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adidas Originals Men's Rod Laver Sneaker

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Color: Core Black/Black/Running White

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Rubber sole
Low-top sneaker with mesh and premium suede upper featuring lace front with tonal metal eyelets
Gum-ruber outsole for greater traction

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Product Description

Rod Laver is the only player in history to win the tennis Grand Slam twice. Introduced in 1970, this is a re-release of the first signature shoe of the man many consider the greatest tennis player ever. This Rod Laver shoe serves up a mesh upper with a synthetic leather eyestay and a suede toe cap in classic tennis white. Finished with a contrasting synthetic leather heel patch and a rubber cupsole.

Product Dimensions: 11 x 4 x 7 inches
Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Origin: Indonesia
ASIN: B00PXWDDSQ
Item model number: ROD LAVER-M
Date first available at Amazon.com: May 23, 2013
Domestic Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,303 in Shoes (See Top 100 in Shoes)

#4 in Shoes > Men's > Athletic > Tennis & Racquet Sports
#6 in Sports & Outdoors > Sports & Fitness > Team Sports > Tennis & Racquet Sports > Tennis > Footwear

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Not the Lavers I remember...

By Daniel Benz on July 30, 2015

Size: 8.5 D(M) USColor: Core Black/Black/Running White Verified Purchase

Ended up returning these, disappointed. I LOVED the old Lavers, having gone through four pairs over the years (Blue, Green, Blue again, and Black). I was very much looking forward to rocking the updated 2015 model in Black.
The Good: They look just as nice in person as they do in the Amazon pics. The black on black is so slick looking.
The Bad: They run a half size large (all my previous Lavers fit me perfectly in 8.5, but I would definitely need to go down to an 8 in order to get these to fit me). Also, as many many people have mentioned in other reviews, these are much heavier, which is a problem if you are buying them for anything other than bumming around the city, like say, PLAYING TENNIS, which is something someone buying a shoe named after ROD LAVER might occasionally want to do.
Short version: These are about a half size large, and they are heavy as heck. Excellent choice if you're just looking for style, though.

Update: I went ahead and put them on my kitchen scale out of curiosity. See the pictures. The 2015 version has gained a whopping 146 grams (or 5.2 oz)! Each shoe weighs over a pound! It's really bizarre that they'd change the iconic Laver so radically like this.

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these shoes are NOT like the originals

By F. Funchess on June 18, 2015

Size: 12 D(M) USColor: White/Collegiate Navy Verified Purchase

As others have commented, these shoes are NOT like the originals. Specifically, they weigh a ton! The rubber sole material is hard, dense and heavy. As soon as you pick up a shoe, you'll feel its mass. Pity as these are cool looking shoes but not at all like I remember. Adidas have switched to a heavy rubber for some reason as opposed to the original, light poly sole. Beware.

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Adidas Rod Lavers

By K.G. Bosnos on October 12, 2014

Size: 9 D(M) USColor: White/White/Fairway Verified Purchase

Nice shoe as I have used these shoes for our boys and myself for the last 30 years or so. Hard to find at times but nice when found. I read reviews before I bought this pair, I had 3 pairs prior and wore them out, and I was sorry that some reviews were correct about the sole and weight and the toe box area. If you were to compare the old shoes I have with the new ones the toe box is much flatter which I think enhances the looks. The new show a uplifted and not so neat toe box. Regardless, I like the shoe and will enjoy them.

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Not great.

By David on March 31, 2015

Size: 10.5 D(M) USColor: White/White/Fairway Verified Purchase

These are not the Rod Lavers you used to know and love but rather some bastardized version made with inferior materials. They are heavy, inflexible, and terribly uncomfortable. They even look just a little bit different... like the whole uncanny valley thing with robots/CGI; it's close, but something is different and it is creeping me out.

I use them when doing yard work now because I paid for them and you have to them for something.

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these sneakers are beautiful!!

By satisfied customer on February 4, 2015

Size: 11 D(M) USColor: White/White/Fairway Verified Purchase

the fit was to perfection, the sneakers lookand feel just like my last pair 25 years ago in 1990, i cant wait for the spring and summer to come, i also ordered the stan smith both in white green, the original true classic cant duplicate colors!!!

