Post UPCOMING/RECENT shoe releases thread

[sadnocomply]

You don't just shoegoo the foxing tape back in place? That's what I'd do with every single pair of vulcanized shoes I've ever owned. I cannot fathom emailing a company complaining about this lmao. This is some Reddit behavior.
[/quote]looks like you conveniently skipped over the fact they said they wore them at work briefly and this foxing tape came off and the color transferred to the socks. They weren’t even skating them. Shouldn’t happen at all if the QC is on point.

[thehogsniper]

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they look fine but like others said we already have last resort and the vm001 is pretty much the same shoe

i'd skate them if i got them for cheap but i'm definitely not gonna buy them for a little more than average

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problem is that LRAB is pretty dogshit. the construction looks nice at first, but once you get some miles on them they're just godawful.

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i had like 5 or 6 pairs and loved them all, but that’s just me. i don’t think that whatever chinese factory is making these warsaw shoes is going to be a significant upgrade

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I'll give the benefit of the doubt. In all of these years of owning and wearing shoes, I've never had a pair that were of bad quality as a pair of early LRAB. I wore them once to work, and by the end of the day the sole was slightly separating, my white socks had turned orange from the suede, and the glossy coat on top of the rubber sole was peeling off. I sent them an email with details, they sent me a message back asking for photos, I sent them, and they basically told me to fuck off and buy a new pair. Mind you, I bought a pair of shoes from another company who makes their shoes in the exact same factory as LRAB (Seavees) and had the foxing tape start to peel off after 3 weeks. I contacted them and they told me to pick any pair off the website. I picked another style and they sent it to me free. No proof of purchase necessary, no photos.

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You don't just shoegoo the foxing tape back in place? That's what I'd do with every single pair of vulcanized shoes I've ever owned. I cannot fathom emailing a company complaining about this lmao. This is some Reddit behavior.

I've probably owned a hundred canvas shoes in my lifetime, and this wasn't that issue you're thinking of. With the seavees, I used shoe glue but it was even beyond that. the foxing was peeling away but also had tore away from the very thin poplin canvas. With the Last Resort, they just immediately started falling apart. You shouldn't have to glue something with a few hours of wear. Even Vans, as shotty as their QC can be, doesn't do that.

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they look fine but like others said we already have last resort and the vm001 is pretty much the same shoe

i'd skate them if i got them for cheap but i'm definitely not gonna buy them for a little more than average

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problem is that LRAB is pretty dogshit. the construction looks nice at first, but once you get some miles on them they're just godawful.

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i had like 5 or 6 pairs and loved them all, but that’s just me. i don’t think that whatever chinese factory is making these warsaw shoes is going to be a significant upgrade

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I'll give the benefit of the doubt. In all of these years of owning and wearing shoes, I've never had a pair that were of bad quality as a pair of early LRAB. I wore them once to work, and by the end of the day the sole was slightly separating, my white socks had turned orange from the suede, and the glossy coat on top of the rubber sole was peeling off. I sent them an email with details, they sent me a message back asking for photos, I sent them, and they basically told me to fuck off and buy a new pair. Mind you, I bought a pair of shoes from another company who makes their shoes in the exact same factory as LRAB (Seavees) and had the foxing tape start to peel off after 3 weeks. I contacted them and they told me to pick any pair off the website. I picked another style and they sent it to me free. No proof of purchase necessary, no photos.

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what a nightmare. And shitty on LR to do that in the messages. Now I know to stay further away from that company… The only 2 pair of LR I’ve had were the spitfire collab and the croc leather brown lows and they were some of the most dogwater quality shoes I’ve put on my feet. Not to mention they fit huge like Cons sizing. Pontus blew it at some point making that brand

Yeah, and seeing them on feet I've seen a lot of yellow soles. Hallmark of bad rubber. Shouldn't go yellow in the span of a few years.

[Texas_Tone]

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they look fine but like others said we already have last resort and the vm001 is pretty much the same shoe

i'd skate them if i got them for cheap but i'm definitely not gonna buy them for a little more than average

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problem is that LRAB is pretty dogshit. the construction looks nice at first, but once you get some miles on them they're just godawful.

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i had like 5 or 6 pairs and loved them all, but that’s just me. i don’t think that whatever chinese factory is making these warsaw shoes is going to be a significant upgrade

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I'll give the benefit of the doubt. In all of these years of owning and wearing shoes, I've never had a pair that were of bad quality as a pair of early LRAB. I wore them once to work, and by the end of the day the sole was slightly separating, my white socks had turned orange from the suede, and the glossy coat on top of the rubber sole was peeling off. I sent them an email with details, they sent me a message back asking for photos, I sent them, and they basically told me to fuck off and buy a new pair. Mind you, I bought a pair of shoes from another company who makes their shoes in the exact same factory as LRAB (Seavees) and had the foxing tape start to peel off after 3 weeks. I contacted them and they told me to pick any pair off the website. I picked another style and they sent it to me free. No proof of purchase necessary, no photos.

