What shoe brand do you skate most often?

[Fooj]

Interested to take the shoe-loyalty temperature these days.

Not looking to see your favorite brand, or brand you like to chill in, but which do you actually skate the most?

[Ourladyoftheflowers]

Young me would be very disappointed in me with this answer but def Nikes. For like three years when I started skating again I would try anything I could get on sale, tried all the major brands and lots of small ones but honestly the best shoe for me was Leo’s (when I can find em cheap) and blazer mids. I would normally destroy shoes in like a month and a half but Leo’s/blazers last longer (usually two/three months with some shoe goo) and skate perfect. For chillers I use Eras and switch the insole

[Xen]

Nike or Vans. I know I can can just buy a 10.5 and it will fit (unlike some NB# or Cons).

Right now it's the Nike Leo react...my knees LOVE the react insole.

[yourbreakfsat]

It's usually been Vans for me, but with them raising prices on their shoes it's getting hard to justify getting them when you can get much better options for the same or similar price.

[OhioGuy]

New Balance 480. The full length fuelcell midsole is amazing. It has some bounce to it. Before them I had the 808s and they’re so stiff. It’s like standing on a bed of rock.

[Scottboarding]

Size 12 Vans Skate Classics. I've yet to find any other shoe that fits my weird feet correctly so it's by necessity not choice.

[Mbrimson88]

Size 12 Vans Skate Classics. I've yet to find any other shoe that fits my weird feet correctly so it's by necessity not choice.

Funny you say that, because the regular Vans Classics seem to work best for me, also size 12, only I strip out the simple footbed in the shoes and put in some modified pro insoles.

Usually Half Cabs, Old Skools and more recently the Sk8 low shoes as my common go to without too much fuss at all, now pretty much all on sale for some of the not so crazy looking ones, so it works out a good deal all round.

It's usually been Vans for me, but with them raising prices on their shoes it's getting hard to justify getting them when you can get much better options for the same or similar price.

I have definitely seen a swing away from Vans because of this, so although some prices are going up a bit, Vans Skate range seems to be going up a lot.

[rocklobster]

I tried for years to be a DC / eS (core brand) guy before skating and chilling in NB almost exclusively. Size consistency sucks for older models (868, 272, 420) and their soles felt slick when new, but the material on their uppers is insanely durable. And the look down factor is a 10/10, amazing colorways for all looks ranging from muted for office casual or louder for a fun mix up.

[theoriginalgoon]

Cupsole cons

[Mean salto]

Worn every brand and basically every type of shoe but always end up back at classic vans. Basically what @Scottboarding + @Mbrimson88 said but size 13.
There's no such thing as support in a skate shoe. The word means less than "good board feel" or "great flick"