The Air Max Plus has released in a ton of colorways since it was born in 1998 as the TN, but only in the last year or so did this oft-retroed silhouette finally meet with Nike Sportswear’s penchant for hybrids and upgrades. The Air Max Plus 1.5 made obvious the connection between the original design and the Flywire that debuted in 2008, but pictured above is an example of going in the opposite direction to embrace a technology Nike unveiled a couple years later. The Nike Air Max Plus Fuse shows that those proto-Flywire spines from the Air Max TN are also the perfect places to reinforce so that the rest of the upper can consist of a super-breathable mesh. This advanced synthetic means we’re getting a lighter, cooler ride, and that keeps this intense black and Solar Red colorup viable even for midday runs during the dog days of summer. They’re also quite eye-catching as you’ll see in additional images below, then you can grab a pair for a right bargain from qubetrainer on eBay.

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The Nike Air Max Plus (also referred to as the Air Max TN) continues to be the focus of experimentation by the creatively deranged minds at Nike Sportswear, as we get a first look at the Nike Air Max Plus Fuse. This latest reprisal of the first Air Max runner to feature the Tuned Air compartmentalized unit gets redone in full Fuse with a breathable mesh underlayer. Not to be confused with the Air Max Plus 1.5, which utilizes Flywire cables on a lightweight shell upper, the Air Max Plus Fuse employs the full Fuse upper with the appropriate Tuned Air cushioning. We know there are a bunch of you who absolutely love loud colorways, so this Volt/Black colorway is definitely up your alley! These, along with a few others, have hit Euro retailers, and it’s likely that these, along with most other Air Max Plus releases, will be exclusive to overseas accounts. More images below, so take a good look and snag one now from defenderuk on eBay.

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