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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1380 on: May 24, 2024, 09:00:23 AM »
Anyone have any feedback on the zhaba mids??


One of the best shoes they offer. Basically cupsole half cab vibes on their more techy sole. Fit TTS. Thinner/lighter than the Rowan 1.

Mid only tho - the cut, fit and paneling of the low is quite different.

Vans running a memorial day sale as well
https://www.vans.com/en-us/shoes-c00081/zahba-mid-shoe-pvn000cbsbkp#pr-container


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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1381 on: May 24, 2024, 04:06:20 PM »
Zahba Low and Mid both run small  - they're narrower in the toe than other Vans models, so I'd go 0.5 up instead of TTS.

Same with Rowan 2 - 0.5 up is more comfortable
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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1382 on: May 24, 2024, 06:33:30 PM »
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Looks like there’s at least 4-5 knit colorways in that display and we’ve seen 3-4 non knit between the article and the catalog photos.

What shoe is martino skating in that article?
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lizzie low
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And Glick wearing an unfamiliar high top cupsole
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Pretty sure that's just a Zahba Mid
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Ah, that makes sense, just a new colorway I guess…

Old colorway (by now anyway); it's also the only one that includes leather(?) in the upper? HArd to tell but some parts look really shiny compared to the rest.

Zahba Low and Mid both run small  - they're narrower in the toe than other Vans models, so I'd go 0.5 up instead of TTS.

Same with Rowan 2 - 0.5 up is more comfortable

They run small for you, having skated both ('til dead), my foot is just fine in TTS (10.5) (slightly less than a thumbs width end of big toe to end of shoe, and plenty wide.

OP asking for fit, go try them on.

The rowan is pointy but wide near the metatarsels. Until I tried them on, I assumed they'd be narrow AF. They were not. They only got tight when I tried to add an insole with more arch.

Zahba mid was 'new shoe' snug, not wrong size snug, once it broke in (less than a day) it was right as rain; they do bag out very fast, much like the Nike Leo.
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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1383 on: May 24, 2024, 11:41:39 PM »
What's the slimmest looking halfcab? They look good in photos but kinda potatoey and stupid on my feet. I skated them a lot mid to late 2000's and I swear they were somewhat slimmer. I know there's a lot of different versions, just can't find what I'm looking for.

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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1384 on: May 25, 2024, 04:26:01 AM »
What's the slimmest looking halfcab? They look good in photos but kinda potatoey and stupid on my feet. I skated them a lot mid to late 2000's and I swear they were somewhat slimmer. I know there's a lot of different versions, just can't find what I'm looking for.


The funny thing with Half Cabs, almost any of them really, are that they work best with bigger pants, or at least they always seem to me to look better with thicker jeans or work pants, compared to some other shoes / pants combos.  Decent pants and Half Cabs look normal to me, but thinner lower leg, shorter leg or shorts, they just look silly when I look at them.

I used to wear / squeeze into size 11s for a long time, but have resigned myself to go up to size 12 in more recent years so I definitely want pants to nicely cover them, so they don't look too big.

When I skate in them I do them up pretty tight.  As chillers, I just have the laces loose so they are pretty much big slip ons, so they always look bigger then too.

Just down to how you like to wear them, but I think doing up laces and finding the right outfits can make any Half Cabs work better and not have them look too big.


* Re read your post and I have some early Half Cabs that were on par with the current ones, although at some point they did change to be way thinner overall, but are now a bit more normal again, both the Classic and the Skate versions.  The special 92 versions might be a bit bigger / thicker though, from a few pairs I tried on.

The plain black / white Skate versions I tried on seemed a bit lower, maybe a touch less bulky looking, but not so much thinner.



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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1385 on: May 25, 2024, 08:47:46 AM »

Fellas is it gay to want vans on ur feet?


It's 2024, you should not use gay in a derogatory way

these look pretty good compared to the usual navy old skool though

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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1386 on: May 30, 2024, 04:45:58 AM »
I had the same experience as Xen with the Zahbas. Bought a pair cheap ($37) online from Vans in Aus. When I opened the box, I expected them to be tight based on the shape of the toe box but was surprised to find they fit well. There's slightly more length than other brand's size 13s. Bit stiff brand new, so good to know they soften up. 

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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1387 on: May 30, 2024, 10:15:05 AM »
What's the slimmest looking halfcab? They look good in photos but kinda potatoey and stupid on my feet. I skated them a lot mid to late 2000's and I swear they were somewhat slimmer. I know there's a lot of different versions, just can't find what I'm looking for.

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It's 2024, you should not use gay in a derogatory way

these look pretty good compared to the usual navy old skool though

It's the 'look at me too' insta/social response to clickbait vids. He's trying too hard is all.

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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1388 on: May 31, 2024, 12:10:26 PM »
Do Half Cabs run true to size these days?

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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1389 on: May 31, 2024, 04:50:03 PM »
Do Half Cabs run true to size these days?


