The Hoka One One Bondi 9 in Black White is the ninth generation of Hoka's flagship maximum-cushioning running shoe, featuring the brand's signature oversized foam midsole that delivers more underfoot material than virtually any other running shoe in the market and produces the distinctive silhouette that made Hoka One One a cultural phenomenon beyond the running category, with the Black White colorway providing the most broadly wearable and most versatile expression of the Bondi 9 across running, training, walking, and casual lifestyle contexts. The Bondi line has served as Hoka's most cushioned and most road-running-focused platform since the brand introduced the original Bondi in the early 2010s, with each successive generation refining the balance between maximum cushioning volume, energy return, and the shoe's overall weight and bulk, with the Bondi 9 representing the line's most advanced iteration incorporating updates to the midsole foam compound, upper construction, and overall fit geometry based on feedback accumulated across eight previous versions and the brand's expanded research and development investment following Hoka's acquisition by Deckers Brands and the subsequent growth into one of the fastest-growing athletic footwear labels globally. The signature meta-rocker sole geometry built into the Bondi's curvature from heel to toe facilitates a rolling gait transition that reduces the muscular demand on the calf and Achilles during walking and running, making the Bondi the preferred shoe for runners recovering from injury, walkers with specific gait requirements, and medical professionals who spend extended periods on their feet in hospital and clinical environments where the Bondi's cushioning and rocker geometry have earned it a dedicated following beyond the running and lifestyle markets.The Black White colorway is among the most frequently restocked and most broadly distributed of the Bondi 9's colorway range, with the clean neutral palette serving the shoe's medical professional community as the most uniformly appropriate color combination for clinical settings while simultaneously being the most versatile for the running community and the lifestyle buyer who wears the Bondi for its aesthetic identity in the chunky, maximalist sneaker cultural moment that Hoka helped define. Released January 15, 2025 at $170 retail through Hoka.com, running specialty retailers, and major sporting goods chains.The Hoka One One Bondi 9 Black White was released on January 15, 2025 with a retail price of $170.