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Events => Old School Series Racing => Topic started by: eloopnai on April 13, 2008, 08:26 PM
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i need to get some decent footwear for racing was thinking of the old skool vans chequer slip ons do they come up big or small im an 8 usually
back in the day i had the palm tree ones and then pink and yellow lace ups :LolLolLolLol: think they came up big but it was a long time ago
theres loads on ebay so cant really try them on :-\
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im an 8 in a slip on and a comfy 9 in lace
but i have some hoffman print slip ons that are slightly larger than my black slip ons :idiot2:
remember that the us adds an inch so make sure the stated size is for our isle
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cheers for that
perhaps i need a 7 then
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personally for racing I'd say go with a current pair of lace up vans rather than a slip on. The Slip on's really don't offer your feet any protection should the worst happen, also you can really feel the bear traps digging into your foot with slip ons (feels like trying to ride bare footed) but I might just be a fairy :LolLolLolLol:
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personally for racing I'd say go with a current pair of lace up vans rather than a slip on. The Slip on's really don't offer your feet any protection should the worst happen, also you can really feel the bear traps digging into your foot with slip ons (feels like trying to ride bare footed) but I might just be a fairy :LolLolLolLol:
id go a bit further on from that and state that i dont like either as they dont offer ankle protection so i go for hi tops..
personally i find slip on perfect size - as in im a 10 and bought a ten...
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hi crooch
without wishing to trash the thread.i went down to woodham to have a look around,
and you can see a fair bit of where the track went but i only went there in its first layout bitd and never saw the extension. it looks like it could really do with a mini digger over there now to get some shape back.
grp4 (reece)
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This wont help but i prefer Old Skool slip ons, can feel me pedals sharp as they are :daumenhoch: bigger soles on nu skools and i cant ride for toffee :'(
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This wont help but i prefer Old Skool slip ons, can feel me pedals sharp as they are :daumenhoch: bigger soles on nu skools and i cant ride for toffee :'(
hmmm - course you cant....
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:LolLolLolLol: you boys wait til i've had this baby, gonna have some bloody good battles, can't wait >:D :-*
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:LolLolLolLol: you boys wait til i've had this baby, gonna have some bloody good battles, can't wait >:D :-*
WE should all be scared, she has a right aggro streak at the mo, I see carnage in the first berm in July :shocked: >:D
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from what the boys have been telling me im scared already!
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I use lace up Vans Era's, which are basically the Style #95's from bitd. I previously used some newschool Vans TNT's, but I hated the brick-hard sole. They were still a still a waffle design sole but they gave me no 'feel' at all, and subsequently less confidence on the bike. The Era's feel great. I'm a UK8 and I use a Vans uk8 (us9) and they fit me fine. I also use them on my newschool bike with big fookoff Crupi square pedals and, so far, I haven't felt like they're jagging through the soles.
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from what the boys have been telling me im scared already!
woo hoo, berm warfare, can't wait >:D >:D >:D :angel:
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Another vote for lace-up Vans Hi-Tops here. They still have the classic soft waffle sole but as others have said, offer a bit more protection and ankle support. I've never really got on with the slip-ons to ride in.
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cheers fellas and ladies
advice taken on board gonna go try some different pairs on in a shop first me thinks :daumenhoch:
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from what the boys have been telling me im scared already!
woo hoo, berm warfare, can't wait >:D >:D >:D :angel:
Must admit that as well as beingn afraid i am looking forward to the return of Nikki 'pick a berm' webb!!! Bring it on Sister....
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lace up rowley slims :4_17_5: had mine for ages, although thats because angie wont go out in the streets with me wearing them :LolLolLolLol:
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i am also looking forward to the proposed berm warfare will give me a chance to get a few more points with people being taken out :LolLolLolLol:
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i am also looking forward to the proposed berm warfare will give me a chance to get a few more points with people being taken out :LolLolLolLol:
Can't wait boys, sure Flaz can fill you in on what you've been missing :angel: or ratty, or stupple, or 796 :angel: :2funny: :2funny: :2funny:
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Definitely anything by VANS. Saw some really nice high-top Jail ones in black at the weekend in the Retail Village at Bicester for just £10!! Did I buy them?? Nah, got about half a dozen pairs of VANS to wear out before I need more. Humps
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i am also looking forward to the proposed berm warfare will give me a chance to get a few more points with people being taken out :LolLolLolLol:
Can't wait boys, sure Flaz can fill you in on what you've been missing :angel: or ratty, or stupple, or 796 :angel: :2funny: :2funny: :2funny:
i believe Sam is the one with psychological disadvantage....
