Damn. Why would they only release the Laker colorway for just "Friends & Family?" Very disrespectful for us OGs who've been waiting for YEARS for them to retro again. Smh.
@hopeart91 Yeah, I was lucky enough to catch a pair of the "Bird" pair when they released a couple of weeks ago, hoping the "Magic" pair would follow soon after. Converse really dropped the ball on this one!
There is an article on Complex about it. Some bullshit reason, I stopped reading in the middle. Converse is just a stupid brand these days that doesn’t know how to make money from the ongoing 80s/90s retro basketball shoes hype even if they made some of the most iconic silhouettes back then.
My mom drove me all over town trying to find Magic’s version. The last store we checked had my size and I was living the freaking dream!! Nostalgia is awesome!
The Converse Weapon is the sneaker that got me into shoes. No joke. Got my first pair as a kid when Converse wasn't owned by Nike yet. I've always loved the shoe. When I found out these were coming back on the market, it wasn't a choice. I had to have them. I've had lots of iterations of the shoes in my lifetime, and it's one of my favorite sneakers to this day. I agree that if you're going to release the Larry Bird pair you need to release the corresponding Magic Johnson shoe as well. Anything else is a missed opportunity. But I also think the other colors from the tv commercial should be re-released too. Those have never gotten as much love as these two. Converse should be flooding the market with Weapons right now. Not being cute with little limited releases. We the people want to arm ourselves, Converse. Give us your weapons.
The fact that they’re not releasing the Magic colorway is absolutely baffling to me. They were the first shoe I was obsessed with getting when I was 13 years old in 1986. I was lucky enough to get them back then and was so excited when I saw images of this new pair pop up on social media, but was GUTTED to find out they were Friends & Family only. I’m happy you got a pair because you appreciate them at least, but, from what I’ve heard, several people who received them think Weapons are trash. Such a shame.
I had the Magic's back in the 80s when I was a kid. They have to release them. I don't think I can pull these off now in my 40's, but I would probably buy to display. Thanks for putting a smile on my face with the nostalgia.
I had the red, white, and blue ones that they released in the early 2000’s. I absolutely loved them. The insole had a textured surface to the top. I was really hoping that they did that with these but it looks like they didn’t.
Very late to the convo but I absolutely love my fragment pair. Just an overall great shoe. I love the weapon because former mavs great Mark Aguirre wore them!
wow I used to play with those lakers weapons color way. yes it’s true, it’s bottom heavy but those heel support do really works. hoping they do bring them back.
FINALLY!! I was starting to doubt you’d review the weapon. Had my fragment pair and undefeated pair stolen out of my car. Love the weapon so much I’m planning on rebuyin those pairs!
So funny you dropped this review today . I've been waiting to get these since the site was being weird and didn't have anything bigger then a 10.5 but finally grabbed them today. My cousin had these when I was little and was the shoe that made me fall in love with sneakers
Lizards in houses. Very common here in SEA countries. They are completely harmless. I don't know why but the moment they suddenly fell on any part of your body, you're jumping like you're on a slamdunk contest. 😂
WE NEED the MAGIC JOHNSON Pair. Please Converse make them available and the lows too. They should also release the PE’s cause they look better on feet. Converse: don’t be like NIKE (yes I know Nike purchased Converse) and give us what we want 🙏
My same reaction 😮 when the doctor j's were taken down. I have a pretty good amount of shoes set up as 2 towers and those are at the top of one 😅 but understandable 👌
Those low tops are on my list for "by the door" shoes for this summer. Those are super clean and quality is there. Glad to see this review! Mice used to scare me growing up, but I have moved past it.
I got my Larry legend weapons last week! It is an absolute dream from when I was a kid. I grew up being the biggest Larry Bird fan, and loved the Celtics. It makes absolutely no sense to me that they wouldn’t release the magic and bird at the same time, that feels like a massive Miss. I have a friend who is a huge Celtics fan, especially that era, and I found him an original 1986 poster of the choose your weapon ad you showed in the video!
