Tag: Nike SB

SPECIAL DELIVERY: Nike and eBay’s new Sandy Bodecker dunk would be great if it wasn’t so gimmicky

This shoe should’ve been whole.

The story of Sandy Bodecker and the creation of Nike SB is one that will permeate sneaker culture forever.

Bodecker was truly a pioneer in the sense that he made skateboarding stick with Nike in the early 2000s. He did it in a way no one could. So it makes perfect sense to honor him with the sneaker that defines his legacy.

Nike’s eBay Dunk — originally released in 2003 — is the stuff of legends. It’s one of the rarest SB Dunks ever and Bodecker is the only one officially known to own the original auctioned-off pair.

To honor Bodecker’s legend, Nike and eBay partnered together to retro the Dunk that started it all. And the storytelling behind it is something that should be appreciated.

I just wish the shoe itself could be appreciated in the same way. But it feels way too gimmicky to do so.

We explain why on the latest episode of Special Delivery. Tap in.

SPECIAL DELIVERY: We need more sneakers like Ishod Wair’s new signature look in 2022

Ishod Wair’s brand new signature sneaker is brilliant.

Ishod Wair’s brand new signature sneaker ‘The Ishod’ is finally here after years of waiting and, somehow, it looks exactly like you’d think an Ishod sneaker would.

It’s been a long time coming for Nike’s skating superstar. From the time he was Thrasher Magazine’s 2013 Skater of the Year, it felt like special things were on the horizon. We all knew a signature shoe was coming — we just had to wait for it to happen.

It’s finally here and it feels like everything sneaker culture has been missing for the last few years.

There’s so much sameness in the culture today with the sneaker people love. It’s Jordan 1’s or Dunks or Air Force 1’s. There’s rarely anything different.

But these? These are very different, even if they feel similar. And they’re good. Check them out on this week’s episode of Special Delivery.