The 9 Best Insoles of 2020

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Hey nightwing, when can we expect a performance review on these zoom insoles? Would like to know how they feel when you use it on a retro for playing or even just for casual wear? Thanks in advance.

I only came across your channel recently beccause of your EverestingX2 challenge. But I’m now catching up on your content and I realize I’ve been really missing out. Fab content. Well presented. Great videos.

What are your thoughts on insole zoom vs zoom inside the footbed? Curious

What about for women’s size 7 u.s?We bought g8’s for myself and wife mine are great but cut hers and couldn’t get them to fit into shoes they were to wide

I had insoles fitted and I thought they were brilliant, after a very very wet ride the insoles stunk and I couldn’t get rid of the rotten smell so threw them away and put in the stock inserts that came with the shoes, and noticed no difference whatsoever, I’m not suggesting these don’t work, I’m just saying for me they made no difference compared to the insoles that came with the shoes (Shimano)

I’ve had G8s for 2years now. I live in the mountains where foot to shoe contact forces are high (due to the steep gradients) and these have been my best investment bar none. Better than my power meter. My power jumped up 5%-6% on average straight away fitting these and even more on the turbo trainer where I found they had the biggest difference. It made my muscle firing during hard intervals much more precise which led to more power (or less fatigue for the same power). To me, the focus on arch support for bike fitting was initially aimed at correcting alignment issues… but imho the biggest gains are harnessing the ability to activate the sensors in the foot which allow the brain to correctly fire the muscles. I initially called BS on these statements around 5years ago. Although my wife thinks it a lot, this is the first time I have actually been wrong:-) G8s or similar are no joke.

£80 for the insoles……It’s no wonder people wait for the Chinese to copy them. Come on. You could sell these realistically for less than half that, sell far more and still do very nicely.

Not a fan of the insoles at all. Raised my foot up to high in the shoe and felt a bit stiff for zoom air. I had the blue bottom ones you’re still waiting on in the heel and forefoot and the full length ones. Resold them both.

I cant ride with arch support somehow. I run some ortholite insoles with none arch support and I can ride in them all day long. With arch support though my feets fall asleep after 30 min:/. I dont have arch support in my daily shoes neither btw. Normal or cripple feets xD. I use the lake mx270 shoes on my road bike.

A year ago I would have said this was nuts. Then I had a bike fit with James and had new shoes and insoles. Transformed my comfort. Best bike fit ever.

I have flat feet. Like zero arch. I still have a footbed though, it just has a very low arch support.

I think you should do a review for the “boost” insoles. Not sure what brand they are

Kobe 7s had zoom air and I would swap them in different Kobe 7s. Kobe 8 supernaturals came with zoom air unit and I would swap it out into different shoes

I tried putting Lunarlon from chuck taylor shoes on my safety shoes and hiking shoes and mamma mia it felt nice and bouncy while using it and it was comfortable as heck.

Insoles that come with most cycling and running shoes are pathetic and will cause discomfort and injury eventually.

I use the insoles from a pair of recently retired Hoka running shoes. Very comfortable!

James has a lot of soul if he could sing he could be a soul singer.
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Nike really should be making proper insoles of their cushioning technologies we all know and love. If I could toss in a zoom or lunar(personally id toss react on any daily shoe I have if i could) insole into something that needs it such as anything with a thinner midsole(something like a boat shoe in profile) or something with a solid midsole with next to 0 cushion like boots.

Question James, ive already had a good bike fit, however I’m looking for some new shoes and footbeds, do you carry a decent range of shoes?

LOL I use to do these from my flightposites. Chris know’s wassup. These are also excellent for the Under armour curry 3

Giro make a similar adjustable insole, available in the United States, and included in some of their shoes. Not sponsored, just sharing an alternative.

95% of people that come in here leave with 100% of the products that i stock… dear James. What product do you recommend that you don’t stock? Other than whisky?

James fitted me with the G8s they have really sorted out my saddle issues. Only thing to bear in mind is making sure they fit in your shoes laterally!

Can I stack like five of these so I can get some fake height

Better value for money, specialized bg inner soles, my take

Watched the video, followed the link, made my wallet lighter, waited for the postie, fitted the footbed, went for a ride = WOW.

Is it preferable to use these with new shoes? As older shows will presumably be slightly more flexible (worn) would footbed lose some of their effect?

I had added foot beds (G8) to try and solve a problem with my right foot. It felt as if it wasn’t grounded in the shoe and towards the end of a long ride (4+ hours) the outside of the foot was painful.

After lowering my saddle the foot problem was much improved. It was not fully resolved so I tried to reset and removed the G8 and put the original Bont insoles in. These are a thin flimsy insole. Immediately it felt so much better. The problem is almost 100% resolved. The remaining problems I think are due to a habit due to years of having the saddle too high. This is reducing over time.

Before going for insoles make sure your saddle is not too high.

PS I’d read that Steve Hogg stuff. But the best source of advice was JT Bike fit Tuesday’s banging on about saddle height.
Thanks JT.
Nick

Why would one need arch support when you press the pedal with the balls of your feet.

Looking forward to my bike fit with Andy at Bicycle the end of February and hopefully an end to saddle issues, Hope their ready for an MTB!