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Love my Adidas Rod Laver Tennis Shoes!

By CHAMP on July 25, 2015

Size: 12 D(M) USColor: White/White/Fairway Verified Purchase

Adidas Originals Men's Rod Laver Tennis Shoe: I love these shoes! I'm a tennis teaching professional as well as a player. The shoes are great for playing, I get compliments all the time on these shoes. Great find and great buy. I need a few more in other colors. I will buy more if they receive additional colors. Fast delivery. Great service, thanks Amazon!

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Bought for footbag, stayed for walking

By Robert D. Herrick II on October 8, 2015

Size: 10.5 D(M) USColor: Solid Grey/Solid Grey/Running White Verified Purchase

OK, so I'll admit that I bought these shoes because they were mentioned in the footbag forums. I had hoped to improve my play (which I haven't, but that's really my failure to practice and not the shoes). It did take some time to break in the shoes. I got blisters from them on my heels at first, so I had to get used to them slowly. Now they are very comfortable and I can walk quite a ways in them. I've walked at least 4 miles at a stretch in them, and they seem just fine. It's true that you probably won't win the Boston Marathon in them, as they are kind of heavy, but they're great for just kicking around the city. One thing that I actually quite appreciated is that they are very slim on both cushioning and arch support, which seem to be implicated in several studies as (possibly) causing injury rather than preventing it. These aren't minimalist running shoes, as they have a pretty thick sole, but they would get your feet a lot stronger if you walk in them long enough.

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Best shoes ever!

By Machiventa on July 2, 2015

Size: 12 D(M) USColor: Solid Grey/Solid Grey/Running White Verified Purchase

An updated version of a 70's classic. I've been wearing Lavers on and off since the early 90s when I took up footbag (not seriously, just for fun) and these were one of the standard shoes because they were lightweight and you could modify them to accomplish tricks a bit easier. I ended up liking the shoes so much I wore them casually over the years and have become my favorite shoe of all time.

They've been in production on and off ever since the 70s with very minor updates to the design. In 2014 after a few years of not being manufactured, Adidas decided to update a few things. I understand all of the complaints they are getting about the "improvements", but for casual wear I think they are in fact improved. The main differences I noticed are they're quite a bit heavier (almost too heavy- 1.25 lb each!) than the original design, and the sole is a bit more rigid and firm. The toe seems a little bit different but I don't have an old pair to compare. I feel bad for the foot baggers and dancers who used the original Laver religiously but for those of us who want comfort I think Adidas hit it out of the park.

I hope Adidas continues to keep this in production because I'll continue to purchase a pair each year. I especially love the new gray color and it's become my favorite, surpassing the white. I've always loved the white ones but damn, they're blinding to the eyes when in the sun, they always looked better when they got beat up and a tiny bit dirty.

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Five Stars

perfect for tennis or kicking it in good weather

Published 2 days ago by Amazon Customer

Love them

Firstly, I bought them because they seemed.like something Larry David would wear. Wore them around the house for 30 mins. Seem fabulous.

Published 4 days ago by BenGrimmsThing

Heavy D

Way heavier than the originals

Published 7 days ago by Kevin

Lead weights

Love them but I forgot how heavy they are.

Published 10 days ago by Marv Riley

Thanks for making quality shoes~ Adidas! 👍👍

Purchased these awhile ago for my son and I'm very pleased with how well they are holding up. He and I both love the bright spring/summer colors and fit was really good even though... Read more

Published 11 days ago by mama

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Published 17 days ago by Maurice P. Adams Sr.

Five Stars

great shoe

Published 17 days ago by charles boxley

Old school classic look and feel.

I used to have a pair of these when they first came out back in the day. I have always wanted to have arother pair so I decided to order a pair. Read more

Published 18 days ago by DMK

Five Stars

It's a great show!

Published 20 days ago by FHill28

Sneakers not large enough

I got them because I have a pair I bought before. Size is the same. And somehow these are tighter. I suppose they are ok if they weren't somewhat smaller. Read more

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