yeh black label boards r awesome!
and u should try blueprint , not that expensive , and it last so long
i got the emerica felt shoes right now , they skate heavenly

EMERICA, the best skateboard shoe ever.

yep , vans is ok to
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I've never really had the priviledge to skate Vans. But, they're one of the original skate shoes, so they must be pretty damn good.

to bad they stopped sellin the greco 2
those where the best shoes ever!

I think 88 used to make the best skate shoes. Every pair I got was durable, had good board feel and didn't take long to break in. For a while my friend was getting flowed by 88 and I was getting his old kicks every month. I didn't buy shoes for about six months.

Hell, w/ EMERICA, I don't buy new shoes for like 2 years. In my opinion.

I don't really have a brand preference for any skate stuff, but I love my Krux trucks. They feel already broken in when they are new. I have been riding an Iota (local mpls company) deck for a while. Emerica has some cool shoe designs, I tend to like the less busy looking shoes. I used to gag at Osiris shoes, though they looked like they've tamed down since those D3 shoes or whatever the hell they were. I've been wearing my I paths for a while, the low cut ones. I'd never skate in them though, my ankles are fucked.

Remember Vans Chukka boots? Hensley used to wear them all the time. Do they make them again? I loved those.

CHOUT:

I know what you mean about Osiris shoes being way too busy. I'm the same way, I like simple looking skate shoes. I'm using the Templeton 3's right now.

I think they might still make chukkas. Yeah the D3 was the most god awful looking piece of footwear ever. Who the fuck would buy that shit for 80 bucks?

Yeah, 80 bucks is WAY too fucking much for those shoes.

http://shopimages-ll.ccs.com//b2ob1301_gnwh.jpg

VS

http://4imgs.com/227/x/VAS118_FULL.jpg

I definetly like the 2nd one better. It has that old school Converse look to them. Those are Vans, right?

Yeah those are the No Skools by Dustin Dollin.

Oh, Dustin Dollin is the shiznitle bam snip snap snip.

 

I fuckin' miss these...I had a pair of blood red ones.

Alright, we've had the shoe discussion, now it's time for the decks.

I might be the only one, but I do really like Flip boards. They have a great feel, & they're pretty light-weight. My first Flip baord was the Tom Penny mushroom board. I think it was like 5 or 6 ply, something like that.
& how could I forget Shorty's. Just a fucking great board all the way around.

I love Flip boards too but everyone thinks i'm crazy because of the shape.
Baker and toy decks are loverly too.

So... anyone hit any good tricks lately?

I've hit one-footed nose grinds before, but it's been a while. I have a photo somewhere. I agree, Toy decks are great artisitic boards.

damn straight.

check my out my baker deck. Pretty nice graphics too almost looks like a toy.