IPATH Containment Thread

[turdtastic]

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They say too be cautious of anyone wearing the all black Grasshoppers.

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I never understood why Nike never made a skate version of the all black Air Force 1. It seems like it would sell really well, and look good in footage.

The all black Grasshopper is cooler anyway, and as someone who now wears those shoes at least twice a week, I definitely feel ready for all the smoke as soon as I put them shits on. I strap that Velcro and I'm READY to throw my life away. Can't tell me SHIT when I'm wearing my all black Grasshoppers.

Real muthafuckin G’s…

[logjammin]

My local was out of my size to try on but holding the black leather ones was surreal and flooded me with memories of back in the day. To echo what a lot of others have said, the quality is really good. Everything from the leather to the sole itself felt premium. Shop owner who has only skated dunks for a long time said they don't feel right anymore ever since he got the grasshoppers. Nice wide toebox and super comfy and he's never going back to the dunks, so I thought that was a testament to the support and comfort.

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My local was out of my size to try on but holding the black leather ones was surreal and flooded me with memories of back in the day. To echo what a lot of others have said, the quality is really good. Everything from the leather to the sole itself felt premium. Shop owner who has only skated dunks for a long time said they don't feel right anymore ever since he got the grasshoppers. Nice wide toebox and super comfy and he's never going back to the dunks, so I thought that was a testament to the support and comfort.

I feel the same about not going back to dunks. Terrible fit compared to the grasshoppers. Just scooped up a second pair

[Shiro417gunpla]

Would make sense to drop the sherling highs for winter hopefully it's in the pipeline

[roba]

i’m super happy to finally have a pair, ipath folded quickly after i started skating so i never had them back then but always liked the brand and their shoes.

quality is great, the sole is thinner than i expected (that’s a good thing) but the shoe itself is pretty puffy, not extremely puffy, just like super cozy by the ankle. i think they would have good boardfeel but i’m keeping this pair as my casual shoes for now, don’t want to fuck them up. i want to get some grasshoppers next and those will get skated eventually.

shits feel so good they got me fired up to film a sponsor me tape, ipath if you’re reading this i’d be a good fit, i smoke weed, i can hold a nosegrind pretty well and i do lipslides on ledges

[rikki]

i’m super happy to finally have a pair, ipath folded quickly after i started skating so i never had them back then but always liked the brand and their shoes.

quality is great, the sole is thinner than i expected (that’s a good thing). i think they would have good boardfeel, but i’m keeping this pair as my casual shoes for now, don’t want to fuck them up. i want to get some grasshoppers next and those will get skated eventually.

shits feel so good they got me fired up to film a sponsor me tape, ipath if you’re reading this i’d be a good fit, i smoke weed, i can hold a nosegrind pretty well and i do lipslides on ledges

Dude they look awesome, happy I caved in and ordered a pair of brown Cats myself the other day, hoping to get them soon and look stylish as.

[Shiro417gunpla]

i’m super happy to finally have a pair, ipath folded quickly after i started skating so i never had them back then but always liked the brand and their shoes.

quality is great, the sole is thinner than i expected (that’s a good thing) but the shoe itself is pretty puffy, not extremely puffy, just like super cozy by the ankle. i think they would have good boardfeel but i’m keeping this pair as my casual shoes for now, don’t want to fuck them up.i want to get some grasshoppers next and those will get skated eventually.

shits feel so good they got me fired up to film a sponsor me tape, ipath if you’re reading this i’d be a good fit, i smoke weed, i can hold a nosegrind pretty well and i do lipslides on ledges

Exactly why I ordered 2! I was also surprised with how thin the sole was in a good way, my only gripe if it even deserves it is extra laces I blew threw my left shoe quick

[Abyss1]

I ordered the black shirt in XL from their website and it fits small, after the 2nd wash the logo now has a brownish tint.

[Tiltmode Army Reservist]

Sorry if already posted somewhere else, but this Fred Gall ad is spectacular, and features so many rad iPath things all at once.

Fuck I hope I linked that properly (giant sigh of relief after I clicked "post").

That's how you get people like me who have already bought the Black Grasshoppers, Black Cats, and Reed Mids, to buy a pair of the Cognac Brown Grasshoppers. I'm not even mad because this is damn good marketing.

[BeAWitness]

Can't tell me SHIT when I'm wearing my all black Grasshoppers.

[MOE SYZLAK]

A little late to the party unfortunately.
But we finally have Cats and Grasshoppers in.
https://www.cassetteskateshop.com/search?q=Ipath&options%5Bprefix%5D=last
Each pair will come with a free Cassette Tote as well.
Thanks Pals!

[Mongo Lloyd]

As much as I have been championing I-Path, I will say that the t shirts are very thin.

They are however made in the USA, so that is the positive.

That said, I have purchased every model/colorway, sans the Kenny Reed’s (despite him being my favorite skater). I just don’t do vulc.

[turdtastic]

Shop workers
When are other colors of the Reeds coming out??
I just don’t smoke tuff enuff to rock the rastas…

[Krooked antihero]

Got my grasshoppers today and damn these are comfy, now I want second pair. And Cats. And some day hopefully Panthers… They really nailed this, I was skeptical for a long time but product is hella quality.

[rikki]

Got my Cats the other day and yeah they are really nice and comfy and look great. Happy with them, especially as I bought them for non-skate use. But no way I could skate them even if I wanted to. They feel kinda.. tall-ish in a way, ankle roll would def be an option and I couldn't get them to feel as snug as I want my skate shoes to feel. Diff'rent strokes, yeah, but still.

[Tiltmode Army Reservist]

Shop workers
When are other colors of the Reeds coming out??
I just don’t smoke tuff enuff to rock the rastas…

Same mentality over here (weed makes me even more paranoid than I already am), but I bought them anyway AND put a set of Rasta Flag shoelaces on them. They'll look rad with one of my Willie Nelson shirts.

