Nike 2024 General Thread

[gino]

The Cage will finally die, the one upside of Rafa retiring. Time to force Nike to innovate and get with the times.

It’s a solid shoe but 4+ years in the portfolio with little to no player endorsement is an issue. Wouldn’t put it past them to keep making them for another year because they had loaded up the supply chain with raw material purchases

 

[VitalSigns]

Now would be a good time for Nike to potentially release some Cage 3s (like the vapor 9.5)

 

[gino]

Now would be a good time for Nike to potentially release some Cage 3s (like the vapor 9.5)

we can all dream

 

[SinneGOAT]

It’s a solid shoe but 4+ years in the portfolio with little to no player endorsement is an issue. Wouldn’t put it past them to keep making them for another year because they had loaded up the supply chain with raw material purchases

It’s a solid shoe but its competitor have grown far past it. It’s so far behind the gel res, barricade 13, and others in every way. Nike needs to put some money into their tennis department.

 

[Rosstour]

It’s a solid shoe but its competitor have grown far past it. It’s so far behind the gel res, barricade 13, and others in every way. Nike needs to put some money into their tennis department.

Still has a unique feel. I love them.

 

[SinneGOAT]

Still has a unique feel. I love them.

Definitely really cool with the rocker design, basically no shoes do that.

 

[Rosstour]

Definitely really cool with the rocker design, basically no shoes do that.

It helped me a lot. Felt a lot faster over an entire match than the Cage2 and Vapors I was in before.

 

[grakic]

anyone know when rafa winter apparel goes on sale officially?

 

[innoVAShaun]

If u mean clearance, it goes on sale when Spring comes out.

 

[grakic]

no,here on tennis warehouse europe is not on sale, I cannot find it on site

 

[innoVAShaun]

Challenger

 

[innoVAShaun]

 

[innoVAShaun]

 

[grakic]

Link to buy?

 

[innoVAShaun]

Link to buy?

NDC

 

[innoVAShaun]

New shoes???

 

[Rosstour]

One wonders if they do for Rafa what they refused to do for Fed, a lifetime deal with a post-retirement line.

 

[Dae18]

New shoes???

No, those are Metcon 9s training/workout shoes

 

[augustobt]

I remember when Rog left nike and they gave his supposed outfits to the other players and wonder if they'll do the same with Rafa's designs.

 

[ajspurs]

Finally a new Rafa outfit I actually like. Is a lovely blue.

 

[airchallenge2]

Challenger

Wonder how many washes will these logos last? 5? 7?

 

[Rosstour]

Wonder how many washes will these logos last? 5? 7?

Wash them inside out, cold water, short/gentle cycle.

 

[mrpuddles]

There’s a black M/L up for sale on the BAS now

Yo, got the hat today. Love it.
Wish this came out on NDC so I got buy multiples.

 

[Rosstour]

Yo, got the hat today. Love it.
Wish this came out on NDC so I got buy multiples.

Today is just that day I guess. I got the Alcaraz tank in the mail today. Might play in it tomorrow morning @gino

It's so simple that it made a few of my other tops look silly, so the Rafa AO19 for example is going on the auction site now

 

[airchallenge2]

Wash them inside out, cold water, short/gentle cycle.

Thanks for the tip. This way, how many washes should I expect them to last? A lot of people at my tennis center play with washed out logos.

 

[Rosstour]

Thanks for the tip. This way, how many washes should I expect them to last? A lot of people at my tennis center play with washed out logos.

How new are the things they're wearing?

The newest item with a peeling/melting logo that I own is a Dimitrov Breathe Henley from 2015.

 

[arthurli22]

many items I bought before 2019 have peeling logo, I guess 5 years is a benchmark

 

[Rosstour]

Today is just that day I guess. I got the Alcaraz tank in the mail today. Might play in it tomorrow morning @gino

It's so simple that it made a few of my other tops look silly, so the Rafa AO19 for example is going on the auction site now

I did play this morning, was about 80 degrees and sunny. I was able to wear this thing with no issues despite the color--it's that light and well ventilated.

@gino I'm considering buying the other colors now since this one performed so well

Edit - I feel really stupid. They are back in stock at $80. I paid a little more than that with shipping because they were sold out everywhere. My mistake. Still love it, but that one hurts.

 

[jmacdaununder2]

All sizes in both black & orange now in stock in Australia too; oh well, ya wins some and ya loses some…

 

[airchallenge2]

How new are the things they're wearing?

The newest item with a peeling/melting logo that I own is a Dimitrov Breathe Henley from 2015.

Sorry, I really don't know. I am not into apparel stuff, just shoes. Currently I am using Djokovic Uniqlo from back in the day. Some logos are still holding, some are not.

 

[jlouie]

All sizes now in stock in Australia too; oh well, ya wins some and ya loses some…

It's surprising that this never made it to NDC in the US. However, it has shown up at a few smaller online retailers in the past week and some local stores after only being sold at TW in small quantities.

 

[Rosstour]

It's surprising that this never made it to NDC in the US. However, it has shown up at a few smaller online retailers in the past week and some local stores after only being sold at TW in small quantities.

