Looks like those Boulders are probably a re-release with pebbled leather. My smooth ones are 1 digit off on the style code(630034 222), have the pre barcode size tag and a 930911 production date so almost a full year before that pebbled pair.
I think actually the shape started changing subtly around 97-98. The heel of the shoe lost that awesome curve of earlier pairs but for the most part the rest of it stayed around the same. The heel still sorta sat over the midsole too. 00-01 or so toeboxes seemed to start getting slightly squarer...
I'm an 11.5, I can goto 12s easy, 11s are often a little tight but manageable. Sorta regret grabbing those Size 13 96 Olympics because I'm not gonna be able to rock em without feeling clownish. Could probably go to a 12.5 prety easy though, especially in some of the earlier(pre 95) stuff like...
I don't grind at all, I'm never really searching for any one par in particular. If something I'm super keen on pops up I'll try and grab it but I never specifically chase a pair. When near anything that I want comes up at a price point I'm willing to agree with then I'll try and grab it. If...
Had a seller tease me with the prospect of having those blue clear sole jewels, only to tell me he couldn't get the anymore :(
Correct me f I'm wrong but all the AF1-Mid pairs dropped in 95? with the backwards swoosh pairs running till 96 maybe 97?
^Been going back and forth with an ebay seller on a pair of those.
More not mine, such a dope colour way, love the subtle little hint of black on the plastics too.
01 White/Whites from Japan arrived today(I love EMS)
and to continue with the not mine game, what year are these from(Jacked from earlier n the thread though I can't remember who posted, sorry)