OT: Nike HyperAdapt 1.0, i.e., the self-lacing Back to the Future shoes

Submitted by oriental andrew on

Totally off topic, but this is too cool. Nike originally designed self-lacing shoes for Back to the Future II. Marty McFly puts them on when he travels to the future - 2015. 

Although Nike did demo a prototype last year (they actually gave them to Michael J Fox), just like the Cubs, they were a year late in getting us the real things. 

The HyperAdapt is now available by appointment only in NYC in limited numbers for a cool $720. 

I'm no sneakerhead, but I am a bit of a geek and BTTF fan, so this is just really interesting to me. 

ESPN has a nice write-up on the development (see below) and there are now plenty of reviews and vides of the shoes in action across the interwebs. 

http://www.espn.com/espn/sportsbusiness/story/_/id/18175523/nike-releas…

http://news.nike.com/news/how-to-get-the-nike-hyperadapt-1-0

 

ldevon1

December 2nd, 2016 at 11:22 AM ^

You are too lazy to lace the shoes, you just bent over to put on your feet? And that will set you back $720.00 bones? I guess if you have to lace your shoes, its just because you can't afford not to.