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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #180 on: March 17, 2023, 04:08:08 PM »
  One of the earlier Duffs models that Cairo Foster used to wear a lot.  Just the way they were designed, they always gave me horrible blisters on my heel.  I would have to chill for a while and let my blisters heal, and then I’d try skating them again only to have the same thing happen over and over.  I tried Dr. Scholl’s products, etc. but gave up.  The first Duff’s model that ever came out on the other hand were some of my favorite shoes ever.  Really basic, black suede with gum soles, but they looked good and skated great.  I was at a demo in 1994 and Kareem Campbell, Fabian Alomar, and Lavar McBride were in their tour van and were like, “check these out, these are dope, huh?” (those first Duffs).  Needless to say, I immediately ran out and bought a pair.

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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #181 on: March 17, 2023, 05:48:29 PM »
Huf classic by far
Second worst tony hawk shoe from kohl’s

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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #182 on: March 18, 2023, 01:49:38 AM »
Huf classic by far
Second worst tony hawk shoe from kohl’s
Huf classic was sooo bad. The worst outsole ever

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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #183 on: March 18, 2023, 02:05:26 AM »
The figgy 2, that shit literally cause my back to give out

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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #184 on: March 18, 2023, 02:50:39 AM »
Every Vans vulc I've skated sucked. For a long time I thought soles bursting open and getting detached from the upper was just a vulc sole kinda thing, until I skated a couple of vulcs by different brands.
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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #185 on: March 18, 2023, 03:36:51 AM »
Last resort vm003 canvas that split at the toes from a few short walks

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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #186 on: March 18, 2023, 03:40:31 AM »
Sal 23 reissue early 2000’s, sole was slippery as fuck I even tried to sand it down without success. Emerica Westgate CC’s, went thru the sole in 3 days…
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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #187 on: March 18, 2023, 07:07:03 AM »

AV3

too tight in the front and the sole separated in a short period of time
They really did not work at all. Felt hopeful initially because the toe was kinda similar to Manchesters but nah.

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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #188 on: March 18, 2023, 07:44:23 AM »
I remember hating every Emerica I had in the late 90's and the first Circa Jamie Thomas shoes. I don't particularly remember why since shoes were pretty much all just bricks, but the Emerica rubber felt slick. I later had the MJ2 and loved them.

More recently tho the Vans Pro line, specifically the AVE shoe that looked like an Old Skool. Horribly floppy, stitching didn't last, sole delamed in like 2 weeks. Truly awful quality.

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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #189 on: March 18, 2023, 11:17:00 AM »
Cons JP Pro, those have zero protection (Zoom insole is totally BS) and killed my feet instantly!

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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #190 on: March 18, 2023, 12:18:47 PM »
What was Gravette’s pro model Circa shoe called? The Lamb? Anyway that shit sucked, the whole side panel blew out within a month. They were kind of slick though not going to lie.

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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #191 on: March 18, 2023, 12:25:57 PM »
ive had alot of shoes dating back to 2002 when i first started and i was poor so the shoes i had i had to skate or i didnt skate at all but i had a pair of d3 2001's that i dont remember skating in for long because they were just ridiculous even in the puffy shoe era so i think imma go with those.

ngl tho at the time i did think they looked cool as fuck. they were the solid black ones

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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #192 on: March 18, 2023, 12:46:56 PM »
emerica hsus, the first model
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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #193 on: March 18, 2023, 02:40:06 PM »
Suede ripped from just walking around.


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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #194 on: March 18, 2023, 02:41:36 PM »
Back in like 2002 I used to skate exclusively Vans Rowley's. Local shop was out so I bought some Vans TNT shoe. That was the only shoe that I just couldn't get on with.
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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #195 on: March 18, 2023, 03:19:14 PM »
adidas samba ogs... can't believe the busenitz lines at 3rd n army after that experience.

