Author Topic: Addidas shelltoes (Read 3617 times)

Far from relevant · « **on:** January 29, 2019, 08:59:31 AM »

They look cool and are durable but man do they ever suck to skate in. Stiff as a board, can barely feel the board and to top if off they make a squeaking noise every time you do a trick. Seems like some people swear by them, what are your experience with this shoe ?

pdknox · « **Reply #1 on:** January 29, 2019, 10:00:12 AM »

I skated the black on black superstars. the originals not the skateboarding ones. the side blew out in spectacular fashion but the actual shell toe part held up strong. I skated non skateboarding stan smiths many years ago and found those to hold up better than skateboarding stan smiths.

Violator · « **Reply #2 on:** January 29, 2019, 12:19:29 PM »

Richard Angelides

burn_to_live · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2019, 09:57:22 AM »

Quote from: Far from relevant on January 29, 2019, 08:59:31 AM

They look cool and are durable but man do they ever suck to skate in. Stiff as a board, can barely feel the board and to top if off they make a squeaking noise every time you do a trick. Seems like some people swear by them, what are your experience with this shoe ?

I swear by them. (The vulc advs that is.)

Bristol_Palin · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2019, 08:16:07 PM »

Quote from: burn_to_live on January 30, 2019, 09:57:22 AM

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They look cool and are durable but man do they ever suck to skate in. Stiff as a board, can barely feel the board and to top if off they make a squeaking noise every time you do a trick. Seems like some people swear by them, what are your experience with this shoe ?
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I swear by them. (The vulc advs that is.)

Same here. I love skating the actual skate one, the superstar vulc. I think they look classic and skate really good. I wish they had more colorways of them each season. I only ever find them now if they're on sale on the floor of a shop never on the wall or anything. I'm still skating a pair now. They last long. It takes a bit but you can make a good groove in the shelltoe for easier kickflips.

j....soy..... · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2019, 09:54:55 PM »

I'm skating the Tyshawns, and one you break em in and rough up the toe they are great....

burn_to_live · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2019, 10:37:11 PM »

Quote from: j....soy..... on January 30, 2019, 09:54:55 PM

I'm skating the Tyshawns, and one you break em in and rough up the toe they are great....

I've never tried a high-top version, but that's next for sure.

rob · « **Reply #7 on:** January 31, 2019, 12:37:05 AM »

Back in the day(2006/2007) I couldn’t afford skate gear, skated my old pair of classic white with black stripe superstars and since they were so worn in they skated good for me

Sorta like a non sb dunk but not as good but same class(classic cupsole shoe)

Didn’t a bunch of pros skate superstars back then, and especially the campus

DISTANT RUMOURS · « **Reply #8 on:** January 31, 2019, 11:04:46 AM »

I skated at least 15 pairs of those... I agree that they're stiff though. So I just wore mine for a month or two first and than used them to skate in, and were a new pair around. That worked fine and they were really durable too

burn_to_live · « **Reply #9 on:** January 31, 2019, 03:35:31 PM »

Quote from: DISTANT RUMOURS on January 31, 2019, 11:04:46 AM

I skated at least 15 pairs of those... I agree that they're stiff though. So I just wore mine for a month or two first and than used them to skate in, and were a new pair around. That worked fine and they were really durable too

Same thing I do.

juuhnuuh · « **Reply #10 on:** February 01, 2019, 04:08:59 AM »

The vulc ADV's are the shit, idk how this works for you guys but this shoe actually allows me to heelflip better.

They do become soft, after about 5/10 sessions though but they last, and the heelpiece is solid so you do get arch support.

