Nike Air Flight 89: now on NIKEiD

[Vegeta's hairline]

Been in storage since 07. Time to break em out

These were the exact ones I were referring to earlier. Thanks for the pic.

 

[allonakaoak]

Just got delivered from Nike

 

[I Am Si Guy]

How's the material, fit/finish, etc.

 

[allonakaoak]

How's the material, fit/finish, etc.

Different materials are used on the lining, heel and tongue but they are decent. The midsole paint is really smooth with no brush strokes but looks a little dull. The leather seems slightly better than the 2012 white/royal blues. Also, there are no perforations on the toe box and the laces that come with these aren't great (my laces are swapped in the pic). They fit TTS

 

[AIR J XIII]

Just got delivered from Nike

How firm is the midsole? Does it feel softer than the recent black/cement AJ4?

 

[allonakaoak]

How firm is the midsole? Does it feel softer than the recent black/cement AJ4?

They are softer than the 4's

 

[AIR J XIII]

They are softer than the 4's

No surprise there.

I figured Nike would be more likely to use a PU on these that’s closer to what they used to use, softer/lighter, but will not last as long.

 

[1978S]

the first three colorways are my favorite and the only ones i'd be checking for...

OG colorways or nothing!

Just got delivered from Nike

That black tongue makes absolutely no sense. Terrible!

And no perf toe box? WTF?

 

[trethousandgt]

OG colorways or nothing!



That black tongue makes absolutely no sense. Terrible!

And no perf toe box? WTF?

Exactly unnecessary changes for no reason

 

[SC kid]

Just got delivered from Nike

Can you post an on foot full body pic

 

[allonakaoak]

That black tongue makes absolutely no sense. Terrible!

And no perf toe box? WTF?

Exactly unnecessary changes for no reason

Agreed

Can you post an on foot full body pic

Nah man, sorry

 

[ninjahood]

Just got delivered from Nike

these joints got retroed.
sans black tongue.

 

[GrizzlyAnimal]

Can you post an on foot full body pic

DEAD

 

[donjuan513]

The black tongue is throwing me all the way off.

 

[fdub]

These were $90 in 1989. I remember the first retro was $90, also. These dang mark ups smh lol

 

[crumps brother]

^good memory

I had a pair in 1989...though I think mine were kids sizes so they may have cost less...I didn't quite fit into the smallest size available but when trying them on at Footlocker I moved my foot towards the front of the shoes so when they checked the fit on me it looked like they fit

my mom bought them for me, I wore them out of the store, and as I was walking my mom noticed my heel slipping as I was walking

there was a women's shoe store on the way out of the mall that we stopped at and they gave us cushions to put inside the heel w/ adhesive on the back to make them fit better

 

[vettez06]

Can you post an on foot full body pic

 

[vettez06]

the first three colorways are my favorite and the only ones i'd be checking for...

I had the original catalog that that pic’s from, it had the Jordan IV’s and every other shoe that year! Just crazy

 

[donjuan513]

07’ today.

 

[green rhino123]

I had the original catalog that that pic’s from, it had the Jordan IV’s and every other shoe that year! Just crazy

What happened to it?

 

[vettez06]

What happened to it?

Man that catalog from from 1989-90, I have no idea.!

It had every shoe released from running shoes to football cleats, I don’t even remember how I got it?

 

[green rhino123]

may have been this one?...

 

[da hen]

Damn Solo Flights.....

 

[vettez06]

may have been this one?...

Yep that was it!

Great search! I wonder does Nike still do those? I remember looking at that for years!

 

[ervinshoes]

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