Last purchase you regretted

[rocklobster]

Probably the radial slims I'm currently skating. Not because they're red but apparently I got way too used to the tablet shape and now I'm having issues regarding locking in.
Or I could just stop being a bitch a commit more...

Hey, no need for the negative talk buddy.

Got a 2nd hand complete off a local site, had Venture trucks and a Real board basically new, both of which I wanted to try. Too bad the trucks were 5.0 and the bearings were completely rusted. Now I got to try and resell the trucks.

[eranka]

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Any vans shoe I’ve purchased in the past year has fallen apart really quickly. Whatever glue they’re using does not hold the sole on for more than a month .

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Had some Crockett 2s and I had to use super glue on 75% of the stitching to keep the shoes together. Meaning not just the toe area of my front foot but like, the inner side panel of my push foot. The shoes were literally held together by super glue.

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just got the Kyle Walker shoe after about 10 years of only skating NBs and adidas, first session felt pretty good, by the 3rd session they already feel too floppy for me, i probably have about 8-9 hours of skating the shoe and its not ripped or anything but i dont feel safe in them at all and my feet hurt by the end of the session. shittiest feeling shoes i had in years

bought a Sour board and it went soggy and wore out super quick.

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shoe busted open on the medial side and not even on a seam, the suede itself ripped
shit sucks

[TD]

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Any vans shoe I’ve purchased in the past year has fallen apart really quickly. Whatever glue they’re using does not hold the sole on for more than a month .

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Had some Crockett 2s and I had to use super glue on 75% of the stitching to keep the shoes together. Meaning not just the toe area of my front foot but like, the inner side panel of my push foot. The shoes were literally held together by super glue.

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just got the Kyle Walker shoe after about 10 years of only skating NBs and adidas, first session felt pretty good, by the 3rd session they already feel too floppy for me, i probably have about 8-9 hours of skating the shoe and its not ripped or anything but i dont feel safe in them at all and my feet hurt by the end of the session. shittiest feeling shoes i had in years

bought a Sour board and it went soggy and wore out super quick.

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shoe busted open on the medial side and not even on a seam, the suede itself ripped
shit sucks

Honestly I've never been so utterly disappointed with Vans. They've really fallen off the wagon - the shoes are insanely expensive here in Australia for fuck all wear time. I hate to say it but current Lakai is a more appealing option than Vans at this stage.

[jay_nev]

Nah the new vans upgrades seem to be a lot better. New gum outsole new materials on the latest models (suede on rowans is sick) and the new popcush better than ultracush. Try the Ave or Rowan

[5teve.0h]

Nah the new vans upgrades seem to be a lot better. New gum outsole new materials on the latest models (suede on rowans is sick) and the new popcush better than ultracush. Try the Ave or Rowan

The Ave retails for $200 in AUS which is roughly $132 USD. Kinda more than a lot of skaters are willing to pay for a pair of shoes. They seem to be really popular with yuppie soccer mums but

[jay_nev]

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Nah the new vans upgrades seem to be a lot better. New gum outsole new materials on the latest models (suede on rowans is sick) and the new popcush better than ultracush. Try the Ave or Rowan

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The Ave retails for $200 in AUS which is roughly $132 USD. Kinda more than a lot of skaters are willing to pay for a pair of shoes. They seem to be really popular with yuppie soccer mums but

wow yeah, didn’t realize that price hike. No chance. $100 still too much.

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Nah the new vans upgrades seem to be a lot better. New gum outsole new materials on the latest models (suede on rowans is sick) and the new popcush better than ultracush. Try the Ave or Rowan

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The Ave retails for $200 in AUS which is roughly $132 USD. Kinda more than a lot of skaters are willing to pay for a pair of shoes. They seem to be really popular with yuppie soccer mums but

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wow yeah, didn’t realize that price hike. No chance. $100 still too much.

Biggest thing holding me back. It's so insane how high the prices are here for vans, or any other vulc skate shoe. I always try and support my shop, but I know they're feeling the burn for sure on how insane these prices are getting.

