I have some original back in the barely any Nike sb pro shoes blazer lows and they're good, thick but not too thick and vulcanized with some footprint elites in. Such an awesome feel. Nikes and adidas are such quality shoes but I think I'm gonna cop a pair of emericas next just cause the Reynolds and Herman vulc look so good and whenever I have some og skate brand shoes I somehow feel better at skating and more of an authentic skater with such shoes on, it's dumb but for some reason I just feel that way.
Never gonna touch a pair of vans or c1rcas again though, those mofos just collapsed and I know emericas use to and maybe still do but I feel they've improved on that. Had some eS square 2's long ago and they held up some, loved them so hopefully I feel the same with emericas