All of the different ones I have tried did feel that way, the Skate versions being a little more stiff so might be a bit different between different models, eg regular or 92 but the Classic versions do seem to be a little more snug at first, but stretch out more than the Skate versions.

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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1390 on: June 09, 2024, 03:54:32 PM »
Tried on the AVE 2.0, non-knit today. Very narrow for me, moresoe than the last ABE model. Build quality seemed ok..Not @ $120/130 tho.

Being the first time seeing the 2.0 in person, I can't see how that first three eyelet panel isn't just going to peel right off after a while. Would have been better off with a hidden lace and carry that rapid-weld style all the way down the eyelet row.

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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1391 on: June 09, 2024, 04:19:08 PM »
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Those blue suede authentics from jcrew look like hot fiya
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People complaining about the price of'em but it's 'proper' suede not 'skate shoe' suede; totally different grade of suede.

Suede.


yes they do

i had the julien authentics, and those were very nice. would again.

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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1392 on: June 10, 2024, 07:22:26 AM »
What's the slimmest looking halfcab? They look good in photos but kinda potatoey and stupid on my feet. I skated them a lot mid to late 2000's and I swear they were somewhat slimmer. I know there's a lot of different versions, just can't find what I'm looking for.

Like @Mbrimson88 said, if you pair them with a wider pant and lace them up to the top they look slimmer. Also, as you noticed they definitely look slimmer in photos, and that's because they really aren't that puffy looking when looking at them from a different perspective than your own.
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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1393 on: June 10, 2024, 08:24:25 AM »
Y'all see the new Supreme collab?

https://supreme.com/news/965/images?=5

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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1394 on: June 10, 2024, 09:14:50 AM »
Y'all see the new Supreme collab?

https://supreme.com/news/965/images?=5

Love the Sid silhouette. Reminds me of the Converse One Star. HATE that "fuck em" branding. It's like Supreme tries very little when it comes to these collabs.

Last GOOD Vans x Supreme collab was the Mike Carrolls.

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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1395 on: June 13, 2024, 11:23:48 PM »


The non sock version of the AVE 2.0s aren’t too shabby.

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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1396 on: June 14, 2024, 04:53:22 AM »


The non sock version of the AVE 2.0s aren’t too shabby.

That’s the best looking shots of the green I’ve seen—look good for sure. I’m digging the purple cw a bunch.

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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1397 on: June 14, 2024, 07:03:21 AM »
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The non sock version of the AVE 2.0s aren’t too shabby.
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That’s the best looking shots of the green I’ve seen—look good for sure. I’m digging the purple cw a bunch.

not the biggest fan of thee clear on the sole. but i must say those look cool.

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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1398 on: June 14, 2024, 12:52:06 PM »
I love the lavender AVE2s.

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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1399 on: June 14, 2024, 05:34:25 PM »
I love the lavender AVE2s.

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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1400 on: June 14, 2024, 06:00:42 PM »
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I love the lavender AVE2s.
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Agreed.   Very soothing

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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1401 on: June 15, 2024, 09:13:45 AM »
What's the slimmest looking halfcab? They look good in photos but kinda potatoey and stupid on my feet. I skated them a lot mid to late 2000's and I swear they were somewhat slimmer. I know there's a lot of different versions, just can't find what I'm looking for.
I skated em back then and I swore there were 2 versions of that shoe.  One had a really puffy tongue, and the other had a slimmer tongue.  It made one look like a potato, which looked sick with baggies, and the other was more slim cut.  Maybe I was trippin..

I also used to look up the codes on the rubber.  Can’t recall if it did anything though.  Some vans I bought had these buttery soft rubber soles that skated so good and didn’t last, and other soles felt hard as a rock and I could wear em forever, but they sucked to skate.

Anyway…

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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1402 on: June 16, 2024, 03:09:14 PM »
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What's the slimmest looking halfcab? They look good in photos but kinda potatoey and stupid on my feet. I skated them a lot mid to late 2000's and I swear they were somewhat slimmer. I know there's a lot of different versions, just can't find what I'm looking for.
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I skated em back then and I swore there were 2 versions of that shoe.  One had a really puffy tongue, and the other had a slimmer tongue.  It made one look like a potato, which looked sick with baggies, and the other was more slim cut.  Maybe I was trippin..

I also used to look up the codes on the rubber.  Can’t recall if it did anything though.  Some vans I bought had these buttery soft rubber soles that skated so good and didn’t last, and other soles felt hard as a rock and I could wear em forever, but they sucked to skate.

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You are not trippin, they were the different versions as they have had over the years, as it seemed like every couple of runs, they tried to change them up a bit, tweak them this way or that, of which I have had and still have quite a few variants.

The really soft sole were on maybe some of the first pro versions with the different insole (black harder material with blue absorbent areas), usually with a darker gum than before, which was super soft and didn't last long at all, so that whole line of shoes was forgotten quickly enough and replaced with the normal pro line that seemed to come apart a lot more frequently in the vulc sole areas.

