Whats your favourite shoe company?

criminally_minded · Posted: Jan 23, 2003 4:39 am Post subject: Whats your favourite shoe company?

Any companys I should add? I'm sure I don't have them all.....

Alan Whitaker · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 116 City: Whiteland

Chuck Taylors Laughing

Jester · Posted: Jan 23, 2003 9:17 am Post subject:

Summa the best shoes I owned were Hawks, but only 1 specific model (the Pegasus), which have unfortunately been discontinued.

Lately I've been wearing the Globe RMS3's, but they're kinda flimsy & not real good skate shoes. But they have a good look to 'em so if you barely skate & want people to compliment your cool lookin' shoes then pick 'em up. Meanwhile, I continue to hunt for a solid shoe....

B-rad · Posted: Jan 23, 2003 11:30 am Post subject:

I have the RMS's as well. I like a ligh weight shoe that is not too bulky, so they work great for me. I also just tried a pair of circa jamie thmoas 801. They are great, real strong, and lots of cushion. I think I am going to get another pair of the circa's. I also like the chet thomas globes w/ the sock liner in them.

RUSSIAN · Posted: Jan 23, 2003 12:11 pm Post subject:

I like globes the best, the ct 4's are the best shoe I've ever had Very Happy

grady · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 547 City: d-block

had a couple of pair of dc's and after a week of skatin in em they were completely trashed...got my dvs now and cant complain one bit

Maestro · Posted: Jan 23, 2003 12:52 pm Post subject:

Yea Globes are my fav. too... The white leather CTIVs were my favorite shoe ever... they're beaten up to hell and I still wear 'em...

Ryan W · Posted: Jan 23, 2003 1:30 pm Post subject:

I have a pair of Osiris and i have no complaints.

criminally_minded · Posted: Jan 23, 2003 4:33 pm Post subject:

Wow I didn't expect Globes to come out ahead.... I have has a pair and know a lot of skaters who have had pairs and..... they suck. They are surf shoes, way too flimsy and fall to bits easy. just my opinion though

DVS, in my opinion, kick friggin arse. they are a bit expensive, but every pair I have had (3 so far) have lasted at least a year of extensive use, as opposed to my globes, which put in a measly 3 months before the sole fell off, and the toes busted out.

Oh yeah, Alan, why didn't you vote 'converse' for your chuck taylors? they make the all star.......

Jester · Posted: Jan 23, 2003 4:53 pm Post subject:

I wouldn't say Globe is a surf shoe per se, I mean the reason I picked up the RMS is 'cuz I figured Rodney of all people would have a solid shoe. But I didn't count on the fact that he wouldn't care how durable they are since he gets 'em for free anyways.

But I agree, they're pretty flimsy & I could do with a better shoe.

Maestro · Posted: Jan 23, 2003 5:00 pm Post subject:

When I skate in shoes I skate pretty hard, so I don't expect shoes to last for a year. I just buy shoes that are comfortable and will hold up decently. On my Globes I tend to use a lot of shoe-goo, but hey, whatever makes them last...

I've found that Osiris soles wear out REALLY quickly... I really wanna try the Getz DVS shoes... those look sick...

criminally_minded · Posted: Jan 23, 2003 6:00 pm Post subject:

Maestro: Shoe Goo is my god!

I lather that stuff everywhere. Over the toes, on the ollie pad, and tape around the outside of the sole, building a wall, then fill that up with glue to cover the holes in the sole. I skated my globes with a hole in the sole I could literaly put my hand through. Only the insert stopped my feet from getting cut up Very Happy

Ahhhh the poor college student days.

Get some DVS, you won't be dissapointed. i have had the Daewon II's (best shoe i ever owned), berras, (very nice looking in light gray with red accents, also a strong shoe) and now I have the Milans, i'm thinking of getting another pair as well, but they are hard to find where i live.

RUSSIAN · Posted: Jan 24, 2003 1:54 pm Post subject:

I don't expect shoes to last forever. I just like the fit of globes. I like the ct4 cause I don't have to have them tight to skate in, I like shoes with alot of tounge, just more comfy to me. it's all preference, I used to skate with a guy that removed the inserts for more comfort Shocked

fs04laoaksfny · Posted: Jan 26, 2003 10:36 am Post subject:

stuff lol i didnt see Es but they got some new shoes out there plain and sick there almost high tops....its just like the accel...

