Nike Spring 2013 Predictions/Hopes/Wants Thread

raphMODE

Professional
I live in NORTH-WEST of Italy close to France.

Thank you Raph for the great preview! orange premium wristands would be very very nice!
Yes... I hope someone in the US will help us - europeen guys - getting the Indian Wells or Miami exclusive wristbands ;)
 

bosssauce

Banned
More probably orange wristbands/bandana, to match the orange details from the polo, and the orange Vapor9 ;)

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Just found Nike "previews" from the Indian Wells outfit with orange wristband.
Not that these previews are always correct - some details often change from it to the real thing - but it could be that way.

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ooh where can I buy those wristbands?
 

raphMODE

Professional
ooh where can I buy those wristbands?
You can't for now.
it's an advert from Nike, but it won't necessery be the real thing at the end :
I remember that in the past there were some differences between advert and real outfit.

Anyway, you could buy them (exclusive Premier wristbands) at the booth Nike will have at Indian wells OR Miami (location isn't the same each year).
And as there was no winter12 and spring13 regular wristbands sold in stores, not sure these will be sold either.
Good luck for chasing the Premier one at the Nike booth then ;)
 
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bosssauce

Banned
You can't for now.
it's an advert from Nike, but it won't necessery be the real thing at the end :
I remember that in the past there were some differences between advert and real outfit.

Anyway, you could buy them (exclusive Premier wristbands) at the booth Nike will have at Indian wells OR Miami (location isn't the same each year).
And as there was no winter12 and spring13 regular wristbands sold in stores, not sure these will be sold either.
Good luck for chasing the Premier one at the Nike booth then ;)
oh i may be at indian wells so i will look thank you
 

RF81

New User
For the guys that will be in INDIAN WELLS or MIAMI: can you please pick premier wristbands for me too? It would be much much appreciated! Thank you!
 

Bri-guy

Semi-Pro
2011: Miami
2012: Indian Wells
Don't know about previous years.
We can't know where Nike will be this time.

Actually, if I remember correctly, Nike still sold Premiers in Miami last year. They just happened to be the same colorways they sold in Indian Wells. The only difference is that Miami had a promo bandana in Electrolime/Black that was not sold in Indian Wells.

Cheers!
 

Harry_Wild

G.O.A.T.
I would love to see Nike bring back a unlined 100% polyester warm-up jacket in all solid black again without any trim color on it. I been looking and most of them have ugly strips of white, green or blue color. Plus, the side pockets are not zippered or buttoned in todays models.

Some models have pockets are even worse and are openned at a diagonal, so what ever you place in them will fall out when you move your body for walking or bending over. On top of that; they are very shallow too. My old Nike warm-up - 20 years old could hold three tennis balls inside of one pocket and you could play tennis and they would not fall out. The current models can hold two; but you cannot move or one will fall out and if you bend over to pick up a tennis ball; the remaining ball will come out of the pocket. I returned three Nike warm-ups because of this happening.

Nike wants $65.00-$79.00 for this type of jacket which is a total waste of money since it a badly designed jacket. I hate also to have a draw string at the bottom of the jacket since it very easy to have the string get tangled in door entrances. Nike has shortcut somehow the process and are not testing the warm-up jackets before they go to production it seems.
 
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MAXXply

Hall of Fame
I would love to see Nike bring back a unlined 100% polyester warm-up jacket in all solid black again without any trim color on it. I been looking and most of them have ugly strips of white, green or blue color. Plus, the side pockets are not zippered or buttoned in todays models.

Did you know Nike sold a N98 track top / warm-up in plain black, with black stripes and black zippers? Can't get more black than that. Admittedly, it was priced at a typically Nike price. The even had an all-black one but with neon pink zippers.
 

Harry_Wild

G.O.A.T.
Did you know Nike sold a N98 track top / warm-up in plain black, with black stripes and black zippers? Can't get more black than that. Admittedly, it was priced at a typically Nike price. The even had an all-black one but with neon pink zippers.

No I did not! I will check it out and see what it looks like. thanks.

Here what I found:

Nike Rafa Power Court N98 Jacket Holiday 2012 Men
•Dri-FIT French terry cloth wicks moisture, keeping you dry and comfortable.
•Ribbed, double knit stand up collar for added warmth.
•Full length front zipper.
•Embroidered eyelets underarm for enhanced ventilation.
•Zippered side pockets for secure on-court storage.
•Ribbed, double knit waist and sleeve cuffs for a secure fit.
•Embroidered Nike at left chest.
•Heat sealed Rafa Bull logo at right pocket.
•Flat seam stitching and anti abrasion labeling prevents chafing and irritation.

It looks like it thick and could be hot wearing it around. Plus, it a fitted jacket too. I think I will past on this model jacket. It is clearance out at $100. But it was $130! Nadal wears jackets like this without any shirt at all! I'm going to be wear stuff under it! Nice jacket if you are going to wear nothing but the jacket! Could work out fine if that was the case. Plus, Nadal probably wears this once and it is history for the jacket.
 
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Simacho

Rookie
From memory the blue polo is destined for wear at Indian Wells. I haven't seen anything yet regarding the orange polo. Fed is wearing a crew neck for Roland Garros so my guess is that he will be wearing a different color variant of the crew during the clay court swing prior to Roland Garros and because of that the orange polo won't be worn.

Just my guess though based on last year. They have done things differently before.
 

Homeboy Hotel

Hall of Fame

zagalab

Rookie
I will be heading out to Indian Wells tomorrow morning and will let you guys know if Nike is set up there.
 

RF81

New User
Thank you very much Zagalab! Is it possible for you to make some pickups for us, poor european people? I live in Italy and I'd love to get some premier wristbands and player only socks..thank you in advance!
 

ra1337

New User
Thank you very much Zagalab! Is it possible for you to make some pickups for us, poor european people? I live in Italy and I'd love to get some premier wristbands and player only socks..thank you in advance!

what are player only socks?:D

picture pls
 

フェデラー

Hall of Fame
what are player only socks?:D

picture pls

At US Open 2011 i believe there was socks with red swooshes for Roger (which I have) and they also sold socks with blue swooshes for Rafa, as well as the black and green socks he had. They don't sell them that often. There are also nicer nike socks that I have that I haven't seen in awhile (I got them from my local tennis shop), they are different from the ones TW sells.

Also, I know we're not allowed to publicly ask for pick ups, per se, but are we allowed to make a thread for it? If anyone knows what premiers and limited release bandanas are there (if any) I will gladly paypal you the money right now :).
 

zagalab

Rookie
They have atomic teal wristbands and orange wristbands. I assume teal for nadal and orange for fed. I was only able to get a pair of each since I couldn't carry much at all since I came with family. 10$ each and there were no pe socks. Just a bunch of running socks. I will post pictures later and I apologize for not being able to do pick-ups
 

zagalab

Rookie
That is correct. I didn't see any other colors besides those two. They did have gray ones in the women's section, however. The small wristbands. Not the double-wide
 

sports4eva115

Semi-Pro
^^^dang. that packaging. is nike really trying to cut back on cost?
thanks for the pics tho! they're not as vibrant as I thought they would be =\
 
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