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Nike love plastic. Meanwhile you have new balance putting marginally decent leather on the 550s for $120
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OFFICIAL Nike Air More Uptempo OG BLK/WHT 414962-002 APRIL 2016
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Olympic+s (by GOVRN) for work today
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I am entirely convinced that Nike solely makes decisions to use cheaper quality materials in order to save money and make more profit. Any other reasoning is kinda laughable.
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Exactly this!! Some of y’all have had your heads stuck up Nikes *** for too long to realize that every pleather knit shoe you’ve purchased is an extra $150 bucks of profit for nike.
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UNDSed the Trail Blazers (by GOVRN) for work today
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The OG air units were filled with SF6 (which sadly was found to be harmful to the earth's ozone layer). Current air units are filled with Nitrogen which doesn't really offer anything in the ways of cushioning or stability. The air units we see today are significantly smaller and are generally constructed so that there's support columns for stability and the cushioning comes from the insole and sockliner.
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you gave me a good laugh with your theory about the stiffer materials. The hard plastics/vinyls that Nike uses for almost two decades now, don't crease - they actually fold which overall leads to a far less appealing look and is extremely uncomfortable for extended wears. There's just a glut of cheaper and low quality materials as the use of natural leathers is also tied to sustainability and saving the environment but most of us older cats know that it's just so that the latter can be resold as a 'premium' product.
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Great post. Absolutely agree with what you said about today’s air bags. I didn’t even notice (from any change in feel) my 2017 AM97 Silver Bullet bag popped until I happened to see it as I was putting them on one night. That said, I do feel some bounce still from today’s Zoom bags. But other “Air” is mostly useless.The OG air units were filled with SF6 (which sadly was found to be harmful to the earth's ozone layer). Current air units are filled with Nitrogen which doesn't really offer anything in the ways of cushioning or stability. The air units we see today are significantly smaller and are generally constructed so that there's support columns for stability and the cushioning comes from the insole and sockliner.
My thing about the crap materials wasn’t meant to justify it. My memory could be clouded for sure, just seemed like the era when loads of people whined about creasing kinda coincided with the borderline plastic “leather” really taking over. The complaints very well could’ve had zero to do with it and it was just a coincidence.
Either way, again, great post.
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Just have learned that these are on SNKRS-JP scheduled for Feb. 22nd release and just can’t get why Nike has to keep releasing these kind of crap…. I mean, I don’t even get why these are dubbed as Trading Cards…
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Most every pair I've seen lately has been extra bad. OG Black/White and Olympics are all I'll ever need of these.Just have learned that these are on SNKRS-JP scheduled for Feb. 22nd release and just can’t get why Nike has to keep releasing these kind of crap…. I mean, I don’t even get why these are dubbed as Trading Cards…
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So this is what it’s come to? 
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Embarrassing lolSo this is what it’s come to?
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So are we just not getting the white and blacks? Those and the white and navys and I'm happy.
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You mean the OG Black/White and Olympics? If so they came out not even 2 years ago
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No, the white and blacks that are on end at the moment. And the all white with navy air bubbles and jewel swoosh from a page or 2 back.
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Just stop it Nike...
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I don't get the surprise. We been way past the "omg what are they doing to this model?" phase. These More Uptempos are for the streets now.
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Nope! They can keep those.
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Oh god no…
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Nike Air More Uptempo White Midnight Navy - Jun 2022 - DH8011-100 - KicksOnFire.com
Official images of this Nike Air More Uptempo show that it comes dressed in a White leather upper paired up with matching mesh tongues, laces, lining, pull tabs and sole unit. The all-White design is then contrasted by the Midnight Navy hits spotted on the Nike Swoosh branding.
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NameNike Air More Uptempo White Midnight Navy
ColorwayWhite/Midnight Navy-White
Release DateMar. 01, 2022
Style CodeDH8011-100
Retail Price$160.00
kicks on fire says march 1st for the white and navy
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For all of you who are saying no, perhaps you just needed the right fit
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Nike gettin creative
