The sneaker thread

JimmyPlopper · Post #101 » by **JimmyPlopper** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 12:20 am

prolific passer wrote:Remember Dymacels?

Watch on YouTube

prolific passer · Post #102 » by **prolific passer** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 1:56 am

JimmyPlopper wrote:
prolific passer wrote:Remember Dymacels?

Watch on YouTube

Had a pair when I was a kid. The diamond on the bottom was supposed to help you jump higher.

SkyBill40 · Post #103 » by **SkyBill40** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 2:54 am

My friend had a pair of LA Gear Catapults. Remember those?

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MarcusBrody · Post #104 » by **MarcusBrody** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 3:44 am

SkyBill40 wrote:My friend had a pair of LA Gear Catapults. Remember those?

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I had a pair from a year or two after the originals came out and their positioning had changed. They were Karl Malone endorsed I think and by then were sold through Wal Mart, where my parents bought them. I was a pretty happily naive little kid and I remember going to my first basketball camp at 11 or so and some kids making fun of them and being confused.

mediocrityrules · Post #105 » by **mediocrityrules** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 4:39 am

First ones I had

JimmyPlopper · Post #106 » by **JimmyPlopper** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 4:45 am

MarcusBrody wrote:
SkyBill40 wrote:My friend had a pair of LA Gear Catapults. Remember those?

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I had a pair from a year or two after the originals came out and their positioning had changed. They were Karl Malone endorsed I think and by then were sold through Wal Mart, where my parents bought them. I was a pretty happily naive little kid and I remember going to my first basketball camp at 11 or so and some kids making fun of them and being confused.

**** those other kids. I remember kids just like them.

prolific passer · Post #107 » by **prolific passer** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 5:51 am

JimmyPlopper wrote:
MarcusBrody wrote:
SkyBill40 wrote:My friend had a pair of LA Gear Catapults. Remember those?

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I had a pair from a year or two after the originals came out and their positioning had changed. They were Karl Malone endorsed I think and by then were sold through Wal Mart, where my parents bought them. I was a pretty happily naive little kid and I remember going to my first basketball camp at 11 or so and some kids making fun of them and being confused.

**** those other kids. I remember kids just like them.

Yeah who cares where you got them. As long as they are comfortable on your feet.

prolific passer · Post #108 » by **prolific passer** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 5:52 am

mediocrityrules wrote:First ones I had

How much were those?

JimmyPlopper · Post #109 » by **JimmyPlopper** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 6:05 am

Gotta ask because i feel like we are all probably similar age. How many others here would count down until the next Eastbay issue, bring it into school in your backpack. Read in on the bus on the way to school. Bring it out between classes to read through with other kids. What a fun time to be alive.

prolific passer · Post #110 » by **prolific passer** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:16 am

JimmyPlopper wrote:Gotta ask because i feel like we are all probably similar age. How many others here would count down until the next Eastbay issue, bring it into school in your backpack. Read in on the bus on the way to school. Bring it out between classes to read through with other kids. What a fun time to be alive.

Never heard of that where I'm at.

JimmyPlopper · Post #111 » by **JimmyPlopper** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:30 am

prolific passer wrote:
JimmyPlopper wrote:Gotta ask because i feel like we are all probably similar age. How many others here would count down until the next Eastbay issue, bring it into school in your backpack. Read in on the bus on the way to school. Bring it out between classes to read through with other kids. What a fun time to be alive.

Never heard of that where I'm at.

It was a sneaker magazine separated into sections by sport. You could order shoes straight from the catalog but I never did. It was more of a reference guide for whats the latest and greatest out there for kids in the mid 90s

prolific passer · Post #112 » by **prolific passer** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 3:27 pm

JimmyPlopper wrote:
prolific passer wrote:
JimmyPlopper wrote:Gotta ask because i feel like we are all probably similar age. How many others here would count down until the next Eastbay issue, bring it into school in your backpack. Read in on the bus on the way to school. Bring it out between classes to read through with other kids. What a fun time to be alive.

Never heard of that where I'm at.

It was a sneaker magazine separated into sections by sport. You could order shoes straight from the catalog but I never did. It was more of a reference guide for whats the latest and greatest out there for kids in the mid 90s

Pretty cool.

