MrSouthpaw
Sr Member
Well, movie Mags don't even have velcro so doesn't Griff look silly.
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Nike confirms BTTF MAGS Power Laces coming this Year (2015)
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Well, movie Mags don't even have velcro so doesn't Griff look silly.
DragonGalvy
Sr Member
I've seen cheap shoes with elastic for 'laces' similar to the MAG - they're in Big W. But never anything good, that you could actually use for performance sport. They're just marketed as 'slip-on' shoes that probably wouldn't hold on very tight and have a really crappy sole with no cushioning. Velcro shoes should make a comeback in quality shoes, not just the dunlops that've been the same for the last however many years, lol
MrSouthpaw
Sr Member
I tried some of those Skecher Diameter slip-ons for my Star-Lord costume. They kept slipping off the back of the foot. I even sized down to get it tight, and they still did it.
The HC mags actually manage to stay on with just the elastic. The HC strap does nothing but float there, supported by the wing-velcro.
cavx
Master Member
Photots, even those lenticular 3D prints are not the same as a physical pair of shoes sitting on your HoverBoard display.
Maybe not at $5000, but at $500, I would buy two pair - one in US10 for wearing and another in US7 for display. Granted I'd still kick around in my V2s and only wear the RD for special events.
They didn't. I added that. The M is actually the W switched around.
Actually they do, though the concept is that they don't. The straps are supposed to wind up inside the shoes somewhere. Like a certain blue phone box, these shoes must have more space on the inside.
The elastic on these replica MAGs are fairly decent. NIKE actually make kids shoes with elastic instead of laces. Shame they don't make adult ones the same.
MrSouthpaw
Sr Member
The one thing I wonder is how long the elastic will last on them. Well, the HC mags in my case.
cavx
Master Member
I bought my first pair July 2013 and the elastic (top lace) is now showing signs of stretch wear, but still in fairly good shape.
The older V1s had crap elastic that only lasted about 3 months before losing its stretch. Same as the velcro which was total rubbish on the those older shoes and seems to be pretty decent stuff V2s.
Devil Master
New Member
The actual prop did. See this picture to see a detail of the velcroed strap on the right shoe, and this clip at 0:02 to see the Velcro strap laying against the huge tongue.
In-universe, they didn't, so "unbelted" made more sense than "unvelked", because all straps were supposed to be "belts" (in the mechanical sense) coupled to servos.
I already knew that. My point was that the name McFlywire detracted from the verisimilitude of the image.
BTTFSpencer
Sr Member
It is unbelted.
121Gigabytes
Active Member
I bought BttF II from iTunes for my phone and the closed captions say "unvelked" .
ARKM
Sr Member
Psst! Typo! *runs away*
MrSouthpaw
Sr Member
He's right, mine says "unvelked".
