Today
is the day we've all been waiting for. For a REALLY LONG TIME. On May
13,th 2013 we wrote about adidas prototype of 99 gram adizero. Back then
this was a sensational information. Breaking the weight boundary,
making a boot almost 40 gram lighter than previously known best cleat in
weight terms. Impressive. Back then it looked like the product is
finished or needs at least few final touches. Today we can see what the
touches were and can take a look at the officially released 99gram adizero Crazylight. The look cannot be as close as we would like, and
just one of few things to write about.
No doubt the boot is exciting as hell.
Take a look at these images that adidas gave us. Their product looks
fantastic. We can clearly see how thin is the upper. When in adizero IV
we had that mesh part that gave us the sense of lightness, here we have
not much more than the mesh. We have give credit for adidas - when
looking just at the product, theoretically this is the best boot of 2015
so far. Price? 299 Euro
Let's take a look at what we have here.
The sole is minimalistic like all that makes the newest adizero
Crazylight. Small number of thin studs. One extra in the front in
comparison to previous Crazylight, but only three back, like in adizero
V. Really narrow in mid foot, and that means really good fit for part
us. And possibility of being to narrow for the rest. But this is the
only way to go. There is not much more to keep our feet comfy and the
boot usable. And with the sole there is the new type of heel counter. We
saw similar ones tested by pro's in their custom F50's over the years.
Upper. Can it be lighter? Now we can
tell You that we know that it can, but still it's hard to imagine that.
When in known speed boots upper had something to keep it stiff, here it
seems that there is a cage that has a mesh to make it a upper:) Really,
really crazy. Even the front part has holes in it to make it even
lighter. And is this the first time, that we will get the kevlar laces?
adidas showed them years back in adizero Prime prototypes, that were
finally released without them. It looks, like the time has come.
All of this doesn't matter, because we
have a case similar to all of adidas boots from last year, that seem to
be great, but are made just to make a illusion. Primeknit FS? Sure, the
first ever high-type boot showed ON IMAGES hours before we were on
Magista Obra premiere in Barcelona. Standard Primeknit? Not one pair in
Poland. Like all roads lead to Rome, all of these actions lead to this
boot. We all can see, that adidas had this boots ready two years back.
And waited with their release. Why? Who knows, but we think that they
would wait longer if not the competition., that soon will release a boot
that is probably better, lighter, and didn't talked about that for
years. More! When we leaked them the man responsible for the boots asked
us himself to take down the image!
Not only long time that we had to wait,
but also limited number, and probably (SIC!) limited sizes! adidas says
that "...adizero 99g is the first product drop under the umbrella of the
new adidas Football "Limited Collection". Footwear items to be included
in the "Limited Collection" range will be those released in
super-limited quantities, which also showcase the best in adidas
Football innovation and / or collaboration." So there will be more, and
we can tell You know that there will be few more colorways of the 99gram
boot. We like limited editions but this is taking things too far. They
are nice if there is a limited colorway or spacial upper edition, but
not a CLEAT MODEL as a limited thing.
Oh and at the end another thing. Because
of being limited, our Polish adidas won't have them and they won't be
available in any polish shop. adidas adizero Crazylight in this lightest
ever version is good, but everything that is around them is bad. The
real light deal in football boots world is coming, and it will be made
as it should be in all aspect. Stay tuned. We will show them really
soon!
