Bollocks who are you lot trying to kid it's these.
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I'M IN LUCK?! Amazing!
Yes. Now look amazed, while we pad 30 minutes of fairly entertaining fare to 1hr of painful repetition, and treat the audience like they're 3.
I saw some of that. Ruth Goodman interesting (if hardly covering new ground). Wallace is an utter, utter berk*.
When I last owned trainers I wore Puma Sprint, but my absolute favourites were an all brown pair of Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66s. Deciding to get another pair I can't find any anywhere on the high street, even in Liverpool (the apparent home of the tracksuit and trainer combo).
*by which I'm not using the apparently mild Middle England insult, but its true meaning: Berkeley Hunt.
JimJam +1, the only two pairs of trainers I will wear are all stars and adidas originals, although I'm now too old to wear them without laces...
Always been an adidas fan
Currently rocking PT 70's like these but with lime green laces
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if you're veering towards Gazelles then why not be a lil bit cooler than that and get some of the new re-issued Samoas
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My favourites, no idea what happened to Simple bought out and then vanished
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Summer has consisted of
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Pigface, I think they were forced to cease trading back in 1982 for crimes against fashion.
These are my current daily wearers
New Balance 576 Anniversary
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And Asics Evo Samurai (possibly the comfiest trainers I've ever worn)
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Adidas Super Trekking GTX
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I was going to buy a pair of Gazelles but i think they're too dear.
Actual training trainers, I go for whatever NB trail shoe that doesn't look gopping this year.
Pub shoes, I have a pair of Timberlands that look vaguely like trainers.
Don't wear leather so limited choice somewhat. I like Chester copper pot's style, but pay through the nose for the swoosh.
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I've got 2 pairs of all time favourite trainers....
Nike Air Huarache's were my favourite running trainers the first time around - but they are now around £80-90 - so as much as I'd love a pair, I'm not paying that for them...
Mine were a bit like these:
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And, there were the limited edition grey & black Nike Air Jordan that somehow elevated me from 'geek loser' to 'not quite so much of a geek loser' when I wore them to school....
These puppies....
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If you mean casual trainer type shoes then Vans, generally Old Skools but had various.
If you mean Trainers for TRAINING, then I'm fully in love with my new Nike Metcon2 shoes. In BRIGHT colours!
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Been an Adidas fan for a few years, they just seem to fit me well and are comfy.
First off I had classic Samba's - used extensively for indoor football, squash and casual wear, still going as rough/when I want to look cool in a beat up old pair of trainers.........
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Then Plimcana low - understated, until you lift your heel - blue sole - boom, just washed as spent a month in the shed covered in Goodwood mud. Really should dig the blue laces out.
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Current favourites are Beckenbauer Allrounds, impulse purchase from local factory shop place:
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Oh yeah, and these, but I'm not a big fan, they were just cheap for holiday from Sports Direct, they're a bit plastic-y:
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All in current use, but I'm thinking of just getting some subtle Fiveten freeriders next time, they work well off the bike and look ok. Guy Martin wears fivetens all the time too.
Really want some of these though:
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"Bollocks who are you lot trying to kid it's these."
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Is that CaptainFlasheart's shoe collection?
A lot of the current 'retro' re-issues are because the 30-40 somethings who grew up in the 70s and 80s want to revisit their long-gone youth. There are some ok designs, a few Adidas ones that are quite nice, but many others are truly horrid. Personally, I've had good use from NB and Adidas, but the latter have gone too narrow lately. So you'll probably see me rocking smething like these:
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Classy eh? 😆 Very comfy for my wide feet though. 😳
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Has won this thread .. Sambas for dossing Beckenbaur for jeans and pub and Gazelles with shorts , thread over
What's the difference between the different Adidias styles like the Sambas, Gazelles, and the Beckenbauers? Just appearance? Or are they designed for different purposes?
And Yunki... I like those Samoas!
Saxonrider .. thats like asking a Manc the differnces between is kagools
I wish I could wear some Adidas Samba or any other claasic/retro type of trainers but they must be the narrowest shoe in the world Adidas I haven't been able to wear any since my feet got to a UK size 14 when I was in my mid teens.
