You are right there. Made in Indonesia MD felt narrow in the front and that together with narrower front of the soleplate made it feel unstable.
I managed to pick a pair up from elevens.com.hk some time last year not sure if they have any left though.
I have a sample pair of Neo MIJ and the durability is deffo not as good as my other pairs, as I had sole separation after half a dozen wears.
has anyone tried custom morelias with the narrow heel? Im wondering if kengo nakamura is wearing custom morelias (probably is) with narrow heels cos his sizing looks big. I might be interested in getting custom ones. has anyone got the new monarchida neos yet? would love a review
Right guys, I'm gonna need a mini Morelia guide if anyone can help me, as I'm looking to buy my first pair, Made In Japan. I know the difference between MIJ and Indoesian made, but am I right in saying that there a few different versions of the MIJ Morelia? Morelia 1, Morelia 2, 2012, 2015, Runbird? They're the names that have popped up doing my research through the Mizuno forum. What would be the ones that you would recommend? I believe the newer ones are lighter (?), but have they solved old issues like heel slippage and lockdown? Different toebox shapes? There seems to be a lot to consider. I see the previous poster mentioned something about Custom Morelias with a narrow heel (again, ?). Hoping someone can make some sense of all of this for me. We'll get onto the issue of where and how to buy them (Rakuten?) once I've made sense of the different models. Cheers.
try tis shop....they ship directly international via EMS http://global.rakuten.com/en/search/?tag=1000601&sm=1&sid=sportskym&tl=201813
The Runbird was a limited edition remake of the original 1984 model. The Morelia 2 is the same as the Morelia 2015. People just call it the 2015 because it's an updated model of the Morelia 2. Its lighter and has thinner leather on it. The studs are more durable on turf and artificial versus the previous model. The MiJ models are of a higher quality than MiI models. Others are better describing the two. I have only ever had the MiJ models
I might try the easy order and get two different sizes with the narrow heels, has anyone tried the narrow heels? (and is that 'semi-tight' cos translation seems weird) are they insanely narrow or will they provide better lockdown?
if not mistaken, the easy order have 2 last type standard = "tight' = same as the standard issue semi-tight = slightly wider vs the std issue i dont see "narrow heel" in the specs.... i could be wrong....
I think its a mis translation , if anyone would be clarify but I can only find normal and narrow ones.
I've just started wearing my Neo IIs/2s/whatever and I think they're actually more comfortable out of the box than the original Neos. They went back to a better lace as well, I think. The original green Neo had a typical cloth lace like in a Chuck Taylor but after that they went to the slicker, narrower laces link in the Vapors which I don't think hold nearly as well. The Neo 2 is kind of a middle ground which I like. What I don't like so far is that the Neo 2's tongue is much thinner on the edges and if you have a wider forefoot like I do it's tough to get your foot in the boot without the tongue folding under itself.
I find the laces identical in all my Neo 1 & 2 :/ In terms of the tongue I agree the folding over is slightly annoying but in general i find the tongue much more comfortable than in the previous model.
Do you know of any other sites? I want the Black Morelia with the short tongue, but they don't have them in my size (27.0) cheers
Just had a look, you're right it's really easy to do. Any recommendations on what stitching to go for? And I'm assuming "semi tight" is essentially a wide last? Love that you can get different sizes in each boot! Something that's bothered me my whole career. Think I'll just get them both the same size this time around as it's my first pair of Mizuno's. Based on what I've heard and the service they offer, I can't see it being my last! Thanks guys for your help so far. Much appreciated
Just received my Mizuno morelia classic in blue colour. Wow, so comfortable out of the box. To be honest, more comfortable then mizuno morelia md, which are kangaroo leather. The vamp on Classics is made out of soft calf skin and mid boot and heel area out of very soft synthetic leather. The synthetic leather is good, you don't notice difference when passing or stopping the ball with the inside of your boot. As i said, i like them much more then morelia md. I also prefer their stud pattern, as it feels more stable.
Hi guys is the soleplate of the runbird stiffer than the Morelia 2. Is the runbirds weight higher than the Morelia 2 2015.
I am not sure but I think the answer is yes to both. J League's FB account has been putting up videos from certain player's first J League goals. Kagawa (who never played in J1) https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1492882110769182 Okazaki https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1490979507626109 Honda https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1488832304507496 (That celebration)