NikeTalk's official New Era 59 Fifty fitted caps are finally here, and will be available exclusively at ecapcity.com beginning at midnight EST on February 12th.  

Only 144 of these caps have been produced and they'll be sold on a first come, first served basis for $36 each, which, these days, is cheaper than just about anything other than Nets tickets.  

With this cap, our goal was to apply the same commitment to quality, authenticity, and respect that differentiates the NikeTalk community from its many imitators.  

Crafted from New Era's premium black cotton twill, the NikeTalk fitted caps proudly bear the NT logo in... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Method Man) http://niketalk.com/topic/310347 Sat, 05 Feb 2011 01:20:44 PST http://niketalk.com/topic/310346/-144-NikeTalk-New-Era-fitted-caps---SOLD-Thank----support- (Hey, at least they'll come out before Detox.)

NikeTalk's official New Era 59 Fifty fitted caps are finally here, and will be available exclusively at ecapcity.com beginning at midnight EST on February 12th.  

Only 144 of these caps have been produced and they'll be sold on a first come, first served basis for $36 each, which, these days, is cheaper than just about anything other than Nets tickets.  

With this cap, our goal was to apply the same commitment to quality, authenticity, and respect that differentiates the NikeTalk community from its many imitators.  

Crafted from New Era's premium black cotton twill, the NikeTalk fitted caps proudly bear the NT logo in... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Method Man) http://niketalk.com/topic/310346 Sat, 05 Feb 2011 01:20:44 PST http://niketalk.com/topic/296446/Happy-11th-NikeTalk- To put it in perspective, that's about 4,000 days longer than our detractors thought we'd last.

If you'd been keeping track by counting on your hands, you're now officially screwed.  (Unless, of course, you murdered Inigo Montoya's father.)


This is a low key anniversary and, to be honest, I don't really feel like celebrating. 

It isn't enough for us to simply exist, to hang on for another year.  NikeTalk began as a way to accomplish good for sneaker enthusiast community.  In the years since, our focus has expanded as we've managed to raise over $100,000 together to help charitable organizations around the world confront some of the most dire challenges facing our planet and its inhabitants.  These aren't battles that can be won by mere attrition. 

feeds@yuku.com (Method Man) http://niketalk.com/topic/296446 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 03:29:45 PST http://niketalk.com/topic/288015/Thanks--helping-NikeTalk-contribute-2-150--Doctors--Borders- NikeTalk's first ever charity auction.  The event raised over $1,000 for Doctors Without Borders to help ongoing relief efforts in Haiti and beyond - and that was only the beginning.  We at NikeTalk promised to match the winning bids for each item to effectively double the event's overall impact.  However, we were so inspired by our fellow members' efforts to use their talents to assist those in need that we decided, instead, to double the winning bids.  So, today, I'm pleased to announce that we've just donated $2,150 to feeds@yuku.com (Method Man) http://niketalk.com/topic/288015 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:50:10 PST http://niketalk.com/topic/288018/Thanks--helping-NikeTalk-contribute-2-150--Doctors--Borders- NikeTalk's first ever charity auction.  The event raised over $1,000 for Doctors Without Borders to help ongoing relief efforts in Haiti and beyond - and that was only the beginning.  We at NikeTalk promised to match the winning bids for each item to effectively double the event's overall impact.  However, we were so inspired by our fellow members' efforts to use their talents to assist those in need that we decided, instead, to double the winning bids.  So, today, I'm pleased to announce that we've just donated $2,150 to feeds@yuku.com (Method Man) http://niketalk.com/topic/288018 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:50:10 PST http://niketalk.com/topic/287692/Help-Haiti----NikeTalk-s---custom-sneaker-charity-auction-BI

Have you forgotten already?  On January 12th, Haiti endured a massive earthquake, which reportedly claimed over 100,000 lives, left approximately one million people homeless, and caused incalculable damage to the nation's inhabitants and its infrastructure.  While the press coverage may have subsided, Haitians still need our support. 

To help, we at NikeTalk have teamed up with six immensely talented artists, the sneaker customization gurus behind Evolved Footwear, JGoods Custom Sneakers, 1of Customs, http://niketalk.com/topic/287692 Tue, 18 May 2010 00:10:42 PST http://niketalk.com/topic/287689/Help-Haiti----NikeTalk-s---custom-sneaker-charity-auction-BI

Have you forgotten already?  On January 12th, Haiti endured a massive earthquake, which reportedly claimed over 100,000 lives, left approximately one million people homeless, and caused incalculable damage to the nation's inhabitants and its infrastructure.  While the press coverage may have subsided, Haitians still need our support. 

