Serious Question, Do you guys think the Flightposite 1's are a underrated shoe?

[bronle]

Watch these will because the new Foam Pro and One after the current hype dies down

As soon as Nike puts out a retro and Wale or Khalifa wears them

 

[quanb24]

Originally Posted by got shoes

no not underrated, but if they dropped some FP1's with a nice cw i can see them being beasted just like Foams

 

[weatherman]

Originally Posted by BronLe

Watch these will because the new Foam Pro and One after the current hype dies down

As soon as Nike puts out a retro and Wale or Khalifa wears them

Already happened..

Sidenote: I wish these had dropped.. maybe in the future?

 

[og_Rodney]

I love my pairs. I'm glad they don't have the level of fanfare as the Foam One. And they're DEFINITELY better for ball than the Foams, way lighter and the Zoom Air is comfy.

 

[novaflight]

Pissed I missed out on the retros!

Would like to get my hands on the gold cw and a few of the TB's along with that infamous navy pair.

 

[RustyShackleford]

Nike should have keep the laces exposed. If so, I truly believe these would be an all time classic 

 

[ninjahood]

they sold well in NYC, they just didn't break that hypebeast threshold that da eggplant foamposites did.

 

 

[weatherman]

Originally Posted by RustyShackleford

Nike should have keep the laces exposed. If so, I truly believe these would be an all time classic 

What you mean? No zipper shroud? That's part of what makes the shoe in my opinion... rocking them with the zipper all the way down

but they look just as good zipped up too..

I dunno, I think without the zipper they would look too similar to a Air Max Wavy or something.. the zipper is what makes them unique IMO

 

[shoefreek23]

more overpriced than underrated,I think the majority of people like spending jordan money on jordans

 

[bigty23]

They aren't underrated, just for some reason forgotten. I wear mine around, and people act like they never released. Hopefully there is a WHITE BASED retro in the works... Just wanted to add these are thee most garbage soles known to man, I had a hell of a time putting mine back together...

 

[Animal Thug]

I had the gold joints back in 2000/2001. To me they were probably the most comfortable shoe to hoop in at the time, next to the XVI imo.

I remember older cats would hate on them harrdd. They always said they were ugly, etc. Man that shoe was ahead of it's time..

 

[Magic33]

I want a pair of J Kidd's and carbon fibers

 

[weatherman]

What problems do people have with the soles? This is news to me..

 

[mayhemgatz]

Originally Posted by Weatherman

Originally Posted by RustyShackleford

Nike should have keep the laces exposed. If so, I truly believe these would be an all time classic 

What you mean? No zipper shroud? That's part of what makes the shoe in my opinion... rocking them with the zipper all the way down

but they look just as good zipped up too..

I dunno, I think without the zipper they would look too similar to a Air Max Wavy or something.. the zipper is what makes them unique IMO

this.....a friend of mine said the the same thing that he didn't like the zipper...which is why he didn't like the FP1 & 2....but he loved the 3.

without the shroud, these would look something like this:

Originally Posted by Weatherman

What problems do people have with the soles? This is news to me..

as with most shoes from this era....the glue will dry up and the sole will separate from the upper. They're also susceptible to crumbling with the polyurethane midsole embedded underneath the upper and on top of the outsole. I recently detached all the soles on my og's just to check for crumbling and really to ensure that i wouldn't have to worry about them separating for another decade.


....they could also be talking about the durability....as good as they are for ball (imo)...on outdoor courts, the soles will not last at all because they are thin. I put a hole through a pair in one summer way back then. Stick to indoor use only and they're much better.

some pics

 

[ruxxx]

The obsidian & whites!
I had to give those up for another pair of kicks back then because that damn midfoot piece began to peel off.

 

[bronle]

Originally Posted by Mayhemgatz

info?

 

[ruxxx]

^Nike Signature Player TB.

 

[RustyShackleford]

Originally Posted by Weatherman

Originally Posted by RustyShackleford

Nike should have keep the laces exposed. If so, I truly believe these would be an all time classic 

What you mean? No zipper shroud? That's part of what makes the shoe in my opinion... rocking them with the zipper all the way down

but they look just as good zipped up too..

I dunno, I think without the zipper they would look too similar to a Air Max Wavy or something.. the zipper is what makes them unique IMO

No they would not. Early prototype of the Flightposite had a lacing system like the Foampsoite Ones. A ton of exposed lace holes. A pic was posted on it NT like over a decade ago. They looked like a sleeker version of the foams and had much more casual appeal.  

 

[nikerider]

Long time collector. I like the flight 1's very much. What more can I say.

 

[mayhemgatz]

Originally Posted by RustyShackleford

No they would won't. Early prototype of the Flightposite had a lacing system like the Foampsoite Ones. A ton of exposed lace holes. A pic was posted on it NT like over a decade ago. They looked like a sleeker version of the foams and had much more casual appeal. 

someone find this pic....please

 

[ruxxx]

@ "No they would won't".
I think I know what Rusty's talking about though (I don't hav the pic).I thought that was a Foam 1 prototype though.

 

[mayhemgatz]

Foamposite Prototype...

 

[RustyShackleford]

Originally Posted by Ruxxx

@ "No they would won't".
I think I know what Rusty's talking about though (I don't hav the pic).I thought that was a Foam 1 prototype though.

As I remember it wasn't and actual shoe just an official prototype sketch which were very close to the final product. Everything looked the same except the laces. These were posted here during NT's early days, like in 2000, 2001 

 

[kevi]

Wish some of these would retro again so I can finally get my size

 

[shoenut129]

foam posits look better imo...