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Back in March Footy Boots ran a series of articles questioning the robustness of the Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly.
With the football boot world keenly anticipating the release of these highly innovative boots, it had become clear that the Nike footwear was struggling to stand up to the rigours of the professional game as Didier Drogba, Andrey Arshavin and Luis Fabiano all suffered the indignity of ripped boots.
And so, just days before the launch of the Superfly on the retail market, Nike pulled the plug and recalled the boots from general sale. Fair play to Nike for that. Not only did they cancel the campaign but they held their hands up, admitted there was a fault and indicated their determination to put it right.
And now, three months on, the Superfly is back.
The ripping problem has been solved by Nike by adding more of their Teijin synthetic material to the previously vulnerable areas and it’s now hoped that with this important modification, this lightweight, speedsters boot will be a viable proposition in a congested and highly competitive market place. You’d certainly think so, if nothing else, based on looks alone.
Another important update is that the new Superfly colourway. It has been worn by the pros in a Max Orange / Abyss / Silver design and most recently in Platinum / Red / White.
The Nike Superfly is available on pre-order in Black / Voltage Yellow. The boot will be on general sale from 1st August and will retail at £224.99.
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Comments
nike are better than adidas..
Relax and put the tissues away :0
If you think these lightweight boots are so good, buy earlier versions of the Vapours, football is about playing the game, not looking good whilst running down a wing B)
So IMO, overpriced and can get better light Nike boots for less than half the price
My personal boycott of all things Nike will continue
+1 to Roginho for "Nothing more than plimsolls with stickers on.More suited to Billy Elliot than a footballer"
+1 to Caulls for this "football is about playing the game, not looking good whilst running down a wing"
and
\'they\'re (the abbreviated form of they are) great boots\'
although as a \'Man U\' supporter i shouldn\'t expect better.
for 225 quid i\'d just buy some basic £25 puma/adidas/nike boots and spend the other £200 on something useful.
The only level of player that these boots will make any noticable difference to will get them given to them by nike for free.
I don\'t need to prove to you i can afford them.
After trying the original Superfly\'s, my boots of choice, still Nike Air Legends
these are the same as his last boots, just so ****in horrible
they were pure football boots!!
NUFC ROCK