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i can co-sign
they had air trainers, air cross trainers & air trainer sc's (med ball) as well
maybe not into the '90's tho...not sure when they stopped
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To Those Who Remember, What was the Sneaker Game like in the early to mid 1990s?
i can co-sign
they had air trainers, air cross trainers & air trainer sc's (med ball) as well
maybe not into the '90's tho...not sure when they stopped
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I doubt there was resell back then, I'm sure people would be like "charging me more? I can go buy that at footlocker right now!"
I remember this sneaker store/sporting goods place where you could try on the shoes and play on their indoor/instore basketball court. I only remember seeing in vegas back thing. Just for feet? The Athlete's Foot?
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THIS. All this.
The ball players. Basketball of course.
And the drug dealers around my way, who always had the fly ****.
What's crazy is people would wear their sneakers out of the story sometime just to get them on the block as soon as possible.
Jordans were popular. Expensive. People were getting robbed for them. But nothing like now in terms of popularity I feel like.
People wore everything. I remember Filas being popular with the dealers. Diadora. Lotto.
It was more about being unique and having your own **** than having the same J's everyone else owns.
Yooo, my man said Hermans b. You def have to be a certain age to remember that.
I wonder who she was. I probably knew her
Could be, but I don't think so. Them wearing it on tv was just a byproduct of the times and sports being so popular. Nike didn't need them to co-sign a shoe. The commercials had them covered.
Def was no resell back then, at least not like what we see now.
I remember wearing kicks right out of the store. Straight flexing coming back and showing my friends.
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He name was Marissa....and I'm talking about original 95-96 releases. By 01 still no lines for me....had the early hook up...no extra fee either
Def showing my age with the her man's reference lol.....the hunt was real
He name was Marissa....and I'm talking about original 95-96 releases. By 01 still no lines for me....had the early hook up...no extra fee either
Def showing my age with the her man's reference lol.....the hunt was real
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So these were the Avias I fiended for most. Transports. Forgot the name for a minute.
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Oh, I read it too fast
Avia's...shout out to Clyde Drexler.
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The Avia 822 was the one I liked the most.
Drexler always balled in lows right? So he wore the 825?
Drexler always balled in lows right? So he wore the 825?
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I remember he had highs. I just googled, had 855s.
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Thank you sir.
Anyone remember this sneaker? I posted it in the Sneaker Showcase Reebok thread.
The Reebok Integrity.
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I remember getting these to play AAU ball thinking I was doing it. ***** felt like they weighed 10lbs each.
My ankle was rock solid though
The Commitment was another nice one from Reebok.
Anyone remember this sneaker? I posted it in the Sneaker Showcase Reebok thread.
The Reebok Integrity.
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I remember getting these to play AAU ball thinking I was doing it. ***** felt like they weighed 10lbs each.
My ankle was rock solid though
The Commitment was another nice one from Reebok.
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Man I love the OD high and bulky early 90's shoe look.
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I was actually thinking that Reebok could retro that **** now and it wouldn't be that far off from some of the **** I see cats rocking today.
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Thank you sir.
Anyone remember this sneaker? I posted it in the Sneaker Showcase Reebok thread.
The Reebok Integrity.
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I remember getting these to play AAU ball thinking I was doing it. ***** felt like they weighed 10lbs each.
My ankle was rock solid though
The Commitment was another nice one from Reebok.
Those are ill. I would love to see them re-release.
I'd also like to see the Reeboks answer to Nikes "Glove", the "Shroud", make a return.
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Drools at the Transports.....
Them 855s I think is what he wore in the 90 finals. Them Avia arc spiders (I think) were dope for the time. But no matter how many times I try to catch them from the 89 contest., I can't see what number avias Clyde is wearing
Can't forget the numerous pairs if new balance I had back then....a Bronx / uptown staple
Them 855s I think is what he wore in the 90 finals. Them Avia arc spiders (I think) were dope for the time. But no matter how many times I try to catch them from the 89 contest., I can't see what number avias Clyde is wearing
Can't forget the numerous pairs if new balance I had back then....a Bronx / uptown staple
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So I've been looking for images of the following two adidas for literally years and finally found then on eBay. One seller has a whole bunch of vintage heat but none of it is my size. The first pair is the Tre mid from 1995. It's probably my favorite 90s adidas Bball shoe and I really wish they'd retro. Had a pair if black/white ones but never managed to grab this black and green colorway. Second pair is the Backdoor mid, I think also 95 and I had this shoe in this exact color. Also wanted the white pair cause the piece going up the middle of the toebocpx was black to contrast and add another dimension to the 3 stripes going up the side. The Rafters were just a sick looking Reebok Bball shoe from around 95. I think the ones in the pic are actually a retro from like 2003. They never got the shape right on the retros and it always irritated me. I think I have a pic of the black Nubuck OGs, I'll post it underneath the white/red pair from the auction.
