Official Air Jordan 1 Retro High Thread Vol: Best Model/Thread

Best colorway?

  • Black/Red

    Votes: 1,044 44.1%
  • Royal

    Votes: 322 13.6%
  • Chicago

    Votes: 460 19.4%
  • Shadow

    Votes: 176 7.4%
  • Black Toe

    Votes: 238 10.1%
  • UNC

    Votes: 77 3.3%
  • Kentucky

    Votes: 19 0.8%
  • Neutral Grey

    Votes: 32 1.4%

  • Total voters
    2,368
I just compared the leather on the black gum bottoms, Cyber Mondays and the black Ying Yangs. Wow! The differences in JB leather quality is all over the board.

How do you rank the quality on each?

I'm pretty sure I know but let's hear it.
 
How do you rank the quality on each?

I'm pretty sure I know but let's hear it.
Black with gum bottoms.....Plastic

Cyber Mondays......Good but great

Black Ying Yangs........Nice.

Something else I just noticed. The collar on the CM's is softer than the YY's. But YY's is an overall better quality leather.

I should compare the Blue Metallics and the white YY's.
 
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How do you rank the quality on each?


I'm pretty sure I know but let's hear it.


Black with gum bottoms.....Plastic
Cyber Mondays......Good but great
Black Ying Yangs........Nice.

Something else I just noticed. The collar on the CM's is softer than the YY's. But YY's is an overall better quality leather.
I should compare the Blue Metallics and the white YY's.
I love my YYs but it seems the leather is "thinner" on the side panels than the cybers.
 
How is the leather on YY better than CM? If anything they are the same

Not sure how it can be better unless it's a thicker leather which I doubt
 
Black with gum bottoms.....Plastic
Cyber Mondays......Good but great
Black Ying Yangs........Nice.

Something else I just noticed. The collar on the CM's is softer than the YY's. But YY's is an overall better quality leather.
I should compare the Blue Metallics and the white YY's.

I would've thought the Cyber's were better than YY's. The Gum aren't good, that I know.
 
Black with gum bottoms.....Plastic
Cyber Mondays......Good but great
Black Ying Yangs........Nice.

Something else I just noticed. The collar on the CM's is softer than the YY's. But YY's is an overall better quality leather.
I should compare the Blue Metallics and the white YY's.

I would've thought the Cyber's were better than YY's. The Gum aren't good, that I know.

I wouldn't trust it, find it hard to believe

But yes everyone knows the black/gum are horrible
 
How is the leather on YY better than CM? If anything they are the same

Not sure how it can be better unless it's a thicker leather which I doubt


Black with gum bottoms.....Plastic
Cyber Mondays......Good but great
Black Ying Yangs........Nice.

Something else I just noticed. The collar on the CM's is softer than the YY's. But YY's is an overall better quality leather.
I should compare the Blue Metallics and the white YY's.

I would've thought the Cyber's were better than YY's. The Gum aren't good, that I know.
Cybers are better. Got to break those cybers in with a couple of wears.
 
honestly forgot the black gums even existed  
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I didn't say they were 10x better. But there is a difference.
 
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Before we break out the lynch mob.....
I was comparing 2014, 2015, and 2016 leather. Contrary to belief the leather on "you know what's" coming out on Sept 3 will be close to 2013 leather. That's not saying much. I'm not talking about the red tumbled part.
 
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Before we break out the lynch mob.....
I was comparing 2014, 2015, and 2016 leather. Contrary to belief the leather on "you know what's" coming out on Sept 3 will be close to 2013 leather. That's not saying much. I'm not talking about the red tumbled part.

No lynch mob, just a discussion. Thanks for your input on the 3 different shoes. 8)
 
I left the bred thread a week ago. Would jump pages and pages in just a couple hours. So much unnecessary banter in there...
 
I will have to check the YY in person. I kind of find it hard to believe too.

Actually checked out the YYs today and was surprised by the better feel of the leather to the CMs. It's a softer toebox...not sure if this is due to maybe a thinner leather used, better processing or truly a better source.
 
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Lots of places getting the breds.

Trust me.... These def ain't "limited"

But far from GR numbers
 
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