What are your favorite vulcanized shoes currently?

[Firebert]

Nike Blazer hi
Wino G6 slip-on
Cons CTAS Kenny Anderson (w/ lunarlon)
Adidas 3st.001
HUF Classic hi

[Bristol_Palin]

Half Cabs, GT Blazers, Adidas Superstar ADV Vulcs skate good if you can ever find them.

[Seadramon]

gt blazers are the answer.

[GAY]

Yuck vulcs

[Garth Marenghi]

Can't skate in vulcs but Wino slip-ons.

[cosmicgypsies]

NB 617's are great. State Salems also.

[Woos]

NB #255 are awesome.

I need to go try a pair on badly, I think I’d like them a lot if they fit me well. Plus the green and yellow colorway would be sick just for skating downtown GB after Packer games.

Do they have bands on the tongue? Doesn’t look like it but a lot of the time companies don’t even list it so I wanna be sure. If they don’t have them, have you had issues with the tongue sliding around?

[poor alice]

Supra Cubas. They skate great out of the box and are great to chill in. My big gripe with them is the collar blows out with heelflips like any shoe without a suede collar

Excellent to hear, the red /gold suede ones should be arriving today and I've been undecideds as to whether to skate them or use them just as chillers. Also copped a pair of DC Tonik's for cheap too, I liked the few pairs I had of them a few years back.

[RossDailey]

chima pro 2 were trash. I hated them. YMMV

Chima Pro 1's … Vastly superior to the Chima 2's

[poor alice]

Wearing the Tonik and Cuba for chill shoes / work for now and going to keep skating the supra Hammers I've been in for about 2 months now.
Unlike other Supra outsoles these haven't worn down significantly, the hybrid cupsole / vulc thing these shoes have going on is great. It's much much more of a protective sole than the standard Supra Vulc sole on their usual suspects.

[Woos]

Wearing the Tonik and Cuba for chill shoes / work for now and going to keep skating the supra Hammers I've been in for about 2 months now.
Unlike other Supra outsoles these haven't worn down significantly, the hybrid cupsole / vulc thing these shoes have going on is great. It's much much more of a protective sole than the standard Supra Vulc sole on their usual suspects.

How do they compare to other vulc influenced cupsoles that Vans makes?  Things like the AVE Pro and shit.

[poor alice]

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Wearing the Tonik and Cuba for chill shoes / work for now and going to keep skating the supra Hammers I've been in for about 2 months now.
Unlike other Supra outsoles these haven't worn down significantly, the hybrid cupsole / vulc thing these shoes have going on is great. It's much much more of a protective sole than the standard Supra Vulc sole on their usual suspects.

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How do they compare to other vulc influenced cupsoles that Vans makes?  Things like the AVE Pro and shit.

Sorry I couldn't tell you, I haven't had a pair of Vans in years. I'm interested in trying a pair of their Wafflecups if anyone could recommend a pair.

[wurfnnjs]

Hot tip: krazy glue an extra patch of suede to the wear spots. You can buy fake suede that's still durable at a fabric store.

[Woos]

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Wearing the Tonik and Cuba for chill shoes / work for now and going to keep skating the supra Hammers I've been in for about 2 months now.
Unlike other Supra outsoles these haven't worn down significantly, the hybrid cupsole / vulc thing these shoes have going on is great. It's much much more of a protective sole than the standard Supra Vulc sole on their usual suspects.

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How do they compare to other vulc influenced cupsoles that Vans makes?  Things like the AVE Pro and shit.

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Sorry I couldn't tell you, I haven't had a pair of Vans in years. I'm interested in trying a pair of their Wafflecups if anyone could recommend a pair.

I have two friends riding the AVEs and both love them. The only thing is one of them is sending themselves down stairs majority of the time and the other rides more bmx than he skates. Both logged them though and the wear is virtually non-existent but like I said neither flicks nearly as often as I do so I’m a bit skeptical myself.  The soles are for sure holding up well though and both said they have a lot of board/petal feel while having good impact protection.

Seems like AVEs are the way to go for waffle cup but I’d like to hear from someone who’s a bit more tech before I spend $100 on skate shoes ya know?  I can get 3 pairs of nice vulcs for that.

