Runners with "air bubbles"

Liger vs Tigon

They peaked in popularity in the mid 90's. You don't see them anymore.

Did you wear runners with air bubbles?

Gatling

Liger vs Tigon wrote: »

They peaked in popularity in the mid 90's. You don't see them anymore.

Did you wear runners with air bubbles?

Like Nike Airmax which are still selling like hot cakes 20 years later

Kylo Ren

It was all about the runners with the lights in the 90's.

I'd love to wear a pair now.

lucky333

They still sell them. The most comfortable runners I ever had... Was funny when the bubble burst, could hear it squishing when walking in the rain

Agricola

Friend of mine used to always boast about the cushioning effect on Nike Air's.... and the 100 quid plus price tag! :rolleyes:

Think I had a fake air bubble runner at some stage, hard perspex type bubbles in the side with absolutely no cushioning in them. Ah, teenage peer pressure!

Hande hoche!

Gel is where it's at.

we'llallhavetea

nike air max have to be in the top ten highest selling runners of all time :P

moss.ie

retro trainers/re-issues are big business these days

Gatling

Agricola wrote: »

Friend of mine used to always boast about the cushioning effect on Nike Air's.... and the 100 quid plus price tag! :rolleyes:

There still 100 quid ,

An original pair from the 90's have to be considered valuable antiques at this stage

Liger vs Tigon

Gatling wrote: »

Like Nike Airmax which are still selling like hot cakes 20 years later

Selling like hotcakes?? Hardly, most nike runners sold don't have air bubbles.

The Backwards Man

Gatling wrote: »

Like Nike Airmax which are still selling like hot cakes 20 years later

Why is it that many things sell like hot cakes at one time or another, yet hot cakes have never sold like hot cakes ever?

Gatling

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Why is it that many things sell like hot cakes at one time or another, yet hot cakes have never sold like hot cakes ever?

I wouldn't know about hot cakes


I'm a pancake guy

theteal

Liger vs Tigon wrote: »

They peaked in popularity in the mid 90's. You don't see them anymore.

venture into our country's fine capital and survey the walking dead, that's the biggest air max demographic in the country

Mr. CooL ICE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7DiwUlnBt4

castletownman

I still get jealous of runners that light up when in "walk mode"

God damn work place dress etiquette

Agricola

Yes, really a room temperature cake, or maybe even a chilled cake is preferable. A cake which has been heated doesnt sound good at all.

SamAK

I wore them for ages, all kinds of Nikes (Except Shox, which I consider bloody awful looking).

Since I tried DC skate shoes, i've never looked back. Have had the same pair for the last three years....they need replacing now but I never had a pair of Nike's last that long.|

I think 'undesirable' characters (scumbags with their tracksuits tucked into their socks, otherwise knows as sh1t-stoppers) have tarnished the rep of Nike a wee bit....

W.Shakes-Beer

I remember as a young skateboarding impressionable teenage owning a pair of these: http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1283/844255197_e066e33730.jpg

What the hell was I thinking.

The whole bottom of them was air though and they were super comfy.

Osiris D3's.

Ruu

Had a few pairs of Kangaroos, they have some flashy ones these days. Aside from that, good auld St. Bernards done the job.

shamrock55

Anyone remember the ones you had to pump up, i think they were la gear and the pump was on the tongue, jesus they were the yolks to be seen in back in the day:cool:

Cienciano

Air Max 95, the coolest knacker runner ever made. Most comfortable runner ever too.

Ihatecuddles

I had a pair of runners with a polly pocket in the air bubbles.

I left them in a bag in the coat room in school and some little bitch cut them open and stole polly pocket.

If I ever find out who that was ill brain them!!!

