new Vans models

[Mean salto]

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The pricing of the AVE 2.0 in Australia is absolutely fucked in the head.  Might cop em on sale in a few months for $70 though.

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That’s fucking insulting.

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Just so people have a comparison Leo Baker and ishod 2 Nike's, tyshawn Adidas are all about $150-160 and tiagos are about $200 here

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Still blows em out of the water.  No one could afford to skate those without a sponno.  Are they hoping to hypebeast it?

Honestly no idea. And how good could they even be? Even if they're the best shoes ever made I don't see how they could be better than two pairs of basically any other shoe.
It will be like those all titanium theeves. Even for hypebeast shit I can't see people paying more for some vans than Jordans or TNs or whatever 

[moonordie]

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The pricing of the AVE 2.0 in Australia is absolutely fucked in the head.  Might cop em on sale in a few months for $70 though.

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That’s fucking insulting.

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Just so people have a comparison Leo Baker and ishod 2 Nike's, tyshawn Adidas are all about $150-160 and tiagos are about $200 here

Here is even sounds worse. Ave 2.0 are 3500 CZK and Ishod 2 are 2700 for example and 1010 2800 CZK

[Ignatius J Reilly]

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Anyone skating the AVE 2 and want to offer some feedback?

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I bit the bullet and bought them with 15% vans family discount. Haven’t skated em yet but the knit makes em fit like a glove(suctions to your foot).  The laces are almost satin-like I don’t really like them they don’t stay tied. Very stiff for being knit material, dare I say supportive. Gonna take a minute to break in, also they’re tts.

you skate the zahbas by any chance? how do they compare, fit-wise and width-wise?

[CronsX]

Anyone skating the AVE 2 and want to offer some feedback?

I bought them under heavy discount and skated them already several times.
Can confirm they fit like a glove which i really like (TTS, for me at least).
Can also confirm the shoelaces will untie every five seconds. Very annoying.
I think people with a wider foot will hate those things cause they are very, very tight.
Even a half size bigger i had pain in my right foot cause im wearing a bandage on that side and the shoe just pressed it into my arche.
Flick is good.
Grip was fine after the first 30 minutes or so, nothing special in my opinion.

For me, they feel exactly like the old AVE, without the stability.
Cause that knit stuff is not stopping your foot from moving around, obviously.

Maybe it will get better and the changes will be more noticable when the non- knit version arrives.
Until then its just some overpriced AVE 1 with hypebeast knit.

Sadly i can't compare them to the Zahba. Can't stand any of the colorways they're releasing that thing in...

Big fan of the Rowan 2s. Much better shoe in my opinion and the best shoe Vans released in a long time.

[Chimppimpin]

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Anyone skating the AVE 2 and want to offer some feedback?

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I bit the bullet and bought them with 15% vans family discount. Haven’t skated em yet but the knit makes em fit like a glove(suctions to your foot).  The laces are almost satin-like I don’t really like them they don’t stay tied. Very stiff for being knit material, dare I say supportive. Gonna take a minute to break in, also they’re tts.

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you skate the zahbas by any chance? how do they compare, fit-wise and width-wise?

They are a little narrow, if u have a wider foot a half size up should fix that. The mids aren't as narrow as the lows.

[Troubadour26]

Those blue suede authentics from jcrew look like hot fiya

[Xen]

Those blue suede authentics from jcrew look like hot fiya

People complaining about the price of'em but it's 'proper' suede not 'skate shoe' suede; totally different grade of suede.

Suede.

[mynameisnotjeff]

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Anyone skating the AVE 2 and want to offer some feedback?

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I bit the bullet and bought them with 15% vans family discount. Haven’t skated em yet but the knit makes em fit like a glove(suctions to your foot).  The laces are almost satin-like I don’t really like them they don’t stay tied. Very stiff for being knit material, dare I say supportive. Gonna take a minute to break in, also they’re tts.

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Much obliged! I ordered some and they're really light and a little narrow but not too much. Length seems TTS. Not sure if I'm going to keep them though based on the fact I have far too many shoes already and I have no idea if they're worth it.

Got the Vans on sale for 20 or 30% off a site someone posted on the sale thread.

Finally walked in them today. I don’t believe my foot is that wide but they were a bit too tight. I’m sure that after a while they’ll stretch out and fit better. I will recommend going half a size up if you have a wider foot for comfort.

The shoe is a bit difficult to get on but the pull tab helps. I will say that this also translates with how locked in your foot feels in the shoe.

You can definitely run it as a slip on. Like the Romero Laced. But with time you’ll throw on the laces.

[Nth syd bear]

Anyone have any feedback on the zhaba mids??