# 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:** 656
### Author:  [@ParmoViolets](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ParmoViolets)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2026, 8:28am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/13548 "2026-10-12T08:28:36Z")
Seems to be the mark of shit quality shoes that they’re either insta-floppy like Vans or granite clogs like DC. The expense must come from making the shoe somewhere inbetween.
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### Author:  [@nav](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nav)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2026, 8:29am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/13549 "2026-10-12T08:29:38Z")
Never had a pair.
bought some in 2020 on sale. Returned them after realising they were about as good as a pair of trainers from spendless or some other off brand cheap as chips shoe shop.
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### Author:  [@ihatethegeneralpublic](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ihatethegeneralpublic)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2026, 8:47am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/13550 "2026-10-12T08:47:22Z")
Some of the best shoes I’ve had have been DC’s but if you look through their range now there’s probably only a couple of models I’d actually wear.
Then you look at NB and there’s loads I’d potentially buy.
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### Author:  [@Hadenough](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Hadenough)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2026, 10:33am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/13551 "2026-10-12T10:33:53Z")
> [@OAS](#):
>
> And the toe box was like you were wearing steal toe caps
Spot on, I remember being amazed at how they could get nubuck leather (or whatever it was) to be so stiff and inflexible, and why they would do that for something that was supposedly meant for skateboarding. Still, at the time I worked in a shop that sold shitloads of them to skaters, so I guess people liked them.
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### Author:  [@ihatethegeneralpublic](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ihatethegeneralpublic)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2026, 10:36am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/13552 "2026-10-12T10:36:27Z")
They looked ok in suede, Wenning wore them a few times:
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### Author:  [@OAS](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/OAS)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2026, 10:45am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/13553 "2026-10-12T10:45:20Z")
I had these Dyrdeks in 99. Excellent shoe.
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### Author:  [@ihatethegeneralpublic](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ihatethegeneralpublic)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/13554 "2026-10-12T12:05:09Z")
Less chunky than many of their recent models too.
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### Author:  [@Jurwell](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Jurwell)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/13555 "2026-10-12T15:43:27Z")
Only DCs I’ve ever had were the Evan Smith pro shoes as chillers. For that they were lovely, and the insole and grip feels like it’d be amazing if you like vulc shoes. But the canvas upper is so, so thin. Like, can’t wear them when the weather is below 14 degrees because your feet will get cold thin.
They do make me think I could give another vulc DC shoe the time of day if there were any that looked decent.
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### Author:  [@nav](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nav)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/13556 "2026-10-12T23:41:20Z")
Leather shoes… they’re bad to skate in right?
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### Author:  [@nav](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nav)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/13557 "2026-10-12T23:44:27Z")
For context, having a bit of shoe madness… need something that feels great to skate in immediately. Which I found the ASICS Japan pro really good for.
So, I kinda [want these](https://www.asics.com/au/en-au/japan-pro/p/AOP_1203B205-001.html)… or the all [black non pro version](https://www.asics.com/au/en-au/japan-s/p/AOP_1191A163-001.html?size=10&width=Standard&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=7064_ASICS_SEM_GA_SHOP_BRD_Sportstyle%20Japan%20S&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19445239910&gbraid=0AAAAADllcgEvdGURDUNzsPhuMNXWxxnrY)… but I can’t remember if I’ve ever tried “leather” skate shoes before and my brain says they might be shit…
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### Author:  [@MaxFacePalmer](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/MaxFacePalmer)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2026, 5:18am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/13558 "2026-10-13T05:18:33Z")
From my experience yes.
I guess it depends what skating you do.
Leather shoes were always a ballache to break in and grip the board when trying to pop.
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### Author:  [@Hadenough](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Hadenough)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2026, 6:14am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/13559 "2026-10-13T06:14:25Z")
I don’t get how you would think a leather upper affects pop
It no make the sense to me
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### Author:  [@nav](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nav)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2026, 6:49am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/13560 "2026-10-13T06:49:22Z")
I assume he means the grip when sliding the front foot for whatever trick.
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### Author:  [@Hadenough](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Hadenough)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2026, 6:51am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/13561 "2026-10-13T06:51:50Z")
Ah. Not a worry for me.
Anyway soft leather = comfy and nice.
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### Author:  [@notactuallyhere](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/notactuallyhere)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2026, 8:09am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/13562 "2026-10-13T08:09:22Z")
Leather is ok once bedded in and scuffed enough to have the surface of suede. So might as well always go with suede. Perfect from the box.
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### Author:  [@MaxFacePalmer](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/MaxFacePalmer)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2026, 8:11am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/13563 "2026-10-13T08:11:29Z")
Ha ha!
Just say I was shit at skating why dont you?
🤣
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### Author:  [@Hadenough](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Hadenough)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/13564 "2026-10-13T08:13:15Z")
That’s not what I meant at all! Haha
No I just didn’t get how the top of a shoe would have any effect on anything, but I think that says more about my level of skating than yours
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### Author:  [@notactuallyhere](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/notactuallyhere)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2026, 8:29am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/13565 "2026-10-13T08:29:46Z")
For me the top toebox was so important. I have worn through shoes in less then 30 mins before. I would just continuously do kickflips down things, over things, into things and my big toe when flicking would wear a perfect circle right in the centre on top. Really fucking annoying but I was addicted. Eventually I learned 360 flips and that would take the pressure off the top of my shoe.
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### Author:  [@Mark](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mark)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/13566 "2026-10-13T15:41:59Z")
Yeah had some black leather busenitz which were my go-to shoe and sold them iwithin a session as there was no flick-grip (back when there was flick).
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### Author:  [@MaxFacePalmer](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/MaxFacePalmer)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/shoes/167/13567 "2026-10-13T16:08:38Z")
Might have found my next pair of DCs
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