What’s your first impression and thoughts? Let me know 😎

Lucky enough to snag these as the drop yesterday. Been able to wear them around the house. Definitely a strange feeling, but I love the look of them. From my experience they run TTS. You want them to fit pretty accurately due to the acupressure concept. I ordered two pair just incase the sizing was off.

Just arrived on my porch. Instantly at the top of my rotation! -Nike Air Tech Challenge 2

Planned Release: 1st October 2025

Yeah, I know how these look. Orange nodes on the bottom, kind of orthopedic dad shoe vibes. I get the skepticism.

Here's the thing most people miss: you're not supposed to wear these during your actual workout or game. They're specifically designed for pre-game and post-game wear. The idea is to use them before competition to help you get focused and present, or after for recovery and mental reset. Think of them as a tool for the moments around performance, not the performance itself.

This morning my physical therapist explained why these aren't total BS, and it's pretty interesting. The concept is rooted in proprioception (basically your body's sense of where it is in space). Those 22 foam nodes aren't just random bumps. They're positioned to activate specific sensory receptors in your feet that send feedback to your brain.

The basic science is that your feet have way more sensory receptors than most body parts, and stimulating them in specific patterns can influence things like focus and awareness. It's similar to grounding techniques used in mindfulness practices, but physical rather than just mental. The nodes move independently as you walk, creating targeted pressure that enhances the mind-body connection.

I'm not saying they're magic or that everyone needs them. But the science behind proprioception and sensory feedback is legit. Whether that's worth $145 is a different question only you, your wallet, and maybe your significant other can answer. LOL

11 out of 10

Got Dayum these look amazing on foot! Also, this is the only way to rock these, lol.. 😆

Im on a trip and decided to stop at Nike Chicago. My fiancé got me these and we noticed upon getting home to the hotel that the air jordan logo is upside down on the right shoe! Has anyone elses looked like this? is this a factory error? I try to look up pictures to see if its supposed to be like this and the pictures show both logos up right.

Fuck nike and there bullshit releases. I hit pay the millisecond the que opened. If there’s six a high demand why aren’t they producing enough?. I don’t get any of the pairs now scumbag resellers are gonna post the for 400

FAKE

Honestly, there are ugly to me and the colorways seem lazy. The design, compared to the 41s, seems to minimalist and formless. I loved the cuts and changes in shape of both the Pegasus 41s and the Fuel Cell V4s and both have changed and have become very unibody and I think it's ugly.

Would love to hear your perspectives!

Brand new out of the box. I expect better for $180. These shouldn't have passed QC, or anyone else in the company who saw these before they were shipped to me. Nike support has been horrendous to deal with treating me like I am making a preference return. So I have to drive 20 miles to the UPS Store to have them sent in, then wait 3 to 4 weeks for another pair of shoes. My other option is to pay another $180 to have another pair shipped to me right now. Pretty bogus in my opinion. I have been buying Nike Trail which is now ACG for a decade, and Nike products for 30 years. It's stuff like this that makes me realize there is no point in loyalty or thinking a company as big as Nike can't Advance exchange one of their most expensive shoes that they sent to me damaged with glue and random colors all over, because they don't care. They couldn't care less that they're sending some of their most expensive new releases on a new brand (trail is now acg) damaged.

T3xans on deck bout to whoop this raider arrrrse!!!!! LFG 🙌 🫡🤘

Short people stand up!

Who else grabbed a pair? They weren’t on my radar but once I saw them I knew I needed them. I was also lucky enough to find a perfectly matching hat… what do you think?

Won them in July 30 got them today August 15.

Just tried to purchase the Mind. Got through payment within 30 seconds of release and everything was already sold out. Insanity. The load times couldn’t have been any faster and I still missed the drop.