I wore a pair of Nike Manoa Boots (the camel like colorway) in EU, but I really regretted my shoe choice for Vienna and London. The boots were not comfortable out of the box, needed about a whole week of breaking in time, and every time I stopped at a big airport like Heathrow, Haneda and Frankfurt, I had to take off the boots to show inside of them to the officers. It was annoying. At London and Tokyo, they even asked me to take off my Adidas rain jacket.
I originally planned to wear NB Rainer Boots, but they did not come in time and could not wear them for my Vienna trip.
I think the NB Rainer is a bit more stylish and better made shoe than the Nike Manoa, but the Nike is more practical as the Manoa is a lot cheaper than the NB. Also, the Nike feels like airmax 90 with hi-top finish after breaking in. So, in the end of my trip, they became pretty comfy shoes like my normal airmax 90 or 95. I think the Manoa Boots run big and long and I think I should have gone half a size down on them. Actually, my gut feeling told me to go half a size down on them, but I trusted the Reddit consensus on sizing on them.
Most people suggested me to go TTS on them, I think I should have trusted my gut feeling this time.
So, which pair will I pick if I do it one more time in this autumn? I think I will choose the Nike Manoa Boots as they are cheaper and more comfortable than the early 80's design of NB boots. And the Nike Manoa boots go well with many styles and colors of pants. The NB boots need a certain type of outdoor or workwear-like pants to look really great.
Next time, I think I will wear this new colorway there, I think this is a nice colorway. It looks like almost all black online, but in person they are dark obsidian grey and black with some brighter grey accent on the tongue and sockliner.
I used both Nike pairs for about 160 miles, so total 320 miles of experience in them, and I think I really love them as a pair of super affordable but durable everyday boot-like sneakers.
The Rainer OG, I think they look nice, but the sole will crumble as they used the OG 80's EVA midsole in them. And they are not comfy, the fit is odd, very long and narrow.
So, in this case, I would choose Nike over NB. Now, I also have Adidas Trrex Hiker sneakers, and I would say the Adidas is the most comfortable one of the three, but the Nike is a lot cheaper and a lot more durable and protective. So, I think in this case again, Nike wins.
Many of those boots experts complain about the quality or material quality of these sneaker boots from sports giants, but hey how much will your serious Red Wing or Nick boots cost you? They cost like 500 US right? The Manoa can be had for just under 50 bucks on sale, so why do you compare them with the 10 times more expensive Nicks or White Boots?
It does not make any sense to me. Maybe the serious boots are much more durable and much better waterproofness they provide, but not many of us want to pay 500 US for a pair of boots and I think even if they are just under 100 US, I will take the Nike over any of those really serious tough boots from Nicks, White or Redwing as they are not comfortable for me.
The point of this style is a boot-like decently durable sneaker with airmax like cushioning unit for just under 100 US. And I think it is amazing.
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