gino
Legend
Cheers mate ! Enjoy & report back ! I think the scribble ended up being my favorite of the reissues
The Nike Vapor Tribute Thread
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gino
Legend
LiamMiguel
Semi-Pro
75% VP1 25% ZV11 haha
jguttentag
New User
When are they releasing?Good news is the vapor pro 1 is making a comeback, with the 2021 USO swoosh design. Thanks for listening to us nike
gino
Legend
no one has a clear idea yet, but the twitter page that posted the link usually only posts a few months prior to the drop
arthurli22
Rookie
Nike China has restocked, they now have a full size run
gino
Legend
Hopefully mere days till it hits the domestic market. Can’t wait for this fleabay price gouging to end
gplracer
Hall of Fame
Sadly Nike is my favorite brand but they have lost their way! My kids love Nike too but since the vapor 9, 9.5, and 10 are gone we have lost interest. None of us like the new offerings. For the first time in many years we are looking to other brands for shoes. There was a time when we waited for the new color way and would never consider a different brand.
jburton
Rookie
New vapor in the second pic?
LiamMiguel
Semi-Pro
The hell is that??? Great find. Nike doesn’t usually test out shoes with college athletes, there used to be a rule as it counts as a sponsorship of sorts. I guess with NIL, that got throw out.
gino
Legend
VP1 was always heel zoom bag mate, hope its the same layup
Babolast
Legend
Gino, the second image are indeed the 12's.
LiamMiguel
Semi-Pro
Trust in @Babolast ! Any other info that won’t deleted? lol
gino
Legend
thanks for confirmation mate, appreciate you!
gino
Legend
also, you were very very correct , these are indeed something to get excited for spec wise
Babolast
Legend
The AO colour is BONKERS. Something exciting to look forward to.
gino
Legend
Can’t wait
arthurli22
Rookie
The outsole, at least to me, looks like AG-LT23
jmacdaununder2
Legend
Thanks so much for being the first on deck with the big reveal!!
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As mentioned, the vapor 12 should be Alcaraz's shoe for 2025; will there be his logo on it?
I wonder if the black part present in the heel is scotch, and serves to cover the zoom air unit which perhaps will be visible... or is it an "adaptive" type support..
theaceproman
Rookie
Hopefully these shoes end up with the vapor x/pro outsole. If so these will be a must buy!
gino
Legend
I'd imagine they would, Id think this takes over as the vapor flagship silhouette again. Basically just one "off" generation in the V11. We can all forget about that one like we did the V3, V7, and V8. Then the VP3 likely to remain largely like VP2
gino
Legend
gino
Legend
(Sadness)
LiamMiguel
Semi-Pro
Just got my good condition pair of 9.5s. Took a picture of 2/3 of my current Vapors. My VP2 clays are in my tennis bag as I play on mostly clay on the summers. You can tell in the picture that I made my ZV11s as an experimental shoe as I cut two extra eyelets so that I could create a runners' knot. Before then, I honestly didn't like using them that much and kind of put them aside for some warranty Rush Pros I had. When I cut the eyelets, it plays so much better. It doesn't feel like a brick to me anymore and feels more like a Gel Resolution but with more inconsistent grip. Regarding the 9.5s, should I scrub and clean them so they look as new as they can when I first take them out? I last played with these shoes in middle school so it's a big nostalgia thing (I like older shoes anyways, loved my pairs of Air Max Cages, GR6s, Solution Speed 3s).
gino
Legend
Just got my good condition pair of 9.5s. Took a picture of 2/3 of my current Vapors. My VP2 clays are in my tennis bag as I play on mostly clay on the summers. You can tell in the picture that I made my ZV11s as an experimental shoe as I cut two extra eyelets so that I could create a runners' knot. Before then, I honestly didn't like using them that much and kind of put them aside for some warranty Rush Pros I had. When I cut the eyelets, it plays so much better. It doesn't feel like a brick to me anymore and feels more like a Gel Resolution but with more inconsistent grip. Regarding the 9.5s, should I scrub and clean them so they look as new as they can when I first take them out? I last played with these shoes in middle school so it's a big nostalgia thing (I like older shoes anyways, loved my pairs of Air Max Cages, GR6s, Solution Speed 3s).
Sick vapors mate. Congrats on getting the 9.5 back in the rotation. Small alcohol swabs do wonders for midsole/upper clean up on the 9.5 - could even use them to clean the outsole
Report back on how they feel - cheers !
What is the Ao colour and where i can see a pic?? This year Alcaraz colorway ao was a banger
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
Not sure. I think the 9.5 reissue and the limited Asia run of the VP1 indicate that they are looking to fill that hole in their lineup of the "classic" minimalist shoe
The V12 really does look like the second coming of the 9.5/X/VP1 though. Exciting stuff
Honestly looks like a mixture of:
- Mold of a vapor pro 1/ custom alcaraz vp1
- lacing system and tongue of a vp1
- Midsole of a vapor 6, and, if it has air units, kinda reminds me of vapor speeds (2005)
- general design of the shoe like a pure mixture of a 2000’s vintage shoe
- outsole: still unknown but it looks like it’s two pieces (carbon fiber in the middle?)
Really hope that there will be some lucid silver accents on the midsole to make them a little similar to the 2006 nike vapor speeds worn by Fed in USO
Honestly looks like a mixture of:
- Mold of a vapor pro 1/ custom alcaraz vp1
- lacing system and tongue of a vp1
- Midsole of a vapor 6, and, if it has air units, kinda reminds me of vapor speeds (2005)
- general design of the shoe like a pure mixture of a 2000’s vintage shoe
- outsole: still unknown but it looks like it’s two pieces (carbon fiber in the middle?)
