REEBOK PUMP COURT VICTORY retro 2024 a Michael Chang tennis classic review, comparisons and thoughts

The 2024 retro is better than I expected, can’t wait for more releases!

[@jetthias972]

Ah la la, celle ci et la air tech challenge.....oui oui, j'ai joué au tennis avec les 2 ,et je peux dire que la reebok, je l'ai acheté à Puerto Rico , lors d'un voyage. Elle n'a pas durée longtemps sur les courts durs ,où je jouais.....

[@MyKeeP81]

michael chang's 1989 french open title was and still is the youngest ever mens winner of a grand slam

[@DJRadeus]

Had these in middle school...so psyched we're getting a good retro.

[@Forsy23]

I am telling you they are really good !

[@HightopRob]

Cool pickup I truly hope Reebok does huge plans this year 2024 is the 35th Anniversary of the original release of The Reebok Pump because there was no commemoration in 2019 when it turned 30

[@Forsy23]

You think they would hey

[@HightopRob]

@@Forsy23 To be honest I doubt it it's a 50/50 toss up if they don't make an announcement come June Reebok will be irrelevant again

[@bradgriffith3909]

I'm all for the court victory 2

[@BudsCartoon]

I had the originals in the 90s, though I had the green/neon tennis ones. I think every kid blew out their pumps in the first week, we all pumped excessively. I just bought the same ones that Reebok released this week, they showed up a couple days ago. I cant believe how good the quality of the whole shoe is. I thought there was a hard plastic shell inside of them, but it's just a nice thick heavy leather. Even the stitching is beautiful, the hex stuff on the bottoms, the shape on the inside of the foot. It's a really beautiful shoe. I was looking at my Jordan Nike 312's and they look sloppy and cheap compared. I bought them the minute they released because I didn't know how fast or IF they would sell out. I also have the Reebok Club tennis pumps too.

[@BudsCartoon]

Oh yea, I see you are talking about it now. The leather is the same or very comparable to my Karl Lagerfeld Stan Smiths. And you know they use good leather.

[@BudsCartoon]

Our American new ones don't have that little The Pump circle on the side, thankfully, it looks WAY cleaner without. And ours were $160+ w/ free shipping

[@BudsCartoon]

Sorry, 4th comment... I also noticed on Reebok's website, not a mention of Michael Chang. It says, "endorsed by a famous tennis player in the 90s."

[@Forsy23]

Ya the new ones I was also blown away by the quality

[@Forsy23]

@BudsCartoon yes this color has the ball logo , the green one has no logo .

[@knightrider6473]

I First got these for Christmas 1990 and just got them again a few week ago. They look good.

[@w4tkn]

Where did you find your new ones?

[@Forsy23]

@w4tkn they are in canada Three spots -flavour -Reebok canada -solestop

[@knightrider6473]

@@w4tkn I'm in Australia and got them at concrete jungle, also another placed has them here called "laced" And reebok Australia had them.on there site. Pretty much all sold out in those places now though.

[@darrink6214]

Love these sneakers, also watching the news for the Agassi’s in the fall. Love my retro tennis sneakers.

[@Forsy23]

Watch my Agassi videos

[@daminharris3879]

Haaa i just dug my Changs outta storage last week lol I have the blue/yellow colorway I got bout 10yrs ago but mine has a yellow partial tongue with Reebok Tennis stiched in blue with Neon tennis ball.Also on the heel its yellow not gray like new release. The blue is different on my shoe also its like a Pepsi blue.Also the top inlet on my shoe is blue with yellow accent as the new release is blue with gray accent. Ive looked online everywhere but cant find this particular colorway. At 1st when I saw the re-release i thought 2 myself ohh I got those but upon further inspection mine are a lil different lol Reebok saw the demand n resell value over these yrs n decided 2 get a cut lol

[@kozykev]

Love it, buying both from FLVR 99

[@Forsy23]

Wait till tomorrow they might have a sale

[@kevin15776]

Very nice review!

[@supersetking224]

Nice pickup

[@BIGRATDOGHEAD]

The only issue I have with this release is they used the Omni Zone tongue instead of the fatter shorter tongue that the CVs usually have.

[@shootyourshotTV]

These are dope!