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6 Rings G.O.A.T.
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Celebrities didn't influence me wanting shoes in the 90s.. Michael Jordan influenced me wanting shoes in the 90s..
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I always liked those Sam Cassells. Never had the heart to pull the trigger though.
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Yeah, those have to be retros. I wasn't even aware they ever re-released.
I cut the Reebok logos off the OG version of that colorway and used them as a keychain after the shoes were trashed. The Originals had a white leather oval instead of red one, and a translucent red rubber Reebok logo in place of the black stitched one. I think that colorway came out in like 97, a good while after all the others.
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Ya, no resellers back then. Heck, you could wait a couple months and even get them on clearance! I know we'll never have numbers, but I wonder if they made more back then, or if it's just the hype now.
I remember going to Mall of America in '97 and seeing a store with a court inside. Didn't realize it was for actually trying out the shoes. Seems like such a strange concept now with sellouts and reviews all over Youtube.
That was back when the Air Bakin & Foams just came out! I remember thinking $180 was a CRAZY amount to spend on shoes when all the other high end stuff was only around $140. I think even the Jordan XII's were around $135 then if I'm not mistaken. Then the XIII came out with a $150 price tag and the hologram on the side
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World foot locker was the Mecca in the west coast for kicks when it first opened in Caesars palace. LV
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Of course I'm biased, and I've never lived there, but if living in a nice to super nice area is important to you, all things considered Rockridge is about as close to perfect as you can get in America.We are looking in Rockridge right now. If u know anyone hiring, that would also helpFa real what part of the bay???
Been interviewing like crazy.
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View media item 1174185The old Niketown pdx on 6th&salmon. 
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I remember setting foot in this place back in 93 or 94. Think it opened in 90. Place was like a museum with athlete posters of kicks and sportswear everywhere that drew you in with knowledge on what they were trying to achieve, especially on an athletic standpoint. This corner will always stay dear to me. Use to ride 2 buses and the light rail to this spot. IMO this is the hub of the shoe game and the ability of extending brands/marketing it out to the mainstream crowd
....I remember setting foot in this place back in 93 or 94. Think it opened in 90. Place was like a museum with athlete posters of kicks and sportswear everywhere that drew you in with knowledge on what they were trying to achieve, especially on an athletic standpoint. This corner will always stay dear to me. Use to ride 2 buses and the light rail to this spot. IMO this is the hub of the shoe game and the ability of extending brands/marketing it out to the mainstream crowd
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When I bought the Taxis at Athletes Foot they had what looked like a small pen mark on the white part
They were beginning me to buy them and even took off $50
I washed the mark off too with a rag and hot water
They were beginning me to buy them and even took off $50
I washed the mark off too with a rag and hot water
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When I was about 7, Mom and Dad got me my first pair of Jordan's back in '85: black/red Sky Jordan 1's. I also remember getting the satin jacket with the wings logo on the back... It was around this time when Run DMC was pretty popular and I had a bunch of ADIDAS gear too... I'd always get my shoes from Hilltop Mall in Richmond (back when it was a decent mall). I would always go into Footlocker (who remembers their old store layout with the hoop above the register and the hardwood floor) to look at the grown up Jordan's that I couldn't quite fit yet. When the IV's came out, my interest went up, I was about 10-11 at this point. I got the kids version of what I called the Concrete IV's (White/Cement), and about a year later they still had them at Footlocker, and got the grown up version of the Black/Red IV's... In the 90's, I also got shoes from Track and Trail, The Athletes Foot, and Copelands... I can honestly say that I've owned a pair of British Knights that I got from this store that I can't remember the name of, but I guess it was cool back then... As for J's, I got the Fire Red V's and loved the reflective tongue, but hated that it never sat straight (I think my pair was messed up, my older brothers pair looked better)... My last pair of Jordan's were the Infrared VI's, this was around the time I first started playing organized ball, then I kinda cooled off on J's for a bit...
