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Really well explained post. Repped^^That's the toebox thing but that ain't got nothing to do with the China issue.
The main problem with the China manufactured 1s is the shape of the midsole.
China:
Vietnam:
Look at the top edge of the midsole, seen from the back of the shoe going forward. On the China ones, just past the air bubble there's a stronger curve down and then another quite strong curve up again. On the Vietnam ones this top line is way more level.
On a few recent Vietnam releases the toebox was quite thick but still a decent midsole, like these a.o.
And a few recent releases are from Indonesia, they also have a decent midsole but a slightly thicker toebox f.e. these
thank you. yea i definitely see the curled up toe. Doesn't bother me that much. Guess im not an Air max snobMost of the recent releases have a toe box that bends up a bit at the end towards the sky.I love AM1 but i am no expert so i have no clue the difference. Anyone got a comparison i could see?
Some of them such as the recent patch pack don't and are more level.
Some dudes on here iron the toe box so it drops down towards the floor.
It is generally considered that a level toe box is the most similar to the original mould.
Apparently the shape depends on what factory they were manufactured in but AMD will be able to explain that part better. I believe China is the curled toe box and maybe Vietnam the level but I may have that wrong.
Personally I don't mind the level or curled up ones as I have big feet so the ones that slightly curl up actually make my feet look smaller than the level ones. Still have bad memories of being called canoe feet back in 1989 at school wearing original air max!
It's just personal choice but there is a minority shape gestapo - a bit like the colab gestapo in other threads - who consider all the upturn models not true AM1. Others just don't like them and respect those that do.
Personal preference
If you like them get them - I personally like them.
It's not about being a snob. it's about nike taking something some of us have been passionate about and supported for years and fundamentally changing it. no explanation or acknowledgement. if that wasn't enough they make the renderings with the old shape. those renderings are what they use as the product shot to sell the shoe on ndc. you can't even go by the sample shoe shots that get shared in this thread because the actual shoe is not going to be made in the same factory that the sample was. you have to wait till an actual real life shot get posted by someone somewhere to know what the shoe is really gonna look like.
thank you. yea i definitely see the curled up toe. Doesn't bother me that much. Guess im not an Air max snob
those r niceI like these! shame the patches smell like very harmful chemicals!
what color?
can the patch air max 1s be found for under 250?
all blacks
what color?
from the reports in this thread people are getting them for super cheap?
it depends, what size are you looking for?
can the patch air max 1s be found for under 250?
12
it depends, what size are you looking for?
thank you. yea i definitely see the curled up toe. Doesn't bother me that much. Guess im not an Air max snob
It's not about being a snob. it's about nike taking something some of us have been passionate about and supported for years and fundamentally changing it. no explanation or acknowledgement. if that wasn't enough they make the renderings with the old shape. those renderings are what they use as the product shot to sell the shoe on ndc. you can't even go by the sample shoe shots that get shared in this thread because the actual shoe is not going to be made in the same factory that the sample was. you have to wait till an actual real life shot get posted by someone somewhere to know what the shoe is really gonna look like.
There are pairs on eBay for 225 free shipping in the black in a size 12. Honestly thats not horrible for resell prices, i helped a buddy out on this release and his pair ended up being like $176 and some change shipped from END. I would suggest pinging some of those sellers for pp invoice, sellers seem really eager to get rid of these and you should be able to get closer to $200.
been a while since i copped from ebay. Trying to make sure its safe
$220 is to high. twitter has them for $190/200