Good question. According to league rules at the time: “must wear shoes that not only matched their uniforms, but matched the shoes worn by their teammates.” Either the rest of the team wore black shoes or they were considered to be a match with the uniform.
Got the black and white pair and they are absolute fire🔥. Also very comfortabele. Can't wait to get the Laker colorway, absolute grail and been wanting those since I was 13.
Been waiting for a proper retro of these for years, and I’m so happy Converse finally did it. Just got my Black pairs and I LOVE them. Superb leather quality, and lots of inner and tongue padding making for an overall comfy shoe, plus the polyurethane insole helps a lot. All that for $120, meanwhile my Jordan retros cost $180 - $250 and leather on those can’t even come close to the Weapons. Do better Jordan brand, do better. PS. Dear Converse, please release the lakers colorway to the public. I need and WANT them alongside my black Larry Bird pairs. Or better yet, eventually roll out all the original team colorways, having a wall of all them in my place would be the dream.
I want the Magic Highs. I hope they eventually release them for the public. I played basketball in those back in the 80’s. I had a connection at converse, so actually owned multiple pairs in different color ways.
Great review. IIRC Converse also had a shoe called the Revolver, same as the Weapon, just a lower tier and price point. And, technically road kill can be quite dangerous. Bacteria, disease, and some predators actually eat road kill so you never know what could be lurking nearby.
I was from Worcester, MA, when these dropped. We drove to the Converse Outlet in Malden, about 2.5 hrs rd trip & got 2 prs each, we barely had $ for gas and cheap beer those days… but we had $ for sneakers 🏀👍
1987, my junior year of high school, we had the Weapons as our team shoe and OOF they were hard and heavy and you could literally kill somebody if you wanted to. 🤣
I googled a pair of shoes and you were the first video that popped up in google so your engagement is doing really well. This is kinda cool, I remember seeing these in middle school.
It’s great that they finally started reissuing Weapons (that sounds a bit scary, though). They looked better in my souvenirs, I had white and blue ones as a kid in the early 90’s although not sure there were Weapons and not another similar silhouette. For the safe animals, dead ones are not safe, because of all the germs and even smaller animals potentially crawling in and around them!
Man the OG black and white is it! Dope that you were able to get that family and friends pair! I’ll always be afraid of a cat going feral and running up my pant leg and scratching my gonads off! Lol
Been a follower of your channel for a while. Didn’t know these released again until your video popped. Lucky enough to get a pair of the Larry’s. Thanks! 👍🏼
WOW! Those bring back some memories. I remember every one wearing those back in playing days. Love the low tops. I might get one of those. Wondering if they will do the same for the Cons and the Fastbreaks.
Had a pair of the originals. Friends were Lakers/Magic fans. I worshipped the Celtics & Larry Legend. Even wore these while playing the video game. Dr J vs Bird. Do u remember that, @weartesters.
They were our team shoes when I was kid. They were every school’s team shoes do to all the colors. Don’t ever wear them to a pool party. If you fall in with these on you will sink to the bottom in seconds.
I’m so excited & happy that Converse is releasing these sneakers again!! I had an original pair back in 1986, (the Larry Bird ones) and I can’t wait to get these. The Converse Weapon is my all time favorite basketball sneaker!! Thank you Converse for finally releasing these “bad boys”
I used to have the green and white pair back in the 80’s! The green and white ones were the true Celtic Birds!!!! They were fire 🔥 I’m very surprised Converse did not release the Green and white ones!!! This could be a break out re release for them! But of course Converse is Conversing! Great video!!
