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Title: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: Bubblegum Tate on April 17, 2008, 05:35:23 PM
http://skateboardermag.com/skateboarder-photos-videos/photos/flash/08-soletech-fall/
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: BriDen on April 17, 2008, 05:45:16 PM
Sal 23 remake... I hope it doesn't suck. Those first shoes were ugly as shit, though.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: kilgore. on April 17, 2008, 05:46:08 PM
you forgot to mention it's laced with pac sun ads.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: frig deuce on April 17, 2008, 05:46:35 PM
vans seems to be paving the way for every other shoe company. maybe its always been like that... correct me if im wrong
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: kevbo999 on April 17, 2008, 05:50:15 PM
Reynolds Lights look sick.  But I tried on some AVEra's and they felt shitty for skating in.  So all those avera ripoffs are useless in my eyes.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: bizarro gub on April 17, 2008, 05:56:55 PM
pretty shitty.

they need to hire a new guy to do the shoe naming.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: brent on April 17, 2008, 06:04:31 PM
straight booty.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: SFblah on April 17, 2008, 06:08:49 PM
The Shifter?  Did you see that shit?  I'm sure Pete Doherty would wear em.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: BriDen on April 17, 2008, 06:11:28 PM
The Shifter?  Did you see that shit?  I'm sure Pete Doherty would wear em.
They were designed specifically for the Wild Ride so that they wouldn't have to change their shoes. Not too sure about that one, though...
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: Rusty Champignon on April 17, 2008, 06:19:35 PM
those etnies jamesons arent even a ripoff of the averas, theyre more of an exact replica with a different logo, theres nothing special in there really though
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: Edward Penishands on April 17, 2008, 06:27:32 PM
how the fuck is eS still in business?
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: StokedTaco on April 17, 2008, 07:06:19 PM
ugly ugly and more ugly, congratulations sole tech.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: PAWL on April 17, 2008, 07:13:05 PM
i think the prequel used to be an eS shoe, and so now they think itll sell better with an emerica logo on it? wtf?
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: neko on April 17, 2008, 07:29:08 PM
they brought back the Natas and Sal shoes AGAIN??  man, SoleTech must be really hard up for ideas.  there isn't a single shoe in the lineup i'm even remotely stoked on.  some pretty ugly/boring colorways all around, as well.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: j....soy..... on April 17, 2008, 07:31:35 PM
stoked on rick's shoe.....lee matasi r.i.p....
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: wake and bacon on April 17, 2008, 08:00:42 PM
reynolds light look interesting...
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: Mackattack on April 17, 2008, 08:12:20 PM
reynolds light look interesting...

yeah deffinetly seems like an interesting concept.

id like to see them in a different color.

those shifters however, strike me as shoes to rock when in ownership of a ponytail/ shaved side of the head combo.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: oyolar on April 17, 2008, 08:22:02 PM
then again, when the 1st herman 2 pictures were released, everyone was biting them, but now they're popular. the kirchart aws shoe looked good to me.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: artichoke on April 17, 2008, 08:23:30 PM
stoked on rick's shoe.....lee matasi r.i.p....

It's probably the only shoe I wold skate out of that lot.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: Bill on April 17, 2008, 09:06:07 PM
I like Dill's shoe, would never buy them though.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: bothersome on April 17, 2008, 09:11:42 PM
they skate nicely.
i have a pair up next.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: TheFrontSeatLife on April 17, 2008, 09:35:51 PM
Sigh.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: toque on April 17, 2008, 09:40:44 PM
FINALLY!   I have been waiting for reynolds 3s with mike taylor's name on them forever!

 
those shifters however, strike me as shoes to rock when in ownership of a ponytail/ shaved side of the head combo.

for reals.....there was always a few kids around my highschool who dressed like they were in those matrix movies,  black trench coats,  ponytails,boots etc.....I could definitely see them rocking those
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: Allen. on April 17, 2008, 09:47:03 PM
Sick dude! So Mike Taylor has a pro shoe that looks exactly like the shoe before it...?

