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[SEAN PABLO]

YEAH I DONT NO WHY ALL YOU KOOS LIE ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU PAID

[gsosa]

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Here's another one I dug out from the back of the closet that I've been kicking again. I forget exactly what year they came out, but it was early 00s.

Vans Greco:

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Damn i remember those Escobars. The ad was sitting in class and nollie frontside flipping off a garage? Wanted the Black and blue ones bad.



damn, 270 flip off

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Holy shit, nigga just took it back with that shit, those shoes looked pretty bad to skate in tbh BUT that ad was on some whole other level shit, the weird black/green shiny ones come to mind

I had the Black Escobars, they skated sooooooooooo good.

[Daniel]

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had to get them

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how much? I got the suede dark coffee ones for like $35, had to do it.

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WHERE ARE YOU GUYS GETTING THESE?? ESPECIALLY FOR THAT CHEAP?

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got mine on shoebacca when they were having the huge Gravis clearance sale once they went under. Picked up a pair of the leather Lowdown slip ons and Filter Duro's, all came out to $75

Mine were pretty expensive since gravis is a pretty exclusive brand here in Chile and the fact that is the first time they bring the cupsole version. They cost me 65.000 chilean pesos, thats about 128 dollars.

[Anti-Hetro]

[NegativeCreep]

Dang I remember getting those lakais but the sole was all fucked up  and I returned them

[BraveUlysses]

How are Busenitz Vulcs? I'm thinking about buying some but I heard something about the sole going bald quick.

[cletus the slack jawed yokel]

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had to get them

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how much? I got the suede dark coffee ones for like $35, had to do it.

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WHERE ARE YOU GUYS GETTING THESE?? ESPECIALLY FOR THAT CHEAP?

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got mine on shoebacca when they were having the huge Gravis clearance sale once they went under. Picked up a pair of the leather Lowdown slip ons and Filter Duro's, all came out to $75

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Mine were pretty expensive since gravis is a pretty exclusive brand here in Chile and the fact that is the first time they bring the cupsole version. They cost me 65.000 chilean pesos, thats about 128 dollars.

y donde las compraste en siete veinte? This shitty country its the most expensive ever

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Here's another one I dug out from the back of the closet that I've been kicking again. I forget exactly what year they came out, but it was early 00s.

Vans Greco:

damn, i had this shoe in white/black

[chumlee]

Bet ya haven't seen these in a while

[gsosa]

Best shoe ive skated hands down, and I just bought them today. Well see how they last.

[nylin]

How are Busenitz Vulcs? I'm thinking about buying some but I heard something about the sole going bald quick.

Yeah the spot under your big toe has a different tread pattern than the rest of the sole and it goes bald quick as fuck compared to the rest of the sole.

[RaptorJesus]

the tread is not deep at all which is why the grip wears down so quickly

[finknoos]

Been wearing the BA's as chilers for a couple weeks now, decided to have a skate in them yesterday and was not disappointed. Skate like a dream.

[RoedGroed]

Bet ya haven't seen these in a while
*Angus*

Damn, used to skate the shit out of those, they lasted forever. I skated them maybe 4 years ago for a month, and gave them to some other dude who skated them a month too.

[chumlee]

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Bet ya haven't seen these in a while
*Angus*

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Damn, used to skate the shit out of those, they lasted forever. I skated them maybe 4 years ago for a month, and gave them to some other dude who skated them a month too.

I lucked out and found them brand new for 50 bucks.  I want to skate them but im hooked on these ba's

[Slappy_Happy]

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Bet ya haven't seen these in a while
*Angus*

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Damn, used to skate the shit out of those, they lasted forever. I skated them maybe 4 years ago for a month, and gave them to some other dude who skated them a month too.

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I lucked out and found them brand new for 50 bucks.  I want to skate them but im hooked on these ba's

How are they?  You told me you ordered them at the spot a couple weeks back.  Im looking into a pair.  Just got some janoskis though

[chumlee]

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Bet ya haven't seen these in a while
*Angus*

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Damn, used to skate the shit out of those, they lasted forever. I skated them maybe 4 years ago for a month, and gave them to some other dude who skated them a month too.

