Best Skateboarding Shoes – Buying Tips

Your shoes have to bear your whole body weight and whatever it does. And if you are a skateboarder, they have to undergo even more toiling. So, skateboarding shoes should be separate than your regular footwear. They should be such that they won’t make you uncomfortable during your most beloved sport, and at the same time should look trendy. Chose the best skate wear shop to choose best skateboarding shoes. Here are some tips for choosing the best skateboarding shoes for you.

Pick up a Famous Brand

Choose from amongst famous brands. They become famous because they are really good. These are Vans, Adidas, Nike, DVS, Lakai, Globe and Audio. These have the best grip, flex and wear and so, are perfect for skateboarding. If you just want to flaunt skate shoes, but don’t really want to go hopping on your boards, brands like Osiris are best, which have great looks.

Your Skateboarding Activities

If you are going to do a lot of tricks with your skateboards, you will need strong and sturdy boots. Look for those having a leather lining and additionally, shoelace covering. Their sole should be thick and bottom should be durable. A girl should obviously buy boys’ shoes in this case. Girls’ shoes are not as tough as that of the boys’ maybe because girls are not supposed to be doing vigorous activities. Rubber toe caps too make shoes durable; so also does triple stitching, i.e. three stitch rows wherever parts of shoes are stitched together. So, look for these two things too, while looking for durable shoes.  

Don’t be Scared of Cheap

Don’t be scared of buying cheap shoes, especially if you want skate shoes less for skateboarding and more for fashion. If you won’t be skateboarding many times, buying expensive shoes doesn’t make any sense. Any cheap shoes which have cool looks will do.

Some More Tips

• Meet an experienced skateboarder and take her/his advice.
• For filling holes in the shoes, shoe goo is an ideal sealant. You can get it in all skate shops, department stores and also online. Also it can be used to increase the life of your new shoes with it – apply a thin coat of it to the front as well as outer side of the shoes. (However, as it contains some toxic chemicals, shoe goo is controlled in some places).
• Skating wears out shoes a lot. If you are afraid of this wearing out, because you don’t have money to buy new shoes after the previous ones get worn out, prevent their wearing by applying duct tape on the parts which suffer most of the abuse, i.e. sides and fronts of your front foot, your shoes will become greatly durable.
• Look if your shoes feature removable sole which let you put your laces under it. Don’t miss to use this feature if your shoes have it.