About a month ago Nike surprised us all with an unannounced release of the Neon Air Max 95 online at Nike.com. Initially when I saw the product number and photo of the shoe, I saw that it was just like the Air Max 95 Neon’s that released before the History of Air pack that had the "old" air bubbles. For those who have only been buying Air Max’s for the past two years, starting with the History of Air pack, several models of Air Max sneakers underwent an Air unit change with smaller bubbles and thus a thicker foam portion of the midsole.
When we received our pair we were shocked to see that the shoes did not have the Air units as shown online at Nike but rather had the “new” Air units that were smaller. We pulled out a pair that released before the Air unit change that took place in 2006 so that you could see the difference. Apparently the reason for the change was done to use more environmentally friendly gases in the Air Max units, but how come the shrinkage (shout out to George Costanza) or new shape?
We have posted both of the pairs for you to compare the old vs. new. The Neon Air Max 95 has started delivering to quickstrike doors across the country with no set release date.
