Adidas Suciu Review: A Post-Graduate Thematic Essay: PART ONE and TWO (UPDATED)

[jamersonbass]

i have sz 12 feet, will i look like a fucking goober wearing these jawns??/

I wear a 12 and I don't feel like they look overly big on foot.  As long as you're not rocking skinny jeans you should be fine. I'm really happy with how these shoes are wearing in after a few weeks.  Granted, I'm 31 and a gigging musician, so I don't "go hawrd", but spots I'm used to being wearing through by this point (ollie area, and collar from heeflips) are still intact.  Also, totally jinxing myself here, but I have yet to rip a lace.

[neko]

I LOVE this shoe so far.

I've been skating Booz ADV's pretty much since they came out, and that's just about the perfect shoe for me (though I swap out nicer gel insoles). But I thought I'd try something new, and I'll probably skate the Suciu's for a bit now. I agree on the bulky-but-not-bulky feel, at least compared to the thinner shoes of today. But they still feel modern and responsive, not like when I've dug some old relics out of the closet for a sesh. The slightly thicker sole (sole/insole whatever) is wonderful for my old man feet, and feels similar to (but different from) the OG Booz. The toe is great, similar to the Booz ADV's but a little different. My feet feel super secure and locked-in, but not in a suffocating way. The only thing so far is that I should have walked around in them for a day or two before skating; the sole was a little stiff right out of the box and I had to work it a little bit to get rid of heel lift. But overall I love this shoe.

Strangely, it reminds me a bit of this old Nike SB shoe, the Regime:



Though that was almost ten years ago, so I imagine my memory's a bit fuzzy. Also, there was a lot of beer back then.

[McCly]

The Regime was such a great shoe. I had a pair of the red/black ones for a minute.

[Beer Keg Peg Leg]

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i have sz 12 feet, will i look like a fucking goober wearing these jawns??/

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I wear a 12 and I don't feel like they look overly big on foot.  As long as you're not rocking skinny jeans you should be fine. I'm really happy with how these shoes are wearing in after a few weeks.  Granted, I'm 31 and a gigging musician, so I don't "go hawrd", but spots I'm used to being wearing through by this point (ollie area, and collar from heeflips) are still intact.  Also, totally jinxing myself here, but I have yet to rip a lace.

thanks g

[Sk.A.T.A.N]

The Regime was such a great shoe. I had a pair of the red/black ones for a minute.

Just saw this dude skating some regime's yesterday... Funny.

[Makaveli]

still can't get over the fact that dude put in all this work for a slap post...

[art hellman]

[Cosme]

[Bubblegum Tate]

Ride Channel did a review for it, maybe their first shoe review?

[clemsausage]

just echoing what most everyones already said... heatbox for sure, I've always been a fan of the classic adidas-shifting-to-the-side-tounge and that isnt happening, also realized the glue for the booty seperates like you're peeling off a sticky note, insole takes about 3 more seconds than normal when putting on shoes in the morning to unbunch your sock when you slide your foot in. Biggest problem I've noticed so far is that my heel is not anchored at all when walking around, constantly slips out. Hopefully that changes when the insole gets more broken in and compresses a little. super psyched on how deep the tread is. always thought that was a downfall for adidas. that silas 2 style outsole was miserable, being a filmer and often not really changing shoes to film and dragging my foot a bunch that shit was toast in a few days.

[pointandclick]

how does everyone find they fit? my shop hasnt gotten my size in yet and most staff are saying they fit big.

[heritage]

how does everyone find they fit? my shop hasnt gotten my size in yet and most staff are saying they fit big.

Preface my post by saying this - in my opinion, asking about sizing is always subjective. Always best to go try shoes on.

With that said, I do think they are cut big. I wear a 10 in everything (Lakai, NB#, DVS, Huf, Nike), but went with a 9.5 in the Suciu and I'm glad I did. They fit me perfectly.

Adidas sizing is so odd to me. Mostly every shoe has fit me big with exception of the Buz Vulc and Silas SLR, which both fit true to size. I'll never buy Adidas online unless it's something I'm buying a 2nd pair of.

[zippy z]

In the Booze vulc I'm 10.5.
Booze ADV 10.
ZX ADV 10.
Suciu ADV 10.

They all fit the same but the arch is more pronounced in the ADV.

The suciu is definitely in need of some ventilation. Maybe mesh panels between the stripes on both sides would help?

I'm head over heels for the Suciu. At first it was a major volume change from the booze vulc and ADV. But I've gotten used to it. The grip and board feel or amazing.

Winner, winner. Chicken dinner.

[clemsausage]

after wearing mine for a few weeks I came across a pretty weird problem. The adiprene is tearing holes in my sock where my heel is. anyone else having this issue?

[yatallfreak]

after wearing mine for a few weeks I came across a pretty weird problem. The adiprene is tearing holes in my sock where my heel is. anyone else having this issue?

Yeah, I went on a two week trip and wore a new pair of the sucius and pretty much every pair of socks I had would rip on my right heel. On the brightside the shoes lasted over two weeks of skating every day for hours

[clemsausage]

dude same, right heel only. are you regular?

[Sk.A.T.A.N]

Maybe you can glue some piece of fabric or a an old shirt to the top of it... i've done that in the past with a slippery insole and it worked quite well.

[yatallfreak]

dude same, right heel only. are you regular?

yep, some days we'd go out to skate and by the time I was done warming up there'd be a hole in the heel already. I brought like 8 pairs of socks on that trip and ripped through all but 3 individual socks. But I got some new ones when I got home and skated the sucius for another week, maybe two weeks and didnt have any problems again. Still gonna buy another pair of sucius

[deadpresidents]

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dude same, right heel only. are you regular?

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yep, some days we'd go out to skate and by the time I was done warming up there'd be a hole in the heel already. I brought like 8 pairs of socks on that trip and ripped through all but 3 individual socks. But I got some new ones when I got home and skated the sucius for another week, maybe two weeks and didnt have any problems again. Still gonna buy another pair of sucius

Yeah I'm regular as well and although my socks aren't ripping, the heel lock leaves much desired. I tie them as tight as a possible and the heel lock is weird. Right shoe only. Otherwise great shoe.

[drinny]

Anyone had any success fitting the Adiprene in a different shoe shell? Cupsole preferably.

Worried the supply of ADV II is drying up now Verso didn’t lead to any re-stocks and foot pain won’t let me skate anything else lately... so thankful for dis shoe!

[baustin]

Anyone had any success fitting the Adiprene in a different shoe shell? Cupsole preferably.

Worried the supply of ADV II is drying up now Verso didn’t lead to any re-stocks and foot pain won’t let me skate anything else lately... so thankful for dis shoe!

I think I was able to run them in Vans models that used ultracush insoles if memory serves. Fingers crossed for another Suciu shoe, I don’t know why they pulled his pro model.

[drinny]

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Anyone had any success fitting the Adiprene in a different shoe shell? Cupsole preferably.

Worried the supply of ADV II is drying up now Verso didn’t lead to any re-stocks and foot pain won’t let me skate anything else lately... so thankful for dis shoe!

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I think I was able to run them in Vans models that used ultracush insoles if memory serves. Fingers crossed for another Suciu shoe, I don’t know why they pulled his pro model.

Thanks, yeah I can skate it in a Half-cab pro ok for a while, should be a dream combination but for some reason the pros seem far floppier than the classics (Vulcan and sidewalks and collar) and after a while it gets a bit sketch. So wondering if there are any more robust shoes with a full drop-in sole like that.