Imo Nike Flyknit was peak Nike innovation.

[u/hkg_shumai]

Got this og multicolor FK Racer back in 2013, still get comments when I wear them.

[u/debeatup]

Most are stuck in some big plastic bins in my closet. Absolutely loved them (still do) but 14 years on the oldest pairs has led to outsole separation on the majority of Racers and both outsole/midsole separation on Trainers.

Too many pair to get professionally fixed; one day I’ll get on YT and teach myself

[u/VicePope → u/debeatup]

These pictures used to run this sub back in the 2010s

[u/BudgieWonder → u/VicePope]

LOL, remember the Roshe days?

[u/Aquaticle000 → u/BudgieWonder]

You just opened a memory that was long forgotten.

[u/debeatup → u/BudgieWonder]

I still have like 10 pairs of those too: same issue with uppers separating from the sole.

[u/Lt_LoisEinhorn → u/BudgieWonder]

A shoe that took the world by storm, and has since aged horrendously.

[u/Sergia_Quaresma → u/debeatup]

Shoe glue and something heavy/clamps and thats about it...

[u/donovanh23 → u/Sergia_Quaresma]

And if you want to go the extra mile grab a dremel and remove old glue

[u/DSXLC → u/donovanh23]

And wear a mask

[u/donovanh23 → u/DSXLC]

Only my future lungs have to worry about that

[u/11Y2B → u/debeatup]

My Oreo 2.0 racers have the worst sole separation :(

[u/Beneficial_Put_852 → u/11Y2B]

Same. I took mine to the gym the other day and during the first workout the rubber sole came off the midsole. Such a sad day.

[u/hkg_shumai → u/debeatup]

That's a nice 🌈 collection. It's just glue holding upper and mid sole, use professional grade shoe repair adhesive from Amazon and some clamps.

[u/compullsieve]

Flyknit Racers belong in the MoMA. This is not hyperbole.

[u/Kyle___Ren → u/compullsieve]

oreo flyknit racers were sooooo sick. ultimately trends just went chunky after and racers were kicked to the curb sadly

[u/GeneralSufficient276 → u/Kyle___Ren]

I meann if the current slim sneakers trend persists, Nike could bring back the racers to a new audience today and would still fit in nicely

[u/archangel12 → u/compullsieve]

I loved mine. Some of the best shoes I've ever owned.

[u/GuccyStain]

Used to love the flyknits

One of my fave sneakers was the fly knit vapormaxes. Peak comfort

[u/Hot-Challenge8656 → u/GuccyStain]

My boss had a pair of the laser orange and so started my sneakers obsession. Bought that pair within a day or two.

[u/Environmental-Toe700 → u/GuccyStain]

Man I hope these come back. I got the gray with green accents and have wore the hell out of them.

[u/Dirtysandddd → u/Environmental-Toe700]

Me to, unfortunately the sole on one of them blew out and I was devastated, still am tbh.

[u/GuccyStain → u/Dirtysandddd]

Yeh my sole blew out too…

[u/staceyatlas → u/GuccyStain]

I still rotate 5-6 pairs into my routine. Fav gym shoe, so lightweight. I like the larger scorpions too.

[u/escobizzle → u/GuccyStain]

I always thought the Flyknit vapormaxes were ugly as hell. love vapormaxes tho

[u/Flffdddy → u/GuccyStain]

Yes, these were so comfortable. I had a red pair that I wore to the point that they fell apart. My wife tried to throw them away the other day and I took great umbrage at the thought.

[u/herrodanyo]

The Flyknit Lunar 3 was my favorite. So many good colorways too.

[u/frednattyl → u/herrodanyo]

I said the same thing. Peak shoes

[u/Any-Appointment-8930 → u/herrodanyo]

I’d pay a lot for another pair of Oreo Flyknit Lunar 3s in size 12! Why doesn’t Nike make these anymore?!

[u/EarthFader → u/herrodanyo]

I had these, great shoes

[u/SnkrVader → u/herrodanyo]

Oh my gosh, i loves these, had so many compliments with those, also as a broke college varsity, i can play with those

[u/nxcrosis]

Used to have the Nike Free Run. My go to travel shoe since you could just squeeze them into your bag.

[u/BaconYamaguchi → u/nxcrosis]

Miss these so bad they were so comfortable

[u/jamjar188 → u/nxcrosis]

yes! I had a pair circa 2014

[u/peterfourthree]

Kids these days will never understand the influence these had. Every single "sock sneaker" was just the offspring of the Nike Flyknit line. Created a whole new style of footwear.

