- Aug 31, 2005
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I received my pair today. Yeah the air bag is a light pale yellow, definitely not volt and not maize like the '06 retro. The blue mesh is a slightly brighter shade of blue this time, which is nice. However the black netting over the blue is still too closely weaved to let much of the blue show through which kills the colorblocking of the shoe IMO.
However the biggest mistake this time around is the white leather overlays that connect to the lacing system. I can't believe no one has pointed this out (I overlooked it too). The OG pair and the previous retros had the white leather overlay and then sticking out from behind it a black nubuck (I assume it was nubuck) section that actually connected to the lacing tabs. On the new retro both overlays are white leather. This is beyond lazy on Nike's part. My pair will definitely be returned. Overall quality is fine, materials might actually be a little better this time around.
I'll post pics below and hopefully you guys understand what I'm talking about with the overlays. In every pic, the new version is on the left , 2011 retro is on the right.
However the biggest mistake this time around is the white leather overlays that connect to the lacing system. I can't believe no one has pointed this out (I overlooked it too). The OG pair and the previous retros had the white leather overlay and then sticking out from behind it a black nubuck (I assume it was nubuck) section that actually connected to the lacing tabs. On the new retro both overlays are white leather. This is beyond lazy on Nike's part. My pair will definitely be returned. Overall quality is fine, materials might actually be a little better this time around.
I'll post pics below and hopefully you guys understand what I'm talking about with the overlays. In every pic, the new version is on the left , 2011 retro is on the right.
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