Air Max 98

The Nike Air Max 98 was born in a truly ‘techsperimental’ era. Alongside its Air Max TN (Tuned Air) cousin, the Air Max 98 came juiced with so much flavour it was like swallowing a pack of Pop Rocks with a jalapeno chaser. Bedded comfortably on the same full-length, dual-pressure airbag as the Air Max 97, Nike added sharpened baby Swooshes from heel to toe and a wavy strip of 3M piping for 360-degree reflectivity. Colabs with Supreme have cemented the Air Max 98’s modern legacy.

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Founded back in 2002, Sneaker Freaker is the first and only international footwear magazine. From its roots as a DIY-style fanzine to today’s global coverage, its pages have documented every colab, custom, limited edition, retro reissue, Quickstrike, Hyperstrike and Tier Zero sneaker released over the last decade and a half.