Read an interview recently from the guy that's been doing the Elite series since the beginning. He said it's become less about losing weight, and more about being the perfect shoe for the player. The KDVI Elite and The Lebron XI Elite are both right around the same weight as the originals. And they said they didn't include carbon fiber because when they were building the model, the carbon was cracking. Another interesting point was that he said that KD has been wanting Air in his shoes for a while now, so I don't think the Elite will be the end of his full air bag zoom days.
This shoe is dope! I just saw it on Nike store and damn i really like the design. But it doesn't look like you would use in a basketball game. It's cool if you wear this casually.
i still feel like the original elite series was the best. even though they didnt have the best shoes on them i really liked the simple black/white/gold colorways on each and they made the biggest changes from the regular season ones (kevlar laces, carbon fiber, ect.) on a completely unrelated note, does anyone know what sizes of the different shoes will be restocked on east bay this saturday? Ive heard all sizes, 14-15, and 15 up
I am with you in terms of the changes made and the price point,the logistics do not add up.On a side note really like your new intro.The 29 unveiling should be really interesting.
Hey nightwing I'm going to be in NYC on the 17th(and 18th). Will the event be one where when it's over I could stop by and check out the xx9's or will it be restricted access? This trip to New York was planned by my parents so Im lucky enough to be there the same day.
Just don't see the $275 they want for these. The $200 model has Foamposite, is already light for a lebron shoe. This one doesn't seem to warrant a $75 adjustment. Elite 9 and 10s looked like you were getting an upgrade somewhat, this just doesn't show it. Thanks for the first look and impression.
I could of bought these for $200 on release (guy told me they just came out that day) and i should of but i went ahead on the Kobe 9 YOH. damn, wonder if they are still available.
I can kind of understand the kd 6 elite but I can't understand the lebron 11 elite they pretty much didn't change anything. But nightwing great video as always
Damn that's sad I was big on the elite models and I trust your take on kicks especially the lebron elites but hey it is what it is. Thank you for taking your time out to give us great content and videos.
How does putting that fake looking "chrome" stuff make a shoe more elite? Nike just jacking up the price tag and fooling people. These are not worth their retail price. I would price these at $225, $250 at most. With tax, there's so many better performance shoes at $300. Hell, for $300, you could have enough pairs for the entire season and still have left over for lunch.
i have a pair of gamma xi's and in the midsole they have that sticky Lebron branding, idk why, but you said that your xi's didn't have it, and it was worth to ask :P
Ive read that the reveal is only for special invites. Im guessing you cant tell us the location... if anything are you doing to do a meet up with people or something?
Nike's hustle is just fantastic. I hope you fools know all these sneakers are made in china. which means that the production cost for one of these sneakers is under $20. Because in the factories in china, the people that work to make these sneakers don't get paid $7 an hour, they pay them less then a dollar an hour. however after those sneakers are shipped to America, their prices go from under &20 to $150 or more. you guys seem to think the more expensive, the better. The fact is the more expensive, the harder you get fucked.
I know you're going to get hate, and personally i love my terracotta warriors, but you're entirely right, but compare a lebron to a pair of jays, jays are old school with lame ass materials that wear out and crease, as where lebrons and foamposites are actually worth the money in my opinion. and i know im going to get hate, but think before you guys talk, my oreos look like shit after 8 wears and my lebrons look brand new and ive only cleaned them like twice, and i'm talking wearing 4/7 days of the week.
The more tacky lettering was on my normal lebron 11s in the miami night colorway which wore away after a few 2 hour practices. So it has been there before...
It’s said that LeBron doesn’t wear them because of the toebox beeing too narrow. But with the Elites Nike managed it to make it better. That’s why he doesn’t wear them. At least this is what most people think, maybe there is another problem (LeBron’s feet)?
Hello Rio everyone thinking that nike it's jacking up the price. The reason being is that nike knew that a lot of people wanted to buy this shoe, therefore by jacking up the price, they would get more money from every one who wants them.
Read an interview recently from the guy that's been doing the Elite series since the beginning. He said it's become less about losing weight, and more about being the perfect shoe for the player. The KDVI Elite and The Lebron XI Elite are both right around the same weight as the originals. And they said they didn't include carbon fiber because when they were building the model, the carbon was cracking. Another interesting point was that he said that KD has been wanting Air in his shoes for a while now, so I don't think the Elite will be the end of his full air bag zoom days.
This shoe is dope! I just saw it on Nike store and damn i really like the design. But it doesn't look like you would use in a basketball game. It's cool if you wear this casually.
