Nike Releases Colin Kaepernick’s Signature Shoe Two Days Before Christmas

[mystery-ak]

Nike Releases Colin Kaepernick’s Signature Shoe Two Days Before Christmas
Warner Todd Huston 23 Dec 2019

Nike released its Air Force 1 ’07 x Colin Kaepernick shoe on Monday, featuring a celebration of the first time Kaepernick began protesting during the national anthem. The shoe was an early Christmas gift to the sportswear giant and sold out in less than two hours.

The low sneaker features a black body with white highlights and includes a gradient swoosh on the sides. The uppers are complete with a stylized image of Kaepernick on the heel plate. But most pointedly, on the bottom of the right foot is imprinted the numbers 081416, representing the August 14 date that Kaepernick first began protesting during the anthem in 2016.




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[mountaineer]

Those look ridiculous.

[libertybele]

Well, we always buy Nike shoes for my grandson.  Not anymore.   

[PeteS in CA]

Maybe the weekend after Christmas I'll wander over to Sports Basement to see if they have any really good deals on Altra, Brooks, Hoka, or Mizuno.

[libertybele]

Maybe the weekend after Christmas I'll wander over to Sports Basement to see if they have any really good deals on Altra, Brooks, Hoka, or Mizuno.

I normally buy New Balance for myself -- great walking shoe.

[Wingnut]

122420. Still not in the NFL.

[Slide Rule]

I normally buy New Balance for myself -- great walking shoe.

I have been buying New Balance shoes for over 30 years. Bought them
when I worked in the Bahamas.

Bought them when we vacationed at Disneyland. Thought I would be
side lined for most of the time. My experience was I walked all day
every day.

A great shoe. New Balance.

[mountaineer]

I wonder if they fall apart while you're wearing them, like Zion Williamson's Nike basketball shoe. If they're the usual Nike crap, it's likely.

Ursula Perano
15 hours ago
Nike's Colin Kaepernick shoes sell out on first day

Adult sizes of Nike's "True to 7" sneakers, which pay tribute to former NFL quarterback and political activist Colin Kaepernick, sold out on their first day, according to the company website.  ...

Axios

[Smokin Joe]

Well, that saves me the headache of running right out and not buying them.

[240B]

The irony is this guy was theoretically protesting Police abuse of minorities.
However, hundreds of young Black men are going to be beaten, shot, and stabbed by other Black men over his shoes. LOL
The most dangerous person in the Black community is not a Cop.
It is another Black person who wants your stuff.

[mountaineer]

 

[bigheadfred]

At least there are no reports (so far) of people being trampled to death at a shoe sale.

[240B]

Nike released some Red basketball shoe a few years ago.
It was selling for some $300+ dollars.
It became a bright 'MUG ME' sign for everyone who wore them.
Hundreds of people were mugged for their shoes, and dozens were injured or killed.

[Applewood]

122420. Still not in the NFL.

Why would he want to exert himself by playing when he can sell shoes and go around the country being an "activist?"  He has a much better gig now being a whiner.  Safer than risking getting your bell ring on the playing field. 

[PeteS in CA]

Nike does not make crap. They've hitched their wagon to a race-baiting jackass. They may be priced higher than many folks want to pay (though $19.95 No-Names are probably not good for wearers' feet, in the long term). But Nike products are not crap.

New Balance makes good shoes. Due to plantar fasciitis - currently in "remission" (borrowing a term from the world of oncology) - I actually need the cushioning of the higher-end brands I listed above. Nike may have a suitable model, but due to Kaep I'm not buying Nike. Altra, Brooks, Hoka, and Mizuno all have shoe models with the cushioning I need, and their quality is at least as good as Nike.

[sneakypete]

Nike Releases Colin Kaepernick’s Signature Shoe Two Days Before Christmas
Warner Todd Huston 23 Dec 2019

Nike released its Air Force 1 ’07 x Colin Kaepernick shoe on Monday, featuring a celebration of the first time Kaepernick began protesting during the national anthem. The shoe was an early Christmas gift to the sportswear giant and sold out in less than two hours.

Once the Christmas welfare money runs out,Nike will be lucky to give them away.

The low sneaker features a black body with white highlights and includes a gradient swoosh on the sides.

That's appropriate,since the low sneaker whose name is on them has the same description.



 

[mountaineer]

Nike does not make crap. They've hitched their wagon to a race-baiting jackass. They may be priced higher than many folks want to pay (though $19.95 No-Names are probably not good for wearers' feet, in the long term). But Nike products are not crap.

