THE OFFICIAL AIR MAX 1 THREAD

[uzzzle]

Man I’m def on the fence with these.

 

[dhtowng]

Y’all gotta be honest man. Every last one of you will be scrambling on RD to get a pair of these. Stop the .

 

[us3less]

For me it's more the shape and angle of the mudguard. When it's at a steep slope and gets skinny, I don't like it. I like the 2017 version that's more straight across.

Yeah I see what you mean. Definitely some discrepancies.

Maybe there are LN3 and LN4 QC issues?........ Shout-out to the AJ3 Fire Red and White Cement threads. Volume: Higher mudguard vs. lower mudguard.

 

[sneakerwolf916]

Yup, def copping multiple pairs. My 2017s need some rest

 

[dblplay1212]

Y’all gotta be honest man. Every last one of you will be scrambling on RD to get a pair of these. Stop the .

I'll probably be in for A pair but...

 

[vinnuendo]

Y’all gotta be honest man. Every last one of you will be scrambling on RD to get a pair of these. Stop the .

See you on release day

 

[freshkicks95]

Exactly what I was waiting for . They look pretty damn good. Let’s hope the polyurethane has some give.

 

[soleaddict33]

Part of it is I feel like the collar/ankle height is off. Similar to how they refuse to raise it on the Jordan 3/4.

These look like a mid-top, I would take this over some of the samples we’ve seen though

 

[dblplay1212]

Need to see better pictures but as of now they are in the 3.26 Ultra category and I didn't buy a single pair of those. If 2017 didn't exist then I'd probably break down but if the mudguard has that huge slope and the midsole has no texture, y'all can have em.

 

[jc5123]

I bought those 3.26 ultras and kept the sticker and sent the shoes right back

 

[dblplay1212]

I bought those 3.26 ultras and kept the sticker and sent the shoes right back

haha ok I admit I did that just for the stickers. Forgot about that until you posted. I still have them somewhere.

 

[frankmatthews]

Been beating my anniversaries into the ground in anticipation for this release. Thankfuly still have a DS pair on ice. Probably gonna cop a pair of the big bubbles but definitely disappointed in the latest pics. Guess I should have known, if nike could have effectively pulled off og big bubble look they would have been done it by now. Not sure what the issue is but they really struggle recreating the look and shape of their own damn shoes.

 

[us3less]

Exactly what I was waiting for . They look pretty damn good. Let’s hope the polyurethane has some give.

This is a must. They did that real well with the AM90 post-2019 models.

Question for everyone: would you guys change your mind if the end result is a bad shape while the comfort is significantly improved?

 

[dblplay1212]

This is a must. They did that real well with the AM90 post-2019 models.

Question for everyone: would you guys change your mind if the end result is a bad shape while the comfort is significantly improved?

Nope. If I wanted comfort I would have quit wearing am1 a long time ago. I have Epic Reacts for when I want comfort. Or even am1 flyknits with the Ultra sole.

 

[15 or less]

Air max of the year for me so far

 

[1978S]

This is a must. They did that real well with the AM90 post-2019 models.

Question for everyone: would you guys change your mind if the end result is a bad shape while the comfort is significantly improved?

Hells no.

The only time I care about comfort is when I'm buying sneakers for running.

 

[AirLoMax614]

I'm definitely copping those big bubbles.

 

[playaproved]

Maybe I don’t have the discerning eye, but the big bubbles look pretty close to the 1986 pair and that’s good enough for me to cop a pair.

 

[sneakerwolf916]

Im glad theres a lot of mixed feelings on the Big Bubbles cause it makes you wonder if retros of sneakers with OG shape is a bit overly romanticized.

Cause honestly, a lot of shoes og shapes are pretty bad.

 

[marswhitemon]

Alright youngin's... back off.

I've wanted these since I was in 6th grade (1987).

 

[1978S]

Cause honestly, a lot of shoes og shapes are pretty bad.

Name a few examples.

 

[vinnuendo]

I can think of some original 1985 dunks that are really bad. They recently retro'd that shape as like the '85 dunk and I think they suck. Back in the 70s and 80s, a lot of nike runners were really flimsy and inconsistent. Waffle sole types. I have the nike chronicle deluxe book in front of me as I type this.

I wouldn't say OG shapes are pretty bad, but when Nike's gone back into the archives for shoes like the tinker sketch jordan 3s, air max zero, or the union jordan 4 which was based on OG sketches, I think it's pretty evident why they weren't released that way great stories but ugly products. Back to the am1, the majority of am1s more resemble the 1987 shape. We all know that the 2017 revamp was inspired by early/mid 2000s models, but let's not forget the late 90's retros, too. Leathers, grey mini swooshes from like 98 or 99. Those are definitely their own shape but more aligned with 1987 than 86. It is very silly to like something because of how it was vs what it is IMO

 

[1978S]

I can think of some original 1985 dunks that are really bad. They recently retro'd that shape as like the '85 dunk and I think they suck.

Those 85 Dunk retros were horrid.

 

[dblplay1212]

Name a few examples.

1986 Air Max 1

 

[clippermitch]

What was Nike thinking with these big bubbles? They look like earlobe earrings haha