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New to skateboarding. Shit is fucking difficult, but improving is fun. I just read an article on skate shoes that said even a great one will last an avid skater like 5 months. I don't want to have to buy new sneaks every five months. Does anyone have an opinion on rubber grip tape?
Unless you are skating a couple hours every day your shoes should be fine. Skate shoes are pretty cheap($50-$75) so compared to skiing it’s a cheap sport
Rubber grip tape is totally whack: slippery when wet, falls apart, makes you look like a dork.
I highly recommend you go down to your nearest Vans outlet store. Make a fun bonding day of driving, shopping, and lunch with your momma or whoever.
Typically they have a bogo thing going on, so grab yourself 2 pairs:
Vans Sk8-hi MTE 2.0 DX Boot
Cold weather/winter/rain shoe. It's what all the snowskaters wear. Perfectly fine to skateboard in too and wear around town.
Vans Sk8-Hi MTE
Summer shoe and best shoe imo for skating. Very durable and long lasting.
The MTEs come in a million styles and colors, and not all are created equally. Make sure to tell your sales rep that you're looking for durability and long use in your MTEs. I like the leather ones. I'd also recommend the tan suede and red plaid ones.
The black ones are good cuz you can dress em up if you want.
you can skate in any shoe you want OP, most of my friends just skate dunks. If you're new to it thought don't worry about blasting through shoes that quick, just get a cheap pair of vans or converses. One of my buddies went through a phase where he'd go to shoes outlets and buy canvas converse high's for like $30 a pair and would just stock up on like 4 pairs at a time. Canvas is not durable at all though and he blew through pairs quick- just get a leather or suede shoe and you'll be fine.
snowfinderjust walking in skate shoes they are spent in about 6 months.
Very true. Definitely get suede ones tho I find that they last a lot longer than canvas and the soles don't fall apart as easy. They also look better a bit beat up anyway imo
ChunkyloverOmg I have the Ultrarange Exo Hi MTE Goretex, and I'm ABOUT IT. Got em with some cutsie MTEs, $70 for both pairs at the Park City Vans Outlet.
You skate in these? Do you hate feeling your board?
Young_pattyyou can skate in any shoe you want OP, most of my friends just skate dunks. If you're new to it thought don't worry about blasting through shoes that quick, just get a cheap pair of vans or converses. One of my buddies went through a phase where he'd go to shoes outlets and buy canvas converse high's for like $30 a pair and would just stock up on like 4 pairs at a time. Canvas is not durable at all though and he blew through pairs quick- just get a leather or suede shoe and you'll be fine.
bruh dunks be so expensive now that all the hype beasts think they r cool
how can your friends afford this
I rip threw vans like nothing but then again when ever I skate it’s all day long. So if I’m skating 4-6dqys a month it’s full days in the streets or park. I find new balance fits my feet the best and last the longest
gorbdawggybrentbruh dunks be so expensive now that all the hype beasts think they r cool
how can your friends afford this
My friends are the ones flipping dunks to the hype beasts lol. One of them gets hooked up by Nike on the DL for skating, the other worked at a Nike store for a while so he could get employee discount on shoes and the others just scam unemployment or hustle for them.
Young_pattyMy friends are the ones flipping dunks to the hype beasts lol. One of them gets hooked up by Nike on the DL for skating, the other worked at a Nike store for a while so he could get employee discount on shoes and the others just scam unemployment or hustle for them.
mf stupid hypebeasts bruh good on your friends for hustling them
some of us actually wanna skate in them 😔
gorbdawggybrentmf stupid hypebeasts bruh good on your friends for hustling them
some of us actually wanna skate in them 😔
Yeah I never saw the appeal, I usually just skate vans but I snagged a pair of last resorts on sale that I really like.
Also don’t be afraid to buy a used dunk if you’re just gonna skate it and tear them up, if you’re in a pinch you can find used pairs for the low that are skateable if you know what to look for.
I skateboarded for 10 years and took to learn a kickflip, so mad respect for going for it. I still consider skateboard the hardest sport.
skate kicks are not too expensive. Avoid DC, I went through them in a month.
