Originally Posted by bigj505
i wouldnt go as far as saying that quality as a whole is that far off. i would say that cheaper materials are used and molds are way off of what they used to be.
i think the whole midsole paint chipping issue (as seen as recently in the true blue 3 retros) is something that might be consistent with nike as the air max bw's did the same thing.
the cdp series is a perfect example of terrible quality. not all of the shoes were bad but many were.
I - seemed cool to me
II - crappy cheap leather
III - seemed cool to me
IV - banana shape and ashy, ashy suede
V - came out of the box with pre yellowed soles
VI - soles werent really icy and i heard (and saw pics) that people had the AIR on the heels fall off
VII - seemed cool to me
VIII - seemed cool to me but the leather seemed a little cheap
IX - cheap materials used
X - cool to me
XI - felt like i was walking on cardboard. shape way off. 23 on heel peels off. patent cut was way low and off. leather on heel area was cheap
XII - seemed cool to me. midsole was kinda shiny but the shoe was OK
XIII - seemed cool to me
XIV - seemed cool to me
XV - seemed cool to me
XVI - on point. not complaints at all
XVII - ashy and scuffed str8 out of the box
XVIII - some were ashy
XIX - no beef
XX - no beef
XXI - ashy out of the box
XXII - cool to me
newer retros are OK in quality. the infra pack and vr 6s have solid quality. actually, all of the 6s are solid cept for the white/vr 6s. they seem a lil cheap.
space jams seem to be a little better than cdps IMO
so i would say materials and molds are what kinda throw off the newer retros from the older ones. better materials were used in the past. molds were closer to the OGs.
