New Zoom Vapor 9... Pink and Black?!?!? "You Can Not Be Serious!!!"

[JGads]

Originally Posted by Boricua

All white apparel with these shoes look pretty good. The white apparel neutralizes the bright pink of the shoes.

Agreed. Chardy looks great. The shoes clearly bring winning, style and happiness to one's life.

[PhotoBlue]

Originally Posted by augustobt

I'll just wait it to drop by $59.

Ha... By summer 2014 they'll be $59 with all sizes left.

[hcb0804]

Originally Posted by JGads

Game changers.

I love the Popeye arm. His forearm is as big around as his head!

[darklore009]

where's his can of spinach?

[augustobt]

By now is official, everyone who used that shoe fell to Murray. If you're planning to play him, don't use this colorway :P

[The Meat]

Originally Posted by augustobt

By now is official, everyone who used that shoe fell to Murray. If you're planning to play him, don't use this colorway :P

Was it only Chardy and Federer who wore those Vapor's at this year's AO? If thats the case, Murray must hate the colorway just as much as I do.

[darklore009]

love the pink. =D

[sportsfan1]

Regardless of the strategies against Murray, this had to be Fed's biggest blunder at the AO '13. Pink shoe laces???? Definitely Chic rather than chic (trendy). Did anyone ask Fed about this during an interview?

[Ico]

A silver or light blue heel/tongue (to match his day polo) would have been really beautiful. Pink isn't ugly, but it's for a small niche. I like the idea of keeping the color in the back unlike those damn volt triangles from early 2012, but the colorways coming up don't appeal to me.

[sports4eva115]

Originally Posted by darklore009

love the pink. =D

very nice darklore009! I think these shoes will be ones I will admire from a distance but never actually buy... they look good with the pop but I know it'll be a waste if I got it cuz I wouldnt be able to pull it off... -_-

[JGads]

Originally Posted by darklore009

love the pink. =D

Well done.

[darklore009]

Got them from a local shop. The owner thought that no one would buy it because it was pink. However, when I ordered it from him, he was surprised. Got a good deal with these

[Doc K]

I liked Fed's day AO kit. Including the shoes. And I'd wear all of it, except for the fact that the shoes would cost me $130-ish USD for the shoes and half of everything else for the divorce that would result from my purchase of another pair of shoes.

But I'll say this: the ideas that people have--adding a different color tongue, or making a pink accent shoe that matched the day AO RF polo--proves to me that the Vapor ID program has WAY too few color choices and far too few customizable parts.

I'd love to ask a Nike manufacturing exec why the limited choices. The Kobe shoes have more choices (I didn't do the math but the permutations must be well over 100K more possibilities) and more expensive materials.

Perhaps if they did a better job of marketing tennis in the states, they'd sell more shoes.

And like someone said above in the thread, I'll get mine when they are on clearance.

[anhuynh16]

Originally Posted by Doc K

I liked Fed's day AO kit. Including the shoes. And I'd wear all of it, except for the fact that the shoes would cost me $130-ish USD for the shoes and half of everything else for the divorce that would result from my purchase of another pair of shoes.

But I'll say this: the ideas that people have--adding a different color tongue, or making a pink accent shoe that matched the day AO RF polo--proves to me that the Vapor ID program has WAY too few color choices and far too few customizable parts.

I'd love to ask a Nike manufacturing exec why the limited choices. The Kobe shoes have more choices (I didn't do the math but the permutations must be well over 100K more possibilities) and more expensive materials.

Perhaps if they did a better job of marketing tennis in the states, they'd sell more shoes.

And like someone said above in the thread, I'll get mine when they are on clearance.

There are many reasons why the Vapor 9 iD has so little options. Just a few of my reasons

#1 Almost everybody in the states doesn't really care about tennis unfortunately.
#2 They're Kobes, do you think a TENNIS shoe would have as many options as a famous baller?

#3 Too similar to #1, but a small market is another reason. Tennis is a sport where you have the modern dudes with all there new Nike stuff etc.., and you have the older generations that still use oscillates and mids as tennis shoes. Most people still don't even know that it's called the Vapor, most of the people I know refer to it as the federer shoe.

[hugree]

I will be picking these up very soon. My wife told me to

[bosssauce]

Originally Posted by hugree

I will be picking these up very soon. My wife told me to

I may get them when they drop in price

[West Coast Ace]

Originally Posted by Doc K

...except for the fact that the shoes would cost me $130-ish USD for the shoes and half of everything else for the divorce that would result from my purchase...

LOL! Well played.

While the choice are limited, I still find it hard to believe that the people bringing it up can't find 1 option that they like. When I get mine on Wednesday, if the quality appears to be ok - and no one on these boards says their aren't well put together - I'll get a 2nd pair. I guess if there is a pair later in the year you like better, that would be a better reason not to order any Custom Ids.

And just so you know, many of the generic running shoes (I know, not tied to a star) have limited Custom Id options too.

[Calor1]

Originally Posted by sportsfan1

Regardless of the strategies against Murray, this had to be Fed's biggest blunder at the AO '13. Pink shoe laces???? Definitely Chic rather than chic (trendy). Did anyone ask Fed about this during an interview?

Yep, on-court interview after his 2nd or 3rd match I think.
He said he liked it because he already had had many other colors. He also said the pink shirt a few years ago sold pretty good.
Personally I liked the colors but not everyone can pull them off .

[SharkysMV1]

Is it me or does the non-Fed version of this shoe appear to be a lighter pink than his in the heel?

[augustobt]

Originally Posted by SharkysMV1

Is it me or does the non-Fed version of this shoe appear to be a lighter pink than his in the heel?

Depends on the lightning of the ambience.

Just waiting it to drop by $60.