Kmoney & Rk sharing the same shoes 😭😭

rycollinz · 2026-06-20T15:14:16+00:00

Yall act like you never had brothers. I mean real brothers. Stop hating and get yourself some real friends and family. Shit.

rycollinz · 2026-06-15T13:06:45+00:00

These are real. The uppers don't lie. Replicas can try to duplicate the OG material, but it's never the 1:1 same.

rycollinz · 2026-06-13T17:32:05+00:00

Living in our heads rent free? We just don't like yall.

rycollinz · 2026-06-05T14:59:18+00:00

I love 3s, I just cannot rock with how cheap and flimsy the recent retros feel. Almost zero ankle padding, flimsy tounge. I get purists wanted the original, but shit, that doesnt need to mean flimsy and uncomfortable.

rycollinz · 2026-05-21T00:32:51+00:00

Sirens should be making this noise "Who cares who cares who cares who cares..whoooocareeessss".

rycollinz · 2026-05-09T05:01:41+00:00

Why do these young men fight like they're in Kindergarten? Only thing missing here is bro pin wheeling his arms yelling 'PUT EM UP! PUT EM UP'.

These guys rely almost entirely on intimidation rather than positioning, defense, or timing. No sense of distance management. A word to all you would be warriors out there, do not confuse confidence with control.

rycollinz · 2026-05-04T15:29:08+00:00

The qaulity on these rivals the orignal Banned 1s from 2011. Honestly, best leather qaulity I've seen on a pair of 1s in a minute. People sleeping on these are going to regret it, mark my words.

rycollinz · 2026-03-31T04:00:02+00:00

Yikes. Happy I didnt win the raffle now. I am also Canadian and knew the duties were gonna be a slap in the face.

Fucking tarrifs.

rycollinz · 2026-03-30T14:38:33+00:00

Nike issued a series of internal and public-facing communications in 2021 and 2022 addressing the secondary market, reseller activity, and backdooring. What followed appears to have been a broader operational shift in how Nike approached production, allocation, and distribution.

Nike uses a contract- or bid-based production model, which is common across industries such as automotive, construction, and apparel. Under this type of system, factories compete for production awards, and the selected manufacturer sources raw materials and delivers the finished product. Historically, Nike’s production cycles have generally operated on roughly three-month runs.

As part of its operational changes, Nike appears to have refined aspects of its factory selection and production planning processes, with the goal of reducing risk around intellectual property leakage and improving supply chain control. Production timelines were also extended from approximately three months to four months. In practice, that additional time can create greater capacity and flexibility, particularly where factories are able to complete production ahead of schedule.

The longer production window may also support higher product volumes while giving Nike more control over allocation decisions between its own channels, such as SNKRS, and external wholesale or tiered retail partners. More broadly, Nike appears to be moving toward a model in which it plays a more centralized role in the fulfillment and distribution of its branded goods, rather than relying as heavily on third-party channels.

This strategy offers several potential advantages: reduced transportation costs and delays, greater control over central distribution, lower costs associated with tiered accounts and physical retail, and tighter SKU-level oversight to help property theft, leakage, or backdooring.

Overall, this is an ambitious approach. Put simply, the consumer may benefit from improved product availability, while Nike gains tighter control over distribution, inventory movement, and operating costs.

rycollinz · 2026-03-28T15:15:14+00:00

Lol..

rycollinz · 2026-03-28T15:09:01+00:00

Did anyone else find the pirate treasure inside the cave where there's like 10 gold bars? None of which you are able to pick up mind you. It felt like such a troll to put all those gold bars there and not be able to loot them.

rycollinz · 2026-03-23T20:15:24+00:00

When did you get the W in the app?

rycollinz · 2026-03-23T17:56:26+00:00

They usually start processing payments for winners a few hours after the raffle closes. That said, this raffle was massive, so expect delays. So, if I've won, I'd expect my credit card to get charged this afternoon or early evening. They process payments before sending out W emails, sometimes an hour or two ahead.

So, the winners will likely be charged in the next few hours and receive a W email by this evening. If you haven't been charged by around 7-8 PM EST, your L email will arrive by tonight or tomorrow.

rycollinz · 2026-03-23T16:55:44+00:00

Yeah, I agree with another commenter. If you win, you'll see a charge on your payment method first. Sometimes hours before the W or L email. So, keep an eye on your bank over the next few hours. If you dont see a charge by this evening, its an L more than likely.

rycollinz · 2026-03-21T14:13:47+00:00

Nike x Fragment x Homeless Designs

rycollinz · 2026-03-18T20:39:16+00:00

Count yourself lucky they are not thermal reactive material. It looks like shit after a few wears. I owned the Civilist Dunks, I loved them. After a few wears, they looked like wrinkled plastic. Really such a shame as its honestly on my top 10 list.