Really hope that there will be some lucid silver accents on the midsole to make them a little similar to the 2006 nike vapor speeds worn by Fed in USO
Look, i tried to line up the shoe from the pic, also look how similar they look to a “Frankestein”of a vp1 and a vapor 6, the midsole is really similar, can it be that they give it a carbon fiber part?
arthurli22
Rookie
Then just save your bucks for the V12 or even VP3. I really do not like VP1 that much, just a take down model of X
gino
Legend
Honestly hoping it has the silhouette of the 6, upper of the 9, and a brand new midsole with some legit tech
Look, i tried to line up the shoe from the pic, also look how similar they look to a “Frankestein”of a vp1 and a vapor 6, the midsole is really similar, can it be that they give it a carbon fiber part?
gino
Legend
LiamMiguel
Semi-Pro
Alcaraz “PE” ZV11 and the Mac Attack colorways reaching Nike clearance stores now…just picked up a pair for $79
gino
Legend
Sounds about right ! Consumers are smart even to not plunge at that like it’s a real PE at full price
Congrats on the nice discount snag man! Sick color regardless !!
Seth
Legend
Which clearance store?
LiamMiguel
Semi-Pro
Got mine in Concord Mills (Charlotte area)
Nike doesn't understand PE's apparently lol. $79 is something you can't pass up as it's still trending at $170 everywhere.
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
Today was a good day on the auction site!!!
Are you planning on playing in those?
I have been playing with my 9.5 and X clays, and I think that's part of why I tore my calf
gino
Legend
Bummed about your calf. Sucks man. Id mostly chalk those things up to something kinetic. for me that means as incomplete dynamic stretching, breakdown in the kinetic chain (could be a risky step intentionally or an incidental situation like stepping on an errant ball), or true fatigue in the muscle due to overuse/recovery from atrophy
Man, I’ve been playing in NOS breathe cages from 2008, vapor 6s from 2009, vapor 9s from 2012, lunarballistecs from 2013, 9.5s from 2014, vapor flyknits from 2016/17, and vapor Xs from 2018 for the better part of 5 years (lately have mixed the GPT and VP1 into the rotation). Personally haven’t had a single issue or lower extremity injury. I get where you’re coming from if these models you were wearing were worn/losing traction & upper structural integrity
I do think models can be worn to hit/compete with if they are actually new condition shoes. I will die on that hill. I never wear anything past let’s say an 8/10 with traction either. I just have a lot of shoes lol allows for constant rotation & it helps my quads/calves are jacked which has taken a lot of pressure off of my ligaments over the years
I actually find the inverse of your learnings, old model/ new condition shoes that I have a true understand of the court/turf interaction are much safer for me to play in than anything of new Nike design. Especially all these slippery shallow traction patterns in the vapor 11 & vp2 hardcourt offerings. I played college tennis in vapor 9 and logged more hours on court with any shoe than the breathe cage 1/2. I trust those traction patterns a lot. Id take an NOS pair of those any day over anything Nike has done since the 2016/17 9.5 flyknit. Vapor X is a runner up, but point being I’d take either of those over the GPT, VP1, or anything they’ve done since. I got 7 pairs of the 9.5 / 9AJ3 last year so I’ve got new glue in a bunch of my pairs
Only a few vapor 6s and cages from 2008/2009 left that have old glue, but they are mint otherwise. I keep those for light hitting, but the 9/9.5/flyknit/X stuff that’s been done in the last decade i will and do play more intense tennis in. It’s a misnomer that footwear is a direct attributes 100% of the cause of any injury, unless you wore rainbow sandals or Ugg boots to play a set of tennis. Footwear is somewhere in there but I’d say 2-5% of the risk factors for injury equation at best? That’s my honest guess as someone who loves and collects shoes.Hope the calf gets better soon man
David Le
Hall of Fame
Clean pick up! I remember buying my first pair of the ZV9.5 in the Atomic Orange ala Indian Wells 2014. Fitted great like the ZV9 (all time favorite Vapor) with more breathability. Anyway, I remember Nike reaching out on IG wanting to post my picture as one of their post which I thought was the coolest thing ever. Too bad I can’t find the photo anymore since they shut down the NikeTennis account but also the picture is a decade years old so ♂️Today was a good day on the auction site!!!
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
I would further presume there is a difference between NOS and something that's been worn since 2015, like the Vapor 9.5s I suspect were the culprit
Also been wearing Crocs all summer and that has exposed some gait imbalances, IMO
gino
Legend
Thanks bro, I’m stoked. I wanted these when they dropped in 2014 but just slept on them and missed the boat. Love the blue they used here
That’s awesome Nike reached out to use your pic. Send me your ig via pm, would love to follow if you post tennis gear !
gino
Legend
Brooooooooo, my soul aches
David Le
Hall of Fame
Should I make a mock up? Any colors you want? I’ll try to incorporate elements from past vapors.
gino
Legend
That would be really fun bro. Would gladly add to one of the OPs if you took the time to do so
Couple ideas:
- Exposed air in heel like vapor speed
- Fit frame like vapor 5
- Flywire aesthetic like vapor 6
- Adaptive fit like vapor 9
- Heel nike swoosh like vapors speed/5/9/9.5/X
