I want to like sole tech. I've skated probably 10 pairs of Hsu's and they all fell apart quickly. Sole pealed off and all sorts of weird shit that normally doesn't happen to the shoes I skate. I went through a pair of Leo's in two days just skating flat ground, but those were meant to be flimsy shoes so I'm not surprised.
I might be the only dude on the planet that liked the Nike E-Cues. Boardfeel wasn't the best but you could skate a pair of those for ever, and since they were unpopular, you could usually score them for 30-40 bucks a pair at shops.
you are not alone my friend. i've skated at least 6 pairs of e-cue/urls and i loved each and every pair.
the biggest problem was breaking them in because the rubber mesh was so tough but once you broke them in they were great.
i've looked around but haven't seen them anywhere otherwise i'd scoop them all up.
oddly, i have the original test samples of these shoes sitting in my apartment....
notice theres no nike logo on the shoe whatsoever. no way to tell but the mesh was originally thin and flexible so they could see how the shoe would wear out.
inside was the only place "nike" was stamped....not for resale son!