Chris. This was my very first shoe I bought with my own money back in late 1999. I was 19 years old. I worn this kicks for everything. Loved it. The kick that got me in the game. I took the W on snkrs app in my size 11. I got it Saturday and I haven’t taken it off. I was praying you did a review on it. And here you are. Thanks. ❤
@@markmc2899to be honest is the tech spec that I loved about this shoe. To me it feels just like the original on feet. I’m happy with that but yes the inside of the shoe looks hideous.
One thing that Chris and this channel separates from the other sneaker reviews channel is that Chris really knows his stuff. The history, backstory of the shoe adds another dimension to the review. When we say Nightwing, we know it’s the OG.
I was a stockboy at Footlocker when these dropped originally. I remember receiving the shipment and trying them on. I couldn't afford them back then and I missed out on the 09 retros. I wasn't gonna let these slide pass me this go round. Got my pair delivered today 👌🏽
Man, my neighbor had these joints first day of 8th grade. This is day I started paying attention to release dates because I went school shopping a week early
I had career highs in this bad boys salute Chris on the research I totally forgot about the times magazine story you made me remember reading that story back in that day!
Thanks for speaking your mind Chris. Someone with a platform like yourself telling it like it is … thats respect. They completely butchered them period. They could’ve charged $10 more if new molds is their excuse and pay for there new molds with that increase….(they should just make it right), but are we surprised…hell no. It’s a damn shame too because making 6000 pairs and butchering it in the making is such a turn off….typical though. 👹
I got these for my bday instead of a Dreamcast back in '99. My favorite indoor bball shoe ever. Up there with the huarache 2k4. I still have my OG pair and it finally cracked last year as i tried to wear it at least once a year.
Great video as always! Man, I just get over that medial outsole change. I really like that Knicks colorway from the previous retro run and I really like all the OG colorways, but I just can't bring myself to pick these lesser iterations up at any price. Even with the nice tech.
I bought those at Sports Authority when I was in high school working at Winn-Dixie making $5.15 an hour. $180… it was the most expensive shoe at the time. I got the Jordan 14’s for $99 at Champs around the same time frame. The most comfortable shoe I ever wore for a very long time. They were super light, crazy flexible, comfortable, but had terrible traction. The rubber soles were so soft but were not tactile at all. The velcro would shred my skin and I had to wear tube socks. I loved the way they looked and bought them instantly.
If I recall correctly, the Kyrie 2 came out the same year that Nike changed the outsole tooling on the retros of these. In Nike’s marketing materials for the Kyrie 2, they made a pretty big deal about how the outsole tread on those shoes wrapped up the medial side of the forefoot to give more traction coverage in that area. Conspiracy brain makes me think Nike adjusted the outsoles on the Flightposites to lead consumers to believe that the Kyrie 2 was the first time they implemented an outsole like this. I’m sure there are other reasons why, but I’ve always found the timing of this change curious.
Man, i balled in these a ton back in the day. Indoor, outdoor. I thinking i bottomed out the cushioning pretty quick, but the lateral stability and supportiveness of these are amazing.
Thanks for this video, but how did you not include a photo of the original medial outsole for uninitiated? Also the Flightposite was also in the GI Joe movie @30:27!
Another great overall video review!! Thank you, once again and always, to Mr. Chris and Mrs. Jodi for all their efforts and time. Yes, I agree the Nike Flightposite is one of my all time favorite basketball shoe. I just like athletic shoes with the shroud look. IMHO, it just looks smooth. Besides this shrouded shoe, I like the Nike Zoom Flight The Glove and the Air Jordan XX8 28. Sold all my original and first retro Nike Flightposite shoes. Took an "L" on the release this past weekend but, just awaiting the other colorways that are releasing and hope that I am able to score one of them, especially the all black one.
Man I remember getting these when they first came out. Straight fire. But like every pair of Foamposites that came out back then I wore em until the bottoms blew out.
Personally i think it is sad that NIKE lives and dies with their retros.....i remember when they originally came out in 99 i played in them great ballin sneaker
Big facts. I had the ‘08 version but those are still the best ball sneakers I ever wore. They conform to your feet like no other, lightweight, and the hard material allows for quick responsive cuts.