Stavros Murphy

Diadora was and is where it's at.

the groutch

http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx149/HeardHerCallMyName/Whut%20whut/Stu.jpg

best shoes ever

Miss Mayhem

LordChessington wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7DiwUlnBt4

My uncle used to be a garda. I remember him telling me a story about him and another garda arresting a bloke wearing these one night. The eejit ran down a pitch dark alley way and hid there. He actually thought the garda couldn't see him and he was going to get away with it but my uncle knew exactly where he was because of his shoes lighting up every time he took a step. The gob****e couldn't believe it when my uncle pulled him out of the bins he was hiding behind and asked my uncle how they found him. Fecking idiot.

Xavi6

I was never allowed have a pair as a kid due to the price so now that I earn all my own dough I have a lovely pair of Air Max 97s. Comfy as fook.

Liger vs Tigon wrote: »

You don't see them anymore.

Very much incorrect.

pragmatic1

shamrock55 wrote: »

Anyone remember the ones you had to pump up, i think they were la gear and the pump was on the tongue, jesus they were the yolks to be seen in back in the day:cool:

Nah they were reebok.

pragmatic1

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Nah they were reebok.

Imo, Air Max Classics are the nicest looking and most comfortable trainers ever made. I don't care if they're associates with knackers, they look better than other trainers.

mdwexford

Liger vs Tigon wrote: »

They peaked in popularity in the mid 90's. You don't see them anymore.

Did you wear runners with air bubbles?

Liger vs Tigon wrote: »

Selling like hotcakes?? Hardly, most nike runners sold don't have air bubbles.

You are talking nonsense.

They are still very popular and nike sell loads of runners that have air bubbles, Air Max 95s, Air Max 90s, Air Max 1s, Air Max BW etc etc are still sold everywhere.

jank

I think they are a bitt naff now and over done. You can still see some nice subtle Nike Air Max in places, I have a good pair and look after them. Would not dream in doing actual sports in them as they would be terrible for your feet,back,knees offer no support at all.

Gatling

Was always an Air Jordan fan over anything else ,
In saying that got seriously fed up with nike's sizing normally wear a 9.5 but started to find they got very narrow in the last few years moved a full size and still got massive blisters ,

Suckler

Agricola wrote: »

Think I had a fake air bubble runner at some stage, hard perspex type bubbles in the side with absolutely no cushioning in them. Ah, teenage peer pressure!

Yes when all my friends had lovely shiny air cushioned Nike runners I had the solid "cushioning" of perspex in my dunnes stores Matchstick brand runners. All in black, no colour option available.

Diemos

I own about 3 pairs of Air max classics BW's, only difficulty is findings the mesh version as opposed to the full leather (or whatever material it is) the mesh is much lighter and more comfy.
Ebay is great for finding them.
But it's not just nike I have a pair of DC's with an air bubble.

I have a pair of wakeboard bindings with an air bubble!

blaze1

Not as great a gimmick as the tongue you pump up.

Mugatuu

Keno wrote: »

It was all about the runners with the lights in the 90's.

I'd love to wear a pair now.

There's a woman working in our college, I'd say she's in her early fifties with really quirky style who always wears light up runners!

bullvine

Remember the Nike 180's, they were mad money at the time, early 90's but I think were a little bit of a dud. I have a pair of Hi-Tec Silver Shadow, got them from Amazon, really comfortable and cheap, I use to have them in the 80's.

razorblunt

Air Max 95
Air Classic BW - the BW stood for Big Window ;-)


Worked in a sports store years and years ago and you just couldnt believe how quickly these would both sell out when new arrivals came. The BWs were between 110 and 130 and Air Max 95s went for for around 95 to 110, easy for commission and sales targets. But you'd have all the scobes in who would be a size 8 willing to take a 10 just to have them. Lads who were size 7/8 would take the Ladies ones if they weren't too feminine looking and then you'd have the lads squeezing into 5 and halfs as they were charged at kids prices.

anncoates

Always hated stuff like Air Max (and any of those bubble sole precedents in the 80s ) and Jordans because I was the generation before which was more tennis shoes (like Nike Wimbledon or Bruin) and stuff like Adidas suedes (Gazelles, Trimm Trab, Munchen, Campus and the whole City Series) which still look a lot better today.

