Nike Air 180 OG

[chrizzx]

I hear ya. jshortt That was what I realized after my comment and was looking for online just now, indeed I remember it being clear all the way. Some really remarkable decisions they made. Beside the slight disappointment, I'm still excited to get my hands on a pair! I just really hope they redesigned the construction in a way that it is not going to squeak and make noise

 

[niketock88]

I already mentioned they were not og build at all , that is why they never proudly showed the bottom ,they knew we would react like this . I had prepared myself already for the disappointment and had accepted they were ,regarding the air 180 airbag and mid /outsole itself ,no og build , but it is shocking to see the square and to see the airbag being painted white , losing the visible air aspect..... words fail me, so I will have to be excused for being shocked and having no opinion .

good eyes on the painted airbag… That defeats the whole purpose of the shoe that’s actually crazy. The 2018 might be closer to the OG after all.

 

[dhtowng]

I hate to say it but they basically took away the very feature that makes the shoe the 180. The visible air unit on the bottom is kinda necessary on these. What happened?

 

[chrizzx]

Guess I'll have get the aceton out, tear off that outsole, get some more aceton to remove the white paint from the bubble and put it back together again (and I quote) 'stitch for stitch in that true OG construction and shape'. I'm not kidding, I'll double up and do it

 

[modus47]

OG bubbles, you do the math

vs 2024

 

[modus47]

 

[modus47]

OG box and booklet

So the box seems to be pretty accurate - but here you can clearly see the 180 font on the heel being off

 

[modus47]

And once again, the infamous OG vs first retro (2005) comparison

 

[chrizzx]

We've already discussed that modus47 that image is warped!

 

[AIR J XIII]

I would’ve preferred if they just stated they got as close as they could but couldn’t match it 1:1 for whatever reason. There’s no reason to front like they are perfect when they are not.

At least the box is nice

 

[modus47]

Seeing the 2005 retros in the flesh back then I was like

And Nike even made it worse and worse ever since with their pony hair and Fozzie Bear cws.

 

[chrizzx]

And once again, the infamous OG vs first retro (2005) comparison

OMG what the*** is that?

 

[darekdarek]

Just hope they are comfier than 2018 bricks.

 

[GrizzlyAnimal]

Your pics bout to make their rounds jshortt

 

[buddhashark]

jshortt just tell me that box isn’t as big as the Military Blue box.

 

[jshortt]

Your pics bout to make their rounds jshortt

At least they gave me credit?

 

[in cognito]

I am looking at a short video of the air 180 on @sheshoe_game on instagram . I recommend watching it . they do look magnificent in this vid , after all ,they are based on the best nike ever made , in my humble opinion of course , the air 180.

 

[jshortt]

jshortt just tell me that box isn’t as big as the Military Blue box.

I think it was slimmer, but I paid not one bit of attention to that lol.

 

[Forsy231]

They look great to me I am all in!

 

[superblytrife]

^ yep, they look good enough to me, discrepancies and all.

I can appreciate the desire for all the little details to be correct, but it ain't happening. Ever again. The sooner folks accept that the less disappointment will be had.

 

[buddhashark]

I’ll make sure I take short, quick steps so no one sees the white on the bottom of the airbag when I left my heel.

Spoiler

half kidding. I really do appreciate all the historians here.

 

[jshortt]

Just thinking about this... I thought I remembered the Avia Cantilever patent being dead, but is it possible that Nike had to make a couple of tiny adjustments to the 180 bag to CYA on that? That lawsuit was the entire reason the 180 was a 1-season model.

 

[buddhashark]

I’m selfishly hoping they modified the air unit so the glue sticks better. I’ll be squeaky enough in these MB 4s.

 

[chrizzx]

Just thinking about this... I thought I remembered the Avia Cantilever patent being dead, but is it possible that Nike had to make a couple of tiny adjustments to the 180 bag to CYA on that? That lawsuit was the entire reason the 180 was a 1-season model.

Friend of mine mentioned that as well. I just can not imagine that being a problem anymore? Some 30 years or more ago? And Avia being sold over to other companies many times?

My guess is that they constructed them more or less the same way as the previous retro's but the surface which is glued to the bubble is now larger to address the problem that those retro's had.

I know the ship has sailed but I have to say I'm afraid that when you wear them and the clear starts to yellow or fade a little bit, the inner square won't so that it becomes even more obvious. A well, it is what it is.... On the other hand, imagine that Leon and his co-workers came up with this final design, sat there in the meeting room together and they all unanimously thought 'that's it guys, we nailed it!!!' I for one just CAN NOT imagine that. They had to know they were making compromises. And it's been said already, it's no big deal that they've done that, just be honest about it and don't BS us about it.

It's no wonder why Nike hasn't shown the bottom part of the shoe and that only now that the first images from live specimens come in we can see the true horror of it all.

I seriously find the outsole of the 2018 looks better now that I've seen the outsole of the 2024. I think we can all agree on that.

But it don't matter much anymore and anyway, cause seriously I'm still ABSOLUTELY PSYCHED FOR THESE

 

[modus47]

Their most ICONIC runner EVER, my single favorite Nike model of all time and 20 years after the first retro they still managed once again to f******************

So once again:

EASY PASS