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Ultraboost Light / 23 was released in such a beautiful colorway
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These 9060s go ultra hard!!
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Grey day but /// 😜
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Sunday -> Relax day
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Back when Consortium really mattered #makeconsortiumgreatagain
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The /// should take notice of such excellence @adidas @johnnyskicks_

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Stealth mode ON
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The Ozelia is one of the best yzy-like sneakers the /// is offering but is it enough now that the YZY partnership ended?
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It’s never too hot for black 1.0’s… 💨🖤🔥

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We now go to part two of this landmark 12 months point of core black/sub green/gray five Adidas Ultraboost 21 (UB21) usage.

Just a few outer heel, midsole and forefoot tread blocks were worn away down to the flat Continental rubber. Given that this poster's walking-running gait displayed a tendency for outer heel landing, the wear rate and the grip still provided was never an issue.

Occasionally, this poster would intentionally walk through freshly mopped floors in the UB21s just to test traction. So far, there was still no reported instance of slippage.

With some outer heel tread blocks gone, this poster also reported that the shoes' tendency to emit "klopp klopp" sounds (similar to a horse trotting on cobblestones, a sound first experienced during the first quarter of UB21 usage) was gone. This poster surmised that trapped air inside the tread blocks was the culprit.

It was noted that the clear plastic color of the heel outsole turned into amber. Aesthetically, it's not as bad as, say, the entire clear outsole of the Nike Air Jordan XI "Concord" to turn yellow or amber after long-term use, but it's perilously close.

The sub green Linear Energy Push/LEP torsion fork sandwiched between the Boost midsole and the outsole delivered gentle pushes on foot liftoff. When the shoes were new, the LEP torsion return felt more like a forceful shove. Now, the LEP reaction felt significantly reduced, but not enough to render the LEP's hard plastic as broken.

Since the UB21 was deemed as a test bed of sorts for LEP performance, this poster is curious as to the output of the second generation LEPs seen in the Ultraboost 22 and Solarglide 5 running shoes.

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It has been a year since the acquisition of a core black/sub green/gray five Adidas Ultraboost 21 (UB21) as a long-term review pair.

Since its formal arrival in early August 2021 (slides nine and ten), the shoes bore witness to multiple "physical education classes" with good friends, near-everyday public utility vehicle/PUV commutes (usually via elevated train, jeep, bus and tricycle), and instances where this poster stood in the UB21s for eight-odd hours (two presidential candidate sorties, two car shows, and a toy convention).

The footwear's Boost midsole even experienced some punctures at the outer middle and heel areas. This was likely due to the midsole coming on contact with stray welding points on some PUVs (tricycle and jeeps, usually).

Even with UB21 usage that was almost everyday for 12 months, the Boost midsole never bottomed out. It is a wonder that the processed expanded thermoplastic polyurethane (eTPU) pellets that made up the UB21's Boost kept their foot damping and compact properties. When this poster summoned Ultraboost 21-shod legs for impromptu sprints (mostly during PUV commutes), the common cushioning experience was a plush feeling. This was different from the reported sneakers' foot damping of firm bordering on soft during the first two to three weeks, which was allegedly a turn-off for many.

What was also a positive was the design of the UB22's eTPU midsole. The heel area broke away from the seemingly flat design of previous Ultraboosts, going with exaggerated sidewalls to form a "cup." It's great for heel strikers, as there was no feeling of leg/foot stress on landing. Also, the eTPU design worked with a snug ankle collar and clear plastic external heel counters (marked with sub green U L T R A B O O S T lettering) atop the Boost midsole to prevent any ankle rollover instance.

*Adidas Boost technology was introduced in 2012 via the Energy Boost running shoe.

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The latest & closest alternative to the cream 1.0 colorway looks super cool as well
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