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[Blitzwing]

Numer ocho...

The 1 of 3 Nike New York City series Premium limited edition Air Force one "Gauchos"

Part of Nike's 25th Anniversary celebration of the Air Force One is this shoe to honor the New York City South Bronx Gauchos or Choz for short. Founded 40 years ago by Louis d' Almeida, this amateur basketball program helped a lot of kids stay off from drugs. The Gauchos produced NBA stars such as Stephon Marbury, Jamaal Mashburn, Eric Mobley, Kenny Anderson, and many more.

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Since this is a premium AF1, this came in a black box. However the packing paper is diff than the previous AF1s. This one has stars all over it while the previous ones had AF1 or the image of the "Original Six" printed on it.

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Aside from the the shoe being dominantly green, I liked the details and materials that went into this...

Croc Skin like material

[img width=500 height=375]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/blitzwing/chozswoosh.jpg[/img]

3M reflectorized material

[img width=500 height=375]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/blitzwing/AF1NYCChoz4.jpg[/img]

[img width=500 height=375]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/blitzwing/AF1NYCChoz5.jpg[/img]

[img width=500 height=375]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/blitzwing/chozinnerflash.jpg[/img]

[img width=500 height=375]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/blitzwing/AF1NYCChoz2.jpg[/img]

Funky Colored tongue tag

[img width=500 height=375]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/blitzwing/AF1NYCChoz.jpg[/img]

Funky Colored stitching

[img width=500 height=375]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/blitzwing/AF1NYCChoz1.jpg[/img]

Doesn't say air on the back but it says S (South). Bronx

[img width=500 height=375]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/blitzwing/AF1NYCChoz7.jpg[/img]

since this is a premium, it came with a free keychain /tag and metal tipped aglets or lace tips

[img width=500 height=375]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/blitzwing/choztag.jpg[/img]

Inside...

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Left shoe



Right shoe says ..

Remember the Choz
Remember the tims spent inside a sweaty gym, the 478
in the South Bronx. Established in 1967, forty years in
the AAU game. Remember ball mixed with style focused in love.
Remember the Gauchos a squad that has arguably featured more
future pro ball players than any other amateur athletic program
in the country.

What I liked

Lots of detail and diff materials used
I don't really like green shoes but they made it look so damn good.
Funky
******
My only real gripe is that they should have changed the gray areas in to white other than that. I give this a

1/2 out of

In Cebu, it's only available in Nike Park Ayala...waiting for the orange and yellow joints.

[jasonrey]

@Blitzwing:
how many pairs of shoes do you have?
im drooling over your collection...

[digitalsuperman]

just recently bought Puma MY-23 by Mihara Yasuhiro from singapore..
i looked for this shoe all over Orchard Road and finally found one store named Venue at The Heeren...
it was worth it.. i bought a brown color of this shoe..sorry i don't have the actual photo..it was a bit expensive but hell, i just closed my eyes when i paid it.hihihi

[tro_Jan]

finally... a puma. nice pumas bai.

still biased for the brand. and who could forget the puma mostro rev1?
love it.

[digitalsuperman]

that is my first puma...i like how Mihara Yasuhiro revolutionized old school puma's..

[Hot Sizzle]

AND 1 - chosen one

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Sleep on Airwalk

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@ Blitzwing - do use ur shoes? u got amazingcollections ryt there... congrats!

[stonedchewy]

nice kicks...anyone knows if Prison series from vans is already available locally?

[whoopsie]

converse

[fracture]

nindot lagi ni na area dah...tsk... post sad ko pohon! :mrgreen:

[tro_Jan]

not the actual photo. actual looks older
still a classic... can't let go of my old pumas.