New Paintball Gear: HK Shredder Paintball Cleat
September 30, 2011 in Gear
This morning we were making our rounds in Los Angeles and stopped by the PBFashion warehouse for a minute to say hello. When we pulled up there was a semi truck unloading a container of the new HK Shredder cleat. After witnessing the number of pallets of new paintball gear being unloaded, it began to resonate that PBFashion and the Hostile Kids have become a serious enterprise.
Growing up with Hostile Kids at SC Village, CA, we spent more weekends than we can count street balling with the PBFashion bird gang; BFort, Too-Tall (MR H), Jay, Beezer and the rest. Back then there was always an issue with the paintball industry not taking HK seriously. Sponsorship would come and go, pro teams would steal away players and money was always tight. Along came PBFashion.
At its core, HK was a close knit group of friends playing paintball, traveling the world and living out of their gear bags. This all cost money and as the saying goes, everyone was “broke as a joke”. PBFashion was created as a do-it-yourself solution to the financial problems plaguing the team. Brandon Fort started PBF with a line of HK-branded paintball headbands for the local paintball crew. Later on, PBFashion and HK Army expanded into tee-shirts, long sleeves, and other branded accessories. All of this merchandising was done to support the teams paintball lifestyle.
After this mornings stop at the PBFashion warehouse it dawned on us how much times have changed. PBFashion has come a long way from the dusty back parking lot at SC Village. The group of friends and teammates have grown their business into full fledged enterprise equipped with not one but two tour buses, a successful line of head to toe paintball equipment and an impressive line of “off the field” apparel.
Talk about an upgrade!
Check out the photos of the new HK Shredder cleat;
Here is an up close / out of box photo of the new paintball cleat courtesy of the PBF website:
HK Army Shredder Paintball Cleat Promo Video
HK Army Shredder Paintball Cleat Feature List:
- 8 Integrated High Density Spikes – Made to Last!
- Durable Leather Material
- Multiple Areas of Mesh Ventilation
- Comfortable Sock Liner
- Air Cushion in Heel
- Lightweight
JamesC said on September 30, 2011
These are Nike shoes in case anyone was wondering. Good build quality and super comfy. Can’t help but recommend them to people. Just as good as Exalt cleats. Only drawback is the lack of adjustability in the cleat. Can’t adjust for the depth of the turf or changing field conditions.
Justin said on September 30, 2011
Thanks for the heads up James. Nice to hear from someone who has had a chance to wear them.
banana said on September 30, 2011
How do you know Nike made them?
James M said on September 30, 2011
Because we did some research.Check out the OG thread on the nation
THE Real DEal said on September 30, 2011
The shoes were not “made” by nike. They are basically a copy of the nike AIR RANGE golf shoe, tweaked to have spider cleats on all 4 pressure points. The way it works is you find a place over see that makes shoes, usually the same production houses that actual Nikes are made in, send them a sample and instructions on what to tweak, in this case the boys upgraded the traction control. Then they produce them. OR they have alternative styles already produced based off of big name brands and they simply “decorate” them with appropriate logo placement.
Justin said on September 30, 2011
Fascinating.
Noah Body said on September 30, 2011
Riveting!
icgod said on September 30, 2011
i remember the good old days when hk was coming up have big army wars at sc on the hyper ball filds 20 on 20 good stuff boys
khand187 said on October 1, 2011
2 words: Adidas Adizero