Nike By You – Custom Shoe Review

Like to stand out in the gym? Nike’s Nike By You (Nike Free Metcon 6) lets you pick the color scheme of your favorite training shoes. But how does it work? And does the end product justify the cost? That’s what we’ll review here.

The Nike Free Metcon 6 (Nike By You edition) get it only right from the source:

First, let’s take a complete tour of the shoe.

Nike By You – Nike Free Metcon 6 Shoe Review – Overview

Nike By You – Nike Free Metcon 6 – Hands On Review on YouTube

Want a up close look at these custom shoes? Check out our hands on review from YouTube:

Let’s get into the details

The ordering process

The first step in using Nike By You is picking your colors. This is done on the Nike web site.

There are a number of things you can choose, and these vary by the exact shoe you are ordering.

For the Nike Free Metcon 6 you can change the:

• Upper
• Collar
• Flywire / Toe Swoosh
• Laces
• Midsole
• Midsole Accent (we chose “Cheetah” but there is also Solid, Metalic, and Stripes)
• Midsole Swoosh
• Outsole
• Personalization (we didn’t do this. You are limited to two characters on this shoe. That’s pretty short.)

The web page will show you a computer rendering of what the shoe will look like. Sort of.

As you can see from the examples above, it is representative of what you will receive, but not photo-realistic.

These shoes cost $30 more than the regular ones. And it took about 3 weeks for them to arrive.

But, I think that’s pretty good!

As you can see, the finished product looks great.

The build quality is indistinguishable from the regular pairs that I have.

Here’s a side by side view with a regular production run shoe:

All things considered, the wife is happy with these shoes, and we’d do it again.

Nike By You – Free Metcon 6 Shoe Review – In Summary

That’s our review of the Nike Free Metcon 6 – Nike By You Edition.

Need a CrossFit-style training shoe with unique style? Then this is the shoe for you. It’s comfortable, looks good, and will do everything CrossFit requires – and do it well.

You can also read our full Nike Free Metcon 6 Shoe Review to get more details on how this shoe works in the gym.

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