Insoles?

[DERBY]

thanks everyone

[Crap]

iso some insoles with padding on the arch. something like the ones on the samba classic. my arches constantly feel like theyre doing the splits

tried surfing the fp site but that site is aneurism inducing

The Samba Classic insole is super thin, with a little foam wedge under the arch. You might be able to replicate that with the Dr. Scholls 'hidden arch,' which is just a little rubber thing that you can stick to the arch in your stock insole/shoe. I wear these in dress shoes, where the fit is too snug to fit an insole in them. You can get them from the little insoles, etc. section at the drug store - maybe $10 or so.

[JM]

For anyone interested: FP has a 25% off sale. Use code J25

[DERBY]

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iso some insoles with padding on the arch. something like the ones on the samba classic. my arches constantly feel like theyre doing the splits

tried surfing the fp site but that site is aneurism inducing

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The Samba Classic insole is super thin, with a little foam wedge under the arch. You might be able to replicate that with the Dr. Scholls 'hidden arch,' which is just a little rubber thing that you can stick to the arch in your stock insole/shoe. I wear these in dress shoes, where the fit is too snug to fit an insole in them. You can get them from the little insoles, etc. section at the drug store - maybe $10 or so.

yo thank you. this is exactly what i need!

[Osage]

   I usually just toss of thin Spenco insoles over the ones in my shoes but I've been skating a lot lately and my feet and knees are just really sore. I'm old, heavy and absolutely don't huck. I have high arches. Can anyone recommend a good insole that will just reduce the vibration/strain on my knees and feet. Currently wearing Asics Japan.

[JM]

That’s it. I give up on FP. the five year old Kingfoams work better at shock absorption than either the newer green or orange formula (Kingfoam and Action Gel).

Hurt my damn feet just doing Ollies.

Sad.  If these old pair ever fall apart, I really may need to quit skating

[DERBY]

That’s it. I give up on FP. the five year old Kingfoams work better at shock absorption than either the newer green or orange formula (Kingfoam and Action Gel).

Hurt my damn feet just doing Ollies.

Sad.  If these old pair ever fall apart, I really may need to quit skating

you try the fluidx?

[JM]

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That’s it. I give up on FP. the five year old Kingfoams work better at shock absorption than either the newer green or orange formula (Kingfoam and Action Gel).

Hurt my damn feet just doing Ollies.

Sad.  If these old pair ever fall apart, I really may need to quit skating

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you try the fluidx?

Not for $50. I was willing to try the Action sports for a while now since it was on sale last week. I generally don’t trust new things, since things always just seem to get worse instead of better.

These 5 years old green foam ones have been literal life savers, allowing me to skate for this long without back and knee pain.

And it’s why I keep buying new ones in the hope that I can eventually replace: (I’ve gotten the blue foam ones made for walking, a pair or green mids for hiking boots, a pair of the kingfoams Pro with the green and blue together, and now the orange action sports).

The blue foams I will say are super soft, but they squish out really easily (like TOO soft), and they might be great for someone that weights 130 pounds. (Not me, I’m 180)

Every single time I think “it’ll be different this time and the new pair will be as good or better”. And they never are.

Sorry to be so morose. It just sucks cause it’s a lot of products that this is the trend: you find something you love and then you can never get it again because the product or company goes south.

If someone were to give me a pair of the fluidX I’d try them and report back if they were any better. But I think my thick head is now convinced to stop thinking “it’ll be different this time”

*they’ve held up pretty well for five years.

[DERBY]

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That’s it. I give up on FP. the five year old Kingfoams work better at shock absorption than either the newer green or orange formula (Kingfoam and Action Gel).

Hurt my damn feet just doing Ollies.

Sad.  If these old pair ever fall apart, I really may need to quit skating

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you try the fluidx?

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Not for $50. I was willing to try the Action sports for a while now since it was on sale last week. I generally don’t trust new things, since things always just seem to get worse instead of better.

These 5 years old green foam ones have been literal life savers, allowing me to skate for this long without back and knee pain.

And it’s why I keep buying new ones in the hope that I can eventually replace: (I’ve gotten the blue foam ones made for walking, a pair or green mids for hiking boots, a pair of the kingfoams Pro with the green and blue together, and now the orange action sports).

The blue foams I will say are super soft, but they squish out really easily (like TOO soft), and they might be great for someone that weights 130 pounds. (Not me, I’m 180)

Every single time I think “it’ll be different this time and the new pair will be as good or better”. And they never are.

Sorry to be so morose. It just sucks cause it’s a lot of products that this is the trend: you find something you love and then you can never get it again because the product or company goes south.

If someone were to give me a pair of the fluidX I’d try them and report back if they were any better. But I think my thick head is now convinced to stop thinking “it’ll be different this time”

all good man and no need to apologize. shit can be frustrating. the fluidx sounds similar to the bluefoams based on your description. hopefully ya can find the right pick for ya dawg

[JM]

all good man and no need to apologize. shit can be frustrating. the fluidx sounds similar to the bluefoams based on your description. hopefully ya can find the right pick for ya dawg

Preciate it. One day will find a replacement.