Still got all those Nike basketball commercials recorded via vhs. Aside from all the bball legends there, shoutout to Afrika Bambataa for the music and savion glover on the sound, tap, and body percussion on the bts. I originally had the one that Luis was wearing, (the one who had his own segment of the commercial), which later on I found out he became an actor. What a time :)
Always loved the shoes and the entire alpha project honestly. I didn’t understand why they removed that medial wrap of the outsole in the first place. I still remember the ad for it where they poured a liquid and it formed the shoes. That freestyle ad is still my all time fav ad. ❤️🔥🔥
If you had the original pairs the problem was the outsole would actually wear down really quickly. I hooped in my pairs in 99 and 00 and they only lasted a few months.
I’m honestly not mad at the change on the medial since these are just casual shoes for me, I prefer it this way. I am mad that they took something away and charged damn near $100 more. 1999$160-2008$180-2024$240. Crazy!
Man those zoom flight gloves r easily my favorite kicks of all time. Had and em back in the day and still rock the retros from time to time. I'd say their way over due for another release but I'm not complaining as mine r still in mint condition😁
Had the original back in 99, all I remember was so hard to color match the shoes and the zipping up all the way to the top was very uncomfortable. The eggplants color was 🤯
6:40 Love your videos but I wish you showed a photo of the OG flightposites to explain what they messed up. For those who are wondering and dont know what a medial wrap is, the OG had the forefoot outsoles extends to the inner side where it wraps the lower partof the upper for extra grip. Some might think "its just a small piece whats the deal" but I experienced most of the people who say that freak out when their favorite pairs gets retreoed with a bit of tweaking.
🔥 video had the og when i was a kid and eggplant color when i use to play basketball we called these the KG Flight had to beg my brother to get these were so expensive back then
Awesome review as always. 👌🏽 I agree that we should not support crappy products. The animated movies will always be sooooo much better than the love action ones. 🔥🔥🔥
I remember in school I had the black and blue version. Only issue don’t wear it doing the summer because your foot will stink wearing it because their is no air in the sneakers.
I do agree they were a bit hot, however the inner mesh did help a little. Now because of ten inner much, you COULD NOT wear them in winter because it was so cold and snow/sluch would sneak right in the vents. The foamdomes were PERFECT for winter tho.
QOTD: Yeah, the original animated one is tops. The Flightposite is my second favorite shoe I ever played in (behind the Air Jet Flight). The only negative is that the ventilation is 0.0. I'm sad to see Nike butcher the retro of an all-timer for me, but that's just kinda how it goes these days. Thanks for the review! I turned in all my algorithm hw; now I'll see you next time.
I agree with you a little about that animated movie. It was well done until I saw G.I. Joe resolute that was probably the best one that they’ve ever made because it wasn’t too far out there.
Might as well cut some rubber and glue it in place for the missing outrigger. Nike did the recent 180 retros good, why can't they do it to these? There's literally so many reference photos and OG pairs floating around with the OG medial side!
Had the silver ones when they first came out and wore the hell out of them. They silver started to chip away around the toes and took a bit away from the look, but still oved them. Also the figure is the Once a Man Cobra Commander, right? If so, it looks awesome and hope to see it in the background
Great video! I had the flightposit 2’s, so I’m not sure if these have the same issue but if you have high arches/insteps they get very uncomfortable when zipped up.
I don’t understand how Nike refuses to remake their own shoes right. It seems like they would have started archiving molds or at least invest in remaking them correctly when they know they’re going to keep retroing certain models.
Please talk about how the rubber outsole break easily, as a person who's owned several pair of these , the rubber was the only problem I had with them. Still my favorite shoe of all time
Damn I was really looking forward to get these , I was hoping they looked like the original one , so disappointed 🤦♂️🤦♂️…. Great review like always 👌🏼👌🏼
I was a little kid when those came out and the smallest size available was EUR 40. I was wearing 37 back then. I convinced my mother that I would wear them in the future and she bought them for me. Reality is that I never wore them because my foot grew too fast but at least my mother still wears them occasionally! Are they worth purchasing to wear them in the court now?