I just bought two more. Another black one and the mango one

 

[innoVAShaun]

Yo, got the hat today. Love it.
Wish this came out on NDC so I got buy multiples.

You're lucky. Seller sent me the regular ADV hat. Opened up a BAS dispute about it.

 

[gino]

I did play this morning, was about 80 degrees and sunny. I was able to wear this thing with no issues despite the color--it's that light and well ventilated.

@gino I'm considering buying the other colors now since this one performed so well

Edit - I feel really stupid. They are back in stock at $80. I paid a little more than that with shipping because they were sold out everywhere. My mistake. Still love it, but that one hurts.

Glad it’s working out for you man. A nice look and hopefully they do something similar for him in AO25. All we want are clean functional designs and color optionality

 

[Rosstour]

Glad it’s working out for you man. A nice look and hopefully they do something similar for him in AO25. All we want are clean functional designs and color optionality

Hard to see how you upgrade from this.

I'm so color/heat sensitive I can't even wear the blue 2015 Rafa RG shirt outdoors unless it's below 60F, and I was wearing this tank in 80F sunny weather because it's so light and well ventilated. Honestly how can it get better?

 

[grakic]

so it seems this final rafa top wont be on sale in europe?

 

[lidoazndiabloboi]

Just wanted to point out these 2 interesting shirts. I'm thinking they are PE.

 

[innoVAShaun]

Was at Nike SOHO the other day and saw the Yoon Ambush display.

 

[Rosstour]

Hard to see how you upgrade from this.

I'm so color/heat sensitive I can't even wear the blue 2015 Rafa RG shirt outdoors unless it's below 60F, and I was wearing this tank in 80F sunny weather because it's so light and well ventilated. Honestly how can it get better?

And just to echo this I pulled out my sleeveless tops from the 2008/09 timeframe and they are still quite nice but they have nothing on these Alcaraz tops, nothing. Cut and materials are just miles ahead now

 

[juannabiss]

And just to echo this I pulled out my sleeveless tops from the 2008/09 timeframe and they are still quite nice but they have nothing on these Alcaraz tops, nothing. Cut and materials are just miles ahead now

But what about the design? Maybe I’m just a nostalgic but the 06-08 designs were cooler. Again, I’m biased so don’t hate on me.

 

[gino]

And just to echo this I pulled out my sleeveless tops from the 2008/09 timeframe and they are still quite nice but they have nothing on these Alcaraz tops, nothing. Cut and materials are just miles ahead now

I think 2012 had a lot of really thick/hugh quality stuff, but totally agree. Stuff today is just better design & if the materials are sourced right it’s usually great (my alcaraz 2023 Wimbledon shirt is excellent)

 

[gino]

But what about the design? Maybe I’m just a nostalgic but the 06-08 designs were cooler. Again, I’m biased so don’t hate on me.

In terms of aesthetic design, I take 07-09. In terms of functional design, anything from 2024 is likely better / more ergonomic. One rare exception is the 2008 Federer clay season polo. GOATed aesthetic and function

 

[Mircat]

Kyrgios wearing some absolute fire vapors. No idea what they are. New pics on insta.

 

[gino]

Kyrgios wearing some absolute fire vapors. No idea what they are. New pics on insta.

those are the vapor x kyrie collab - us open colorway from 2019. more info in my vapor history thread here: https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/the-nike-vapor-tribute-thread.755687/

 

[Rosstour]

Lorenzo Musetti wearing that polo @Babolast has in his avatar. I might have to grab it as soon as it goes on sale

 

[RNBABOLAT]

Lorenzo Musetti wearing that polo @Babolast has in his avatar. I might have to grab it as soon as it goes on sale

That outfit and the lava lamp shirt used by Perricard and Tiafoe are definitely the highlights of this season. Amazing

 

[theaceproman]

That outfit and the lava lamp shirt used by Perricard and Tiafoe are definitely the highlights of this season. Amazing

I absolutetly love that tiafoe shirt. Cant wait to see what alcaraz and sinner wear for the rest of the year!

 

[RNBABOLAT]

I absolutetly love that tiafoe shirt. Cant wait to see what alcaraz and sinner wear for the rest of the year!

Maybe Sinner will put the pink on pink like Draper and Rune, I started to think Nike wants Draper to put the most akward and ugly fitting shirt of the collection just because... Hopefully, he can move to Boss or something more fashion forward or give them a bit more love like they do with Musetti

 

[ajspurs]

I actually really like the shade of that pink that Draper and Rune have, or more so on the shorts though. I agree that the Tiafoe one is great.

 

[Rosstour]

Maybe Sinner will put the pink on pink like Draper and Rune, I started to think Nike wants Draper to put the most akward and ugly fitting shirt of the collection just because... Hopefully, he can move to Boss or something more fashion forward or give them a bit more love like they do with Musetti

Sinner is very conservative with his color choice and I expect his bespoke line to reflect that

Draper's shirt looks crazy oversized because he sized up. It's a boxy fit but he looks like he's wearing XXL

Musetti obviously makes his own color choices and rarely chooses wrong