Air Jordan IV “Black/Cement” - May 4th 2019

[dhtowng]

ARK , tonytobacco
It also appears from the pics that the actual size of the letters used for AIR are larger than on the WCs. Illusion or real?

I mentioned this a few days ago. The font size of “AIR” is enlarged more so than usual. Along with the oversized swoosh.

 

[suchafraud23]

The NIKE AIR on the Whites look better than these though.

Its better but not by much. It’s the splatter making it less noticeable

 

[marztharealist]

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[1978S]

Toe box looks good to me...
Back tag seems to be centered by the swoosh and not by the "nike" but it's not bad at all.
Would have preferred the grey trim on the nubuck to break up the upper...But that's fine too. Will definitely get a second pair on May 4

Verdict, these MF are ill

What size are these? Around a 9/9.5 or something? I imagine the toe box would look better on smaller sized pairs?

Some of the on-foot pics we've seen the damn toe looks like a platypus lol.

 

[spoonmanofthehour]

that comparison pic makes the nike air in the back look even worse

It's because the swoosh and NIKE are larger on this particular pair.

 

[sneak king]

Nice pics up there...but why am I already terrified that the mid-sole is gonna chip on these already? Haha....Ahhhh, so serious though.

 

[tonytobacco]

Its better but not by much. It’s the splatter making it less noticeable

what? the nike on the bc4 is way more to the left

 

[Lucky13s]

Do you guys think the pull tabs will differ enough to justify me asking an employee to pull out 2 or 3 pairs to compare? And NO, that's not doing too much, it's not too much to ask employees to put in a tiny bit of effort.

 

[coldcity]

I’m not sure. I’ve worn these about a good ten times. They seem to be holding up.

I’ve had mine “restored/cleaned” & they are still are yellowed as hell. You got a good pair

Do you guys think the pull tabs will differ enough to justify me asking an employee to pull out 2 or 3 pairs to compare? And NO, that's not doing too much, it's not too much to ask employees to put in a tiny bit of effort.

I agree but that doesn’t mean they won’t give you bs about it... had to sit & have a lame bnf with a ftl employee cuz he brought me a dinged up og1 box & I was picking up 20-30 mins before cutoff. Fam swapped my box tho I wasn’t gonna apple pay until he did.

 

[spoonmanofthehour]

Nike is the same size actually. The difference is the relationship between AIR and the Nike & Swoosh. It seems to be off by 1/8”. I’m a graphic designer with 20 years experience so I find it fascinating why the logo looks off and what / why it was changed on this release.

You can clearly see the E is thicker.

 

[jordanize84]

Sooooooooooooooooo BEAUTIFUL!

 

[spoonmanofthehour]

Congrats to everyone who got their pairs on the shock drop and I appreciate finally getting multiple different in hand pics, but these are still a no for me. So there's definitely a size 10.5 that won't be taken away by me.

Why a no?

 

[tonytobacco]

ARK , tonytobacco
It also appears from the pics that the actual size of the letters used for AIR are larger than on the WCs. Illusion or real?

nah, the culprit is on the word nike itself. I noticed the I in air was lined up to the bottom vertical seam on the wc4 and off to right by just a hair on the bc4 but that could easily be QC. 'NIKE' is way more left to the nubbed pull tab on the bc4.

Im pretty sure what happened was the width of the tab got skinnier while the lettering stayed the same size. So instead of cutting some of the swoosh's tail off, like it should be in the first place, they just shifted NIKE and the swoosh to the left so both ends fit while AIR stayed planted. Its not a lot of distance in the shift but millimeters are miles in this scenario.

perhaps what needs to be measured is how much length remains on the tail of the swoosh in relation to the R underneath

 

[jc619er]

Why a no?

Toebox is just too off for me. I can't do it. Too square and banana toe.

 

[illanoyz]

Nike is the same size actually. The difference is the relationship between AIR and the Nike & Swoosh. It seems to be off by 1/8”. I’m a graphic designer with 20 years experience so I find it fascinating why the logo looks off and what / why it was changed on this release.

This is what we doing now?

 

[rclark22]

I know the gear NIKE released for these are pretty weak. But these two tops (which have been out for months now) are pretty cool and simple.

https://www.footlocker.com/product/jordan-jumpman-flight-lightweight-fleece-top-mens/A0794010.html
https://www.footlocker.com/product/jordan-jumpman-air-hbr-t-shirt-mens/A0664010.html


Found this fit on NIKE.com

https://www.nike.com/t/jordan-flight-warm-up-pants-5tcQ4w/AO0557-010
https://www.nike.com/t/jordan-flight-aj-5-lightweight-warm-up-jacket-QxXx3C/AO0555-010

 

[tonytobacco]

The heel tab almost looks like the tongue tag on 1s now lol

 

[starfox070]

Hold up,
Mans brought out a measuring tape .
I rate it - good stuff hahaha

Never forget the whole report on “speckle density”

Only the real NT knows that day lmao

 

[ARK]

ARK , tonytobacco
It also appears from the pics that the actual size of the letters used for AIR are larger than on the WCs. Illusion or real?

You’re correct. It’s about 1/32” taller. It’s miniscule but it’s there.

 

[ARK]

Never forget the whole report on “speckle density”

Only the real NT knows that day lmao

I guess that could be measure by taking a inch square sample and counting the speckles then averaging out the findings.

 

[starfox070]

Someone whip out a pair of OGs throw a tape measure up to them thangs and settling this NA alignment

It amazes me how OG’s be full of flaws and we over look em.

 

[starfox070]

I guess that could be measure by taking a inch square sample and counting the speckles then averaging out the findings.

My guy had a whole computer model I kid you not

 

[tonytobacco]

huh the more you know

 

[tonytobacco]

Someone whip out a pair of OGs throw a tape measure up to them thangs and settling this NA alignment

It amazes me how OG’s be full of flaws and we over look em.

OGs are fine, you dont need a ruler

flaws are one thing, this is essentially a typo
they sent an entire run of bred 1s to the outlets over stuff like this

 

[ARK]

I mentioned this a few days ago. The font size of “AIR” is enlarged more so than usual. Along with the oversized swoosh.

The heel tab almost looks like the tongue tag on 1s now lol

@rainking