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I have been at the reciveing end of Nikkis tatics at Royston, but she wasnt quick enough to get me :LolLolLolLol:
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I have been at the reciveing end of Nikkis tatics at Royston, but she wasnt quick enough to get me :LolLolLolLol:
cos never beat you did i buddy :-* or sam :-* or quad :-* et all :angel:
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dONT REMEMBER YOU BEATING ME THO hON >:D :2funny:
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Has anyone got any decent links to some cheap VANS!!!!
I have tried using my DC PK Ripper shoes. They were shite. Not grippy enough!!!!!
I have been using my 5 TEN MTB shoes with a hard sole. the footprint was bit large but grippy as F?!k!!!!!
I'm looking for something a little bit more compact so my feet aren't scraping the crank arms all the time but something grippy.
Not too sure about Hard sole or Soft though?
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have a butchers on www.extreme-direct.co.uk
the DC SE shoes on there are well grippy! they're black and silver and about £25 or so
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have a butchers on www.extreme-direct.co.uk
the DC SE shoes on there are well grippy! they're black and silver and about £25 or so
Nice touch on that one pickle - now you may not like the design but you cant go wrong for a tenner for Vans Old School Hi Tops!!! here: http://www.extreme-direct.co.uk/products-VANS-SK8-HI-CLASSIC-SHOES-KHAKIESPRESSO-WARCHEX_28647.htm (http://www.extreme-direct.co.uk/products-VANS-SK8-HI-CLASSIC-SHOES-KHAKIESPRESSO-WARCHEX_28647.htm)
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Whats the deal, crooch!!
Is that pickle's shop or summat!!
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Whats the deal, crooch!!
Is that pickle's shop or summat!!
Vans Hi Tops for £10!!! whats not to love - well ok the design but i dont care im in like flynn :4_17_5:
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Whats the deal, crooch!!
Is that pickle's shop or summat!!
I wish!!! :LolLolLolLol:
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Do Vans do Orthopaedic shoes!
to Go with my Redline Orthopaedic Flights!
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for £10 you can't go wrong! they're just going to get covered in dirt anyways :daumenhoch:
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Has anyone got the DC PK Ripper shoes?
What do you think of them Grip wise?
I think they are shit!!!
Is the sole the same as other DC shoes or are they just a posing shoe and not meant for riding.
I wouldn't like to spend some money on Pickle's DC shoe and find they are just as crap as my PK Ripper shoes.
My 5 Tens shoes are amazingly grippy. Which at times is a problem because once you plant your foot it isn't going anywhere and you have to lift your foot to replant it. They also have a very hard sole with reinforced side and front for kicking boulders and other riders out of the way. The only problem is the footprint is too large.
The hard sole might also be limiting feedback.
I want a tried and tested OS shoe thats as grippy as Spiderman snot with a softer sole.
It's got to be Tried and Tested by a hardcore rider who has tried different shoes in the past so at least there is a good impartial comparison between shoes and manufacturers.
Do all vans shoes have the same waffle pattern and the same grippyness?
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Moley, you can PM lazychubs as he was wearing a pair of the DC shoes up at Corby last time......i have to say that i find them well grippy and a good feel to them too :daumenhoch:
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vans off the wall's slip ons on lace ups they're both grippy and i have never slip off them yet...
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best ones iv got are orchid s just so comfy like slippers with very grippy sole , iv got n/s van s to wich are ok but the orchid s are much nicer :'( just they are very worn on the sole now so very thin !!!!! must find another pair soon
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Has anyone got the DC PK Ripper shoes?
What do you think of them Grip wise?
I think they are shit!!!
Is the sole the same as other DC shoes or are they just a posing shoe and not meant for riding.
I wouldn't like to spend some money on Pickle's DC shoe and find they are just as crap as my PK Ripper shoes.
My 5 Tens shoes are amazingly grippy. Which at times is a problem because once you plant your foot it isn't going anywhere and you have to lift your foot to replant it. They also have a very hard sole with reinforced side and front for kicking boulders and other riders out of the way. The only problem is the footprint is too large.
The hard sole might also be limiting feedback.
I want a tried and tested OS shoe thats as grippy as Spiderman snot with a softer sole.
It's got to be Tried and Tested by a hardcore rider who has tried different shoes in the past so at least there is a good impartial comparison between shoes and manufacturers.