I'm of the mindset that if I buy as much from them as I can while I can, it might lead to colorways I'm genuinely stoked on (for the Reeds and/or Grasshoppers that'd be all black with a gum outsole, suede in the higher wear areas and canvas or hemp in the lower wear areas for breathability). That's why they went to Zumiez in the beginning; to literally buy a much larger runway. That move might conjure uncomfortable feelings from within the core skate community, but it's abundantly clear how that move worked really well for their long game plan.

It has been wonderful to see how stoked everyone else is on iPath's return every time I open this thread. I'll hold off on the t-shirts though after reading what other people have said about those; that'll just be $40 more I can put towards another pair of Grasshoppers the next time I get paid / can sneak home another pair of shoes.

[Abyss1]

RE: Rasta Colorway, I caved in a got them too...I am doing the all green laces
Having hung out with a lot of Ethiopians during my reggae days I pretty much don't identify those colors with ganja smoking

Rasta's get too much stereotyping as heavy ganja smokers (don't get me wrong a lot of the well known reggae artists puff large) I've meet a ton of Rasta/Reggae heads who don't smoke ganja. One even told me that people don't have chimneys because we weren't made to smoke. 

[144p]

Finally was able to get suede Grasshoppers(rasta) in a 1/2 size down. VS the crickets and cats the grasshoppers feel a bit more solid, and have less puff so they feel almost normal volume wise. The cats are almost too soft for me to skate in, i am curious to try the crickets in a 1/2 size down but the puff might be a bit much for me. I was nervous for a mid top but damn I love these things. Feels cool to be excited about wearing a shoe again. Been so long.

[IusedToSkateMore]

Finally was able to get suede Grasshoppers(rasta) in a 1/2 size down. VS the crickets and cats the grasshoppers feel a bit more solid, and have less puff so they feel almost normal volume wise. The cats are almost too soft for me to skate in, i am curious to try the crickets in a 1/2 size down but the puff might be a bit much for me. I was nervous for a mid top but damn I love these things. Feels cool to be excited about wearing a shoe again. Been so long.

Please clarify “soft” in the context of being “almost too soft to skate in.” I imagine squishy when i read this. Thinking about softness, right, i feel like my NB1010 are firm/hard and supportive with some give in the insole. Half cabs w pop cush are floppy/soft once worn in and the insole makes the shoe feel hard because the foot is hitting the ground.

[144p]

The heel and sides are very soft but don’t offer enough support for me to skate in them. I would imagine since they only have 2 lace holes and the whole shoe is a single panel of suede that is why. Just me, I could skate in them but the hoppers feel better.

[gig.]

Happy to report these are even more comfortable than the grasshoppers. No real complaints here except the insole should be a little more dense to give some extra cush. Heels were bothering me with stock insoles. The rest of the shoe is a thing of beauty. They feel good to skate in. I might end up doubling up in every model at this point

[Mongo Lloyd]

I might end up doubling up in every model at this point

Glad I’m not the only one! 

I actually like the cork insoles in the hemp models more than the regular insole.

I wish there was a more accurate description I could give for anyone on the fence about Ipaths, but to me they feel like “how skate shoes used to feel”.

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I might end up doubling up in every model at this point

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Glad I’m not the only one! 

I actually like the cork insoles in the hemp models more than the regular insole.

I wish there was a more accurate description I could give for anyone on the fence about Ipaths, but to me they feel like “how skate shoes used to feel”.

That’s a good description actually. The cupsole is so flexible. Every other cupsole out is stiff as a rock now

[Abyss1]

Got my Reeds today...and these shoes are fucking sweet!  Very high quality all around and has the cork insole. I got it in a 1/2 size down and the fit is a bit tight around my big toe (its not noticeable when you start doing activities with them) but very snug and comfortable.   
 
Im actually going to keep the black laces that came with them as these are much better then the ones that come on the grasshoppers... why they didn't use those laces on the grasshoppers is beyond me.

I haven't yet pulled the trigger on the cats

[johnes]

Bro what i path is back 🫨 Gotta order the cats next payday.
I only ever had 1 pair of I paths in high school. Idr what model they were but they were the most uncomfortable shoes I ever had as far as I can remember. They def were not the cats tho.

[Rick Trapasso]

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I might end up doubling up in every model at this point

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Glad I’m not the only one! 

I actually like the cork insoles in the hemp models more than the regular insole.

I wish there was a more accurate description I could give for anyone on the fence about Ipaths, but to me they feel like “how skate shoes used to feel”.

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That’s a good description actually. The cupsole is so flexible. Every other cupsole out is stiff as a rock now

When I hear "flexible cupsole" I think lakai xlk, and I hated that shit.

I don't remember skate shoes being like that back in the day

[JM]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bkqz_Ps8ec&pp=ygUINDExdm0gMzE%3D&t=29m23s

Because there is only one truth, but many paths.
Support the I.

[fulfillthedream]

some of the comments in here are so ignorant, especially Henry Sanchez;

had no idea how much of a closet conservative this dude is.. i thought being from the bay and being latin he'd have a big more sense but i guess not.

[Rick Trapasso]

some of the comments in here are so ignorant, especially Henry Sanchez;

had no idea how much of a closet conservative this dude is.. i thought being from the bay and being latin he'd have a big more sense but i guess not.

Lol what a weird thing to say.

[Abyss1]

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some of the comments in here are so ignorant, especially Henry Sanchez;

had no idea how much of a closet conservative this dude is.. i thought being from the bay and being latin he'd have a big more sense but i guess not.

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Lol what a weird thing to say.

What’s he saying? I don’t have IG account and it won’t let me read comments