Trainers

So a lot of original hi tech runners are actually commercially viable as an everyday fashion shoe in attractive colorways. The cost of labour is cheap as using old patterns / facilities etc especially with a vintage markup . Once peeps bored with zx they move onto Gel Lytes etc /csb

^^ true fax - round are way it was all Diadora, Ellesse tennis shoes for a while, Puma and Adidas for Casuals. The breakers in town on a Sat were all in Nike.

I agree about Asics not being OG but they are doing some nice shoes

Who cares if no one wore Asics BITD? The fact is that now they generally release tasteful (compared to Nike), comfy and (what appears to be) well-made trainers.

Plus they have a decent shape unlike the Air Max range and so don't have the ortho-belm look.

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ortho-belm

The Youth. #sauconyiscoming

The true OG air max shape WILL be back. It has to be. Gotta love the nostalgia roller coaster ride....good toe box/bad toe box...jumpman or no jumpman, etc.

Wearing retro training shoes that you have no connection to is just stupid. Buy something new instead.

Before Ronnie Fieg got involved the only people wearing Asics were the bootcut denim and pub shirt crowd.

and Onitsuka strictly TK Maxx and Schu

Kill Bill... My ex went crazy for them and bought four or five pairs...

Beat me to it...and this guy

What's this 'connection' bullshit about?

Its a bit much to say that wearing retro you're not connected with is stupid. Anyone can be connected to anything just because they like it - can't deny people that. Having the retro connection undeniably adds to the whole experience (especially when your OG's are fucked to the point of embarrassment or complete construction failure and a retro is 'done right' which is pretty fucking rare unfortunately).

I recall my dad having a pair of saucony runners in the 80s. OG. Given my mum would only buy me nike air that were in the sale, if I kept it strictly what I wore BITD my highlights would be some nike tech force challenge, some AM classics and puma cell. #harrowing.

Saucony were essentially Hi Tech though eh? functional runners (for actual runners)

All the shoes people are on about a 90's retros not 80's

Trainers as a socio-cultural signifier, discuss.

Damn! You lucky. If it was me I'd have to go with these!

Jordans 1's were totally out of range for my olds. So harrowing. Thankfully I got a job in a skateshop at towards the end of the 80s and could make a few moves of my own.

I'm sure I had them as well.

Exactly. No connection, only brand slavery. Takes some longer than others to sell their soles. #Oooof

Aye. For the bearded, beer drinking runner. A sort of proto-hipster, I think, looking back.

Slavery....didn't you post your kids NB's a few pages back. Surely the slavery is to a retro design, less than a brand?

no indoctrination here

Bit of both ay. The NB 577 is my fav shoe. But I currently rocking Pegasus 89.

Might try a Gel Lyte if the right Colorway pops up and I have some cash.

never gonna happen

Funny. Stop blowing it on bizarre parts for your bike and you might make it.