[@areksoo]

The green CW just released. Weirdly it's a little more pricy. I had the first Reebok Pump basketball shoes (the really high, high tops) as a kid. As much as I loved them, I played tennis as a kid. I really wanted these. There was no chance my dad was going to get them for me as getting the basketball version was his only moment of generosity. I rocked clearance shoes (ironically a lot of Jordan 1s as they were cheap and I had big feet as a kid) for most of my childhood and teenage years until I could afford to buy my own. I don't know if it's a Mandela effect or what, but I only remember Michael Chang rocking the green CW. Yet the ad and commercials are different CWs.

[@Forsy23]

Ya I am not sure why the green are more expensive . Great story tho

[@DarkLord6981]

This is a very good review on this retro remake. The problem with the 2010 and 2013 retros was the plastic around the ball (basketball or tennis). I have the originals which are 30+ years and they are in perfect condition whilst the retros are destroyed around the ball. Cheap plastic... Also the Hexalite on all retros is just fake. Its unacceptable for paying so much money. You expect to have a replica not a cheap knockoff. But from the video, I must say that the ball and the pump mechanism might be close to the original, also the tongue is like the originals, the retros didnt. Well, I ll buy a pair when they become available ... But the key issue here is quality. Its 2024 and we can't replicate a shoe from 1990? Come on!

[@Forsy23]

Well said

[@omorgen]

@@Forsy23do you have the OG with the full pump (forefoot and around )? I’ve got the OG still, and the pump system is only on the tongue

[@Forsy23]

@omorgen I do not have the original but I do remember it. The retro only pumps the tongue which is fine with me as long as it pumps . We really don’t need the heal pump even tho it would be nice because no one is really wearing these for sport anyways .

[@bball3048mmfr]

I purchased a pair of those Reebok Pumps from Amazon in 2016. Not sure if they are real. But if they are they must be the ones retroed in 2014. The pump doesn't work at all. I went to visit 99 Flavor and it was sold out by now. I am hoping for it come out in the USA soon. What a gem of a shoe. Reebok Pump is so late 80s/early 90s.

[@Forsy23]

I think you will see then state side real soon

[@bball3048mmfr]

@@Forsy23 I just purchased my pair but it is a different colorway from the one in your video. It's the same colorway as the commercial from 1990. How come?

[@Forsy23]

@bball3048mmfr what? What do you mean?

[@Forsy23]

@@bball3048mmfr the yellow and black?

[@bball3048mmfr]

@@Forsy23 the Citron/green. No Reebok Pump logo on the side of the shoe like yours in the video.

[@andrewT23]

Great review!

[@Forsy23]

Appreciate the feedback

[@bigvestey9281]

Great unboxing thanks! Do you think the hexalite on those CV is better and more accurate than the one on previous release? I am going to pull the trigger on them accually and I will use them in sports.

[@Forsy23]

The hexalite feels a whole lot better than the last release . But still not the same as the original

[@bigvestey9281]

@@Forsy23 thanks a lot!

[@fwk32]

Hoping we see more of the original colors releasing.

[@Forsy23]

Looks like they are on the way!

[@BIGRATDOGHEAD]

OG Citrons out in Europe already too

[@Forsy23]

@@BIGRATDOGHEAD where at?

[@BIGRATDOGHEAD]

Reebok official site

[@dmlny]

Great video bro. I am disappointed these are not accessible. Reebok, what is going on?

[@Forsy23]

I am pretty sure they will be everywhere soon

[@VADORT]

IN 1991 I WEAR THAT SHOES, I WAS 13 AND I WAS THE KING OF THE WORLD LOL

[@AlanLidogoster]

Is the blue plastic on the sides translucent like I remember in the original? The older reissue made them a solid blue😒. They also made the whole top of the tongue yellow. 🤮

[@Forsy23]

I am pretty sure they are translucent

[@sushispicelatte]

are these shoes available at Tennis Warehouse?

[@Forsy23]

Not sure only seen on one site in canada so far .

[@CHillTennisEntertainment]

Does this shoe fit true to size?

[@Forsy23]

Yes it does

[@raya472]

How is the sizing? Tts or up.5?

[@Forsy23]

Go true

[@raya472]

@@Forsy23 thanks

[@nuffsedNyC]

When did this shoe release?

[@Forsy23]

In Canada a couple weeks ago

[@nuffsedNyC]

Any update on when it releases in the US?

[@Forsy23]

@nuffsedNyC not that I know of