Nike Dunk SB Mid Street Fighter Pack - Ryu Products Description
In March of 2002 Nike took their brand in another line, and that would be Skateboarding. For years in California, the skate culture was very popular and skateboarding shoes and clothes were worn more as casual wear than by actual skateboarders. Nike saw the potential to tapping into this market and thus launched the Nike Skateboarding line.Nike launched their skateboarding lines on the back of the
Nike Dunks. The Nike Skateboarding Dunks were the same shape and fit as the Nike Dunks, but with several performance changes.First of all, Nike knew that with the wear and tear of the foot, a good cushioning system was needed. Since skateboarding shoes need to have a low center of gravity, the
Nike Dunk had Zoom Air insoles. Next, the
Nike Dunk SB had extra padding added to the area around the ankle and to the tongue. The extra padding to the tongue did provide some extra cushioning between the top of the foot and the board, but it was more for cosmetic appearance than anything. Lastly, Nike beefed up the quality of the materials on the Nike Skateboarding Dunks. With double and triple stitching being the standard in the skateboarding shoe industry, Nike made the
Dunks SB much stronger than tradional dunks.
The
Nike Dunk SB suggested retail price is $65.00 and Nike Dunk SB Highs is $75.00, but with all the hype of the shoe, plus stores "wanting" more money, prices have been upped to anywere from $125.00 to $250.00 and sometimes more.
Some what collectors call "Holy Grails" are Nike Dunk SB Heineken, Supreme Low and High, Calis, Supas, Chocolate, Zoo Yorks and Paris. Resell value on these would be $350 and as high as $5,000.
Only certain stores with a Nike SB account can get
Nike Dunk SB or any Nike SB. Rules were you had to be an established Skateboarding store for 2 years before
Nike SB would consider making a contract with you. Plus something around $50,000 to sell Nike SBs in your store.
