Nike Air Flight 89: now on NIKEiD

[johngotty]

boomroasted DD1173-100

The Nike Air Flight '89 Continues Its Run Of Classics With Team Red

Outside of its tribute to the Roswell Rayguns, the Nike Air Flight ’89 has offered little these past few months. But, after recent reveals, it...

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[buck_rogers]

Anybody picked up the Rayguns yet? How's the build quality and materials? Leather stiff like recent releases? Thanks.

 

[OGponson]

Slept hard on white purples.

 

[Girl Thats Jules]

Slept hard on white purples.

I loved them, any other time they would be a classic shoe. But in the past two years there has been way too much heat from Nike and Jordan releasing. So, they're not even on my radar.

This is a shoe I'm going to look back on in five years and wish I had.

 

[dhtowng]

The leather quality, craftsmanship and overall lack of key details on all of these are so bad that you guys really aren’t missing out on much. What we should be asking is for Nike to give these the attention they deserve and actually do them right with actual leather. They need to make a serious attempt at an OG remastered/re-crafted retro of these instead of this half hearted effort they put into this recent release. I’m highly disappointed with the quality. I have the true blues and may still get the maroons but they aren’t nearly what they should be. This recent release shouldn’t even really count as an actual release of this shoe, if that makes sense. They’re that bad IMO. It’s really a shame.

 

[rainking]

The leather quality, craftsmanship and overall lack of key details on all of these are so bad that you guys really aren’t missing out on much. What we should be asking is for Nike to give these the attention they deserve and actually do them right with actual leather. They need to make a serious attempt at an OG remastered/re-crafted retro of these instead of this half hearted effort they put into this recent release. I’m highly disappointed with the quality. I have the true blues and may still get the maroons but they aren’t nearly what they should be. This recent release shouldn’t even really count as an actual release of this shoe, if that makes sense. They’re that bad IMO. It’s really a shame.

The worst part is, it's not like it would take much to make the Flight 89 retros pretty good. The shape from what I've seen ain't too bad in the toe boxes, which is a major issue with a ton of 90s retros. Like you say, just put some slightly better materials into them, add back the perf'ed toe boxes, don't screw around with changes to color blocking on OG colorways (like they nonsensically did on the white/reds with that idiotic black tongue), and call it a day.

 

[dhtowng]

Got lucky and caught Maroons at the outlet today for $90. I’m shocked at how good/soft the leather actually is and at the same time disappointed they didn’t use this leather on the true blue cw. It’s mind baffling. These are super nice for the price though. Glad I ran across these, had kinda forgotten about them.

 

[vettez06]

Still no holes in the toes.

 

[Theills]

Got lucky and caught Maroons at the outlet today for $90. I’m shocked at how good/soft the leather actually is and at the same time disappointed they didn’t use this leather on the true blue cw. It’s mind baffling. These are super nice for the price though. Glad I ran across these, had kinda forgotten about them.

Which one

 

[boomroasted]

I didn't even realize the maroons even dropped. Anywhere online to cop?

 

[AIR J XIII]

Got lucky and caught Maroons at the outlet today for $90. I’m shocked at how good/soft the leather actually is and at the same time disappointed they didn’t use this leather on the true blue cw. It’s mind baffling. These are super nice for the price though. Glad I ran across these, had kinda forgotten about them.

I’ve heard the midsoles are softer as well, can you confirm?

 

[dhtowng]

I’ve heard the midsoles are softer as well, can you confirm?

Midsole density feels about the same as the TB pair to me. Can't notice any real difference so far. Haven't worn them yet though. The guy at Nike who decided to put good leather on these but not the TBs needs to be fired. The insole is noticeably different though. Maroon insole is better/softer and the whole shoe is just overall made/constructed better than the TB cw. Again, mind blowing fail.

 

[Theills]

I didn't even realize the maroons even dropped. Anywhere online to cop?

They were supposed to 2020

 

[Girl Thats Jules]

Do these Maroons have sail midsoles/outsoles?

 

[Theills]

Anybody find a 12.5 or 13 please let me know. done

 

[crumps brother]

surprised with how the leather looks on those

 

[Deleted member 42060]

Nike Air Flight 89 White Team Red Smoke Grey DD1173-100

Nike Air Flight 89 White Team Red Smoke Grey DD1173-100

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[Forsy231]

I talk about the air flight 89 at the end of my rant on Scottie Pippen, My Nike outlet here in Canada have the white / maroon for $129.99 cdn

 

[AIR J XIII]

Be on the lookout at your local factory stores, mine (Orlando) had a FSR.

 

[sthebest]

Black Cements just arrived yesterday,8 love the colorway on these

 

[0takusamsay]

I went to mine here and they didn't have a 13. Would you be able to swing me pair? That'd be mighty dope of you!

Be on the lookout at you local factory stores, mine (Orlando) had a FSR.

 

[I Am Si Guy]

Be on the lookout at you local factory stores, mine (Orlando) had a FSR.

Which Orlando one, there's like 5 now.

 

[pwguy]

Black Cements just arrived yesterday,8 love the colorway on these

Sweet! Where did you acquire; eBay?

 

[AIR J XIII]

I went to mine here and they didn't have a 13. Would you be able to swing me pair? That'd be mighty dope of you!

I’m not sure when I’m heading back that way.

Which Orlando one, there's like 5 now.

International Drive near Millenia, the old Prime outlets.

 

[dhtowng]

Which Orlando one, there's like 5 now.

Yeah last time I went to Orlando (last year) they had like 5 Nike outlets to choose from lol