hi, im newbie here and needed some help.
first of all i owned the "normal" X the black red colour way.
i bought shoes to play in them im a little on the old side but i still plays in the gym twice a week
and i really like how the X plays , it gives me plenty of support for my old knees
anyway i've been thinking to get the elite.
at first i want to buy the normal elite , the white and gold but i noticed the sole is translucent so i'm afraid it may gives me prooblem as the gym where i plays is not always very clean
so i've decided to get the ID instead.
however i have few question, i hope someone can answer it for me as this is my first ever ID and i've no experience in ordering them.
1. the airbag colour, when i go to nike ID site , if i choose black for the airbag colour the translucent tube seems to be smoked colour instead of clear transparent on other airbag colour , is this a glitch on the web page or is this the real thing ? cause on my black red X the tube is clear and after few wearings , they already scratch and scuff so it become cloudy. i would preffer the smoke coloured tube if the black airbag indeed have that.
I think this was answered by a few people, the airbag now has a smokey black coloring, it didn't use to however. As far as I know I haven't seen any pictures yet
2. is the total orange on the nike ID site is the same orange as the lebron X lava ?
It should be, maybe someone in here who used that colour could chime in though
3. is the sizing really different between ID and genereal releases ?
i'm wearing 11 on my Bred X, but it feels a little bit loose, but when i tried 10.5 it feels really cramped, so i don't know what size to get on the elite X. as i lived overseas, its almost impposible for me to return the shoes if it doesnt match my size.
From what I was advised you either go true to size with, in your case, an 11 or go to an 11.5 at the most, but I'll let some other NT'ers help answer that one.
4. is there any option on the upper to have the same colour as the lava X ? i mean those silvery colour ?
No I don't think so, I also own the Lava's and the color says Charcoal, so your best bet would be the Dark Grey (Stadium Grey?) they have available. but I haven't seen it side by side to see if its close enough
thx
guys this has been a wonderfull forum for me to learn more about basketball shoes