WEARTESTED.COM: Vans Stage 4 review

[weartested]

The review about the Vans Stage 4 just went online.
It also features a preview of the Chris Pfanner colorway that should drop soon.
As always, feedback is very welcomed.
http://www.weartested.com/vans-stage-4-review/

[the snake]

good review, as always, thanks dude

[Firebert]

Any chance that you're wear testing any of the Vibram soles they've been using on current ipaths?

[Chavo]

How does this shoe's weight compare to other shoes? Particularly, I find it strange that they'd make a cupsole and still glue foxing around it. It seems like they'd want to eliminate the extra weight that plagues most vulcanized shoes with this construction.

[waltercronkite]

How does this shoe's weight compare to other shoes? Particularly, I find it strange that they'd make a cupsole and still glue foxing around it. It seems like they'd want to eliminate the extra weight that plagues most vulcanized shoes with this construction.

well sir i decided to hold test to compare the weights of a couple of my old shoes with the stage 4 and i would say they are a tiny bit heavier than my busenitz

its a good shoe narrow enough you dont really need to tie your shoes to tight to have it feel snug on your foot and feels good when you ollie and do flip tricks

[art hellman]

good review...however, my take on the Stage 4 shoes is that they have much much much more of a cupsole feel than a vulc feel.  I tried the Crocketts and they felt like work boots (although, I'm coming from the perspective of wearing old skools, half-cabs, and TNT5s prior).  Made the mistake of testing them on a trip as my only shoes and ended up buying some Rowley SPVs to skate in.  If you're looking for a vulc shoe, I'd suggest the TNT5 before these... but they are probably great for cupsole fans looking for something different

[weartested]

Iin my opinion they feel very similar to vulc, if not the same. i've been skating janoskis after and the boardfeel was similar. The sole is also very flexible, which is a typical vulc feature for me. The Rowley SPV is thinner, i give you that, but those are close to not bearable. An Era Pro or a TNT 5 are definitely not much thinner...

[choke mayne]

Any chance that you're wear testing any of the Vibram soles they've been using on current ipaths?

skating the nite owls right now