Has it occurred to anyone that Dilo may be working on a Lakai intro part? I didn’t read the interview so forgive me if that wasn’t disclosed. If not for all we know he could be working on one. As far as the shoes, they’re garbage compared to the big dogs but if you’re skating a pair every few days it really doesn’t matter for health/joint issues. Could see him on NB or even (wildcard) Vans.
I skated lakais for years and switched to vans exclusively. I’ll never go back. The quality and comfort difference is night and day. As much as I’d love to support the OG smaller companies, my feet simply can’t do it. The shoes are inferior to a company like vans (modern day). Old vans definitely were not as good. But again, any pair of shoes brand new will be fine to skate, it’s just the big companies are much better built and will last longer, lakais are trash within a few sessions.