Mizuno Thread [9] - info, pictures, questions here.

Discussion in 'Soccer Boots' started by appleCORR7, May 9, 2014.

  1. newone88

    newone88 Member

    May 2, 2006
    San Francisco
    Soon will be getting these-)
    Had to ask a friend for a favor and to keep it a secret from my wife...being shipped to my office hahahahaha
    This is the Pit Sports version
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  2. dukduk

    dukduk Member

    May 17, 2016
    nice! we'll have an insider lol jk
     
  3. dukduk

    dukduk Member

    May 17, 2016
    dang we have the same taste! what size did you end up going with?
    How are those Ignitus II's treating you?
     
  4. newone88

    newone88 Member

    May 2, 2006
    San Francisco
    Went for 9.5 us which is my size but have not tried them yet. Love the WI2, that is my favorite model of that silo.
     
  5. dukduk

    dukduk Member

    May 17, 2016
    Went with 10 US, hopefully it's my size with the "Professional Fit" models. Anything Mizuno with any extra width is too long
     
  6. newone88

    newone88 Member

    May 2, 2006
    San Francisco
    Are you moving there for good or just visiting the family?
    Maybe you should start a business where people can order stuff from you :)
    I have been asking my Japanese friend to do this type of service but he is too lazy.
     
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  7. derbyyank13

    derbyyank13 Member+

    Nov 8, 2008
    Niigata, Japan
    Club:
    Derby County FC
    Haha right!
    Moving for good. My visa application is in process right now so hopefully that means it will be ready next month.

    We will see. I'm gonna try and get a job at SSKamo. I have some connections with them through the some of Puma higher ups here.
     
  8. dukduk

    dukduk Member

    May 17, 2016
    Ya convince them to do another Monarcida
     
  9. newone88

    newone88 Member

    May 2, 2006
    San Francisco
    Which area? might come and visit you next summer :)
    Good luck
     
  10. derbyyank13

    derbyyank13 Member+

    Nov 8, 2008
    Niigata, Japan
    Club:
    Derby County FC
    Niigata Prefecture probably. That's where my wife is from. hahah right!

    Thanks!
     
  11. hjungj21o

    hjungj21o Member

    Jul 7, 2014
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Does anybody have a solution to the upper splitting from the outsole (more like the thin plastic stretching like taffy away from the upper, if that makes sense)? A few people said to apply duct tape but do I really want to do that? I've played with my MiJ Morelia Neos on 3G turf only a few times and the split is already big enough for the rubber pellets to live inside them. A big shame because I love playing in them.
     
  12. howplayrisk

    howplayrisk Member

    Mar 1, 2015
    The only thing I can think of is gluing them with super glue or something. Get all the pellets out, apply the glue, and put some clothes pins to keep the upper and soleplate together while the glue dries.
     
  13. chookgoo86

    chookgoo86 Member

    Feb 4, 2006
    Minneapolis, MN
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes I use both. After 30 long years of soccer, youth thru college, my ankles are shot. I used to tape them up, but it took too much time and money. I finally switched to ankle braces--Mueller XLPs--and have been wearing them for the last 2-3 years. As for the orthotics, I just switched them out for the ones that come with the boots. There's not too much of a difference in shape and size except for a built-in fiberglass arch support.

    The Mizunos have the largest "hole" (not sure if there's an actual term) to put your foot in the shoe of any boot I've ever owned. They accommodate my ankle circumference plus the ankle brace fine. That said, I'm sure I'm stretching out the boot and it is molding to my foot as if the ankle brace was part of it. Like all my previous boots, if I don't wear the braces, they are very loose and I have to double sock.
     
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  14. carolpasa

    carolpasa Member

    Nov 10, 2013
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    those morelia colorway....

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  15. Running_Man

    Running_Man Member

    Aug 16, 2013
    Asia
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nice shoes , nice price as well..:geek::eek:
     
  16. kiongsm

    kiongsm Member+

    Nov 25, 2004
    Malaysia
    yes, indeed....the pearl-sky blue-navy looks really interesting

    i saw them in mizuno europe site as well......

    it always amazes me tht in Japan, only black-white and white-black being sold

    tho recently the yellow-black for 30th anniv
     
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  17. dukduk

    dukduk Member

    May 17, 2016
    Why do some of the product numbers differ from EMEA and .jp?
     
  18. serginhobertholi

    Feb 28, 2011
    Pará - Brasil
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
  19. carolpasa

    carolpasa Member

    Nov 10, 2013
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    which mean more expensive than buying it from rakuten..
     
  20. kiongsm

    kiongsm Member+

    Nov 25, 2004
    Malaysia
    EU import from Japan may incur high import duty/tariffs, thus the 250GBP for the Japan made IIs n Neos
     
  21. jayc23

    jayc23 Member+

    Dec 2, 2011
    Singapore
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Singapore
    that's cause those 2 are the better quality ones haha. I'm fairly certain the best quality ones are sold in Japan all these MiJ europe editions are slightly inferior.

    ah, interesting. Any chance to link me up to the orthotics? I'm quite surprised, most orthotics tend to be on the chunkier side and don't fit football boots well at all. I was thinking about getting a pair of superfeet for my boots
     
  22. Vulpine

    Vulpine New Member

    Mar 18, 2016
    USA
    Do you mean that Mizuno has a separate production facility in Europe? I thought every MIJ Morelia is crafted in Japan. Regardless of color. And every MIJ Morelia should perform the same regardless of color.

    Although an older player once told me, that Black is the best color for Kangaroo leather. It is supposedly unpainted (?), and comes out of the treating process the softest. Plus he said it lasts the longest. It seemed a bit outlandish to me though.
     
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  23. gusgorman

    gusgorman Member

    May 14, 2013
    Bristol, UK
    I've seen an interview with the boot designer at Mizuno and he said pretty much this. I can't remember exactly what he said but it was something to do with the treatment process for black leather being the best suited to producing soft leather for football boots. I can't remember him saying anything about it lasting longer though.

    I'm pretty sure someone on this forum posted a link to this interview at some point in the last year. Can anyone else remember it?
     
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  24. jayc23

    jayc23 Member+

    Dec 2, 2011
    Singapore
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Singapore
    nah, its made in japan but from what I gather online on this forum as well as the chinese ones, those that are sold overseas (like the origami ones) never seem to be as good as the ones that are sold only in Japan. Idk why that's the case, could be quality of material used etc, that the top top quality stuff is reserved only for Japan.

    and yes Black is the best colour mainly because it doesn't go through the dye process to get them in those fancy colours.

    also regarding the video



    he talks about it around 5:23
     
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  25. john_mizuno8

    john_mizuno8 Member

    Olympiakos
    Greece
    Mar 16, 2012
    Club:
    Olympiakos Piraeus
    Nat'l Team:
    Greece
    yes I remember it too, he was referring to Tiago Motta who chooses black Morelia because the leather is softer.
    I can confirm that too as I have 2 Indonesian made Morelias and the black ones are softer out of the box because on most other colors they use a perlish coat. I can also confirm it at leather food treatment, my white Morelias take 5-6 days to completely absorb the leather food while the black ones does it in 2-3 days..

    EDIT: jayc23 found it :thumbsup:;)
     
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