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By Steve Cave, About.com Guide to Skateboarding

Who makes the best skate shoes?!

Wednesday January 14, 2009
Arguing over which skate shoes are the best is a skater's right. I have a top 10 skate shoes list on this site, and the posting where I linked to it has a HUGE amount of feedback (check it out).

So I put together this fancy poll, to see what people REALLY think! It would only allow 10 entries, so I had to leave some brands out. I know some of you Nike SB fans will be crushed. If you like a brand that's not represented, leave a comment!

Comments

January 15, 2009 at 11:32 am
(1) kiddo mc kidderoo says:

ADIO!

January 15, 2009 at 4:18 pm
(2) tito says:

DuFFS

January 20, 2009 at 12:38 am
(3) skatefreak says:

i didnt vote…its sux that nike and etnies arnt up there.

January 20, 2009 at 12:02 pm
(4) oliver says:

EMERICA ALL THE WAY!

no offense but es are horrible skate shoes. they’re REALLY comfy but ware off in like a week.

January 20, 2009 at 3:43 pm
(5) jaioxung says:

Globe all the way. I still haven’t worn out my Mullen’s that I’ve had for over a year. Plus, they have yet to make any completely ridiculous neon colored shoes. Bravo!

January 22, 2009 at 2:24 pm
(6) mizzike says:

fallen is pimpen

January 26, 2009 at 8:44 pm
(7) me says:

I’ve had some really good pairs of etnies but the last two pairs have been nike 6.0’s just cos everything else is really ugly at the moment and whats the go with the super flat soles these days? oh, but probably the best pair I’ve ever had were a pair of grey rob dyrdek DC’s. they were the bomb so comfy I so wish I had got like 5 pairs at the time.

January 26, 2009 at 8:55 pm
(8) Todd Bappis says:

Nobody makes good skate shoes anymore. The golden age of skate shoes were in the mid 90’s. OG etnies, before they became a child’s brand, with models such as the intercity, rap, mc rap, slb 23, skrew, i could go on forever…duffs had the KCK Kicks…now mega corporations took over and it’s been ass ever since, the closest thing to a decent skate shoe are the adidas campus, NOT the “skate” model, just the straight up campus, and possibly the puma suede and basket.

June 15, 2009 at 11:18 pm
(9) car-man says:

I think Lakai shoes are the best. They have chill style with clean comfort

June 30, 2009 at 8:07 pm
(10) Bill says:

VOX SHOES.

July 27, 2009 at 2:03 am
(11) latinskater says:

dude, osiris bronx are by far the best

August 16, 2009 at 9:50 pm
(12) jon says:

mike taylor etnies !
nike sb tre. a d

October 3, 2009 at 3:23 pm
(13) kyle says:

I like lakais all the way especilly the mid top and mj2’s

October 15, 2009 at 4:23 pm
(14) •B-rad• says:

osiris is better then all of them

October 28, 2009 at 8:36 pm
(15) lil j says:

FACK REALLY NO NIKES????!?!?!?? BLAZERS R GREAT but in my opinion chinos are great…… till the grip wears down ( osiris ) es is also very very good ave skated so many shoes i cant remember

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