The Green Goblins
Thats a fact
Exactly
How they can't do the og mold when these Ling Ling sites have both... nike just being lazy
This is the only correct answer
Was just finna say that
J. Jonah Jameson's laugh to start off the video was pure gold!!!!!
Chris. This was my very first shoe I bought with my own money back in late 1999. I was 19 years old. I worn this kicks for everything. Loved it. The kick that got me in the game. I took the W on snkrs app in my size 11. I got it Saturday and I haven’t taken it off. I was praying you did a review on it. And here you are. Thanks. ❤
@@yos025 you really don’t have a problem with the missing rubber? 😭
@@markmc2899to be honest is the tech spec that I loved about this shoe. To me it feels just like the original on feet. I’m happy with that but yes the inside of the shoe looks hideous.
Avar designed so many sneakers masterpieces !
One thing that Chris and this channel separates from the other sneaker reviews channel is that Chris really knows his stuff. The history, backstory of the shoe adds another dimension to the review. When we say Nightwing, we know it’s the OG.
The intro was butter... 🔥 More of these, please.
I was a stockboy at Footlocker when these dropped originally. I remember receiving the shipment and trying them on. I couldn't afford them back then and I missed out on the 09 retros. I wasn't gonna let these slide pass me this go round. Got my pair delivered today 👌🏽
Man, my neighbor had these joints first day of 8th grade. This is day I started paying attention to release dates because I went school shopping a week early
I had career highs in this bad boys salute Chris on the research I totally forgot about the times magazine story you made me remember reading that story back in that day!
Thanks for speaking your mind Chris. Someone with a platform like yourself telling it like it is … thats respect. They completely butchered them period. They could’ve charged $10 more if new molds is their excuse and pay for there new molds with that increase….(they should just make it right), but are we surprised…hell no. It’s a damn shame too because making 6000 pairs and butchering it in the making is such a turn off….typical though. 👹
as an all time KG fan this brings back so many memories even though I didn't have the shoe that time.
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Man, i love it when someone is into sports and nerdy stuff like me. I'm a sports nerd and a nerd who loves comic book stuff, fantasy, and sci-fi.
Got this shoe when it first dropped in 1999. Was my favorite shoe out of everything.
Omg that commercial was iconic!! Totally forgot about that one
Crazy facts. Love your knowledge 🙌🏾
I agree with Chris. That was the BEST GI Joe 🎥. Great review.
Norman Osbourne joints
NGL, flightposites look kinda nice without the shroud. But I admit, it looks more clean with the shroud
I got these for my bday instead of a Dreamcast back in '99. My favorite indoor bball shoe ever. Up there with the huarache 2k4. I still have my OG pair and it finally cracked last year as i tried to wear it at least once a year.
Great video as always! Man, I just get over that medial outsole change. I really like that Knicks colorway from the previous retro run and I really like all the OG colorways, but I just can't bring myself to pick these lesser iterations up at any price. Even with the nice tech.
Fucking loved this review in particular. The bashings towards these shoes were on point
Omg theyre back😮
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I bought those at Sports Authority when I was in high school working at Winn-Dixie making $5.15 an hour.
$180… it was the most expensive shoe at the time. I got the Jordan 14’s for $99 at Champs around the same time frame.
The most comfortable shoe I ever wore for a very long time. They were super light, crazy flexible, comfortable, but had terrible traction. The rubber soles were so soft but were not tactile at all. The velcro would shred my skin and I had to wear tube socks.
I loved the way they looked and bought them instantly.
The laugh during the WT logo in the beginning was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Keep it up guys been subbed for years. God bless and thank you
If I recall correctly, the Kyrie 2 came out the same year that Nike changed the outsole tooling on the retros of these. In Nike’s marketing materials for the Kyrie 2, they made a pretty big deal about how the outsole tread on those shoes wrapped up the medial side of the forefoot to give more traction coverage in that area. Conspiracy brain makes me think Nike adjusted the outsoles on the Flightposites to lead consumers to believe that the Kyrie 2 was the first time they implemented an outsole like this. I’m sure there are other reasons why, but I’ve always found the timing of this change curious.
Interesting observation and theory.
Man, i balled in these a ton back in the day. Indoor, outdoor. I thinking i bottomed out the cushioning pretty quick, but the lateral stability and supportiveness of these are amazing.
Great review again as always!!!
Really hope the new CEO will push these retros to be true to the original instead of budget down grades.
Underrated comment. Folks are blind
I waited a while for a review on this,and I got it,,,thanks,,,still copping,lol
I used to have the og all black ones way-back-when. Absolutely loved them and also liked how you couldn't scuff them. And boyyy, were they expensive!
