- Sep 6, 2000
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I'm an OG who had originals starting with the Hot Lava Tech Challenge 2's + a couple of 4's and I think some of y'all's complaints are ridiculous. You can't keep lumping us all into these blanket groups. Not all us OG's think a certain way, and I feel like a lot of the complaints are just people echoing what they've been told by other so-called OG's for X amount of years.
Speaking as someone who had OG Fire Reds, if you got a pair of 2020's with a sleeker toe box, they are a SIGNIFICANT upgrade from all the Fire Red retros we've gotten over the years. I don't need to bust out a micrometer, talking about "the stitching on the wing is 1/8 inch, when it really should be 1/4 inch." I think they look good. Like others have said, we're not getting a 1:1 exact replica. We're just not. Everybody keeps referencing the Air Max 1's as some sort of beacon of perfection, but don't seem to recall that those anniversary pairs were just as hit and miss as these new Fire Reds. People were mixing and matching pairs for months trying to find a "perfect" mudguard. The new 85 mold 1's are horribly shaped, and people are hopping all over those. Idk, apparently I'm not enough of an OG because I don't place as much importance on some of these minor-*** details. I think my pair looks great, and I'll continue to wear them and be happy.
Speaking as someone who had OG Fire Reds, if you got a pair of 2020's with a sleeker toe box, they are a SIGNIFICANT upgrade from all the Fire Red retros we've gotten over the years. I don't need to bust out a micrometer, talking about "the stitching on the wing is 1/8 inch, when it really should be 1/4 inch." I think they look good. Like others have said, we're not getting a 1:1 exact replica. We're just not. Everybody keeps referencing the Air Max 1's as some sort of beacon of perfection, but don't seem to recall that those anniversary pairs were just as hit and miss as these new Fire Reds. People were mixing and matching pairs for months trying to find a "perfect" mudguard. The new 85 mold 1's are horribly shaped, and people are hopping all over those. Idk, apparently I'm not enough of an OG because I don't place as much importance on some of these minor-*** details. I think my pair looks great, and I'll continue to wear them and be happy.