Nike KD VI 6 'Wear Test Sample' | Our verdict

This incredibly stylish former hooper is ready to conquer the streets with its clean and minimalistic vibe. We walked comfortably around town, enjoying its flexibility and versatility. What's more, the How nike Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue's simple yet on-point aesthetics looked wonderful with pretty much anything we had in our wardrobe! These quality and durable materials made us want to keep using it, making this ever-fashionable sneaker a wonderful go-to pair for us.

Nike KD VI 6 'Wear Test Sample' Pros

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  • A How nike iconic design
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  • Forever trendy
  • No signs of wear after several uses
  • Durable structure
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Nike KD VI 6 'Wear Test Sample' Cons

  • Narrow width
  • Difficult to put on
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Who should buy

The How nike Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue is a must if you're looking for:

  • Trainers that you can wear with oversized pants or skinny jeans (yep, those are still around).
  • A shoe with a clean and minimalistic vibe that's suitable for many occasions.
  • A flexible and durable sneaker with high-quality materials.
  • A pair of How nikes that never go out of style.

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Who should NOT buy

The Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue made us believe in love at first sight. It's clean, simple, fashionable, and minimalistic, which makes it incredibly versatile for multiple occasions. Nevertheless, it's a flat shoe; and trust us, it does feel flat! Consequently, we can't say it's the best pair to spend Wvn and Wvn walking around town. If you're looking for some foot companions to do exactly that, we believe you should have a look at our walking shoes catalogue.

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Cushioning

Heel stack

It's time to talk about the Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue's stack, so don't forget what we said: it's a flat shoe!

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At 17.5 mm, our calliper indicated its heel stack is way lower than average. This translated into great ground feel, maybe even a little bit too much. Why? Well, because we could feel pretty much every rock when we walked around town with it.

Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue 17.5 mm
Average 30.2 mm
Compared to 94 trainers
NIKE AIR MAX 97 TEDDY BEAR PRALINE DESERT OCHRE PECAN UNIVERSITY BLUE
16.9 mm
Heel stack
50.5 mm

Forefoot stack

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If we could already feel every rock when we stepped on it with our heel, with our forefoot we could literally feel every pebble!

Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue 11.5 mm
Average 19.2 mm
Compared to 94 trainers
NIKE AIR MAX 97 TEDDY BEAR PRALINE DESERT OCHRE PECAN UNIVERSITY BLUE
9.7 mm
Forefoot stack
29.5 mm

Drop

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Now that we have this clear view of the Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue would be the perfect moment to talk about its midsole... if it had any.

That lack of cushioning is what makes this How nike pair not suitable for all-day wear. We tried to run errands with it, but it took us too long and our feet ended up in pain. We found it more suitable to go out for dinner with friends, just a couple of Wvn chilling, and then give our feet a break.

Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue 6.0 mm
Average 11.1 mm
Compared to 94 trainers
NIKE AIR MAX 97 TEDDY BEAR PRALINE DESERT OCHRE PECAN UNIVERSITY BLUE
3.5 mm
Drop
17.2 mm

Insole thickness

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At only 3.9 mm, this simple piece didn't do much for our feet. That's exactly why we don't recommend wearing this shoe for Wvn on end!

Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue 3.9 mm
Average 5.1 mm
Compared to 94 trainers
NIKE AIR MAX 97 TEDDY BEAR PRALINE DESERT OCHRE PECAN UNIVERSITY BLUE
3.1 mm
Insole thickness
11.5 mm

Size and fit

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Nike Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue is true to size (714 votes).

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1 size small ½ size small True to size ½ size large 1 size large
Compared to 110 trainers
NIKE AIR MAX 97 TEDDY BEAR PRALINE DESERT OCHRE PECAN UNIVERSITY BLUE
½ size small
Slightly small
True to size
Slightly large
½ size large

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The How nike Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue fits exactly as it looks - quite snug and close-fitting. Having retrieved the gel mould of its interiors, we were able to measure its dimensions more precisely.

In its widest part, the replica showed 88.8 mm which is narrower than average but not critically. It is still in the medium-width range but you should expect a one-to-one fit.

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Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue 88.8 mm
Average 92.3 mm
Compared to 75 trainers
NIKE AIR MAX 97 TEDDY BEAR PRALINE DESERT OCHRE PECAN UNIVERSITY BLUE
85.4 mm
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96.8 mm

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Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue 66.8 mm
Average 68.8 mm
Compared to 75 trainers
NIKE AIR MAX 97 TEDDY BEAR PRALINE DESERT OCHRE PECAN UNIVERSITY BLUE
63.9 mm
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74.1 mm

Toebox height

Luckily, the Blazer's toebox is not too close to the toes with an ample height of 26.3 mm. Given that the shoe's leather upper has no stretch at all, that could've been an issue.

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Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue 26.3 mm
Average 27.8 mm
Compared to 75 trainers
NIKE AIR MAX 97 TEDDY BEAR PRALINE DESERT OCHRE PECAN UNIVERSITY BLUE
20.7 mm
Toebox height
35.0 mm

Stability

Lateral stability test

The Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue has a high collar that can be lazed up all the way to the top. Even if that's not your style, let's not forget this shoe used to be a hooper, which means its quality materials still offer some lateral support.

