There seem to be a lot of skateboarding fixie riders out there. Or, perhaps, fixie riding skateboarders? Anyways...................I'm curious about people's shoe choices. Which ones work well for both pursuits ( toeclips assumed here) ? I like Vans Old Skools and Rowley Classics so far . Any others?

Airwalks. Good for bmx peddles with pins.

vans old skools are nice. i think i saw a picture of some guys riding wearing ipaths (the cricket model i think), but i can't remember where.

I wear Chucks... only cause theyre nice and tight and I like gray shoes. Plus, I like the closeness of the shoes to the clips.

DVS Millan. I hate Ipath.

i'm rocking some emericas, but they're a bit wide. They're the tempetons I belive, old ones though, with a hole in the heel that's filled with shoe-goo.

Yeah, wide is a problem. The whole fat tongue thing is bad too. Dekline seems to make some narrow stuff, but their "Duece" is so fat I looked like I had Ernie feet when I tried 'em on.The Sesame Street on Ice Ernie.

I have some funky green 88's. Last time I was in Paris these skateboard kids came up to me and started asking me all kinds of questions about them.

it is all about the vans slip-ons. they sliiiiide right into the clips, plus no laces to get caught in stuff. and oh the fashion!

i used old vans which were nice until they got soft- soled but i bought some kind of dc and they are too big up front for my clips and have too much stuff to get stuck on the strap.

This is the problem with new skate shoes - the amount of padding in the ankle and tongue and sometimes toebox. I use clipless and when I hit the skatepark bring a pair of DC's. But when I was using clips and straps I used to try to find the shoe with the least padding. Usually these actually end up being the cheaper ($50-$70) non-pro/signature models. Aesthetically, I've always been fond of straight up black with the gum rubber soles. I had a coveted pair of Sal Barbier's from back in the day (the one with the 23's on the heel) that were plain black with gum rubber. So nice. Lakai seems to be simplifying their shoe line of late. Emerica tends to have nice ones too - especially with the ollie guard toebox - good for the day in and out of clips.

Here's how to fix the fat tounge (stolen from Crailtap.com)

Smyth comes thru with the common cure for excessive Skate Tongue. A disease, though much more prevalent in the mid to late '90s, still inflicts one out of every five skaters.



1. "Feeling a little fat and bloated? You might have skate tongue. Don't fret. With a short invasive surgery you can rid that cancer for good."



2. "Scalpel!"



3. "Make a small incision from throat to tip."



4. "Open up, and the tumor is revealed. Not for the faint of heart."



5. "Booyow! Thankfully it was benign. If scaring occurs, slap a sticker on it."

I kind of like the padding in the tounge. The padding is good for when your skidding and skipping because it provides cushion from the strap. The problem is really in the toe box and profile. I liked the Lakai Manchester series because it was low profile and not too much padding. Right now, I'm using the Nike skateboard edition of the old Terminators which is great, but really hard to find. The Vans Jim Greco look pretty good too. The old skool vans are good in the summer time, but after long distances, the soft soles can be a real ***** with their lack of support.

I've got a couple pairs of skate shoes right now, I use sneakers for years before they get tossed. I think my vans are the best for, they are a newer style but with the waffle sole. I tend to rock my Es shoes the most for flatland sessions but they tend to be too big to get into my straps easily.

i usually rock the skate hi's, they are the best but do get soft after a bit. they are bar far the best feeling for skating and riding (if i was to ride to the skate spot), the best skate shoes though are Rowley 1's but i find they don't fit into the double straps that well. other than that i prefer the old skool low tops. Vans seem to be the most logical choice

must be a brooklyn thing. i rock these too, or chucks. the reynolds IIs are too big.

I have SixSixOne skate shoes with SPD mount built into the sole. I can walk in them and so far they haven't been destroyed with skipping and such... I really hate cages and don't know how anyone can be satisfied with them... I'm thinking about switching over Look, with some real road shoes... I just love the feeling of being completely glued to the pedals... and I heard that you can tighten Look's to the point that you will never have an accidental break out during a skid.

Nuthin but Chucks. They get better as they age. My favorites are my oldest—molded to my feet! If you put a pair of three-quarter innersoles into them when they're new, you'll have decent support on pavement. Dr Scholls leather are the best, if you can find em.

monochrome chucks. all black, no whack.