NEW Player Exclusive/Promo Thread!

[eebs7eez]

this is easily the most interesting thread on all of niketalk. you guys demonstrate some real knowledge and passion in here. keep up the good stuff





ps: "where's u guys gettin all dese PE's fromm??"

 

[an808caucasian]

Great thread. This post in particular has me intrigued. For some reason, I am incredibly interested in PEs, but especially when this a modification of a shoe. Jordan cleats, for example. T21D: can you go a little more in depth with the differences? I can't quite see the pj on the rafas- it looks like a real air max unit to me. Thanks!

Originally Posted by T21D

To add some variety to this post other than basketball (which I love). Collecting PE's is a subculture in itself, but tennis is even more so. A brief summary w/ Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer is that their shoes are nowhere near the same as ther GR release other than the cw's. e.g. Rafa's gr version has max air on the back and seamless tongue. But in reality, his Max Air is PJ (paint jobbed- tennis nerd term) and he likes the SkateBoard thick tongue.

 

[Sinner]

Originally Posted by an808caucASIAN

Great thread. This post in particular has me intrigued. For some reason, I am incredibly interested in PEs, but especially when this a modification of a shoe. Jordan cleats, for example. T21D: can you go a little more in depth with the differences? I can't quite see the pj on the rafas- it looks like a real air max unit to me. Thanks!

Originally Posted by T21D

To add some variety to this post other than basketball (which I love). Collecting PE's is a subculture in itself, but tennis is even more so. A brief summary w/ Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer is that their shoes are nowhere near the same as ther GR release other than the cw's. e.g. Rafa's gr version has max air on the back and seamless tongue. But in reality, his Max Air is PJ (paint jobbed- tennis nerd term) and he likes the SkateBoard thick tongue.

Obviously, Fred will have more details, by from what I know...
Both Rafa and Fed have customized kicks.  Maybe they couldn't get used to the newer models, but for years, we've seen them wear old models but with the current-colorway of the new model.
For example... at the Australian Open 2009. 

First off, a bit of background.

Rafa wore these in 2008... the Breathe Cage 2's.

 

He got his own line in 2009, called the CourtBallistec 1.3 and was supposed to wear them at the Australian Open 2009.

 

However, probably due to him not getting the fit just right, he opted to wear the Cage 2's, but modified with his AusOpen colorway... teal, volt, black, white.

As you can see, it's the Cage 2's, but in a different colorway, which was never available to the public.

White during the day and black for his night-matches.

 

 

Later that year, at the French Open 2009, he eventually switched to the Ballistec 1.3's.

Since then, he's been quite good with changing to the latest model, inline with the public release.  

Even so, his PE's were still slightly different, with changes to the air bag, a bigger and longer tongue as well as different materials... probably to save weight as he doesn't need heavier rubber-compounds for the durability.

This is his PE CourtBallistec 2.3 at the US Open 2010

VS the GR... Notice the much-smaller tongue

In 2011, he wore the Ballistec 3.3's.

PE ~ Has the big tongue, but also notice the silver heel-area.  The PE's used a soft material (probably to save weight and improve the fit), while the GR's used a plastic-heel-cup.

GR

Anyway, I'll talk about Fed's some other time... 

 

[bubblegumxsoles]

Gil Zero gets some clean #+$ shoes

 

[an808caucasian]

SinnerP: thanks for going further in depth. I do know just a few things about fed's shoes from the tennis thread over in Nike. Of course, I would like to be educated with all of your pics in here, too!

As for the PE cleats, it's cool to see the different hybrids. Are the other bball PEs that have player specific modifications like in tennis? An early example would be MJ's original 1s, with the ankle strap. And Pippen's zoom Pippen 1s. Any others recently?

Love this thread. Check it daily, only wish I had something to contribute! (anybody have spare bibby's lying around?)

 

[srr1175]

First time All Star Andre Igoudala............

 

[baby dill]

Awesome observations SinnerP. I would LOVE to find some of those pairs. So interesting to me with the different design variations to tailor to the athlete wearing them!

