The SoccerBible proudly presents the brand new adidas F50 adizero Leather football boots, an alternative release for the company's lightest and fastest football boot to date. Check out the SoccerBible's exclusive first look at the most talked about boots of the New Year...
The first thing to clear up is that adidas have told us these are not adizero II football boots, which makes them a re-working and re-design of the originals. But who can blame them, the adizero's have been such an unrivalled triumph!
The leather edition isn't quite the same on the scales as its' synthetic brother. Whilst that version is a mere 165g (5.8oz!), this
leather edition is a non-too-flabby 175g, making this arguably adidas'
lightest leather boot to date.
The new F50 adiZero's have become a potent weapon for today's speed merchants, and the leather versions have resulted in a host of speed players (such as Arjen Robben) now wearing a leather boot, and vice-versa, a host of traditional leather wearers (such as David Silva) now in speed football boots.
The new adizero football boots feature a new design pattern adorning the toe area and side panels, as an alternative to the original design, and the boot choices don't stop there are a comprehensive choice of outsoles for different ground conditions.
One criticism you could have for the leather editions is the removeable of the internal TPU support bands. Obviously, with the nature of the leather material these are not as essential to the structure of the boot but still gives that close ball contact feel.
The F50 adiZero adopts an asymmetric parallel lacing system which moves off-centre to create a greater, cleaner kicking surface. Also introduced is a new "Taperlace" system, intended to be much thinner and flatter to reduce any unncessary material between the foot and the ball. The top of the lace area has also been made wider, so your tied laces won't get in the way as much! Even on this leather release, the lacing sits snug away across the top of the boot and over the extended tongue.
Benefiting from a new last unique to the F50 series, you'll notice a wider yet flatter footbed. This means the studs can be positioned closer to the outside of the sole, giving greater stability. Which is kind of essential when you are looking to create the fastest boot on the planet!
Again, outside of the weight of the new adidas F50 adiZero football boots the significant discussion topic is cost. With other performance boots only increasing in price, even the leather version of the F50 adiZero will set you back around £140 GBP.
However, when you consider all the tech innovations and unbelieveable weight loss, compared with what else is available on the market this still a competitive price. The new leather adidas F50 adizero football boots are available to pre-order from 1st January, and are expected to be released on 1st February.
