There is someone on ebay and facebook selling around 80 pairs of predator mania’s in mainly the black, white and red colourway.
Selling at roughly £200+ for each pair.
I would like to clarify something?. I believe Adidas stopped making these boots some years ago, and i was wondering do they have any “deadstock” floating around?.
As this guy has been selling these boots for a few years and is making a very handsome profit out of it.
My thoughts are
A) – He has some “very good” connections on where to get these boots and is buying them up at a “very good price”
B) – These are all fakes and he is having them made somewhere and selling them on as “Originals”.?
If anyone from “Adidas” monitor’s these blog’s then could you please clarify, as i am a little concerned that he is “ripping” off innocent people and stopping people like myself buying a pair..!!
I am after a pair myself of the above named boots, (8.5 – FG)however, do not fancy “shelling out”, over double the original recommended retail price to secure a pair.
If anyone could clarfiy it would be most appreciated
A history of the Adidas Predator the world’s best selling football boot!
Predator evolution
About the predator
In the early 1990s following his retirement from the game, ex Liverpool winger Craig Johnston designed and created the prototype for the Adidas Predator football boot.
In 1994, the Adidas Predator was launched, proving to be a revolution in football footwear. Players noticed they had more power, more control and more swerve, and that the shoe allowed them to strike a ball with pinpoint accuracy. Today, the Predator is generally considered the single greatest football boot innovation since the screw-in stud.
In 1995, an update of the Predator model entered the playing field, in the guise of the Predator Rapier. The re-designed rubber fins offered greater ball control and increased power. Moreover, the improved football boot offered a more natural fit.
1996 marked the introduction of the Predator Touch, and the first use of the Adidas TRAXION system, enabling increased grip.
adidas-predator-powerswerve
To coincide with the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, Adidas launched the Predator Accelerator. With a more anatomically sound and professional fit, the football boot included asymmetrical loop lacing providing a larger, cleaner kicking surface to eliminate missed shots and passes.
The Adidas Predator Precision was launched during the UEFA EURO 2000 championships, with exchangeable TRAXION studs: X TRAXION. A merge between some of the leading football boot innovations ever: the idea of exchangeable studs from 1954 and the Predator and TRAXION technologies of the mid ’90s.
The 2002 FIFA World Cup in the Far East was the launch pad for the Predator Mania. As a much lighter Predator football boot, the Mania featured a split outsole construction. The renewed configuration of the Predator compound allowed players to give the ball even more swerve than before.
The Predator Pulse presented in 2004 featured the new PowerPulse technology for the first time. The PowerPulse unit, relocates only 40 grams of weight to the front of the shoe, achieving an increased power transfer of 3% in every kick. This means increased ball speed and ultimately less reaction time for a goalkeeper when the ball is shot on goal. The Predator once again confirmed its status as the world’s premier football boot, selling well over two million pairs in 2004 and 2005.
Adidas unleashed its most accurate, lightest and most powerful football boot at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany: the +Predator Absolute. The eighth generation of Predator features the revolutionary Exchangeable PowerPulse technology, allowing players to add power to taste!
Adidas’ newest version of the Predator, the PowerSwerve, achieves eight percent more swerve and increases the power behind every shot by around three percent, compared to its predecessor. The dynamic Powerpulse and engineered Predator technology elements shifts weight toward the point of impact as you kick, whilst adding forefoot power (Power Zone), allowing more powerful shots and increased flexibilty. Increased shot and pass swerve is achieved by enhanced Predator technology in the Swerve Zone at the side of the football boot.
Here are som more videos enjoy and feel free to comment or post about your predator experience.
I love adidas casual shoes, and I am a big fan of the Adidas Goodyear and Adi Racer. I can say that was first sight love, however I know there are plenty of styles regarding adidas casual shoes and I wanted to know which are the most popular ones. So I am listing some of them here and of course if you have another popular style that I didn´t mention please, be my guest and add it on the comments section.
Over the past few months, adidas has unveiled some amazing soccer viral pieces designed to generate interest amongst consumers across the globe. The company currently features the videos on their adidas.tv platform, a site that serves as a one-stop destination for unique adidas content.
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