cost-effective?
For kyrie 7, its vamp goes deepest to my heart because it has the nicest wrapping I’ve ever met and it also fits my feet very well. And the stripes of the front part also improve the wrapping performance to a higher level. What’s more, good news is that wide-footers can also adjust the stripes to make the shoes fit them better. But what surprises me most about the Kyrie7 is the vamp support. The vamp is solid enough and the hard materials on the two sides also offer support.
But there is also a shortcoming. That is the toe part would be a bit pressing for people with high insteps. So they might feel the shoes are not that friendly. Besides, there is also another fatal problem for kyrie 7: the poor vamp durability. After a period of time, you will find that the vamp becomes more and more loose, and the overall support performance decreases significantly, and thus the corresponding protection decreases accordingly.
On top of that, it is safe to say that the zoom turbo of KYRIE7 is the best in Nike shoes. I can obviously feel the cushion and the outstanding feedback the moment I put the shoes on.
For Freak2, its small fan-shaped ZOOM AIR in the front part is also very nice and impressive and it also offers quite nice feedback. But if compared with that of Kyrie7, the feedback is definitely not that impressive as offered by the cushion of the Kyrie 7.
Then just take a look at the outsole. As you can see, there are many blade-shaped grains which allows the Kyrie7 to be able to hug the ground like a sucker. Besides, I also found that the Kyrie7 can be a reliable comrade on various kinds of dusty indoor courts, which is really surprising.
However, the outsole of the Freak2 is equally excellent. The crystal outsole is not only attractive in its appearance, but also in its grip performance and superior durability.
I have heard a lot of word that the only thing stopping the Kyrie7 from becoming a top-of-the-line sneaker is its torsion resistance. And after some more testing, I found that this was true. So I think that if an arch support were added to the Kyrie7, it could be Nike’s best outdoor combat shoe in years.
But after all, the torsion resistance alone can not determine the whole performance of Kyrie7 and the lack of arch support plate will only make the arch support is insufficient instead of making Kyrie7 a bad shoe.
And for Freak2, its torsion resistance is not so outstanding, either. But in short, whether it’s arch support or torsion resistance, we can make up for it with better insoles.
Putting the overall performance aside, both the Kyrie7 and the Freak2 are quite pretty among Nike sneakers in 2020, and their prices are both reasonable. Besides, they both have superior overall performances. Therefore, I deem that they are both good choices.