Classic trainers

[RobTheRover]

Every year I treat myself to a pair or two of new trainers for my hols, and every year I try to get myself a pair of vintage Adidas ZX250s and fail.  I had a pair in the mid-80s, and wore them to the Rovers all the time (with the ubiquitous Farah trousers or Lee jeans with the inner hem seams split - Donny Dressers of the 80s, take note and nod approvingly).

For those who never knew the ZX250, these are the bad boys I had....



Absolute classics in every sense.

This year's search has proved just as fruitless as previous years, except I have stumbled upon what might rank as my ZX250-killers!!!!  Nike Pre-Montreal Racer.  Proper retro trainers and in virtually identical colours as the classic ZX250.



Ordered them online on Sunday, and they arrived today.  Lovely.

[bobjimwilly]

I was only a wee lad during the 80's, so can't remember them myself 

They look pretty smart though mate 

[DaveDRFC]

I've got a pair of Nike Eric Koston's, black with a luminous yellow Nike tick and they are ace. 60 odd quid over here and got them in America in January for £25. Love my Nike trainers, still wearing 2 pairs I got on my previous visit to America over 2 years ago.

[RobTheRover]

I've got a pair of Nike Eric Koston's, black with a luminous yellow Nike tick and they are ace. 60 odd quid over here and got them in America in January for £25. Love my Nike trainers, still wearing 2 pairs I got on my previous visit to America over 2 years ago.

Like these?

[DaveDRFC]

That's them...best trainers I've ever had! For some reason they've got the Nike running Lunarlon sole on them so they are proper comfy too.

[Savvy]

Adidas Samba's the Volkswagon Camper van of Training shoes!!!!!! Everything else  is just pure imitation!!!!

[bigbadjack]

Sambas and gazelles for me

[DaveDRFC]

I agree Sambas are cool but the big flappy tongue is a bit annoying. Also on every pair I've had the stripes have started falling off long before I would consider the lifespan of the shoe to be at an end! Had a pair of suede ones that had one stripe left and half the sole hanging off before I finally gave up and chucked them in the bin.

[not on facebook]

New balance 574s

[not on facebook]

Every year I treat myself to a pair or two of new trainers for my hols, and every year I try to get myself a pair of vintage Adidas ZX250s and fail.  I had a pair in the mid-80s, and wore them to the Rovers all the time (with the ubiquitous Farah trousers or Lee jeans with the inner hem seams split - Donny Dressers of the 80s, take note and nod approvingly).

For those who never knew the ZX250, these are the bad boys I had....



Absolute classics in every sense.

This year's search has proved just as fruitless as previous years, except I have stumbled upon what might rank as my ZX250-killers!!!!  Nike Pre-Montreal Racer.  Proper retro trainers and in virtually identical colours as the classic ZX250.



Ordered them online on Sunday, and they arrived today.  Lovely.

Farah slacks with Addias sambas rob lad

[knockers]

What about the Adidas Willem Bungert which were black with brown stripes or the Gerd Mullers which were black with black stripes.

[RobTheRover]

Nice, Knockers, nice.  I had some Adidas Jeans in the mid 80s too, red suede with navy blue stripes.  Awesome trainers.

Diadora Papa Borgs anyone?

Oslo, NB are massive in Scandinavia arent they?  The trainer of choice amongst lads of a certain disposition, I understand.

[not on facebook]

Nice, Knockers, nice.  I had some Adidas Jeans in the mid 80s too, red suede with navy blue stripes.  Awesome trainers.

Diadora Papa Borgs anyone?

Oslo, NB are massive in Scandinavia arent they?  The trainer of choice amongst lads of a certain disposition, I understand.

Yes rob you seem to be in the loop on that front

[SoundbiteBarmyArmy]

You can't go wrong with navy Adidas Sambas. The tongue is large, but smart with jeans to t'footy, and not so bad with shorts. I've just bought a pair of the new style Sambas, normal sized tongue and at £57 a great buy, because they are very comfy and I know they'll last. 

P.S. How do you add picture like you lot have above?

[RobTheRover]

Find the image you want on the web, copy the URL, then paste it into the message but wrap it in {img} at the start and {/img} at the end.  (Swap the curly brackets for square ones though)

[SoundbiteBarmyArmy]

Find the image you want on the web, copy the URL, then paste it into the message but wrap it in {img} at the start and {/img} at the end.  (Swap the curly brackets for square ones though)

Thanks 

[River Don]

Check these bad boys out.

[Muttley]

I'm currently sporting a pair of these...

[RobTheRover]

Awesome.

I take it they are Y3,  Muttley?

[Sheepskin Stu]

When will the classic trainers be posted?

[River Don]

The adidas re-issues are alright. Stick a pin in a 1970s adidas catalogue and you'd pick a classic pair of sports shoes.

These are alright.



http://www.hanon-shop.com/adidas-trimm-star-294_pre-buy.html

[RobTheRover]

Good site that, RD

I had some of these bad boys off that site in the 80s too....

[Muttley]

Never really got liked the Adi runners, my favourites from that period were these Nike waffle-sole



And the best tennis shoe I had were these Puma G Vilas



With special mention to the Nike Wimbledon



After that it all went a bit wrong as knockers led me astray and I had a few years of Converse, DMs, and Pony hi-tops.

My trainer of choice these days is the Adidas Spezial - available in loads of colours so you can make sure they match your jacket

[Sheepskin Stu]

Puma G Vilas. Yes!  (there was a Navratilova version too I remember)

Diadora Borg Elite also.

[RobTheRover]

I had the G. Vilas with a pale blue puma sweep thingy on the side.  Trying to remember what they were called.  I only bought them because some guy in a BMX mag was wearing them.

Oslo, chuck out the NBs fella - you need some of these.....

http://www.hanon-shop.com/puma-oslo.html

[DN8ROVER]

I had the G. Vilas with a pale blue puma sweep thingy on the side.  Trying to remember what they were called.  I only bought them because some guy in a BMX mag was wearing them.

Oslo, chuck out the NBs fella - you need some of these.....

http://www.hanon-shop.com/puma-oslo.html

Puma Set

[River Don]

I had a pair of these, or something very similar back in the day. A different colour way but I think that's the model.



http://www.hanon-shop.com/product.php?productid=38124&cat=269&page=1

[River Don]

I've not been wearing trainers much of late but I picked up a pair of  these for the summer.

Slim, minimal styling, classic Italian brand. I would've liked them very much back in the 1980s, if I'd known about them.

[jonrover]

Dunlop Green Flash every time for me

[Muttley]

They're not called Supergay for no reason, River Don