Soletech is fucked.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: rs312 on April 18, 2008, 12:28:07 AM
I'd rather buy another pair of adidas Gazelle, before buying any of these shoes.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: Bubblegum Tate on April 18, 2008, 12:36:32 AM
The jameson & MT look the same
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: brent on April 18, 2008, 12:44:00 AM
yeah, they both look like turds
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Post by: sergioflorez on April 18, 2008, 02:55:45 AM
those reynolds look really snug. i'd get them but not in that color.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: burritobell666 on April 18, 2008, 06:30:00 AM
(http://www.hctdetac.com/childvideo.jpg)
this guy would sport the shifters
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: guest on April 18, 2008, 06:44:50 AM
shitfters are only out for one season. after wild ride is over, they'll probably never be sold again.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: max power on April 18, 2008, 06:54:27 AM
i'd wear the shifter to work
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: Firebert on April 18, 2008, 07:50:31 AM
i got the grey ones (http://i22.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/e6/21/ca3b_1.JPG)
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: crackrazor on April 18, 2008, 08:05:23 AM
i got the grey ones (http://i22.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/e6/21/ca3b_1.JPG)



liking them?
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: stevedave on April 18, 2008, 08:14:37 AM
reynolds lights???  they're not fuckin cigarettes or beer...lights??  c'mon now, this is getting fuckin ridiulous!!!
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: Waiting on April 18, 2008, 08:18:40 AM
I like those Lights.  Cupsole?  I am kinda over my feet killing me from vulcs.  I heard they are synthetic as well, which is a plus for me. 
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: bothersome on April 18, 2008, 08:23:21 AM
they retail for over 80 bucks.
kinda high for a simple cupsole.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: guest on April 18, 2008, 08:23:50 AM
i'd wear the shifter to work

actually pretty good idea. i hope they're steel toe.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: Firebert on April 18, 2008, 08:35:35 AM
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i got the grey ones (http://i22.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/e6/21/ca3b_1.JPG)
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liking them?

The synthetic upper makes them really stiff at first, but after wearing them for a few days they feel really confortable.
Not too thick on the sole either, very nice balance.. oh and they are super light- the insoles have tiny triangles cut out pattern all over, and the mesh side panel goes straight to your sock, so you feel a breeze through that when you skate.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: oyolar on April 18, 2008, 08:37:04 AM
reynolds lights???  they're not fuckin cigarettes or beer...lights??  c'mon now, this is getting fuckin ridiulous!!!

that was the point. i think the only cigarettes reynolds smokes are marlboro lights, so that's why he called them that.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: crackrazor on April 18, 2008, 08:41:47 AM
I'll try them when I'm done the leos. I hate to say it, but I think my feet are over vulcanized shoes.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: Firebert on April 18, 2008, 08:58:50 AM
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reynolds lights???  they're not fuckin cigarettes or beer...lights??  c'mon now, this is getting fuckin ridiulous!!!
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that was the point. i think the only cigarettes reynolds smokes are marlboro lights, so that's why he called them that.

camel lights*
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: Waiting on April 18, 2008, 09:04:00 AM
Viva,

How are those Lights, width-wise?
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: skate_bored on April 18, 2008, 09:34:00 AM
just in case anybody cares....those Sal 23s are only getting made in black and red leather, no suede. not too sure why they'd do that.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: Allen. on April 18, 2008, 09:50:07 AM
shitfters are only out for one season. after wild ride is over, they'll probably never be sold again.

They'll probably never be sold during the Wild Ride, either.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: Ronald Wilson Reagan on April 18, 2008, 09:52:09 AM
vans seems to be paving the way for every other shoe company. maybe its always been like that... correct me if im wrong

Mid to late 90's when vans lost their sole, they started trying to rip off other companies instead of going with the classics, it was the worst decision vans ever made.

Aren't the Reynolds lights named that because, like other shoes that have "light" in the name, they are made specifically for the purpose of being lightweight?
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: fuckingvegan on April 18, 2008, 10:17:35 AM
just in case anybody cares....those Sal 23s are only getting made in black and red leather, no suede. not too sure why they'd do that.

I really wish they would do a synthetic one, I would love to skate that shoe.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: fuckingvegan on April 18, 2008, 10:19:26 AM
Having been a fan of low key skate shoes for years, (I skated Vans Rowleys and I Paths for a long time) I like all the basic shoes. I don't like all the color ways but I would skate some of the lites and the McCrank if he ever makes a non-leather shoe again, even if I think the name is dumb. And like some one else said the Shifters would be a good work shoe.

Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: tim on April 18, 2008, 11:00:10 AM
those shifters however, strike me as shoes to rock when in ownership of a ponytail/ shaved side of the head combo.
Techno Viking rocks the Shifters

http://www.youtube.com/v/5wKzw16LvWQ&hl=en
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: L. A. GROVE SPSA on April 18, 2008, 12:11:16 PM
ill buy shifters if i want them for my '90s loner goth kid Halloween costume
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: walrus on April 18, 2008, 10:11:19 PM
just in case anybody cares....those Sal 23s are only getting made in black and red leather, no suede. not too sure why they'd do that.

thats fucked up
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: Randozzi on April 19, 2008, 12:04:59 AM
they are a special collab. colorway.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: bobjohn on April 19, 2008, 12:41:15 AM
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vans seems to be paving the way for every other shoe company. maybe its always been like that... correct me if im wrong
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Mid to late 90's when vans lost their sole, they started trying to rip off other companies instead of going with the classics, it was the worst decision vans ever made.

Aren't the Reynolds lights named that because, like other shoes that have "light" in the name, they are made specifically for the purpose of being lightweight?

Worse than running shoes and clown shoes?
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: poocrusher on April 19, 2008, 12:45:38 AM
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just in case anybody cares....those Sal 23s are only getting made in black and red leather, no suede. not too sure why they'd do that.
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thats fucked up

Do you even remember the originals Sal's? 
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: crackrazor on April 19, 2008, 08:17:50 AM
I like Dill's shoe, but I'm pretty iffy about Etnies. I know that's dumb, but I've just never heard anything really good.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: bothersome on April 19, 2008, 08:27:03 AM
They're gonna be as good as es or emerica as far as quality goes.
Personally I look at it like I am supporting dill and not etnies.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: skate_bored on April 19, 2008, 09:14:43 AM
They're gonna be as good as es or emerica as far as quality goes.
Personally I look at it like I am supporting dill and not etnies.


thats exactly how i felt about it when i wore a pair of Artos a few years ago...still felt a little awkward wearing etnies though, i cant lie.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: crackrazor on April 19, 2008, 09:57:52 AM
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They're gonna be as good as es or emerica as far as quality goes.
Personally I look at it like I am supporting dill and not etnies.

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thats exactly how i felt about it when i wore a pair of Artos a few years ago...still felt a little awkward wearing etnies though, i cant lie.



that's true. I never really fucked with his DVS shoes....but the etnies look tight.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: bothersome on April 19, 2008, 10:44:21 AM
It's hard, I know. You look at etnies as a whole and see bmx,surfing,mall bullshit but I try to just focus on this little sect with dill,creager,malto and others that I like.
It's not like you're wearing calicuts or something. They're very nondescript basic shoes and you're supporting someone you like. But I can fully appreciate not wanting to support something because of association too. It's probably my age that allows me to look past things and only see what I want. If I try hard enough I can find something to be bummed on about most everything these days. But I'd rather put the energy towards finding something good about it. To each there own though.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: barr on April 19, 2008, 10:55:17 AM
i think the prequals for emerica looked pretty good
and the leos are one of my favorites
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: clarkie on April 19, 2008, 11:58:50 AM
Looks like there won't be a first 200 SLAP Pal giveaway from Sole Tech anytime soon!

Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: crackrazor on April 19, 2008, 04:05:47 PM
It's hard, I know. You look at etnies as a whole and see bmx,surfing,mall bullshit but I try to just focus on this little sect with dill,creager,malto and others that I like.
It's not like you're wearing calicuts or something. They're very nondescript basic shoes and you're supporting someone you like. But I can fully appreciate not wanting to support something because of association too. It's probably my age that allows me to look past things and only see what I want. If I try hard enough I can find something to be bummed on about most everything these days. But I'd rather put the energy towards finding something good about it. To each there own though.

I do see what you're getting at. As far as shoes go, if I like the shoes, and think they'd be good to skate in, I'll rock 'em.
Title: Re: FALL 08 Soletech shoes
Post by: Firebert on April 20, 2008, 03:14:40 AM
Viva,

How are those Lights, width-wise?

They are about the same width as reynolds 3's. Pretty trim.