Action Bronson's New Balance Baklava 1890 Cyborg Tears Releases This Week

Updated on January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM•Published January 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM

Quick Facts

After building hype with quick previews of two collab colorways of the New Balance 1890 with Baklava branding, the Queens rapper, workout enthusiast, and sneaker fiend is finally giving us an official look at the upcoming pairs, officially dubbed “Cyborg Tears” and "Hornet Tusk”
Shot on location in the LA River and surrounding neighborhoods, the fast-paced clip shows a runner in the light blue and yellow Hornet Tusk colorway and a dirt bike rider wearing the darker blue Cyborg Tears pair
The Cyborg Tears colorway drops on January 23rd, while the Hornet Tusk is expected in the following weeks

Action Bronson x New Balance 1890 Cyborg Tears

Doing pull-ups hanging off underpasses over the empty LA River while dirt bikers do nose wheelies in mesh New Balances. Suspended bodies off of fourth-story railings just to get a pump in, doing more push-ups than Arnold at Muscle Beach in the ‘80s. The new Action Bronson x New Balance 1890 editorial shoot feels like an Action Bronson song come to life.

After building hype with quick previews of two collab colorways of the New Balance 1890 with Baklava branding, the Queens rapper, workout enthusiast, and sneaker fiend is finally giving us an official look at the upcoming pairs, officially dubbed “Cyborg Tears” and "Hornet Tusk.”

Shot on location in the LA River and surrounding neighborhoods, the fast-paced clip shows a runner in the light blue and yellow Hornet Tusk colorway and a dirt bike rider wearing the darker blue Cyborg Tears pair from the collab as they traverse the city in search of adrenaline while a song from the band Orphan pulses behind them.

The Action Bronson x New Balance 1890 Cyborg Tears will be released on January 23, 2026 via Action Bronson's website. An early access raffle will take place the day before. As of this writing, there is no release date for the Hornet Tusk pair. To stay up on all the latest from Baklava’s New Balance partnership, download the Sole Retriever mobile app.