OFFICIAL : Zoom Kobe V (5) thread - Ace launch on 3/6

this shoe makes me wish i played basketball on a more consistent/ competitive basis. simply amazing. chaos or bust, must cop those.
 
chaos release...... limited to hoh only?? anyone willing to help a brother out during the holiday season?
 
Originally Posted by NotoriousMJ23

Originally Posted by hotbutter

chaos release...... limited to hoh only?? anyone willing to help a brother out during the holiday season?
I believe they are hoh only.
I thought I heard HOH, and other footlockers will get them.
 
I'm only getting cw's that I'm going to wear on a regular basis. Chaos look nice but I'm not wearing purple and lime green to often. Lol
 
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IMO, Heath Ledgers version of the Joker has nothing to do with the ZKV but more of the animated one.

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So is the 15mm zoom going to make the shoe more durable and comfortable? Or what...

what's the advantage of having pretty much double of what the IV's have, cause the IV's are the comfiest shoes IMO.
 
Originally Posted by FrenchBlue23

Originally Posted by NotoriousMJ23

hotbutter wrote:

chaos release...... limited to hoh only?? anyone willing to help a brother out during the holiday season?
I believe they are hoh only.
I thought I heard HOH, and other footlockers will get them.




I know at least 4 other Footlockers in the South LA/OC area getting the Chaos, and a lot of them.
 
Originally Posted by al3x89

So is the 15mm zoom going to make the shoe more durable and comfortable? Or what...

what's the advantage of having pretty much double of what the IV's have, cause the IV's are the comfiest shoes IMO.
The thickness of the bag is what Matt and Eric found appropriate after all those tests and analyzes during the whole process. The 15mm zoom bag isdefinitely better against forces and surely feels much better. It would surely hold up a lot longer too and bigger guys will definitely appreciate it
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What I really think is that the reason they put such a thick bag was just something they could do considering the fact that after all these tests they surelyended up with the proper height the shoe should have in order to be perfect against all kind of forces(check the high speed vid on one of the videos). Thuswhat they could do better was to bring the zoom closer to the ground. I know you are thinking about the bottom loaded zoom now but they couldn't do thatfor some reasons
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So they ended up putting the bag just on 3mm foamover the outsole rubber
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So the height of the midsole is 18mm on the heeland 10mm on the forefoot(2mm of foam under the forefoot zoom bag).
The IV's midsole is thicker both on the heel and forefoot. They did all the tests on those too but they just didn't go after the limits
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So what they did was to put more foam and place the zoom bag at just 8mm underthe surface of the heel foam as well as the lunar foam on the forefoot. There is plenty of foam under but since Kobe wanted a lighter shoe they just had topush the limits
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In fact, the results of the midsole process are for sureKobe's request translated by those guys.
I think I covered you and please correct me if I'm wrong
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Originally Posted by Gggggas

Originally Posted by al3x89

So is the 15mm zoom going to make the shoe more durable and comfortable? Or what...

what's the advantage of having pretty much double of what the IV's have, cause the IV's are the comfiest shoes IMO.
The thickness of the bag is what Matt and Eric found appropriate after all those tests and analyzes during the whole process. The 15mm zoom bag is definitely better against forces and surely feels much better. It would surely hold up a lot longer too and bigger guys will definitely appreciate it
tongue.gif

What I really think is that the reason they put such a thick bag was just something they could do considering the fact that after all these tests they surely ended up with the proper height the shoe should have in order to be perfect against all kind of forces(check the high speed vid on one of the videos). Thus what they could do better was to bring the zoom closer to the ground. I know you are thinking about the bottom loaded zoom now but they couldn't do that for some reasons
tongue.gif
So they ended up putting the bag just on 3mm foam over the outsole rubber
wink.gif
So the height of the midsole is 18mm on the heel and 10mm on the forefoot(2mm of foam under the forefoot zoom bag).
The IV's midsole is thicker both on the heel and forefoot. They did all the tests on those too but they just didn't go after the limits
tongue.gif
So what they did was to put more foam and place the zoom bag at just 8mm under the surface of the heel foam as well as the lunar foam on the forefoot. There is plenty of foam under but since Kobe wanted a lighter shoe they just had to push the limits
wink.gif
In fact, the results of the midsole process are for sure Kobe's request translated by those guys.
I think I covered you and please correct me if I'm wrong
smile.gif


