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Any feedback on how Sambas skate?
i had a pair 5 years ago, it was the regular samba model, not adv. all suede. it was a great shoe, it had another layer of suede under the t-toe which they don't do with samba advs. two of my friends skated them later on and they seemed to have a similar experience as me. there are 2 different samba models out rn, there's the samba og and another one, i don't remember which one was better but one of them was of worse quality than the other. i'm pretty sure @Sk.A.T.A.N would know
So there’s actually two versions of ADVs:
1st one (discontinued) ->
- just overall not that great if I’m being honest. Skated it a couple times and it bagged out way too much. A “Suicide seam” at the Ollie area made it not durable at all. Also looks like a bootleg samba
2nd and current one ->
- Those are basically just an up spec’d version of the regular samba, which is already a great shoe on its own. I think the materials are a bit more tough, also they come with a better insole. I’m not super sure but I think they are a bit more padded too, at least looks like it on my friend’s foot. It’s a bit hard to tell them apart from the regular version but the most identifiable diference is the trefoil in the tongue of ADVs is just an outline while it’s a filled trefoil in regular versions.