Other older versions had the classic gum, some that was super tough and lasted a long, long time but were a pain to try to skate in straight away.

Seemed like they bounced between wanting thinner "ready to skate" shoes that ended up being too thin, from thicker more solid soles that held up great but people wanted to put them on and go, so they tweaked the gum sole and other things with the shoes almost to death.

That is partly the reason I tried to stick with the Classic shoe versions and strip out the insole / footbeds and put in my own pro versions, more so than going with the listed pro versions and having them feel so different from shoe to shoe.


The Skate range seems to have sorted that out now though, at least all being better and more structurally sound, without the quality control issues the Pro line had.


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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1403 on: June 16, 2024, 09:30:57 PM »
Just  bought some of those sk8 mid 83s from "otw by vans." Gonna try to skate em.
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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1404 on: June 16, 2024, 09:38:12 PM »
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I love the lavender AVE2s.
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Agreed.   Very soothing

i had 2 pairs of the last ave model and loved them. not sure why i stopped skating them, but i think it was i got several pairs of dunks and just went with those.
anyways, those lavenders look great. truly. then i looked at the product lage and that gx willow guy was wearing them. he always looks cool. dammit

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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1405 on: June 26, 2024, 08:33:46 AM »
Anyone skated both the AVE 2.0 knit and non-knit yet? Curious about the difference in fit and performance. Noticed an additional eyelet on the non-knit.

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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1406 on: June 26, 2024, 09:21:19 AM »
Anyone skated both the AVE 2.0 knit and non-knit yet? Curious about the difference in fit and performance. Noticed an additional eyelet on the non-knit.

Skated both Versions.
Both very narrow in the forefoot, the knit version even worse.
Knit feels very snug but the sizing is strange.
I bought my normal size (10.5) but theyre a tad too long.
Half size down and they were way too narrow to even wear them.
The non knit version fits better for me at least.

The knitted version didnt offer much stability for me so i wont buy and skate them ever again.

Both shoes actually feel and perform much like the old AVE.
The non knit version feels a bit beefier than the old ave. Good stability, good flick.
But too narrow in the toebox.
Heellock felt not that great for me since the laces were too short for the additional eyelet.

Good shoe, much like the old AVE. Too narrow for me, wont buy again.


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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1407 on: June 26, 2024, 09:57:31 AM »
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Anyone skated both the AVE 2.0 knit and non-knit yet? Curious about the difference in fit and performance. Noticed an additional eyelet on the non-knit.
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Skated both Versions.
Both very narrow in the forefoot, the knit version even worse.
Knit feels very snug but the sizing is strange.
I bought my normal size (10.5) but theyre a tad too long.
Half size down and they were way too narrow to even wear them.
The non knit version fits better for me at least.

The knitted version didnt offer much stability for me so i wont buy and skate them ever again.

Both shoes actually feel and perform much like the old AVE.
The non knit version feels a bit beefier than the old ave. Good stability, good flick.
But too narrow in the toebox.
Heellock felt not that great for me since the laces were too short for the additional eyelet.

Good shoe, much like the old AVE. Too narrow for me, wont buy again.

I can’t catch a break with these
I tried the knit and the regular pair, both size 10.5, both felt tight and small, shoulda got a 11
This is why I don’t agree with the pricing, people are spending a lot of money to buy these and the sizing are off, my local shop doesn’t carry them nor is these a vans store around me

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Re: new Vans models
« Reply #1408 on: June 26, 2024, 03:49:34 PM »
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Anyone skated both the AVE 2.0 knit and non-knit yet? Curious about the difference in fit and performance. Noticed an additional eyelet on the non-knit.
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Skated both Versions.
Both very narrow in the forefoot, the knit version even worse.
Knit feels very snug but the sizing is strange.
I bought my normal size (10.5) but theyre a tad too long.
Half size down and they were way too narrow to even wear them.
The non knit version fits better for me at least.

The knitted version didnt offer much stability for me so i wont buy and skate them ever again.

Both shoes actually feel and perform much like the old AVE.
The non knit version feels a bit beefier than the old ave. Good stability, good flick.
But too narrow in the toebox.
Heellock felt not that great for me since the laces were too short for the additional eyelet.

Good shoe, much like the old AVE. Too narrow for me, wont buy again.
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Greatly appreciate the feedback!
I'm skating the knit in my regular size but they are slightly narrow in forefoot but still feel a tad too long. I still like skating them as they leave my body feeling fine (so light yet supportive) after a long session/multiple days in a row. Would like to try the non-knit (lavender of course).


I can’t catch a break with these
I tried the knit and the regular pair, both size 10.5, both felt tight and small, shoulda got a 11
This is why I don’t agree with the pricing, people are spending a lot of money to buy these and the sizing are off, my local shop doesn’t carry them nor is these a vans store around me
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I have the black knit in an 11 still in the box if you're looking. PM me if interested.
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