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[prof_oak]

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I will never understand why they havent make a skate version of this model yet?

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They haven’t done a line for teenage superheroes?

 Too closeminded. I was talking about the model not the cw.

Bitch

[dstrytruitt]

They need to do a collab with Neil Young and release a shoe called Vans Down By The River.

Gnar this Mongo for me, someone please

[Atiba Applebum]

They need to do a collab with Neil Young and release a shoe called Vans Down By The River.

Or Matt Foley

[parasocial skater]

those quartersnacks MC's are hideous

[Democratic Republic Of Mongo]

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They need to do a collab with Neil Young and release a shoe called Vans Down By The River.

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Or Matt Foley

The colorway is all there. A nice plaid with a forest green V logo.

[YMCMB]

I will never understand why they havent make a skate version of this model yet?

I would actually skate those assuming they didn't weigh as much as vans other cupsoles.

[moonordie]

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They need to do a collab with Neil Young and release a shoe called Vans Down By The River.

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Gnar this Mongo for me, someone please

Gotchu

[prof_oak]

Im waiting for the all black one

[prof_oak]

Have anyone ever tried skating the BMX models ?

The old skool and the sk8 hi one?

They seem to have some kind of cupsole. I'm not a nerd for shoes specs, most of them are mkt gimmicks but i would like some insights

Probably wrong thread.

[BALARGUE]

https://www.sourcebmx.com/blogs/insights/vans-waffle-cup-sole-van-homan-review

I know no skater who tried them

[prof_oak]

I mean they are the classic models with a "cup sole"
One would expect people would try those.

[BALARGUE]

I mean they are the classic models with a "cup sole"
One would expect people would try those.

to be more precise it's a hybrid vulc / cup (that's what the waffle cup found on Crocketts or Walkers is) but with a BMX twist
And when you look at the pattern on the sole it's different from the waffle cup found on the Skate models. It sorta look like the wafflecontrol found on the Berle model a few years ago but different.
https://www.vans.fr/berle.html

Let's see if someone here tried them

[concerned_parent]

Have anyone ever tried skating the BMX models ?

The old skool and the sk8 hi one?

They seem to have some kind of cupsole. I'm not a nerd for shoes specs, most of them are mkt gimmicks but i would like some insights

Probably wrong thread.

i tried the bmx sk8-hi's two years ago. the rubber compound for the outsole is softer than the skate lines. they mushed out pretty quickly compared to skate sk8-hi's or crocketts. outsole didn't feel as grippy as other skate models. they skated fine but i wouldn't buy them again. i foolishly bought a pair of the bmx slip on's to hang out in and tbh they look like old people shoes without the foxing stripe.

these ones. i thought they looked cool but tbh i didn't like them as much as the skate models.

[Troubadour26]

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Have anyone ever tried skating the BMX models ?

The old skool and the sk8 hi one?

They seem to have some kind of cupsole. I'm not a nerd for shoes specs, most of them are mkt gimmicks but i would like some insights

Probably wrong thread.

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i tried the bmx sk8-hi's two years ago. the rubber compound for the outsole is softer than the skate lines. they mushed out pretty quickly compared to skate sk8-hi's or crocketts. outsole didn't feel as grippy as other skate models. they skated fine but i wouldn't buy them again. i foolishly bought a pair of the bmx slip on's to hang out in and tbh they look like old people shoes without the foxing stripe.

these ones. i thought they looked cool but tbh i didn't like them as much as the skate models.

thank you for your honesty 🙏


(& a genuine thank you for your thorough response)

[doyle]

I know you were asking about the other models, but I skated about 10 pairs of the BMX slip ons over the last couple of years and absolutely loved them.

I also loved (the feeling of) the Kyle Walker 2 and these felt sorta similar with the hybrid cup/vulc sole but the thin and light upper of the normal slip on. Plus a bunch of them have rubber toe caps too which made them last forever. I used to go through normal slip ons so fast especially when filming (toe dragging while filming lines wearing out the soles immediately) so the BMX ones kinda ticked all the boxes for me.

[Mbrimson88]

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There was a thread about it from a while back.

Might be a few more views of interest there.

Seemed overall that they were tougher shoes, but some still had mixed reviews from what I had read in this thread, the New shoes thread and elsewhere online too.


BMX shoe thread here:

https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=114021.0

[Dopethrone]

https://www.vans.co.uk/shop/en-gb/vans-gb/speed-ls-utility-loden-vn000ctnldn

Not sure if these have been posted. They look decent, the pair I seen didn't have the elastic for the tongue but not sure they are all like that as that pair had no info on the tongue, but they felt solid on.

Maybe they ain't a 'skate' model

[back smith]

https://www.vans.co.uk/shop/en-gb/vans-gb/speed-ls-utility-loden-vn000ctnldn

Not sure if these have been posted. They look decent, the pair I seen didn't have the elastic for the tongue but not sure they are all like that as that pair had no info on the tongue, but they felt solid on.

Maybe they ain't a 'skate' model

Interesting.

An Obscure 90s Silhouette Gets a New Life

The Speed LS is an obscure archive model from the Fall 1998 Women’s Skate line, resurrected by Supreme for Spring 2023. Made with suede and mesh uppers that mimic the original design, this reimagined take on the Speed features classic colorways that utilize fast paneling for a layered look. The modernized mid-90s outsole and molded tongue branding further elevate this throwback style.

Obscure archive 90s skate shoe
Suede and textile uppers
Layering of panels with toe cap and mudguard
Modernized mid-90s cupsole
Molded tongue branding

[thehogsniper]

speed LS has been out for a while now, hit the outlet shelfs months ago. At least the better part of this year, I'd say.

[Dopethrone]

speed LS has been out for a while now, hit the outlet shelfs months ago. At least the better part of this year, I'd say.