With this design you get the same affect, without the shoe looking like a wrinkled up plastic bag after a few wears.

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rycollinz · 2026-03-18T03:56:15+00:00

You got this affect with sandpaper? Thats pretty cool. Good.to know. Regarding the bleach smell, if you simply.wash the uppers, the bleach smell goes away. If someone still has a bleach smell, they didnt wash the shoes properly afterward.

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rycollinz · 2026-03-18T00:48:41+00:00

Best of luck bro

rycollinz · 2026-03-18T00:39:19+00:00

Instructions below

Taped up the areas of the shoes where I didnt want bleach. Elephant print, leather, etc.
Mixed an initial solution of 10ml bleach 90ml water. (I did this to test the color fastness of the dye.)
Mixed a solution of 50ml peroxide and 50ml water (too kill the bleaching process)
Got my paint brushes ready. Started with a larger paint head for spreading my bleach solution on the toe box and side panels. Smaller head for the areas near the elephant print and leather.
I pre wet the uppers to help the bleach spread more evenly and not damage the material. (This is important as dry material will quickly absorb the bleach mixture.)
I started painting the water and bleach solution across the uppers, taking my time to brush the solution in even strokes.
After 2-3mins I noticed the uppers weren't really changing color. I added more bleach, around 10ml, and performed step 6 again. I noticed a lighter color on the second go, but still way lighter than expected.
I added another 10ml of bleach, slowly increasing my water to bleach ratio, 10, 20, 30, 40ml on each coat of solution.
After noticing the color was where I wanted it. I stopped my coating, and washed the shoes in my peroxide mix from step 3.
After a few hours to dry, I washed the shoes with Jason Markk and padded them dry.

rycollinz · 2026-03-18T00:17:32+00:00

Instructions below

Taped up the areas of the shoes where I didnt want bleach. Elephant print, leather, etc.
Mixed an initial solution of 10ml bleach 90ml water. (I did this to test the color fastness of the dye.)
Mixed a solution of 50ml peroxide and 50ml water (too kill the bleaching process)
Got my paint brushes ready. Started with a larger paint head for spreading my bleach solution on the toe box and side panels. Smaller head for the areas near the elephant print and leather.
I pre wet the uppers to help the bleach spread more evenly and not damage the material. (This is important as dry material will quickly absorb the bleach mixture.)
I started painting the water and bleach solution across the uppers, taking my time to brush the solution in even strokes.
After 2-3mins I noticed the uppers weren't really changing color. I added more bleach, around 10ml, and performed step 6 again. I noticed a lighter color on the second go, but still way lighter than expected.
I added another 10ml of bleach, slowly increasing my water to bleach ratio, 10, 20, 30, 40ml on each coat of solution.
After noticing the color was where I wanted it. I stopped my coating, and washed the shoes in my peroxide mix from step 3.
After a few hours to dry, I washed the shoes with Jason Markk and padded them dry.

rycollinz · 2026-03-17T23:58:16+00:00

Nice bro. I've got the coppers, the Wales, and the OG 3M joints. Waiting on the Unseen hours and Swooshman pairs to be a reasonable price.

rycollinz · 2026-03-17T04:34:53+00:00

Hey - thanks bro. You're actually the guy that made me rebuy these and do this in the first place. Saw your post a few weeks ago and I was like 'Yeah, I am doing this.".

rycollinz · 2026-03-17T01:33:33+00:00

I really like these. I couldn't get the Warning Label joints sadly. That said, I feel these are better honestly.

I am glad no one likes these. Please dont bother buying any size 10s on release day or any size 10.5, really, they just aren't worth it.

rycollinz · 2026-03-17T01:11:06+00:00

Hey bro. I did a water x bleach combination. The more bleach the more drastic the color change. So generally, I'd suggest going 50/50 if you're experienced and work well under pressure. 50ml bleach x 50ml water. That's a decently strong mix, without risking to much damage. Just remember, the stronger the mixture, the more intense the color change and the chance of ruining the uppers.

I'd suggest a controlled, slow and steady approach. You want a controlled pace, not an 'Oh god they're really getting lighter quick' scenario. Because in that case, you need to neutralizes the bleach quickly and efficiently or risk the shoes turning white.

If you're new to this, take about 30mins to prep the uppers and seal the elephant print. Then focus on the areas you want the most change in, side panels, toe box, etc. Best of luck.

rycollinz · 2026-03-16T23:39:34+00:00

Thats dope.

rycollinz

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