I Remember my Uncle Had The Larry Bird’s, i believe it was 85’ish…!!! It’s an infamous pair of sneakers for my Neighborhood, Mostly Kats we’re wearing Chuck Taylors, Dunks, Puma’s, Cuga’s & Pro Wings from Payless….Black & Red Suede Puma’s was the First Sneaker That Had Our Entire Neighborhood in A Frenzy and Shell Toe Adidas….My Uncle Wore Nothing But Converses All Day Every Day….Only 2 People wore the Air Jordan 1’s Back Then & That Was Buggie & FAT DANTE’(R.I.P.)….when we moved from Dayton Ohio to Middle Tennessee, I finally saw people wearing The Magic’s & The Bird’s….I remember Isaiah Thomas had his Pistons PE
Thank you Chris again for supporting the shoe that got me onto sneakers. Sadly Converse's marketing team isn't getting funded or just straight up lacks interest in Converse's history/fans. I know Nike is pulling the strings but even they've come up short for a decade plus now. It actually makes sense that they'd play it safe and only release these. It's been the play book for awhile now. Safe to say now we'll never see the rest of the ERX line, Magic's Signature, more Aero/React stuff, the NBA branded stuff when they had the rights and many more. I've been lucky enough to pick up a couple pairs of weapons and other vintage converse from the few times they figured it out but now they are far past being able to be wore. Anyways solid video again brother.
Man, legendary rivals pack. 🔥👍🏼 Crows scare me. I’ve been pecked by one while out on my jog/walk. I was wearing a black hoodie with the hood on. The crow must’ve thought that I was part of its clique. lol Anyway, being pecked hurts. 🤦🏻♂️🙍🏻♂️
Thanks for the video, glad you got some pairs. But i want the Aguirre's and the isiah's. Cant forget about the bernard king orange ones too. Nike just bring all colors back!
Nice review as usual. I bought a pair of the Bird hi tops and I gotta say they are beautiful: nice leather, super comfortable, and not that expensive at all. As a matter of fact I think this model has a very high quality/cost ratio, just like in Converse aren't believing they made a great product.
These probably feel a hell of a lot lighter than the Turbowpn from the Rick Owen’s collab. I got the black/white/cream pair frok last year and the midsole is insanely thick but perfect for the Rick aesthetic.
They definitely kept the OG looks with these pairs..lol no matter how much time has gone by and the time period... these scream 80's and kept that vibe..lol
Hi Chris. I loved your recent review about the Converse Weapons. I have the retail version from 1986 in an almost pristine condition (Lakers colorway) and I was thrilled when Converse (owned by Nike, yeah-yeah) announced the return of the Weapon. The Fragment and Kasina collabs were meh IMHO but man, when the Larry's came in in February 8th, I was like the kid I was in 1986 (I was 11). The sneakers are very comfortable but I noticed something strange : that stitch line on the heel near the ankle and a bigger midsole than the GR from 1986. And another strange thing : why are those new Retro releases called Mid ? They are higher than the GR back then. It's a shame if Converse keeps the Lakers colorway as F&F, really. I don't know if it's the video rendering but the purple and yellow are looking more flashy or saturated than the 1986 ones. P. S. : I DMed you on your Instagram to send you pics of the GR from 1986 compared to the new retro.
I'm 100% on Chris' side with this question, very few animals are truly safe. The closest I can get to answering this is palmetto bugs (aka Florida cockroaches). They are harmless and don't really infest areas like regular roaches but I'm freaked out every time I run into one of those monsters.
The black pair is probably one of the highest quality sneaker converse have released this year the black leather panels minus the tongue are legit leather and decently thick. Too bad they didn't go the extra mile and made the off white or sail panels the same type of leather as the black panels. The off white or sail parts and the tongue looks to be made with the type of synthetic leather that would crack and peel over time I feel the high top collar would be the first to show the cracks. But it might be how the originals back then are made.
There is a Rick Owens collaboration that I would love to hear your opinion on! I think they pay great homage to the originals with Rick Owens twists. If you ever get ahold of a pair Christ, I’ll give you greater context on the details!!
Damn. Why would they only release the Laker colorway for just "Friends & Family?" Very disrespectful for us OGs who've been waiting for YEARS for them to retro again. Smh.
Right! I instantly went looking online when I saw video thumbnail.
@hopeart91 Yeah, I was lucky enough to catch a pair of the "Bird" pair when they released a couple of weeks ago, hoping the "Magic" pair would follow soon after. Converse really dropped the ball on this one!