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Wearing the Tonik and Cuba for chill shoes / work for now and going to keep skating the supra Hammers I've been in for about 2 months now.
Unlike other Supra outsoles these haven't worn down significantly, the hybrid cupsole / vulc thing these shoes have going on is great. It's much much more of a protective sole than the standard Supra Vulc sole on their usual suspects.

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How do they compare to other vulc influenced cupsoles that Vans makes?  Things like the AVE Pro and shit.

[close]

Sorry I couldn't tell you, I haven't had a pair of Vans in years. I'm interested in trying a pair of their Wafflecups if anyone could recommend a pair.

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I have two friends riding the AVEs and both love them. The only thing is one of them is sending themselves down stairs majority of the time and the other rides more bmx than he skates. Both logged them though and the wear is virtually non-existent but like I said neither flicks nearly as often as I do so I’m a bit skeptical myself.  The soles are for sure holding up well though and both said they have a lot of board/petal feel while having good impact protection.

Seems like AVEs are the way to go for waffle cup but I’d like to hear from someone who’s a bit more tech before I spend $100 on skate shoes ya know?  I can get 3 pairs of nice vulcs for that.

I was becoming more into the idea of trying a pair of the Ace's until I got to the Dollars. Ugh, no thanks.

[pointandclick]

nb 306 or 379. sturdy, solid, grippy, good feel, good flick.
feel like the old campus vulcs before they fucked them.

bonus points go to adidas 3mc.

also all cons switch to a molded pu insole next sumer so the shoes will get better imo,the ortholite/air combo is too thin.

[LordManHammer]

Old guy opinion I like vulc shoes for kicking it around the house. When you huck yourself down shit those expensive shoes help out especially etc. skate insoles.

[Yesterdays-pop]

Suede chima 1’s

[RossDailey]

Suede chima 1’s

Excellent Choice

[Woos]

Old guy opinion I like vulc shoes for kicking it around the house. When you huck yourself down shit those expensive shoes help out especially etc. skate insoles.

I get why people don’t like them because of that but I’m a skier. My feet are used to hurting.  8 hour 60’+ booter sessions in ski boots make stair-sets in vulcs feel like a foot massage lol.

[Shuh]

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Suede chima 1’s

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Excellent Choice

Really? care to elaborate why these are good?

[RossDailey]

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Suede chima 1’s

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Excellent Choice

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Really? care to elaborate why these are good?

It's a 'Zero Gimmick' Model:

Excellent board feel & unlike alot of vulc vans shoes, it has a padded tongue

Also, the overall super simple design of the shoe suits me.... I think i've had 15+ pairs & counting

Additionally, I put in the Vans HD insole (from an old pair of KWalks or Crocketts i had) & that helps w/ the comfort levels somewhat.

[animalflesh]

I really like Adidas 3MC for maximum boardfeel and skating right out of the box...

But between having a pretty fucked up right knee and hip I pretty much only skate them when I skate transition and curbs now.

But they feel SO good


Nike blazer hi/ low GT all the way aside from that

And classic vans sk8 hi or half cabs sometimes for nostalgias sake

[Woos]

I think I’m going to buy some Wino G6s or some Lopez Pros.  Leaning more towards the G6s because they seem to have a better insole and they also have tongue straps. Looks like everything I want in a shoe from aesthetics to tech. I’m just not too sure how well they hold up. I can find them for $30-45 though so it shouldn’t be hard to get my moneys worth.

Lopez’s don’t have tongue straps right?  I can’t see anywhere where it says they do so I assume that’s a no.

[jay_nev]

I think I’m going to buy some Wino G6s or some Lopez Pros.  Leaning more towards the G6s because they seem to have a better insole and they also have tongue straps. Looks like everything I want in a shoe from aesthetics to tech. I’m just not too sure how well they hold up. I can find them for $30-45 though so it shouldn’t be hard to get my moneys worth.

Lopez’s don’t have tongue straps right?  I can’t see anywhere where it says they do so I assume that’s a no.

just got the Lopez pro for $25 from that converse sale. Couldn’t beat it. No centering straps but the tongue is secured to the upper for the first 2 eyelets near the toe. Not going anywhere

[Woos]

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I think I’m going to buy some Wino G6s or some Lopez Pros.  Leaning more towards the G6s because they seem to have a better insole and they also have tongue straps. Looks like everything I want in a shoe from aesthetics to tech. I’m just not too sure how well they hold up. I can find them for $30-45 though so it shouldn’t be hard to get my moneys worth.

