words & image_Steve Mullholand
A few months ago, I was at a mall and saw someone wearing these insanely loud ASICS, and I knew I had to find out where he got them. It is kind of funny, because usually people are coming up to me asking where I got those shoes – but the tables where turned and I truly wanted to know the story behind them. Come to find out, he worked at a running shop and the shoes were samples. I already know how that story goes – I’m not getting them. But a few weeks later, the shoes showed up on the Eastbay Blog – !
I placed the order, and they showed up a few days later. Now anyone that knows me understands that I have some super loud and crazy limited shoes, but for some reason these kicks just struck me as right. The first time I wore them, I had a number of people come up to me and say, “Nice shoes.” They weren’t into the sneaker game – this was nothing like wearing the SC Penny IIs, where people talk up the model. This was different; they just liked the loudness of the shoes. So when I got home, I did what any other proper sneakerhead would do: I ordered another pair to stash.
This is a feature we are going to start posting every week or so, and we’re calling it Sole Team Shots. The Sole Collector staff will present a pair of shoes they bought from Eastbay, and I’m sure each shoe will have a good story behind them.
Available now: Asics GEL Noosa Tri 6
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Pretty sure they were being sarcastic when they said nice shoes lol
I ordered a pair when I saw them in Eastbay too, but I was disappointed to find what I thought was red was more of a hot pink. I returned them, but the loudness is the draw to them. I am hopeful that more loud shoes come out for us all to get.
Such a crazy looking shoe!!!
Now that’s rainbow acid on crack right there…lol
it’ll match the tie dye tshirt. in other words, hideous and meant to grab attention to the fool who is wearing them.
To each their own. But to me, crazy and loud do not translate into a pair I would buy or wear here.
I really like these on foot. Loud loud loud.
I’ve had my eyes on these since they debuted and a FSR was available.
They have them at a local Athletes Foot shoe store, also.
Now, after Steve puts them on the blog and they are spotlighted, all of a sudden, they are all spoken for and sold out on Eastbay and on back order.
I guess all of the HYPEBEAST got them, of well, at least I know of a spot that’s selling them for about 20% less.
Can I still cop these?
insaaaane shoe.
Absolutely Wicked Good!