- Super Suede
- non-vulcanized soles
- Plastic protective toe caps
Super Suede is
currently the biggest thing to come out of
DC shoes. Durable, soft and
with killer board feel this innovative new material being used on most of
DC shoes
new lines. It is proven much stronger the regular suede. In fact
Super Suede is currently testing at double the strength of regular suede.
This is awesome because the rider now gets all the comfort and great board
feel that would come in a regular
skate shoe, without having to deal with
holes only a few weeks later. Super Suede really does bring the best of
both worlds together and it looks like this top of the line material could
be the future of skate shoes. You can look for it on the following pro
series:
-Danny Way Signature Shoe
-Colin Mckay Griffin Shoe
-Lynx 2 Series
A non-vulcanized sole.
A non-vulcanized sole means that the sole of your
skate shoe will be much
harder and will last up to twice as long as vulcanized soles. Shoes that
feature non-vulcanized soles are brands like
DVS
shoes and
Globe shoes. Now it
might sound great that they will hold our for so long but you have to
remember that you are giving up a certain amount of comfort, flex and
board feel with the non-vulcanized soles due to it being thicker and
harder. So if money is not an issue and you plan on updating your
skateboarding foot wear often then you may want to consider brands like Emerica,
DC shoes and
Adio shoes.
Plastic protective toe
caps. These are pretty cool because, as you will find if you do
any serious skateboarding, the toe area especially the outside edge of the
toe will be torn and ripped apart quite quickly from your boards grip
tape. Ollie and flip tricks usually make this happen fairly quickly.
Brands like Osiris skate shoes feature a protective toe guard that keeps
this to a minimum while leaving your skateboarding unhindered. This is a
far better option the dealing with messy shoe goo or unsightly duct tape.
So be sure to look for these following features if you
need a long lasting
skate shoe. Remember the positives and the negatives
of these features and good luck in your skate shoe hunt.
