OT - Kobe Bryant Introduces Marty McFly sneakers

[suave1477]

BELEIVE IT OR NOT, WHEN I SAW THESE IN THE MOVIE YEARS AGO I WISHED THEY WERE REAL I ALWAYS WANTED A PAIR.


Air McFly

Walk a Mile in McFly's Shoes

by Mike Krumboltz
July 9, 2008 12:16:00 PM
1989 was a big year. The Berlin Wall fell. The Exxon Valdez spilled its guts. And there were protests in China's Tiananmen Square. But those were just side attractions to the year's most memorable moment—the debut of Nike's "Air McFly" sneakers in "Back to the Future 2."
The film, which largely took place in the year 2015, introduced viewers to many a futuristic wonder, but none were so iconic as the light blue high-tops worn by Michael J. Fox. Ever since the film premiered, folks have been begging Nike to produce the shoes for the masses. Now, Nike has finally obliged... sort of.
The shoes were recently reveled at an event headlined by Kobe Bryant. Ever the showman, the hoopster even arrived in a DeLorean. Fans lined up way in advance, but according to Wired, many went home disappointed. Nike only made 350 pairs of the specially designed kicks, not nearly enough to satisfy the fans.
The shoes were released in a very limited quality, but for hardcore fans who were shut out, there's always the capitalist slaughterhouse that is eBay. Pairs are currently going for up to $1,000 (power laces not included). As Doc Brown would say, "Great Scott!"

[jshortt]

If it matters, those aren't actually the Air McFlys. It's a sort of "tribute" color put on a shoe that resembles them, called the "Nike Air Hyper-Dunk." I have heard that they are toying with releasing the actual McFlys somtime this fall/winter.

-Josh

[suave1477]

Well it has already hit ebay and up to $1,400.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/Nike-Hyperdunk-S...QQcmdZViewItem

[suave1477]

IT gets better here is a Homemade pair someone is selling on ebay already up to $750.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/BACK-TO-THE-FUTU...QQcmdZViewItem

[OaklandAsFan]

Kobe wasn't wearing those shoes when I was standing next to him at Disneyland on the 4th of July