Air Jordan V retro OG - Nike Air - Fire Red/Silver tongue - May 2, 2020

[Kierris]

Good detective work b

Took me a week to find this broad... Reported ol boy for posting her without identifying her.

 

[s dubl]

 

[rwfanatic]

Good detective work b

Can’t see the link now.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Was the Grapes the first non-Bulls colorway?

 

[headdetective]

Aside from 1's, yeah

Edit: nah, forgot about the blues in the 3's and 4's

Probably because those are weak to me lol

 

[engineer]

True blue 3s, Military 4s

 

[SonofSal]

I was looking through some rubbermaid storage containers this weekend that I had not yet put away since we moved and came across my baseball cards.
After removing the first few sets I noticed a Jordan box at the bottom. I had totally forgotten I used the box from my first pair of Jordan's (OG Jordan 5 Fire Red) to store some lose cards.
I faintly remember using black marker to darken up the box top. I havent seen any old pics of me wearing my first few J's so this is a nice find.

 

[EXSonSon]

Haven't took these out in a few years. Needed some oxygen.

 

[cobrab19]

Even MacGyver rocked with these

 

[ozboi]

I find my pair to be comfortable

 

[rbk93]

The new mold does wonders on 5s.

 

[rafbuddy]

The new mold does wonders on 5s.

Definitely the midsole. Changed it

 

[rainking]

Definitely the midsole. Changed it

That's for sure. The fact they look so good combined with actually being comfortable makes the draw of this shoe impossible to resist. I wear them in the rotation for a couple weeks or so, put them back in the closet for something else ... and then end up pulling them out again another couple weeks later.

 

[wizards23brown]

Ya the new midsole is much more supportive and sculpted feeling, got some decent arch support.. Also much better cushioning. If you put the black metallics on one foot and fire reds on the other it’s a very noticeable difference between the two..

 

[engineer]

I think the PU insole helps a lot.

 

[s dubl]

I think I saw/read somewhere that the new PU midsole is softer to help with crumbling issues down the line.

 

[rafbuddy]

I think I saw/read somewhere that the new PU midsole is softer to help with crumbling issues down the line.

Wish they did the same with the 4s. Those midsoles indestructible and uncomfortable

 

[s dubl]

Wish they did the same with the 4s. Those midsoles indestructible and uncomfortable

I think it’s the case with the 4s too… maybe it’s the more recent pairs?

 

[pwguy]

I think I saw/read somewhere that the new PU midsole is softer to help with crumbling issues down the line.

Actually, I think the harder "modern" midsole was what helped prevent crumbling (no longer open-celled). Not sure what they've done to soften the recent retros. AM3 as well, and even recent Trainer 1 chlorophylls are pretty soft on foot.

 

[rafbuddy]

Actually, I think the harder "modern" midsole was what helped prevent crumbling (no longer open-celled). Not sure what they've done to soften the recent retros. AM3 as well, and even recent Trainer 1 chlorophylls are pretty soft on foot.

The cool grey 11s too. Dunno what compound they use for those midsole cuz the 96’s don’t crumble

 

[Girl Thats Jules]

I would rather have shoes that last forever and feel like bricks when you wear them than the other way around.

 

[pwguy]

I can see where you're coming from, but I prefer comfort, and from experience with OGs, if you wore them, they didn't crumble for 15-20 years or more. If people are just storing them in perpetuity, I can see why longevity is more important.

 

[engineer]

The cool grey 11s too. Dunno what compound they use for those midsole cuz the 96’s don’t crumble

Phylon

 

[s dubl]

wonder how phylon midsoles would change the look? Probably wouldn’t be able to be used as performance with phylon with visible air, but comfort would be great, and they’d last.

 

[rainking]

I can see where you're coming from, but I prefer comfort, and from experience with OGs, if you wore them, they didn't crumble for 15-20 years or more. If people are just storing them in perpetuity, I can see why longevity is more important.

Exactly. Especially now when they'll re-retro a model long before it crumbles. And even if the soles don't disintegrate, they glue gives up the ghost, air bags deflate, other materials crack or yellow (depending on the model in question), etc.