Damn, slept on might need to pick up a pair

[DanRar009]

Anyone skate the xlt’s? Missed the first navy dime ones but am wanting the navy color that just dropped. True to size? Half size up? Half size down? Any feedback is appreciated

[TastyBurrito]

I have the Dime ones. They’re TTS.

[pinkeye fieri]

anyone know if there is a version of the half cab that has less padding around the ankles? love skating in half-cabs but the ankle padding is too bulky for me :p

thought about trying the villani 417 but new balance logo is just too dad-core

[Mbrimson88]

anyone know if there is a version of the half cab that has less padding around the ankles? love skating in half-cabs but the ankle padding is too bulky for me :p

thought about trying the villani 417 but new balance logo is just too dad-core

I feel like all of them have a fair bit of ankle padding, maybe the black / white Skate edition could have been the softest feeling, when I tried them on, but they often split at the back too, which might also lessen the tight ankle feeling.


For a different shoe, the Sk8 Mid has been really good, or at least a pair I have been wearing lately, but I don't see them in quantities I would consider easily accessible, so that might not be so good.

I have seen the Sk8 Hi cut down quite often and even did that to an old pair I had not too long ago, which worked really well and made the shoe so much more wearable for me now, so that could even be an option for you, if you don't mind a little DIY to your shoes.

[pinkeye fieri]

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anyone know if there is a version of the half cab that has less padding around the ankles? love skating in half-cabs but the ankle padding is too bulky for me :p

thought about trying the villani 417 but new balance logo is just too dad-core

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I feel like all of them have a fair bit of ankle padding, maybe the black / white Skate edition could have been the softest feeling, when I tried them on, but they often split at the back too, which might also lessen the tight ankle feeling.


For a different shoe, the Sk8 Mid has been really good, or at least a pair I have been wearing lately, but I don't see them in quantities I would consider easily accessible, so that might not be so good.

I have seen the Sk8 Hi cut down quite often and even did that to an old pair I had not too long ago, which worked really well and made the shoe so much more wearable for me now, so that could even be an option for you, if you don't mind a little DIY to your shoes.

Thanks for the thoughtfull response
I tend to get blisters on sk8 hi/lo where side panels are stitched to the toe panel.
I just really like the contours of the contrast stitching on halfcabs. lovely aesthetic.
maybe they'll make a half cab decon someday, that would be rad

i opened up an old pair of halfcabs, removed the foam ankle inserts then sewed them back up. unfortunately they were just too floppy but it was worth a shot

currently skating a couple pairs of HUF classic hi so i can pretend i'm in SF :p

[Mbrimson88]

Thanks for the thoughtfull response
I tend to get blisters on sk8 hi/lo where side panels are stitched to the toe panel.
I just really like the contours of the contrast stitching on halfcabs. lovely aesthetic.
maybe they'll make a half cab decon someday, that would be rad

i opened up an old pair of halfcabs, removed the foam ankle inserts then sewed them back up. unfortunately they were just too floppy but it was worth a shot

currently skating a couple pairs of HUF classic hi so i can pretend i'm in SF :p

Yeah I get what you mean about the stitching in the wrong place on Sk8 versions.

For a long time I could never fit size 11 well, but when I finally gave up and went to size 12 they just fit so much better.  Not that it would be an option for you or others, but where the stitching is on the inside just over the pinky toe can be a deal breaker or a perfect fit give or take a couple of mm in terms of the length of the shoe.


I had also deconstructed an old pair of Half Cabs a while back just to see, which didn't work out well at all, I guess much like your own experience.  The padding could be replaced with a thinner / not so dense strip of foam, more so than the thick rigid ankle cuff that they put in them, but that is a lot of work for a shoe that could only last a month or so if skating regularly.

Seem to recall someone else drilling holes through it from the inside to soften it right up, but that seems like a very weird way to go about it too.


The Rowan 1 was the closest shoe to a Half Cab as well, but if they are phasing them out, I don't know how good that would be to try to find some, only to have no more when you want them.

They were pretty comfortable for me anyway, if not a little big, compared to the fit of Half Cabs, but you could add them to your list of shoes to try on.

[franc]

Have any of you tried those Skate Rowley 25th Anniversary shoes? How are they?
Never had a pair back in the day and kinda want one now but I hate the idea of supporting Rowley. Hhmmm...

https://www.vans.co.uk/shop/en-gb/vans-gb/men/skate-rowley-25th-navy-white-vn0a2z3onav

Thanks.

[Deadringer]

Have any of you tried those Skate Rowley 25th Anniversary shoes? How are they?
Never had a pair back in the day and kinda want one now but I hate the idea of supporting Rowley. Hhmmm...

https://www.vans.co.uk/shop/en-gb/vans-gb/men/skate-rowley-25th-navy-white-vn0a2z3onav

Thanks.

I used to skate these back in the day, always picked them up from a Vans outlet quite cheap. Were these ever called the Rowley Old Skools or am I tripping?

Just ordered the blue colourway so pretty stoked to be skating them again soon.

What’s the issue with rowley and the reluctance to support?

[BALARGUE]

Have any of you tried those Skate Rowley 25th Anniversary shoes? How are they?
Never had a pair back in the day and kinda want one now but I hate the idea of supporting Rowley. Hhmmm...

https://www.vans.co.uk/shop/en-gb/vans-gb/men/skate-rowley-25th-navy-white-vn0a2z3onav

Thanks.

Can't be specific but a homie has them and really like them. And asked me to order a new pair.
I'll ask him.

[franc]

Thanks guys.

What’s the issue with rowley and the reluctance to support?

Well, he's... Rowley. He used to be one of my favorites from the mid 90s to the Sorry era but he's come across as the kind of person I'd rather not support since.