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The New Kobe 2004
The KOBE
weight:* 17.4 oz, * based on a Men's U.S. size 11. To compare, a can of soda weighs 13 oz.list price: $125
colorways: black (as pictured), white/black, sunshine, silver, ice blue, chrome/black/chrome
use: hoops, indoor, position: guard/forward
key technologies: adiPRENE, adiPRENE , TORSION
release date: November 2000, pros: very strong all-around shoe, not weak in any area
cons: none, company: adidas, 5055 N. Greeley Ave.
Portland, OR 97217
The Kobe in Ice Blue adidas keeps the hits coming with this oh-so-sweet colorway. These pictures don't quite do this colorway justice, but, unfortunately, this shoe is so rare that most will not have to see it in person.
The Kobe While the Sunshine colorway is predominantly gold and black, there are touches of purple on the heel counter and outsole to match a certain L.A. based basketball team.
The Kobe In the image directly above you can see one of the more clever elements added to the design of the White/Black colorway. The tongue of the shoe is made up of a white lower half and a black upper half. The laces of the The Kobe are designed to match the color switch of the tongue so the laces are white above the white portion of the tongue and black with a white accent above the black portion of the tongue. This level of attention to detail is consistently applied to the design and construction of the entire shoe.
The Kobe in Chrome/Black/Chrome
This is a shoe with many names. Officially, the shoe is labeled the Chrome/Black/Chrome colorway. It's also called The Playoff because Kobe Bryant is wearing it for the Laker's playoff road games. Most people, however, know it as the Mesh, and that's probably the most apropos name because the single most distinguishing element of this shoe is its chain link mesh upper.
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