SkyBill40 · Post #113 » by **SkyBill40** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 3:37 pm

JimmyPlopper wrote:Gotta ask because i feel like we are all probably similar age. How many others here would count down until the next Eastbay issue, bring it into school in your backpack. Read in on the bus on the way to school. Bring it out between classes to read through with other kids. What a fun time to be alive.

Pretty sure that's maybe somewhere in my time. I do remember East Bay, but I never got their catalog and always looked at it from others. I'm 50, so I've seen a fair amount come and go.

benson13 · Post #114 » by **benson13** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 6:57 pm

Have several pairs of Jordan 11's, 12,'s, and 13's. I only buy the original colorways, and I rarely wear them.

The 11's are quite possibly the most uncomfortable shoes ever designed, and since they're patent leather you have to be careful how you walk in them, exacerbating their discomfort. But man do the Bred 11's look amazing.

prolific passer · Post #115 » by **prolific passer** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 9:23 pm

benson13 wrote:Have several pairs of Jordan 11's, 12,'s, and 13's. I only buy the original colorways, and I rarely wear them.

The 11's are quite possibly the most uncomfortable shoes every designed, and since they're patent leather you have to be careful how you walk in them, exacerbating their discomfort. But man do the Bred 11's look amazing.

You saying one of Jordans favorite pairs was one of the most uncomfortable ones?

Ruma85 · Post #116 » by **Ruma85** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 9:41 pm

prolific passer wrote:
benson13 wrote:Have several pairs of Jordan 11's, 12,'s, and 13's. I only buy the original colorways, and I rarely wear them.

The 11's are quite possibly the most uncomfortable shoes every designed, and since they're patent leather you have to be careful how you walk in them, exacerbating their discomfort. But man do the Bred 11's look amazing.

You saying one of Jordans favorite pairs was one of the most uncomfortable ones?

I so disagree with his statement, in fact it's the opposite for me when it comes to Jordans & comfortability.

prolific passer · Post #117 » by **prolific passer** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 10:01 pm

Ruma85 wrote:
prolific passer wrote:
benson13 wrote:Have several pairs of Jordan 11's, 12,'s, and 13's. I only buy the original colorways, and I rarely wear them.

The 11's are quite possibly the most uncomfortable shoes every designed, and since they're patent leather you have to be careful how you walk in them, exacerbating their discomfort. But man do the Bred 11's look amazing.

You saying one of Jordans favorite pairs was one of the most uncomfortable ones?

I so disagree with his statement, in fact it's the opposite for me when it comes to Jordans & comfortability.

Everybody's feet are different and I love my comfort lows and stay loyal threes as they are pretty comfortable but my Bird and Magic alternate weapons blow them out of the water when it comes to who is more comfortable.

ryan in Maine · Post #118 » by **ryan in Maine** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 10:04 pm

I can't even find the kicks i used to wear on the internet lol. I had the Adidas 2G Team Snakeskin Model in navy/white. Navy shelltoe white stripes navy snakeskin 1 navy lace 1 white lace on each shoe.

mastermixer · Post #119 » by **mastermixer** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 10:22 pm

MarcusBrody wrote:
SkyBill40 wrote:My friend had a pair of LA Gear Catapults. Remember those?

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I had a pair from a year or two after the originals came out and their positioning had changed. They were Karl Malone endorsed I think and by then were sold through Wal Mart, where my parents bought them. I was a pretty happily naive little kid and I remember going to my first basketball camp at 11 or so and some kids making fun of them and being confused.

Damn I was probably one of those **** kids. On behalf of all **** kids, I apologize!

SkyBill40 · Post #120 » by **SkyBill40** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 10:25 pm

mastermixer wrote:
MarcusBrody wrote:
SkyBill40 wrote:My friend had a pair of LA Gear Catapults. Remember those?

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I had a pair from a year or two after the originals came out and their positioning had changed. They were Karl Malone endorsed I think and by then were sold through Wal Mart, where my parents bought them. I was a pretty happily naive little kid and I remember going to my first basketball camp at 11 or so and some kids making fun of them and being confused.

Damn I was probably one of those **** kids. On behalf of all **** kids, I apologize!

A friend of mine had some. I was mainly Reebok for hoops but did have some others in there.