ULTIMATE 81 – BLACK/WHITE
The Ultimate 81 was a technical running shoe from 1981 with a focus on stability & lightness, this has a nylon & mesh upper, black with white stripes.
ULTIMATE 81 – BLACK/WHITE – HN201-9001
MEXICO MID – YEAR OF THE SHEEP
Not actually found in the catalogues of the time the Mexico Mid was found in the archives of Asics’ research & development department in Kobe Japan.
Limited edition year of the sheep
YEAR OF THE SHEEP: 1907, 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003
ULTIMATE 81 – WHTE/RED/BLACK
Another Ultimate 81 was a technical running shoe from 1981 with a focus on stability & lightness, this has a nylon & mesh upper & black stripes.
ULTIMATE 81 – WHTE/BLACK – HN201-0190
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ULTIMATE 81 – GREY/YELLOW/BLACK
The Ultimate 81 was a technical running shoe from 1981 with a focus on stability & lightness, this is a very nice grey/yellow & black colourway with a mesh/suede toe nylon on the upper & leather tiger stripes.
ULTIMATE 81 – GREY/YELLOW/BLACK – D90S1-1604
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RUNSPARK
With a new type of all-weather track introduced, there was a need for the “TIGER PAW DS-5700™”, the first all-weather track shoe in the world. A special type of outsole was developed that had interchangeable cleats and also addressed the condition of hydroplaning on rainy days. The Runspark was the spikeless version of this shoe and was one of the lightest all-weather track shoes at the time.
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MEXICO 66
Introduced in 1966, these were the first shoes with the famous Tiger Stripes. They were worn at the Mexico Olympic Games in 1968.
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MEXICO 66 MID
Not actually found in the catalogues of the time the Mexico Mid was found in the archives of Asics’ research & development department in Kobe Japan.
White leather upper with suede accents & black leather stripes.
Close-Ups after the jump as usual…
