Nike Air Tech Challenge / Agassi is back

[maxamillion]

17 years ago Nike brought out the Air Tech Challenge for Andre Agassi and now they bring it back in two colorways! Increadible. Super hot!!

Check it out here....

http://www.highsnobiety.com/home/the_daily_news/archive/2007/march/20/new_nike_air_tech_challenge/index.htm?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=1fd0f814fa

[cookiecook]

Old vs New

[Guest Methimphibian]

Can't wait to cop these hopefully I can get a sz 12, are these at Footlockers or exclusive??

[M.O.A]

they ruined that shoe. Looks like fucking poo

[onemancult]

new version is fuckin' gross. they really did ruin the shoe, in my opinion.

[nairb49]

Man I wish I could get my hands on my old Michael Chang Instapumps.

[poly800rock]

yeah, nike should stop doing reissues of classics. look how they bastardized and whored out the stabs.

[Ahlvahroe]

what did the original stabs look like, the newer ones are ok but never blew me away so im wondering what am i missing. but those agassis look off dont remember what the original look like exactly but something seems a bit wrong.

[poliopoliopolio]

man, i found a brand new pair of those at the thrift store a couple years back and wore the shit out of them in a couple months until the sole came apart and the cushion fell out. hopefully they've improved the construction over that.

[seaskull]

Upcoming ATC's are crap... no flaming tennis ball logo!!

Its the end of the world as we know it

[mlproject]

fuck these reissues. i want the old oens in the purple/orange colorway

[M.O.A]

what did the original stabs look like, the newer ones are ok but never blew me away so im wondering what am i missing. but those agassis look off dont remember what the original look like exactly but something seems a bit wrong.

completely different shape. the entire front of the shoe is off

[sean_]

the yellow looks like somebody pissed on it. fucking ugly x 10

[mizanation]

fuck these reissues. i want the old oens in the purple/orange colorway

hell's yeah. that sneaker was the fuckin' truth. did they ever reissue that agassi???

[poly800rock]

yeah, it's like a fucking clog compared to what it used to be....the front is so bulkly. Nike really did this to themselves. They ruined sneaker hunting themselves.

[seaskull]

Shock and Awe of the ATC's

Don't make them like they used to...

[notesee]

Fuckin Nike .. they embarrassed themselves with this one.

[onemancult]

i just nutted looking at all the old ones.

thank you, seaskull.

[wEstSidE]

i am very desirous of the original air techs. i would gladly pay over $200 for this shoe, something i would do for no other nike/sneaker.

[Ahlvahroe]

now i remember these, not the stabs. my 8th grade history teacher, this huge 400 pounds guy got these and hella showed them off in class he actually made some girl lace them up for him fresh out of the box.

[seaskull]

Hahaha... I am sure anyone can pull chix with those fresh kicks back in the day and today as well.

Shame on you Nike... you fucked up a classic.

Keeping it mad fresh on the baseline!

[vvoc]

i really like the old ones with the pink swoosh...pretty hot, how much were they originally? how much are they now?

[willy cheesesteak]

I was actually thinking about getting these. But after seeing the comparison pix, yeahhhh...no thanks. I could live with the perforations and tennis ball logo being different, but the shade of neon? WTF!? it's not even a shade different, its 15 shades different. How do you go from bright ass neon to golden yellow?

[onemancult]

Not to mention they took their chance and added another goddamn Nike logo.

This retro was the first pair of Nikes I'd ever seriously considered buying but they

lost me.

[mizanation]

man, the black, flourescent pink joint is so hot. if i new that i would never be able to buy these again, i would have bought a dozen when i was in middle school. of course, they wouldn't fit me now.

which makes me think, agassi was the fucking man back then, and he just retired last year. that's a long fuckin' career. props, to andre.

[swisloc]

man, the black, flourescent orange/purple joint is so hot. if i new that i would never be able to buy these again, i would have bought a dozen when i was in grade school. of course, they wouldn't fit me now.

which makes me think, agassi was the fucking man back then, and he just retired last year. that's a long fuckin' career. props, to andre.

def. props to andre. he changed the game into what it is today, even if he was never as dominant as sampras.

i had three of the four originals posted by seaskull that i actually used for playing tennis as a junior. seeing them again really makes me wish i still had them, even though they'd be to small and the toes were all blown out from dragging on hard courts...

so sad to see the classics ruined this way. makes you wonder what shoes you should be buying now and saving for 15 years...

[peteyross]

For those that don't know, that comparison is a an OG kids version vs. a somewhat old sample. Any proportion conlcusions you've drawn based on this comparison may not be correct. Of course there are some obvious differences (ie tennis ball) but I would wait to comment until you see a pair of retros in person. Most people complaining about these aren't even old enough to have owned the OG's! If you want a real opinion, ask Alex (aka RetroKid) and you'll see that he's quite satisfied with these. He's one of the most prominent collectors of Agassi gear and he isn't complaining. People cried for years to get a Stab retro and then they cried when they showed up. Boohoo. Maybe people need to get off Nikes for a while...try something new. Hell, get off the retro footwear. We're not entitled to anything on Nike's behalf.

I'm actually glad these are coming out again. Of course we've gotta take all of the bastardized colorways that follow, but ignore that crap. While everyone else is complaining on Niketalk about differences that are out of our control (and hardly noticeable when worn), we should just be wearing them.

[swisloc]

For those that don't know, that comparison is a an OG kids version vs. a somewhat old sample. Any proportion conlcusions you've drawn based on this comparison may not be correct. Of course there are some obvious differences (ie tennis ball) but I would wait to comment until you see a pair of retros in person. Most people complaining about these aren't even old enough to have owned the OG's! If you want a real opinion, ask Alex (aka RetroKid) and you'll see that he's quite satisfied with these. He's one of the most prominent collectors of Agassi gear and he isn't complaining. People cried for years to get a Stab retro and then they cried when they showed up. Boohoo. Maybe people need to get off Nikes for a while...try something new. Hell, get off the retro footwear. We're not entitled to anything on Nike's behalf.

I'm actually glad these are coming out again. Of course we've gotta take all of the bastardized colorways that follow, but ignore that crap. While everyone else is complaining on Niketalk about differences that are out of our control (and hardly noticeable when worn), we should just be wearing them.

well, i played in the originals, and if the new ones look remotely like the pictures posted, i will be sad. not saying you're wrong, we'll see...

[mizanation]

i'm definitely old enough and did own the originals. not feeling the new colorways but i'd still buy them anyways.

[swisloc]

i'm definitely old enough and did own the originals. not feeling the new colorways but i'd still buy them anyways.

i'm with you, miz. although, peteyross is probably right, most people posting here, were probably between the ages of 3 and 7 when these came out.

oh the guilt trips I laid on my mom to buy me these...