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I lucked out and found them brand new for 50 bucks.  I want to skate them but im hooked on these ba's

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How are they?  You told me you ordered them at the spot a couple weeks back.  Im looking into a pair.  Just got some janoskis though

Is this eric?  I've been skating the grey ba's for about a month now and they're the shit!  I got the black ones on deck.  I'll be back home for the fundraiser in a couple weeks to shred the gnarski

[Slappy_Happy]

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Bet ya haven't seen these in a while
*Angus*

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Damn, used to skate the shit out of those, they lasted forever. I skated them maybe 4 years ago for a month, and gave them to some other dude who skated them a month too.

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I lucked out and found them brand new for 50 bucks.  I want to skate them but im hooked on these ba's

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How are they?  You told me you ordered them at the spot a couple weeks back.  Im looking into a pair.  Just got some janoskis though

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Is this eric?  I've been skating the grey ba's for about a month now and they're the shit!  I got the black ones on deck.  I'll be back home for the fundraiser in a couple weeks to shred the gnarski

Nah Its Walter haha.  I got the cheetah grip on the top half of my board.  Im tall and skinny.  Idk those are my defining characteristics I guess haha.  You were skating those black and gold ADV's and telling me how you like em.  Idk if you remember.  we have met a couple times.

[chumlee]

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Bet ya haven't seen these in a while
*Angus*

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Damn, used to skate the shit out of those, they lasted forever. I skated them maybe 4 years ago for a month, and gave them to some other dude who skated them a month too.

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I lucked out and found them brand new for 50 bucks.  I want to skate them but im hooked on these ba's

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How are they?  You told me you ordered them at the spot a couple weeks back.  Im looking into a pair.  Just got some janoskis though

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Is this eric?  I've been skating the grey ba's for about a month now and they're the shit!  I got the black ones on deck.  I'll be back home for the fundraiser in a couple weeks to shred the gnarski

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Nah Its Walter haha.  I got the cheetah grip on the top half of my board.  Im tall and skinny.  Idk those are my defining characteristics I guess haha.  You were skating those black and gold ADV's and telling me how you like em.  Idk if you remember.  we have met a couple times.

ooooohhh yeah i remember, my bad.  I assumed eric because you're name is slappy haha.  Nice to see some syracuse presence on slap, homie.

[Slappy_Happy]

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Bet ya haven't seen these in a while
*Angus*

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Damn, used to skate the shit out of those, they lasted forever. I skated them maybe 4 years ago for a month, and gave them to some other dude who skated them a month too.

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I lucked out and found them brand new for 50 bucks.  I want to skate them but im hooked on these ba's

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How are they?  You told me you ordered them at the spot a couple weeks back.  Im looking into a pair.  Just got some janoskis though

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Is this eric?  I've been skating the grey ba's for about a month now and they're the shit!  I got the black ones on deck.  I'll be back home for the fundraiser in a couple weeks to shred the gnarski

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Nah Its Walter haha.  I got the cheetah grip on the top half of my board.  Im tall and skinny.  Idk those are my defining characteristics I guess haha.  You were skating those black and gold ADV's and telling me how you like em.  Idk if you remember.  we have met a couple times.

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ooooohhh yeah i remember, my bad.  I assumed eric because you're name is slappy haha.  Nice to see some syracuse presence on slap, homie.

Nah, I just like slappies.  Yeah, I'm liking Slap a lot.  Its great

[ZEBRA]

Best shoe ive skated hands down, and I just bought them today. Well see how they last.

This also what I'm wearing.

I've been wearing them to work the last few months and just now started skating them. Not bad so far. Wish I would have just skated them right from the get-go.

[toque]

Yeah, I'm liking Slap a lot.  Its great

This struck me as funny for some reason...

[neko]

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Best shoe ive skated hands down, and I just bought them today. Well see how they last.

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This also what I'm wearing.

I've been wearing them to work the last few months and just now started skating them. Not bad so far. Wish I would have just skated them right from the get-go.

Really? I always wear new shoes around for a few weeks before skating them to break them in. Do you think the G6's somehow would skate better without breaking them in? (I'm about a week into the break-in period on a pair right now.)