Trying real hard here  ha



Next up will be trying Old Bones probably… maybe next sale.

[DERBY]

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all good man and no need to apologize. shit can be frustrating. the fluidx sounds similar to the bluefoams based on your description. hopefully ya can find the right pick for ya dawg

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Preciate it. One day will find a replacement.

Trying real hard here  ha

GAWDAYUM

[JM]

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all good man and no need to apologize. shit can be frustrating. the fluidx sounds similar to the bluefoams based on your description. hopefully ya can find the right pick for ya dawg

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Preciate it. One day will find a replacement.

Trying real hard here  ha

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GAWDAYUM

Yeah. Appropriate reaction. lol

Problem, madness, or “collection”?

[SupremePizza]

   I usually just toss of thin Spenco insoles over the ones in my shoes but I've been skating a lot lately and my feet and knees are just really sore. I'm old, heavy and absolutely don't huck. I have high arches. Can anyone recommend a good insole that will just reduce the vibration/strain on my knees and feet. Currently wearing Asics Japan.

Superfeet run cushion works for me in Japan pro. Even the dunk insole is better than the Asics

[rikki]

I don't know, I kinda liked my Kingfoam Elite Mids (the green ones) in my NB 440v2's. They feel comfy. I do recognize that the whole brand has its various, eh, challenges, though.

Also, the Gamechangers have treated me well in the past, too. I'm old. And light, though (142 lbs).

[Dmng]

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   I usually just toss of thin Spenco insoles over the ones in my shoes but I've been skating a lot lately and my feet and knees are just really sore. I'm old, heavy and absolutely don't huck. I have high arches. Can anyone recommend a good insole that will just reduce the vibration/strain on my knees and feet. Currently wearing Asics Japan.

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Superfeet run cushion works for me in Japan pro. Even the dunk insole is better than the Asics

Same exact setup and it feels pretty perfect to me. I might have bought those because of your recommandation actually ! The only issue when you get use to specific insoles is not being able to buy any shoe (like cons insoles have more shock absorption and are thicker than super feet I feel like ? Not even talking about weird Nike bubble insoles)

Anyway since I use superfeet I don’t have any ankle pain anymore which used to bother me a lot. I just feel like shock/vibration is not absorbed as well as some standard insoles like NB. It’s true that ASICS ones are useless anyway so not loosing anything on this pair !

Do you choose shoes based on  the compatibility of insoles (then some shoes brands are not in your target for this reason)?

I was thinking about cutting the insole and Frankenstein insoles with the front being  stock insole ortholire nb for example and the back being superfeet but no clue how to connect them and if it’d make a difference

[fernando the skater]

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   I usually just toss of thin Spenco insoles over the ones in my shoes but I've been skating a lot lately and my feet and knees are just really sore. I'm old, heavy and absolutely don't huck. I have high arches. Can anyone recommend a good insole that will just reduce the vibration/strain on my knees and feet. Currently wearing Asics Japan.

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Superfeet run cushion works for me in Japan pro. Even the dunk insole is better than the Asics

[close]

I was thinking about cutting the insole and Frankenstein insoles with the front being  stock insole ortholire nb for example and the back being superfeet but no clue how to connect them and if it’d make a difference

I do this. These are some Etnies (David Reyes - Marana) insoles at the front. Nice and thick. With custon orthotics in the back. Here in some Vans Old Skool with the standard insoles ripped out.

[SupremePizza]

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   I usually just toss of thin Spenco insoles over the ones in my shoes but I've been skating a lot lately and my feet and knees are just really sore. I'm old, heavy and absolutely don't huck. I have high arches. Can anyone recommend a good insole that will just reduce the vibration/strain on my knees and feet. Currently wearing Asics Japan.

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Superfeet run cushion works for me in Japan pro. Even the dunk insole is better than the Asics

[close]

Same exact setup and it feels pretty perfect to me. I might have bought those because of your recommandation actually ! The only issue when you get use to specific insoles is not being able to buy any shoe (like cons insoles have more shock absorption and are thicker than super feet I feel like ? Not even talking about weird Nike bubble insoles)

Anyway since I use superfeet I don’t have any ankle pain anymore which used to bother me a lot. I just feel like shock/vibration is not absorbed as well as some standard insoles like NB. It’s true that ASICS ones are useless anyway so not loosing anything on this pair !

Do you choose shoes based on  the compatibility of insoles (then some shoes brands are not in your target for this reason)?

I was thinking about cutting the insole and Frankenstein insoles with the front being  stock insole ortholire nb for example and the back being superfeet but no clue how to connect them and if it’d make a difference

Tbh I just choose shoes based on what I like or think looks good. After that i'll mess around with insoles if desired. Some shoes like the Ishod I'll just skate as is since that insole is way thick, but then I'll switch between those and dunks to give my knees a break.

[JM]

After a test of all the FP insoles, I’ve decided I’m a sensitive weeny, and while there are very minute differences between old and new formula, they mostly perform the same.