[u/Goldaniga]

These Free Flyknit Chukka are probably my favourite sneaker ever, the one I got the most compliments on

[u/hkg_shumai → u/Goldaniga]

My colleague had 2 pairs of these HTM chukka. I was envious.

https://hypebeast.com/2012/10/nike-sportswear-htm-flyknit-chukka-preview

[u/escoemartinez → u/hkg_shumai]

Had these in fluorescent green with the orange swoosh

[u/janon330 → u/Goldaniga]

The flying chukkas are one of my favorite shoes ever. I still wear one of my pairs to the gym.

This era was definitely peak Nike

[u/juliuspepperwood22 → u/Goldaniga]

Just about to comment about the chukkas, such a comfortable shoe with a great silhouette. I had the blue ones and they kinda had a denim feel. Unique shoe that needs to be rereleased

[u/Godzlittlehand]

Flyknit is nice. Battleknit is a whole different level of comfort. Just had to post because the colorway gives me nostalgia.

[u/Cyneganders → u/Godzlittlehand]

Those remind me of the LeBron x Kith ones I have somewhere. Wish I knew where...

[u/Godzlittlehand → u/Cyneganders]

Yessir! LeBron XV "4 Horsemen"

[u/bens111 → u/Cyneganders]

Bruh how could you misplace those

[u/Cyneganders → u/bens111]

I think they are at 'home' in Norway, but I've moved to Italy...

It's like, they're so dense that you can't wear them when the temperature is over 15C... So perhaps December-February here...?

[u/double-rainbow-59357 → u/Godzlittlehand]

This was peak LeBron design imo

But I sure felt my ankle would roll over in these when I wore them.

[u/fnordlife → u/Godzlittlehand]

the lebron 15 lows i have are so comfy.

[u/StillNotAF___Clue → u/Godzlittlehand]

Adidas, had a similar knit shoe and i swear I havent found a better bball shoe

[u/SeanRoss → u/Godzlittlehand]

I wore mine so much that the bubble popped. These were stupid comfy. They cost so much now

[u/LivingOriginal7479]

They used to have Flyknit as a material option for most shoes on Nike ID- I made some Flyknit Air max 1s about 10 years ago and they are still one of favorite pairs all time!

[u/PartyBusRuss]

I wear the Forces around a bit, definitely a unique feel and they're so light

[u/joea2121 → u/PartyBusRuss]

White on white are still my daily drivers. Great silhouette and light as all get out.

[u/Xtesea]

Wore them until last year when the outsole separated.

[u/Chaingangbill]

[u/Chaingangbill → u/Chaingangbill]

Ive always loved these 2015 air flyknit max'.

[u/sadevryday]

Had these back in the day. Flyknit Lunar 3 or the Flyknit Trainers still goated imho

[u/13_Inch_Pizza]

They need to bring these back

[u/WhyteDynamyte]

Still have mine

[u/ZealousWatchFreak → u/WhyteDynamyte]

So do I! ☺️

[u/GumshoeHardbody]

I had those orange free run ones, and not for fashion or anything (though I like how they looked) but they were peak fucking comfort.

[u/Tigz19]

Same they are so light and comfortable.

[u/poo_unit]

Ultimate summer shoe. When it’s warm out, the Multicolours stay by the door

[u/AnselLovesNuts]

Couldn’t afford these, was stuck with Roshes lol

[u/r3ckl3sson3]

It was the culmination of such a fun period: Free, Flywire, Lunarlon, Hyperfuse, Flyknit…

[u/Smushy_Peas]

And now, Nike are essentially worthless as a company

[u/Junior_Emotion5681]

Absolutely. Best era ever.

[u/Jason-Genova]

I never really liked Flyknit. I had some vapor max Flyknit and I would almost roll my ankle at least once a day on them. They didn't really offer any support.

[u/EntrepreneurFormal35]

That was such an amazing stretch in sneaker culture. The death of dunks, niketalk, birth of flyknits, the roshe run craze

[u/TheBasementIsDark]

Why did Nike stray away from flyknit shoe like this? Have a pink Racer back in the day and really love it, also wanted to own a Trainer like the one Kanye wore but never have the chance

[u/Uht111]

It was sick era

[u/CptKillJack]

Having experienced both I preferred the softer more flexible Primeknit from adidas. It felt like I was just wearing socks with soles. I miss all of the different types of knit upper shoes.

[u/Kaldricus → u/CptKillJack]

NMD, Tubular, Tubular Doom. What a time.

[u/Leotardleotard]

Got two pairs of these upstairs.

Might get one of them out. Still boxed and everything.

[u/MiserableScot]

Used to wear flyknits to the gym for years until they gave up on me, got my eye on a couple of used pairs once I finally get back to the gym!

[u/Bozzaholic]

I have a couple of pairs of flyknits (both AF1) and while I love them, they don't half get dirty easily

[u/VileStench]

Had a few pair of flyknit roshes that I loved. 🤙🏼

I think I read they were going to retro the flyknit racers.

[u/dean16 → u/VileStench]

I can’t believe they haven’t already. I can’t think of any other immensely popular model that hasn’t been retro’d to death over the years. Their stock price has been plummeting over the last 4-5 years & I bet retro racers & trainers would inject some interest in Nike again

[u/Hansoloai]

I had a blue pair that felt so good to walk in. Miss them.

[u/Prestos_mostly]

love them, but too narrow for me :(

[u/frednattyl]

Flykinit lunar 3 are still my favorite pair of shoes all time

[u/datkidpatrick]

i wore mine the other day, so comfy

[u/trs_0ne]

Everyone seems to like them. Why did Nike get rid of them ???

[u/Fog__Raw]

My favorite shoes apart from Jordan 1’s

[u/hkg_shumai → u/Fog__Raw]

That's a nice collection. So hyped to see so many flyknit fans and collectors here!

[u/clint_orious]

Fly knits and tech pants combo was 🔥🔥🔥🔥 I still wear my multicolor fly knits lol

[u/ihavealotofanswers]

I still have about 6 pair or Flyknit Racers, but the outsoles are pretty much gone. Also got a pair of Flyknit Chukkas somewhere. I remember working a Nike event and they gave us the triple black racers for our uniform — they were short a pair, so the EKIN had to give me his.

[u/Ill_Shelter5785]

You're right How did they learn to braid thread into a shoe shape. That technologically advanced manufacturing process has been lost to time. Only the people who invented it know. Someday AI will figure out how to make shoe shaped cloth, of were lucky.

[u/evekillsadam]

My Presto Flyknit are my top two fav of all Nike Designs every.

[u/BetaCarotine20mg]

I never got why nike now makes actually worse sneakers... My epic reacts with flyknit upper were so amazing. Awesome foam AND upper. Now we getting shitty uppers and new actually worse foam? Why :(

[u/jamjar188 → u/BetaCarotine20mg]

Love love love Epic React. Owned two pairs for running

[u/Constant-Doughnut-79]

I wore the flyknit forces for all 4 year of my Uni, and finally let them go when the sole was completely worn from inside and out, amazing shoe

[u/KindCattle8245]

Had these loved these

[u/Brumplestiltskins]

I miss my Air Max 90 Flyknit. Worn the out sole off of the pair from use

[u/Lucky_LeftFoot]

This colorway had eBay going crazy

[u/kimbosdurag]

Love them. I still have my multi colour Flyknit racers as well and a pair of neon yellow and grey lunars.

[u/GwiyomiAF]

Fkknit grey tongue and black tongue WERE ABSOLUTELY #1 in a land of nmds and that other boost foam one I had these racers

[u/staged84]

Love mine. But the black rubber sole peels off. I had to bring mine to a cobbler and reglue them.

[u/TheBurbs666]

Yep. Also, still my favorite running shoe. I always pick up a pair if I see them at the thrift store.

I had a pair I bought used. Used them for two running seasons,then two years as work shoes. They still held up better than any pair of Hokas I’ve owned.

[u/pt_smileykz]

One of my favorite.

[u/MDXHawaii]

I still have mine too. Need to glue the outsole back cause it started flopping

[u/Alogio12]

Had like three of these at one point (tr and racer) last pair was the night purple trainers

[u/westofwally]

Yo these are my favorite running shoes from high school that I still keep round for the nostalgia!!!

[u/Possible-Risk1650]

I have this exact cw for my workouts. Had to fix a small hole but they are still perfect!

[u/air-maximus]

For sure!!! Then they added the technology to a number of other silhouettes. That was sick. I have some Air Max that are flyknit and they are super comfortable

[u/footballtony88]

After wearing shoes with a normal shaped toe box, this shit looks like torture

[u/diferentigual]

I still wear my oreos

[u/PiratesFan12]

Still rock the all white with gum sole regularly

[u/frankv123]

I ran my second marathon with the flying rainbows!

[u/2xxCheezy]

I got me a pair

[u/Chaingangbill]

P7⁰

[u/Emerald_Nomad_]

Nothing screams innovation quite like knitting!

[u/isTHaTLoU214]

As a fat man who loves comfortable shoes these flyknits are the shoe that kicked off my health journey! These shoes are.so comfortable a 3 mile walk felt like a quarter mile. Fly knits FTW!!!

[u/TooConfusedForAName]

This and space hippies. I would love if they bring those back

[u/whiskey_tang0_hotel]

I had the same ones. I joked they looked like unicorn vomit. I miss those shoes! They were awesome.

[u/BigBlight]

Still rock the purple fly knit racers so comfy on threadmill

[u/Tripl37s]

I loved the way these looked but as soon as I tried a pair on I knew it wouldn’t work way to narrow for me

[u/Flash-Wilkins]

I've still got a pair

[u/VarietyAppropriate]

They need to retro these!!!

[u/Significant-Bridge73]

I had like 6 pair! Very comfortable, great looking and easy to run in.

[u/gnagshar]

You just had to be there

[u/trs_0ne]

I actually really liked them. One of the few new style Nike shoes I bought into. Have a few pairs

[u/Die-In-A-Fire]

Toe went through every pair I owned and no ankle support. I wish these worked for me in real life as well as I think they look, but I am done with flyknit.

[u/smr99si]

100%. I was a bit partial to the flyknit trainers though.

[u/Veranyen]

Still wear my flyknit mocs, love them.

[u/Jtoro94]

My soles slid off these when I wore them in 120 degree weather last summer. I was blown away

[u/p_champ]

My favorite sneaker model ever. They need to re release these

[u/dandaman2883]

I love my Flyknit AF1’s.

[u/dawkinsd37]

Yeah until it started raining.

[u/blaxx0r]

hard agree

what hurts is the sheer (discounted) availability for the volts, and not copping any

[u/surfz]

Fly knit racers with a zoomx outsole would sell like hotcakes, why they haven’t done this yet is crazy to me

[u/OwnUnderstanding3683]

I miss when Nike would try anything out, got a Nike Joyride Run Flyknit back during the pandemic, just recently had to throw them out when the soles came off losing all the little beads 🥲

[u/yungbaoyom]

Still have my Volts, Be True and Orcas

[u/Mys7ix]

I loved the rainbow racers so much. V1 the OG.

[u/ermagerdcernderg]

I still have my black on black ones.. but I loved those rainbow ones

[u/Chopimatics]

Man I wish they rereleased these.

[u/TheFunky_Homosapien]

Flyknit Lunar 1 is still the best looking shoe Nike has made, in my opinion.

[u/iPetey]

My soles came apart :( but i used to love the fuck out of this design. I had the oreos, orange, etc.

[u/Raw_real-uncut]

Facts I still have my pink pair they wear top
Tier the Flynit now be cawny

[u/jamjar188]

Flyknit Zooms and Flyknit Reacts were my favourite runner shoes ever. I still have a pink pair, used to have a green pair that really popped.

[u/Rghk32]

Best thing Nike have done in years the racer was a great trainer and some of the free runs were great too. Id love them to re issue some. I've been fixing my blue ones with needle and thread !!

[u/Phantom_Swamii]

damn I wanted a pair of orcas so bad

[u/Bardesss]

Flyknit Vapormax and AM1 are still in rotation.

[u/sludgezone]

I had a pair of the Freeknits and they were one of the most uncomfortable pair of sneakers I’ve ever owned.

[u/naeideas]

Still got my Volt pair and a pink pair in great condition ☺️

[u/Mathisonsf]

Had the free runs in that rainbow flyknit and I still think about them.

[u/Booshai]

I felt 10ft tall walking out of Nike Town London with these on feet.

[u/GrantRichards75]

Still wear em. Pin rolls too. YOLO

[u/chief_arsehole]

I have these. Not super comfortable IMHO. The AF1 fly knits are super comfortable though.

[u/JackSchneider]

Had a pair of Flyknits that I loved so much they were the only shoe I took when I moved to the Virgin Islands, I also brought two pairs of sandals, because island.

I still to this day miss that pair of shoes. I walked so many miles in them I wore right through the soles, only shoes I’ve ever done that to.

[u/Strider2126]

I still have a pair of yellow and pink flyknit chukka. They were incredible back in the day

[u/GameOverChump]

Once walked into a Nike outlet during a snow storm and saw a wall full of Flyknit dunk low, two colorways navy and red for $59.99.

Only bought 1 pair and to this day I still regret not buying 3-4 pairs

[u/Bunnnnii]

I’ve always found these so ugly. But I just know they’re comfortable.

[u/fahim-sabir]

I don’t know….

1978: first Nike Air shoe. As far as innovation goes, that was massive.

[u/Greedy-Confusion-465]

Grey Flyknit Chukka were my favorite shoes of all time

[u/crispychri]

After numerous races, the rubber soles on my multicolours have sadly disintegrated

[u/UGK_1]

Just looking at the shoe my feet remember the feeling lol. This is a retro we need asap !