To help, we at NikeTalk have teamed up with six immensely talented artists, the sneaker customization gurus behind Evolved Footwear, JGoods Custom Sneakers, 1of Customs, http://niketalk.com/topic/287689 Tue, 18 May 2010 00:10:42 PST http://niketalk.com/topic/221337/Let-s-all-welcome-NikeTalk-s-two-newest-moderators- upcoming trip to Baltimore (I kid because I love), the time has come to bolster our staff presence.

Tonight, I'm proud to announce the addition of West2East and Arqangel6 to our moderating team. I know the positivity, patience, and helpfulness... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Method Man) http://niketalk.com/topic/221337 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:44:38 PST http://niketalk.com/topic/221338/Thank---helping-NT-donate-7-000---HSUS-End-Dogfighting-Campa
Given the sudden surge in public interest, it's an opportune moment to mention that an estimated 40,000 Americans engage in dogfighting. It would be convenient to brand these 40,000+ people as monsters for inflicting such unspeakable cruelty on other living, feeling, caring creatures - yet doing so only ignores the root cause. Caring about our fellow species doesn't require us to be unfeeling toward the plight of our fellow human beings. Compassion is not a limited resource.

Considering the number of Michael Vick fans who've frequented the site over the years, some of whom continued to stand by him even after his arrest and iteration after iteration of ugly and underwhelming signature sneakers, we... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Method Man) http://niketalk.com/topic/221338 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:29:43 PST http://niketalk.com/topic/222796/Thank---helping-NT-donate-7-000---HSUS-End-Dogfighting-Campa
Given the sudden surge in public interest, it's an opportune moment to mention that an estimated 40,000 Americans engage in dogfighting. It would be convenient to brand these 40,000+ people as monsters for inflicting such unspeakable cruelty on other living, feeling, caring creatures - yet doing so only ignores the root cause. Caring about our fellow species doesn't require us to be unfeeling toward the plight of our fellow human beings. Compassion is not a limited resource.

Considering the number of Michael Vick fans who've frequented the site over the years, some of whom continued to stand by him even after his arrest and iteration after iteration of ugly and underwhelming signature sneakers, we... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Method Man) http://niketalk.com/topic/222796 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:29:43 PST http://niketalk.com/topic/192756/VOTE--determine--receives--7th-Kiva-org-loan-HURRY-polls-clo As some of you may already know, last year NikeTalk allocated $6,820 to Kiva.org, a non-profit organization that helps facilitate loans to entrepreneurs in developing nations.

We've issued six loans thus far and you can check their repayment progress on our Kiva lender page: www.kiva.org/lender/NikeTalk

We've recently received repayment installments from each of our outstanding loans. As a result, we now have over $2,300 in our community's Kiva.org account ready to be loaned to a new group of entrepreneurs.

In the past, we've selected loan recipients through a two step process: first, we invite our fellow members to browse kiva.org and nominate their favorite entrepreneurs, then we vote as a community and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Method Man) http://niketalk.com/topic/192756 Sat, 30 May 2009 02:00:17 PST http://niketalk.com/topic/245290/Thank---helping-NikeTalk-donate-19-000--build--library--Nepa Room to Read, which will finance the construction of a freestanding library in Nepal.

While the educational system in Nepal has improved markedly over the last two decades, the child literacy rate still stands at around 60% and stark gender disparities in education demand redress. Today, illiteracy plagues over 35% of Nepalese males and 57% of all females. 47% of Nepalese children suffer from malnourishment and half live on less than $1 per day.

The plight facing children and families in Nepal so moved John Wood, then a senior executive at Microsoft, that he quit his job to help - eventually founding the non-profit Room to Read organization, which has since built over 7,000 libraries and expanded its operations to serve communities in over nine... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Method Man) http://niketalk.com/topic/245290 Sun, 03 May 2009 21:46:42 PST http://niketalk.com/topic/206766/Thanks--helping-NikeTalk-donate-10-000---WWF--join--Amur-Leo
Recently, we were privileged to donate $10,000 to the World Wildlife Fund to join their Amur Leopard Conservation Society, part of the WWF's "extraordinary gifts" program.


A critically endangered species, the Amur leopard has become known as the rarest big cat in the world. Like many of our members, Amur leopards tend to be solitary and nocturnal. They're also remarkable athletes, capable of vertical leaps in excess of nine feet. Sadly, only about 30 of these elegant and extraordinary creatures are left in the wild. While their situation is dire, there is still cause for hope. Scientists and conservationists saved the Amur tiger, whose population also numbered in the thirties several decades ago, from the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Method Man) http://niketalk.com/topic/206766 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:45:53 PST http://niketalk.com/topic/215215/Thanks--helping-NikeTalk-donate-10-000---WWF--join--Amur-Leo
Recently, we were privileged to donate $10,000 to the World Wildlife Fund to join their Amur Leopard Conservation Society, part of the WWF's "extraordinary gifts" program.


