Nike MAG replicas (V2 and V3 only)

[RVLF]

Power lacing is cool, but only the way we've seen it in BTTF. Slow self lacing like Michael J Fox has shown doesn't really interest me.

if I got to make these without motor or electronics, I guess that a team that replicate sneakers with electronics can do it...

This can be improved (i came up to this system and tests in few hours) :

Am I the only one who thinks they should be trying to perfect the V3 before working on power laces? If the electronics are failing on these...how will the power laces be? Which have even more electronics.

I agree, or they might perfect a V3 without electronics (that we could modify) and then go on with the electronics... and only then, thinking of the powerlaces.

 

[VanOaksProps]

if I got to make these without motor or electronics, I guess that a team that replicate sneakers with electronics can do it....

I think the hard part is housing all the electronics/motors.

 

[RVLF]

I aggre, but there is ways to make it without (so no failing electronics and better for the planet ) as I did.
And this doesn't take much room into the shoe.

I also think that the battery, and inverter for the EL should be placed into the white Ankle buckle and this could be a removeable device.
With everything in it, there should be less stress on the components under the feet. But to fit everything in, you should make them bigger or get smaller electronics inside.

 

[AjiPro]

if i got to make these without motor or electronics, i guess that a team that replicate sneakers with electronics can do it...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnlclbchovw

this can be improved (i came up to this system and tests in few hours) :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0bzaaoldqu

How!? How did you do this!?

 

[cavx]

Short of reinventing EL panels, I really don't think there's much that can be done.

I'd love to see someone take a look at using two panels so there's no fragile center to break.

-Nick

I did that with my V2s and they still broke.

EL was relatively new in the late 1980s and was used because it gave no hotspots. NIKE used is in their 2011 release because the 1989 movie shoe used it. These guys are using it because the 2011 shoes uses it. Doesn't mean to is the right choice though. EL is very fragile and it is great for back lit signage and even works on a Tee shirt, but I don't think the ideal choice for a shoe with all the complex twists and bends shoes get exposed to just in walking, but less other activities.

How flexible is the V3?

Perhaps they could try a stiffening up the sole to prevent EL damage.

They could, but I bet that causes other issues.

Damn all these reports of malfunctioning Mags makes me not want to even try them on. Part of what justified the $600 price was the fact that they were wearable.

Even the 2011 NIKE MAG was not really intended to be worn. They knew people would, so they made them fully lined and wearable, but they were never intended to be worn which is why the folded paper says "replica".

These V3s are simply a replica of that shoe. Nothing really changed and you take the same risks.

 

[FreddyTV]

cavx I know the booklet says "not for sports performance" but I dont think it says anything about the shoes not intended to be worn - does it? And yes $600 is WAY more affordable than $5,000+ but it is still A LOT of money for most of us.

 

[AjiPro]

A couple of cool display ideas for the Mags - although I bet they're too heavy for these things. But something like this would be cool to incorporate into a display.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ruode2AsOLk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_X1cHrKfOU

I'm not so sure about that. Every Nike Mag review (and the official commercial itself) all talk about how surprisingly light the shoes are.

 

[TheNickFox]

A couple of cool display ideas for the Mags - although I bet they're too heavy for these things. But something like this would be cool to incorporate into a display.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ruode2AsOLk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_X1cHrKfOU

The first one looks like it works the same way the Hendo hoverboard works: non-ferrous metal (Copper probably) in the shoe and a bar with magnets on it spinning in the base.

That could lift some serious weight if you got it dialed in.

-Nick

 

[RVLF]

How!? How did you do this!? View attachment 653468

couple of wires atached to the elastic bands and the main wire attached to a string...

 

[cavx]

@cavx I know the booklet says "not for sports performance" but I dont think it says anything about the shoes not intended to be worn - does it? And yes $600 is WAY more affordable than $5,000+ but it is still A LOT of money for most of us.

No, it does not to wear then, but it certainly does not say you can wear them either, so you so at your own risk.

Ever wondered why NIKE never released these as a commercial product? Hmm, and even they gave just 4 months warranty in their own product with a "one time only" repair clause. After, you were on your own. They knew that if people wore these, the electronics would fail regardless of the all the testing they did etc.

And yes, it does say "not for sports performance" which is curious because, isn't 'walking' (AKA power walking) part of the Olympics now?

I agree, $600 for a pair of shoes is outrageous, especially if you can't wear them. But, if you want the shoes from the film, this is the price we all have to pay.

Regardless of how it is worded, these fact remain -

1. EL is fragile.
2. You apply great stress on a shoe just walking, much less running or playing sports.

 

[Egos13]

I am a PE and Special Ed teacher and I plan on wearing mine on the first day of school. I 100% guarantee that I will put them to the test after next week on that first day lol

 

[AirMagMan]

No, it does not to wear then, but it certainly does not say you can wear them either, so you so at your own risk.

Ever wondered why NIKE never released these as a commercial product? Hmm, and even they gave just 4 months warranty in their own product with a "one time only" repair clause. After, you were on your own. They knew that if people wore these, the electronics would fail regardless of the all the testing they did etc.

And yes, it does say "not for sports performance" which is curious because, isn't 'walking' (AKA power walking) part of the Olympics now?

I agree, $600 for a pair of shoes is outrageous, especially if you can't wear them. But, if you want the shoes from the film, this is the price we all have to pay.

Regardless of how it is worded, these fact remain -

1. EL is fragile.
2. You apply great stress on a shoe just walking, much less running or playing sports.

These V3's are very strong at least my pair i played basketball in them today for an hour to test them and they are still working fine! :thumbsup

I'm 220 pounds 6ft tall.

 

[MicroWavezzz]

I am a PE and Special Ed teacher and I plan on wearing mine on the first day of school. I 100% guarantee that I will put them to the test after next week on that first day lol

Keep us updated! Pictures maybe?

 

[AirMagMan]

Keep us updated! Pictures maybe?

will do will take some pics and videos of my next stress test.

 

[cavx]

These V3's are very strong at least my pair i played basketball in them today for an hour to test them and they are still working fine! :thumbsup

I'm 220 pounds 6ft tall.

Cool. So both you Jedifyfe had luck with these for initial long wears, though his did break in the end.

I am just saying, these are fragile and may work and last forever and then again, might die right out of the box like a pair in the UK.

 

[AirMagMan]

cavx
yea definitely i will have to do more test to see how these hold up, i was sure they where going to break the whole time i was playing lol, i'm going to mod them anyway.
will keep u guys updated.

 

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[MattgomeryBurns]

I'm not so sure about that. Every Nike Mag review (and the official commercial itself) all talk about how surprisingly light the shoes are.

Ah, interrrrresting. Even with the batteries and what not?

The first one looks like it works the same way the Hendo hoverboard works: non-ferrous metal (Copper probably) in the shoe and a bar with magnets on it spinning in the base.

That could lift some serious weight if you got it dialed in.

-Nick

Yeah it's the same company who sells the floating hoverboard (for an outrageous price). They're called Crealev.

 

[cavx]

@cavx
yea definitely i will have to do more test to see how these hold up, i was sure they where going to break the whole time i was playing lol, i'm going to mod them anyway.
will keep u guys updated.

Apart from a sock toe, what is there left to mod?