Author Topic: Wide skate shoes (Read 42957 times)

Beeda Weeda · « **Reply #30 on:** March 17, 2016, 01:47:43 PM »

Quote from: robasheep on March 17, 2016, 08:22:58 AM

I am in the same boat. I have been looking for shoes for years. When I find something that fits my feet(30 years of skateboarding has left me with wide, flat feet) I will buy multiple pair. I am down to my last pair of DVS HUF 5s. I prefer strobel too...no vulc. And the shoe has to be deep enough to accommodate an ankle brace.

are we the same person?

I was wearing a lace up brace for years, almost 10 years, I froced myself to lose about 20 lbs a few years ago and I don't wear it anymore, but with age comes new exciting injuries, I am living with some amazing hip pain right now.

I only wear vulc becaus I can tfind cupsoles anymore. I would love to wear shes from 08-07, everything was really nice then...or maybe I'm just thinking abou the glory days.

Lonechicken · « **Reply #31 on:** March 18, 2016, 07:16:05 AM »

Too bad Amazon's "Find the Right Size" button/feature hasn't hit all the shoes yet. It's pretty helpful if it's accurate.

Quote from: JAesop on March 15, 2016, 12:43:31 PM

DC Matt Millers run wider through most of the shoe , the toe box isn't as wide though...

Thanks, I'll try to remember this.

robasheep · « **Reply #32 on:** March 18, 2016, 08:00:16 PM »

Quote from: Beeda Weeda on March 17, 2016, 01:47:43 PM

Quote from: robasheep on March 17, 2016, 08:22:58 AM
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I am in the same boat. I have been looking for shoes for years. When I find something that fits my feet(30 years of skateboarding has left me with wide, flat feet) I will buy multiple pair. I am down to my last pair of DVS HUF 5s. I prefer strobel too...no vulc. And the shoe has to be deep enough to accommodate an ankle brace.
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are we the same person?

I was wearing a lace up brace for years, almost 10 years, I froced myself to lose about 20 lbs a few years ago and I don't wear it anymore, but with age comes new exciting injuries, I am living with some amazing hip pain right now.

I only wear vulc becaus I can tfind cupsoles anymore. I would love to wear shes from 08-07, everything was really nice then...or maybe I'm just thinking abou the glory days.

Ha! I think maybe we're just a demographic whom are under-serviced. I skate with about ten other older dudes who also complain about finding skate shoes that work for them.

CHANCHO · « **Reply #33 on:** March 18, 2016, 10:22:18 PM »

Vans have always worked for me. GT blazers are okay but a little on the normal side of wideness. I usually try to pay attention to how far down shoes lace and where the pinch points are. The bottom of the shoe will usually tell you how wide they are but I'm no expert.

Flynn_Projects · « **Reply #34 on:** March 20, 2016, 06:07:55 PM »

Great post topic. Been liking the Lakai selects recently. They're still kind of a slim shoe but still wide enough. Also, cant go wrong with vans half cabs either if you dont mind a midtop..

The Woodsman · « **Reply #35 on:** March 20, 2016, 07:31:33 PM »

Quote from: FirstBlood82 on March 16, 2016, 01:00:33 PM

es accel (the regular ones) feels really wiiiide

My feet are hella wide and these are the only shoes ive never had to stretch out.

All the adidas stuff with the superstar/suciu insole (the big thick blue ones) are generally pretty wide.

j....soy..... · « **Reply #36 on:** March 20, 2016, 09:15:00 PM »

I always thought the busenitz's were wide....

Bliz · « **Reply #37 on:** March 21, 2016, 10:33:24 PM »

OG Manchester selects are pretty wide, and I thought the Busenitz OG Pro's were wide, but the vulcs are bit wider.

If you like Adidas's I would also try out the ZX Vulc or the Suciu's.

There aren't really that many wide skate shoes I can think of off the top my head (except for dunk's, and I'm not a dunk guy), and the best thing I would recommend, and the most obvious, is just going to your local shop and trying a few different shoes on!

GAY · « **Reply #38 on:** March 22, 2016, 08:59:03 AM »

Every time I read this thread title I read "WILD skate shoes" and my first instinct is to post either those Huf nurse shoes or Li'l what'shisname's from Supra. Weezy! That's it.

drewdown · « **Reply #39 on:** March 22, 2016, 10:17:11 AM »

99% of skate shoes turn into slippers (except for half cabs) after a couple days so don't need wide ones. Just suffer through it for a couple days.

Beeda Weeda · « **Reply #40 on:** March 15, 2019, 08:40:17 AM »

bump.
any good modern WIDE skate shoes, vans are not wide. I am wide up in the toe box. I need something.

Hercules Rockefeller · « **Reply #41 on:** March 15, 2019, 08:54:00 AM »

surprisingly, the cons jack purcell fit my wide ass feet pretty well.

johnes · « **Reply #42 on:** March 15, 2019, 09:04:06 AM »

Dc Kalis lite and Syntax

TwisT · « **Reply #43 on:** March 15, 2019, 09:06:36 AM »

my feet wide. Sole tech, with the exception of the nick Garcia Etnies Jameson, are my go to. Es Accel slims fit great every time. I find the vans sk8 hi pro and half cab pro to be pretty roomy as well.

Ernest Borgnine · « **Reply #44 on:** March 15, 2019, 09:35:58 AM »

I'm incredibly old with the widest feet in recorded history. Shoe stretchers work well. New Balance makes a shoe that comes in EE (extra wide) called the 574 that can be found online. They aren't technically skate shoes but they do an excellent impression of them.

johnes · « **Reply #45 on:** March 15, 2019, 12:22:44 PM »

Quote from: TwisT on March 15, 2019, 09:06:36 AM

my feet wide. Sole tech, with the exception of the nick Garcia Etnies Jameson, are my go to. Es Accel slims fit great every time. I find the vans sk8 hi pro and half cab pro to be pretty roomy as well.