[whatsreallygood]

I can't imagine paying over 60 bucks for a pair vans, of all shoe brands

[ThrashGnar]

A second pair of Lakai Owen slip-ons. Had one pair and they left great with a sort-of hybrid vulc/cup sole and a slip-on!  2nd paid the suede chewed through in a couple mellow sessions and made me sad. My éS Accel vulc are close enough w/ Footprint insoles so I’m happy again.

[jay_nev]

I can't imagine paying over 60 bucks for a pair vans, of all shoe brands

paid like $59 for the rowans and they’re sick

[moonordie]

Like 2 weeks ago I got some RED radial slims. I knew I would regret it...

[Uncle Flea]

This bullshit gram of corporate purps.

That joint is fucking up their shatter so bad they had to knock 10 bucks off grams.

Its the only place open late.  My mistake was saying just gimme that fire forget the numbers I'm in a rush.

18 bucks is 8 bucks too much


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Like 2 weeks ago I got some RED radial slims. I knew I would regret it...
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that's a nice wheel. I think you will get used to them quickly.

Harder wheels are better I feel.

[rocklobster]

Like 2 weeks ago I got some RED radial slims. I knew I would regret it...

The ones with the red dragon trim or the fully red scales one?

For me its 54mm Radiam Slims in 99a. They looks great in the package but I can't bring myself to skate anything bigger than a 52mm. I'm liking the shape of Bones V1 and just got myself a pair of V3 Easy Streets. Not ready to make that jump to the fireman.

[ItsNoUse]

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Like 2 weeks ago I got some RED radial slims. I knew I would regret it...

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The ones with the red dragon trim or the fully red scales one?

For me its 54mm Radiam Slims in 99a. They looks great in the package but I can't bring myself to skate anything bigger than a 52mm. I'm liking the shape of Bones V1 and just got myself a pair of V3 Easy Streets. Not ready to make that jump to the fireman.

54mm is my choice size

[Dante Bichette]

All of my Dunks, I love the way they look but the board feel fucking sucks and they're uncomfortable as hell.

[jay_nev]

All of my Dunks, I love the way they look but the board feel fucking sucks and they're uncomfortable as hell.

what size? hard to find nowadays

[backinaction]

Useless - and I only paid $10 for the pair.  Gave them away after skating them maybe twice.

[honey island]

i mean krux just sounds like the word for crap in multiple languages

[johnes]

Two chicken sandwiches from Popeyes. I know one is enough.

[moonordie]

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Like 2 weeks ago I got some RED radial slims. I knew I would regret it...

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The ones with the red dragon trim or the fully red scales one?

For me its 54mm Radiam Slims in 99a. They looks great in the package but I can't bring myself to skate anything bigger than a 52mm. I'm liking the shape of Bones V1 and just got myself a pair of V3 Easy Streets. Not ready to make that jump to the fireman.

These radial slims 54 99

[Dante Bichette]

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All of my Dunks, I love the way they look but the board feel fucking sucks and they're uncomfortable as hell.

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what size? hard to find nowadays

13, thinking about selling em cause I only skate in my Half Cabs or Old Skool Pros.

[tzhangdox]

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All of my Dunks, I love the way they look but the board feel fucking sucks and they're uncomfortable as hell.

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what size? hard to find nowadays

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13, thinking about selling em cause I only skate in my Half Cabs or Old Skool Pros.

post em up in the classifieds

[bombsaway86]

Hosoi Hammerhead... total impulse buy. Made frontside grinds a lot easier, made everything else a lot harder

[j....soy.....]

Old pair of one stars....7.5 thought they would fit for sure....too big!  Old converse sizing...

[whatsreallygood]

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I can't imagine paying over 60 bucks for a pair vans, of all shoe brands

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paid like $59 for the rowans and they’re sick

Fair, did you get them on sale? From what I've seen pro models are usually much more than 60 but if you liek them that's awesome. I gotta admit I'm bias agianst vans since my and my buddies have repeatedly had awful experiences with vans like bad suede, soles wear through, etc. I will say the Rowans look alright and it sounds like they fixed the rubber outsole from the marketing but they look too skimpy with no suede around the heel and only single stitching around the lace loop panel. I think for me vans just always look cheap with cut corners but again it's a bias of mine.