Lmao, I tried reselling and going for drops for a while. It’s hard work imo, It’s hard if you don’t have plugs and shoes can either jump up in price overnight or become worthless. I’m trying to sell my last 2 pairs of yeezys and I’m losing a ton of money on them. You can hate on the guys who have 300 pairs of shoes and a closet full of supreme but don’t hate on the few that want to flip for some $
Rubber grip tape is totally whack: slippery when wet, falls apart, makes you look like a dork.
I highly recommend you go down to your nearest Vans outlet store. Make a fun bonding day of driving, shopping, and lunch with your momma or whoever.
Typically they have a bogo thing going on, so grab yourself 2 pairs:
Vans Sk8-hi MTE 2.0 DX Boot
Cold weather/winter/rain shoe. It's what all the snowskaters wear. Perfectly fine to skateboard in too and wear around town.
Vans Sk8-Hi MTE
Summer shoe and best shoe imo for skating. Very durable and long lasting.
The MTEs come in a million styles and colors, and not all are created equally. Make sure to tell your sales rep that you're looking for durability and long use in your MTEs. I like the leather ones. I'd also recommend the tan suede and red plaid ones.
The black ones are good cuz you can dress em up if you want.
You'll get a year or two easy out of them.
I don’t know anyone who can pull off vans high top besides the Gilbert crocket hi.
Op look into the brands emerica and lakai. They make super durable/comfy shoes and aren’t to pricy because the hype around them is only within the skate community unlike Nike shoes. Other brands with great skate shoes I’ve tried are adidas skateboarding, new balance numeric, and converse cons. Make sure you are buying from the skate line of these brands if you want durability! Also good luck and have fun with skating :)
I do have a pair of new balance dad shoes also. There grey and white and some other color. But yeah I used to get made fun of for wearing new balances and skating them also. Now a bunch of the “indie” or “alt” kids started wearing them so ig their cool now 🤷🏼
WoFlowzI do have a pair of new balance dad shoes also. There grey and white and some other color. But yeah I used to get made fun of for wearing new balances and skating them also. Now a bunch of the “indie” or “alt” kids started wearing them so ig their cool now 🤷🏼
Adidas match courts would be the GOAT shoe if they were suede and the toe cap extended farther on the outside of the foot.
vans berle pros are the best I've found as far as durability
If you're learning flip tricks it doesn't matter what shoe you wear in my experience, they all get destroyed at pretty much the same rate. I always go with suede vans authentics or classics because they have thin soles and I like feeling the board when I skate.
in all the years I've skated I've never even heard of rubber griptape. sounds like a very not skater thing to use but whatever. i have a friend that skates at least an hour every day and goes thru shoes pretty quick. but thats a TON of skating. for the average dude you won't ever have to worry about really wearing thru your shoes unless you sit and scrape your foot on your board when you're "practicing kick flips" like braille shows how to
grantlewis_dntmin all the years I've skated I've never even heard of rubber griptape. sounds like a very not skater thing to use but whatever. i have a friend that skates at least an hour every day and goes thru shoes pretty quick. but thats a TON of skating. for the average dude you won't ever have to worry about really wearing thru your shoes unless you sit and scrape your foot on your board when you're "practicing kick flips" like braille shows how to
I just chanced across an ad on instagram for rubber grip tape. Wasn't very compelling until I started thinking about how often I might need to buy shoes, so I wanted to see if anyone had tried it. But this thread has pointed me in the right direction. Ima get some Vans soon.
MoneyMakerMikeI don’t know anyone who can pull off vans high top besides the Gilbert crocket hi.
Op look into the brands emerica and lakai. They make super durable/comfy shoes and aren’t to pricy because the hype around them is only within the skate community unlike Nike shoes. Other brands with great skate shoes I’ve tried are adidas skateboarding, new balance numeric, and converse cons. Make sure you are buying from the skate line of these brands if you want durability! Also good luck and have fun with skating :)
I primarily snowskate and do other skating as a means to crosstrain, so I wear the summer sisters of my snowskating shoes during all other times.