Just to let OP know, for me personally, accel slims are way too slim for my wide feet to feel comfortable.
Straye has some good wide feeling shoes :the Venice and Stanley are legit vulcs that are a little wider.

cynical cow · « **Reply #46 on:** March 15, 2019, 01:41:41 PM »

Pointed/ skinny toe boxes are so bad for feet. Especially while skating. Wish more skate shoes had normal or wider toe box areas.

TwisT · « **Reply #47 on:** March 15, 2019, 01:46:26 PM »

Quote from: johnes on March 15, 2019, 12:22:44 PM

Quote from: TwisT on March 15, 2019, 09:06:36 AM
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my feet wide. Sole tech, with the exception of the nick Garcia Etnies Jameson, are my go to. Es Accel slims fit great every time. I find the vans sk8 hi pro and half cab pro to be pretty roomy as well.
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Just to let OP know, for me personally, accel slims are way too slim for my wide feet to feel comfortable.
Straye has some good wide feeling shoes :the Venice and Stanley are legit vulcs that are a little wider.

interesting.
I had those hitop strayes, sz 11 canvas and my foot was way too cramped. I ended up getting rid of them after one session. But sz11 es accel slims feel fine for me. They are my go to shoe. Must be different foot shape.

ChrisLambe94 · « **Reply #48 on:** March 15, 2019, 01:52:19 PM »

I really like the feel of Vans Half Cabs. It seems like after a sesh they stretched to the perfect width for my wide feet.

johnes · « **Reply #49 on:** March 15, 2019, 02:36:34 PM »

Quote from: TwisT on March 15, 2019, 01:46:26 PM

Quote from: johnes on March 15, 2019, 12:22:44 PM
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Quote from: TwisT on March 15, 2019, 09:06:36 AM
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my feet wide. Sole tech, with the exception of the nick Garcia Etnies Jameson, are my go to. Es Accel slims fit great every time. I find the vans sk8 hi pro and half cab pro to be pretty roomy as well.
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Just to let OP know, for me personally, accel slims are way too slim for my wide feet to feel comfortable.
Straye has some good wide feeling shoes :the Venice and Stanley are legit vulcs that are a little wider.
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interesting.
I had those hitop strayes, sz 11 canvas and my foot was way too cramped. I ended up getting rid of them after one session. But sz11 es accel slims feel fine for me. They are my go to shoe. Must be different foot shape.

Damn, human bodies are crazy lol

the cowboy · « **Reply #50 on:** March 15, 2019, 02:41:31 PM »

NB 212's and 868's are wide (normal sizing, i wear 10s). 533's are narrow (1/2 size up at least, i go 10.5).

cheetahsheets · « **Reply #51 on:** March 15, 2019, 02:54:42 PM »

Vans 100%, they didn’t even start out as skate shoes. They started out doing custom shoes for fucked feet. They make shoes wide as fuck, just go to an outlet, there’s a bunch across the US. There mall/corps stores sell shit three times the price, and u can always get pro shoes at $30 in strange sizes.

Far from relevant · « **Reply #52 on:** March 15, 2019, 04:06:44 PM »

Quote from: Beeda Weeda on March 15, 2016, 11:34:24 AM

I have wide feet, EE wide to be exact.
I was buying addidas campus vulc for a number of years, but they decided to stop making them.
Does anyone have any recommendations for wide shoes?

Have you tried addidas shell toes ?

Putaslocas · « **Reply #53 on:** March 15, 2019, 06:38:32 PM »

the lakai proto is pretty wide. id also suggest the dc legacy slim (called the slim because its not as bulky as the original). also whoever said jack purcell for wide feet is insane...all chucks are tiny as fuck.

Maurice46 · « **Reply #54 on:** March 15, 2019, 07:42:46 PM »

I have very wide feet and have had a difficult time finding skate shoes. I recently came across Proper and their Conquista style and so far they have been great!

https://proper-skateboarding.myshopify.com/products/conquista-olive-off-white

WideFeet · « **Reply #55 on:** March 15, 2019, 07:49:15 PM »

My feet are also pretty wide. Check my screen name.

Vans is pretty much all I wear. They tend to stretch and if they feel tight, I just bend them a bunch and the loosen up.

I’ve tried on the NB# Arto once, and I’d have to agree, they’re decently wide.

Putaslocas · « **Reply #56 on:** March 15, 2019, 09:33:31 PM »

Anyone have an opinion on clearweather?

m477 · « **Reply #57 on:** March 15, 2019, 09:59:55 PM »

Shoe company sizes can vary significantly. My feet are big and I struggle with the right size. I had size 13 adidas busenitz that smashed my toes together, removing the insoles didn’t even help. Meanwhile vans 13 felt like clown shoes damn near falling off. 13 Nike Sb dunk’s, Air Force 2 and kostons work best for me.

olympic sk8r · « **Reply #58 on:** April 09, 2019, 08:42:51 PM »

nb 420

AnnihilationTime · « **Reply #59 on:** April 09, 2019, 09:10:44 PM »

Quote from: FirstBlood82 on March 16, 2016, 01:00:33 PM

es accel (the regular ones) feels really wiiiide

I also have chodes for feet, and I 2nd this statement

Author Topic: Wide skate shoes (Read 42957 times)

Beeda Weeda

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