Nike Vapor TR Max

Nike’s Training releases have been crushing the competition lately on the design front. The Trainer SC 2010? The Trainer 1.2 Mid, and Low? The Zoom Huarache Trainer? All significant releases. The Trainer 1.2 Hyperfuse indicated that there were even more possibilities in the training range, using a technology that was created within the basketball division.

Mixing some of the running styling of the new Air Max 2011 on the upper with the Free TR silhouette and a touch of Trainer 1.2 Low equals Nike Air Vapor TR Max. Like many hybrid styles, the Vapor TR sits in a strange netherworld between genres, that’s destined to never get the promo push that some of its siblings leave the production line to, but having worn them for a while, they’re comfortable, light and versatile. They never reach the heights of the Free Winter TR (an underrated Free classic in the purple and orange colourway), but they're strong shoes.

You can give us all the invisible technologies you like, but at the end of the day, we’re simpletons, weaned on visible aired styling…and maximum levels on it. Hidden and ultra reactive never has the immediacy of a transparent bubble in the heel. We’re set to see Fuse all over the place in coming months, but these are one of the better examples — ultra accessible but capitalising on the colourway benefits this unique material mix offers. We’ve got a selection of makeups in-store now…