New Nike Aust Open gear

[thefederman]

^^^ exactly! Until anyone here tries it we don't know if it performs better and it's up to the individual to decide whether it performs better to justify the price increase. Having held a sample of the shoe months ago, I can already state that it is much lighter than previous models and for some that's enough. To each their own

 

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

So would you guys buy next years' tennis polo when they're $135 then?

 

[thefederman]

^^^ personally no. I find the clothes to be a little expensive. I'm someone who really values footwear so I don't mind paying higher prices (within) reason as I feel footwear is more important not only to performance but also to health. Again it's my personal opinion and I do realize I am the minority. I just don't understand why people are saying the shoes crap before trying it just because rafa sticks to his own preference. Also I feel Nike will reconsider this high price because I spoke to the Nike rep out east in Canada about the shoe and he said the price was too high and that he had barely sold any

 

[XFactorer]

So would you guys buy next years' tennis polo when they're $135 then?

Kids, this is a good example of the slippery slope logical fallacy!

 

[Yonie]

They offer a clay version with SL on TWE:
Great news!!

 

[Homeboy Hotel]

The Nike swoosh looks a little wonky, or maybe thats just me...

 

[hcb0804]

The Nike swoosh looks a little wonky, or maybe thats just me...

I think it's just the camera angle and the upper material is a little wavy there under the swoosh.

 

[Matt H.]

Kids, this is a good example of the slippery slope logical fallacy!

you sure? because the prices now are getting there.

 

[McLovin]

you sure? because the prices now are getting there.

Correct. 5 years ago, the RF Polo was $65:

http://web.archive.org/web/20081215081110/http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/manike.html?​

2 years ago it was $80:

http://web.archive.org/web/20111213150734/http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/MANIKE.html?​

Today they are $90. Won't be long now until we are looking at $110 - $120 for a RF polo.

 

[Babolast]

 

[TMCW140]

Id vapor? Or something meant to look vaguely similar to the 9.5's whilst retaining in earlier design?

 

[Sinner]

Higher-rez...

 

[Nusi]

at first i really didn't like the new 9.5 but they look so good on Fed

and those for women aren't bad either

also i love this jacket Roger wore for Brisbane PC,such a nice red colour

 

[ilee259]

Federer is also wearing a red bandana. I thought that he was wearing a green bandana.

 

[Overdrive]

I gotta get that jacket now..... :roll:

 

[mpournaras]

Higher-rez...

Those shorts are sweet. You could wear them casually too

 

[Lukhas]

From what I've seen on the internet, the LBs are even lighter than the V9s by 6.5 grams. They are listed at 391g for US10, which is quite the diet compared to the 4.3s.

 

[Nusi]

Federer played doubles with Mahut today,they won 7:5,7:6
he is wearing this in Brisbane

and the jacket

 

[XFactorer]

What color is fed's polo?

#colorblind

 

[mp4/18]

australian open 2011 short?????

 

[TMCW140]

Gone through the front of his vapors already then...

 

[Sinner]

 

[trebbor]

Here is an imagegallery of the Nike Vapor 9.5. I even compared them to my 2 year old Vapor 9.

http://imgur.com/a/wwwwJ

 

[TMCW140]

Cheers for the pictures, nice comparison! So are there any differences other than the the reskinned upper?

 

[trebbor]

There are barely any differences between the Vapor 9 and 9.5! Everything is basically the same except for the reskinned upper (and with a different fabric, which you can see clearly at the heel side), which I think is a good thing, since it looks more durable than the Vapor 9 upper.

 

[Babolast]

What color is fed's polo?

#colorblind

Looks like Birch from Fall 2012.

 

[JDMasFCK]

http://nikeinc.com/news/nike-tennis-unveils-the-lightweight-lunar-ballistec#/inline/26379

 

[kvan]

The banner for TW's nike shoes page already has the LBs on it

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/catpage-MSNIKE.html

 

[JoshT]

Same for the apparel....
http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/MANIKE.html

I still don't have my answer on Nadal having black night Aussie Open shorts or not?

Does anyone know?

 

[Devil_dog]

Big Vapor 9 owner but not impressed with the 9.5. I'm digging the new Lunar Ballistecs more but hope for more color options down the road.

