Throwback Thursday: Nike Air Trainer SC II

945 days ago - by Matt Halfhill - 4 comments

Nike has brought back many of the shoes the professional dual-sport athlete Bo Jackson endorsed, but the 19 year old Nike Air Trainer SC II has yet to make its return. The Trainer SC II incorporated many different technologies that were showcased in the trainer lineup. Starting at the toe box and moving back, the shoes sported a more breathable perforated leather that gave the shoe the strength and durability while allowing for some heat to escape during training. The cross strap at the bottom of the laces was bigger and beefier than ever with tough velcro that was not going to let go no matter what stresses the shoe was put under.

Like the Nike Air Trainer SC, the circa 1991 SC II features sail cloth anchoring the upper to the sole. Interestingly, Nike cut the sail cloth fabric in a way that formed diagonal lines that even matched well with the box. While the shoe had the mid top cut, the sneakers also had an interior boot that provided extra stability. Nike Air cushioning protected the impact of the heel of those training. The shoe finishes off with a large “Nike Air” logo on the heel reminding you of which brand dominated the training footwear category then and now.

With the Nike Trainer 1 releasing 20 years after the Bo Knows campaign, could we see Nike honor this shoe’s 20th birthday in 2010 with a re-release? Click here to leave your two cents whether Nike should bring back this training great.

Nike Air Trainer SC II

AIR PENNY
I WANT THESE BAD!!!!!!!!
AIR PENNY ROCKS!
AIR PENNY RULES!
AIR PENNY IS FIRST!!! ;-P
Zedmund
These were the first pair of nikes i ever had and i am so desperate for them to reissued !!!
Karl.P.
Please please retro this SC Trainer II . This was the best shoe I ever had. Best regaerds from hannover in germany…
Little one
The trainers NIKE released at the end of 80s are probably the most interesting sneakers of all times.
Not only the colorways were amazing, but their design was fantastic. There’s been some excellent basketball sneakers, hard to make better looking ones than a pair of Jordan VI, or an air Force 180, an air Force V, (the entire air Force line of those days in fact….), or even a pair of runnings like the AIR STAB…Too many to be exhaustive. But when Tinker Hatfield created the trainer concept, he became the absolute genius. The trainers and crosstrainers from these days won’t have any compareason with todays sneakers. NIKE air cross-trainer, NIKE air trainer TW, NIKE trainer SC III, NIKE trainer E, NIKE trainer 1991, and the fabulous NIKE trainer SC II of course. Many have been retroed, but these ones are the most aggressive and crazy of all. Even the NIKE carnivore is being retroed in the upcoming months, it’s time for a rebirth of the Trainer SC II. The ones with the red soles takes the cake…Mister NIKE, do you hear me?….