What is the go to material when you are looking for the best soccer cleats you can find? C’mon, it’s carbon fiber of course! Who better to utilize carbon fiber into an unbelievable looking and performing cleat than Nike. That’s where their Mercurial Vapor SL cleats come in, just take a look:
These $400 (retail) cleats are approved and worn by the one and only Cristiano Ronaldo (as well as Didier Drogba), and are made almost entirely from carbon fiber. As you can see, the entire upper portion is made from one piece of carbon fiber, and then the seven-layer outsole plate is made from a carbon composite interwoven with TPU and polyurethane. They call this Tepex, which you can read more about here. The studs at the bottom of the shoe are directly injected onto the chassis, giving maximum flexibility and speed.
The shoe is aimed towards increasing a players speed by utilizing the extremely lightweight and strong material in as many places as possible…hence the SL in the name, which stands for “Super Lite”. In fact, it only weighs in at 190 grams. The development process for Nike took 3 years, and spanned four different continents. When developing the cleat, Nike didn’t care about money, time, or manufacturing considerations. They had one goal…build the best soccer cleat.
Only 2,508 pairs were made, each one of them numbered. From those, 2,008 were “firm ground” and 500 were “soft ground”. It was released in August of 2008, and as far as I know you can only find them used now. The last I saw, a pair went for about $1,000 on eBay.
Nike also recently released matching carbon fiber Mercurial Blade shin guards, which we’ve written about here.
Now here’s some good videos, the first one being a great commercial that Nike did (We all know Nike makes awesome commercials) featuring Asafa Powell:
This next one is just some guys opening a box up with the shoes:
Big thanks to Chris for sending this one in, as well as sending some of the pictures in, thanks Chris!
porfabor me puedes dar la talla y el precio de las botas gracias.
read mine at the bottom of this webpage selling nike mercurals carbonfibre on the heel for £60 i bought them for £145 ring this number if intrested 01302349077 or email me at darren.millington09@googlemail.com they are size 8 and half and have a couple of marks thats why im selling for so cheap and i live in england cheers
hey i wnt them send me sum pics at garcia_adam9@yahoo.com how much is 60 in us money i wanna get them
so ur seling them for like 110 in us good price and wat colour are they
darren i wanna buy ur green cleats hit me up wit some pics ill buy them asap
I have them but i’m disappointed in how they’ve held together
sean if you don’t want them I’ll have them
What size, and are you willing to sell?
I have them in size 9US, i only wear them once and they are to small for me. I paid 300 and i will sell them with the same price!
hey woo woo ill take them from you ill love to play soccer its a passion and i think i can get you $400 send me pictures to that email
thankyou so much its my birthday soon so hopefully i can get them
txt me at 715-563-4232
Hey do you still have those size 9 vapors by any chance? I’d gladly pay $300. Call me or text me… 610 772-6975
hey if your still selling those vapors for 300$ ill be willing to give you straight cash for them. the size 9 or 9.5 size you have ill buy just call me or text me ill be avaiable anytime. 801-833-2741. hope to get those cleats.
no more than 300 AUD for me
u hvae the mercurial super light…the carbon fiber ? how much
I do have them in size 9. 300 us dollars! Send me your email so i can send you pictures!
cgjackson13@brophybroncos.org
^^ There’s my email. I’d love a pair of these!!!
can u plz send me a pic of those murcurials?
Sean – Could you tell us why you’re disappointed? Any pictures of what about them is not holding up?
I also have a pair. They hold up great. I have played with them on surfaces from beautiful natural grass, to indoor field turf, deep mud to jagged clay. These boots are almost bullet proof. I have on tiny tear in poly covering the carbon fiber upper. Absolutely zero other problems. Wish I had gotten two pairs, too expensive to justify at the time though,
can anyone tell me if they have a pair of these ill buy them off you and i dont care if theyre used or messed up plzz text me at 9492026734
were do you order these cleats cause i really need them and i want them for my birthday?!
hah Chris you better be willing to pay a lot for those if you want them for your birthday.
I have a pair of these boots size 7 and never been worn any interested ?
SURE HOW MUCH FOR’EM
interested too.. whats you price?
Can You Make An Offer ?
How much ? pleasee and do you sell to uk ?
UK 7 AND US 8 NUMBER 1322/2008 Still inside the box !
I REALY WANT THEM I’LL PAY LOADS OF CASH PLEEAASE
Size UK 7 ?
Can You Make An Offer ?
$300
ill pay $400+ fo thm what size are they?
They are size 9US. This is my email adress cristianrus08@gmail.com. Send me your email so I can send you pictures so you can see them asap. Where you from?
Quiero estas botas en talla 8′5 o 9 EEUU! Porfavor agregame a mi correo jsoetee_vlc@hotmail.com e informame si me las puedes enviar y el coste.
perdon mi correo es josetee_vlc@hotmail.com
how much?
I really want a pair of these in size US11. I’ll pay big time for them. Thanks. If you have a pair to sell, email me at ballplaya1117@yahoo.com
how much do you want for those in size 7 email me on lindrugar@aol.com
also how much sam would you be willing to pay as i can get you a pair in us 11 email me on lindrugar@aol.com
Hey thanks for the response, I emailed you, but I also wanted to respond here. I’ll give you $500 for a US11. thanks, please let me know.
hi sam i will see what i can do and get back to you tomorrow ok
james
Great, thanks so much.
James, by any chance can you get a US10, 10.5 or 11?