Did some high Ollie’s and tried some ledge and rail tricks and had to run out most of them (night skating. lee me lone). I could feel the vibrations between the different FP’s, but mostly okay and feel like I would after a long session. (Skated for 30 minutes tonight, while usually ~1.5 hours).

If I had to skate one of the newer insoles, I’d probably be okay. (All except the Kingfoam elite pro’s blue/green. Those hurt the worst and I actually will not be ever skating these. No idea why, but the green does feel the firmest.)

All in all: I’m a sensitive weeny and will not be disparaging FP anymore. They are for the most part legit in impact protection, and vibration reduction for anyone else who has fragile, baby bones.

[skater0000]

Bought some of the flat FP 5mm insoles to replace my stock 440 ones. (I didn’t want to change the shape /heel drop like their other insoles do). So far they’re good and they were only like $15.

[Xen]

For evedryday/gym use I 've been running these with EXTREMELY good results as far as kneepain goes (not very cushy but just enough) - my knees / lower back haven't felt this good in over year:
SOLE Active https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KNJ4ASA?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_3&th=1

Have some Remind Remedys on the way for my skate shoes (for more impact protection), here's a 20% off link from my order:
https://tinyurl.com/God-Save-The-Knees

[whale]

For finnish heads, Prisma sells eva foam insoles for ~9e

[skater0000]

I've been using the flat 5mm $15 FP insoles in the 440s because the stock 440 insole is 5mm with no drop. They've been good for the price. On my third pair of shoes with them.

[JM]

Reporting back in… I’ve been skating the Kingfoam elite (green stuff) Mids

No pain just like my five year old Highs.  Maybe there’s a break in period? maybe they just get squishier with age?

Fuck if anyone knows…

When it gets cold again I’ll try the Action sports gel to see if it really does not freeze like they promised.

Still happy with them, though. There’s hope yet that I don’t have to quit! 

[rikki]

Reporting back in… I’ve been skating the Kingfoam elite (green stuff) Mids

No pain just like my five year old Highs.  Maybe there’s a break in period? maybe they just get squishier with age?

Fuck if anyone knows…

When it gets cold again I’ll try the Action sports gel to see if it really does not freeze like they promised.

Still happy with them, though. There’s hope yet that I don’t have to quit!

I've been using the Kingfoam Elite Mids in my 440v2's and they feel aight. Not much of a break in period for me. Plus they seem to last.

[Eddy Mitchel]

I feel like the half cab's are too puffy and the SB's too thin.I would go for some inbetween.

[moonordie]

I feel like the half cab's are too puffy and the SB's too thin.I would go for some inbetween.

440v2 high maybe?
Also, what would be a good insole for a Blazer mid? I have some Kingfoams that seem to be ok

[Eddy Mitchel]

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I feel like the half cab's are too puffy and the SB's too thin.I would go for some inbetween.

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440v2 high maybe?
Also, what would be a good insole for a Blazer mid? I have some Kingfoams that seem to be ok

Kingfoam? Gonna chek that out thx dude.

[moonordie]

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I feel like the half cab's are too puffy and the SB's too thin.I would go for some inbetween.

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440v2 high maybe?
Also, what would be a good insole for a Blazer mid? I have some Kingfoams that seem to be ok

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Kingfoam? Gonna chek that out thx dude.

These are the ones I have:
https://www.skatedeluxe.com/en/p/footprint-camo-king-foam-flat-insoles-us-4-14-all-red_p168955
Again, nothing to go crazy about but they help a fair bit.

[Slave IV]

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I feel like the half cab's are too puffy and the SB's too thin.I would go for some inbetween.

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440v2 high maybe?
Also, what would be a good insole for a Blazer mid? I have some Kingfoams that seem to be ok

Depends on what you want. I have Gamechangers in my Blazer Mids and love it. The shoes are near their end of life as I can feel the bottom of the outsole is worn nearly all the way through but I'm determined to use them until it goes all the way through. Kingfoams should work just was well, just depends on if you want the custom molding of Gamechangers or not. One thing I've noticed between Gamechangers and Kingfoam is the Gamechangers don't need any "warm up" period since they are already molded to your feet shape where Kingfoams always feel hard and flat at first because they are but after a few minutes wearing them, they warm up and conform to your feet and feel just as good as Gamechangers minus the extra arch support.

[moonordie]

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I feel like the half cab's are too puffy and the SB's too thin.I would go for some inbetween.

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440v2 high maybe?
Also, what would be a good insole for a Blazer mid? I have some Kingfoams that seem to be ok

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Depends on what you want. I have Gamechangers in my Blazer Mids and love it. The shoes are near their end of life as I can feel the bottom of the outsole is worn nearly all the way through but I'm determined to use them until it goes all the way through. Kingfoams should work just was well, just depends on if you want the custom molding of Gamechangers or not. One thing I've noticed between Gamechangers and Kingfoam is the Gamechangers don't need any "warm up" period since they are already molded to your feet shape where Kingfoams always feel hard and flat at first because they are but after a few minutes wearing them, they warm up and conform to your feet and feel just as good as Gamechangers minus the extra arch support.

Solid answer, ty.