TEAM AIR TRAINER

[modzzilla]

I had to rock the MacEnroes today, turned a few heads which was nice.

Tell me more about these saviors from Australia....details, i want details...

 

[wallyhopp]

tronics.urbanfreelow in the team vintage heat thread posted up some comparison shots of the tw II 1988s and the recent retro.. now I give nike extreme creditand phrase for getting the shape and most of the details right, but the actual retro release?

 

[wath]

Bonjour all!

Here are some AT 1 from my collec, more to come!
I got to update that and take some other pics.

2000 Varsity Red


Size


Shima Shima Navy


Energy Pack


Huf Gold Digger SB


Bamboo SB


Python


P.Brown SB


Plaid series Twisted


Safari Co JP


Low Premium


Neon Euro release


2000 Chloro


Book of one's


French Bonus...



PAIX!!

 

[kapepper]

^nice trainers low!

 

[Sinner]

Looks like this the Team Trainer is coming along nicely.

Modzzilla wrote:

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Yep, Air Trainer 2 SB. SOme hate them, i like the jordan 4 cw.



But yeah, I'm one of them... I hate the TW Supreme SB's... Like Wally said, Nike can put as much patent leather, 3M, elephant print, and all thatnonsense on the retros as they want, as long as they properly retro the OG colorways first. And I'm not just talking about the Trainers... nike retros ingeneral.

Yeah, I'm probably overreacting, but I'm quite certain Wally and I aren't the only ones that feel that way.

 

[bubbaela1]

 

[eebs7eez]

Nice pair Bubba. anyone able to ID these?

Thanks in advance

 

[bubbaela1]

^^^^
arent those just a nike air trainer. Basically the shoe that evolved into the official trainer 1?

 

[wallyhopp]

plenty of props to go around. some of yall are making shoes I passed up look oh so pretty. Thanks for that lol

I love this sort of participation.

This will inevitably be a long post so here I go.

eeBS, those are an '88 "Air Cross Trainer High"... I found this on flickr recently:

In the other air trainer III thread in nike retro , we sorta went off topic identifying a pair.

1988 nike air cross trainer LOW

essentially the only difference is the cut and the lacelock on the top of the HIGH is that of the jordan III, but in reverse. the low just features the basictwo hole configuration.

other photos of the lows and highs while we're at it:

internet pic:

low from internet:

from team vintage heat thread: irockTMAC's pair:

women's pair:

High/Low Catalog scan:

Catalog scan showing the AIR CT's and the NON air counterpart:

Essentially there were different price points, or tiers of shoes at different levels. AT1 (chlorophyll) was the signature model at the maximum price point.From there, a AIR cross trainer followed a lower price point, and then a non air counterpart.

The variety of models that all seemingly look alike ranges in the 50 to 60 range for the late 80s and early 90s.. Confusing times.

yes I save alot of photos.. it helps immensely


I got another post full of pictures coming up tomorrow once this reaches a new page.

 

[johngotty]

Always loved Trainers. Only pair I ever really really wanted & didn't cop were the Huf Golddiggers.

I remember when some of those above released. My dad coaches bball & I remember sitting @ the gym w/him and some of the other coaches as the Nike man cameto drop some pairs.

 

[eebs7eez]

that chlorophyll cross trainer high just became my grail. nicest looking i've seen. it helps a ton having all these photo's as reference, i'm surelots of id's would have become impossible.

 

[modzzilla]

I want those Neon Euros something fierce...

 

[hotthobo]

damn, some serious heat in this thread. Wally Hoop and WatH are holding it down. All the Savier Trainers posted here are great too, I can't believe that Iskated and ruined two pairs back in the early 2000s. Would kill for a pair in good condition these days. Here's my small contribution:

 

[wallyhopp]

new page.. new info:

some of yall may have read my blog entries about the origins of nike trainers as well the 2004 zoom trainer 1 restoration project. I wanted to expand alittlebit on those topics.

Part 1:
http://www.sneakerplay.com/blog/wallyhopp/9593/

Part 2:
http://www.sneakerplay.com/blog/wallyhopp/9600/

I mention a website in the first link which is a nikelab website informing consumers about the then latest cross trainer, the 2004 zoom trainer 1. The flashpages go in depth about the origins of the air trainer high, what COULD be improved, and lastly how the new zoom trainer compares in features and quality...Tons of photos, video, and just overall knowledge to be gained for those interested.

http://krysanthemum.com/n...ndex.html?loc=restoration

Featured on one of the pages was a flash segment showing individual "photos, layouts, and inspiration that set the Restoration project in motion".Icompiled them all together in a mosaic fashion below:

All this info right here just set my expectations so high with Nike. 2004 was about the time I really got interested in trainers thanks in large part to thenikelab website informing and giving me something more than just a SHOE. I loved the thought process, innovation, and just candid look inside the shoes. Itmade it seem personal.

Just wondering, do consumers not care about this sort of thing anymore? Are shoes just shoes? "just give me the damn shoes already" type mindset.Does Nike not have to car? Call me an information +%#%* if you will

.nothing wrong with either type.

Lastly some more info:

http://www.nike.com/speed/genealogy/home.html
Another flash website. This one features the Air Trainer 1987 among many other nike models. Featuring a good amount of info.

Here are the photos taken from the air trainer flash section:

 

[eebs7eez]

good read, and the more i see the at1 low's the more i want them, along with the cross trainer high's.

 

[eebs7eez]

good read, and the more i see the at1 low's the more i want them, along with the cross trainer high's.

 

[Sinner]

Massive update, Wally...

 

[bubbaela1]

AT1 2000

 

[23jordancollector]

WOW I love this thread. Some much knowledge being dropped. The first air trainer's that I noticed and bought were the black supreme ATII's. If I hadonly seen The ATI before I made the purchase, I would have probably bought 2 pairs of ATI's instead of one shoe. Oh well, I gotta wait till I get a job tostart buying ATI's now, and this thread helps out a lot.

 

[eebs7eez]

whoa bubba, i know you don't have too many shoes in a size10-10.5, i hope those aren't one of them, i'd be mad. clean clean.

 

[bubbaela1]

Originally Posted by eeBS7eez

whoa bubba, i know you don't have too many shoes in a size10-10.5, i hope those aren't one of them, i'd be mad. clean clean.

theres a lot more to come sir. it will take atleast another 18 months.

 

[bubbaela1]

AT SC HI 2000

 

[ruffin51]

Corgi, both those Trainers from the last couple days are straight PIFF!

 

[bubbaela1]

just the beginning ruff

 

[ksmith4768]

Those burgundy joints are dope....