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[Atiba Applebum]

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What skate shops in LA have NB#? I wanna try on Tiago but kingswell and marriage don’t show NB# on their websites

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Boarders, Kingswell (sometimes?), Val Surf?, Nonfactory, Transport Skateshop?

Kingswell has never had NB that I can remember

[Bubblegum Tate]

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

Fuck, Tiagos shoe is so clean in that colorway!
*prays for vegan version*

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Much more gorgeous in person. Had to get a pair.

How's the fit? Are they tts? I have a bit of high arch and wide forefoot.

[iw0]

interesting that these are listed at $99.99 on newbalance.com compared to the black colorway that also just released at $109.99

[Bubblegum Tate]

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Much more gorgeous in person. Had to get a pair.

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How's the fit? Are they tts? I have a bit of high arch and wide forefoot.

For me, yes. TTS. No heel slip issues.

If you have a wide foot, maybe go up .5? It slight gets narrow in the toe. But it’s fine for me.

[Underpressureflips]

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interesting that these are listed at $99.99 on newbalance.com compared to the black colorway that also just released at $109.99

Pretty sure the leather toe panel models are cheaper

[iw0]

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interesting that these are listed at $99.99 on newbalance.com compared to the black colorway that also just released at $109.99

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Pretty sure the leather toe panel models are cheaper

yeah that's def it, the all leathers tend to fly under my radar tbh

[AlexOlsonsDashiki]

tiagos are seriously the greatest shoe. They look so good. Been rocking my 440s again recently too and dig the way they look and feel, but god damn do the 1010s blow everything else out of the water

[hobochimp]

Tiago wearing the what I assume are the 808s. He’s also wearing them in his story you can see very briefly. Not much but any sneak Peak is good for me. Looking really nice

[Murge]

Just got some 508s. Went TTS and they have been insanely comfortable I don’t wanna skate them. But I’m hoping to skate them this weekend. Anyway I hope they don’t go away anytime soon. Anyone know when this colorway will be in the states

Everywhere I find them it’s the UK or Japan

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yo i’m pissed! they changed the fit of the 1010’s. i just got my new grey days (which are beautiful in person), put them on and had to do a double take to make sure i didn’t accidentally order a smaller size. they fit so tight, the older ones fit perfect TTS, if not slightly long.

[eSK3]

Tiago wearing the what I assume are the 808s. He’s also wearing them in his story you can see very briefly. Not much but any sneak Peak is good for me. Looking really nice

THATS THEM! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 September can’t come soon enough!

[Banned from the room]

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Tiago wearing the what I assume are the 808s. He’s also wearing them in his story you can see very briefly. Not much but any sneak Peak is good for me. Looking really nice

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THATS THEM! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 September can’t come soon enough!

I back those matching kits. Not really for me but I like looking at this look.

Tiago is amazing. I love the style. When he’s doing that fakie manny I think damn. That mofo is rolling 100% backwards. I never could do that. My fakie manny/5oh always looked regs. Most of my switch looks regs. Even to this day when I can get in to one.

Fakie 5 oh and fakie manny was always difficult for me I only really had them from like 97-04.

[Bubblegum Tate]

[hobochimp]

Cannot wait for these shoes. On a side note Really enjoying Tiago skate pier 7 and other sf spots lately. His skating is perfect for those spots

[eSK3]

LFG!!!! Gimme two 🍐’s! Every color.

[Coping Grinder]

Siri, play "808s & Heartbreak" album by Kanye West. Max volume.

Will be preparing to throw some money on a couple pairs come September.

[Richard Skidder]

I can’t wait for the tan/gum 808!

[kook1234]

yo i’m pissed! they changed the fit of the 1010’s. i just got my new grey days (which are beautiful in person), put them on and had to do a double take to make sure i didn’t accidentally order a smaller size. they fit so tight, the older ones fit perfect TTS, if not slightly long.

I've wondered about this as well but have been told no changes have been made. It's the toebox material that seems to make a difference. Mesh toebox fits me perfectly whereas suede fits way tighter. I have to lace em a little different but they usually stretch out and feel fine after a couple sessions.

[oak leaf]

Fuck, Tiagos shoe is so clean in that colorway!
*prays for vegan version*

right there with ya. nb# has killer designs but the 420 is like my least favorite. each time my local gets a new drop i check this thread to see if its synth suede but that just ends in disappointment  :'(

vegan 1010s would be sick for sure. personally i want some vegan 440s.

[kneebone]

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Fuck, Tiagos shoe is so clean in that colorway!
*prays for vegan version*

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right there with ya. nb# has killer designs but the 420 is like my least favorite. each time my local gets a new drop i check this thread to see if its synth suede but that just ends in disappointment  :'(

vegan 1010s would be sick for sure. personally i want some vegan 440s.

I would love a vegan 440.  It's also super frustrating that they haven't made any of the new 425s vegan. Many of the All Coast 425 versions were fully synth, and the Numeric versions are like 75% synth, it's just the toe piece that is real suede.  I get it, that's where most skaters want to have real suede, but like, ugh, it's so close to being vegan.  Same with all the canvas 213/214s post-Semarria's version

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

I know @rothdigga is reading these comments, make it happen son!

[eSK3]

All this vegan talk LOL! All I’ve ever wanted from NB# is a pig suede and horween leather combo on a skate shoe that is made in the USA.

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

All this vegan talk LOL! All I’ve ever wanted from NB# is a pig suede and horween leather combo on a skate shoe that is made in the USA.

I have vegan 990s made in the USA and would legit pay the same amount of money for a Tiago version; maybe vegan made is USA skate shoes are too much of a niche market, but #NB have got the materials/ tech and resources to branch out beyond the 420!

[eSK3]

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All this vegan talk LOL! All I’ve ever wanted from NB# is a pig suede and horween leather combo on a skate shoe that is made in the USA.

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I have vegan 990s made in the USA and would legit pay the same amount of money for a Tiago version; maybe vegan made is USA skate shoes are too much of a niche market, but #NB have got the materials/ tech and resources to branch out beyond the 420!

I would 1000% purchase a skate shoe made in USA regardless of materials.

[rawbertson.]

wouldnt it be like $400?

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

wouldnt it be like $400?

my 990s we’re $300 so yeah…
again, probably not feasible to make skate shoes in that price range from a business perspective.

[kneebone]

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wouldnt it be like $400?

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my 990s we’re $300 so yeah…
again, probably not feasible to make skate shoes in that price range from a business perspective.

but that was the price in Japan.  Here in the US, those USA-made vegan 990s were $185 retail, which is not totally out of the realm of possibility for a highly-desirable skate shoe

[Coping Grinder]

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wouldnt it be like $400?

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my 990s we’re $300 so yeah…
again, probably not feasible to make skate shoes in that price range from a business perspective.

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but that was the price in Japan.  Here in the US, those USA-made vegan 990s were $185 retail, which is not totally out of the realm of possibility for a highly-desirable skate shoe

I'm not hip to purchasing vegan products, but, compared to the $110 pricetag for some 1010s through NB's website, that's a 68% price increase from the original product. Is that expected/ normal for these products? Seems substantial, but also I guess the boots theory (A man with $50 boots keeps his feet dry for the same length of time that a poorer man who purchases $20 boots five times over= $100) implies you should spring for the quality made product.