Customer Reviews Hoka Bondi 8

Not as comfortable as expected

I had the same shoes in size 10. The padding in the heal collapsed on both shoes because they were so hard to get on. The pair I just bought are 10 1/2 as I thought that would solve the problem. I can get these on properly but it takes way too long. They feel great once I get them on with the back of the heal out instead of curled in.

Toe us cut narrow might not be good for older folks. Nice color.

Why I returned these pair of Hoka?! First because of bulkiness of those shoes and THE MOST IMPORTANT the arch support is way too much for my feet and its arch shape! When I tried to do walking on flat ground or treadmill, when I tried to run, each step hit back strongly to my knees and I still suffer!!! I just tried those shoes three times and no comfortable at all, looks beautiful but uncomfortable.....

My new Bondi 8s are my every day shoe they are fine but I prefer the older style of which I have owned two pair. Anyway, I can still get the older style of bondi 8s ?

Regular D size is too wide and not as much cushion as advertised

I have been running with Hoya Bondi for a while.I just purchased a pair of Bondi 8 and returned them since the toe box feels rather tight, compared to previous models.

This is my 7th pair of Bondi's. I walk 6-8 miles every day. My last 3 pair of Bondi 8's do not wear as well as my first 4 pairs did. My last pair(#6) lasted for only 3 months. My newest pair is showing wear at 2 weeks. I am no longer very happy with this product. Greg Chacharon

I was excited to get my first pair of Hokas. They've caused a lot of pain for the two weeks I've been wearing them. Hoping this is due to my flat arches, and that the pain will subside. I've tried to get in touch with the company but haven't found a channel as I don't want to return them.

The Bondi 8s gave me shin splints right away, after a little running. I think it's perhaps the way I land on the side of my heel. The One Ones are fine, and I just got the new Cliftons and they're great, and no shin splints.

My husband bought these sneakers and loved how they corrected his knee stress from being a little bow-legged. But now he has a calcium growth on his big toe which is aggravated by the narrow shoe toe. He needed a roomier toe sneaker.

Very comfortable from first putting on. My problem is they squeak. So when I am at the gym people look over at me because of the squeak. It is a little embarrassing.

The issue may be that I need to break in these runners but found I was getting hot spots and blisters on the pads of my feet. Also the heel strike caused soreness after doing 7 miles

Not the Bondi of old for sure but it is wearable, again the overall quality of all your shoes is just not what it use to be.

My first Bondis. I have been wearing the trail running shoes but wear the treads off quickly, so trying a flatter sore. But the door box feels kind of sloppy, and I haven't made up my mind.

Surprised it passed quality control.

I sent them back. They were a lot smaller than the ones i purchased last year from store. There should be a way to hve them Constant. I will have to go back to Gazelle sports next time.

My Bondi 8's are very comfortable but are tighter in the width area than other brands but the length is true to size. I'd consider buying wide version next time. They are not the most fashionable shoe on the market but for walks/jogs and workouts I like them.

I think these shoes are super comfortable and functional. But I'm very worried that the midsole is very soft. I wore them once and the foam got torn. Oh well.

The Bondi shoes have drastically reduced the pain in my feet from working a 12-hour job that keeps me walking constantly. It truly is comfortable on the sole of my feet. However, I immediately started feeling my toes being restricted and irritated from the constant rubbing on the sides of the upper material. I bought wide shoes and yet the toe box was not wide enough for my toes. My big toe on both my feet was left with blisters and my pinky toes felt so scrunched up that I kept stepping on them inside the shoes the more I walked. To reduce the discomfort I had to use a shoe expander to make the shoes wider by stretching out the upper material. Even after expanding the inside of the shoes, my toes continued to suffer, but to a lesser degree. I strongly recommend that the next version of the Bondi shoe have a wider toe box by at least a few more millimeters. I want to love the Bondi because I can feel the benefit of having a max cushion shoe, but for the sake of my toes I can't continue to use them.

Forefoot seems more flared than last year's Bondi 8. Tongue now has a lateral elastic. Midfoot area seems slightly narrower. Each of these changes has decreased my satisfaction with the Bondi model, I'm on the lookout for something that fits my skew feet better. The upper material pattern has also changed but that is not a problem for me.