The original J.I Joe animated movie is the best one & I don’t think they’ll make a better one than that Go Joe!
Thanks for this video, but how did you not include a photo of the original medial outsole for uninitiated? Also the Flightposite was also in the GI Joe movie @30:27!
Another great overall video review!! Thank you, once again and always, to Mr. Chris and Mrs. Jodi for all their efforts and time. Yes, I agree the Nike Flightposite is one of my all time favorite basketball shoe. I just like athletic shoes with the shroud look. IMHO, it just looks smooth. Besides this shrouded shoe, I like the Nike Zoom Flight The Glove and the Air Jordan XX8 28. Sold all my original and first retro Nike Flightposite shoes. Took an "L" on the release this past weekend but, just awaiting the other colorways that are releasing and hope that I am able to score one of them, especially the all black one.
Man I remember getting these when they first came out. Straight fire. But like every pair of Foamposites that came out back then I wore em until the bottoms blew out.
Adidas’ most recent Hardens somehow prove that Nike’s Foamposites and Flightposites are way ahead of its time.
If y'all remember, these were worn by the men's NCAA and eventually released in all the colors.
I agree about the GI Joe movie. Also: favorite Transformer movie was the animated one from 1986. Still love Weird Al's song from that movie.
I remember copping the black version over the air jordan 15s when they first came out, I think I made the right choice...
Nike need to make sure you get stuff for early reveiw my man
We pay for 99.9% of the product reviewed on this channel. Nobody is sending us anything early.
Yeah I know but it's not fair your probably the best sneaker reviewer on you tube doing it for many years even longer than most who have Nike sponsors
5:28.... what a time to be an athlete 😤🥹👏🏾🙏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
This color and the silver tim Duncan foam posit are the best Nikes of all time
The intro was outstanding.
Personally i think it is sad that NIKE lives and dies with their retros.....i remember when they originally came out in 99 i played in them great ballin sneaker
Big facts. I had the ‘08 version but those are still the best ball sneakers I ever wore. They conform to your feet like no other, lightweight, and the hard material allows for quick responsive cuts.
Love this channel it’s lit❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Still got all those Nike basketball commercials recorded via vhs. Aside from all the bball legends there, shoutout to Afrika Bambataa for the music and savion glover on the sound, tap, and body percussion on the bts.
I originally had the one that Luis was wearing, (the one who had his own segment of the commercial), which later on I found out he became an actor.
What a time :)
I agree about that GI Joe movie. Specially, the beginning of it. I just wish it included more snake eyes.
Always loved the shoes and the entire alpha project honestly. I didn’t understand why they removed that medial wrap of the outsole in the first place. I still remember the ad for it where they poured a liquid and it formed the shoes. That freestyle ad is still my all time fav ad. ❤️🔥🔥
If you had the original pairs the problem was the outsole would actually wear down really quickly. I hooped in my pairs in 99 and 00 and they only lasted a few months.
I didn't like these growing up but these are super dope now.
I’m honestly not mad at the change on the medial since these are just casual shoes for me, I prefer it this way. I am mad that they took something away and charged damn near $100 more. 1999$160-2008$180-2024$240. Crazy!
Man those zoom flight gloves r easily my favorite kicks of all time. Had and em back in the day and still rock the retros from time to time. I'd say their way over due for another release but I'm not complaining as mine r still in mint condition😁
Had the original back in 99, all I remember was so hard to color match the shoes and the zipping up all the way to the top was very uncomfortable. The eggplants color was 🤯
6:40 Love your videos but I wish you showed a photo of the OG flightposites to explain what they messed up. For those who are wondering and dont know what a medial wrap is, the OG had the forefoot outsoles extends to the inner side where it wraps the lower partof the upper for extra grip.
Some might think "its just a small piece whats the deal" but I experienced most of the people who say that freak out when their favorite pairs gets retreoed with a bit of tweaking.
Played football in these when we played on turf fields back in 2000.
🔥 video had the og when i was a kid and eggplant color when i use to play basketball we called these the KG Flight had to beg my brother to get these were so expensive back then
Had these in them Jason William's Kings colors back in the day!
Awesome review as always. 👌🏽
I agree that we should not support crappy products.
The animated movies will always be sooooo much better than the love action ones. 🔥🔥🔥
I'm glad I re-copped in 2008 cuz those outsoles are horrendous. At least its not messed up on the lateral side.
