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Anything I can do the make the polyurethane gain some strength? Was planning on wearing, will be happy if I can wear 10 times or so. I assume gel insoles would help. I’m in such a struggle as a young head who loves all the Alpha project model era shoes... never owned any of them and I fear many will never retroBe careful if wearing. Those used a soft PU midsole and don't hold up well over time. Nike really needs to retro the TW 5.5 so I can cannabilize a pair to make my OGs wearable again
Always loved this shoe. In a lot of circles they were actually referred to as the TN3, due to their similarity to the AMP and fact they came out before the actual AMP3s.
I've still got a really nice pair of FNL exclusives from around 02 hiding somewhere. Triple black with gloss black accents and clear soles. There was a TW4 FNL exclusive in the same colorway but I can't find any trace of either online. I beleive the OG triple black Deluxes were part of this pack as well.
Back in the day, Nikes return policy allowed for anything "defective" to be returned within two years of the manufacturing date om the tongue. They were very lax with it and people were able to beat up their shoes, pop the air bubble and send them back to Nike. Nike would then send you a random pair in your size of equal value. Nike caught on to the fact that people were abusing this system and has since tightened up their inspection process