Agreed with the craftsmanship point...
I thought they switched to a different type of PU for the midsoles on the newer retros (after 2003 or so) to prevent crumbling in the long term. The new material doesn't stick the paint as well and that's why the paint chips off on the newer ones. But at least you can repaint them. No real way to fix a crumbled midsole other than a swap.
I own all three and the only one that had cracking was the TB's and those were worn by me 5 times max and I noticed the cracking on my 2nd wear (on the white part of the midsole)
Jesus Christ
Like I said above the only ones that cracked on me were the TB's.... I don't think they were done poorly I thought the quality was adiquate..... But if you want to compare them to 2003's (which it seems like most people are) then it is obviously no contest which one was better (I had 2003s and beat them into the ground and I own 2011s)
First let me say I didnt ask you to explain yourself! I said... WHAT.... ALRITE PIMPIN an left it at that....U got sensitive over subject mattersNo need to explain myself.... you should have been taught in grade school when you take something out of it's original context and highlight it, it has no meaning nor does it make sense, nor does it carry an relevance. You must have been dosing or falling asleep during that lesson like the child in GIF you posted.
Either way do you I was only trying to send some words of encouragement to those who were on the fence and my experience... if you got the money buy the shoes... despite how many times they have been retroed the "Nike Air" may not come back for a while. Sad to see what Niketalk has become over the past 10 years.
In the end you either want the shoes or you don't... and your reason is your business and you are free to voice that without some clown trying to critique your post. To some people "Nike Air" means nothing, to others based on when they were born they remember the shoe with the Jumpman and "air"....to some they just starting buying kicks they scooped the 2011 retro and just want these in their collection and feel no need to buy them again. Everyone is entitled to their opinion or choice without having to deal with someone's lame scrutiny.
Sad to see how things are now-a-days if you were rocking the Militaries in 89 then you are in your mid-late 30's or early 40's meaning we are in the same generation. People our age still buying kicks are rare we should be bonding together, not bashing each other. Oh well...
Understood but it seems the quality was inconsistent for every colorway. I have **** talking for all the OG colorways that dropped last year. Especially the Black Cements.
I am only talking about OG colorways I didn't mess with the black cats or flips....
at some of the responses..