There is an article on Complex about it. Some bullshit reason, I stopped reading in the middle. Converse is just a stupid brand these days that doesn’t know how to make money from the ongoing 80s/90s retro basketball shoes hype even if they made some of the most iconic silhouettes back then.
Mad disrespectful! In fact, Converse is dead to me until I can get my hands on one or two pairs of the Magic colorway.
@@resiejr LOL! I feel you!
I remember pops getting a pair of these for Christmas when I was a kid in the 80’s. He doesn’t know it but he’ll be getting another this year!
My mom drove me all over town trying to find Magic’s version. The last store we checked had my size and I was living the freaking dream!! Nostalgia is awesome!
The Converse Weapon is the sneaker that got me into shoes. No joke. Got my first pair as a kid when Converse wasn't owned by Nike yet. I've always loved the shoe. When I found out these were coming back on the market, it wasn't a choice. I had to have them. I've had lots of iterations of the shoes in my lifetime, and it's one of my favorite sneakers to this day. I agree that if you're going to release the Larry Bird pair you need to release the corresponding Magic Johnson shoe as well. Anything else is a missed opportunity. But I also think the other colors from the tv commercial should be re-released too. Those have never gotten as much love as these two. Converse should be flooding the market with Weapons right now. Not being cute with little limited releases. We the people want to arm ourselves, Converse. Give us your weapons.
The fact that they’re not releasing the Magic colorway is absolutely baffling to me. They were the first shoe I was obsessed with getting when I was 13 years old in 1986. I was lucky enough to get them back then and was so excited when I saw images of this new pair pop up on social media, but was GUTTED to find out they were Friends & Family only. I’m happy you got a pair because you appreciate them at least, but, from what I’ve heard, several people who received them think Weapons are trash. Such a shame.
Just got mine today and got to watch this right before I unboxed mine! Quality seems top notch for the price point.
I love my undefeated pair, they’re so comfy and the leather is plush. You can’t beat the price either tbh. I need those low tops
I had the Magic's back in the 80s when I was a kid. They have to release them. I don't think I can pull these off now in my 40's, but I would probably buy to display. Thanks for putting a smile on my face with the nostalgia.
pair of washed out black jeans, a hoodie or a tshirt + bomber combo and you're good to go
I had the red, white, and blue ones that they released in the early 2000’s. I absolutely loved them. The insole had a textured surface to the top. I was really hoping that they did that with these but it looks like they didn’t.
Very late to the convo but I absolutely love my fragment pair. Just an overall great shoe. I love the weapon because former mavs great Mark Aguirre wore them!
wow I used to play with those lakers weapons color way. yes it’s true, it’s bottom heavy but those heel support do really works. hoping they do bring them back.
Great review and hoody. Adding to the wall is dope. 😎
Absolutely loving retro 80’s basketball shoes.
I just bought the A Cold Wall Weapons this morning!
Glad converse is reaching into their archives
FINALLY!! I was starting to doubt you’d review the weapon. Had my fragment pair and undefeated pair stolen out of my car. Love the weapon so much I’m planning on rebuyin those pairs!
So funny you dropped this review today . I've been waiting to get these since the site was being weird and didn't have anything bigger then a 10.5 but finally grabbed them today. My cousin had these when I was little and was the shoe that made me fall in love with sneakers
Back in the day you had to wear these around the house with 2-3 pairs of socks on for about a week to break them in before you could hoop in them.
Lizards in houses. Very common here in SEA countries.
They are completely harmless. I don't know why but the moment they suddenly fell on any part of your body, you're jumping like you're on a slamdunk contest. 😂
WE NEED the MAGIC JOHNSON Pair. Please Converse make them available and the lows too. They should also release the PE’s cause they look better on feet. Converse: don’t be like NIKE (yes I know Nike purchased Converse) and give us what we want 🙏
Ohhhh yyeaaa I've been waiting for this review! Been wondering about these
OMG I've been waiting for the Magic Johnson shoe for years! I have the Fragments and love the comfort and quality
Not only am I jealous of your job, but your sweatshirt game is on point! I love this channel!