Do all vans shoes have the same waffle pattern and the same grippyness?
ive got the PK Ripper DC's and i would never use them for racing - one the sole doesnt look very grippy and you've just confirmed that and two they are bloody rare and if you wrecked them you would have no chance of getting another pair... mine are for sunday best!! :laugh:
5:10's are awesome but agree they can be too grippy - mind you TJ Baldwin was using a pair on sunday at Andover!!!! (you had to be there!!)
Stick to old school vans - always the best and the waffle sole cant be beaten! or worn out either!!! New School Vans sometimes have a waffle sometimes dont. I have a pair of Bucky Lazeks and they are pretty good - but its Hi-Tops for me all year round....
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I bought a pair of those disgusting looking Vans Hi tops for a tenner!!!
They sure is ugly!!
For something that ugly they have to be good!!!!
But for £10 its good for test purposes.
If I like the vans and the waffle sole then I can always buy a decent pair for posing purposes.
5:10's are awesome but agree they can be too grippy - mind you TJ Baldwin was using a pair on sunday at Andover!!!! (you had to be there!!)
What does that mean Crooch?
Was is a shoe grippyness related incident?
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I've had or got more or less every make and style of 'skate shoe' going (you should see the bottom of my wardrobe, it looks like rollersnakes).
I used to use Vans, then orchids, but i've found Nike 6.0's the best for me. so I'm sticking with them for now.
With DC's I've found some are better than others.
5:10s are too grippy, if you foot lifts up a bit then comes down a little crooked you have a hell of a job getting it straight. TJ did blow his feet out of him, but he was more power than a tractor.
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Moley mate,
shoes is shoes, it's all personal choice, trial and error, one mans caviar is another mans slop n all that :daumenhoch:
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Yeah, I know its all down to personal taste.
But I have never had a pair of vans so I thought some feedback was needed.
BITD I think I just used some Adidas Galaxy or whatever were doing the rounds then.
Trouble with most trainers is that you end up with pedals excavating your shins.
If I like the feel of those butt ugly hi top vans then I'll invest in another pair that aren't so sickly.
If I dont like them then its only £10.
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think im gonna go for the old skool vans not the high tops though as i dont feel comfortable in those :daumenhoch:
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think im gonna go for the old skool vans not the high tops though as i dont feel comfortable in those :daumenhoch:
Thank god, a decisive man :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: worse than birds you lot are :2funny: :2funny: :2funny:
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Good man. You can't go wrong with a nice pair of waffle soled Vans.....
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g260/kennyhunter4130/Kennyvans.jpg)
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just dont know what colour to get now :LolLolLolLol:
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:) At your ages,I thought you lot would all be rockin`a nice pair of comfy slippers.....
...with matching colostomy bags!
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:) At your ages,I thought you lot would all be rockin`a nice pair of comfy slippers.....
...with matching colostomy bags!
if i could get off this sofa id poke you in the eye with me zimmer frame! ;)
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:) At your ages,I thought you lot would all be rockin`a nice pair of comfy slippers.....
What like these?
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2080/2434452730_67dd0051d7_o.jpg)
Mmmmm, my fur lined Vans for toastie warm feet. :)
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:LolLolLolLol:
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I've got my hi-tops.
Not tried them on the bike yet!!!
Will give em a thorough testing over the weekend!! :daumenhoch:
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JUST GOT SOME BLUE AND BLACK VANS
FROM TK MAX
17,99
BARGAIN
RUSS
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I have tried out those ugly Krazy Check Hi-Top and I have grown quite fond of them.
Not bad for a tenner!!!
Grippy but not otherly so.
And you get a lot of feel throught the sole.
Plus they are very very comfortable.
I will debut these rather ugly footwear at Preston!!!
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I have tried out those ugly Krazy Check Hi-Top and I have grown quite fond of them.
Not bad for a tenner!!!
Grippy but not otherly so.
And you get a lot of feel throught the sole.
Plus they are very very comfortable.
I will debut these rather ugly footwear at Preston!!!
I love em.... they go with my Tan Quad!!! ;D
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Heard these are all the rage in LancaSHIRE
:2funny: :2funny: :2funny: :2funny: :2funny: :2funny: :2funny: :2funny: :2funny:
(http://www.abfab.co.uk/Thumbnails/RB728.jpg)
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I remember bitd you could pick the colour and patterns you wanted and in size13. I got mine through Hotwheels in Kidlington.
Using Vans Griffith at the moment for BMX, have a thin sole and good grip. Use 5.10s for mountainbiking.
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I must admit the Hi Top krazy check vans for £10 are good.
If been out riding a few times now and no problems whatsoever.
For £10 you can't go wrong!!! :daumenhoch: