Nike Air Mag Trainers
Back in 1989, after the success of the first ‘Back to The Future’ film in the series, Nike designer Tinker Hatfield was approached to create a pair of futuristic shoes for the second film. Over 15 years later, he noticed an online petition to recreate the ‘Back to the Future’ sneakers and worked for over six years on replicating them for retail.
1,500 pairs were created and auctioned on eBay in 2011 with all proceeds going to charitable causes, n0t surprisingly, they went for gargantuan prices ranging from $2,000 – $10,000. On 21st of October 2015, to fans delight, Nike revealed the self lacing Air Mags would be released on the 20th of March, 2016 – unfortunately, due to delays, they’ve yet to be released.
Once again, the planned proceeds will be sold via auction and all proceeds will go to charitable causes.
The power lace feature on the Nike Mag’s were instantly a hit. Petition after petition, partnered with public outreach to the company failed to gain traction, and the technological limits of the time restricted their creation. Nike have since announced that the power lace feature will be present in the next release of the illustrious back to the future shoes.
1,500 pairs were created and auctioned on eBay in 2011 with all proceeds going to charitable causes, n0t surprisingly, they went for gargantuan prices ranging from $2,000 – $10,000. On 21st of October 2015, to fans delight, Nike revealed the self lacing Air Mags would be released on the 20th of March, 2016 – unfortunately, due to delays, they’ve yet to be released.
Once again, the planned proceeds will be sold via auction and all proceeds will go to charitable causes.
The power lace feature on the Nike Mag’s were instantly a hit. Petition after petition, partnered with public outreach to the company failed to gain traction, and the technological limits of the time restricted their creation. Nike have since announced that the power lace feature will be present in the next release of the illustrious back to the future shoes.
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