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You might as well pick up a pair. You know they’re gonna be tanks manWasn't even aware of the anthracites when they dropped couple of weeks ago. Foams ain't what they used to be, but I wanted an all black pair. Maybe somewhere down the road, idk.
You might as well pick up a pair. You know they’re gonna be tanks man
That's been my struggle with foams since the galaxy foams came out, and to be real, it started even before those. These newer models are cheap to me. Older foams were tanks. You can have minor scuffs, wipe them, and they'd look like new. After galaxy foams I noticed the foam material is softer and scuff easier than previous models. I even do something I call the "knock" test, where you gently tap the toe box part of the shoe and you'd hear a firm knock. Older versions, you'd hear the knock, newer ones, it's a softer sound. I had the foams from 01/02 I think, and I have royals from 02, and I bought a pair of 07 retros. Those are good, but after seeing so many cws of foams and being dissatisfied, I'm SUPER picky on what foams I like now knowing what I know. I've been spoiled having had a employee discount for the time that I did, I don't feel right paying retail for current foams given the quality and increased popularity of the line. I regret throwing away my all black foam pros from 02 because of minor separation that is completely fixable. Can't replace that quality.
That's been my struggle with foams since the galaxy foams came out, and to be real, it started even before those. These newer models are cheap to me. Older foams were tanks. You can have minor scuffs, wipe them, and they'd look like new. After galaxy foams I noticed the foam material is softer and scuff easier than previous models. I even do something I call the "knock" test, where you gently tap the toe box part of the shoe and you'd hear a firm knock. Older versions, you'd hear the knock, newer ones, it's a softer sound. I had the foams from 01/02 I think, and I have royals from 02, and I bought a pair of 07 retros. Those are good, but after seeing so many cws of foams and being dissatisfied, I'm SUPER picky on what foams I like now knowing what I know. I've been spoiled having had a employee discount for the time that I did, I don't feel right paying retail for current foams given the quality and increased popularity of the line. I regret throwing away my all black foam pros from 02 because of minor separation that is completely fixable. Can't replace that quality.
Troof...
Originally all Foamposite shoes were made in Taiwan where as any post 2009 eggplant ‘posite has been produced in China(technically there were Penny 3s made in Taiwan until ’11/‘12)
From the rigidity, durability and fit, to the ‘grainy’ skin, modern Foamposite is completely different
That said, the 2020 anthracites are still a no-brainer
Do you guys prefer the harder foamposite material used? I found it more uncomfortable than the newer material. Also, doesn’t posite harden over time so older foams, if worn today, will naturally feel harder than when they 1st released?
these seen more miles than my car.. theres something about the older shape foams..
damn, these joints so raggedy, they even have a bullet hole in them
sadly durabuck cracks whether you wear them or not. theres no way to do preventive maintenance on durabuck, to make it last. ive tried alot of methods and even some I created - nothing seems to do the trick. same thing happened to my pewters and pearls. my pines seem okay, but they are deadstock so im afraid to wear em. durabuck dries out. real or high quality suede or leather would last much longer. (as you can preserve and manipulate the aging process on those but you cant with sythentic suedes)... so wear your durabuck shoes (*ahem* since most foams have durabuck on the eyelets..)That's the end piece of the shoelaces I think called the eyelet.
It's a common issue but I thought it was a hole in the foam at first.
Unless you were just being sarcastic and messing around then carry on lol.
Need those cough drops to retro, wore mine til the sole fell off.