Stumbled across these on SGA’s feed and literally just needed y’all’s blessing ♥️♥️
I don't remember if I had these specifically. I know I had a Converse high top shoe when I was in high school in the late 80s.
I’d have to go with the lows.. though I could appreciate the nostalgia of the highs the lows aren’t so IN YOUR FACE with it..
I remember these back in 03 for sure
Facts!
I need the Magic Johnson’s!! I had those when I was 13 years old back in the 80’s!
I got the white and gray low tops I can't lie they felt great
My same reaction 😮 when the doctor j's were taken down. I have a pretty good amount of shoes set up as 2 towers and those are at the top of one 😅 but understandable 👌
🙏Great one you guys! I already know, and I haven’t even started the video yet.
Birds. Something about a bird flying at me full speed and hitting me upside the head just puts me on my toes whenever a flock flies by.
Had two ERX CONS back in the day but always wanted a Weapon! Hope they release a ‘Celtic’ low too.
Those low tops are on my list for "by the door" shoes for this summer. Those are super clean and quality is there. Glad to see this review! Mice used to scare me growing up, but I have moved past it.
I got my Larry legend weapons last week! It is an absolute dream from when I was a kid. I grew up being the biggest Larry Bird fan, and loved the Celtics. It makes absolutely no sense to me that they wouldn’t release the magic and bird at the same time, that feels like a massive Miss.
I have a friend who is a huge Celtics fan, especially that era, and I found him an original 1986 poster of the choose your weapon ad you showed in the video!
Another awesome sneaker history lesson from Chris. These are hella clean!
We had a squirrel break into our house and mess stuff up. Like it launched at me with malice in its eyes.
They gotta release the Magics. Gotta.
Hooped in these (Legend Highs)... Yes, it still does hoop. Would recommend changing the insole though
wait I just realised, did Larry also get fined like MJ did for his shoes back then? Cuz those are def not Celtics colours lol
Good question. According to league rules at the time: “must wear shoes that not only matched their uniforms, but matched the shoes worn by their teammates.” Either the rest of the team wore black shoes or they were considered to be a match with the uniform.
Got the black and white pair and they are absolute fire🔥. Also very comfortabele. Can't wait to get the Laker colorway, absolute grail and been wanting those since I was 13.
that pattern bites on any surface!
I remember have the poster choose your weapon as a kid! Love that they reissued these!
Fun fact: i watch your videos right before i sleep, it's informative, so relaxing and funny at the same time
Always enjoy your video. Great information you provide
Been waiting for a proper retro of these for years, and I’m so happy Converse finally did it. Just got my Black pairs and I LOVE them. Superb leather quality, and lots of inner and tongue padding making for an overall comfy shoe, plus the polyurethane insole helps a lot. All that for $120, meanwhile my Jordan retros cost $180 - $250 and leather on those can’t even come close to the Weapons. Do better Jordan brand, do better.
PS. Dear Converse, please release the lakers colorway to the public. I need and WANT them alongside my black Larry Bird pairs. Or better yet, eventually roll out all the original team colorways, having a wall of all them in my place would be the dream.
Why did you have to hurt us like that? Teasing the magic pair was borderline mean 😆
I want the Magic Highs. I hope they eventually release them for the public. I played basketball in those back in the 80’s. I had a connection at converse, so actually owned multiple pairs in different color ways.
Love Converse and what they’re doin for the past few years the CX foam is the best thing they did for the cushioning hoping for more hoop shoes.
Corey Haim in the Lost Boys movie was wearing the yellow and purple ones
Great review. IIRC Converse also had a shoe called the Revolver, same as the Weapon, just a lower tier and price point. And, technically road kill can be quite dangerous. Bacteria, disease, and some predators actually eat road kill so you never know what could be lurking nearby.
Those low tops look pretty good.
I was from Worcester, MA, when these dropped. We drove to the Converse Outlet in Malden, about 2.5 hrs rd trip & got 2 prs each, we barely had $ for gas and cheap beer those days… but we had $ for sneakers 🏀👍
1987, my junior year of high school, we had the Weapons as our team shoe and OOF they were hard and heavy and you could literally kill somebody if you wanted to. 🤣
I googled a pair of shoes and you were the first video that popped up in google so your engagement is doing really well. This is kinda cool, I remember seeing these in middle school.
