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* {{H:flexibility}}. The LunaRacer has a similar flexibility to other lightweight running shoes. If you look at the photos of the soul, you'll see some lines that look like they might be gaps in the foam rather like the Nike Free. Sadly, that's not the case and these are just very shallow grooves. Given that the hard rubber outsole is only in small patches, I'd expected a somewhat more flexible shoe, but that's not the case. The LunaRacer does have a tendency to want to bend in just one specific line, corresponding to a gap in the hard rubber outsole patches. So it has pretty good flexibility, and I've got no complaints, but perhaps I just had overly high expectations.
* {{H:outsole}}. The LunaRacer has harder rubber outsole patches, they are placed in the primary contact points. In addition, the exposed midsole foam is slightly harder wearing than the inner foam that provides the bulk of the cushioning. If you are a forefoot runner that lands on the outside edge of your forefoot consistently, you might find a little bit of extra wear in that spot, but I don't expect that to be a big deal.
* {{H:shape}}. The LunaRacer is nothing like the shape of the human foot, so the [[Shoe Modifications| toe box needs to be cut open]]. The LunaRacer is a perhaps slightly worse than an average running shoe, and given how bad a typical example of a modern running shoe is, that's pretty bad. {{H:TryCuttingShoes}} <br/>[[File:LunaRacer PostCut.jpg|none|thumb|200px|My LunaRacers, cut open. ]]
* {{H:upper}}. The upper is light weight, and very open for good breathability. It has no seams, but it does have an odd reinforcement band around the midfoot. This is where the upper forms loops for the laces and goes back down to the midsole, which seems a little peculiar and pointless, but it's mostly harmless. There is a modest amount of padding around the ankle opening and I found it to be a comfortable shoe once I cut the toe box open.
* {{H:tongue}}. The LunaRacer has a traditional style of tongue that's completely unpadded. I found I needed to pay attention when putting it on to make sure the tongue was flat as it easily gets worked up.
