Who here has skated the Marc's and likes Half Cabs height?
How much lower are they than Half Cabs? Or higher than say a Manchester? Any annoying ankle/achilles tendon probs w/ them cutting in? I see they're making them in black canvas now and I want to maybe try em next set. (I'm vegan so this is a big deal to me).
Have been skatin the canvas Manchesters for a while and I really like them, but do miss to the little bit of ankle-age that Half Cabs have.
I like one piece toe shoes, I hate and destroy toe stitching in minutes! And the sole supposedly lasts longer than the normal herringbone pattern cuz the treads are deeper/thicker, which is really good cuz I make my soles bald pretty fast. (Mob) I usually go thru the sole before I go through the uppers on my shoes. I also do the Shoe Goo thing. Ya kinda have to when you can only skate canvas and your on a budget and can't get shoes often.
The Marc hits right below the part of your ankle that sticks out. Photos of the shoe are a little deceiving with regard to height. I don't think there is much ankle 'support', laterally. There is
some protection from the edges of your board hitting your ankles, but not much in the way of actual lateral support. As for the durability of the Lakai canvas, I can't speak to that. I pretty much have to Shoe Goo all of my shoes, regardless of material.
And just for the record regarding shoe height, I have been skating in the Howard Desert Boot, and it hits at the exact same spot as this Marc. The pics of the Howard Desert Boot give the impression it's a true mid, but it's not. It actually only sits marginally higher than the low version. Still a phenomenal shoe. The XLK sole is fantastic.