600s arrived today (didn't skate them). I wear a US10 in everything but Tyshawn's (10.5), and ordered these in a 10.5 (luckily).
As usual with the 'square toe' (westgates/1010s NB# 10.5 seem just a hair roomy (with heel slip) so a 10 would be too small (like many reviewers on youtube note...)..so you either like them snuggie or roomy vs TTS. I think many have different opinions on which of those (snuggie or roomy) is how they refer to TTS, i.e., personal pref.
The runner eyelets, thankfully, fix the heel slip - so we'll see. I like the look of them enough to try and make them work.
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They're narrower than then look online; they have a long shoe look (vs something like the 480/foy/255) which is usually the case with NB# Square toes (e.g.,westgates)
No sockliner =( but a single tongue stay strap
Only one pair of (white laces
Zero padding - even the upper/collar is very thin
Super flexible / very thin upper (which, TBH, gives them a sort of cheap/thin feel, especially the suede, like a payless shoe)
Moderate to low arch feeling
Ortho lite insole is nothing special, if a bit stiff, not very cushy; gonna swap it out for something thicker, hopefully taking of some to the roomy fit
SKINNY mid-foot, like the 480s - if you have rubble feet, these won't be for you
They remind me of the ishods, fucking toob subway footlong shoes (but fit better)
I agree with this review generally. I have worn lots of 1010s / 808s / 508s / 480s / 440s. I size up a 0.5 size on the 1010s and 808s and had to do the same with the 600s.
The upper of the 600s felt surprisingly thin in store. But I wouldn't say cheap. The other side of the coin is that the thinness made these feel broken in right out of the box. We'll see how durable they are.
The sole provides more impact protection--especially in the forefoot--than the 508s and 440s. Better board feel than the 480s and 808s.
My favorites are the 1010s and 808s. My biggest gripe about them is that my heel never feels really locked in. I have to cinch the laces tight to compensate. Call me crazy, but since the 1010s and 808s are sort of a call back to the puffy shoes of the 90s, they look better not laced up really tight. I just can't skate in them that way.
That's where the 600s shine. My heel feels really locked in. No heel slip at all. My gripe with these is that looking down at the shoes, they look long and skinny. Maybe a more padded upper would help with the proportions.