Just a heads up dont but vans knu skool shoes for riding… used these maybe max 10 times on my bike & now they look like this- don’t get me wrong I love vans but I’m definitely going back to the old skool style for riding now 😂 (fyi these are definitely real, I bought then from the official vans website…)
by Ijustlikecavetown
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Cause vans is garbage. Get some 5-10 my brother
It just means your really good at bmx and your riding hard enough even my old schools fall apart
Man I wish Orchid shoes still existed…
Nike SB with cupsole.
Those are regular vans. If you get some vans skate shoes they last way longer
The only non-skate vans worth riding in are suede old school high emphasis on suede
Knu skools are technically a casual sneaker I believe. Vans makes their casual lineup of sneakers with slightly different materials IIRC. I used to buy the cheaper department store models of vans and would blow them out almost immediately – but when I started buying the skate varieties and old skools (etc) I noticed they last longer. I still go through shoes pretty frequently though…
Check out the Ride Concepts Vice and Vice Mid. They are technically a DJ/MTB shoe but who cares. I don’t know what other people’s experience with them has been but I had a pair and they seem pretty decent albeit with a slightly longer break in time, but they gripped well and lasted much longer than any 5-10s I’ve had.
Vans are generally shit but they have great grip on pedals
I use regular vans and just replace the glued insole. I only brake using the toe and the heel part.I use the heel part on braking more. I have both the bmx old school version and normal vans I just like using the regular versions sometimes for more pedal feel.
I love vans, especially for their style, but the quality I grew up with versus the quality now. Spent almost $200 on a pair of vans and I had to bring them back three times because the soul kept separating prematurely. Which really breaks my heart because I’ve always been a fan of vans as a company.
DVS all the way
Your braking with the toe right? And you have to get “Skate” vans for them not to come apart on the sides so easy.