Wick Wick Wack! In the late 80's early 90's Vans made a shoe which myself and other sponsored riders(limited to teamriders only) loved because of it's ultra stiff sole. Vans discontinued production of the shoe due to BMX taking on the clipless pedal. Steve Van Doren had talked about re-releasing that very shoe to the masses but it was scrapped after Steve sold the company to Vanity Fair(Yes the Magazine) in 2004. Since the acquisition Vans Shoes have become nothing more than fashion before function crap!(Nice attempt VF at tapping the fixed fad w/o doing some research first)