DRAGON88 · Posted: Jan 26, 2003 7:06 pm Post subject:

othor, Lakai

nick e[V]ans · Posted: Jan 28, 2003 2:09 am Post subject:

yeh cm, you forgot adios, they really aren't a great shoe for skating, and they dont fit my foot as well as they used too so i hardly wear them, not impressed with em. but they're not too bad.
nick

nick e[V]ans · Posted: Jan 28, 2003 2:10 am Post subject:

wow they look heaps better than that in real life, that looks like stuff, mine look better. sorry its an old photo

Josh R · Posted: Jan 28, 2003 2:54 am Post subject:

I friggin Hate Osiris. I'm putting my vote in for 'es.

criminally_minded · Posted: Jan 28, 2003 2:37 pm Post subject:

Yeah i couldn't fit Adios or lakai, also E's/Emericas/Etnies (all the same company) were seperate before, but you can only have a limited number of options. Sorry guys. i had to delete Duffs so i could put 'other'.

Breezer · Outlaw Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 246 City: Austin

I like airwalks for dress shoes. or sketchers

criminally_minded · Posted: Jan 30, 2003 3:03 pm Post subject:

I had some airwalks about 5 years ago, they were nice looking shoes, and as light as hell, but they had no support and no shock protection on the sole. I ended up using them for wakeskateing shoes. I liked them as a shoe, but not for skateing.

Grouch · Posted: Feb 10, 2003 1:29 pm Post subject:

Other - AXION Footwear

kungfudriveby · Newbie Joined: 18 Feb 2003 Posts: 11

One of the best places to pick up some new shoes is west coast surf and skate, check em out on ebay, http://www.stores.ebay.com/id=14132589 ive bought 2 pairs from them some dvs and some lakai, they both rock.

John

SKATEwakeBOARDER · Criminal Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Posts: 96 City: Jackson GA

If you want tough shoes. The DC Titans really are tough shoes. I am on my third pair of shoe strings on these pair titans.

DanWalton86 · Posted: Feb 21, 2003 4:23 pm Post subject:

ETNIES the lo cut II are the best shoe i dont no wat they r like to skate in but the r heaps comfortable and look sweeet

criminally_minded · Posted: Feb 21, 2003 9:16 pm Post subject:

DC's are way out in front at the moment!

They must be big in America. They were pretty popular in Aus in the mid 90's, but I dpn't think anyone wears them much here anymore.

w$r az style · Soul Rider Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 384 City: Arizona

osris is my favorite

fs04laoaksfny · Posted: Feb 26, 2003 7:10 pm Post subject:

Damn i didnt see IPATH you gotta rep them up there new shoes are going to take the skate indy by storm...ive gotten a first look.

Maestro · Posted: Feb 27, 2003 5:21 pm Post subject:

Yea, I'm liking some of the Ipaths... thinking about getting the grasshoppers...

criminally_minded · Posted: Feb 27, 2003 6:04 pm Post subject:

Haven't seen them.... do they have a website?

WAKEKID · Newbie Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 25 City: Nebraska

I have DCs and Etnies but i like the DCs better.

Jeremy Coe · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Feb 2003 Posts: 408 City: Auckland

Yeah, I had forgotten about Axion...they make wicked shoes IMO.

furitive_revolution · Outlaw Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 127 City: Oshawa

i'm glad you didn't put osiris up there. in 2000 they had the sickest skaters. me liking rap totally dug them, they were all rap influenced and their shoes were SICK!!!! now they are like punker type shoes..i cant stand em anymore.

criminally_minded · Posted: Mar 26, 2003 9:00 pm Post subject:

Furtive: I did have Orisis in there previously... but somehow it changed to duffs (see how duffs is there twice?) I don't want to fudge the whole poll now so I'm not going to edit it. You can see I edited it once before and that sort of threw it off.

DRAGON88 · Posted: Mar 26, 2003 10:17 pm Post subject:

i had a pair of genetics, they were sweet, but they started to fall apart in like 2 wks. so i trded them in for the globe chet4's they are wicked awsome!