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Nike’s Auto-Lacing Air Max Officially Unveiled: Photos


Nike is kicking off Air Max day with a brand new auto-lacing sneaker that will appeal to all of the technology buffs out there.

Today is Nike Air Max Day which means Nike is dropping a bunch of, you guessed it, Air Max sneakers. Due to COVID-19, this year’s Air Max celebration doesn’t feel as joyous as years passed but regardless, the show must go on. While the Air Max 90 has been a big focus of this year’s Air Max celebration, Nike has been hinting at some other plans over the past few weeks. We had been reporting on an auto-lacing version of the Air Max called the Adapt LE 01. Today, the shoe dropped in Asia and official images of the “Grey Gum” colorways have surfaced.

As you can see, the shoe features a grey upper with an orange bottom and back heel. Overall, the shoe is quite bulky which makes sense when you consider how there is auto-lacing technology placed inside of the midsole. This shoe will function with either manually or through the App that has been created specifically for Nike’s auto-lacing range.

For now, there is no information on when these will release in North America so stay tuned as we will be sure to bring you all of the latest information.

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Nike's Auto-Lacing Air Max Officially Unveiled: Photos
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Nike's Auto-Lacing Air Max Officially Unveiled: Photos
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Nike's Auto-Lacing Air Max Officially Unveiled: Photos
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Nike's Auto-Lacing Air Max Officially Unveiled: Photos
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Nike Is Bringing Auto-Lacing Technology To The Air Max


It was only a matter of time before these became a reality.

Nike has been working on auto-lacing sneakers for a very long time now. It all started with the basketball-oriented Hyper Adapt which eventually became the Adapt BB. Recently, the Huarache got its own auto-lacing model and moving forward, it looks like the Air Max will be getting the self-lacing treatment.

According to Yankee Kicks on Instagram, the model is being dubbed the Nike Adapt LE 01 and features a massive chunky midsole with Air Max technology embedded inside of it. Based on the look of the midsole, it even feels like Nike is trying to replicate the Air Max 90, except with a much bigger platform and rejuvenated silhouette. The first colorway is a mixture of grey and orange. 

As it stands, there is no timetable for when this shoe will actually be released. Nike has yet to issue a statement on this sneaker and the images above are the first sightings of this model. It seems like Nike has plans to add to its auto-lacing efforts and this Air Max shoe could be a great jumping-off point.

Stay tuned for updates on this sneaker as we will be sure to bring them to you. In the meantime, let us know what you think, in the comments below.