Totally agree on the GI joe movie.
I need them in my life, its time to cop. Thanks bro.😅❤
The intro make My day Lol 😂❤
I remember in school I had the black and blue version. Only issue don’t wear it doing the summer because your foot will stink wearing it because their is no air in the sneakers.
I do agree they were a bit hot, however the inner mesh did help a little. Now because of ten inner much, you COULD NOT wear them in winter because it was so cold and snow/sluch would sneak right in the vents. The foamdomes were PERFECT for winter tho.
QOTD: Yeah, the original animated one is tops.
The Flightposite is my second favorite shoe I ever played in (behind the Air Jet Flight). The only negative is that the ventilation is 0.0. I'm sad to see Nike butcher the retro of an all-timer for me, but that's just kinda how it goes these days.
Thanks for the review! I turned in all my algorithm hw; now I'll see you next time.
I love this shoe one day i will have a pair hope nike makes more color ways
Algo with the ruthless rhythms
I like the change by the big toe in the rubber outsole more than that in the OG. the OG design peels off easier.
My fav for sure!!!
sometimes certain things need to stay in the past these need to stay in the past!
I have the copper pair that retroed after this, great stuff! I do wish the rubber did have some on the upper like the OG tho
So they cut cost on the midsole but still charging 240???? Unbelievable no wonder it was this limited
Still sold out in 5 minutes
@mauratjr4699 Bots and resellers are some of the majority for selling these out, unfortunately.
Ofcourse it would have lots of stores didnt even get em
Nike can bring back solo flights...loved that take down model
I think they come with an extra pair of laces because the shoe strings usually get messed up because of the Velcro from time to time.
I agree with you a little about that animated movie. It was well done until I saw G.I. Joe resolute that was probably the best one that they’ve ever made because it wasn’t too far out there.
0:35 The slow close up . Mother of God, (Thorny Super Troopers)
Might as well cut some rubber and glue it in place for the missing outrigger. Nike did the recent 180 retros good, why can't they do it to these? There's literally so many reference photos and OG pairs floating around with the OG medial side!
You should do an episode of the entire “posite” sneaker line and its affiliates.
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the Camp Force shoes featured on the ad is the Nike Air Force Powermatic
Had the silver ones when they first came out and wore the hell out of them. They silver started to chip away around the toes and took a bit away from the look, but still oved them. Also the figure is the Once a Man Cobra Commander, right? If so, it looks awesome and hope to see it in the background
These are so fire but Nike is tripping with a $240 price tag.
You should review the Nike Air Zoom Courtposite Supreme metallic gold
Great video! I had the flightposit 2’s, so I’m not sure if these have the same issue but if you have high arches/insteps they get very uncomfortable when zipped up.
This was so fire back in the day. i always wanted this but just can't afford it.
I don’t understand how Nike refuses to remake their own shoes right. It seems like they would have started archiving molds or at least invest in remaking them correctly when they know they’re going to keep retroing certain models.
As an avid spider man fan I approve this msg/sneaker review
Please talk about how the rubber outsole break easily, as a person who's owned several pair of these , the rubber was the only problem I had with them. Still my favorite shoe of all time
Absolutely 🔥 alright
Yessssss!!! Finally!
I got the legion green flightposite
Love that colorway.
Damn I was really looking forward to get these , I was hoping they looked like the original one , so disappointed 🤦♂️🤦♂️…. Great review like always 👌🏼👌🏼
In Fremont high! they called this “Dumb shoes” when someone is wearing them.
I was a little kid when those came out and the smallest size available was EUR 40. I was wearing 37 back then. I convinced my mother that I would wear them in the future and she bought them for me. Reality is that I never wore them because my foot grew too fast but at least my mother still wears them occasionally! Are they worth purchasing to wear them in the court now?
Dear Nike, please do something like ALPHA projects again. -from EVERYONE
ISPA needs to just dial down their raggedy, prototype asthetics a bit and it would be the next ALPHA project
We need that Penny PE pair!!!!!
Not to mention that they were used as part of William defoe's Green Goblin Costume in the Tobey Maguire Spider Man Movie.
These look Cold.🤙🏽🏀🔥🔥🔥
I had the 1999 pair and the 2008 pair,so I'm cool on these skinny sole knock offs
Man I had these in high school. 2000 ish
Got the clogposites for $40 back in the day