February 7, 2010 / By Bert Geyer

Nike Air Rift – OG Colorways

The Nike Air Rift originally released in 1995. As the axiom states, “necessity is the mother of invention.” In the case of the Air Rift, Kenyan runners felt a necessity for a shoe that would better emulate the barefoot running to which they were accustomed. Nike took this need and utilized it to mold a split toe design with an ergonomic sole and low profile neoprene sock liner.

If you will now fast forward to the present, Nike has re-released the Air Rift as a retro product. Furthermore, and likely to the satisfaction of OG sneakerheads, these Air Rift retros are offered in two original colorways: purple/yellow and black/white-green. Flip the post to see photos of both colorways. Then hit hanon if an acquisition is now your necessity.

Nike Air Rift - Purple/Yellow

Nike Air Rift - Black/White-Green

Nike Nike Running

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Posted by Spade83 at February 7, 2010 at 8:34 pm

definately for performance not style

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Posted by gmoney at February 7, 2010 at 9:15 pm

idk bout youu but these look like a great running shoe..
thee split toe idea seems a bit odd to me, i guess youu gotta be a runner to knw if it really does benefit youu…
anybody knw thee retail priceee?
whoooooo! shockey on the td!!!!!! lets go saints!
Carl Nicks is frm my hometown too! (salinassss! CA!)

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Posted by gmoney at February 7, 2010 at 9:20 pm

……….and my high schoool too. haha…fareeel tho. haha

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Posted by Duvo at February 7, 2010 at 11:40 pm

awwww man these are hot

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Posted by tbuh at February 8, 2010 at 1:58 am

Why cop these over a pair of Free’s?

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Posted by BillCollektr at February 8, 2010 at 10:05 am

I think they’re retroing these because the success of the Vibram Five Fingers movement. I’d rather get the VFFs if you’re into the barefoot running idea. Google Vibram Five fingers if you haven’t seen them before. Def not the best looking shoe but the best shoe out there for your feet and overall health.

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Posted by Art Vandilay at February 8, 2010 at 10:12 am

Those Vibrams are crazy, good for ninjas.

these rifts are crazy too, remember seeing them in popular science in the early nineties. These shoes woulda been at Epcot in the innovations area.

I wish the intsapump fury would drop in wearable colorways. and I wish the original huarache running shoe would retro… come on NIKE what’s the holdup?!

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Posted by P.A.'s Finest at February 8, 2010 at 10:48 am

v yea they need to come back wit all those OG Huarache Lows

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Posted by greenmaker24 at February 8, 2010 at 5:03 pm

not feeling these

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Posted by lawrence at April 20, 2010 at 4:39 pm

seems that we can get this onwww.nikeairmaxsneakers.com ?

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Posted by Emery Rawles at April 30, 2010 at 9:17 am

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