Violator · « **Reply #11 on:** February 01, 2019, 04:26:54 AM »

Those have the Adiprene insole in it, right? I bought a pair of Suciu 2 in 10.5, which is mostly what I wear in other shoes, and they felt super tight, and my heel slipped out when I tried to skate them. I tried rocking them barefoot but they were still too tight. I don't think going a half size up would help the heel lock much, so I just put some Huf insoles in there instead. I wish there was a way to shave a millimeter or 2 off the Adiprene insole to make it a tad thinner. I should get a meat slicer like Kramer, that'll do the trick

burn_to_live · « **Reply #12 on:** February 01, 2019, 08:10:13 AM »

Quote from: Violator on February 01, 2019, 04:26:54 AM

Those have the Adiprene insole in it, right? I bought a pair of Suciu 2 in 10.5, which is mostly what I wear in other shoes, and they felt super tight, and my heel slipped out when I tried to skate them. I tried rocking them barefoot but they were still too tight. I don't think going a half size up would help the heel lock much, so I just put some Huf insoles in there instead. I wish there was a way to shave a millimeter or 2 off the Adiprene insole to make it a tad thinner. I should get a meat slicer like Kramer, that'll do the trick

Yeah, the adiprene is my favorite and least favorite.

Abyss1 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 01, 2019, 08:14:01 AM »

I used to buy them in the 90s-early 00 because they used to be 1/2 the price of a skate shoe and would last somewhat the same since I was into grinding than stairs and flipping at the time

tangar · « **Reply #14 on:** February 01, 2019, 01:48:34 PM »

After skating a few pairs I can say the hi tops skate better for me. When I went back to the lo my foot felt like it was sitting pretty high. The hi top suede skated amazing and I would buy them again. I also agree about the insoles being the best AND the worst.

pedro_mayn · « **Reply #15 on:** February 01, 2019, 03:33:18 PM »

I swore by them for a few months, when I was broke and I could pick them up reduced. I didn't have much problem flicking with them like most people I know would tell me.

j....soy..... · « **Reply #16 on:** February 01, 2019, 07:20:18 PM »

Quote from: tangar on February 01, 2019, 01:48:34 PM

After skating a few pairs I can say the hi tops skate better for me. When I went back to the lo my foot felt like it was sitting pretty high. The hi top suede skated amazing and I would buy them again. I also agree about the insoles being the best AND the worst.

I can see this because the insoles are crazy high....the high balances the shoe better. I took em out anyhow with the highs, put in my own, they were too thick. New the shoe just felt so tick and kinda stiff but I gotta say they break in nice....

juuhnuuh · « **Reply #17 on:** February 02, 2019, 03:12:51 AM »

The ADV vulcs are great but they do become soft after about 6/8 sessions. I took out the adiprene and put some Koston 3 insoles in (also thick but a little less so) and that created a near perfect fit for me.

Btw somehow these shoes allow me to heelflip with much more control, has anyone ever noticed shoes effecting heelflip tricks before?

juuhnuuh · « **Reply #18 on:** February 03, 2019, 02:21:04 AM »

Btw how many versions of this shoe are there? OG Superstar, 80's, DLX, superstar 2, Vulc ADV.
Anybody skated them all?

pedro_mayn · « **Reply #19 on:** February 03, 2019, 04:07:41 AM »

Does anybody remember the ones with the double tongue? I think they were the skate ones way back when. I know all the Swansea heads rocked them in footy.

Skibb · « **Reply #20 on:** February 03, 2019, 05:31:32 AM »

Shell-toes: yes.

Sk.A.T.A.N · « **Reply #21 on:** February 03, 2019, 06:24:07 AM »

Quote from: pedro_mayn on February 03, 2019, 04:07:41 AM

Does anybody remember the ones with the double tongue? I think they were the skate ones way back when. I know all the Swansea heads rocked them in footy.

Yesss! The supermodified! 90's classic.

juuhnuuh · « **Reply #22 on:** February 03, 2019, 07:16:17 AM »

those are crazy.

tangar · « **Reply #23 on:** February 03, 2019, 01:05:29 PM »

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Does anybody remember the ones with the double tongue? I think they were the skate ones way back when. I know all the Swansea heads rocked them in footy.
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Yesss! The supermodified! 90's classic.

I had these too, so good.

Far from relevant · « **Reply #24 on:** February 04, 2019, 08:06:17 AM »

Great to here from everyone. As far as looks goes probably one of the best looking skate shoes, but they just dont work for me. I do however swear by the buzenitz and the campus vulcs, and was a huge fan of the regular campus shoe before addidas made skate shoes.