So dudeman Kyle at DQM threatened my life if I took pics of the shoes he's working on with Nike. I tried to snap a pic of them and he threw acid at my face. Nike took the popular Air Tiempo indoor soccer shoes and used them as a model for a fixed gear shoe. I've seen them in person and they're looking very promising. Stiff sole, padded toebox, durable upper...
Now it seems that Kyle at Tracko snapped a few pics of the project. Each shoe is designed by a rider from a City; Tokyo, SF, NYC, Paris, Berlin, Austin and London.
These are slated to be released around the Summer.
Edit:
More pics from Hypebeast
Comments
too bad they arent synthetic.
Posted by: tyson | March 8, 2009 11:59 PM
Fixed gear golf shoes.
Rearry coor.
Posted by: Nibot | March 9, 2009 1:03 AM
used to skate the tempo's, good all around shoe for sure.. colourways look good too!
Posted by: ben | March 9, 2009 1:09 AM
Im into these... Im looking to start riding Gazelles or sambas as Vans are beginning to bash the hell out of my feet!
Posted by: Blacksmile | March 9, 2009 8:32 AM
FUUUCCCCK. i want the grey ones. I'm glad they are leather. you can't redo a soccer shoe and not make it leather.
Posted by: EVAN T. | March 9, 2009 10:04 AM
Samba FTW
Posted by: Nate-or-die | March 9, 2009 11:47 AM
Well thanks for holding off on posting this til now prolly.
You will all be pleased, these are the best shoes I have ever riddin in.
Posted by: ky!e | March 9, 2009 11:49 AM
see! I can keep my mouth shut sometimes.
Posted by: prolly | March 9, 2009 12:15 PM
These look too bulky. Like my heel would slap the chainstay.
Posted by: Mayfield | March 9, 2009 12:21 PM
Bulky? Nah. I've been riding in Nike SB mids for a bit now and they're bigger than these shoes. Never hit the chain stays. Bulky maybe if you've been riding in slip-on Vans...
Posted by: prolly | March 9, 2009 12:25 PM
I ride in Vans Authentic Lo-Pro's. They have that super slim sole on them and now even when I throw on a pair of regular Era's I feel like I'm riding in some Air Force 1's.
I'ma start riding in Teva's next.
Posted by: Mayfield | March 9, 2009 12:49 PM
Damn, these are nice. Thanks for the post. I haven't seen a pair of Nike shoes I've been super into for a long time, and these are the ones!
Posted by: Ampersanderson | March 9, 2009 1:03 PM
Its good to see more 'riding specific' shoes but the design seems slightly lazy. Although they have made a couple of adjustments; it would be good to have the laces further up the shoe, a stiffer toebox and a really tough-dr martins esque outsole which will not rub off on clips.
Posted by: Beefcake | March 9, 2009 1:49 PM
Full grain leather will not mess up in toeclips. I have some leather shoes I rode in all last winter. The only thing that got messed up were the soles / gluing of the outsole. They're Vans, what do you expect?
Say what you will about Nike, but at least their shoes hold up. My SBs have taken a beating over the last 2 months and look better than any pair of Vans i've owned after 3 weeks of riding.
Seriously. I have halfcabs that I rode in for 3 weeks that fell to shit. Syndicates too!
Posted by: prolly | March 9, 2009 2:05 PM
My dream shoe is a Vans Authentic Lo-Pro, but with a ballistic nylon reinforced full grain leather toebox and a removable carbon fiber insole. Ballistic laces too, with steel lace tips.
Is this too much to ask? Simple really. Vans, make this. Thanks.
Posted by: Mayfield | March 9, 2009 2:43 PM