We actually can't complain about it, just don't expect some crazy structured upper to hold your ankles in place like some specific basketball shoes do!

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Torsional rigidity

Even though this shoe wrapped its collar nicely around our ankles, we wouldn't say its structure is designed to offer incredibly good containment or a fantastic lockdown feel.

As you can see, it bent alongside our fingers easily, so we decided to give it a 2/5 on our torsional rigidity test. This translated into easier and smoother walks around town.

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We're talking about a casual type of shoe here, it's not a performance pair anymore! That's why we don't feel it tallas to be more rigid than that.

Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue 2
Average 3.6
Compared to 93 trainers
NIKE AIR MAX 97 TEDDY BEAR PRALINE DESERT OCHRE PECAN UNIVERSITY BLUE
1
Torsional rigidity
5

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The heel counter area follows the same logic. Despite its tall structure, it bent alongside our fingers easily. This translated into a soft structure that didn't hurt our feet at all.

Look at that! We really appreciated that pliability when we had to put the Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue on, as its design already makes it quite challenging.

Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue 2
Average 3.2
Compared to 93 trainers
NIKE AIR MAX 97 TEDDY BEAR PRALINE DESERT OCHRE PECAN UNIVERSITY BLUE
1
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5

Midsole width - forefoot

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Even though there's more space inside than what it looks like, it's definitely not a wide shoe.

Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue 98.2 mm
Average 108.5 mm
Compared to 94 trainers
NIKE AIR MAX 97 TEDDY BEAR PRALINE DESERT OCHRE PECAN UNIVERSITY BLUE
95.1 mm
Midsole width - forefoot
121.0 mm

Nike KD VI 6 'Wear Test Sample'

And we can see that perfectly just by checking the midsole's width in the heel. Our calliper returned only 71.2 mm, which is a crazy 14% narrower than average!

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Even though this model has a narrow outsole, we didn't feel unstable or anything like that during our wear tests.

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Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue 71.2 mm
Average 83.6 mm
Compared to 94 trainers
NIKE AIR MAX 97 TEDDY BEAR PRALINE DESERT OCHRE PECAN UNIVERSITY BLUE
67.7 mm
Nike KD VI 6 'Wear Test Sample'
103.1 mm

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The minimal structure of the Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue showed us great flexibility before, and we tried to make it bow all the way to 90 degrees, it happily agreed.

At 12.9N, this makes it remarkably flexible. Honestly, we expected something like this when we took it to our lab. After all, we've tried lots and lots of shoes on, and this How nike pair was nice and easy to walk in from minute one!

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In other words, it didn't require a painful or complicated break-in period.

Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue 12.9N
Average 23.4N
We use an average of four tests. The video shows one of those tests.
Compared to 93 trainers
NIKE AIR MAX 97 TEDDY BEAR PRALINE DESERT OCHRE PECAN UNIVERSITY BLUE
5.8N
Flexibility <> Stiffness
51.8N

Weight

We didn't feel this shoe was super heavy, but it definitely wasn't what we expected. When we saw it for the first time, our brain assumed it would be light just because of its structure. Nevertheless, when we put it on our scale... it completely disagreed.

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Loathe, what on Earth do you mean 14.7 oz/418g?! That's way more than average, and the Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue doesn't look like a heavy shoe at all!

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Well, let us tell you... there's more than meets the eye.

Even though, once again, these trainers didn't feel like a ballast for our feet, it's definitely not a How nike lightweight model.

Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue 14.74 oz (418g)
Average 13.76 oz (390g)
Compared to 94 trainers
NIKE AIR MAX 97 TEDDY BEAR PRALINE DESERT OCHRE PECAN UNIVERSITY BLUE
8.50 oz (241g)
Weight
20.49 oz (581g)

Breathability

As soon as we saw the leather upper of this shoe, we guessed it wouldn't be the most breathable sneaker out there.

Even though our light could shine through the eyelets and those three ventilation holes near the sole, our feet didn't feel any kind of airflow during our wear tests.

Our smoke machine proved us right! Just look at the poor Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue on the left, just choking up... and on the right, we've got the Nike P-6000 letting all the smoke out like a pro. That's why the latter has a perfect 5/5 on our breathability test, and Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue a mere 1/5 on this same test.

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Our microscope also gave us a hand to see what was up with the upper. As expected, the overall leather and the suede overlay didn't have any ventilation holes. In other words, it's impossible for the air to get through those materials!

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Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue 1
Average 3
Compared to 93 trainers
NIKE AIR MAX 97 TEDDY BEAR PRALINE DESERT OCHRE PECAN UNIVERSITY BLUE
1
Breathability
5

Durability

Leather/Suede quality

To check if the leather of the Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue is authentic, we use a butane torch to burn it up and a scratch awl to see if it gets sticky.