I have no horse in this race, but if I knew that last resort and fucking seavees were made in the same factory I would have went ahead and not bought them in the first place

[BeachChicken]

Lots of my current Nike and Vans vulcs never had the foxing tape fall off, but every Wafflecup shoe did. My NB never have that issue.

For me the issue with LRAB is that the fit and feel is just terrible. Like, a Chuck 70 actually hugs the foot better and doesn't have heel slip but somehow LRAB have this massive collar area with slippery leather and its impossible to prevent, which is weird since no other skate shoes I've owned in the last 4-5 years had any heel slip. Literally the shitty Reebok Club C's I have beat to shit as chillers are more egonomic and form fitting.

The new insole is also quite crap. It's thicker than most thin Ortholite insoles, yet provides less effective padding since it's so soft. What you are left with is a Vulc shoe that feels worse than normal since it manages to not even hold the foot in place and bottoms out extremely easy.

I know a number of people that skated through many pairs of LRAB constantly trying to justify the issue before finally moving on. Their soles would have hilariously short lifespans, but somehow they kept gaslighting themselves on the brand.

[prof_oak]

The my should lose the leather collar.
Also because its always brown.

[roba]

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they look fine but like others said we already have last resort and the vm001 is pretty much the same shoe

i'd skate them if i got them for cheap but i'm definitely not gonna buy them for a little more than average

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problem is that LRAB is pretty dogshit. the construction looks nice at first, but once you get some miles on them they're just godawful.

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i had like 5 or 6 pairs and loved them all, but that’s just me. i don’t think that whatever chinese factory is making these warsaw shoes is going to be a significant upgrade

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I'll give the benefit of the doubt. In all of these years of owning and wearing shoes, I've never had a pair that were of bad quality as a pair of early LRAB. I wore them once to work, and by the end of the day the sole was slightly separating, my white socks had turned orange from the suede, and the glossy coat on top of the rubber sole was peeling off. I sent them an email with details, they sent me a message back asking for photos, I sent them, and they basically told me to fuck off and buy a new pair. Mind you, I bought a pair of shoes from another company who makes their shoes in the exact same factory as LRAB (Seavees) and had the foxing tape start to peel off after 3 weeks. I contacted them and they told me to pick any pair off the website. I picked another style and they sent it to me free. No proof of purchase necessary, no photos.

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You don't just shoegoo the foxing tape back in place? That's what I'd do with every single pair of vulcanized shoes I've ever owned. I cannot fathom emailing a company complaining about this lmao. This is some Reddit behavior.

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I've probably owned a hundred canvas shoes in my lifetime, and this wasn't that issue you're thinking of. With the seavees, I used shoe glue but it was even beyond that. the foxing was peeling away but also had tore away from the very thin poplin canvas. With the Last Resort, they just immediately started falling apart. You shouldn't have to glue something with a few hours of wear. Even Vans, as shotty as their QC can be, doesn't do that.

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they look fine but like others said we already have last resort and the vm001 is pretty much the same shoe

i'd skate them if i got them for cheap but i'm definitely not gonna buy them for a little more than average

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problem is that LRAB is pretty dogshit. the construction looks nice at first, but once you get some miles on them they're just godawful.

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i had like 5 or 6 pairs and loved them all, but that’s just me. i don’t think that whatever chinese factory is making these warsaw shoes is going to be a significant upgrade

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I'll give the benefit of the doubt. In all of these years of owning and wearing shoes, I've never had a pair that were of bad quality as a pair of early LRAB. I wore them once to work, and by the end of the day the sole was slightly separating, my white socks had turned orange from the suede, and the glossy coat on top of the rubber sole was peeling off. I sent them an email with details, they sent me a message back asking for photos, I sent them, and they basically told me to fuck off and buy a new pair. Mind you, I bought a pair of shoes from another company who makes their shoes in the exact same factory as LRAB (Seavees) and had the foxing tape start to peel off after 3 weeks. I contacted them and they told me to pick any pair off the website. I picked another style and they sent it to me free. No proof of purchase necessary, no photos.

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what a nightmare. And shitty on LR to do that in the messages. Now I know to stay further away from that company… The only 2 pair of LR I’ve had were the spitfire collab and the croc leather brown lows and they were some of the most dogwater quality shoes I’ve put on my feet. Not to mention they fit huge like Cons sizing. Pontus blew it at some point making that brand

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Yeah, and seeing them on feet I've seen a lot of yellow soles. Hallmark of bad rubber. Shouldn't go yellow in the span of a few years.

hahahaha vans does this all the time, the foxing tape separates from the waffle sole on the bottom, every single pair of the skate classics i owned had it happen and i've had like 20 or something. the pros did that too, vaults did that, normal vans do that, it's part of the appeal at this point. i had vans replace like 4 pairs of half cabs because of that and the replacement pairs did the same shit, i just stopped buying them for retail and now i just buy used pairs and keep some superglue in the bag whenever i go skate. i never had a canvas pair of lrabs because i skate in them and canvas doesn't last for me at all but all my suede pairs were fine. i don't know what you guys are wearing that has this amazing quality, probably some new balances, nah imma pass on that