I can't wait to see kids walking around with the stickers still on the TPU sections.
Nothing elite other than the price haha.
Yep lmao
I only want those all crimson ones
agree 100% big downer!
I fucking agree with you
Check out kicks-crew these are 210 an the heros are 220 legit
i still feel like the original elite series was the best. even though they didnt have the best shoes on them i really liked the simple black/white/gold colorways on each and they made the biggest changes from the regular season ones (kevlar laces, carbon fiber, ect.)
on a completely unrelated note, does anyone know what sizes of the different shoes will be restocked on east bay this saturday? Ive heard all sizes, 14-15, and 15 up
Infared 6 (White/Red Colourway) & Powder Blue 3 are the only shoes having a full size run. The rest are 15 & up.
I am with you in terms of the changes made and the price point,the logistics do not add up.On a side note really like your new intro.The 29 unveiling should be really interesting.
when doing the performance review you should put on-screen it's score and the original 11's score on each category :) i love your reviews!
I'm loving the Weartesters website and you have the best shoe reviews
We know one thing about the Lebron 11 Elite. It has that Elite price tag.
Imma get it doe
GuyanaOFFICIAL It's your money do what you wish. You earned it
Nightwing, do you plan on doing the Super-Fly 2 POs?
That sticky stuff was in the Gamma Blue 11s too so another thing not so elite about the shoe, see them at the Outlets in a few months!
Great review man. And also on my lebron 11 terracottas the midsoles have the rubberized lebron. Didn't know they didn't come on all
Looking forward to your video recap from the XX9 event!
Hey nightwing I'm going to be in NYC on the 17th(and 18th). Will the event be one where when it's over I could stop by and check out the xx9's or will it be restricted access? This trip to New York was planned by my parents so Im lucky enough to be there the same day.
Take care of yourself Chris!! You've earned it!!
Really loving the new set up!!
You should do a performance review on the kamikaze 1s
While looking at Crazy Light 4 photos at your site, I noticed the shoe on top has "Bounce" written on the heel. Seems like noone has noticed it yet.
Just don't see the $275 they want for these. The $200 model has Foamposite, is already light for a lebron shoe. This one doesn't seem to warrant a $75 adjustment. Elite 9 and 10s looked like you were getting an upgrade somewhat, this just doesn't show it. Thanks for the first look and impression.
The posite looks like more fuse than anything.
I could of bought these for $200 on release (guy told me they just came out that day) and i should of but i went ahead on the Kobe 9 YOH. damn, wonder if they are still available.
I can kind of understand the kd 6 elite but I can't understand the lebron 11 elite they pretty much didn't change anything. But nightwing great video as always
Have a nice vacation Chris!
When are you going to upload the performance test of this shoes? :)
Damn that's sad I was big on the elite models and I trust your take on kicks especially the lebron elites but hey it is what it is. Thank you for taking your time out to give us great content and videos.
nightwing 4 president
Great review sir!! Any chance you'll review the kobe 9 showtime as well? Thanks!!
The show time is just a colorway. He already did a full Kobe 9 elite review and first impression
Hope you have fun in NY
How does putting that fake looking "chrome" stuff make a shoe more elite? Nike just jacking up the price tag and fooling people. These are not worth their retail price. I would price these at $225, $250 at most. With tax, there's so many better performance shoes at $300. Hell, for $300, you could have enough pairs for the entire season and still have left over for lunch.
Take care dude!!!! Thx for all your efforts!!
i have a pair of gamma xi's and in the midsole they have that sticky Lebron branding, idk why, but you said that your xi's didn't have it, and it was worth to ask :P
Thank you for always honest review & advise.
Ive read that the reveal is only for special invites. Im guessing you cant tell us the location... if anything are you doing to do a meet up with people or something?
How much are they?
PLEASE DO A PERFORMANCE REVIEW PLEASE PLEASE !!!!
When is the Jordan 29 unveiling?
whens the performance review?
Night wing just wondering if u have the Jason Kidd Nike zoom flight 95 and if u can do a review on those?
Also, that Chrome finish will get scratched up.
I read that they originally planned to use carbon fiber but it was cracking and snapping so they just decided to go with tpu
Way to fail Nike, any idea if they're gonna have a US release on the Kobe 9 elite low HTM?