I always preferred Reebok, the older Classics were great when they brought them back out.. Full grain genuine leather and had no lining the leather was so soft and subtle they didn't need it. Then as always they started messing and the leather is harder and crappy linings added inside to make up the deficiency grip pattern and rubber changed and the price went up!
Loved the original Reebok Royal and Rapide
I wear an Adidas 12 and have always had wide feet, they seem to fit me fine.
Superstars if Adidas.
But I prefer Vans.
Apparently I'm off-trend now, which suits me just fine.
I always preferred Reebok, the older Classics were great when they brought them back out.. Full grain genuine leather and had no lining the leather was so soft and subtle they didn't need it.
Do you have a love for classic 90s Fords too? And track suits? 😉
Weird how trainer threads always bring people put saying "adidas Samba are all you need". Horrific.
stumpy01 - Member
I've got 2 pairs of all time favourite trainers....Nike Air Huarache's were my favourite running trainers the first time around - but they are now around £80-90 - so as much as I'd love a pair, I'm not paying that for them...
Mine were a bit like these:
Shop around mate, you'll find Huas for less than RRP in the sales
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Also weird people sceptical about New Balance, they've always been top quality but the last couple of years they've become the hipster's choice and the prices are reflecting that.
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Are you a clown? 😉
What trainers? Pfft! Amateur! The correct answer is ALL the trainers!
The perfectly acceptable male version of the female 'you can never have too many shoes and handbags'. I just treated myself to (yet another) pair of New Balance 576's. Some lovely leather ones. They'll fit in nicely with all the others and the assorted Adidas. 😀
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New Balance trainer purchases are also a good excuse to go to Keswick for the weekend. Should you need one. The 576's were 70 quid there, as opposed to 120 usually.
Stumpy, I've recently bought a pair of those Jordans (same OG as you posted) probably never wear them though!
The sad thing is, I've got more money in unused sneakers than bikes.
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Love these. Used to have the brown ones. Hand made in UK with lovely leather lined inners. What's not to like...? Quite fancy another pair...
And people gave me a hard time for wearing Spesh 2FOs?
Holy crapola, there are some fugly shoes here!
Rotor Stern, were you in the spice girls?
My god those things are hideous!
Booooooom the sexual assault sandal.
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Adidas for me too, wide 10 and they fit perfectly n+1
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Watched the documentary on New Balance last night, with Gregg 'buttery biscuit base' Wallace. It's really interesting, and well worth a viewing. A refreshing answer to the 'we don't make anything any more' brigade. We do. Lots. And really, really well.
Good to see happy, highly skilled staff turning out quality turning out a quality british made product, mostly for export
@ stumpy
i have to agree with you
the air huaraches were one of my all time favourite shoes. i had a pair of the original ones when they first came out in the early 90's and then bought another pair about 12 years ago. i still have that pair although they're on their last legs
the air jordans were also another favourite. i had a pair of the original air jordan 5 which i bought in about 1992...they elevated me into one otf the most popular guys at school
but the ones i've always wanted were the air jordan 6 in the black/infrared colour...but they retail for more than £200!! 😯
And people gave me a hard time for wearing Spesh 2FOs?Holy crapola, there are some fugly shoes here!
Yet still, none of them as bad as your shoes! 😆
Binners; NB 576s? I bought a pair years ago (well before the brand became trendy), and they've been excellent. Sat unused shortly after purchase for some strange reason, then dug out and have seen regular use for the last few years. Now very tired, so was thinking about replacing them. Even better if they're made in the UK! Think my pair are made in Vietnam, and cost £30.
Really like the look of some of the NB shoes linked to here; 574s in the right colours look great. I'm a recent Nike convert after years in skate shoes, my first pair are Nike Internationalist:
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And last week I got a slightly more wintery pair, MD Runner 2 Mid:
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^ Is the heel section knitted from old man's pubes?
Never could afford Vans as a bmxing youth but making up for it now. Current favs...Gilbert Crockett mid-top
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^ Is the heel section knitted from old man's pubes?
Yes, it's the new Hemp. No animals harmed during their construction, just a few shaved octogenarians.
Won't they catch their death in winter, what with government spending cuts etc?
Etnies! All the way
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