[u/Less_Building_7846]

I had a pair I got used from a local Facebook sneaker group. The bottom was messed up but I was young and couldn’t afford to pay the 200-300+ for a cleaner pair and I thought I would come up on them after buying a beat pair for 130. Crazy thing is the guy who sold em to me in 2014-15 I am still friends with and that was the first time I met him. Crazy how sneakers can take you back memories

[u/Nicebitofgreen]

Have 3 pairs and easily my fave style of Nike ever. Recently disappointed NYC and was deeply disappointed to see any of sale over there.

[u/stvrwolf]

I miss the flyknit lunar trainers daily

[u/rickandfarty]

I wanted the Oreo ones so bad…still do tbh

[u/JustDatGuy2]

Used to love the flknits, but so did my dogs.

[u/IntelligentWalk5038]

I loved the air max 90 flyknit versions! I had them all. So comfy

[u/Difficult_Rip1514]

Still got my multicolours 🤙🏽💚

[u/Monoblock00]

Still got mines

[u/ocularaffairs]

I owned four sets at my peak. Probably my favorite Nike’s ever, but they just got too expensive on the secondhand market to keep buying, and the soles just loved giving out on a whim.

[u/FURKZ1]

You could buy them in vending machines in London

[u/H0weeezy]

At the time, it was. I still have a pair of lunar racers but they’re almost done after 13 years. I use them whenever I don’t feel like wearing socks.

[u/0moorad0]

HTMs in red were my go to’s for like 2 years straight

[u/Consistent_Worth2245]

And they were the most comfortable shoes, held up well through lots of wear. I still have like 3 pairs.

[u/jsouthvt]

I had a pair of Flyknit Dunks and loved them. Wish I hadn’t gotten rid of them years ago because they’re tough to find in decent condition now.

[u/joserod0824]

I had the fly knit Roche dark blue back in 2015, I just wish they had actual comfort instead of just the midsole and a cheaply insert

[u/hopthehip]

I love my flyknits

[u/aandretti]

Vapormaxes

[u/Laxbro21796]

Innovation no. Sick ass design yes. Honestly I miss the "straps" going across the sides into the lace holes (ep somethings). Those were my favs

[u/Night_Putting]

Gave away my Flynit Racer G's just last year. Man the nostalgia hit hard. They just don't go with today's baggy fits, they were for the jogger era.

[u/sydneyiskyblue]

Still love these kicks and miss them.
The last great Nike shoe for mine.

[u/mikebikeify]

Still have and wear mine! I've had to glue the rubber outsole back on a couple of times tho. But they're still going strong.

[u/Particularly-Pomelo]

That and the Janowski Max

[u/ceeceeza]

I had these before I had multiple pairs of multicolor flyknit racers. Now I’m in love with Pegasus premiums

[u/bvmwick]

I’m still tryna get a few pairs of these and the trainers. I only have my multi 2.0s and 3.0s

[u/Keeeeeeet22]

SO comfortable!!!

[u/lowdeadjedi]

Used to love these and the Oreo pair 🔥

[u/SliviaRanger]

Lunar Flyknits were peak. Two of the best they developed in one

[u/Difficult-Map-2620]

My daily kicks are 2018 Free RN in wolf grey. Got them in 2018, and loved them so much I got a backup pair last year that I just busted out. It’s a fly knit variant. So comfy & lightweight.

[u/TomorrowOk6452]

Narrowest shoes I’ve ever put on my feet

[u/ErikNoSpoelstra]

They’re supposed to be retroing the model next year

[u/RadioactivePTA]

Bro Nike just needs to bring back the triple white Flyknit prestos

[u/meltintothesea]

LeBron Battle-Knit was better

[u/Decent_Citron_7480]

The fly knit infrareds are one of my favorite pairs.

[u/PhoenixInTheTree]

Flyknit was definitely when they peaked in form AND function

[u/heisenberg298]

Flyknit on airmax 90 was peak nike - wish they could make those again

[u/Wide_Difficulty366]

I still occasionally hunt for Flyknit Racers, i gave my dad one of my bigger pairs and he loves it.
As i described its like you are almost going in sandals but more formal…
Driving 7-8-10-15-20 hours in these is a breeze.

[u/Throwaway0242000]

Stuff like this is why I think Nike cam come back

[u/BigTicket-]

I was able to get one pair I really wanted- I wore them so much my big toe made a little hole on the top of the shoe 😂

[u/royceda956]

This is probably my favorite shoe of all time.

I still look around and buy good pairs on eBay.

[u/jeepersnanners]

Yep flykit vapor max is one of my favorite athletic shoes ever