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Interesting quote “shoe companies are just doing what riders want to make the, happy, not what will sell”. Convo naturally segues to Blodney shoe
I didn’t think I’d pay attention to it, but the guys were very knowledgeable and I appreciated the candor
Interesting to hear from actual shop owners that Nike does treat them well
It's funny because I remember talking to a shop owner some time back and they were kinda bummed because Nike would make them do full size runs on every shoe in the line and they really just wanted a black/white blazer high and a couple janoski colours and now sounds like Adidas is the one making shops get more stock than they can sell. (They also bring up the harsh dunk years where they'd just go on sale earlier in the video)
I feel like that blondey shoe was really never meant to sell to skateboarders or at skate shops and was really just meant to be thru Thames or something. I know it would be the opposite of its intentions but if it was in thick quality leather instead of plastic I'd probably shell out (pardon the pun) the $250 for a pair
Right you hear guys post about on here and it always sounds like Bs bc how many different “Nike cut most of their team” things do you have to go through before you just stop believing any negative thing you hear about Nike, but it was nice to hear straight from the shop in this context and also that they would call shit out that needs to be called out even from brands they like.
Nike seems to be doing the best from an infrastructure standpoint. Even if there are anecdotes about them not playing nice with other shops, this guy from 35th Ave said they helped with the shops’s remodeling.
Adidas and Vans both were described as ghost ships with no one at the wheel.
NB# was interesting to hear about bc they are beloved on here but it’s not at my local and I don’t really see them around my area. Just tried my first pair of Tiagos after people raving about them on here, but they’re just too wide looking that it doesn’t feel like me, Love to hear good things about Rothdigga
Cons is Cons but it sounds like the suede issues people were having with AS-1 because they wanted to keep it at a good price.