Antonchigur wrote:
Nike Ruppers. Coming out soon. Here is the prototype
https://cdn.instructables.com/FBZ/IWG2/I2I43LE4/FBZIWG2I2I43LE4.RECT2100.jpg
Now THAT'S what I call getting spiked!
Antonchigur wrote:
Nike Ruppers. Coming out soon. Here is the prototype
https://cdn.instructables.com/FBZ/IWG2/I2I43LE4/FBZIWG2I2I43LE4.RECT2100.jpg
Now THAT'S what I call getting spiked!
RUNMEB wrote:
What current shoes are named after any pro runners? Only one I can think of are the Skechers Meb ones
It probably doesn't really make sense to name a shoe after a runner. Why tie the life of a shoe line (which could remain in production for decades) to the career/popularity of a runner (who could suffer a career ending injury tomorrow)?
If Nike launches a new spike today, that spike may be a viable product for the next ten years. But if they brand it as the Nike Rupp, then they just end up having to yank or rebrand it whenever Rupp's international career ends.
Did the Zoom Kennedy come out while Bob was still competing?
Rupp has a shoe, the 4%. It signifies the amount of effort he gives when a race isn’t Rupp-certified.
Rupp Cheaters?
Yeah, the thing is most track stars, even Mo Farah, are only popular in their home countries, whereas Nike releases shoes world wide. Think Mo Farah spikes are going to be popular in Kenya or Ethiopia when he was routinely beating their best athletes? A Rupp model would only be popular in the States. Unlike other sports, there are very few track stars popular worldwide.
I could see the cut up Nike singlet being called the "rupp model" or something along those lines. Assuming Nike uses that again like they did for the Rio Olympics
Zoom Jager would be better anyway
Nike sure names a lot of shoes after somebody called "Zoom". Who was he, anyway?
Subway Surfers wrote:
What are you folks talking about? Nike sells the L-carnitine model. And they're bringing out their new Fancy Bears hacks in October. ?
Fortunately you can buy L-carnitine just about anywhere and it isn't banned ?
Diffrntopinion wrote:
NERunner053 wrote:
Been saying this for years. Sure maybe track runners aren't marketable or whatever but not doing stuff like this when it happens in every other sport only holds us back. Instead of the victory spikes have a pair named after Mo. Instead of the Pegs have the Rupps
No. I prefer to wear Pegasus vs. Rupps. Wearing a shoe named after Galen Rupp makes it seem like there's a weird fetish with the guy.
Yeah I'm sure that's what people think when they wear Kobes or KDs. You are an idiot
Under your nose wrote:
Rupp has a shoe, the 4%. It signifies the amount of effort he gives when a race isn’t Rupp-certified.
Even as somewhat a Rupp fan I have to admit - that was funny! :-)
youareafool wrote:
Diffrntopinion wrote:
No. I prefer to wear Pegasus vs. Rupps. Wearing a shoe named after Galen Rupp makes it seem like there's a weird fetish with the guy.
Yeah I'm sure that's what people think when they wear Kobes or KDs. You are an idiot
They're the ones with a fetish for Kobe and KD. Ha! Joke's on you!
m!ndweak wrote:
the nike Mo's B*tch
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m!ndweak wrote:
they would be called
the nike certified
this is winning the thread right now
Fentrekker wrote:
Or call it the Nike Infusion.
#2
I favor the Nike Ploy in honor of the old 10,000 AR that he helped out on.