# Shoes

**URL:** <https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167>\
**Category:** Equipment and Reviews\
**Created:** [March 10, 2019, 10:49am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167 "2019-03-10T10:49:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 376

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**Author:** ![Mark](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/mark/32/11_2.png) [@Mark](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mark)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 10:08am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/7774 "2022-08-23T10:08:27Z")

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wow

they’re…different

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**Author:** ![judithpriest](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/judithpriest/32/37_2.png) [@judithpriest](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/judithpriest)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 10:24am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/7775 "2022-08-23T10:24:11Z")

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13 year old heavy metal me would have loved those.

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**Author:** ![ParmoViolets](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/parmoviolets/32/20446_2.png) [@ParmoViolets](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ParmoViolets)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 10:25am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/7776 "2022-08-23T10:25:13Z")

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Proper brothel creepers

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**Author:** ![Mark](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/mark/32/11_2.png) [@Mark](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mark)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 11:00am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/7778 "2022-08-23T11:00:27Z")

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Maybe with a bag over your head

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**Author:** ![judithpriest](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/judithpriest/32/37_2.png) [@judithpriest](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/judithpriest)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 11:21am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/7779 "2022-08-23T11:21:30Z")

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Tbh shorts all the way.  
Embrace them.

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**Author:** ![nedertron](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/nedertron/32/28914_2.png) [@nedertron](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nedertron)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 11:40am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/7780 "2022-08-23T11:40:21Z")

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That is one of the worst shoes I’ve seen and we all know my track record.

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**Author:** ![Scurbrampwoody](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/scurbrampwoody/32/16083_2.png) [@Scurbrampwoody](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Scurbrampwoody)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 11:49am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/7781 "2022-08-23T11:49:44Z")

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Further to the ‘where did Etnies come from?’ line of discussion -  
 ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5xoyRAulhiE/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/5xoyRAulhiE?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque

Also, @anon28148673 I’n curious, did you see those before buying them or were they a shot in the dark? My suggestion of cutting the lace savers off is not going to make a jot of difference is it? I think they’re irredeemable. Best thing you could do is post them into the nearest clothing and shoe recycling bin. I kind of remember them from the first time around but they were in a yellow and royal blue colourway with skulls all over them back then, so at least they’ve been toned down a touch…every cloud, eh.

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**Author:** ![nedertron](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/nedertron/32/28914_2.png) [@nedertron](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nedertron)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 12:19pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/7783 "2022-08-23T12:19:37Z")

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> [@anon28148673](#):
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> I saw the Andy Andersons but knew yellow was a strike too far

But skulls and shit on the sole all good?

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**Author:** ![BvS](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/bvs/32/394_2.png) [@BvS](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/BvS)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/7785 "2022-08-23T13:10:19Z")

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Feels like they could arguable work if the stitching was black and they removed all the additional logos and graphics. The odd silhouette on its own is enough to make them stand out, they don’t need all that other flair

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**Author:** ![Londonskater](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/londonskater/32/17195_2.png) [@Londonskater](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Londonskater)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/7786 "2022-08-23T14:12:39Z")

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> [@anon28148673](#):
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> With shorts? No way.

I feel like they’d only work with shorts.  
Not sure they’ll ‘work’ but you get me.

When does your helmet arrive?

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**Author:** ![nedertron](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/nedertron/32/28914_2.png) [@nedertron](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nedertron)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/7787 "2022-08-23T14:23:50Z")

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[https://protecbrand.com/products/classic-skate-skull-skates-2017](https://protecbrand.com/products/classic-skate-skull-skates-2017)

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**Author:** ![BDF](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@BDF](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/BDF)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/7789 "2022-08-23T17:12:45Z")

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> [@nedertron](#):
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> That is one of the worst shoes I’ve seen and we all know my track record.

This is like your lunch getting slated by Bish

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**Author:** ![nedertron](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/nedertron/32/28914_2.png) [@nedertron](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nedertron)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/7790 "2022-08-23T17:41:38Z")

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I have some reason behind what I buy. Haha.

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**Author:** ![ciaran](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/ciaran/32/42_2.png) [@ciaran](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ciaran)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/7791 "2022-08-23T21:47:29Z")

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> [@anon28148673](#):
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> These bad boys (yes, Windrows)
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> ![71ujduConJL.AC_UL1500](https://uksf-media.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/1/1/115c6aa690a0fd7c91b8850a0f1c5b613dda03c5.jpeg)

[![](https://allthingsd.com/files/2011/11/double_facepalm.png) ](https://allthingsd.com/files/2011/11/double_facepalm.png)

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**Author:** ![nav](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/nav/32/30170_2.png) [@nav](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nav)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/7792 "2022-08-23T22:04:41Z")

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Those Etnies are dogshit.

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**Author:** ![nedertron](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/nedertron/32/28914_2.png) [@nedertron](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nedertron)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 10:36am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/7793 "2022-08-26T10:36:20Z")

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These were listed at like £250+ BIN.

Glad they have had a change of heart and downgraded their expectations.

> **[Pardon our interruption...](https://www.ebay.co.uk/splashui/challenge?ap=1&appName=orch&ru=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fitm%2F255688877723%3Fhash%3Ditem3b883ea69b%3Ag%3AzKgAAOSwnP1ii1Qd%26amdata%3Denc%253AAQAHAAAAoG08Csmx6T3ApNz9SD1AQoLHV%252FAuoBwtjFTKEgepFJSyBHy9P0b4EkK6hU0Jeu6%252BDM3rCyIShgqFS2vH%252F3HznsuJsN%252FFB2bo2E6rP9Yp6llUOd2RbeR2ysSBGSjLopcfD9U196n9ZzORxr04Vo%252FnSa8mZjoOrh1aU9JcFh7Wo0ISg6%252BZ5XsfWsqOgU2emZSkvyGIRfUKwl4ZJ2pCyy1lr1c%253D%257Ctkp%253ABk9SR-ymvZvbYA&iid=6f422cc0-e62c-4121-842b-bf6255e124ef&iim=WODkuMY&iia=AhTY3LjQa&iiz=ijhYwLjcxohC)**

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**Author:** ![doowyrag](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/doowyrag/32/23325_2.png) [@doowyrag](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/doowyrag)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 11:14am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/7794 "2022-08-26T11:14:41Z")

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Those Etnies are honking, but a lot like Airwalk Vics..

 ![image](https://uksf-media.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/0/9/092622a1b04bde8630dcf7828cab8b8fff59e136.jpeg)

..which, even though they’ve not stood up to the test of time, still look ‘OK’ to me through these rose tinted specs I’ve got on.

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**Author:** ![voodoo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/voodoo/32/24279_2.png) [@voodoo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/voodoo)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 11:43am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/7795 "2022-08-26T11:43:59Z")

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It’s all awful but the flap looks heavier than the rest of the shoe combined. That would mess up my head alone. Fucked up weight distribution.

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**Author:** ![Mike](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/mike/32/15747_2.png) [@Mike](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mike)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/7796 "2022-08-26T12:06:54Z")

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The Etnies just made me think of the late ‘80’s and how things have moved on. Not to my personal taste, but whatever! Wasn’t going to shit on @anon28148673 about them though hahaha.

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**Author:** ![Mark](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/mark/32/11_2.png) [@Mark](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mark)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/7797 "2022-08-27T19:27:26Z")

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Payday soon @nedertron

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