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For a lowtop like these, I wouldn't.  Like you're guessing, it would make it too unstable, too high off the ground, no court feel.  Plus, it would be hard to tie your foot into the shoe.  Your foot would sit so high, every step you take and your heel would threaten to come out the shoe.  If...

At the end of every zoom unit, there should either a tab you could grab onto, or just excess plastic.  I just used pliers to yank it out.  I wasn't very gentle at all.  Those zoom units are encased in pretty sturdy plastic, not to mention the zoom being resilient itself, so I didn't worry about...

I actually addressed this near the bottom of my post.  I've already tried putting the whole full-zoom talache insole in, as-is.  It just makes the midsole waaaaay too thick.  First off, being that this is a low cut shoe, your foot sits so high off the ground it becomes a stability issue and...

Are those pictures coming through now?

I don't know if you guys recall, but last summer I did a dissection of the Zoom BB II Low and discovered that, despite being advertised as a full-length zoom cushioned, it only had a heel zoom unit. Desperately searching for a time when Nike actually did things right, I ordered a pair of Zoom BB...

i think the difference would be obvious if you held these in your hand.  the laces on the real ones look thicker, the quilted lining plusher, and the patent toebox looks a lot stiffer, which is why it doesn't dimple in a small spot when you push down on it.  seriously, the texture of the toebox...

These basically look like a brown lunaracer to me.

I have a feeling that these might be performance beasts. Peephole aside, these seem to have the flavor of the BB1s. The silhouette, outrigger, asymmetricalankle collar, full-length zoom, all the talk in the videos about court-feel and keeping the thing low profile, flexible outsole, flexible toe.

i'm almost 30 years old and i was in high school when the XI's came out. the hype is justified. i remember watching rap city at the time and literallyevery rapper in every video had a pair of XI's. during the mid-90's, hip hop took a turn towards high-fashion and extreme bling--e.g., biggie...

Didn't work for me. Bought something off NDC with a voucher, didn't like the fit so I called my local Footlocker and told them I got them as a gift anddidn't like them. Footlocker said it was cool and to come in. But when I was ready to do an exchange, they scanned the shoes and said...

wasn't this post originally about performance reviews and not a sneaker showcase?

I sorta had the same feeling. I also doubt that he's played ball in any of the shoes he's reviewing.

Doesn't every shoe in the Kobe line have zoom in the heel? That must be some "out of this world" heel zoom in the kobe iv's toovercome the phenomenon of your forefoot "touching the court" on every hard cut and defensive slide. To be honest, I know people criticize lunarfoam but the "bottoming...

why did you rate the kobe iv cushioning so highly (4 out of 5 stars, higher than every other shoe except the kobe iii) after describing that dreadful lunarfoam bottoming-out experience?

these sound very promising. so it's not full-length zoom after all? you said you talked to a nike rep and they told you that they were going to changetech specs on NDC . . . but the site still says full-length. oh well. i caved in last week and ordered a pair with my voucher from the bb 2...

Sounds like you've got the genuine article. Yeah, those little holes in the fabric are definitely the giveaway and I only noticed those holesat the heel and not at the forefoot. Also, that bump makes it pretty obvious as well as them feeling just like the BB 1 lows. So I guess I'm out of some...

As far as the general "feel" goes, from just walking around I could tell that the BB2's didn't have the same forefoot cushioningas the 1's. But as far as removing the sockliner and putting your hand in there to get a "feel," I can tell you that I definitely did not feel a"bump." The biggest...

I was pretty honest with them. I basically said everything from my original post here. I even suggested they were committing fraud and attachedthe item description from the nike website promising "full zoom." I'm not sure I'd recommend that to everyone. If you were interested insending your...

just checked my claim number on these zoom bb lows and i was approved for a voucher. so if anyone else out there has a pair, you should consider sending themin.