The Official Nike LeBron XII Thread- "July 4th/USA" & "King's Cloak/Red Paisley" 06/27/15

[spiderjericho]

I don't know this "Lewiup" but yes.3 Instincts,3 HOL, 6 ID so far. All in on the 12.

A "Lewi up" is to buy triple of one pair of shoes. This is a termed coined by and named after Lewi1913 who I still see around in the threads occasionally. Dude goes ham and triples up on pairs he really likes, which is pretty much all of the pairs he buys it seems lmao

Just so we're clear. I coined the term based on his obsessive compulsive behavior following certain shoe releases, specifically the Kobe 8 Purple Fades.

Having said that, since it's based on his name and obviously just flipping the term double up, he can own the lingo.

 

[bigslim773]

I don't know this "Lewiup" but yes.3 Instincts,3 HOL, 6 ID so far. All in on the 12.

YEA lewi1913 GOES HAM!

TO MY KNOWLEDGE, HE COPPED LIKE 10 PAIRS OF THE PURPLE GRADIENT KOBE 8'S AND LIKE 8 PAIRS OF THE KOBE 9 MC LOW ID'S(MY NUMBERS MAY BE OFF SLIGHTLY) LOL!

 

[bowb4me]

He will eventually come for all our Kobe 8 fades. We must prepare ourselves.

 

[dark steel]

He will eventually come for all our Kobe 8 fades. We must prepare ourselves.

Only if you wear an 11.5

 

[lewi1913]

He will eventually come for all our Kobe 8 fades. We must prepare ourselves.

Lol

 

[CosmicGhostRider]

I like that LeBron consistently wears the Heart of a Lion colorway.

 

[nrmancruso]

I like that LeBron consistently wears the Heart of a Lion colorway.

And he was on the cover of SLAM wearing them and he won his first game back with Cleveland in them.

Lot of good story.

 

[iks mod]

Any performence comparisons to te kobe 9. Random but that what I currently ball in and I'm intrigued by these.

Thanks .

A significantly different feel underfoot between the two.  You won't get that same court feel that you get in the kobe 9.  Traction is also best in the 9.

Court feel is still nice in these 12s though considering the pods and bottom-loaded setup, traction has been decent for me too.  All in all they are two very different shoes though.  Cushioning will definitely last you longer in the bron 12s.  Midfoot/torsional support is better in the brons too.

 

[serstylz2]

wasnt the first lewiup on the South Beach 9s?

 

[qstephen19]

I don't know this "Lewiup" but yes.3 Instincts,3 HOL, 6 ID so far. All in on the 12.

A "Lewi up" is to buy triple of one pair of shoes. This is a termed coined by and named after Lewi1913 who I still see around in the threads occasionally. Dude goes ham and triples up on pairs he really likes, which is pretty much all of the pairs he buys it seems lmao

Just so we're clear. I coined the term based on his obsessive compulsive behavior following certain shoe releases, specifically the Kobe 8 Purple Fades.


Having said that, since it's based on his name and obviously just flipping the term double up, he can own the lingo.

My b man, haven't been lurking long enough to know that, first stumbled upon this site January of this year and I have no interest in any of the Kobe models at all so I wouldn't have known that but cool bit of info to find out

 

[D_eezus]

YEA lewi1913 GOES HAM!

TO MY KNOWLEDGE, HE COPPED LIKE 10 PAIRS OF THE PURPLE GRADIENT KOBE 8'S AND LIKE 8 PAIRS OF THE KOBE 9 MC LOW ID'S(MY NUMBERS MAY BE OFF SLIGHTLY) LOL!

Dony forget he has like 9 pairs of Mimai Vice 9's

 

[bowb4me]

Just got my Instincts in from SA. That was quick.

 

[cr8tivity]

Just got my Instincts in from SA. That was quick.

Double box ? 

 

[1Cn9wL8dg3]

Just got my Instincts in from SA. That was quick.

mine come 2mrrw

 

[bowb4me]

Nope. Bagged up. The box wasn't damaged though.

 

[jm1ke]

A significantly different feel underfoot between the two.  You won't get that same court feel that you get in the kobe 9.  Traction is also best in the 9.

Court feel is still nice in these 12s though considering the pods and bottom-loaded setup, traction has been decent for me too.  All in all they are two very different shoes though.  Cushioning will definitely last you longer in the bron 12s.  Midfoot/torsional support is better in the brons too.

Are the brons heavier ? I'm guessing they would be.

Which do you prefer when playing ball? Any particular reason why?

 

[Deleted member 43946]

He will eventually come for all our Kobe 8 fades. We must prepare ourselves.

Hell have to pry em from my cold dead feet! Lol. Btw instincts come in tomorrow. Cant wait!

 

[redrum3281]

He will eventually come for all our Kobe 8 fades. We must prepare ourselves.

don't forget most of the Lebron 9s, and the KPs he has 25 size 11.5 KPs

 

[spiderjericho]

Only if you wear an 11.5

That's why I hate him.

An in store FSR might have 1-2, who knows what inventory is like online.

And Lewis Lewi'dup on the KPs, MVs, the Kobe 9 MC elite iDs (though he did have different takes). But I can respect it. We're all pack rats to some extent.

The pizza delivery guy peeked into my home yesterday and was like you must really like shoes. I was embarrassed.

 

[][v][aximus]

Has anybody had to size down on these 12's??

 

[cjdynasty]

HOaL at outlets already lol... 179.99. As BigJ mentioned, we've found better deals than this already.

 

[dwoodactennis]

 
Has anybody had to size down on these 12's??

I did, know some other people with narrow feet did the same.  Went down a half size from a 10 in XI's to 9.5's in XII's and they have been great, hooped in them for weeks now and very glad I went down a half size, no problems at all.  

 

[dwoodactennis]

HOaL at outlets already lol... 179.99. As BigJ mentioned, we've found better deals than this already.

Outlets have become all but worthless....better deals online almost immediately, and still better deals on NDC than their own outlets once the clearance sale hits.  

 

[iks mod]

 
Has anybody had to size down on these 12's??

Like DW, I also went a half down with narrow feet.  Glad that I did.  Fit is excellent for ball after a little break in

 

[freeze]

bruh bruh just saw the instincts in person.... too ill. I love the iridescent aspect. definitely remind me of cloaks. Immediately came back and ordered em for the discount. Still not worth 200, but for the low, hell yea.