[flapJack]

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Yeah, I'm liking Slap a lot.  Its great

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This struck me as funny for some reason...

It is pretty great. I remember before when id see skate threads on other sites, but its nice to have this dedicated forum

[art hellman]

frankenstein'd this Vans x Lunarlon collabo by removing both the white and black portions of the stock insole:



Also, this pair of Half Cabs seems like crap for quality...the sidewall/sole is coming off in chunks after an hour session and the waffle grip is a weird color (i.e. not "pure" gum).  Although it pains me, I'm unlikely to purchase anymore Vans.  I still have a couple pairs (of good quality) I'll likely skate at some point, but not gonna waste the $$ anymore. 

[Dr Steve Brule]

frankenstein'd this Vans x Lunarlon collabo by removing both the white and black portions of the stock insole:



Also, this pair of Half Cabs seems like crap for quality...the sidewall/sole is coming off in chunks after an hour session and the waffle grip is a weird color (i.e. not "pure" gum).  Although it pains me, I'm unlikely to purchase anymore Vans.  I still have a couple pairs (of good quality) I'll likely skate at some point, but not gonna waste the $$ anymore. 

I have also had some bad experience with vans recently.  My Old Skools outsole broke into pieces just like yours.  I'm pretty bummed.

[JBones]

frankenstein'd this Vans x Lunarlon collabo by removing both the white and black portions of the stock insole:



Also, this pair of Half Cabs seems like crap for quality...the sidewall/sole is coming off in chunks after an hour session and the waffle grip is a weird color (i.e. not "pure" gum).  Although it pains me, I'm unlikely to purchase anymore Vans.  I still have a couple pairs (of good quality) I'll likely skate at some point, but not gonna waste the $$ anymore.  

I'm with you dude. I'm all Lakai or Emerica these days because of those reasons.
I've worn Vans since they were made in USA pre-94 when they went overseas, and through the years the quality was ok.
But within the last 5 years they rubber they have used is of a horrible brittle quality.
The soles go bald and then go through in 1/4 of the time as they used to.
The sidewall rubber just flakes off on the griptape, it used to just smear away and burn away, now it cakes off.
Vans the name does good things for skateboarding, but VF Corp that owns Vans is still an evil corporation out to make profit.
Cheaper labor, cheaper materials and still the price of Vans keeps going up and up. Fuck Vans...fuck them in the ass!
Support the skater owned brands and let the yuppies keep Vans.
It's sad cuz they have good looking shoes too. Oh well.

[The Nose Face]

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frankenstein'd this Vans x Lunarlon collabo by removing both the white and black portions of the stock insole:



Also, this pair of Half Cabs seems like crap for quality...the sidewall/sole is coming off in chunks after an hour session and the waffle grip is a weird color (i.e. not "pure" gum).  Although it pains me, I'm unlikely to purchase anymore Vans.  I still have a couple pairs (of good quality) I'll likely skate at some point, but not gonna waste the $$ anymore. 

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I have also had some bad experience with vans recently.  My Old Skools outsole broke into pieces just like yours.  I'm pretty bummed.

I'll pile on - I wore my Elijah berle sk8-hi's when I was cleaning the gutters out last weekend. I was up on the roof for like 6 hours getting wet and dirty. I took my shoes off when I was done - my socks were so jet black i just threw them out and my fucking feet were stained...STAINED from the cheap shitty dyes they use. It took like 3 or 4 days for the shit to wash off my feet.

I like vans a lot - but I think i'll be taking a long ass break from them as well...

[Hercules Rockefeller]

last pair of vans i had went bald as fast as my emericas. just that i was skating my emericas for 4 weeks, and wearing the vans for walking around...

its a shame, they have so many riders i would be stoked to support.

[Slappy_Happy]

My Era Pro's I had were the best shoes I've ever skated.  They didn't last as long as I would have wanted but they were so good.

On the other hand my Elijah Berle Old Skools are bald within 2 weeks and they don't feel as good as other vans.  I think its the material they used for the camo grip design.  Im taking a break from vans.  Gonna skate some CTS and Lakai Marc's next. 

But I do wear vans for chillers.  Slip ons are my favorite