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TTS is too big and sizing down to the correct fit makes my feet look small
I've never heard anyone complain that a pair of shoes look too small on them.THE OFFICIAL AIR MAX 1 THREAD
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I've never heard anyone complain that a pair of shoes look too small on them.
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if anything, shoes almost always look better smaller
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This is exactly what I'm saying.
The complaints are when shoes look too big....like boats.....etc.
You WANT shoes to look smaller on you.
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This is exactly what I'm saying.
The complaints are when shoes look too big....like boats.....etc.
You WANT shoes to look smaller on you.
Naaaah, not if you already wear a smaller size
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Depends on height to foot size ratio. If he's 6'6" wearing a size 10, I understand.This is exactly what I'm saying.
The complaints are when shoes look too big....like boats.....etc.
You WANT shoes to look smaller on you.
9th Wonder
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HUFs again
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Naaaah, not if you already wear a smaller size
just saying in general lol.
A lot of shoes just look more aesthetically/visually pleasing in smaller sizes because the proportions stay compact and sleeker.
Some shoe designs lose their shape a bit in larger sizes.
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Its a wrap for AM1s for the foreseeable future smh
dblplay1212
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Ehh, not sure about that. I still think it's just certain factories. Unfortunately all of the MLB pairs came from a bad one. The factories that weren't infected with BB's can still do solid pairs.
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Oh they went back to the 2009 mold 
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Anyone else try?
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I don't post very much. When I first joined Nike Talk in 2000, I posted quite a bit. However, I want to bring up a topic that has bugged me for the longest time about the lore surrounding the original Air Max. As you probably know, the Air Max debuted on March 26, 1987. What you may not know, however, is that the version that was released at that time is what is colloquially now referred to as the 'Big Bubble' version. Confusing the matter further is that Nike, in their infinite wisdom, finally re-released a very close facsimile of the 'Big Bubble' in 2023 under the name "Air Max 1 '86 OG Big Bubble." This might leave many with the impression that the shoe was originally released in 1986. It was not. Where the "'86" part comes in, I can only assume it has to do with the patent and or copyright date. Or, perhaps, the date the design was finalized.
It probably seems pedantic to even bring this up and it kind of is. However, I do believe in factual story telling. And, the fact is, the 'Big Bubble' version was probably sold in stores for a least a year, starting in March 1987. I can almost attest to this with first-hand memory. Besides the "Revolution" commercial that aired around this time, there were print ads (like these). Also, I would have been in 6th grade in the fall of 1987. The following year, fall 1988, I was in 7th grade. I had a peer that ran track, and he had a pair of university red and gray with the "big bubble" that were practically brand new at the beginning of that school year and by the following spring had essentially crumbled into dust. I also had a friend that had a pair with the "big bubble" that was in the darker (obsidian) color way. Similarly, his pair suffered the same fate throughout that fall (198
.Why even mention any of this? Well, to clear the air to some degree. Also, to add a first-hand remembrance. I think I was inspired to do so because of the poster that asked what the consensus was about the "Big Bubble" release from 2023. I was a little bummed to see that some (not necessarily anyone here) reacted with bewilderment about this release. This is literally a silhouette I had dreamed of owning since I was like 12 years old. I wasn't about to ask my mom to spend that kind of money back then. I was happy with a pair of Converse All Stars low-tops.
To me, this is the greatest show Nike ever made. It captured a lot of imaginations. I remember the first Air Jordan. The one kid in class that had a pair and everyone hated him (not really). But the Air Max took it to an 11. To have had a hold on my memory for nearly 36 years, it had to be something special to see, and it was. And it is.
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I don't post very much. When I first joined Nike Talk in 2000, I posted quite a bit. However, I want to bring up a topic that has bugged me for the longest time about the lore surrounding the original Air Max. As you probably know, the Air Max debuted on March 26, 1987. What you may not know, however, is that the version that was released at that time is what is colloquially now referred to as the 'Big Bubble' version. Confusing the matter further is that Nike, in their infinite wisdom, finally re-released a very close facsimile of the 'Big Bubble' in 2023 under the name "Air Max 1 '86 OG Big Bubble." This might leave many with the impression that the shoe was originally released in 1986. It was not. Where the "'86" part comes in, I can only assume it has to do with the patent and or copyright date. Or, perhaps, the date the design was finalized.
It probably seems pedantic to even bring this up and it kind of is. However, I do believe in factual story telling. And, the fact is, the 'Big Bubble' version was probably sold in stores for a least a year, starting in March 1987. I can almost attest to this with first-hand memory. Besides the "Revolution" commercial that aired around this time, there were print ads (like these). Also, I would have been in 6th grade in the fall of 1987. The following year, fall 1988, I was in 7th grade. I had a peer that ran track, and he had a pair of university red and gray with the "big bubble" that were practically brand new at the beginning of that school year and by the following spring had essentially crumbled into dust. I also had a friend that had a pair with the "big bubble" that was in the darker (obsidian) color way. Similarly, his pair suffered the same fate throughout that fall (198
Why even mention any of this? Well, to clear the air to some degree. Also, to add a first-hand remembrance. I think I was inspired to do so because of the poster that asked what the consensus was about the "Big Bubble" release from 2023. I was a little bummed to see that some (not necessarily anyone here) reacted with bewilderment about this release. This is literally a silhouette I had dreamed of owning since I was like 12 years old. I wasn't about to ask my mom to spend that kind of money back then. I was happy with a pair of Converse All Stars low-tops.
