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Thats awesome. But I would beware of the upper durabuck cracking. The back/heel tabs as well. Assuming its the original tabs. ?These will be for every day wear.
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Thats awesome. But I would beware of the upper durabuck cracking. The back/heel tabs as well. Assuming its the original tabs. ?These will be for every day wear.
Yes, original tabs.Thats awesome. But I would beware of the upper durabuck cracking. The back/heel tabs as well. Assuming its the original tabs. ?
Getting these re-soled by @BigSparky1316 They're almost done.
The shape is unbelievable, the crap they put out now is almost an entirely different shoe.
These will be for every day wear.
Ive had some form of every AJ from 1-28 (OG to Retro) and the 34se. The only really comfortable pair for the whole day is absolutely the XX2. They are like pillows.The IIIs are the only shoe I find uncomfortable and I had the OGs. There fine casually for about an hour. The IXs and XXIIIs are great casually but not for hooping. Very surprised some felt the XVIII and XIX wasn’t comfortable I would put those towards the top. II, XX, and XXII is very underrated.
I like the 4s more than the 12s. It's my opinion, and I have OG 12s anyway.You can't be rockin 2012 "Playoff" 12's in the other thread, and then come in here and say these joints are less than sufficient.
Where's the consistency?
Hard to spot differences in the 2012 and 1997 12s.You can't be rockin 2012 "Playoff" 12's in the other thread, and then come in here and say these joints are less than sufficient.
Where's the consistency?
Now look at the differences in the 99 4s and the 2019. At minimum, the whole front/toe/vamp section is different.You can't be rockin 2012 "Playoff" 12's in the other thread, and then come in here and say these joints are less than sufficient.
Where's the consistency?
Show me the differences in the shape, thats what we're talking about.You lost me when you said its hard to spot differences between OG 12's and 2012 12's
You win bro
Hear what your saying and respect your view but for me its a thing of quality and shape.Show me the differences in the shape, thats what we're talking about.
I posted pics to show there is hardly any.
Completely agree, but we were just talking shape.Hear what your saying and respect your view but for me its a thing of quality and shape.
Perhaps the featured pair shape wise is comparitive but for me most 12s are way off the mark from original run to the point i refuse to acknowledge most entries.
- current 12s have this awkward smashed banna shape sun patches.
- uppers are plush and bulky vs having a nice elegant tapered look.
- sun rays are stitched on vs being individually parted.
- **** for leather with pebble effect being etched* on vs selecting cuts featuring pebbles.
- midsoles had pigment added to the mold not just one base color while applying paint to the rear.
- lace loops are plastic not metal and most if not all use the same exact carbon plate in color.
"Quality" inspired use to mean something, now its just a tag thrown on trash and sold as a 12 for the unknowing masses to salivate over.
They need do better but if not and others enjoy hey good on them, i just strongly encourage those people to never get ahold of a solid pair of OGs because they wont be able to look at any retro the same again.
( end rant )
id share some photos of OGs vs retros on hand but dont wanna high jack the thread any more than it already has. Id be willing to carry it over to the 12 thread however and snap some flicks if anyones intrested in continuing the OG vs retro 12 debate.
Not as critical of the 4s as they were prior to me getting into shoes but 12s are my favorite model so the expectation is very high and are long overdue for them to get the 11 treatment of a return to quality.
o no.....