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No...no they are not THAT bad.
Official Air Jordan 1 Retro High Thread Vol: Best Model/Thread
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No...no they are not THAT bad.
sneakaprince
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- Apr 29, 2007
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At some point people will consider both the cement highs and the taxis grails.
Cements obviously the lesser of the two.
There are way worse 1s than those two..
Cements obviously the lesser of the two.
There are way worse 1s than those two..
- Mar 29, 2001
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No way in hell 
aceofjays
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- Apr 18, 2005
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I hope we’re still around to let them know just how cheeks they are, rightfully
- Dec 24, 2016
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Taxis are nice. I am biased for the toe colorblocking but still, it’s a nice yellow cw. Better than the pollens and the ochres that just came out.
- Jul 1, 2008
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Yeah I don't get Taxi hate at all
- Apr 30, 2011
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I mean it’s not a grail. But I never thought SBBs were either so whatever.
- Jan 14, 2014
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Agreed. Wore mine the other day and they look great. I'd go as far as saying the best non-OG colorway released in a long time.
- May 21, 2004
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Taxis and marinas are some of the more versatile non og cw 1s.
Both get hate as if they are trash, only reasoning is they didn’t resell for 5 bills.
But they are both real nice colors
Both get hate as if they are trash, only reasoning is they didn’t resell for 5 bills.
But they are both real nice colors
- Mar 29, 2001
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Lucky greens were the last straw.
It’s been trash since.
It’s been trash since.
kilroythedon
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Been a few colors that I’ve enjoyed during the slump years..
sneakaprince
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Not for nothing is rather have the cements than the NYC to Paris AJ1 SB.
I own both.
Of all the toe colored options taxis are far from the worst.
I would actually take them over the court purple 1.0 (once again I own both). The taxi's imo are just more fun to wear.
I own both.
Of all the toe colored options taxis are far from the worst.
I would actually take them over the court purple 1.0 (once again I own both). The taxi's imo are just more fun to wear.
sneakaprince
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Also this.
Of all the yellow Jordan 1s we've gotten over the last 3-5 years, taxis are clearly the best. Id even take taxis over the Best Hand in the Game Yellow Ochres or the Yellow Ochres Chis that dropped this year.
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I say this as someone who bought the Taxi's and then sold them.
They're underwhelming.
They're underwhelming.
sneakaprince
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Until we get a New Love high. I think they take the top spot for Yellow AJ1s, but I'd love to hear other opinions.
In all honesty I don't wear a **** ton of yellow so none of these are getting pulled out of my closet regularly but I like knowing I have the option if I feel like doing it.
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I'd just rather wear my Iowa dunks tbh. Idk I just feel like it's a lot better black/yellow, or yellow Jordans that I would wear over these that make them a pointless colorway.
I don't need a Jordan 1 in every colorway under the sun.
- Feb 23, 2006
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These aren't my taste, but I dig them. Definitely a shoe my girl would wear.
- Dec 24, 2016
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That's exactly why people are so low on them. If taxis came out during the pandemic, they would've easily been 250-300 range. Hate that some people only like shoes when it's limited numbers or if it's flipping for a lot. My students love when I bring out the taxis since the color pops so much compared to some of my other shoes.
- Sep 22, 2014
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You gotta be trolling with this statement-those things are hideous lol
- Aug 9, 2014
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I agree with the slander for most of the crap they’ve been putting out and they’ve basically succeeded in killing the og high… palominos are fire though
- Sep 22, 2014
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One of the rare Ws with new cws lol
Not sure why they felt the need to put out mauves, skylines, cements, pralines, etc. etc. so much garbage in just a year lol
sneakaprince
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I genuinely like the cements. As I said earlier I'd take them over NYC to Paris Sbs.
- Dec 30, 2013
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I rarely dislike Jordan 1 lows or high…. Taxi 1s wack but Sbb fire really is a confusing perspective considering relatively similar colorway. I feel like a lot of bias perceptions due to resell not being high on certain color ways. A lot of ppl consider shoes better looking depending on value. Taxi 1s are a great color way, build & quality just not on par with Sbb1.0 Quality. I’m glad ppl don’t like 1s right now that way I can get 2 pairs for $100 or less 
- Dec 30, 2013
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Pralines fire not my size though
Mauves fire (2 for $200 a steal)
Cements Aite prefer lows
Skylines (should’ve been women’s/kids/preschool/toddlers release with icey sole)
My 2cents
- Feb 1, 2019
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The colorblocking is what bothers me more than the color or even material (except for patent/satin. They can ***** with those). I love my Mauves and Palaminos and really liked the cement prints because they followed classic colorblocking (UNC/Kentucky for Mauves, Bred for Palamino, and Chicago for cement prints).
What I don't like is when they mix up the colorblocking, like with all the ...insert-color-here...-toe (SBB, Taxi, Bred-Toe, Green, Blue, Purple, etc.). That color in the toe panel is just too much and never looks right to me.
If it's a Black toe with a color swapped out for the Red, I'm all in. Classic color-blocking and decent leather or maybe some suede/nubuck and I'm at least interested in a OG/85 1 High or Low.
What I don't like is when they mix up the colorblocking, like with all the ...insert-color-here...-toe (SBB, Taxi, Bred-Toe, Green, Blue, Purple, etc.). That color in the toe panel is just too much and never looks right to me.
If it's a Black toe with a color swapped out for the Red, I'm all in. Classic color-blocking and decent leather or maybe some suede/nubuck and I'm at least interested in a OG/85 1 High or Low.
