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[Pauly Walnuts]

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Thanks to Vans skate for the sample Ultrarange pro.

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I tried these on today and the soles are incredibly thin. Like regular Chuck Taylors or Vans.

Again, I don't get it. "We got this crazy new tech [and it's a 3/8" piece of foam midsole with a flat, glued in, 1/8" insole]!"

It's Vans what do you expect? Gave up on the company entirely up after I got hyped with the Rowley Solos, piece of shit shoes.

[fulfillthedream]

Yeah big let down when i saw them in a shop. So usually when theres a new shoe marketed with tech - i wanna see the insole/midsole... i went to take the stock insole out and like Tate said - no go. Not that i had planned to get it but it made me less interested in the shoe that i can't see or feel the midsole - like the project BA's.. you can feel the cushioning if you take the midsole out which would give someone a idea of how they feel on foot.

[Mr. Kamikazi]

Sick. I am about to skate a pair that the hue rep sent me. Black/White. Cannot go wrong. My buddy just ordered an all white pair too. Stoked to have some mates skate Huf, as everyone in my area skates Nike. I get it, but I like to be around refreshing things....

[Paco Supreme]

Switched up from low to hi ctas and after the initial getting used to them portion i can say the hi's are gonna be my shoe from here on out, every aspect of them is better. My ankle doesn't hurt after skating for 20 minutes anymore and my ollies feel way more solid again

[Firebert]

Yeah big let down when i saw them in a shop. So usually when theres a new shoe marketed with tech - i wanna see the insole/midsole... i went to take the stock insole out and like Tate said - no go. Not that i had planned to get it but it made me less interested in the shoe that i can't see or feel the midsole - like the project BA's.. you can feel the cushioning if you take the midsole out which would give someone a idea of how they feel on foot.

I think it's time for a re-release.

[Hercules Rockefeller]

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Yeah big let down when i saw them in a shop. So usually when theres a new shoe marketed with tech - i wanna see the insole/midsole... i went to take the stock insole out and like Tate said - no go. Not that i had planned to get it but it made me less interested in the shoe that i can't see or feel the midsole - like the project BA's.. you can feel the cushioning if you take the midsole out which would give someone a idea of how they feel on foot.

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I think it's time for a re-release.

would you say .. time.. for.. a ..new.. coming.. out..?

i`ll show myself out.

[Gino's Back 180 Nosegrind]

I tried these on today and the soles are incredibly thin. Like regular Chuck Taylors or Vans.

Again, I don't get it. "We got this crazy new tech [and it's a 3/8" piece of foam midsole with a flat, glued in, 1/8" insole]!"

Well, isn't that the point of having the mid sole in the first place? If you needed more cushion in the insole than it would be redundant. Look at the Puigs. The insole is actual shit but the way it's constructed gives it more cushion and protection than some shitty vulcanized Vans with a thicker insole. 

[planman]

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Yeah big let down when i saw them in a shop. So usually when theres a new shoe marketed with tech - i wanna see the insole/midsole... i went to take the stock insole out and like Tate said - no go. Not that i had planned to get it but it made me less interested in the shoe that i can't see or feel the midsole - like the project BA's.. you can feel the cushioning if you take the midsole out which would give someone a idea of how they feel on foot.

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I think it's time for a re-release.

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would you say .. time.. for.. a ..new.. coming.. out..?

i`ll show myself out.

of the closet?

[sharkin]

I saw that new yorker thing and they were touting him as the only openly gay pro with a pro model shoe and I was like when the fuck will Nike start making project BAs again

[Swithflip]

Got these cheap, and they do have weirdest fit I've ever have in shoes. No heel lock at all, feels like your heel is slipping constantly,not so stoked about these...

This is the main defect of all Janoskis

[Willie]

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I tried these on today and the soles are incredibly thin. Like regular Chuck Taylors or Vans.

Again, I don't get it. "We got this crazy new tech [and it's a 3/8" piece of foam midsole with a flat, glued in, 1/8" insole]!"

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Well, isn't that the point of having the mid sole in the first place? If you needed more cushion in the insole than it would be redundant. Look at the Puigs. The insole is actual shit but the way it's constructed gives it more cushion and protection than some shitty vulcanized Vans with a thicker insole. 

You can have (and I prefer having) both.

A padded insole adds comfort and can absorb light shocks like walking.

A more dense foam midsole will pack out less and absorb higher impacts.


If you have just a dense midsole the shoe can feel hard, unpadded and uncomfortable on your foot.

If you have just a soft insole (Pro Vans, Hyperfeel Nikes, Cons) it can easily compress to the point where it isn't really padding anything anymore and it is more susceptible to "packing out" and not returning to full, like-new, cushioning. As a side note, Lunarlon is pretty much gone in Nike's top shelf running shoes because people complained it packed out faster than regular EVA.


I'm a fat old fuck who needs both a decent midsole and insole because my knees are grinding away to dust but just a short time ago nearly every skate shoe was constructed this way. Yes, break in time could be significant but it's not like people couldn't skate in them. Can't there be a happy medium?

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

I saw that new yorker thing and they were touting him as the only openly gay pro with a pro model shoe and I was like when the fuck will Nike start making project BAs again

Yeah, I didn't like that about that post either. Knowing Nike though you won't have to worry because they love to milk (for lack of a better word) an opportunity for all it's worth.

[Bensquirts]

Came up on a pair of these for ten bucks at a local thrift store. Practically brand new. Can't wait to skate them once my ankle fully heals.

[Chipper]

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Thanks to Vans skate for the sample Ultrarange pro.

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I tried these on today and the soles are incredibly thin. Like regular Chuck Taylors or Vans.

Again, I don't get it. "We got this crazy new tech [and it's a 3/8" piece of foam midsole with a flat, glued in, 1/8" insole]!"

Sorta reminds me of one of Greco's shoes on Vans.

[Bubblegum Tate]

Decided to stick with the 533 V2. 3rd pair in a row. Microwaved and ready to go!

[oyolar]

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Thanks to Vans skate for the sample Ultrarange pro.

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I tried these on today and the soles are incredibly thin. Like regular Chuck Taylors or Vans.

Again, I don't get it. "We got this crazy new tech [and it's a 3/8" piece of foam midsole with a flat, glued in, 1/8" insole]!"

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Sorta reminds me of one of Greco's shoes on Vans.

Passing these up in this color is one of my biggest regrets ever.

[Firebert]

[shit_for_brains]

[Firebert]

haters gon' hate

[lampshade]

haters gon' hate get a mouf full of donkey sauce from the OG Kulinary Gangsta. 

[Jared]

Cool, I had those when I was 5. Glad they make that color-way in adult sizes.

[Francis Xavier]

Got these for $1 at a yard sale,they're super funky to wear and skate in,probably end up leaving them on display for the novelty of it all

[shit_for_brains]

This thread is getting out of control

[Hercules Rockefeller]

congratulations, they managed to make a sk8 hi look bad.
hell, i`d wear jack purcells over these (sorry skatan, lets agree to disagree on these)

[Francis Xavier]

This thread is getting out of control

Its a thread of mostly bad decisions and I'm guilty. I love it

[Seadramon]

I dig em

[Atiba Applebum]

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-Vans Sk8 HI-

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I dig em

Brian Setzer got his own colorway?

[Firebert]

love me some stray cats

[the snake]

nice flaming shoes, kid !

[MOE SYZLAK]

State Hudson, I have had the canvas ones before, but the suede ones feel way sicker.