As like most have already stated, influences came straight from the athletes, and back then the athlete was greater than the celebrity wearing his shoe... The NBA All-Star game was a great example of when players showcased their new shoes and I always watched with my brothers & friends... It was always fun talking about what players were wearing and waiting for the newest Eastbay to come in the mail... During this time in the early to mid 90's, I was a big fan of the Flights and Forces... Shoes you could pump up were kinda cool back then too, I had a pair of Reebok Pump Omni Lite's and I found a pair of the Air Command Force's at Copelands on the sale table... I've been a huge Warriors fan for like forever, and Tim Hardaway was one of my favorite players along with Mullin, so of course I had to get the Air Raids... I never really messed with Air Max's much, and I think my first pair was the CB34's...
When the internet started becoming a resource for information and Jordan started bringing back the XI's, that's when I got interested in Jordan's again... I missed out but didn't really try to get the Concord's, but when the Space Jams dropped, getting them at midnight on NDC was easy, I think I bought 4 or 5 pairs for friends and family, same thing when the White/Cement III's came back... I would always freequent Niketalk and Kicksology (such a dope site, I found their reviews to be helpfull for selecting a shoe to play ball in)... I was spending a lot of my part time paychecks at NTSF and First Step... I guess at this point demand was getting higher for shoes and things eventually escalated to where we're at today...
Back then, shoes were meant to play ball in, and it was about comfort and performance... Stores pretty much had shoes on the shelves, and I remember walking past all the early Jordan retro's that sat at Copelands on Market St. in SF, they must've been there for months...I remember walking into NTSF on a Saturday night on release day to pick up some Black Cement III's and wearing them to play hoop in the same night (terrible traction, went straight into my closet)... Like it was back then, I buy the ones I want and don't need to buy every pair that releases in every color...
All the new generation is, is a bunch of kids that worry about what other people think, worrying about fake pairs, being impatient and blabbering about order/shipping confirmations, striving to have the most pairs/biggest collection, and doing photo shoots of their feet (that was for our Civics and Integras back in the day)... Grab a ball and play some hoops
As like most have already stated, influences came straight from the athletes, and back then the athlete was greater than the celebrity wearing his shoe... The NBA All-Star game was a great example of when players showcased their new shoes and I always watched with my brothers & friends... It was always fun talking about what players were wearing and waiting for the newest Eastbay to come in the mail... During this time in the early to mid 90's, I was a big fan of the Flights and Forces... Shoes you could pump up were kinda cool back then too, I had a pair of Reebok Pump Omni Lite's and I found a pair of the Air Command Force's at Copelands on the sale table... I've been a huge Warriors fan for like forever, and Tim Hardaway was one of my favorite players along with Mullin, so of course I had to get the Air Raids... I never really messed with Air Max's much, and I think my first pair was the CB34's...
When the internet started becoming a resource for information and Jordan started bringing back the XI's, that's when I got interested in Jordan's again... I missed out but didn't really try to get the Concord's, but when the Space Jams dropped, getting them at midnight on NDC was easy, I think I bought 4 or 5 pairs for friends and family, same thing when the White/Cement III's came back... I would always freequent Niketalk and Kicksology (such a dope site, I found their reviews to be helpfull for selecting a shoe to play ball in)... I was spending a lot of my part time paychecks at NTSF and First Step... I guess at this point demand was getting higher for shoes and things eventually escalated to where we're at today...
Back then, shoes were meant to play ball in, and it was about comfort and performance... Stores pretty much had shoes on the shelves, and I remember walking past all the early Jordan retro's that sat at Copelands on Market St. in SF, they must've been there for months...I remember walking into NTSF on a Saturday night on release day to pick up some Black Cement III's and wearing them to play hoop in the same night (terrible traction, went straight into my closet)... Like it was back then, I buy the ones I want and don't need to buy every pair that releases in every color...
All the new generation is, is a bunch of kids that worry about what other people think, worrying about fake pairs, being impatient and blabbering about order/shipping confirmations, striving to have the most pairs/biggest collection, and doing photo shoots of their feet (that was for our Civics and Integras back in the day)... Grab a ball and play some hoops
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...another pair i had from the foot hunt that i wish i never threw out. i actually liked the "bag/box" more than the shoe. trying to really think how i got these, probably some mom/pop in harlem not some wild re-sale price. and i had these in h.s. so they had to be some years old. never really rocked them (too bulky in the back) and i remember them being not so comfortable esp at the tip of the toe box.....sold them for like 50 bucks, hurt to let go of the box