It is now fact that the adiPower Predator SL exists and will be available to the public/soccer specialty consumer. I doubt adidas will offer this to the big box store also known as Dick’s Sporting Goods but you never know. There are some boots that I think Nike and adidas need to keep in soccer specific stores in order to keep them unique/limited.
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| Released in October |
Furthermore, with this elite boot adidas created a hybrid/lightweight power boot that weighs 7.4 oz. The difference, between the regular Predator and the SL is the upper along with the Predator technology. In order to decrease the weight adidas used the synthetic/single layer sprintskin upper rather than the Taurus upper which is a result of a difference of 0.4 oz less than the regular Predator. This boot will retail at $250 which will be interesting to see how consumers perceive this SL/Elite boot. In a way, when companies make an elite silo for the elite player/professional sometimes it devalues the regular model but with this price point I think adidas set it at a realistic.