Wondering why Nike doesn’t release their cycling shoes to the public and only Adam Blythe gets them? These are pretty awesome!
http://miletichphotography.zenfolio.com/img/s6/v140/p27025909-4.jpg
Must say I wonder what makes Adam Blythe so special, at least from the perspective of Nike. They look pretty sweet.
Those are BAD AZZ
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I still have my Poggio 4s and they are super light and stiff. Too bad they don’t do cycling or tri-stuff anymore…I blame LANCE. 
I absolutely LOVE those shoes, but I too wonder why Adam Blythe with like 3 career shit small wins is deserving of a one off shoe from Nike.
Let’s all email nike and ask for some. I have some AG podiums. Think they’ll go for it?
Must say I wonder what makes Adam Blythe so special, at least from the perspective of Nike. They look pretty sweet.
Maybe by choosing a mediocre racer (according to others in the thread) Nike avoids the risk of employing a doper who will “win at all costs” or “stop at nothing to win” (LANCE ARMSTRAONG)?? Either way those are the nicest shoes I’ve ever seen in cycling. Remind me of the Tim Duncan Foamposite 1 basketball shoes from the late 90s I used to wear.
Must say I wonder what makes Adam Blythe so special, at least from the perspective of Nike. They look pretty sweet.
Maybe by choosing a mediocre racer they avoid the risk of employing a doper who will “win at all costs” or “Stop at nothing to win” ?? Either way those are the nicest shoes I’ve ever seen in cycling. Remind me of the Tim Duncan Foamposite 1 basketball shoes from the late 90s
No idea what you’re talking about.
If I remember correctly original Foamposite’s were made for Penny Hardaway.
I’ll be out at Nike HQ next week for meetings, will have to see if any of those cycling shoes are sitting around unattended.
I’ll be the voice of dissent… You couldn’t pay me to wear those.
(Okay, you probably could pay me but you couldn’t force me to look at my feet and like them. Fugly)
I bought a pair of Nike cycling shoes maybe five years ago for my son at a cycling swap meet. they are Postal blue and carbon soles are OCLV made by Trek. Shoes say made in Italy. they look like really high end shoes but must be 10 years old. I am guessing they were some kind of design for US Postal given the Nike & Trek connection.
I’ll be the voice of dissent… You couldn’t pay me to wear those.
(Okay, you probably could pay me but you couldn’t force me to look at my feet and like them. Fugly)
Ditto, the chrome is hideous. Pretty much any other color and they would be really nice looking.
He’s been custom ones for some years now…
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These also seem very similar to their Mercurial soccer cleats which already have a carbon sole. I’ve wondered if it was possible to somehow convert those to cycling shoes, but obviously it would be much easier if Nike would just release some of these to the public even in normal colors.
He’s been custom ones for some years now…
These also seem very similar to their Mercurial soccer cleats which already have a carbon sole. I’ve wondered if it was possible to somehow convert those to cycling shoes, but obviously it would be much easier if Nike would just release some of these to the public even in normal colors.
DROOOOOOOL!!
Gross, wtf is going on with his skin in that last picture. Has he ever heard of sunscreen?
I’ll be the voice of dissent… You couldn’t pay me to wear those.
(Okay, you probably could pay me but you couldn’t force me to look at my feet and like them. Fugly)
Ditto, the chrome is hideous. Pretty much any other color and they would be really nice looking.
Tritto. They look like something an space hero would wear in a 1970’s Sci-fi film. All that’s missing is a silver jumpsuit. And they don’t look all that breathable - are they for cold weather?
I bought a pair of Nike cycling shoes maybe five years ago for my son at a cycling swap meet. they are Postal blue and carbon soles are OCLV made by Trek. Shoes say made in Italy. they look like really high end shoes but must be 10 years old. I am guessing they were some kind of design for US Postal given the Nike & Trek connection.
The old Nike/USPS shoes were made by DMT for Nike.
I think you are right that the older Poggio’s or whatever were made by DMT, but I think the new ones the last few years are just one off’s from Nike. I think Levi was wearing some as well in his last year or so.
Here’s a few of the soccer shoes that look very similar minus the boa and lace structure, and remove the cleats on the bottom…
http://miletichphotography.zenfolio.com/img/s5/v123/p785572725-5.jpg
http://miletichphotography.zenfolio.com/img/s12/v173/p1056158211-3.jpg
And the material on the first pic has been used before…
http://miletichphotography.zenfolio.com/img/s12/v183/p906898830-4.jpg
x2, looks like he microwaved his legs
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I noticed the similarity to soccer cleats too. I’ve had a few of the Mercurial Vapors that look very similar to his previous models.