The Nike Roshe Is Back From the Dead | The Complex Sneakers Podcast

The Nike Roshe Run, a budget sneaker that became an icon in the 2010s before turning into a meme and fading out, is coming back. But how will its return be received by sneaker collectors who helped make the shoe hot in the first place? The cohosts discuss this on the latest episode of the Complex Sneakers Podcast. They also check the temperature on the Nike Dunk, another iconic shoe that’s been watered down in recent years. Elsewhere, cohosts Joe La Puma, Brendan Dunne, and Matt Welty discuss the closing of Hanon, the state of physical sneaker retail stores, the collaboration between Travis Scott and John McEnroe on the Nike Mac Attack, and more.
Chapters:
0:00- 2:04: Host Intros
2:05 - 7:35: Gov Ball Recap
7:36 - 13:39: Travis Scott x John McEnroe Nike Mac Attack Ad
13:40 - 15:49: USPS Continues to Fail Dunne
15:50 - 18:22: Action Bronson 990 V6 “Lapis Lazuli”
18:23 What’s on Feet?
20:25 - 33:12: The Return of the Nike Roshe Run
33:13 - 34:48: Reese Laflare vs. Young Corey Sneaker Battle
34:49 - 44:24: Are Dunks Oversaturated?
44:25 - 56:12: Do We Need Sneaker Stores Anymore?
56:13 - 1:02:00: MSCHF Big Red Boot Restock
1:02:01 - 1:02:28:11: Outro
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[@Complex]

Did you ever own a pair of Roshes?

[@samcarter9130]

Nike ID roshes gang?

[@carlosdcpcg]

Real Questions is Did You ever Nike ID A Pair of Roshes???🤔🤔

[@darebearr922]

Yes we need this shoe back 😢

[@jasonfeifer928]

I still wear my roshes on the daily for chill and training shoes.

[@Boredbutnotreally]

Just the yeezy color way pair.

[@demonteedwards4329]

Roshes definitely had everyone in a chokehold!

[@MetaMan09]

Not me I always hated them 💯💯💯

[@scottyknox]

Speak for yourself

[@ivanmezagarcia9090]

I wore roshes for a daily basis for 2-3 years and still have two pairs, I just love them and happy to hear they’re coming back, I wear them for dancing lessons, sometimes for the gym, to walk the dogs, because they’re east to clean, and I’m not afraid to tear them apart thanks to its low price

[@EC_IS_Here]

yeah for real, im with ya.Sneakers dont have to cost hundreds?thousands to be a great sneaker,Blessings all!

[@willfredtk]

I'm so excited I hope they come back in a big way

[@Noirlore]

Here comes the “I’m only going for rare sneakers, those Roshes are too mainstream for me” headassery

[@HechanovaArkitektura]

If the Roshes are back, I need the Adidas ZX Flux to make a comeback as well. I really wanted to buy those back then

[@ineedhelporaciggerate3620]

had the joints with the waves on them!

[@64th_vntg]

Duuuuude, a must ! Had the galaxy pair back in the day

[@bern717]

Great pair (together with the Stan Smith resurgence in 2015) but if they are following the timeline we have to wait another year or two jus like a decade ago 😅

[@Batmayne__]

Then zx fluxes had endless colorways

[@hardeep]

I love the roshe, the og pair were my casual everyday pair of shoes and I've been wanting them to make a return. When I hear they were coming back I had to get the black on blacks.

[@riksmits7103]

Running to the garage now to dig out my DS fly wire roshes. Loved that added touch and material change. The roshe is a classic!

[@MrYessirski]

Welty with the slick DOOM reference 😂🙏🏽

[@ParkayCollecttibles]

Complex allways Makes my Day when im at Work!!! 🤝

[@mmkutsu]

One of the best CSP episodes this year. Good stuff!

[@toddzilla7423]

I have a deadstock pair of Calypso Roshe’s. Bought them in like 2016 One of my prized possesions

[@Sneakahead555]

Kick game properrrrr ! Straight into it ! I love it ! Man the Roshe run was a wonderful time ! Still have my pairs This dunk wave has been very extreme, I’ve only purchased one pair and I’ve probably only wore them twice Salomon’s have been my go to for awhile now ! 2002r’s are everywhere now, I definitely wore my pair a lot Amazing episode guys !

[@frankdunn385]

Welty got that nb heat

[@Ericshae5]

JLP and Brenden getting off topic once they started talking about italian food has my dyingggg lol also hungry tho.

[@mikecolts21]

I like to go to sneaker stores just to hold shoes that I wasn’t able to get on release.

[@coreys9598]

Sometimes I put Vaseline all over my body and pretend I'm a slug.

[@vintageswiss9096]

I'm a runner, so never got into the Roshe... i don't like fully gusseted tongue/shoe, and not being able to tighten the laces is questionable at best. Always reminded me of a cheaper/worse Infinity flyknit. To each their own tho... they were cheap and people loved slip-ons. They definitely had a huge market.

