Customer Reviews Hoka Bondi 8

Love the style, the color, the weight and materials. However, having worn out several pairs of the Bondi, the 8 is too narrow in toe box and is not comfortable for all-day wear like the 6 and 7. Why mess up a perfect thing?

Returning these. The look of this shoe is deceiving. They look wide and bulky, yet the toe box is narrow and doesn’t give room for toes to splay naturally. I could feel my toes overlapping each other when I tried the shoes on. Really disappointing.

This shoe made my foot roll external towards the small toe. So, its not for me. My co-workers swore by the Bondi being comfortable... Everyone is different.

I just received these, so time will tell how how they work for me. One thing I hate immediately is that the tongue is stitched down to the side. I buy lace-up shoes because my feet stay swollen on top and I can’t wear anything tight over the arch. Having it stitched down for someone who can lace it tighter guarantees that it is impossible to pull it to the middle. I may cut it from the tether and hope it doesn’t make anything unstable. They are also pretty clunky looking, but I knew that when I bought them and figured it was worth the tradeoff for feet that don’t hurt. But I certainly didn’t anticipate the bizarre situation with the tongue.

This just didn't quite fit right. I've worn and loved Saucony Rides/ISO and Brooks Ghosts, but so many people have recommended Hoka that I wanted to give them a try. In every day shoes I wear a 7.5, but I have one foot that measures between a 7.5 and 8 due to one arch being slightly higher/lower than the other, so in running shoes, I've been professionally fitted to an 8.5. So, I ordered an 8.5. I say all of this because I'm not sure if it's the size that was too big, but there is a hard plastic bit that hit and poked on both feet when I put them on. I don't have a wide foot or a narrow foot. I don't have a high arch or a low arch, but this plastic guide (for lack of better descriptor) hits on the cushioned part of the foot just before the arch on each side. I'm not sure if this would hit closer to the arch if this shoe were an 8 and therefore, I should've ordered an 8. I will say that it was more noticeable on my right foot (the one with the slightly higher arch and therefore slightly shorter foot. Either way, these didn't work for me. I will say, that they are very cushiony, and because the cushion extends past the width of the toe box, they have a lot of bounce. For the right foot, I can understand why they are loved by many. Unfortunately, they just didn't work for me. If I get a chance to try another style or a smaller size in a store, I would consider giving the brand another go based on the cushion aspect. My advice would be to possibly size down from other running shoes if your feet are a little off like mine.

Too small

fit and size feels accurate but unfortunately not the color I ordered! The picture above is not even close to what I recieved.

I have a narrow foot and it was way to wide in the toe box area. I also have plantar fasciitis and it did not relieve any of my heel pain.