What Is The Deal With Shoe One?

[o8b]

Apologies if this is a stupid question, but what makes Shoe One such a big deal, other than the fact that it's a cool-looking shoe? I think I remember reading somewhere that Jim considered Shoe One to be one of Oakley's greatest achievements (I could be wrong about that -- I'm going from memory), but I can't find ANY info about it on Google. Can anyone fill me in?

 

[Rustpot]

Jim posted about it here somewhere. It was the biggest engineering/design project they did I believe. One of Jim's top projects with the company... and a total flop.

 

[nlgrav182]

Carbon fiber, kevlar, superbike-inspired tread, etc. There is a thread as Rustpot said from Jim himself about his contention that no Oakley collection is complete without a (L)NIB Shoe One.

 

[RetinaBurn]

Shoe One. The unsung hero.
The Shoe One was one of the most interesting things we ever did at Oakley. It was not a commercial success. It should have been.
The Shoe One had more inventions and features than any shoe ever made. It had a kevlar upper and kevlar impregnated outsole. It had a 3 point contact outsole. It is awesome.
I consider this shoe a commercial failure and a design success. It is one of the products I am most proud of.
If you consider yourself an Oakley collector and don't have a NIB Shoe One... I simply won't believe you.
Jim

I think this is what your referring to.

 

[Oakley shoe nut]

I reckon if re released, they may take off. But saying that, if that happen, the people who have these in the collection wouldn't be happy.

 

[o8b]

Cool guys, thanks for the info...sounds like it would be a cool shoe to wear!

 

[InfiniteHero]

I reckon if re released, they may take off. But saying that, if that happen, the people who have these in the collection wouldn't be happy.

I disagree----If they came out again, that would make the ORIGINAL 1st Gens go up in value tremendously. At this point, no one hardly even knows they exist. Maybe I am wrong though.....

 

[greg]

Does anyone know what the original colors were, we have all seen the yellow ones in @Dallas O Hog hog pen, I also seen the black one. Was their anymore color ways???

 

[oakleybezerk]

Does anyone know what the original colors were, we have all seen the yellow ones in @Dallas O Hog hog pen, I also seen the black one. Was their anymore color ways???

There was also a graphite / silver pair along with the yellow and black. Just the three (3) total in the high tops and there was a white one in the lows, totaling four (4) pairs.

 

[Mdgustaf]

Dr. Chop, I believe, has a few of these for sale that have been signed by the big JJ himself! Check out his website for more info!