| The Reebok Pump is a line of athletic shoes that was | | | | model which used The Pump as a customizable |
| extremely popular in the early 1990s. It was the first | | | | heel-fit mechanism |
| shoe to have an internal inflation mechanism that | | | | World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler John Cena |
| regulated a unique fitting cushion in the upper. | | | | wore Reebok Pumps as part of his old-school, hip hop |
| <a rel="nofollow" | | | | gimmick. He would often stop to "pump up" when he |
| onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview(' | | | | was gaining momentum towards the end of matches. |
| outgoing/article_exit_link');" href=" sock</a>The | | | | There were two competitors for the Reebok Pumps. |
| original Reebok Pump was made as a collaboration | | | | One was the LA Gear Regulators and the Nike Air |
| between Reeboks Paul Litchfield and industrial design | | | | Pressure. Later on, Nike would use a similar inflation |
| firm Design Continuum. It was released in 1989, as a | | | | mechanism in their "Shox" models available as |
| basketball high-top shoe. The shoe was extremely | | | | basketball or cross-training sneakers. |
| expensive compared to other retail athletic shoes at | | | | Pump technology is making a small comeback. For |
| the time. It became something of a status symbol on | | | | instance, DC Shoe Company introduced a series of |
| urban basketball courts and eventually in suburban high | | | | snowboarding boots with Pump-style liners. 2006 / |
| schools. | | | | 2007 models include the Judge, Graphix and Ghost |
| After the success of the basketball shoe, Reebok | | | | boots. Reebok has also brought back this line, with |
| designed pump shoes for football, tennis, and track. | | | | current shoes being the ATR and The Pump 2.0, |
| Some models used a standard CO2 cylinder instead | | | | which automatically pump as the user walks. They |
| of the pump for weight considerations. | | | | also have the original manually operated pump |
| Dominique Wilkins wore the Reebok Pump original | | | | mechanism shoe available. Outside of athletic shoes, |
| from 1989 on. The original Pump is now known as the | | | | Reebok continues to sell the resurrected the pump for |
| Pump Bringback. | | | | use in its high-end hockey skates (sold under the "Rbk |
| CCM briefly offered a hockey skate with The Pump in | | | | Hockey" banner) to improve heel lock and fill the |
| it circa 1995, however it was derided for its poor | | | | negative space inside of the skate. Popular NHL |
| durability. The Pump did not make a return to hockey | | | | hockey stars Sidney Crosby and Alexei Kovalev both |
| until 2006, when Reebok (now the owner of CCM) | | | | wear Reebok skates featuring the pump. |
| brought out the 9K, 7K and 5K ice, goalie, and 8K inline | | | | |