Official Kobae XI thread

[therefill]

View media item 2159962I happen to have with me brand new pairs of the Tinkers, Mambacurials and Milans. Surprisingly, out of the three, the Milans had the softest and most rubbery feel followed by the Mambacurials, then the Tinkers. On a dusty court, however, the rubbery and sticky feel may not translate to increased traction. In fact, the opposite may happen since the sticky compound may collect dirt, therefore losing friction between the court surface and the outsoles. It also appears that the compound between the gum bottoms of the Mambacurial and Milan are different even though they are both gum bottoms. I tested all three pairs by rubbing my thumb with moderate force slowly from the tip to the heel. Then, I blindfolded myself and mixed them up not knowing which is which and repeated the test and the conclusion was the same. Once again, this is not an on court test on traction. This was done only by feeling the rubber compound and determining which had the softest and most rubbery feel (grip).

Thanks for the response. Really tempted to cop a pair of the Milans or Tinkers (if available on the low) to hoop in since the translucent soles on my Bruce Lee pair is absolutely unplayable on court. Somebody mentioned earlier in this thread that the Milan soles felt plastic like the translucent soles though so I wasn't sure. Now you're saying the Milans have more of a rubber feel than the Tinkers which have a solid outsole.

 

[battousai701]

the suede tongue is buttery smooth

 

[spoonmanofthehour]

Quick Poll Fam
Only 1
Q54 or FCB

FCB, no question.

The suede tongue and the details they put into this particular pair is incredible. I'm actually surprised they are still on Foot Locker, price or not. This one is a sleeper.

 

[Doom.]

Quick Poll Fam
Only 1
Q54 or FCB

FCB.

 

[ballyeaz]

red horses or barcas?

 

[mastralf]

 
red horses or barcas?

tough call i prefer the barca's but im not a huge fan of the red horse. Barcas are not near my top 5 in cw's either though but i wouldnt mind having. 

 

[marlee]

red horses or barcas?

Both are awesome. Really can't go wrong with either, just know red horses "fade' from white to rust and FCB has lot of blue. I have both but if only got one would get FCB first.

 

[ballyeaz]

http://www.footlocker.com/product/m...-11-elite-low-mens/kobe-bryant/red/white/?cm=

time to eat fam!

yea theyre sold out online,,,,,but im pretty sure you guys already know what to do lol.  

 

[Iran_Ed]

Were the white horses more limited than the red ones, or were the red ones just not as popular?

 

[Mr Dink]

Off topic, but which club does Kobe claim? I see him saying he's a "die-hard" Barcelona fan but his true love is AC Milan. Which is it?

 

[spoonmanofthehour]

Off topic, but which club does Kobe claim? I see him saying he's a "die-hard" Barcelona fan but his true love is AC Milan. Which is it?

He's a bandwagoner. Whichever team is winning it all.

 

[nobranflakes]

I don't think football clubs are some Game of Thrones family you need to pledge allegiance to. I'm sure he liked Milan from growing up in Italy and like a lot of people was enamored with Barcelona's playing style at their peak a few years ago. *gasp* He might even like a third club out there...

 

[spoonmanofthehour]

red horses or barcas?

Barca's. I just saw them in person. Blows the Red Horse away. Super nice XI.

 

[spoonmanofthehour]

Were the white horses more limited than the red ones, or were the red ones just not as popular?

I would say not as popular.

 

[sole ninja]

 
http://www.footlocker.com/product/m...-11-elite-low-mens/kobe-bryant/red/white/?cm=

time to eat fam!

yea theyre sold out online,,,,,but im pretty sure you guys already know what to do lol.  

I am really trying to hunt these down in a 9 but they are no where to be found locally.  Can anyone help a brother out?

 

[raptorsundefeated]

October 1st RD

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[mastralf]

I'm in on those for sure. Gonna ball in those



Did anyone who placed an order for the avars or tinkers get their order canceled? I saw the avars are back up in a full size run

 

[little mac]

Quick Poll Fam
Only 1
Q54 or FCB

Having both, my choice would be the Barcas.  D

October 1st RD

Gonna be interesting to see if there are complaints about these not having solid black soles

 

[spoonmanofthehour]

Having both, my choice would be the Barcas.  D


Gonna be interesting to see if there are complaints about these not having solid black soles

Of course. The clear soles on this model make them look super cheap. [emoji]128534[/emoji]

 

[johnmcguirk]

Really into these.  Don't see anything wrong with the clear sole either 

 

Looks like it's got some suede touches like the FCB's.  Very nice, IMO.. I'm in.  

 

[little mac]

 
Really into these.  Don't see anything wrong with the clear sole either 

 

Looks like it's got some suede touches like the FCB's.  Very nice, IMO.. I'm in.  

Those clear soles may be a deal breaker for some.   Black, dark grey, gum, white...

I dunno....

 

[Black Lotus]

Off topic, but which club does Kobe claim? I see him saying he's a "die-hard" Barcelona fan but his true love is AC Milan. Which is it?

Different leagues for example im a die hard Barcelona fan but i also like West Ham United from the Primer league, Juventus from serie A (which is where AC Milan plays), also Galaxy from here in the states... not really looked down on, unless your rooting for rivals for example barcelona and real madrid or you keep flip flopping teams lol

 

[battousai701]

those black ones are mad nice

clear sole doesnt sway me from not buying it

but it would have been better with a dark grey sole

swoosh seems to be 3m

wonder what the right back heel looks like??

 

[truth2truth]

Gonna have to pass on the all black pair. I've never been a big fan of all black shoes. Looking forward to the black horse tho. Waiting for the Barca pair to arrive.

 

[gwizzle]

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