I personally stick to Vans overall and make a point not to buy Nike, Adidas, Cons, out of aesthetic and cultural reasons, not cuz their corp. I just dont think the "core" shoe companies are that appealing. The shoes are boring, uninspired, half the time they're shitty quality. It makes me sad. I have hope that within the next few years we could get a wholly skater invested, skater backed BIG shoe company to try and rival the big 3.