It’s great that they finally started reissuing Weapons (that sounds a bit scary, though). They looked better in my souvenirs, I had white and blue ones as a kid in the early 90’s although not sure there were Weapons and not another similar silhouette.
For the safe animals, dead ones are not safe, because of all the germs and even smaller animals potentially crawling in and around them!
Probably my first pair of Converse back in grade school. For the algorithm.
Man the OG black and white is it! Dope that you were able to get that family and friends pair! I’ll always be afraid of a cat going feral and running up my pant leg and scratching my gonads off! Lol
Got these last month. Amazing quality. A great winter shoe in the northeast
Best sneaker review channel Period.
I had the Lakers Colorway Way back in the day. Yes I’m old 😂😂
Happy these have rereleased. Wish the denim Kentucky Stars would retro.
The Rita Repulsa cutaway killed me... 😆😂🤣
Have to get a pair of these in low top...these were my dream shoes as a kid growing up
Props to the OG shoes! I loved these.
Been a follower of your channel for a while. Didn’t know these released again until your video popped. Lucky enough to get a pair of the Larry’s. Thanks! 👍🏼
WOW! Those bring back some memories. I remember every one wearing those back in playing days. Love the low tops. I might get one of those. Wondering if they will do the same for the Cons and the Fastbreaks.
Had a pair of the originals. Friends were Lakers/Magic fans. I worshipped the Celtics & Larry Legend. Even wore these while playing the video game. Dr J vs Bird. Do u remember that, @weartesters.
They were our team shoes when I was kid. They were every school’s team shoes do to all the colors. Don’t ever wear them to a pool party. If you fall in with these on you will sink to the bottom in seconds.
I’m so excited & happy that Converse is releasing these sneakers again!! I had an original pair back in 1986, (the Larry Bird ones) and I can’t wait to get these. The Converse Weapon is my all time favorite basketball sneaker!! Thank you Converse for finally releasing these “bad boys”
I used to have the green and white pair back in the 80’s! The green and white ones were the true Celtic Birds!!!! They were fire 🔥 I’m very surprised Converse did not release the Green and white ones!!! This could be a break out re release for them! But of course Converse is Conversing! Great video!!
I Remember my Uncle Had The Larry Bird’s, i believe it was 85’ish…!!! It’s an infamous pair of sneakers for my Neighborhood, Mostly Kats we’re wearing Chuck Taylors, Dunks, Puma’s, Cuga’s & Pro Wings from Payless….Black & Red Suede Puma’s was the First Sneaker That Had Our Entire Neighborhood in A Frenzy and Shell Toe Adidas….My Uncle Wore Nothing But Converses All Day Every Day….Only 2 People wore the Air Jordan 1’s Back Then & That Was Buggie & FAT DANTE’(R.I.P.)….when we moved from Dayton Ohio to Middle Tennessee, I finally saw people wearing The Magic’s & The Bird’s….I remember Isaiah Thomas had his Pistons PE
Thank you Chris again for supporting the shoe that got me onto sneakers. Sadly Converse's marketing team isn't getting funded or just straight up lacks interest in Converse's history/fans. I know Nike is pulling the strings but even they've come up short for a decade plus now. It actually makes sense that they'd play it safe and only release these. It's been the play book for awhile now. Safe to say now we'll never see the rest of the ERX line, Magic's Signature, more Aero/React stuff, the NBA branded stuff when they had the rights and many more. I've been lucky enough to pick up a couple pairs of weapons and other vintage converse from the few times they figured it out but now they are far past being able to be wore. Anyways solid video again brother.
