What Are Skate Shoes? A Brief Look at Modern Skate Shoes

collection of skate shoes

While skate shoes are often confused with sneakers, there is quite a difference between the two. Skate shoes are specifically designed for skateboarding, sneakers are for daily wear. Regular shoes can’t take the abuse skate shoes can and will wear much faster. Often skate shoes consist of durable suede that needs to withstand the friction … Read more

10 Most Durable Skate Shoes for Every Type of Skateboarder

Looking for the most durable skate shoe? Well, it’s certainly not Vans or Nike, but also the more dedicated skate shoe brands kind of disappoint. Most skate shoes last for about 60 to 80 hours given you don’t fix them. We’ve skated a bunch of shoes over the years and identified a brand which isn’t … Read more

The Best Skate Shoes For Wide Feet (Shredded & Reviewed)

wide skate shoes

What is worse than a skater with small feet? A skater with wide feet! Since the skate shoe industry is pretty niche, choices are limited. Most skate shoes aren’t wide enough for those with rather wide toes, but there are a couple of shoes that are wide enough for most skateboarders. As a skateboarder with … Read more

Are Sneakers Good for Skateboarding?

Sneaker shoe on a skateboard

You can use sneakers for skateboarding if you only push and ride. However, if you want to learn tricks, sneakers aren’t the best choice. Sneakers wear fast, have thicker midsoles, and don’t offer enough support like skate shoes do. Often sneakers also fail to provide board feel and offer less stability. If you’re the type … Read more

Is Skateboarding A Sport Or Not?

By now, everyone knows about skateboarding. Whether you are a skater yourself or you walk by a skatepark on the way home or you saw it in the Olympics, you have been exposed to it in one way or another. An important question often arises amongst those who do not skate, and even among us … Read more

10 Tricks You Can Do On A Cruiser Board

can you do tricks on a cruiser skateboard

You might not have witnessed many people riding a cruiser board, much less perform tricks on them at the skatepark. This is because it’s popularly believed that cruiser boards aren’t designed for tricks, however, that’s not entirely true. Despite common belief, you can perform a ton of tricks on a Cruiser board.  Even as a … Read more

Is Mall Grabbing A Skateboard Bad? It Isn’t!

holding a skateboard by the trucks or mall grab

The mall grab is often a dead giveaway that you’re dealing with a poser skateboarder. Grabbing a board by the trucks is generally frowned upon because to carry a skateboard around as a fashion statement grinds some skateboarder’s gear. At least that’s what the internet makes you believe, honestly mall grabbing is a non issue. … Read more

16 Best Shoe Brands For Skateboarding

the best skate shoe brands

So many brands, so many skate shoes but which skate shoe brand should you consider. The truth is that it depends on your type of skateboarding and your feet. Some brands aren’t great for wide feet while others feel bulky and uncomfortable. There isn’t a single skate shoe brand that’s the best, it all comes … Read more

Vulcanized VS Cupsole Skate Shoes Explained

vulcanized vs cupsole skate shoe

Skate shoes are about the most important part of skateboarding (or maybe a skateboard), and probably the most expensive stuff as well. I remember not paying much attention to skate shoes back in my days, I just went for the cheapest stuff available. The subject of cupsoles vs vulcanized is interesting because both have their … Read more

How Long Do Skate Shoes Last? + Fixes

worn out skate shoe

Skate shoes are the most expensive part of skateboarding. While there are ways to make skate shoes last longer, typically skate shoes don’t last longer than 60 hours. That means you have to replace your skate shoes every 10 weeks if you skate 6 hours a week. This also depends on what type of skater … Read more