Nike Thread [18] - Post all info, pics & questions here!

My new Tiempo Elites came in today. They look incredible. As far as the sizing goes I went with what most of the reviews said and got a 10US instead of my usual 9.5US and it seems like the length is like that of size 9.75US but the upper in the midfoot is like that of a 9.5US. So the length is about 0.25cm longer than I'd like, but not enough to affect performance. Overall I am happy I went with a 10US. I have a normal width foot and they would have been way too narrow if I went true to size. Just to further give you guys an idea, normally when I tie my boots I have about 2-2.5cm of tongue showing in the middle and on these there is a little over 3cm showing.

The leather quality is great! Very thin. Minimal padding. Extremely soft right out of the box.
The carbon fiber sole looks amazing, but I am a car/motor sport guy so I am a whore for carbon fiber. I can't feel the flywire yet but I hear once they break in you can.

I can't wait to start using them and get them nice and broken in. Though I will feel like I am cheating on my beloved Morelias for some new sexy super model boot.

 

I remember when I first got my tiempo elites, I was so excited haha. I've always been surprised that reviews have said to go for a size up. I got mine in my usual size and the fit is best fit in a football boot that I've ever had. Definitely not to tight in length, I can't wear my boots tight against my toe due to chronic swelling on one of my big toes. I feel like the leather at the toe area softens so much that no one would ever have to go up in size.

 

Personally I like my boots to fit pretty snug and I know Josh from Soccerreviewforyou.com does as well. So it could be that since you normally wear your boots a little looser, getting your normal size would have been as if you were going up half a size from a normal snug fitting size and the leather at the toes is soft and stretchy enough to not cause any problems with your toes thus creating a your optimal fit. Just a theory.

I took them for a kick about and I the leather is already starting to form to my foot and the flywire is loosening up a little. I retied them once and I was able to pull the laces a little tighter so only about 2.75cm of the tongue was showing. I definitely like them though.

 

Hha how would you compare them to the morelias?

 

Completely different.
When I wear the Morelias they feel like they are an extension of my foot. You can feel everything very well. It's a feeling I have never had with any other boot and it's one of those feelings you kind of have to try them to understand. I still my favorite boot by far.

The Legend Elites were brand new and I have only had about a 30min kick about in them but as of now, they feel extremely plush and comfortable. There is barely any tongue at the top of the boots. You definitely lose some of that sense of being able to feel everything though like you get in the Morelias. Most likely due to the carbon fiber sole and flywire. At the forefoot/toe area the leather is incredibly soft right out of the box, it has minimal padding, and it seems it is getting softer.

One thing that is very noticeable about the elites is the stiff carbon fiber sole almost makes it like a shooting aid. A couple times when I was taking shots I accidentally messed up and hit the ball with the wrong part of my foot, closer down towards my toes rather than in the middle of my foot. Normally when that happens your toes bend back a little and the shot is weak and off target, but with the stiff carbon fiber sole it didn't even matter. It's so stiff it doesn't really matter where on your foot you strike the ball. This is kind of cool but it can be a negative aspect if you don't know proper shooting technique.

I actually pulled out a ruler to check the amount of tongue showing and wow I am bad at judging length. With my Morelia's and most boots that I wear, at the fourth lace hole from the bottom there is about 3.5-4cm of tongue showing, and I have a regular width foot. When I first tried on the Tiempo Elites there was about 5-5.3cm of tongue showing at the 4th lace hole from the bottom, after the kick about there is about 4.3cm showing.

 

To be continued .... Limited Edition Nike MV9 CR7

 

Have the Vapor IX's hit the shops yet?

 

GUNT22 your image isn't working...

 

Extracted from footy boots who posted the below in the previous thread:

Love the great colorway.

 

I have noticed the same effect on shooting with the carbon soleplate and it's one of my favorite aspects of the boot.

One comment on the tongue width... The "stock" (off foot) width of the tongue/lace measurement you speak of is likely going to be different on each boot so you're not necessarily comparing apples to apples. You would have to measure stock width and then compare to the on foot width to give us a fair assessment of how your foot is distorting the boot. When presented as a %, this actually might be an interesting fit metric for a reviewer like vujojosh to use to help readers gauge last width.

 

So when are those white 360s available? I'd like to scoop a pair of SG Pro Maestris. This colorway is the best by far IMO because it doesn't suffer from all the odd angular color blocking that the previous colors featured such as that blue/pink/black/white monstrosity I'm currently seeing on the pitch. The simplified colors do wonders for an odd looking design.

 

LOL Really?

"WHITE IS RIGHT!"

 

JC's house:

 

That makes perfect sense. Never thought of it that way.

 

All the measurements I took were when the boots were laced and tied. But you are right different boots will fit differently. I was making a comparison of the approximate average widths of the majority of my boots. You make a very interesting point though. That would be some very interesting and potentially very helpful data. I have never thought about that.

 

Not sure if you guys already know but Soccer.com is having a contest to win an OPPORTUNITY to buy the CR7 vapors. They have 20 out of 100 pairs. If you're one of those 20 people selected you get the chance to buy hem for $300 I believe. If you don't want to buy them then they choose a different person. It's a pretty smart idea in my opinion. Winners are announced on the 7th (just so happens to be my 21st birthday!) Here's the link for you U.S. folks. Good luck!

http://bit.ly/MVIXCR.

 

That's still a crock... it should be free.

 

I'm not sure if you're saying they should give out the boots for free or if it shoukd be free to enter the contest? if you are trying to say the latter, it is in fact free to enter the contest. You just have to retweet, like, follow blah blah blah all that good stuff. If you're reffering to the first, why in the world should they give out 20 free pairs of extreamly rare boots? The resale on those will be HUGE. It's just a smart way to sell them without complete chaos.

 

Given the fact that it's rare... why not? I think it's kind of petty... they're letting people BID to pay for something.... something about that rubs me the wrong way.

 

It's probably all got clear plastic like grandma's couches. lol

 

fair enough. I can see how it could bug some people.

I agree with everything you have said. But if you look at it in an economical perspective, they are extremely desirable boots (low supply, high demand) and soccer.com is taking advantage of that. I'm not bothered by it because they can choose to sell their product however they want. If I don't like it it then I won't "bid" and that's that.
Regarding the chaos part, I'm sure their is some fear of over selling. Take a look at the GS 1 release that had 2012 pairs. They oversold a bunch of boots and there were many many unhappy customers. Now imagine trying to sell only 20 pairs with thousands of Ronaldo fans, collectors, and teen imitators next to their computer waiting for the second they post them in order to purchase them.

I get what you're saying and I agree with most of it. I'm just saying that I think its a brilliant way to sell them business wise. Free Advertisement and no worry of unhappy customers ( for the most part).