Beckham is the ultimate symbol of Adidas football and has been a Predator icon for years. Beckham maybe heading towards the end of his career but there is no doubt his image is still worth plenty and it is no surprise that Adidas have added a DB colourway to new AdiPower Predator range.
Beckham’s new boots are an interesting Gold/Red/Black colourway and were seen for the first time when the ex-Manchester United star returned to Old Trafford to take part in fellow club legend Gary Neville’s testimonial match at Old Trafford. This is not Beckham’s first pair of gold Predators as the LA Galaxy midfielder was presented with a limited edition pair of Predator Power Swerve boots to mark his 100th cap for England. However this is the first time they are released as an official retail color way.
The new AdiPower Predator features a Taurus calf leather but Beckam;s boots will have a synthetic Predator’s due to animal rights beliefs and are therefore 10g lighter than the standard leather adiPower, weighing just 225g.
Adidas’ well know SprintFrame (which we know from the AdiZero) features a redesigned Predator PowerSpine from the Predator X, to allow additional energy transfer directly from the foot into the ball by preventing the foot from over bending while still allowing for comfortable running movements thanks to the flex grooves which keep the element highly flexible in the right direction.