How is the sizing?
They do not have half sizes. I wear a 11.5. Should I go a half size up and cut the insole?

You can get them via search Zoom Air insoles or search “223638399615” (item ID)from eBay

Love Bike Fit Tuesday’s with James after you have been away on a trip

Did you end up playing in these insoles? If so please share the performance review. Thanks.

yo chris, can i use those insoles in the Kobe 9s? low and mid? i feel like the kobe 9 insoles are bulky? is it or am i trippin? lol

so now i need to pay almost a days work for an insole. damn i love this hobby:)

What does James think about the Specialized footbeds? Why do footbeds reduce saddle pressure?

Thank you for the video, something I never considered but will now look at

Jordan really need to update their retro shoes with zoom air or other technologies. We like og shoes with modern technology

As long as Nike doesn’t get any of my money, I’m down! Thanks nightwing!

i just bought them and they re perfext for air jordan 1, amazing how it makes the jordan 1 so comfortable. great review

Is a review ever coming? Been waiting but might just pull the trigger but it would be cool to know if you recommend these. Or if you have alternatives

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I would reuse SB soles in other shoes, like my Jordan 1’s my feet would hurt, but after switching them allowing me to wear longer.

I don’t quite get using ski boots as a direct comparison, whilst cycling your feet are only applying pressure in one singular repeated direction, whilst skiing your using all parts of the foot to apply pressure to the skis to do the same job that a handlebar and brake levers do on a bike

I’ll be honest, sometimes I find James’ recommendations, and the way he presents them to be… um… well… not for me. But regarding these insoles, he’s spot on. They rock. If, like me you’ve struggled to find insoles that support your arches, I can’t recommend these enough. All the other products I’ve tried before were too low, or too high, or just right for one foot, but just off for the other. I ordered a pair of the G8s after seeing James talk about them in a previous video. They are amazing. I was able to dial in the support perfectly on each foot. Thanks, James. I take back half the shite I’ve said about you.

What’s better a cycling shoe(too narrow for feet) with a good insole(G8) or a correct size shoe with no insole???Also, will this insole get destroyed or mis-shaped if I put it in the wrong shape shoe(that makes my feet hurt)???????

First of all, BikefitTuesdays are the best!!!:-) Second, I’d realy want to get a pair of those G8. Unfortunately living in Poland presents two main issues with that price and, further along the way, spare inserts availability. 80 quid plus shipping is no insignificant amount for lots of people (including me) living in a different financial reality. I actually can afford this purchase, but regular insert changing for me would literary mean that I have to purchase a new pair. Not having any G8 diler’s anywhere in a vicinity of my country is a show stopper… So two questions as a conclusion, first can you think of any alternative product on the market, something with wider international availability? And second if I purchase G8’s and don’t change inserts on regular basis, would I still have benefits of “good enough” support? Meaning, whats more beneficial G8’s with “worn” insets, or not using them at all, because without regular replacements they are useless, so don’t waste your money anyway?

Maybe Start a series called ” Can you hoop in ” where you play basketball in casual or running shoes using these zoom air insoles

I put this in my farming boots and it works great hands down!

Truly appreciate Bike Fit Tuesday and learning from James. I have ridden for many years, had numerous bike fits, and not once did a fitter mention insoles.

Gonna grab a pair of these and put them in my bottomed our hyper dunk ‘15s, my first pair of hoop shoes are gonna get revived

I’ve got sidas insoles but they are quite heavy, I think where the moulded section is. Are the G8’s lighter do you reckon? The sidas actually have a really notocoble weight to them.

definitely would like to see a performance review for these (and the ones that have yet to arrive yet). as long as they provide impact protection, don’t care if it’s “fake”

Why not just take the insole out of like a lebron 11 or any shoe with zoom in the sole?

Should i try sticking them in my Kyrie 6s for double stacked Zoom Turbo?

Great video. One question: After you were speaking about those insoles in one of your videos I gave them a try myself love them! My IT band issue is, together with some regular strength work, now gone *Knock on wood*. But how can I get replacement shims when I ordered the insoles online? Already spoke to my local bike shop if he would/could take the G8 in-house, but I guess he got some special deal with another brand.

Took out the insoles from my PG 2.5 and replaced them with Nike Zoom Janoski insoles. Now I have forefoot and heel zoom.:)

Yep, I’ve seen these before. Cam Nicholls recently talked about them too.
Looking forward to trying them out!

My Rock hard. And I mean so rock hard that Legos are marshmallows in front of them Raf Simmons Detroit Runners need these and how

What about people with flat feet, when I had factory insoles in my cycling shoes that have arch support, the bottom of my foot was in tremendous pain, once I took the factory ones out and put insoles for flat feet that I use for daily walking or work shoes and inserted them into my cycling shoes, fix the problem. Can James do a segment on those who have flat feet as well, I am interested on his analysis on that along with also wondering if any of his customers he gets that have flat feet issues when cycling, thanks Francis

I use the same semi custom insoles I use for my alpine skiing boots Better then the pizza carton that came with my shoes

Can you do a performance with some Jordan 11 lows? Jus for the reason that the shoes I bought came with no insoles and I can’t find anywhere where to get some Jordan 11 insoles

Please do more on this topic. Performance review would be cool.

Put those things inside some Jordan 1s and do a performance review. Please!