Lopez’s don’t have tongue straps right?  I can’t see anywhere where it says they do so I assume that’s a no.

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just got the Lopez pro for $25 from that converse sale. Couldn’t beat it. No centering straps but the tongue is secured to the upper for the first 2 eyelets near the toe. Not going anywhere

Yo wait what sale? I saw them on sale for $55 buy one get one half of on Zumiez but that was the cheapest I found them. I was just going to buy two pairs right away for $82.50 but if I can get one pair for $25 I’ll definitely get them.

[jay_nev]

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I think I’m going to buy some Wino G6s or some Lopez Pros.  Leaning more towards the G6s because they seem to have a better insole and they also have tongue straps. Looks like everything I want in a shoe from aesthetics to tech. I’m just not too sure how well they hold up. I can find them for $30-45 though so it shouldn’t be hard to get my moneys worth.

Lopez’s don’t have tongue straps right?  I can’t see anywhere where it says they do so I assume that’s a no.

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just got the Lopez pro for $25 from that converse sale. Couldn’t beat it. No centering straps but the tongue is secured to the upper for the first 2 eyelets near the toe. Not going anywhere

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Yo wait what sale? I saw them on sale for $55 buy one get one half of on Zumiez but that was the cheapest I found them. I was just going to buy two pairs right away for $82.50 but if I can get one pair for $25 I’ll definitely get them.

straight from converse.com last week it ended.  Was posted in the same thread!

[brwrxstl]

lakai riley 2's

I literally have 7 pairs on standby. The vegan all black canvas joints. The ollie area needs a shoego patch pretty quick and I'd prefer an all black synthetic suede but the shoe itself is incredible and they look amazing.

[Woos]

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I think I’m going to buy some Wino G6s or some Lopez Pros.  Leaning more towards the G6s because they seem to have a better insole and they also have tongue straps. Looks like everything I want in a shoe from aesthetics to tech. I’m just not too sure how well they hold up. I can find them for $30-45 though so it shouldn’t be hard to get my moneys worth.

Lopez’s don’t have tongue straps right?  I can’t see anywhere where it says they do so I assume that’s a no.

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just got the Lopez pro for $25 from that converse sale. Couldn’t beat it. No centering straps but the tongue is secured to the upper for the first 2 eyelets near the toe. Not going anywhere

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Yo wait what sale? I saw them on sale for $55 buy one get one half of on Zumiez but that was the cheapest I found them. I was just going to buy two pairs right away for $82.50 but if I can get one pair for $25 I’ll definitely get them.

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straight from converse.com last week it ended.  Was posted in the same thread!

Oh I can’t believe I overlooked that. Not a big deal though I just got a sick deal on some Reynolds Low Vulcs. $26 including tax and my friends a manager at Zumiez so he made the shipping free.

[jay_nev]

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I think I’m going to buy some Wino G6s or some Lopez Pros.  Leaning more towards the G6s because they seem to have a better insole and they also have tongue straps. Looks like everything I want in a shoe from aesthetics to tech. I’m just not too sure how well they hold up. I can find them for $30-45 though so it shouldn’t be hard to get my moneys worth.

Lopez’s don’t have tongue straps right?  I can’t see anywhere where it says they do so I assume that’s a no.

[close]

just got the Lopez pro for $25 from that converse sale. Couldn’t beat it. No centering straps but the tongue is secured to the upper for the first 2 eyelets near the toe. Not going anywhere

[close]

Yo wait what sale? I saw them on sale for $55 buy one get one half of on Zumiez but that was the cheapest I found them. I was just going to buy two pairs right away for $82.50 but if I can get one pair for $25 I’ll definitely get them.

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straight from converse.com last week it ended.  Was posted in the same thread!

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Oh I can’t believe I overlooked that. Not a big deal though I just got a sick deal on some Reynolds Low Vulcs. $26 including tax and my friends a manager at Zumiez so he made the shipping free.

solid! Yeah I got that same pair from zumiez online too! Grabbed Dylan slips too (yellow, gonna try to dye em or something) to hit free ship so like $24 and change each. I’m set for a bit.