[YeoWhattup]

As much as I want to back Last resort I just can’t. Those shoes just don’t work for me. The grip isn’t the greatest and the sidewalls are flimsy and super thin. I tried multiple pairs and I can’t really justify them even with being skater owned. Also the marketing is kinda cringe to me personally, on some elitist shit but with sub par products. Like sole tech but on the opposite side of the spectrum. Mango and Dane are the reasons why I still look forward to the videos, Franky too

[Dwyck]

i like last resort. they fit my feet well. just laced my sixth pair. if id had issues with the five previous pairs I wouldnt personally buy another. even I dont like pontus that much

[prof_oak]

People seem to not like pontus a lot.

Why ?

[moonordie]

People seem to not like pontus a lot.

Why ?

Probably he's seen like somebody who likes to suck his own dick too much but at the end is a perception thing.
Just found this: https://youtu.be/LvDGBEu3pj4?si=CH9ode0wugE2qgFb
Is an interesting watch.

[BeachChicken]

I don't dislike Pontus but a lot of the softgoods he produces aren't of the quality that you'd expect for the price and "skater owned" doesn't justify it.

[thehogsniper]

People seem to not like pontus a lot.

Why ?

personally, I just think he comes off like a bit of a cunt, and not in the entertaining way like maybe Blondey. all that bullshit about supporting euro skating, skater owned brands seems to be pretty forgotten. Guy was ranting ten years ago about needing to support skater owned brands while acknowledging polar wouldn't be able to exist without him getting a paycheck from Converse and Carhartt WIP. 
EDIT: Oh, and the weird sex shit. I know more about his sex life than I should.

[prof_oak]

Isnt he from sweden?

They are different.

Met a swedish girl once and she was wild and fun.
I blame it on the absence of monotheistic guilt in their cultural dna.

[thehogsniper]

They're doing a Vans Mixxa x Dime model. Black.

[Dopethrone]

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People seem to not like pontus a lot.

Why ?

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personally, I just think he comes off like a bit of a cunt, and not in the entertaining way like maybe Blondey. all that bullshit about supporting euro skating, skater owned brands seems to be pretty forgotten. Guy was ranting ten years ago about needing to support skater owned brands while acknowledging polar wouldn't be able to exist without him getting a paycheck from Converse and Carhartt WIP. 
EDIT: Oh, and the weird sex shit. I know more about his sex life than I should.

I remember reading, him being on/with converse he learnt the shoe game, and how it all worked. So I guess the outside brands taught him how to do it properly, either way it thinks the brands are sick

[mindfuzz]

They're doing a Vans Mixxa x Dime model. Black.

These? https://www.ebay.com/itm/356004580341

[thehogsniper]

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They're doing a Vans Mixxa x Dime model. Black.

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These? https://www.ebay.com/itm/356004580341

Yep.

[Wheelbitefred]

New Curren shoe I believe

[rickdizzo]

its cool una got her own shoe, shame it's pretty ugly

[moonordie]

New Curren shoe I believe

Look like a more padded Era with lace loops. Nice.

[Cheshire Cat]

New Curren shoe I believe

What's up with the big black blob on his back foot?

[BALARGUE]

good eye, the sole looks roughly shopped
and it seems he kept the label on the left sole

can confirm it's his signature shoe
I never saw that full black colorway though

[Mbrimson88]

good eye, the sole looks roughly shopped
and it seems he kept the label on the left sole

can confirm it's his signature shoe
I never saw that full black colorway though

Kind of funny how many people forget to take the long rectangular sticker off the bottom of their shoes, before wearing them, or skating in them.

Interested to see more of the shoe, but maybe not that interested that I want any.  Between Sk8 low, Old Skool and Half Cabs, I think I am set for life anyway.

[Wheelbitefred]

New Curren shoe I believe

Another angle here

[wuust]

Are UK cities paying Lakai to get team models named after them?
Is there a poll to name the new shoes for 2025?

https://www.lakai.com/collections/shoes/products/york-navy-gum-suede-ms3240236a00

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

Oh look, another boring vulc from Lakai …

[moonordie]

Oh look, another boring vulc from Lakai …

You could easily add to that sentence Emerica, Nike maybe even Adidas

[roba]

lmao, what companies make interesting vulcs then?

[moonordie]

In my opinion Vans. Rowan 1 look and skate nice, that new Curren shoe also looks interesting and tbh I feel that the only vulc that performs decently are theirs.

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

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Oh look, another boring vulc from Lakai …

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You could easily add to that sentence Emerica, Nike maybe even Adidas

true, I actually like the look of some of Lakai’s cupsoles hence why I made the distinction…