ever notice how Nike doesn't use the term retro with its Nike releases, they make a damn near perfect air max 90 and others and there is no retro attached. jordans on the other hand are retros which means they are styled after ogs but not ogs... any other Nike release will get a near-perfect...
Glad im not the only old dude in here lol, im 43 been collection shoes since 83 or so and it dont stop. I even know what shoes I wanna be burried in lol.
Thats crazy maybe its the climate of where you live? in cali I was still rocking my 89 4s black cements and my white and fire reds into the early 2000's even after the 99 retros released. up until the midsoles fell apart but the Durabuck was still perfect in terms of cracking or peeling. I had a...
Durabuck took longer to crease up badly than leather, it took more than just a few years to crack I would say over 10 , and those new grapes did not have Durabuck since Durabuck hasn't been manufactured since the late '90s. ,
what's funny to me is, when it comes to the 3's everybody complains about the shape but the shade of the elephant print is so far off from ogs its not even funny and a way bigger difference than the shape. the darker shade of grey gives the shoe an entirely different look.
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the first batch of retros in 94 failed because it was just too soon for people to appreciate older jordans Nike was ahead of their time with releasing older versions of shoes, this was a time when people just wanted the new jordans still. its that simple it has nothing to do with quality...
the red was Durabuck, and I believe the white to be a mix of leather with a Durabuck heel .. if I remember correctly its been a pretty long time since I bought my pair in 91 at jc pennys lol
I dont care who you are or where you are from the 2000 retro 5's are as close to og as we will ever get. especially because of the actual Durabuck used.
When it comes to ogs there was no difference, even the grade school sizes were the same in comparison to height and spacing of heal tabs, wings, and the overall cut of the shoe. every release after the og has not been as high of a cut.
in the actual hood, there's no power or gas, how are you gonna cook in the trap with no power or gas? this is real talk I've seen it way to many times.. some of you think you know what broke is but really have no clue.
everyone here should already know the shape isn't going to be anywhere near og, the shape looks just like the black cements from that pic to me. I can tell just at looking at the rand its going to not be close to og..