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Li Ning Ellingtons, easily the most comfortable pair of skate shoes I've had.
Damn, I'm really curious about this shoe. Could you make an extended review about it?
Ya, that midsole low key does feel like boost too.
Fits true to size and secure (for me at least), super light, supportive, stable feeling.
Normally I skate tiagos (1010s only, 808s dont fit), or 440s, dunks and Js if I swap out the insoles on the latter three for superfeet.
These are thicker and more cushioned than any of the above, especially under the forefoot which is very rare these days. The midsole is very substantial, and even the insole is a little thicker and denser than the tiagos insole. Tiagos have a very pronounced arch which I really like, these are a little flatter but not completely flat, kinda like dunks, but way squishier of course.
They're quite flexible out the box without much break in. But because the midsole is so thick, despite being flexible and light, I do notice the lack of boardfeel in the forefoot area affecting my consistency a bit. Mostly on flatground tricks and round bars where I feel that I need a lot of precision if I don't want the board to flip upon landing in certain grinds.
I guess the best way to describe it is... I feel a little higher up and detached from the board and I don't have quite as good awareness of where my foot is on the tail etc, even though the shoe still flexes better than most cupsoles out the box. The foam in the midsole feels more like adidas boost than something harder and denser too, so its a tad bouncy.
Obviously the upside to all this is that impact support is very very good. Significantly better than dunks, Js, tiago 1010s. The bottoms of my feet feel super good even after a long session.
I'd maybe describe it as a thicker, wider, more stable project BA, or a really light flexible supra skytop iii if any of you had those back in the day.
Honestly, they feel more like a flexible running/chilling shoe with a flat skateable outsole.
I took out the insole and put in a tiago insole, and it definitely helped it make it feel more like a traditional skate shoe, made my foot sit closer to the board, made it feel a little roomy though, could probably go half size down if I did that permanently.
Durability looks promising, no concerns there. Grip and flick are totally fine. I don't really notice grip and flick on shoes ever sucking too much unless they dont fit my feet, are vulcs (too grabby for me), or are so old that the rubber is hardening.
Not a boardfeel freak by any measure, but I think I will go back to 1010s as my go to shoe for now... just a little bit more feedback and connection to the board which helps with tech stuff (most of what I skate). But definitely will be skating these a good amount especially if a) if I'm not planning on doing anything too technical b) feet/body is sore c) I'm gonna be out and about and might be pushing/walking/chilling as much or more than skating.
They're more comfortable than my air max 95s, acg air madas, asics gel lyte classics... well on par with NB 990s, maybe even better.
If you're okay with skating stuff like the old emerica reynolds g6 cups, NB 808s I imagine, then I think you'll love these. I def do, but perhaps not as my go to if I'm trying to do flip ins or dust my friends in games of skate.
Oh will say the transclucent ripstop toe panel thing looks kinda weird, and the ventilation holes under make them kinda look like crocs... kinda weird look down factor. I filled it all up with a white paint pen but it faded after a session.
If I was the CEO of Li Ning, I'd redesign the toe panel to look a little more normal, make the arch a little more pronounced like tiagos, and make the midsole under the forefoot just a little thinner (but still thicker than tiagos), and have your foot sit maybe just a hair lower to the ground, maybe slightly thicker dunk like laces too, then boom thats close to my perfect shoe.
Sorry that was more of an incoherent ramble than an extended review lol lmk if you have any qs
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