The Official Jordan XXXI Thread

[shaw333]

Def. my favorite pair so far. 

 

[yrok1986]

11/7 via J23

So these drop on a Monday? The Chi colorway drops two days before that on the 5th. Is it likely that these are only being released at outlets like prior N7 releases?

Best picture yet, IMO. Gorgeous.

 

[mrsuave]

8 - 8.5 available on NDC.  

 

[tameone]

RE: Traction.  I played in a pair.  Traction is a letdown without even considering it's a $185 shoe.  I play on three different courts, and whaddaya know, one is really nice, one is semi-dirty, and one at times is really dusty.  

On a nice court, you won't have problems.. they work well.  Almost everything sticks on a nice clean court.  Semi-dirty court you can get away with wiping.  There's a noticeable difference between these and better shoes, but they are absolutely playable.  Not horrible like some reviews would make you think, but not great either. They are not good on a really dirty court though.  Slippage on quick stops and just didn't feel planted during general movements.  I went back to my AJ 28 SEs on this court and there was a stark improvement.  I still play in 28 SEs regularly.  I have a pair of 29s.  Had a pair of 30s, but they ripped on the upper after a month and I sent them back to nike.  Traction on the 31s is the worst of the bunch.  I think 28, 29 had excellent traction.  30 was very good.  31 is just so so.. medicore.  below average.  I think AJ traction has been slowly decreasing since the 28 and we've hopefully hit the bottom.  Next to something like the 28 or the Curry 2 these just can't match up.

 

[ceo insane]

^I agree, this rubber doesn't stick well to most courts. XX8s/Melo M10s were perfect. My gym's court is maintained well, but most city-operated recs and schools are not. Those are where most of your ballers hoop. Not sure why they are insisting on translucent soles for these.

 

[yrok1986]

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[misterj]

There was a pic of the "black toe" 31s up on IG yesterday..I can't find it anymore must have been taken down

Red heel, black jumpman, black liner, WHITE toe weaved into the red heel. Think it had a black swoosh. White midsole, red sole with what I think was the Chicago skyline across it.

Execution was very meh and passable.

 

[misterj]

Don't know how to edit my last post on mobile..Anyway- found the pic

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[Deleted member 107398]

Theres literally nothing 'Black Toe' about those...maybe its the Chi colorway?

 

[datsevil2]

Don't know how to edit my last post on mobile..Anyway- found the pic

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Appreciate the picture. Doesn't look like the black toe to me. Maybe the Chicago pair?

On second thought. The sole has Chicago emblem. Must be the Chi color way.

 

[shaw333]

They're gonna say that the black/front of the flight plate is the "black toe"

 

[dmoney23444]

Pretty sure the chi colorway is to go along with the black toe 1 since the skyline was in the infamous jumpman pic when he wore the black toe 1. Wasn't expecting so much red. Disappointed.

 

[yrok1986]

 
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This was the last post on the previous page so I didn't want it to be missed. These are cleeeean. Better than the UM ones, honestly.

 

[Doom.]

Pretty sure the chi colorway is to go along with the black toe 1 since the skyline was in the infamous jumpman pic when he wore the black toe 1. Wasn't expecting so much red. Disappointed.

Agreed.

 

[yrok1986]

Love the CHIs.

 

[dmoney23444]

Just changing the red/white weave to black/white would have made them better.

 

[DEV.Woulf]

Pretty sure the chi colorway is to go along with the black toe 1 since the skyline was in the infamous jumpman pic when he wore the black toe 1. Wasn't expecting so much red. Disappointed.

Yeah the Chicago & Black Toe are related Bulls colors so makes sense. I would have preferred a real black toe version though. I don't know what to think of these. I felt the same about the Shattered Backboard until I saw more pictures then I loved them. They're kind of dope in a way but $185 dope?

They look a bit too much like the Banned. The bottom is virtually identical! Actually these are like the "Reverse Banned" for those who missed out in September!

 

[carolinakickg]

If those are what drops on same day as Black toes then I might go get SBB instead

 

[spoonmanofthehour]

Don't know how to edit my last post on mobile..Anyway- found the pic

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These go more with the Chucago 1s than the Black Toe 1s.

 

[shaw333]

If those are what drops on same day as Black toes then I might go get SBB instead

You wont regret it, the SBB is so clean

 

[GL Rayner]

I guess I'm in the minority, but I'm feeling the "Chicago" 31's.

 

[playaproved]

Pretty sure the chi colorway is to go along with the black toe 1 since the skyline was in the infamous jumpman pic when he wore the black toe 1. Wasn't expecting so much red. Disappointed.

This. I wanted SBB with Orange swapped to red. I'll reserve final judgement for Nikes glamour shots. And if they send me a 'reserved for you' email, I'd probably cop anyways. [emoji]128514[/emoji]

 

[spoonmanofthehour]

This. I wanted SBB with Orange swapped to red.

I did too. [emoji]128553[/emoji]

 

[bigjny88]

Thats why they calling them Chicagos and NOT Black Toes.

Guess we wont ever have a true Black Toes CW for these 31s, the closest we have are the SBB 31s now.

But for a Chicago CW of the 31s, I like em

 

[spoonmanofthehour]

Thats why they calling them Chicagos and NOT Black Toes.

Well, before, people were saying a black toe XXX1 was dropping with the black toe 1s...so that's why people were anticipating it.