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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Mizuno Wave Cruise 10 Review}}
I've always had a soft spot for Mizuno, and I look back on the [[Mizuno Cursoris]] fondly. I keep trying to find a shoe from them that is worth trying, so I optimistically purchased a pair of the Wave Cruise. Unlike most of their shoes, the Cruise is relatively lightweight and doesn't have a horribly large drop. Sadly, I found the Cruise to be excessively firm, and I didn't care for the upper at all. I rate the Curise Cruise as "Worth Considering", but only just. {{H:WhatToLookForInShoes}}
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* {{H:upper}}. The upper of the Cruise is another disappointment. We live in an age where most running shoes have uppers that are quite pleasant, but the Cruise feels cheap. If the cruise was an ultralight shoe weighing only a couple of ounces I could forgive it, but it's far heavier than that. The Cruise has far too many overlays, and I generally found the upper to be less than ideal. There is no padding except for a tiny bit around the very edge of the ankle opening, and while the upper has a little bit of flexibility, the overall sense is one of hardness.
* {{H:tongue}}. The Cruise has a traditional tongue with tabs for the laces to hold it in position. The tongue is softer and more yielding than the rest of the upper, but has no real padding.
* {{H:lacing}}. The laces are traditional flat laces and stayed tied without any problem. The laces are a little ferryfurry, and high friction which aids them in staying tied, but also creates a lot of fiction in the eyeholes of the shoe making it a little trickier than usual to get the tension right.
* {{H:heelcounter}}. The [[Heel Counter]] is rather hard, but it's also fairly small. I doubt if it will cause any problems, but it's sad to have Mizuno waste of time and effort like this.
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