Hey nightwing what do you think is better flexible shoes or supportive and stiff shoes
which is better, the normal or the elite? in all aspect (price, itemwise, etc)
Hi , can You tell me when you'll do performance review of air max LOW leBron XI , thanks
I got these these is one of my fav
Hey I was wondering I have to get new basketball shoes so I'm either getting Lebron 11 cp3 vii ae. Melo m10 jordan superfly2 or Kobe nine
Nice vid man
Have a nice vacation
is the foamposite material the same on the elite it looks thinner
What happened to kicks on court
Hey Nightwing did u where is the kicks on court?
He's still wearing Zoom Soldier hmmm toe box still too narrow?
Nike's hustle is just fantastic. I hope you fools know all these sneakers are made in china. which means that the production cost for one of these sneakers is under $20. Because in the factories in china, the people that work to make these sneakers don't get paid $7 an hour, they pay them less then a dollar an hour. however after those sneakers are shipped to America, their prices go from under &20 to $150 or more. you guys seem to think the more expensive, the better. The fact is the more expensive, the harder you get fucked.
I know you're going to get hate, and personally i love my terracotta warriors, but you're entirely right, but compare a lebron to a pair of jays, jays are old school with lame ass materials that wear out and crease, as where lebrons and foamposites are actually worth the money in my opinion. and i know im going to get hate, but think before you guys talk, my oreos look like shit after 8 wears and my lebrons look brand new and ive only cleaned them like twice, and i'm talking wearing 4/7 days of the week.
I just wanted to put some facts out there. Buy hey im not telling anyone to not buy sneakers. It's your money.
U still with Kicks on Court?
Where did u get them From I want a pair
Just ordered mine best lebron so far
The more tacky lettering was on my normal lebron 11s in the miami night colorway which wore away after a few 2 hour practices. So it has been there before...
Killer vid,enjoy the vacation.
Hey guys! I wanna know if the size of the Lebron11elite the same as the Lebron7zoomsoldier is?
i like the marbled outsole, but just cant justify 275 for shoe
is there any explanation as to why Lebron never wears his 11's?
It’s said that LeBron doesn’t wear them because of the toebox beeing too narrow. But with the Elites Nike managed it to make it better. That’s why he doesn’t wear them. At least this is what most people think, maybe there is another problem (LeBron’s feet)?
Do you have any kicks for sale
The sticky stuff was in the normal 11 too
its kind of scary how expensive LeBrons are getting every year, then when they release these "Elite" models the prices are even more retarded
If you could get these in your size for $190 USD would you? I told myself a while ago that I wouldn't spend so much money on kicks but I just did :o
Does any one know if the Lebron 11 Elites are crease proof ? If so please let me know .
Why wear testers now?
The outsole looks like the bloodshot camo from cod black ops 2
Where is the performace review???
They will hit outlets like the kd V did, looks like a better performer versus the LeBron 11 but should be less in my opinion less postie
The fit of the shoe looks a bit like the hyperquickness
Why does it say peel off on the tpu
Its a sticker
Why does it say Peel off?
Oh yeah?! That makes sense! Lol! Thanks for the response!!
Colorway is SOOOOOOO UGGGGLLY where is the white/gold
Im just going to wait until these are on sale because $275 is ridiculous for minimal change.
anybody else kinda having trouble getting into the site?
foams are 250 not 225
I agree, the shoe doesn't look that good. Feeling that nike is out of ideas for the lebron logo
OMG Can you have a meet and greet in NY? It would be awesome to meet you! :D
Dope shoe
Nw i told you kd eill sit lower hahahah
I had a feeling
The kd shoes is a real elite model
I ACTUALLY SAW A 4th grader wearing these Lmao
Hello Rio everyone thinking that nike it's jacking up the price. The reason being is that nike knew that a lot of people wanted to buy this shoe, therefore by jacking up the price, they would get more money from every one who wants them.
this the best one then the gold then the warriors
Those shoes look sweet.............
im guessing that the lerbon 11 elite was only made to satisfy lebron so that he would wear it
The regular version looks way better
U should do on feet
size falls 1 full size smaller
These grew on me but the price is ridciulous
There's an article on sneaker news that talks about this years elite series. It said that carbon fiber " didn't fit their needs."
My mid soles on my Miami nights have the same type of lettering
Good video, shows exactly what's wrong with this shoe; not a lot of tech for a lot of money. No bueno
I wonder if lebron agreed on the price of his sneakers cause 275 is ridiculous smh
Ya KD!!!!
*don't
You can make a Nike ID of the LeBron 11s and still pay less than what Nike is charging for these shoes. SMH
Those hot
kobe 9 elite team man!
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