Man, legendary rivals pack. 🔥👍🏼
Crows scare me. I’ve been pecked by one while out on my jog/walk. I was wearing a black hoodie with the hood on. The crow must’ve thought that I was part of its clique. lol Anyway, being pecked hurts. 🤦🏻♂️🙍🏻♂️
These are amazing! Would love the laker colorway though 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I'm coppin the black pair but my dad use to have the Lakers Magic Johnson colorway his fave player and team may my dad rest in peace miss that guy🙏🏾😔
Chris, how ‘bout those Reebok Court Victory Pumps?
That stitched power ranger hoodie is dope
Thanks for the video, glad you got some pairs. But i want the Aguirre's and the isiah's. Cant forget about the bernard king orange ones too. Nike just bring all colors back!
Dude I remember these I had pair and wear comfortable asf. Good times
I just hope this opens the door for more 90s basketball sneakers from converse with the react juice
These look clean! Also, tiny mice freak me out! Sometimes they get in the garage and I find them and I shriek like a little baby!🤣🤣🤣
Love these! Hope there’s some different color ways in the lows.
The outsoles are crazy! Thanks for the vid!
Love my pair....as well as the fragments.....just need those Laker colorway
Nice review as usual.
I bought a pair of the Bird hi tops and I gotta say they are beautiful: nice leather, super comfortable, and not that expensive at all.
As a matter of fact I think this model has a very high quality/cost ratio, just like in Converse aren't believing they made a great product.
Keep the excellent content coming!! Great Job! Kudos!! 👍🏽
These probably feel a hell of a lot lighter than the Turbowpn from the Rick Owen’s collab. I got the black/white/cream pair frok last year and the midsole is insanely thick but perfect for the Rick aesthetic.
They definitely kept the OG looks with these pairs..lol no matter how much time has gone by and the time period... these scream 80's and kept that vibe..lol
Have the black and white high tops and the black low tops....Soooo comfortable on feet (true to size)....Great review....
Hi Chris. I loved your recent review about the Converse Weapons.
I have the retail version from 1986 in an almost pristine condition (Lakers colorway) and I was thrilled when Converse (owned by Nike, yeah-yeah) announced the return of the Weapon. The Fragment and Kasina collabs were meh IMHO but man, when the Larry's came in in February 8th, I was like the kid I was in 1986 (I was 11). The sneakers are very comfortable but I noticed something strange : that stitch line on the heel near the ankle and a bigger midsole than the GR from 1986.
And another strange thing : why are those new Retro releases called Mid ? They are higher than the GR back then.
It's a shame if Converse keeps the Lakers colorway as F&F, really.
I don't know if it's the video rendering but the purple and yellow are looking more flashy or saturated than the 1986 ones.
P. S. : I DMed you on your Instagram to send you pics of the GR from 1986 compared to the new retro.
I hope they’ll retro those Converse that Rodman wore.
Had to double up on the Bird weapon... Such a classic silhouette and the leather is A1
Was about to pull the trigger on the Bird joints, but they're sold out in big sizes. Interested to try these out though
Had the white and red in the early 2000s.
I'm 100% on Chris' side with this question, very few animals are truly safe. The closest I can get to answering this is palmetto bugs (aka Florida cockroaches). They are harmless and don't really infest areas like regular roaches but I'm freaked out every time I run into one of those monsters.
I have the Bird pair on my feet r/n. Had to go a half-size up, but man, they are NICE.
The black pair is probably one of the highest quality sneaker converse have released this year the black leather panels minus the tongue are legit leather and decently thick. Too bad they didn't go the extra mile and made the off white or sail panels the same type of leather as the black panels. The off white or sail parts and the tongue looks to be made with the type of synthetic leather that would crack and peel over time I feel the high top collar would be the first to show the cracks. But it might be how the originals back then are made.
It's time to choose your algorithm! I NEEEEEED the black pair. Learned a lot of my game from Larry Bird when I was a kid.
Really wish they'd remastered the fastbreak next!
I got a pair in TTS and had to return them. They felt pretty cramped width size and I don't even have wide feet
I remember i had the forest green and white high tops good times😂
There is a Rick Owens collaboration that I would love to hear your opinion on! I think they pay great homage to the originals with Rick Owens twists.
If you ever get ahold of a pair Christ, I’ll give you greater context on the details!!