Footy-Boots.com fans will remember we spotted German talisman Philip Lahm testing out current adiPure IV back in November, and now we’re back with more pictures of another Bayern star testing a different pair of adiPure football boots.
Over the past few weeks we’ve seen some pretty convincing pictures and listings on retail websites that you guys have sent in of the adiPure SL – and we reckon that is exactly what Bastian Schweinsteiger is testing out in these photos.
In an unusual move by adidas, the adiPure SL has been given a white-out treatment by adidas, rather than the black out we’re used to seeing. Whilst it looks awesome with the German National Team’s training kit, it does make features like the stitching a lot harder to make out under that type lighting – crafty move, adidas!
The fact that adidas have gone for a white-out could signify that the adiPure SL will have a white launch colourway, which would certainly fit in with the adiPure line’s image.
One thing that you can see on some of these shots is the narrower, peg-like studs used on the adiPure SL, rather than the wider, blade-like configuration we’re used to seeing on the adiPure IV.
This would certainly tarry up with images we’ve seen floating around the internet, which show the adiPure SL using a slightly modified version of the adiZero’s TPU soleplate.
This TPU chassis would definitely mean a drop in weight over the current adiPure IV (which, need we remind you, is the lightest adiPure yet…), and could potentially bring the adiPure range into the sub-200g category (that’d be embarrassing for Nike!)
Also, as a bonus boot-spot, it looks like there was a pair of adiPower Predators lurking about on the training pitch too! adidas often picks the international break to test out some of it’s newest football boots, so their presence didn’t surprise us – but, shockingly, we didn’t see a single player wearing them!
Send them over to us adidas, we’ll make sure we give them a good run out!
Personally, we can’t wait to see what this new adiPure brings to to the table, and if it is the adiPure SL and it does break the 200g barrier – adidas would have a very special boot on their hands!
What do you reckon to the look of these football boots? Drop us a comment and get speculation’!
if they come out with a white colorway and it breaks the 200g mark…. sorry Nike, but i’m going back to Adidas. If the images of the new Vapor VII’s that are floating around online are accurate then the boots are going to look horrible compared to past Vapors.
It certainly seems like adi are stealing a march on nike.
I just wish they hadn’t upped the price of their top end boot like nike did with the elite range. adi could have cleaned up!
if the adipures drop under 200grams, messi may try to switch! we all know by now he loves the leather and light combo.
I tried these on at an convention they are so nice the guy said they come out July 1
Schweinsteiger always wears white boots though, remember the world cup, he wore the white/blue/gold adipures instead of the black,black,yellow
The last image actually makes them look more like the Adipure IIIs, the top instep specifically
@Matthew: I think that last image is there for the sake of the unreleased predators on the left of the image and the boots you’re referring too are indeed adiPure III’s
The adidas rep recently came by the other week and was showing us some of the new offerings for fall release. From what I understand, there will be a predator SL released witch will use the f50 chassis to lower the weight. They could be the ones u mentioned in the is article after the adipures.