Some of them are.

My husband - a marathoner for 40 years - worked for Nike in Beaverton in the 1980s. He wore-tested their running shoes and found that a particular model met his needs. Since then, and even since leaving Nike, he consistently bought that model of shoe. They rebrand the shoe every year, making a few tweaks to its appearance and, supposedly, to improve performance. The last time he bought that shoe, it was inferior to all previous years' models. It had no cushioning, no support and broke down after just a few miles.

He's wearing adidas now and training for another marathon.

[goatprairie]

Why would he want to exert himself by playing when he can sell shoes and go around the country being an "activist?"  He has a much better gig now being a whiner.  Safer than risking getting your bell ring on the playing field.

He is a "professional victim." That fits him well with the modern left. Maybe the left always attempted to portray everybody but rich, white  people as victims.
But now we have super rich, black people (like Kaepernick) trying to portray themselves as victims. It's a good life if (1)  someone pays you well (2) you get applauded for your deeds by many people  and (3) you have no conscience.

[mystery-ak]

Nike’s new Colin Kaepernick sneakers sell out in one day
https://nypost.com/2019/12/24/nikes-new-colin-kaepernick-sneakers-sell-out-in-one-day/?

[Smokin Joe]

Nike’s new Colin Kaepernick sneakers sell out in one day
https://nypost.com/2019/12/24/nikes-new-colin-kaepernick-sneakers-sell-out-in-one-day/?

IOW, the sneakers sold out, too.

[bigheadfred]

Nike does not make crap. They've hitched their wagon to a race-baiting jackass. They may be priced higher than many folks want to pay (though $19.95 No-Names are probably not good for wearers' feet, in the long term). But Nike products are not crap.

New Balance makes good shoes. Due to plantar fasciitis - currently in "remission" (borrowing a term from the world of oncology) - I actually need the cushioning of the higher-end brands I listed above. Nike may have a suitable model, but due to Kaep I'm not buying Nike. Altra, Brooks, Hoka, and Mizuno all have shoe models with the cushioning I need, and their quality is at least as good as Nike.

Look at your post. Nike makes crap. They merely rely on marketing.  Better shoes at a better price from other "brands".  You know the difference don't you.

And yes. Yes I am. Calling you out on your BS.

Paint yourself blue and run thru the forest nekked  then tell me. Contributor.

[PeteS in CA]

Look at your post. Nike makes crap. They merely rely on marketing.  Better shoes at a better price from other "brands".  You know the difference don't you.

And yes. Yes I am. Calling you out on your BS.

Paint yourself blue and run thru the forest nekked  then tell me. Contributor.

What is your problem?

I said what I meant and meant what I said. Nike doesn't make crap. They are quality-price competitive from the low-end shoes available at places like Kohl's up to the high-end shoes generally carried by athletic equipment specialty stores.

I started participating with regularity in running events, street/road and trail, in 2014, though my first three half marathons were in 2012 and 2013. I've seen the competitive runners and slowpoke walkers like me. I've seen ultra-marathoners, people who have run selective prestige marathons (e.g. Boston or London or Chicago), and pacers from local running clubs. Nike is as well or more represented than New Balance or Brooks among those runners, people who can't "afford" to buy crap because poor-quality or wrong-type shoes increase the risk of injury.

I wore mostly Nike shoes until from 2011 through early 2018. I'm familiar with their quality. I won't buy their products because they support and feature that race-baiter Kaepernick. But I won't lie by denigrating their quality. Nike is quality-price competitive in apples-apples competitive comparisons.

[Slide Rule]

Nike makes crap?  Don't know. Couldn't care less.

Nike sells crap.  Every day. And some here buy it
by the shoe full.

:)

[PeteS in CA]

IOW, the sneakers sold out, too.

Judging from the soles of the Kaep shoes, those look to be fashion, not athletic, shoes. I'm not sure they would have decent arch support, let alone decent cushioning. If I'm going to pay $110 for a pair of shoes (which I haven't), they're going to be one of the brands I mentioned above (and maybe higher end New Balance, if suitable), not Nike, and not fashion faux-athletic shoes.

[Wingnut]

Judging from the soles of the Kaep shoes, those look to be fashion, not athletic, shoes. I'm not sure they would have decent arch support, let alone decent cushioning. If I'm going to pay $110 for a pair of shoes (which I haven't), they're going to be one of the brands I mentioned above (and maybe higher end New Balance, if suitable), not Nike, and not fashion faux-athletic shoes.

The only thing those shoes are good for is to step in fresh dog shit.