Yeah great answer. That definitely seems to make sense. This shoe has me super excited to actually play basketball in! Just the videos about the ZKVs. You cantell they really only care about performance as opposed to watching the LBJ VII videos it seems like they are more into style. Lebron says in the videos thefirst thing he cares about is how they look while Kobe cares about how they perform.

I guess it just depends on what you want them for. I want mine more for basketball but it doesnt hurt that they look good too.
 
Thanks for the answer Gggggas.

And Mister Friendly, I'm going to use the V's for ball too so that's why I was hoping it would be a performance increase (which it seems like itwill be). I can't wait to run ball in these... I don't buy shoes to have them sitting in my closet
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Originally Posted by Mister Friendly

Originally Posted by Gggggas

Originally Posted by al3x89

So is the 15mm zoom going to make the shoe more durable and comfortable? Or what...

what's the advantage of having pretty much double of what the IV's have, cause the IV's are the comfiest shoes IMO.
The thickness of the bag is what Matt and Eric found appropriate after all those tests and analyzes during the whole process. The 15mm zoom bag is definitely better against forces and surely feels much better. It would surely hold up a lot longer too and bigger guys will definitely appreciate it
tongue.gif

What I really think is that the reason they put such a thick bag was just something they could do considering the fact that after all these tests they surely ended up with the proper height the shoe should have in order to be perfect against all kind of forces(check the high speed vid on one of the videos). Thus what they could do better was to bring the zoom closer to the ground. I know you are thinking about the bottom loaded zoom now but they couldn't do that for some reasons
tongue.gif
So they ended up putting the bag just on 3mm foam over the outsole rubber
wink.gif
So the height of the midsole is 18mm on the heel and 10mm on the forefoot(2mm of foam under the forefoot zoom bag).
The IV's midsole is thicker both on the heel and forefoot. They did all the tests on those too but they just didn't go after the limits
tongue.gif
So what they did was to put more foam and place the zoom bag at just 8mm under the surface of the heel foam as well as the lunar foam on the forefoot. There is plenty of foam under but since Kobe wanted a lighter shoe they just had to push the limits
wink.gif
In fact, the results of the midsole process are for sure Kobe's request translated by those guys.
I think I covered you and please correct me if I'm wrong
smile.gif


Yeah great answer. That definitely seems to make sense. This shoe has me super excited to actually play basketball in! Just the videos about the ZKVs. You can tell they really only care about performance as opposed to watching the LBJ VII videos it seems like they are more into style. Lebron says in the videos the first thing he cares about is how they look while Kobe cares about how they perform.

I guess it just depends on what you want them for. I want mine more for basketball but it doesnt hurt that they look good too.
Yet Kobes not only perform better but look better. If the best LBVII release available is the Red Carpets the LeBron line is going down inflames.

ZKV ID ready for purchase. Anyone happen to have news on availability? I hope it's not this 24 per day non-sense.....I'm suppose I'm beingimpatient.
 
if only Kobe started the season with the ZKVs......... smh... Many highlights already.... just found out Kobe hit another buzzard shot...
 
Originally Posted by never wear them

if only Kobe started the season with the ZKVs......... smh... Many highlights already.... just found out Kobe hit another buzzard shot...


Ya.. just saw it live. It was a fade away, wet.
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Originally Posted by gdiemaster

IMO, Heath Ledgers version of the Joker has nothing to do with the ZKV but more of the animated one.

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In some photos of the Chaos, you can make out a pattern that matches the pattern on Heath Ledger's blue honeycomb shirt from TDK.
 
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