A critically endangered species, the Amur leopard has become known as the rarest big cat in the world. Like many of our members, Amur leopards tend to be solitary and nocturnal. They're also remarkable athletes, capable of vertical leaps in excess of nine feet. Sadly, only about 30 of these elegant and extraordinary creatures are left in the wild. While their situation is dire, there is still cause for hope. Scientists and conservationists saved the Amur tiger, whose population also numbered in the thirties several decades ago, from the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Method Man) http://niketalk.com/topic/215215 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:45:53 PST http://niketalk.com/topic/150337/VOTE--determine--receives--6th-Kiva-org-loan-HURRY-polls-clo NikeTalk allocated $6,820 to Kiva.org, a non-profit organization that helps facilitate loans to entrepreneurs in developing nations.

We've issued five loans thus far and you can check their repayment progress on our Kiva lender page: www.kiva.org/lender/NikeTalk

Our first loan recipients, the Kewerimidde Women's group have completely repaid their loan. As a result, we now have $2,000 in our community's Kiva.org account ready to be loaned to a new group of entrepreneurs.

In the past, we've selected loan recipients... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Method Man) http://niketalk.com/topic/150337 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:02:26 PST http://niketalk.com/topic/149290/Offering--requesting-content--NT-s-rules--result--immediate-
If we don't allow you to post something on NikeTalk, we're not going to allow you to arrange obtaining it through NikeTalk. This goes for anything against the rules, from nudity to copyrighted media.



This post IS your warning. Anyone who OFFERS OR REQUESTS content in violation of our rules will be permanently banned.
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Method Man) http://niketalk.com/topic/149290 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:44:35 PST http://niketalk.com/topic/143153/Happy-9th-Anniversary-Niketalk-

Wow, what a milestone. Did I ever think it was possible? ....Yes.... Did I think people would enjoy visiting a place where they shared a common interest? Would they enjoy visiting a place where they felt comfortable enough to openly share their differing opinions/ideas without being ridiculed? Would they return to a place where they could feel confident knowing that the people behind the scenes would always look out for the community's best interests first. YES to all of the above.

My goal was to create a place that felt comfortable, that allowed for a free exchange of ideas, opinions and or course, release dates and pics. To create a home away from home. This place still feels like home. And it has since December 10th, 1999. Not because I founded it, but because of the people... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Nelson C) http://niketalk.com/topic/143153 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:40:35 PST http://niketalk.com/topic/130698/VOTE--determine--receives--5th-Kiva-org-loan-Holiday-edition
As a few of you already know, we at NikeTalk recently allocated $6,820 to Kiva.org, a non-profit organization that helps facilitate loans to entrepreneurs in developing nations.

We've now issued four loans totaling $6,350. This week, we'll be determining the recipient of our fifth loan - and we'd like your help deciding.

Please take a moment to review the profiles of these five groups. Vote for your favorite, and once the polls have closed we'll try to complete their request, lending up to the $1,600 and change remaining in our Kiva.org account.

feeds@yuku.com (Method Man) http://niketalk.com/topic/130698 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:16:51 PST http://niketalk.com/topic/127733/2nd-Quickstrike-Kiva-org-vote-polls-closed- NikeTalk recently allocated $6,820 to Kiva.org, a non-profit organization that helps facilitate loans to entrepreneurs in developing nations.

We've issued three loans thus far and you can check their repayment progress on our Kiva lender page: www.kiva.org/lender/NikeTalk

In the past, we've selected loan recipients through a two step process: first, we invite our fellow members to browse kiva.org and nominate their favorite entrepreneurs, then we vote as a community and complete the loan receiving the most votes.

Due to sharp increases in traffic and lender activity, we've been unable to issue loans using this method. Thanks to thousands of registered Kiva users, loans are being... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Method Man) http://niketalk.com/topic/127733 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:36:56 PST http://niketalk.com/topic/125510/Quickstrike-Kiva-org-vote-polls-closed- NikeTalk recently allocated $6,820 to Kiva.org, a non-profit organization that helps facilitate loans to entrepreneurs in developing nations.

We've issued two loans thus far and we've already received partial repayments from each group. Our first loan is now 50% repaid.

In the past, we've selected loan recipients through a two step process: first, we invite our fellow members to browse kiva.org and nominate their favorite entrepreneurs, then we vote as a community and complete the loan receiving the most votes.
Due to sharp increases in traffic and lender activity, we've been unable to issue loans using this method. Thanks to thousands of registered Kiva users, loans are being filled faster than ever before. As a result, we've been forced to expedite the process. Below,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Method Man) http://niketalk.com/topic/125510 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:21:07 PST