To me, this is the greatest show Nike ever made. It captured a lot of imaginations. I remember the first Air Jordan. The one kid in class that had a pair and everyone hated him (not really). But the Air Max took it to an 11. To have had a hold on my memory for nearly 36 years, it had to be something special to see, and it was. And it is.
IIRC the big bubble did in fact release in 86, something like a preproduction I guess. There were some quality issues with the midsole and air unit seeing as this was the first time visible air was ever done. Nike tweeked the midsole and we ended up with what we now know as 87s which were released more widely in 1987. At least that’s the lore I recall from memory. Someone correct me if I’m off.
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Let’s Not Jump to Conclusions About the Nike Air Max 1 ’86 ‘Big Bubble’… Yet
Let’s Not Jump to Conclusions About the Nike Air Max 1 ’86 ‘Big Bubble’… Yet - Features
As quickly as the Swoosh have retrieved this story from their history book, the commentariat has hit ‘post’, decrying the reissue to varying degrees of ferocity.
dblplay1212
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It's all opinion. Everyone is welcome to one. Personally I don't like the upper on the BB, in 86 and 2023. I don't like the super slanted mudguard that dives down onto an angle. I much prefer the traditional thicker mudguard that flows and wraps the shoe. All of these new MLB pairs look awful bc they have the same upper. The toe box is much wider and rounded too. I was excited for the BB when they showed a pair a year before the release that had a 2017 upper on a BB midsole. That's not what we ended up getting.
I'm old as dirt too but sometimes things get better over time and I think the am1 upper is an example of that.
This is the teaser pair from Air Max Day 2022 that I referred to. I wish this is what we got.
I'm old as dirt too but sometimes things get better over time and I think the am1 upper is an example of that.
This is the teaser pair from Air Max Day 2022 that I referred to. I wish this is what we got.
- Dec 29, 2003
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I don't post very much. When I first joined Nike Talk in 2000, I posted quite a bit. However, I want to bring up a topic that has bugged me for the longest time about the lore surrounding the original Air Max. As you probably know, the Air Max debuted on March 26, 1987. What you may not know, however, is that the version that was released at that time is what is colloquially now referred to as the 'Big Bubble' version. Confusing the matter further is that Nike, in their infinite wisdom, finally re-released a very close facsimile of the 'Big Bubble' in 2023 under the name "Air Max 1 '86 OG Big Bubble." This might leave many with the impression that the shoe was originally released in 1986. It was not. Where the "'86" part comes in, I can only assume it has to do with the patent and or copyright date. Or, perhaps, the date the design was finalized.
It probably seems pedantic to even bring this up and it kind of is. However, I do believe in factual story telling. And, the fact is, the 'Big Bubble' version was probably sold in stores for a least a year, starting in March 1987. I can almost attest to this with first-hand memory. Besides the "Revolution" commercial that aired around this time, there were print ads (like these). Also, I would have been in 6th grade in the fall of 1987. The following year, fall 1988, I was in 7th grade. I had a peer that ran track, and he had a pair of university red and gray with the "big bubble" that were practically brand new at the beginning of that school year and by the following spring had essentially crumbled into dust. I also had a friend that had a pair with the "big bubble" that was in the darker (obsidian) color way. Similarly, his pair suffered the same fate throughout that fall (198
Why even mention any of this? Well, to clear the air to some degree. Also, to add a first-hand remembrance. I think I was inspired to do so because of the poster that asked what the consensus was about the "Big Bubble" release from 2023. I was a little bummed to see that some (not necessarily anyone here) reacted with bewilderment about this release. This is literally a silhouette I had dreamed of owning since I was like 12 years old. I wasn't about to ask my mom to spend that kind of money back then. I was happy with a pair of Converse All Stars low-tops.
To me, this is the greatest show Nike ever made. It captured a lot of imaginations. I remember the first Air Jordan. The one kid in class that had a pair and everyone hated him (not really). But the Air Max took it to an 11. To have had a hold on my memory for nearly 36 years, it had to be something special to see, and it was. And it is.
So do you prefer the BB look? Or the 87 look?
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It's all opinion. Everyone is welcome to one. Personally I don't like the upper on the BB, in 86 and 2023. I don't like the super slanted mudguard that dives down onto an angle. I much prefer the traditional thicker mudguard that flows and wraps the shoe. All of these new MLB pairs look awful bc they have the same upper. The toe box is much wider and rounded too. I was excited for the BB when they showed a pair a year before the release that had a 2017 upper on a BB midsole. That's not what we ended up getting.
I'm old as dirt too but sometimes things get better over time and I think the am1 upper is an example of that.
This is the teaser pair from Air Max Day 2022 that I referred to. I wish this is what we got.
This pair looks SOOOO much better than what we got.
dblplay1212
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Agreed. I get confused when people despise the dark era shape but love the BB. It's relatively the same shape. Slanted thin mudguard. Toebox is rounded vs stubnose though. BB and dark era are cousins at the very least. 2017 is the highly refined younger brother that learned from their mistakes and leveled up for the family.This pair looks SOOOO much better than what we got.
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