[jay_nev]

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I can't imagine paying over 60 bucks for a pair vans, of all shoe brands

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paid like $59 for the rowans and they’re sick

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Fair, did you get them on sale? From what I've seen pro models are usually much more than 60 but if you liek them that's awesome. I gotta admit I'm bias agianst vans since my and my buddies have repeatedly had awful experiences with vans like bad suede, soles wear through, etc. I will say the Rowans look alright and it sounds like they fixed the rubber outsole from the marketing but they look too skimpy with no suede around the heel and only single stitching around the lace loop panel. I think for me vans just always look cheap with cut corners but again it's a bias of mine.

yeah Skatewarehouse when they had some 15% (I think?) but I also got the black pair at my local shop on Skateshop day for a discount too. Toecap is triple stitched and the heel panel is double stitched. Suede on black pair was better than I thought. Haven’t skated in em enough yet but top laces are getting worn.

[whatsreallygood]

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I can't imagine paying over 60 bucks for a pair vans, of all shoe brands

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paid like $59 for the rowans and they’re sick

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Fair, did you get them on sale? From what I've seen pro models are usually much more than 60 but if you liek them that's awesome. I gotta admit I'm bias agianst vans since my and my buddies have repeatedly had awful experiences with vans like bad suede, soles wear through, etc. I will say the Rowans look alright and it sounds like they fixed the rubber outsole from the marketing but they look too skimpy with no suede around the heel and only single stitching around the lace loop panel. I think for me vans just always look cheap with cut corners but again it's a bias of mine.

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yeah Skatewarehouse when they had some 15% (I think?) but I also got the black pair at my local shop on Skateshop day for a discount too. Toecap is triple stitched and the heel panel is double stitched. Suede on black pair was better than I thought. Haven’t skated in em enough yet but top laces are getting worn.

Toe cap looks solid no issues there, I just meant the collar is canvas, which is where I tend to wear when I do heelflip variations, no issue with the heel panel though. The panel with the lace loops is single stitched though which I find always falls off (this issue isn't exclusive to vans of course). Either way a good deal is a good deal, if they're sick props to vans.

[lesserredpanda]

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Any vans shoe I’ve purchased in the past year has fallen apart really quickly. Whatever glue they’re using does not hold the sole on for more than a month .

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Had some Crockett 2s and I had to use super glue on 75% of the stitching to keep the shoes together. Meaning not just the toe area of my front foot but like, the inner side panel of my push foot. The shoes were literally held together by super glue.

[close]

just got the Kyle Walker shoe after about 10 years of only skating NBs and adidas, first session felt pretty good, by the 3rd session they already feel too floppy for me, i probably have about 8-9 hours of skating the shoe and its not ripped or anything but i dont feel safe in them at all and my feet hurt by the end of the session. shittiest feeling shoes i had in years

bought a Sour board and it went soggy and wore out super quick.

[close]

update-

shoe busted open on the medial side and not even on a seam, the suede itself ripped
shit sucks

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Honestly I've never been so utterly disappointed with Vans. They've really fallen off the wagon - the shoes are insanely expensive here in Australia for fuck all wear time. I hate to say it but current Lakai is a more appealing option than Vans at this stage.

Complained in some other threads about this issue... Crock 2s suck. Which is a shame because the OG Crockett's were fantastic. I skate a lot of Vans and have worn tons of pairs over the last 20 odd years. The only time i've had an issue was with Crockett 2s. I've owned two pairs and both had similar rips but closer to the seam. One split open before I even skated them, was just breaking them in wearing them at the office. Had a buddy's who ripped his in the same place too. Was so irked I bought 3 sets of Boo Johnson's Diamond slip ons when they were on sale and skated those for about a year before returning to Vans. Switched over to Kyle Walker's model and love those, looking forward to trying out Rowan's model or some of the new AVE's if they go on sale. Wish they'd go back to the Crockett 1 design way nicer looking and better crafted shoe.

[jay_nev]

Haha seemed fitting

[venture5.8]

hopps boards, they feel like cardboard compared to other generator boards