Thanks!
size 7US OR 7UK if not and can you get me in size 7uk or 8US. How much?
hi sam i just sent you an email regarding boots
i can get them tomorrow but i need you to pay quick within 24 hours so i can pay back loan on my car insurance
Sam are you able to get a size US 10.5 or US11?
Thanks
Sorry.. “James” not Sam
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there you go mate
Is there anywehre taht iCould get these size uk 7 or 7.5 ?
anyone want to sell a pair of them to me?????
good shoes
What is so great about this shoes. They look pretty good. But I still don’t get y they are so expencive.
will u sell them to me if they are size 8 or 8 1/2 US.
hi, i really want to get a pair of this carbon fiber shoes. anybody selling this pair of boots? US 10 or 10.5?
really interested in a pair of this kickass boots. does anyone have s US 10.5 to sell ?
anyone willing to sell size 9 US?
just a wonder, will they cause blisters as vapor IV gave me a lot of it?
I got size 9US for 300! Thats the price! LEt me know if you are interested?
Do you still have these cleats I would love to have them and wat kinda shape are they In.
I want a pair of nike mercurial vapor SL FG Carbon Fiber Size US8 OR UK 7
i have a pair size 8 US but have been worn for a season once a week and have a 2.5 cm rip on the right foot near the ball of the foot on the inside
i have they are so good but they are getteing small any one wanna buy
what size ? how much will it be? has it been used very often?
doe anyone have them in a size 12us?
looking for a pair as well at size 9US.
anyone?
I have them in size 9. 300 I ask the price!
hi i just tore my sl sg cleats 2day im lookin 2 buy the sl carbin fibers if anyone has a 9.5 please email at cny2004@optonline.com. IM willing to pay 500+
even a 9 for a nice snugg fit also
Even size 10 would work also
Hi i have a pair of uk 7 nike mercurial sl carbon fibre. They have never been used and still in original box. The main Feature which makes this pair so different and unique is that they are no 8 (This gives you a chance to own the eighth sl ever created). I have research the number 8 and in China this number symbolises Prosperity. I am interested in selling them any intrest please contact me through my email. I am looking for a price over £400.
Email: charlieproctor@hotmail.co.uk
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Just to add from above These are Firm ground the most desired version of the nike mercurial sl carbon
how much?
Name a price over £450?
must see
Who ever is interested i have size 9 US . I only wear them once and i am selling them for 300. Let me know whos interested!
Hi. is it 300 sing dollars? do you have some pictures of ur boots?
300 us dollars! i dont have a picture, but i can take some and send it to your email adress! this is my email adress cristianrus08@gmail.com Let me know asap.Thanks
Cristian
oh okay. thx alot. pls consider other ppl`s offer instead. thx.
im so good and fast i dont even need these stupid cleats
Hi my names justin gilbert and im just so god damn good!
mate – you cant be good with a name like that…
u suck im so good i dnt need these cleats but they clean
anyone with size 6’s?
Anyone willing to sell UK 7’s?
Yes i have a pair of uk 7s their no 8 out of 2008! Im willing to sell them.
How much are you thinking of selling them for?
Name a price?
How much roughly are you looking for?
Erm over £400
does any body have them size 8us i really want some…price doesnt matter
Yes i have a us8 im willing to sell them to you.
price over £400.
Anyone have them boots in size UK 9?? willing to pay big $$ for it.. thanx..
If anyone has a pair in size US 9 or 9.5 or 10 i will pay big amounts of money, thanks.
How much for the Mercurial SL Carbons Size 9.5
oii does anyone have mercurial SL Carbons size 9.5 if so let me or Ben know ok AKA ben is the one on top of me!!!….WILLING to PAY BIG ok
Anyone have Mercurial Vapor SL Carbons in Size 8 US
please let me know.
I have them in size 8us. price over £300?
Hi,are you selling the Nike Mercurial Vapor SL carbon fiber? How much would you like to sell?I’m staying in sg.
(charlie) havce you still got your uk 7 vapors for sale??
How much for Mercurial Vapor SL Carbon in size 8US??
i would like to by these cleats but where do i by them from
if anyone could tell me wherte i can get a size 11.5 for us send me an email samcolao@yahoo.com
everyone i gt the carbo fiber murcurials size 9.5us there black with blue nike swoosh im selling them for $200 used one time perfect condition like new
ahve u still got your carbon fibers for sale??
Anyone got a US 8/8.5 carbon fiber boots? I would like to buy it,I’m staying in singapore.Any offers?
has anyone else got anymore of these boots for sale a uk size 7 or 8 would be great
Nike Mecurial Vapor SL – Citron SIZE 10US
For sale here
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=330395996835&Category=109133&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D1#ht_638wt_1166
I want theses boots anybody got size 9us used torn new dosent matter I want them have all the other vapors but these! Email at Erik_barrios15@yahoo.com
anyone got a size 8 1/2 or 9us citron mercurial vapors for sale
i have a pair of nike mercurals with carbon fibre on the heel and are looking for someone to buy them for around £60 im selling them for that price because they have marks on them i bought the boots for £145 pound if u are intrested ring this number 01302 349077 they are size 8 and half
i got these for free
i had number 0007
still got them they are the baddest boots ever but i will be willing to seel them for $1007
ZAC what size are the vapors that youve got??
size 9 why ?????? do you want to buy they
will be $5250 because they are the real 100% carbon fiber boots and there are only 2008 left in world
want to buy Nike mercurial SL carbon us 10 / Eu 44. if anyone got these shoes please contact me!
I have pair 1 of 2008 fg.