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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #196 on: March 18, 2023, 03:40:32 PM »
The very first og KSL
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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #197 on: March 18, 2023, 05:34:04 PM »
Globe Sabres a long time ago...sole was so plastic like that going down a small hill I actually started sliding off the board as the vibrations were shifting my feet. Got very sketched out and donated them shortly thereafter.
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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #198 on: March 20, 2023, 01:08:20 PM »
I'm sure I'll be burned at the stake for this, but the NB 440s.  They felt like skating in cardboard slippers.

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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #199 on: March 20, 2023, 01:16:17 PM »
For me personally, the Nike SB GT Low Pros. Thing is they skate fine, but they hurt for anything outside of transition cruising. They have basically no insoles with the tiny foam heel patch. With shoes like the 1010 out now, they don’t feel great.

I think if they tried the Ishod react insoles in them, they’d be better for me. The Ishods in general are more what I want from an SB anyway. Maybe someone has tried some aftermarket ones to make the GTs better, but they’re just sitting in the closet now for me.

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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #200 on: March 20, 2023, 05:43:36 PM »
I can't skate vans.....I've tried several times.  Half cabs, Gilberts....the sidewall is too stiff and flattens my feet out.

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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #201 on: March 20, 2023, 05:59:52 PM »

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This one particular Blazer. Seemed fine at first. Soon the lil piece of fabric covering the collar of the shoe wore out and I got cut all to hell.

Reminded me of when I cut my enigmas back in the day. I painted a house in those. Standing on that roof with the cut shoes was horrendous. 
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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #202 on: March 20, 2023, 06:45:14 PM »
eS Swift 1.5. I wanted to like them but I ripped a hole in the suede on the first day skating.

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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #203 on: March 20, 2023, 06:48:33 PM »
The one canvas pair of shoes I bought and blew out in one day. What’s the point? Why even make canvas shoes?

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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #204 on: March 20, 2023, 07:31:05 PM »
Might be considered blasphemous to say this, but Emerica MJ2s are the worst shoe I've ever skated. They were like bricks and I got the worst heel bruise ever. I loved the look though and wore them as chillers for a while.


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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #205 on: March 20, 2023, 09:31:26 PM »
I love a lot of the early 2000's Vans, that time period when they started slimming back down but were still doing some tech cups , but I had such a hard time skating the first Greco shoe and, to a lesser extent, the Cardiel 2.
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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #206 on: March 20, 2023, 10:00:10 PM »
Back in like 2002 I used to skate exclusively Vans Rowley's. Local shop was out so I bought some Vans TNT shoe. That was the only shoe that I just couldn't get on with.
Dam I had the opposite experience. I really wanted the Rowley's but was still young when they came out and needed my mum to buy shoes and she wasn't having it like those look like the crappy shoes I had when I was a kid those soles are terrible. Finally get them and within one weekend my pinky and second last toe are completely out of the shoe and the soles worn to the insole on the ball of the foot. However long later get some TNT's and it's like oh this is what I actually wanted.

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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #207 on: March 20, 2023, 10:31:24 PM »
eS Swift 1.5. I wanted to like them but I ripped a hole in the suede on the first day skating.

I want to disagree with you but I've had some hit and miss experiences with eS recently, 3 pairs were excellent (Accel Slim, Accel Slim Everstitch Plus, Swift 1.5) but 1 pair had the sole split from the upper prematurely. I hope the 4 other pairs I have in storage don't suffer the same fate as the last.

Worst shoe - Lakai Koston / Mariano (can't recall) pro model circa late 2000s post FF. I was all aboard the Lakai love bus and got a pair, worst ankle roll of my life that ruined my left foot for years. Fail-tap was both the best and worst brand of that time, stacked team but their decks / shoes were hot garbage.
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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #208 on: March 21, 2023, 12:04:42 AM »
Vans. It's crazy people skate those things. No padding, my Achilles was sore, jumping down anything hurt.

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Re: Worst shoes you ever skated?
« Reply #209 on: March 21, 2023, 04:01:29 AM »
vans & nike