[@dicedageniuz8432]

Top 5 Favorite Podcast

[@oldlady4sure]

I had more then one pair of roshe’s.I would definitely buy them again. They are comfortable and affordable 😁😁😁

[@WWOFTBBNR]

Saw the Roshes in an outlet last weekend. LOL at the Boxtrolls collab

[@ChuckMeister10]

Crazy how I owned like 10 pairs of sambas when I was a kid. My favorite indoor soccer shoe. Now they're everywhere.

[@papipj4363]

I also avoid dunks, but the SB jarritos did tempt me

[@randyvixamar3072]

I had one pair of Rosche run and I would never run in them. for daily moving around comfort yes.

[@jellybeans4you]

Fz150 shoe cleaner collaboration with sneaker podcast !!!! When you see the foam ….. you in the zoneeeeee!

[@zachkarbowski5600]

Only brought my panda and Midas dunks to a Vegas trip, day two I was searching for a runner. Thank god for the Vomero 5's, s/o to Undefeated. Had the Malbon collab too.

[@joeytaylor7568]

That Draft Day reference was everything

[@comma_man]

“Finally!” he exclaimed.. The moment he saw this notification.

[@rikmarvel]

Best Roshe ever was the Nike Roshe Waffle Racer NM...... Any colorway! Hope they bring those back!

[@landonserynek3615]

10:03 had me dyin 😂😂😂

[@eilebig]

The sneaker store convo was important fr, sneaker releases imo haven’t mattered since the NMD/Yeezy boost days. Now it’s all SNKRS app and the occasional Jordan that everyone and their mother wants

[@wralphleeroyjosephfeir9556]

Roshe Fan since 1st drop!!!!

[@TheRedRevival_]

Might have to cop a pair of roshes for old times sake

[@fernriosphoto]

We are here 😊 👍🏻 0:42

[@joeytaylor7568]

I had the midnight fog Flyknit Roshe; good times🥹

[@ROOPY9000]

Trends change so fast nowadays. A few years ago, you barely see anyone wearing Dunks, then it became the "it" shoe, then now it has lost some of it's popularity. Same thing happened with the Sambas, which I'd say is still at it's peak right now. It just takes a couple of viral TikToks, Roshes can be the next TikTok shoe.

[@damondunn5994]

Aew tag team the young bucks wore the Shaqnosis on "Dynamite"

[@A7XHellBlaze]

I bought the black/white pair and the grey/white. I could care less about trends. Got two pairs at the outlet for 100 bucks. I’ll take it!

[@philliptrevino1153]

I had two pairs lol and also it’s funny that it’s Golf shoe now🔥

[@claybyington634]

I will always love Roshes

[@DjRed215]

I subscribed and literally liked this episode because of the sneaker cleaning talk let me give u the secret to cleaning shoes for regular cleaning use shampoo n small amounts of water the foam is unlimited. For hard to remove stains like ink blood etc use soap cleaner for mechanics. Get a dental kit suede brush regular brush and a rubber suede brush towels they use for cleaning cars absorb the best

[@TheHorace27]

My boys!!

[@jonathanlong9176]

You guys should do John Mayer on Sneaker shopping with complex.

[@vincenttyler4667]

Fly knit roshes OG is goated

[@afkbtw]

buying em as soon as i can

[@dfrnt_hues]

43:06 I’m 1000% with Dunne. The wrong person wearing something I own and love makes me feel icky. Btw I got 3 pairs of dunks during this hype, customized 2, and sold another

[@J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J]

Here you go 🫴🍪

[@aundrellwhitejr3047]

I had a distinguish pair of Roshes orange sole upper brown with a black Nike check

[@memechael]

The number of people wearing roshes playing sports was wild. So many rolled ankles.

[@sirpriio2475]

Best dad jokes ever

[@kingofspades1576]

Bro I remember in like 5th grade I had a pair of women's Nike Roshes and some girl called me out for it on the first day of class. I still wore them, I've had more than one pair since. Honestly the most loyal I've been to a shoe and its pretty much on accident.

[@Benny_From_NY]

I agree with Welty on the whole Travis Scott hype

[@thatonehispanic7982]

I just went to my local WSS and they had alot of roshes

[@aldenn.]

Might see if i could get a cool color roshe for the gym

[@alexnyny]

I used to run in my roshes back in my university gym

[@slimeballz]

Agassi the pink, first ones. Beats any macenroe attempt.

[@Wombology101]

The Metro Boomin set was going crazy during the rain at GovBall.

[@TunefullyOG]

I wore my utility black 500s. Any shoe can be cleaned as long as they're not grails then I'd wear them to a music festival especially if they're like a 500 or nb etc etc.

[@frankdunn385]

Lapis lazuli and nike roshe i need both

[@Liamhatesyouall]

I had a pair of Lebron X John Elliots lost in the post and they kept closing the case on me. took me 3 months to get my money back. then 6 months later the shoes turned up!

[@jakeO281]

Roshe runs also reminds me of the whole flynit wave

[@greybrim.]

