Teams change, people become less motivated,  move away and get new friends or skate less. Lakai NEEDS younger more motivated relevant ams/pros that are down to promote their product by being out there in the mix doing demos and contests and appealing to A younger demographic. I have no doubts there are no hard feelings and there is a  bigger picture than staying true to an original team. Look at all the companies out there and pick out how many OG team members they have. I bet for most of them it's ZERO. In a market dominated by massive corporate shoe brands, small guys like Lakai,Dekline and sole tech can't afford to be too understanding. Few people seem to really care about what they support vs how much it cost them or brand affiliation when it comes to footwear. I'm not knocking Welsh or Lenoce, I've enjoyed all the footage they've put out but times have changed, and not in a way I like. But at least companies like Lakai/girl take riders and offer them jobs elsewhere within the ranks. Like sj,rudy and others. It's a bummer but business is business. They signed contracts and had obligations.

i find axion to be a better fit for lenoce at this stage in his career.

This is good!! Im really looking forward to seeing those Axion shoes in real life, haven't seen any yet, but some of them look good! Stoked for Jeff!!

perfect
http://hellaclips.com/videos/view/16391

He always felt like the odd one out, I suppose Wu-Welsh is next if not already.

best news all week.

Heritage, same shoe Creager was wearing at whatever contest he was in, Maloof?

sick! i hope axion do well. they're designs remind me of early 00s dcs and emericas.



this one kind of looks like the dc manteca



these have nostalgia written all over them.



these are the ones he's wearing in that nollie heel clip.


not bad. has anyone had a pair?

How are they in matters of durability?