Plus i’ve seen the actual vapor 12 that Rune worn today in training, i really like it
The Nike Vapor Tribute Thread
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Any photos?
theaceproman
Rookie
The vp12
The ones uploaded by tennisinsider on instagram and showed up here by theaceproman
gino
Legend
thanks for adding here as well mate, was going to do the same myself. cheers
GOAT colorway
gino
Legend
He went out in style, that's for sure
FedalSamAga
New User
Just updating y'all on the Vapor pro 3s haha got some leaks
FedalSamAga
New User
Hahaha let's pray Vapor 12 redeems it all
LiamMiguel
Semi-Pro
They're really staying with that HC outsole? Honestly one of the worst feeling outsoles they've had on a Vapor. It is so bottom heavy. I'm very curious about the weight of those as well as what the Vapor 12 is gonna look like. Hopefully the VP3 will be a full takedown model of the Vapor 12 and the real Vapor shoe is there.
Roller_coaster1015
Rookie
if they decrease the thickness of the out sole rubber to make it lighter Ill deal with it.
Roller_coaster1015
Rookie
I wonder if they made any cut outs on the bottom to the rubber as well.
FedalSamAga
New User
gino
Legend
With a special upper I think so. Last and midsole look promising, evolution of the X/VP1 design with some lunar style exterior features. Can’t wait to see the stock upper
gino
Legend
That VP2/V11 outsole is so bad, a shame they’ve committed to that design. Should be using that budget/raw materials to just do a reissue performance shoe every year/seasonal colorways
gino
Legend
This is the way
Roller_coaster1015
Rookie
the heck is Nike zoom hyper smash?
Roller_coaster1015
Rookie
I mean hey, who knowss how much better the vapor pro 2 would have been with a better upper which seems to be the main thing changed.
Talking about the hypersmash
Still, sign me up.
Good chance it will still be better looking than the standard Vapor 12. The ltd editions usually are.
gino
Legend
Right there with you. I still think the kyrie kygrios vapor upper was awesome
So a bit like what was done in 2019 with the vapor x (Federer) and vapor x kyrie V (Kyrgios), tennis sole and basketball shoe upper.....I repeat, it could be worn by Kyrgios just as it was in his time
FedalSamAga
New User
gino
Legend
They look incredible man
That outsole / midsole interaction reminiscient of the vapor 7/8 which was actually super comfy
Katzenjammer
Rookie
wow, those look really nice. Am I wrong or do they appear to have a somewhat roomy forefoot as in the 9.5?
Acebrigade
New User
Wow!!
gino
Legend
Totally agree that from the Birdseye view, the toebox looks massive. Should fit a number of foot types very well
Seriously, why did Nike waste our time with the Vapor 11 garbage.
It looks like literally nothing from that shoe is going to this [THANKFULLY!].
gino
Legend
so pumped about that. not a single element of the 11 in the 12. This feels like a vapor 3 to 4 or 8 to 9 moment. A total departure in the best of ways
Babolast
Legend
Yes buddy.
Babolast
Legend
It's actually been altered since I saw the shoe. This looks like a Luminous Green base. Originally the base was High Voltage.
Thanks for your informations
LiamMiguel
Semi-Pro
Still got that Air Zoom unit in the midsole (which could be a normal feature of V12) and the Vapor X/VP1 outsole, at least through our vantage point. Anything midsole down still looks like a VP1 mold.
gino
Legend
Stock V12 should have zoom as well, hard to tell on the outsole / last of the shoe
gino
Legend
Good theory here. Confirmed his test pair has the VP1 outsole and chassis
LiamMiguel
Semi-Pro
That’s a win in my book hahaha.
gino
Legend
Cheers man. Appreciate your contributions. I think it’s fair to assume he never changes outsoles again
arthurli22
Rookie
Yes, pretty much. Why he has to change if he is winning at least one slam a year from now on. Probably whenever Nike has a new version of Vapor, Nike will glue that new upper to the X/VP1 outsole for him
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LiamMiguel
Semi-Pro
Always fun to go here and talk about these small details about shoes and stuff with people who are in the same boat.