 

[trebbor]

I too am doubting to switch to Lunar Ballistec:

The reasons I went to Vapor 9 were:
- Feet lower to the ground with Zoom Air
- Lightweight
- Superb ventilation, even in heat, because of mesh
- Comfortable fit

Now with the Lunar Ballistecs, they have the same advantages as the Vapor 9(.5) and more:
- Lightweight
- Feet lower to the ground compared to Air Max
- Durability

Now I just don't know the following:
- Are your feet lower to the ground with the Vapor 9(.5) or with the Lunar Ballistec (Zoom Air vs. Lunar)?
- Is ventilation gonna be a problem? I know there are holes on the front of the upper, but that's it. Everything else is synthetic leather, your feet will get hot really fast, especially when it's hot outside compared to mesh.
- How much more comfortable are the Lunar Ballistec compared to the Vapor 9(.5)?
- I wonder about the durability of the flywire that's keeping the laces?

I also find it odd that all the different tech used to build a new unique tennis shoe isn't even supported by the player (Nadal) himself. In pictures, you can clearly see a paintjob. But I don't know if he will actually switch in the future. In the case of the Vapor 9, Thinker Hatfield designed this himself and the player (Federer) made the switch to Vapor 9. This might be an odd reasoning, but I find it interesting

 

[Gianni_RF]

australian open 2011 short?????

Got the same reaction when I saw Roger in the double match.
Looks like it's the same, that's weird.

 

[JoshT]

Ok so where's this stuff at?
I see websites have already built some of the new code in, but what is the release date TW?

 

[ArliHawk]

Ok so where's this stuff at?
I see websites have already built some of the new code in, but what is the release date TW?

Looks like it's tomorrow. Wonder when the tw review will be up. Would be interesting but for the price.

 

[Babolast]

Strange that the line is not up yet... I wonder if it's a Jan 2nd release date?

 

[kvan]

Strange that the line is not up yet... I wonder if it's a Jan 2nd release date?

It is.

"The new Nike Lunar Ballistec for men and women launches globally on Nike.com and at select retailers worldwide beginning Jan. 2, 2014. "

It would make sense the LBs rollout with the rest of the line. Looks like we have to wait one more day!

 

[Babolast]

It is.

"The new Nike Lunar Ballistec for men and women launches globally on Nike.com and at select retailers worldwide beginning Jan. 2, 2014. "

It would make sense the LBs rollout with the rest of the line. Looks like we have to wait one more day!

Strange considering TW Europe has the line up.

 

[JoshT]

I see the line on TW Europe, but where are the shorts Nadal is wearing today, the grey ones?

Also, are they releasing day and night Aussie open stuff later?

 

[JoshT]

Also it has Fed's "night" polo, but no Day polo?
very strange.
What is the deal?

 

[West Coast Ace]

Strange considering TW Europe has the line up.

Yeah. But no Dimitrov Stockholm henley. Saw the pic in the other thread with Harrison wearing it in Brisbane - sure hope it drops here in the US in the next few days.

Happy New Year to all the Nike tennis gear fans.

 

[Babolast]

Very strange indeed.

 

[Babolast]

Yeah. But no Dimitrov Stockholm henley. Saw the pic in the other thread with Harrison wearing it in Brisbane - sure hope it drops here in the US in the next few days.

Happy New Year to all the Nike tennis gear fans.

Happy new year mate!

 

[JoshT]

Are they not releasing the grey shorts? those are the ones I was waiting to buy????

 

[Lazarus]

... Happy New Year to all the Nike tennis gear fans.

Same from this corner of the world...

 

[West Coast Ace]

Did anyone notice on TW EU's site that the Fed AO shirt shows a 27 Jan availability? And the Nadal shirt.... get ready for it... 16 Feb!

Not such a good new year so far...

 

[Babolast]

Did anyone notice on TW EU's site that the Fed AO shirt shows a 27 Jan availability? And the Nadal shirt.... get ready for it... 16 Feb!

Not such a good new year so far...

Both the shirts are out in Australia.

 

[West Coast Ace]

^^^^^ So are they sandbagging those dates? Misprints?

The Dimitrov Stockholm henley is already out in Peru too.

 

[JoshT]

I love Nike, but if that's true and it's the same for the states?
How can you not release the gear until well AFTER the Aussie Open?
So much for waiting until January to purchase new gear....Wow.

 

[West Coast Ace]

^^^^ Nike has been missing dates with tennis gear fairly regularly in the last year or so. So while I'm not happy (would have run up to Niketown if I thought I could buy some of the new stuff), I'm not surprised.

And remember (not to make excuses for them - just reality) - Tennis is a pimple on their billion dollar elephant's rear. If they do use the same manuf facilities for other sports, I'm sure the basketball (Air Jordan and $220! Lebron shoes) takes precedence.

 

[JDMasFCK]

The Vapor 9.5 on TWE wont be availabe to ship until 3/1! I hope TW will have it earlier!