Poppin' the old Nike Airbag

That's why I don't run in Nikes. I believe they don't hold up as long as other shoes I run in. Good luck with it, not sure how much you can get out of them. The squishing would drive me nuts.

I am sorry to hear that, but it is shot as 90+% of cushion is from the air. Nike air is never meant to be used om rough surfaces and trails.

Go get some Fix-a-Flat like is used with car tires. It will coat the holes and you'll be good to go.

Wouldn't happen with Brooks MoGo.

Wouldn't happen with Asics gel.

curious one wrote:

Go get some Fix-a-Flat like is used with car tires. It will coat the holes and you'll be good to go.

Doubt he will since that would just patch up the hole and not get the air back in the shoe.

EPICLOLZ wrote:

Doubt he will since that would just patch up the hole and not get the air back in the shoe.

you can't be this dumb....seriously

how new is fairly new? I'd say if you've had them less than 2 weeks and 200 miles take them back to whatever store you got them from you might be able to get a free replacement. I have done that with a pair of nikes before.

About six or seven years ago I was running exclusively in Nikes and I ran into this problem time and again. I used to ship them back to Nike and they would send me a replacement pair. Not sure what the address was, or if this policy is still in place, but it would be worth looking into, as I would get two or three pair of shoes out of each pair that I purchased.

hahahaha, wow! I can't believe you just posted that!

I bought them on 2-29, but didn't use them at all until about 3 weeks ago, becuase I had an older pair in the pipeline.

If I bring them back to Dick's Sporting Godds, what do I say, "The right heel seems to have popped. Can I have a new pair?"

Or if I try to send them back to Nike, can you just send them back because the airbag popped, no questions asked, or do you have to make up a story that doesn't involve pulling huge thorns out of them?

This was 8-10 years ago, but Nike used to replace shoes with deflated airbags, shipping included. I had 3-4 consecutive pairs of basketball shoes for free, with over 6 months of daily use on each pair. You have to fill out a short form detailing why you're returning the shoes. I think they check over the shoes for obvious tampering or punctures, so you may be out of luck. At least give them a call or email. They had great customer service when I dealt with them.

i wouldnt even bother with dicks, just go online and look at nike's return policy, you have to write a little note saying that you barely used them, clean them up real nice to make them look new, they will usually send you a replacement pair or a check to nike.com for the original price of the shoe. i made 50 bucks off a pair of half of miler trainers a little while back after 250 miles when my air unit popped.

Saw the title and thought you were trying to coin a new euphemism for, you know, wrestling the eel, cleaning out your account, a quick rendezvous with wejo's "girlfriend", squeezing the garmin, taming the shrew, calling down for more mayo... whatever you want to call it. Poppin' the ol' airbag, fine.

But your first message speaks about actually running in real Nikes on a bona fide trail. All righty, so you're telling a literal story here it seems.

Then why are you back to dicks in your subsequent messages? And scrutinizing your first entry reveals the use of "sucking" and "screwed". Is this some kind of Freudian thing, or some kind of crazy postmodern trailrunning & snake charming allegory? When you write you "got out the old Gerber," what are you *really* saying? In my best Vinnie Barbarino voice: I'm so confused!

Just go straight through Nike.com. You have to jump through a few hoops first--as people above have suggested--but once you do, they'll usually right by you. Basically, they inspect the shoes and send you a rebate certificate for a prorated amount good at a Niketown store or at Nike.com. Last time I popped an airbag was with the Moto III. I bet they had +/- 150 miles, and I got $50 back. That was quite fair, I think. I also agree that it doesn't hurt to clean 'em up first if they look dirty. What could it hurt?

What the hell are you people doing to your shoes? I've been running almost exclusively in Nikes for 12 years and the only time an air bag popped was when I did it myself during class in high school. Y'all need to stop landing on your heels, or something.

You need to stop using "y'all"! Full-length airbags run the length of the sole, dummy.

In a strange way, your Freudian interpretation of my shoe problem appears somewhat accurate. Maybe when the airbag popped, it brought out some pent up frustrations I was not aware of. But i still have a bum Air Pegasus.

So why does everyone seem to think shipping a pair of shoes back to Nike at my own expense, and hoping some inspector will give me a partial gift certificate, would be preferable to bullying a Dick's Sporting Goods rep right up the street for a new pair?

Better chance of finding a Nike rep who reminds you of your mother.