Adidas Rome(s)

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by Geez Louise

Wow talk about an 80's Flashback. Everyone who was cool at school wore Rome's and had the hesian backpacks you drew all over as Duaned said.

Ahhh...the good ole days...where chips were something you ate, and not something that went into a computer, where a Hard drive was something you did in your XC panelvan when you drove it too far on the beach and had to get it back onto the road before the tide came in, where a mullet was a haircut, not just a fish...you all get my drift

Cheers
Col

You forgot one Col...........

When Gay meant you were happy

[XBROO]

We used to call them hesian backpacks have-a-sacks.

[MercurySilver]

guy at work still uses his to bring his lunch to work

you can still buy them
kids at our school used to get that craft paint that goes hard and paint up the front flap with a mural
it would set rock hard
believe i had Metallica across mine

[ford71V8]

^^ I had Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath across the front (in texta!)

[Madaya]

Have been checking out the the Adidas Romes/Roms on eBay. Trouble is, max size is around size 11 or so.

I am size 12 to 13, and you all know what they say about blokes with big feet.

Yeah, shoes are hard to find.

[jaydee]

Originally Posted by Madaya

Have been checking out the the Adidas Romes/Roms on eBay. Trouble is, max size is around size 11 or so.

I am size 12 to 13, and you all know what they say about blokes with big feet.

Yeah, shoes are hard to find.

Over compensation

[smally289]

I used to live in my Romes during the 80s. One pair were laid to rest on top of the mountain at Bathurst one year, tied the laces together & threw them up into a tree.

[GTP-RPD]

For the adelaide lads. My brother and i used to get ours from Johnny Platten when he played for centrals and worked in the sports store out the front of Parabanks in Salisbury (circa 79-84). Used to park his new VH Brock out the front and us kids would drool over it. It was funny the white and blues were Romes that the italian lads wore and the greek lads wore the black and whites ones which were Athens. Would by a pair (well mum would) and would last me through the whole school year. Saved up $120 over summer holidays one year and bought my first Ricardo ten speed off him as well.

[fordOwner]

These were THE BEST shoes to play squash in.
I found a pair very similar to the old Romes but just not the same.
Looks like ill be buying a pair from the net also.

Wear a pair of these now days with a parachute track suit and product in the hair and you'd look like a right geezer.

[Stefan]

What about the matching Adidas tracksuit pants with the snap buttons up the poyside of each leg? Loved those things

[superyob]

Originally Posted by GasOLane

They were the best 'sports' shoes ever!!
When they stopped making them I rang the Adidas agent in Melb trying to find some. The customer service lady said she wished they still made them as her Hubby wanted some more and even she couldn't get them.

I did see a publicity photo of Ricky Ponting (when he was the test team Captain) wearing them.

Useless info dept...... watch any old Queen live performance and Freddie always wore Rome's, but they were high boots, he must have had these made as I don't think they were ever released to the public.

Yes I remember the Romes but my choice of footwear in the late 70s were the Adidas Hurricanes, orange with black stripes...

[MercurySilver]

Originally Posted by GTP-RPD

For the adelaide lads. My brother and i used to get ours from Johnny Platten when he played for centrals and worked in the sports store out the front of Parabanks in Salisbury (circa 79-84). Used to park his new VH Brock out the front and us kids would drool over it. It was funny the white and blues were Romes that the italian lads wore and the greek lads wore the black and whites ones which were Athens. Would by a pair (well mum would) and would last me through the whole school year. Saved up $120 over summer holidays one year and bought my first Ricardo ten speed off him as well.

I bought a few pairs of shoes from platts over the years back in the school days.
I also usedtoown a VH hdt.

Ironic.

And yeah...Athens,, makes sense now....not sure why I thought they were called Officials.