THE OFFICIAL A I R M A X DELUXE THREAD

[doxen5703]

By the way, you can stretch out the toebox’s Upper with a bit of effort using hot water and a hair dryer, made my experience comfier

That sounds like it would shrink them. Might have to give it a try.

 

[bigty23]

All these happy people with their pairs and I'm looking for one for retail smh...

 

[tigo0240]

If you've got smaller feet you're good. Anything over a 12, yikes. I paid resale and, for once, don't feel bad about it.

 

[win or loose]

If these were $150 they would have been an easier choice for me.

 

[AirMatt91]

Find it mad you’re having a hard time finding the OGs in the states, they’re sitting everywhere in England and will hit the sales easily

 

[Majorbread]

Wow finally got my hands on my pair from the NDC restock. Quality is top notch they did a great job with these. Def way more comfortable than the recent string of AM97s. Surprised by the matertial on the lining, **** feels amazing. Never had the OGs but my 10 yr old self sweated then hard, glad to finally have em.

 

[tigo0240]

Find it mad you’re having a hard time finding the OGs in the states, they’re sitting everywhere in England and will hit the sales easily

Seems to be an ongoing trend with Nike. I know historically the Air Max line has done better in Europe, but the allocation to the US on certain models seems ridiculously low.

 

[carlcarlsson]

I feel bad not copping the OG colorway and now I want it lol. I'm glad I did this though to save money. I hope that Women's Blue/Green colorway drops; I honestly like those the most of all.

OG's are still sitting in Sweden. You can get them from sneakersnstuff, caliroots and run for shelta.

 

[dankenstien88]

Took some comparison shots of my OGs vs retros. Both shoes are US Size 12.

Swirl print is thicker on OG. Contrast between colors seems more defined on retro. Quality of the nylon used upper is nearly identical.

The embossed upper portion of the heel is more defined on the retro. It is also much and I emphasize, MUCH, stiffer than the OG. I saw someone in this thread refer to it as foamposite; and while I don't beleive it to be foam on the retro I can see how one might call it that due to the extremely rigid nature of the material. The orange piping is also much brighter on the retro. Some of this may be due to age and wear, but when I looked at a pair of DS grasshoppers I have, the accent piping is a much paler green than the rest of the shoe as well.

Insoles are a major difference. OGs had a high quality silk screened insole with a unique pattern like most Maxes from the era. Retros are solid orange with screen printed swoosh.

Underside of insoles. OG had a softer foam with a textured forefoot and black ultra soft pad layered on the heel. OG insole is stamped with "MENS RUNNING - Anatomically Engineered". Retro is all black with Nike logo and feels much stiffer, almost like a rubber compound.

Closeup of OG insole. Insole was composed of 4 layers.
1. Screen printed fabric.
2. Ultra soft foam layer (this is the porous black foam line you see in the pic). Material is similar to the spenco sourced insoles used on more recent Jordan retros.
3. Textured dense foam layer.
4. Ultra soft pad layered on bottom of heel.


Image limit is 10 pics per post. I'll post the rest here shortly.

 

[AIRMAXDISCIPLE]

Image limit is 10 pics per post. I'll post the rest here shortly.

please do and thanks for your effort

 

[dankenstien88]

Inside, under insole.

OG

Padded nylon material stitched down the center provides additional cushioning. Very typical of Maxes of the era.

Retro

Flat, side stitched underfoot area. Appears to be a synthetic felt type material. Provides a touch of additional cushion compared to the almost fiberglass-like material found under the insoles in many retros. Nowhere near as cushioned as the OG though.

Outsole as we all know is no longer translucent on retro. 25/5 psi monikers are also gone from all shoes using the 97 setup.

Reflective hash marks:
OG

Retro

The hash marks are my biggest gripe with this release and the only legitimate QC issue. There is flashing left over around the edges, whereas the OG had perfect edges.


Bonus shot. OG grasshopper vs retro for shape comparison DS to DS since my OG arctics are far from perfect.

 

[AIRMAXDISCIPLE]

how would you rate the retros compared to the OG
and whats your opinion about the sizing from the retros ??
dankenstien88

 

[KanyIZZY]

OG's are still sitting in Sweden. You can get them from sneakersnstuff, caliroots and run for shelta.

If it's more than 115.. I don't want them. lol.

 

[johngotty]

Thank you for sharing dankenstien88 . Really good to see all of the changes they applied to the retro in context.

 

[KanyIZZY]

Solid post dankenstien88

 

[johngotty]

I keep waiting on the blue pair to pop back up on ndc. Want to grab another pair using my boy's swoosh.

 

[Mos718]

Inside, under insole.

OG

Padded nylon material stitched down the center provides additional cushioning. Very typical of Maxes of the era.

Retro

Flat, side stitched underfoot area. Appears to be a synthetic felt type material. Provides a touch of additional cushion compared to the almost fiberglass-like material found under the insoles in many retros. Nowhere near as cushioned as the OG though.

Outsole as we all know is no longer translucent on retro. 25/5 psi monikers are also gone from all shoes using the 97 setup.

Reflective hash marks:
OG

Retro

The hash marks are my biggest gripe with this release and the only legitimate QC issue. There is flashing left over around the edges, whereas the OG had perfect edges.


Bonus shot. OG grasshopper vs retro for shape comparison DS to DS since my OG arctics are far from perfect.

Man I wish they drop that grasshopper colorway. It’s beautiful

 

[doxen5703]

September 8 for Skepta. Wish me luck.

 

[AirMax420]

I’m in for those Skepta’s too, threw my OG colorway in the bin cuz that’s not me

 

[AIRMAXDISCIPLE]

threw my OG colorway in the bin cuz that’s not me

you put them in the trash can lol ???

 

[ASE]

I think its a reference to one of Skepta’s song.

 

[davinelulinvega]

Yes and a reference in this song of old times when he used to wear luxury brands while now he's about Nike, great song along Man ( the whole album in fact )

 

[AirMax420]

you put them in the trash can lol ???

Knew that was gonna throw people off, but now you got to listen!

 

[jpl222]

How do these rate on cushioning?

Read somewhere that the most recent AM97s are like cement.

I presume these are no better?

They SURELY don’t feel like OG’s. First thing I though when I put them on was that the cushioning felt a little too solid

 

[dhtowng]

I just don’t understand why they can’t make the shoes cushy and comfortable like they used to be. Like what’s so hard about that? Especially on airmaxes like the 97 and deluxe. Makes me so mad when I think about it.