 

[three6mafia]

those mitch richmond 10s on the 1st page are just

and those 7s on page 24 are just.. i dont even know what to say. FIRE

 

[seatownballa]

I'll keep it going! Teaser pic of some more Wizards stuff!

 

[an808caucasian]

Awesome wizards pic there seatownballa. I'm curious as to what else you've got in your collection. I'd even be happy with teaser pics!

 

[seatownballa]

im working on it slowly! I've been super busy and theres about 700 to go through! I'm trying!

 

[Sinner]

Originally Posted by an808caucASIAN

SinnerP: thanks for going further in depth. I do know just a few things about fed's shoes from the tennis thread over in Nike. Of course, I would like to be educated with all of your pics in here, too!

baby dill & an808caucASIAN ~ No problem! Incidentally, I don't have either Rafa or Fed's kicks... Don't really like the way they fit.  
Anyway, Fed's PE's are even more different from the GR's as he supposedly has a super-wide foot.  And from 2009-2011, he's also been wearing the same model... the Zoom Vapor 6's, despite Nike making a Vapor 7, 8 and now, the 9's.

First off, with the GR's.

Vapor 5



Vapor 6

Lunarlite Vapor Tour AKA Vapor 7

Vapor 8

Vapor 9 (current model)

Here are Fed's PE's over the past few years...

2010

In 2011

As you can tell, it's basically the same shoe, the Vapor 6's, but with different colorways to match his outfit.  Differences from the GR's include a wider forefoot, a real-carbon shank plate, a different outsole pattern for hardcourts and a seemingly-fabric toeguard (GR's used an XDR toeguard for durability, which Fed obviously didn't need cuz he had new shoes on all the time).  

In 2012, he finally wore the "current model", which was the Vapor 9's.

Again, the differences include the outsole (Notice the slight outrigger "wedge"), a wider forefoot, carbon shank plate and a softer toeguard. 

 

[cnoriega]

Originally Posted by seatownballa

I'll keep it going! Teaser pic of some more Wizards stuff!

Goooood stuff brotha!!!

 

[bryhe1]

Air Jordan Oregon Duck 3

http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c361/bryhe1/?action=view&current=DSC03825.jpg


http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c361/bryhe1/?action=view&current=DSC03824.jpg


http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c361/bryhe1/?action=view&current=DSC03823.jpg

 

[goofy]

Those AI's are clean..

 

[who got better kickz then me 22]

Looks like this thread is just bout comming to an end the thread was a blast from the past and present!

 

[seatownballa]

Ill keep it going!

Randy Foye Zoom hustle set

I love the laces on these, and the mettalic is really nice on these!

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Sorry for the crappy cell phone pics!

 

[seatownballa]

Randy Foye Zoom Flip'n set

 

[seatownballa]

Here's some Caron Butler Wizards

Rare KD! sample

I love the old Wizards color blocking!

 

[antonito90]

I dont know where to begin....just pure madness

 

[xbiker47]

Originally Posted by bryhe1

Air Jordan Oregon Duck 3

http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c361/bryhe1/?action=view&current=DSC03825.jpg


http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c361/bryhe1/?action=view&current=DSC03824.jpg


http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c361/bryhe1/?action=view&current=DSC03823.jpg

  

 

[Phase2]

Originally Posted by who got better kickz then me 22

Looks like this thread is just bout comming to an end the thread was a blast from the past and present!

Although it has slowed down a bit, let's try to keep this going everybody! Here's one of my favorite Promo pairs! 

-Jermaine

 

[GQK44]

Originally Posted by Phase2x

Originally Posted by who got better kickz then me 22

Looks like this thread is just bout comming to an end the thread was a blast from the past and present!

Although it has slowed down a bit, let's try to keep this going everybody! Here's one of my favorite Promo pairs! 

-Jermaine

 We need more pics ASAP

 

[seatownballa]

Caron butler AF25 set I think there is one more I dont have.

All Star Game worn and signed

 

[h-n-t-w-m-n]

The Jackies.....my goodness, the Jackies.....I've been looking for the white or gray cleats for a minute. Many thanks.