Customer Reviews Nike Free 1.0 Cross Bionic

These are great shoes for crossfit, circuit training and everything intensive including pleometry, they are the perfect gym shoes, hovever, if you buy them for running - just do not, they are designed espesially for HIIT! I love them! Thank you, Zappos!

I bought these shoes because I was a huge fan of the first bionic shoes. Unfortunately, they altered the fit and I can't say its for the better. The cross bionic fit a lot tighter. The first half of the tongue is sewn to the shoe, with little stretching. When I put them on the part that's sewn grips the middle of my foot so tight it caused my toes to go numb. They do look great tough.

Out of the box, these shoes are very stylish. that being said, I'm usually a true fit in all NIke shoes; I can choose my size w/out trying them on. these were a little short in the toe, and VERY wide in the heel/ankle. I tried them for all of 10-15 mintues and had to take them off during simple lunges and squats, and other simple foot work, even walking as my foot had no stability and I was trying to keep my heel inside the shoe while at the same time, my toe was crunched. I laced them normal, I laced them tightly - all to no avail. Also, my arches hurt after only 10-15 minutes. These had to go back; I was very dissappointed as I loved the purple color.

I bought these shoes because I knew they would look good with all my pants and are low profile. I do not know if they are good for cross fit or any activities. I go to the gym and lift and do cardio in them and sit at a desk with them. They do grip well which is nice when the gym floors are slightly dirty at times.

I train Capoeira - an Afro-Brasilian martial art from - barefeet. I bought these for the same purpose - but for training & playing outdoors on concrete/hot/rough surfaces. So needed lightweight flexible shoes that closely mimic being barefeet. These worked out great! I'm a 10.5M, ordered 10.5, which fit true to size. I had also ordered the ASIC GEL-Fortius TR shoes - which I returned since they felt stiff.

I liked the appearance of these shoes and the fit except in one area. I have normal width feet, and these shoes squeezed my fairly prominent bunion. Perhaps they would stretch in time, but I did not want to keep them and hope for comfortable shoes. I will continue shopping for zero drop shoes with a wider front.

These are great for cardio kickboxing! I was looking for a shoe with more support during intense cardio. These did not disappoint. In my old running shoes, my foot would wobble around during kickboxing. These keep my feet and ankles in place, without needing a high ankle support shoe. Highly recommend, if you are doing intense cardio that requires a lot of movement and stability. Keep in mind, I do my workouts on a padded floor. These shoes do not have much on the bottom, so I would not use them outside of the gym.

This shoe is awesome. It has added a whole new dimension to my training workouts, as I was told you're supposed to do them with very flat shoes or even barefoot for maximum benefit. They are working out great - I can totally tell the difference. As far as fit, they are maybe a tad bit short, but only slightly. I have narrow feet, and they fit great (11M). So happy to have finally found this shoe!

Bought these for my wife. She loves them. Great minimal shoe and she's excited for her arch to get stronger while using them. Would recommend!

I use these exclusively for indoor training, mostly circuit training/HIIT and lifting, and I love them dearly. My trainer specifically recommended a zero-drop shoe for stability and these fit the bill perfectly. You can feel the flywire more than other Nike styles, which I love because it fits snugly around my arches and I couldn't slip my heel foot out if I tried. The Nike website warns of this, but you might find yourself a bit more wobbly than usual at first because you don't have any extra "shoe" around the heel to stabilize you. If you have injured ankles, maybe not the greatest, but it just took me a few weeks to develop that extra muscle/balance and I'm good to go. Overall, I just really love these shoes. They've helped my lifting, I feel super agile, and I can run well in them to boot. A+ shoes. Good job, Nike.

This shoe is perfect for doing HIIT, mat workouts, and crossfit. Grippy where they need to be, and super flexible, doing plank exercises are a breeze. They're lightweight and feel almost like a second skin. The tongue is sewn in, so there is not bothersome slipping. These little shoes are very smooth on the inside and are perfect if you prefer not to wear socks. I wear a 7.5 in most of my street shoes and ordered such in these. I had to reorder an 8 as they seem about a half size small. The 8's fit perfectly, and I've been very happy with these shoes for my workouts.

I LOVE these shoes! I use them for my boxing workouts and conditioning workouts. The shoes have greatly helped me with my footwork. I used to feel like I had two left feet and now I have much more control and footwork has greatly improved! And I get lots of compliments on them.

Bought these for my future wife, since she needed a shoe for our high interval training sessions. (Think cross fit without the spine injuring, repulsive form) fit the mold perfect, and very light and comfy according to her.

I love, love these shoes--bought them in blue and liked them so much I bought them in black. I lift weights, do HIIT on the treadmill, and take dance fitness classes, and these shoes are perfect for all three. They're lightweight, flexible, and easy to move in.

Purchased these for my girlfriend. She wears an 8.5 and these were a perfect fit. She loves them, super light and good quality.

I bought these for yoga because I have arthritis in my toes and need some extra support. They are perfect, low profile so you feel like you are on the ground, but supportive enough to provide some additional stability. Just enough grip not to slip. A perfect solution to my problem! Run true to Nike sizing.

Love these shoes! They're very lightweight, great for my gym workouts (cardio and lifting). I don't think you could run in them because it might be too thin and you'd feel every rock. I get compliments on them often -- probably because of the dope colors. Not too flashy but not too plain. I highly recommend them for an active person looking for a good and supportive gym shoe. (I have a very high arch and it still feels pretty good in that area -- if that helps.) This was also my first order from Zappos and it delivered so fast! It was great!

I love these shoes. I started out with the Nike Free 3.0's but moved on to this pair and never switched back. The first time I did a good amount of running outside I could definitely feel it on my foot. It wasn't painful but you can feel the ground for sure. Great for running but I also like them for days I do weights and cross training. The lack of excess padding makes it easier for me to maintain good form on squats, lunges, etc.

I have not actually worn these shoes yet, but they feel great on my feet and are lite soft and easy to wear I really like them.

I purchased these shoes to wear while doing P90X3. I really like them. Cute and comfortable. I wanted something close to barefoot for balance work and found it with this shoe. Would recommend to a friend.

These shoes look really cool and fit really well. I returned them, however, because they offer no support! They're really flimsy. They seem durable and solid, but flimsy. I think this is probably a good thing for people who want to wear them for weight lifting and aerobics, but it's not good for all-day walking or running. I bought them for style / walking, and not for workouts. I'm sad because they are very cool looking!

One of my feet measures exactly 8.5. The other measures 8. I buy size 9 because 8.5 is too small. I put these on and they immediately felt far too small. I'm returning them.

For the most part, I love these shoes! Cute, stylish, comfy, nice grip, the only thing wrong with them is the laces, they're all fancy looking but as a result they are difficult to tie well.

These shoes are definitely the closest thing to barefeet. They are comfortable and a soft wear. But we warned they have zero balance support. So if you have great balance when you're working out, then these sneakers are for you. If you're like me and you need to work on your balance, these are not for you.

These shoes were great for the first 5 months...but then the material quickly started to deteriorate and tear in two places on the side of the shoe: on the toe cap, and right between the vamp and the toe cap. Also, they're cross fit shoes so there's little to no cushion in the insole (basically feels like you're walking barefoot), but I didn't expect them to be super comfy. Overall, they served their purpose but I wish they would have lasted a bit longer.