Nike has unveiled a new football boot to be worn this summer that is the lightest, fastest production boot Nike has ever made, and the most environmentally friendly boot available. How the American manufacturer kept this under the wraps, I do not know, but it’s definitely a unique product they have come up with in the new Nike Green Speed.
Designers were challenged to create a new football boot stripped down to include only the essential elements that deliver lightweight performance and high speed control in game situations. The result is the Nike GS, constructed using renewable and recycled materials and designed for explosive performance on the pitch and lower impact on the planet. While Nike have definitely flown this release under the radar, images of Neymar testing out a blackout boot definitely raised some eyebrows. Little did we know that Neymar was in fact testing the new Nike Green Speed.
A solvent-free Kanga-Lite synthetic upper provides zonal reinforcement for exceptional touch and control. The synthetic upper also supports lockdown on midfoot and arch area. The lightweight and chemical-free sock liner is made of 100% castor beans and eliminates any layers for a snug fit and enhanced touch on the ball. An anatomical and asymmetrical heel counter and heel bucket locks the foot down for stability and support. The counter is made of Pebax® Renu, derived from castor bean oil.
The boot is going to retail for US$300 and will go on sale at Nike.com from the 15th of August, but only 2012 pairs of the boot will be made so they are extremely limited edition! Are you going to be picking up a copy of Nike’s eco-friendly leather Mercurials (well, they are sort of Mercurials)?
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Is that carbon fiber in the soleplate? There is also some info at http://www.nikebetterworld.com/nikegs
so here’s the famous nike prototype that was posted some months ago! interesting..
just 6 studs..
actually after looking at many pictures i have noticed there is 8 studs. (there is actually 3 studs in the back not 2)
theres only 2 in the back..
It’s 3 studs in the back. 2 stud in the front, 3 studs in the middle and 3 studs in the back. Total 8 studs.
http://i.imgur.com/PjPDZ.jpg
wow Nike now you have truly amazed me… but some how i have a feeling that Nike will try to roll out this technology on to the other boots that they now make. if so cant wait to see them
I believe thus will be much like the vapor carbon SL…
Would have got them if there was a better colorway. Shouldve left the shoe all black or green. This clash colorway just doesnt work imo
What’s the weight in ounces
160 grams = 5.64383 ounces.
Great looking boot but here comes Nike raising their prices again.
Well what did you expect, it’s a limited edition release so of course it would be sold at a higher price.
Very excited about this. Do you know what sizes the will come in.
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are they just doing a FG version?
These boots seem great! I can’t wait till they come out
Hey, Is Cristiano Ronaldo going to wear these?
I Am buying a pair myself, To score some goals for birmingham.
I’m pretty sure these are for Neymar only.
Sdont you wear eveospeed?
Is Ronaldo going to wear theesE?
Similar concept to the Pele Trinity stud config…interesting
nope… pele’s are more for stability. nike uses the config for braking…
$300 soooo roughly £190? ….. Pass!
We believe only one player is going to wear these (judging by a video recently posted on Nike Football’s Facebook page) and our money is on Neymar wearing them
when will these be available for pre-order??
They already are on Pro-direct, already ordered mine
They are already**
will they charge your card right away? cause i have experience once with prodirect where they charge you right away for a pre-order item.
for the first time after soooo long.I have a feeling for a pair of Nike boots
They look like they are held together by tape
I just ordered mine off PDS! Now to decide if I should wear them or collect them… hm…
Where on pds are they I cant find them!?!?!
Just saw them on pds but 387 to pre-order…………no thanks ill try n buy em on release date for 300 hopefully….
You won’t get them for $300…
so its basically the mercurial but just lighter materials?
The boots were on pre-order on PDS on Wednesday or Thursday I believe, I ordered mine at 3 am on Friday…. Got a message from a friend who wanted to buy them as well, I went back online to make another order, it was sold out!…. I am not sure but I think a few pairs are going to be on sales August 15th…. As far as I know PDS was the only online platform selling them….The smart thing to do would be for those who ordered a pair to put them on sales on Ebay!:-)…. They did a similar limited edition in 2008 with Ronaldo ( 2008 pairs) I remember seeing some pairs being sold up to 1200 dollars!…. Speaking of Ronaldo, I think he will probably wear the new Black ( similar to the GS) Nike Mercurial Vapor VIII….. Heard a special CR edition will come out around September ….
$300 for a pair of recycled material….I could get a pair of Adidas primes at 145gm for $100…..!
If Nike would ever take environment issues seriously, I would like to see them release eco-friendly boots permanently, and not just some rare boots that they release to gain attention and brag about going green, when in fact they’re using mother nature as an advertisement to sell a pair $300 boots
Yo kiero unos para mi hijo como los puedo conseguir???
Nike really messed up by only selling a very small amount of these, as I reckon that they’d have sold very well for a long time even with the price tag, but does everyone really think Neymar continually where this colourway??? I reckon he’ll be back in Mercs soon or a new yet probably still somehow green colourway of the GS!
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I’m a UK 8.5
what size should I buy since theres no half size
if I take UK8 will it expand?