Hoka

Bondi 8

Women's

I agree that there’s look like clown shoes & aren’t as nice or as comfortable as the 7’s. I will stick with the 7’s & return these. They look cheap & goofy! Thin, flimsy mesh & it looks like a shoe on top of a piece of foam. I don’t get it. Why did they have to go change a good thing?

With Neuromas returning I've been looking for a wider toe box runner shoe. Hoka Bondi 7 was good. I researched the changes made from 7-8 and didn't see anything about a narrower fit in the toe box. Definitely, the rubber sole has been widened (yikes, by a lot), but the actual upper is so narrow I can't wear it. I don't have wide feet I just need room for the toes not to bind. I used to wear Hokas a lot, One One Stinson and their old boot, due to ankle issue and surgeries - and loved them. Hoka did the same thing with the Stinson - one year they were too narrow. Thank you Zappos for making it easy to try on and send back.

So disappointing! I've waited so long for the Bondi 8 because it was supposed to fit like the Bondi 6 did. This version is too narrow through the toe box. The shoe rubs against my baby toe on both sides and when the shoe is off I can see a "piece" on the inside front edge of the shoe which causes rubbing and blisters.

Previously I tried Bondi 7's and returned as are they fit a size bigger. I tried the Bondi 8's and found they were very narrow in toe box area and smaller in length, I loved the style and the arch support, but too tight so I returned and am now awaiting half size bigger when it is back in stock.