Had a bright green pair in high school. Such an uncomfortable sneaker that the majority of people said where the most comfortable sneaker available at the time. Leave these in 2013

[@dredredringoproject]

2002r definitely not a bad price and comfy and look good I got a few pairs

[@DEEtv365]

I've been using Carpet cleaner (resolve or 409) for about 13 yrs...WORKS WONDERS

[@fresh-er8427]

I think NIKE SHOX VINCE CARTER 4 should be back rather than Roshe... VC4 💯🔥

[@kevincollins8620]

I was just looking at Taxis not long ago. So funny. I didnt like em much back then.

[@matizzay]

the USPS lost my pair of the blue Nike Air Tech Challenge II QS in size 9.5 around Christmas of 2021.

[@Icy-E]

The hair line looks like a rollar coaster

[@still_visa7281]

Deff do the cleaning seg would be great coz we cannt do the one time rock

[@still_visa7281]

Also recomend watching a sneaker cleaning video before trying to clean your own kicks..

[@rumainefitz5302]

yes i still have a pair of white roshes 1's

[@lowkeybredhead8083]

Concert kicks are ALWAYS vans old skool lows. Because it doesn't matter if they get trashed. I'm always in the mosh pit getting my feet stepped on.

[@Barney-ii1no]

How have you got away with using the Bill Withers - Use Me drum break on the intro song?

[@PedestrianPrecinct]

Roshe Liberty London looked great

[@kevinmacias6062]

Respect To the List, However, If the astro boys boots didnt make it because “these are just for one fit for the gram and good bye” hope that no travis Shoes, or hype collab make it to the list, because mostly the only people who actually weare that type of hype snkrs are Resellers (with hundreads of boxes of that pair behind them), Travis himself or someone like Lil Yatchy, nothing against these guys, but If you dont see these on the Streets, where are They? And how we Can say that “these is the sneaker of the year, top Five, or whatever” If no one is use them? Great episode guys, see you next week

[@City-iD]

I just had eBay authenticator fail a brand new shoe that I bought in 2016 from Finishline and never wore that’s been sitting in its original box since then. Claiming that they are not brand new, which I know for a fact isn’t true. The listing pictures clearly show that it’s brand new. I don’t understand how it could’ve failed. I’ve emailed their customer service with no response and there’s no one to talk to either.🤦‍♂️ And what makes it even worse they’ve closed the case on it before I even received them back.

[@laurenf4407]

Rent in the uk is gross not surprised Hanon is going online because we can’t afford the extra tax on shoe stores here to help pay their rent. Landlords need to lower their rent or sell up

[@sir_squonks_alot_castro4438]

I need to see if it’s plastic or decent. Nike made a ton of these and the Gone fishing

[@rabarberellum1017]

Apart from the ill fitting shoes, my feet actually prefer the more sturdy shoes in comparison to more soft rides. Most cushion gives my flat feat a nasty pain spark.

[@PaulSanz63]

Welty forgets that travis single handedly made jordan 1 lows a statement piece. NO ONE was wearing them until he brought em back out in like 2018 or 19

[@steeniemae]

I still own several pairs of Roshes

[@Mezac6677]

Sick…..ening

[@unknownuser9958]

I thought he was gonna say how trash the Aragon leather was and how they ruined it compared to the OG

[@LilLou97]

Someone in the USPS definitely robbed those shoes, PLUS it was probably the USPS officer because they need a warrant in order to open ANY package and since the officer is the one who can authorize searches than the only person I could presume as a suspect is the USPS officer.

[@jisungkim6136]

Please let the sneaker cleaner sponsor be FZ150 🤞🏼😭

[@SheldonPage]

10:30 😂

[@justsayin7865]

What is the difference between the Nike tanjun and Roshe Run?

[@PadreDePato]

Nike ‘By you’ killed the dunk

[@jonathanmclean2928]

What do you guys use to clean your 👟??

[@kevinchang5865]

WELTY! Where can I get that shirt?

[@TrollWrangler]

Wrong person in the right shoe. According to the internet, that was me wearing the yeezy beluga’s 5-6 years ago. Thigh I think I was the right person. 😇

[@normpaul8761]

BRING THE ROSHE WITH ZOOM X BOTTOM

[@kieranweir7407]

Can confirm working the front desk in the post office will turn you into a miserable person. People love to take out all their problems on people who work at the post office. Sorry bout your shoes Brendan. :(

[@lfeazell01]

smaller brand discovery happens at physical retail stores. everything hype gets grabbed up

[@pursefirst22]

I want hyper flights and zoom turbines to come back. Jordan 16, 17, 18 need new colorways

[@messifan07]

Would the NMD R1’s be adidas attempt to recreate the roshe success??

[@med-3000]

The Roshe is a legendary sneaker. Provide a better example of how minimal and maximal this sneaker was. Real innovation. Nike top 10.

[@miracle_flipper]

I tried on the new Roshes, they aren’t comfortable like the old ones and the quality wasn’t on point. Theses pairs were at the outlet tho so take that in account

[@PadreDePato]

Jack Attack 👟

[@LostAndFoundSoles]

Dunk Mids are sitting, on Sale on Nike rn 😂

[@StevenSmith-jz6lp]

Several pair

[@AlrightParty]

Guy on the right sounds like Adam 22

[@keviningram6940]

Wish Jeon edited this show too

[@mga9153]

👍 ✌️