Air Jordan III OG Black Cement returns Feb 2018 - Nike Air on the back

[Deleted member 42060]

Doesn’t that make them unwearable at this point? 7 years with no wears?

I say for polyurethane air unit type of sneakers, 10 years to rock em is a time frame. My cdps are wearable for now, units are fogging

 

[TipsyMcStagga]

So tempted to order that red dunk shirt

 

[hyalite]

I haven't bought any J's since the metallic V's in 2016. Do the foot stores still do in-store raffles, or is it all apps now?

 

[JimAsDwight]

I haven't bought any J's since the metallic V's in 2016. Do the foot stores still do in-store raffles, or is it all apps now?

Wont know till a week before the release. Usually if its a more sought out release they will do the apps, which should be the case for these.

 

[maxmaxjordan23]

I wear my True Blues on a regular basis, as well as my 88's and I still have zero paint cracking or chipping.

 

[bigmixx11]

I thought midsole paint cracking on 3s & 4s stopped after the whole “Remastered” BS. I beat my Oreo 4s to death and they never cracked but all the 4s I have from 2012 cracked after a few wears.

 

[huskercats]

I wear my True Blues on a regular basis, as well as my 88's and I still have zero paint cracking or chipping.

That has been fixed from the ‘88 to present

 

[AWOKEN CHARISMA]

Worth watching thru, but if u mainly want to see a brief look at the bc3s ,go to around 8mins 40 secs in.

 

[orangeman13]

I say for polyurethane air unit type of sneakers, 10 years to rock em is a time frame. My cdps are wearable for now, units are fogging

10 years to start wearing them or 10 years until they are unwearable?

 

[casper90403]

what are they doing special for sneakers in the LA area for the All Star game? Any stores being converted to JB?

 

[coach js]

10 years to start wearing them or 10 years until they are unwearable?

my tru belief is that it' all in how u store them. i have og 15s that I still wear from 2000 i also have og 18.5s that u still wear. no problems with any of my shoes. i have always stored then in original packaging, average humidity, low light. so, 10 years is nothing for me. i have lots of 10+ year old shoes that still get wear with no crumbling or separation.

 

[AIR J XIII]

I say for polyurethane air unit type of sneakers, 10 years to rock em is a time frame. My cdps are wearable for now, units are fogging

It seems to depend on the shoe as well, 1999 AJ4s were crumbling by 06-07, but 2001 3s were good for 10 years.

Speaking for myself, i'd rather have a comfortable shoe that's only going to last 7-10 years than a brick that will never die.

 

[maxmaxjordan23]

What was that 4 that that dude Larry Miller speaking at the end was wearing??????? 9:35

 

[delete1234]

Ready for these

Any confirmed all star events (shoe related, Jordan or not) happening in LA?

 

[championboyz7]

I’ll try to scoop em up. Wore my brothers old pair
I forgot how comfy they were.

 

[oasls77]

Even tho I bought from snkrs on accident. I’m glad I got them for retail now. They should be here on Wednesday

How do you buy a classic OG shoe like this by accident. smh

 

[fightontrojans5]

What was that 4 that that dude Larry Miller speaking at the end was wearing??????? 9:35

Looked like Pure Money 4's

 

[chrxszz]

How do you buy a classic OG shoe like this by accident. smh

I never hit on snkrs so I clicked buy without thinking I was going to cop them. Hesitated a lot and ended up getting a pair anyway. *shrug*

 

[Bert.]

I haven't bought any J's since the metallic V's in 2016. Do the foot stores still do in-store raffles, or is it all apps now?

They all do apps but some releases are FCFS if they have no hype

 

[DB Cooper]

It seems to depend on the shoe as well, 1999 AJ4s were crumbling by 06-07, but 2001 3s were good for 10 years.

Speaking for myself, i'd rather have a comfortable shoe that's only going to last 7-10 years than a brick that will never die.

I bought a DS pair of '99 White/Cement IV and '99 Black Cement IV in 2012. They held up nicely for about 2 1/2 years of normal wear until the midsole gave out. Glad the previous owner stored them correctly.

 

[MJO23DAN]

You all will soon realize that JORDAN BRAND has not used traditional PU midsoles in over a decade when retros from 07-current do not crumble at all, or nearly as quickly.

I've been saying this for years whenever paint cracking or these shoes being uncomfortable comes up, but no one seems to listen. Has it crossed anyone's mind that older air maxes use the exact same tech, PU midsole with air unit, but don't feel like heavy bricks?

It's the difference between open cell PUs vs closed cell PUs in which they use today. More info on that for those that are curious why crumbling processes aren't as susceptible in later PU midsole models. The same is applied elsewear.

https://www.thomasnet.com/articles/plastics-rubber/closed-cell-open-cell/

Also, the reason for paint cracking has to do with the closed cell PU. Paint is laid on the exterior and cannot penetrate the surface of a closed cell PU. That's why you see it's easier to remove paint off a midsole of a post 2007 model vs a pre 2007 model which ends up dyeing (smearing) the midsole.

 

[casper90403]

hope everyone gets an elephant print you are satisfied with!

 

[snkrfollower]

hope everyone gets an elephant print you are satisfied with!

This one's on sale:

 

[9th Wonder]

 

[1978S]

It seems to depend on the shoe as well, 1999 AJ4s were crumbling by 06-07, but 2001 3s were good for 10 years.

Speaking for myself, i'd rather have a comfortable shoe that's only going to last 7-10 years than a brick that will never die.

It all depends. My 2001 pair is still going aside from the top of one the heel tabs cracking. Shoot.....about to wear them today for some errands.