tricking shoes

[saunders]

so usually i trick barefoot but occasionally when i do bboy stuff i like to have shoes on, because moves like flares can be pretty rough on your feet if you are doing them barefoot lol.
however my cheap sneakers died a couple of days ago so i'm looking for new shoes to trick in.
i'm looking for advice on what shoes to buy. things i'm looking for:


good grip (i don't like slipping haha) - especially on concrete and stuff;
durability, on my other shoes the connection between the soles and the rest of the shoes was pretty much completely gone, because of all the slanted landings the shoe was pretty much broken in half;
and most important: they have to be as light as possible


i'm looking for something preferably under 100 euros
sooooo if ppl that have experience with shoe-tricking (SKILZ!! :beard:) can give me advice that would be great :smile::wise::flesh:

[WushuTricks]

Feiyues:

-Excellent grip
-Durability isn't so good but the shoes are so cheap that you can buy a couple of pairs to spare
-Light as hell and feel like your walking on clouds.

[saunders]

thanks for the fast reply man
kinda funny because i was reading some old threads on tricking shoes and doing so got me looking into feiyues at the same time you posted this.
they seem like good shoes to me. pretty cheap as well. i might check that out :smile:

any more advice?

[WushuTricks]

Converse all stars but they don't have very good grip and are an average weighted shoe. Good for busting tricks when you're on the go or bumming around with friends.

[saunders]

yea that's what im looking for as well, like when you are walking down the road being able to throw a trick anytime haha

[Yuri]

feiyues are good shoes

here is also another possibility, very light, even lighter than feiyues, I may get some sometime
http://www.glaglausa.com/

i am sure they have a european branch as well

[Siphin]

feiyues are good shoes

here is also another possibility, very light, even lighter than feiyues, I may get some sometime
http://www.glaglausa.com/

i am sure they have a european branch as well

welcome to the next step of the french revolution

[Iron Fist]

These shoes all look like shit!

If you want some relatively mainstream looking shoes, you should go for K-swiss. Lightness and durability are really important to me too in a shoe, but you want something that looks good too.

[WushuTricks]

http://www.glaglausa.com/

Those are pretty ugly haha.

[Cory]

Feiyues are your best bet. I wear mine almost every day. They don't look too bad, and they're really cheap. Probably the biggest advantage (if not the only) that they have over the K-Swiss. But yeah, I trick on concrete all the time in feiyues...or chucks. haha.

[jumpoff]

dude, if your training hard enough, you should be able to at least bust out your basic shit in any shoe, i mean look at bboys. some of them are wearing fuckin tims.


but still, I personally like some low profile nike dunks. light weight, stylish, and you can do more than just trick in them

[Buku]

chucks all day, like sum1 said earlier its nice to just be walking down the street and just kick a stop sign or sumthing

[saunders]

dude, if your training hard enough, you should be able to at least bust out your basic shit in any shoe

lol i can

but like i said it wears the shoes down pretty quickly, especially with flips.


thanks for the replies so far everyone. :smile:

[Papa Lazarou]

People talk about shoes for concrete... you're wearing them for your joints? Just curious since I'd be surprised if that sort of carefulness was mainstream haha.

[Seven]

I've had feiyues for quite a while. Horrible for running, but light as a feather. :D

[Yuri]

I found feiyues to be good lifting shoes also

[eddy wang]

http://www.zappos.com/images/728/7289288/6901-353587-d.jpg

[eddy wang]

some times i trick with those.
they are very soft but wreck very faster

[Inkrepid]

Evisu makes some pretty slick looking shoes that look easily trickable.

[Seven]

http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/houserice_1994_1336290

Geta sandals, they really bring out the potential in you. :wink:

[eddy wang]

hahahaha what a gay is that?
http://www.vamosparaparis.com/puma.jpg

[victorm118]

hahahaha what a gay is that?
http://www.vamosparaparis.com/puma.jpg

Lol!!! This is a realy awful shoe LOL.

Why don't use TKD shoes or something similar?

[Inkrepid]

Onitsuka Tigers also makes pretty awesome shoes. They even make one made for Tai Chi

[eddy wang]

i never wear these before.