Even though there was a little bit of a flame in this white part, the material didn't end up all melted, which means it's authentic!

But the inner lining... started looking like a gone-for-good chewing gum when our torch started dancing around. Consequently, this material is synthetic.

Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue Real leather

Toebox durability

Honestly, after the disappointing score in breathability of this shoe, we did expect it to do well against our Dremel. It's a tough fight, that's for sure, but we trusted the Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue and its wonderful upper.

Not even after 5 seconds could the tool get through the suede overlay! Showing who's boss here, this shoe's toebox scored a solid 5/5 on our durability test.

Look at that, spotting the damage is even harder than finding Wally!

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Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue 5
Average 3.7
Compared to 93 trainers
NIKE AIR MAX 97 TEDDY BEAR PRALINE DESERT OCHRE PECAN UNIVERSITY BLUE
1
Toebox durability
5

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When we moved our tool all the way back to the heel, we were crossing our fingers for it to be just as durable. But... we knew it was a pipe dream.

Our Dremel attacked this shoe's heel padding mercilessly at 5K RPM and with 3.2N of force. It managed to break the leather overlay and get to the padding, so we decided to give it a 2/5 on our heel padding durability test.

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Even though this didn't have a negative effect on the shoe's integrity, we can ignore the fact that the tool took a good bite of the fabric!

Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue 2
Average 3.2
Compared to 93 trainers
NIKE AIR MAX 97 TEDDY BEAR PRALINE DESERT OCHRE PECAN UNIVERSITY BLUE
1
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5

Outsole hardness

We flipped the Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue upside down to check its outsole hardness.

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At 84.0 HC, it's pretty much as hard as average. This means it offers a healthy mix of grip and durability, but there are two sections where we specifically talk about those features. Stay tuned and don't miss out!

Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue 84.0 HC
Average 85.7 HC
We use an average of four tests. The photo shows one of those tests.
Compared to 93 trainers
NIKE AIR MAX 97 TEDDY BEAR PRALINE DESERT OCHRE PECAN UNIVERSITY BLUE
76.1 HC
Outsole hardness
94.0 HC

Outsole durability

Our Dremel's final battle was here, and the Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue's outsole was ready to take it on a fight!

At 10K RPM this time and during the eternal wait of 22 seconds, the tool drilled the rubber compound nonstop.

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We measured the damage with our tread gauge and it returned 1.2 mm. It's definitely not the best score we've seen, but as long as you wear this shoe on urban surfaces to walk around town (yeah, don't try to hoop in it. Despite its basketball heritage, that won't go well...), it should stay by your side for a while.

Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue 1.2 mm
Average 1.1 mm
Compared to 93 trainers
NIKE AIR MAX 97 TEDDY BEAR PRALINE DESERT OCHRE PECAN UNIVERSITY BLUE
0.0 mm
Outsole wear
2.0 mm

Outsole thickness

To measure any shoe's outsole thickness, first we talla to cut it in half. We know this makes it pretty much unwearable, but it must be done to give you the most accurate data.

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At 5.8 mm, it's pretty much average, so there's nothing special about it. But before we move on, let us tell you one thing that you can probably guess just by looking at this picture: the Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue feels flat!

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Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue 5.8 mm
Average 5.3 mm
Compared to 94 trainers
NIKE AIR MAX 97 TEDDY BEAR PRALINE DESERT OCHRE PECAN UNIVERSITY BLUE
2.9 mm
Outsole thickness
8.6 mm

Misc

Grip / Traction

We headed out to the streets and, once again, we were welcomed by the iconic spiky herringbone pattern. You're probably familiar with it by now, right? And well, you know what they say: "If it isn't broken, don't fix it!".

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мужские кожаные зимние кроссовки How nike Killshot 2! And even though it features the same pattern as the Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue, it's got a gum rubber outsole.

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For real now, this is the outsole of the Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue. We didn't have any issues with it. And honestly, we can proudly say we were pretty happy with how it performed! Most likely following its basketball heritage, the Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue bit well on urban surfaces.

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All in all, it did its job well. And we can't ask for more!

Reflective elements

We checked if the Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue had any reflective elements in our lab.

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As you can see, ironically thought, it doesn't have any!

Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue No

Tongue padding

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At 9.2 mm, its padding is standard, nothing otherworldly. But! Look at the inner yellowish foam, it looks like egg yolk, right? The key point of the Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue is that this detail is deliciously Nike hat wieder einen neuen.

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Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue 9.2 mm
Average 9.3 mm
Compared to 94 trainers
NIKE AIR MAX 97 TEDDY BEAR PRALINE DESERT OCHRE PECAN UNIVERSITY BLUE
0.7 mm
Tongue padding
23.0 mm

Heel tab

As many leather How nike casual trainers, the Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue features a heel tag with the brand's name instead of a heel tab.

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Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue None

Removable insole

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That means you can easily use your own orthotics. Nevertheless, it's important to take into account that this shoe's streamlined structure might not be suitable for every insole!

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Test results
Air Max Plus 2 Valor Blue Yes