Saying that air max style trainers are not sold in large numbers today is ridiculous and that's contemporary stuff before you consider the people that spend a fortune tracking down deadstock.

My friend has a boxed pair of original Air Max 95s that he has never worn - just stares at,.

TheDoc

SamAK wrote: »

I wore them for ages, all kinds of Nikes (Except Shox, which I consider bloody awful looking).

Since I tried DC skate shoes, i've never looked back. Have had the same pair for the last three years....they need replacing now but I never had a pair of Nike's last that long.|

I think 'undesirable' characters (scumbags with their tracksuits tucked into their socks, otherwise knows as sh1t-stoppers) have tarnished the rep of Nike a wee bit....

Have to say I'm in the same boat, since I started wearing DC's a few years ago I've never looked back.

I was buying Addidas Good years for a, well a good few years. Had one or two pairs of Air Max.

Goes without saying they do have a reputation for being nackers no.1, but trends like that come and go. It was all about the stripey jumpers and peaked angled caps not so long ago.

or the Columbia jackets, nackers go through fashions trends just like the rest of us

I'm actually seeing more junkies and nackers wearing those "running" type trainers now then air max ( hard to describe, the ones that are kinda low profile trainers)

harry Bailey esq

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Nah they were reebok.

Nike air Jordan had one of those pumps i think.

MadsL

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Why is it that many things sell like hot cakes at one time or another, yet hot cakes have never sold like hot cakes ever?

You clearly have never been to a Krispy Kreme when the hot donuts light is on...

Nothing worse than when you stood on a nail and burst the bubble. The runner would feed squishy after that

Andrewf20

I had a pair 10 years ago and they werent any more comfy than other runners I had. Bit of a fad really imho, for me anyway. Landing on my heel used to do work havoc in the knee pain department for me years back (with asics). Fashion accessory more than anything.

BillyMitchel

Remember the runners and you could pump the tongue and press a button and let the air out?

Andrewf20

BillyMitchel wrote: »

Remember the runners and you could pump the tongue and press a button and let the air out?

Reebok pumps I think.

Then there was the Reebok Hexalite, Nike air 180 (drool!), Adidas Torsion & Avia Cantilevers, that came out in 1993 I think. I had smelly Dunners Striders when I was young. . I remember these Ascot runners in the early 90s also, alot black leather with Ascot written in green on the side.

BillyMitchel

Andrewf20 wrote: »

Reebok pumps I think.

Then there was the Reebok Hexalite, Nike air 180 (drool!), Adidas Torsion & Avia Cantilevers, that came out in 1993 I think. I had smelly Dunners Striders when I was young. . I remember these Ascot runners in the early 90s also, alot black leather with Ascot written in green on the side.

5th Gear as well. Dunnes again I think. Looking back the abuse people around my way got over runners. You could look like **** but you always needed a good pair of runners.

shannonman81

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3f/Air_jordan_VIs.jpg Loved Jordans Had these in black and white

Air max never did it for me mainly because i played basketball so i needed boots.
Reebok pump were the business I know a lad who still only wears them now.
I think reebok had some sorta hexagon thing in the sole to try and compete with Nike.

Had these andre agassi ones too... http://blog.shiekhshoes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/shiekh-shoes-nike-air-tech-challenger-huarache-white-black-tour-yellow-1.jpg actually played tennis in them and burst through the front.....

Now its Cons all the way...got married in a pair.

MRTULES

Xavi6 wrote: »

I was never allowed have a pair as a kid due to the price so now that I earn all my own dough I have a lovely pair of Air Max 97s. Comfy as fook.



Very much incorrect.

Where did you buy them?
Thanks

Ihatecuddles

MRTULES wrote: »

Where did you buy them?
Thanks

The toilet store!

BraziliaNZ

shannonman81 wrote: »

got married in a pair.

Cringe.

Sir Osis of Liver.

I had an orange pair of LA Gear bootrunners in about 1990 but one of them developed a punctured air pocket in the sole.
It was grand until it rained when my feet would make a loud farting sound with every step.