The one in my avatar is the exact same shoe in the first 2 large pics, the black/gray/purple with the black pump. That's the Pump Eliminator.
I edited my original post to make it more clear.
The first model is not the Pump Atlas, that's what I first thought too but it's actually called the Pump Eliminator.
The second model is the Pump Bringback 15th Anniversary retro released in 2004. That model is by far the best of the Bringback compared to the 2009 and 2014 versions. The pump...
New pickups here. The cross trainers are the same as in my avatar, I've been looking for them for 12 years. They are the exact shoe I almost bought as a kid back in 1992.
Reebok Cross Training Pump Eliminator OG 1992
Reebok the Pump Bringback 15th Anniversary retro (2004)
Strangely enough, I did notice most of the collabs had a good functioning pump system, but it was tough to find any OG pairs that did. The ones from livestock looked like the proper OG's but the larger sizes were already gone by the time I got there.
Yep, I am stuck with a 25th OG pair that has one shoe with a non-functioning pump. For Gods sake, Dunkin Donuts sells lots of stuff but they still get their donuts right! It's ironic that some of my original pairs from the early 90's work far better than many retros, and the retros are...
I have to take Concepts side on this one. There were definitely some quality issues with the 25th Anniversary Bringbacks. Don't get me wrong, Reebok still has a very good quality product, but not so much when you compare them to previous Bringbacks. Some of the collabs had the correct pump...
I can do you one better. The pump balls on my white pair don't match. One is flimsy and flat and the other one is round and pumps well like the older bringbacks. Check it out:
This is the good one, notice the texture and the word "the" is right above the pump letters, nothing underneath it...
Strange that you switched the soles because they look just like the pair I had as a kid. I'll try and dig up the pic of them I have laying around here somewhere. They look exactly like that, just blue, but I could never find the same model in pictures on the web.
I have the 2004 Pump Bringback and the pump system works flawlessly. I just got 2 pairs of the 2014 OG's and the pump system works, but just barely. Also, the pump balls on my 2 pairs are almost flat and pretty flimsy, not round and solid like the 2004.
I wish they just re-released the 04...
I owe you big time man! Thought I was done for this release but right after this post I scooped a pair of 11.5's after striking out at JJ's, City Gear and Reebok.