Official Kobae XI thread

[vcobra24]

Damn these new pics got me confused now lol so now theres 3 possiblilities:

1. The volt tongue shoe that leaked first

2. The purple fades

3. The flyknit kobes sitting in the background 

Unless....its like the old sig shoes that had different upper materials on different releases 

 that would be niiice

 

[thapointguy]

Should be the one in the XXX pic and different details on the tongue depending on colorway.

 

[rfx45]

3. The flyknit kobes sitting in the background 

it might be the X's?

 

[illest35]

In the beginning, everyone thought the X was a takedown model as well.

No everyone didn't

 

[Kobekobe]

In the beginning, everyone thought the X was a takedown model as well.

everyone wrote off the shoe before nike even released it because people want flyknit more than anything else.

 

[Platinum State]

KB Mentality 2
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I really dig these depending on the material.

 

[thapointguy]

I really dig these depending on the material.

Probably a rigid version of flyweave.
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[rfx45]

Have they sold any shoes with a Flyweave upper for cheap? Because the first Mentality's cost $100 iirc.

Those are nice though, might be the woven mesh used in the Trainer 3.0 V4?

 

[thapointguy]

CJ Trainer 3 and KD 8 are Flyweave but they are signature shoes so they carry a price tag, although they are for sale in the lower $100s(with clearance code on NDC) right now I guess you can count them as cheap haha.

 

[vcobra24]

it might be the X's?

Thats wat i assumed but the swoosh isn't flyknit on the 10s, on the 10s the swoosh is glued on

 

[vcobra24]

The volt/black shoes that leaked first were mentality 2s...look at the tongue and the way the swoosh pattern is

 

[rfx45]

I meant retail-wise, because if we counting sales price, I think the Mentality 1s can be had for $50-$60 these days (which is actually a bargain since it's a nice performing shoes if you like lunar).

I guess $135 isn't overly expensive these day in comparison to other sig shoes and retroes.

 

[eteam o2]

The volt/black shoes that leaked first were mentality 2s...look at the tongue and the way the swoosh pattern is

Good catch

 

[the red model]

Mentalities look cool but I'm excited for the Kobe XI. I'm probably one of the few but I'm glad they didn't stray too far from the current line. It looks like it can be an improvement on the X performance-wise and aesthetically.

 

[frankw]

 
Damn these new pics got me confused now lol so now theres 3 possiblilities:

1. The volt tongue shoe that leaked first

2. The purple fades

3. The flyknit kobes sitting in the background 

Unless....its like the old sig shoes that had different upper materials on different releases 

 that would be niiice

1 & 3 are Kobe Mentality 2s.

 

[nyc757]

Didnt know this thread existed... Did a quick scan of the thread and seems theres a bit of confusion on pricing hopefully this helps:

Kobe XI - $160 

Kobe XI Elite - $200 

 

[thapointguy]

Still too expensive

 

[crazygyy]

thought this was the 11 for a split second until I read the writing. would make a cool spizike like shoe for kobe.

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[nyc757]

Still too expensive

lol 

How many shoes do you own? 

I think 180-200 for bball shoe isnt too bad, if your planning to play in them but for casual wear it can be a lot especially with 11 cws of the elite lows this yr 

 

[thapointguy]

lol 

How many shoes do you own? 

I think 180-200 for bball shoe isnt too bad, if your planning to play in them but for casual wear it can be a lot especially with 11 cws of the elite lows this yr 

More than my fingers and toes could count

About time they are decreasing the price from the previous years. Could mean there's not much to expect from technology/materials standpoint or maybe just Nike realizing consumers are not paying these prices. No matter, they will be lower than the new MSRP eventually.

 

[the red model]

I was hoping they'd stick to one shoe rather than a low and elite.

 

[janciii31]

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Just saw these on instagram.. Via@ xuboyz

 

[mvplikekobe24]

^those look pretty bad. I hope these arent the xi's

 

[exceptionl]

This "kobe 11" Reminds me of the kd trey 5

 

[the red model]

There's potential. They look like old school vulcanized rubber kicks.