Modified skate shoes

**leadfoot** · 04-25-2009 02:06 AM

Do you use car tire, Roger Brothers, conveyor belt or something else maybe?
Have you got vinyl tape all over your race day shoes for some reason?

If you are using a car tire,... what type? a sports style or 4wd??
Post pics if you can..

heres mine,.. I wanna see what other people are using.

**Tripped** · 04-25-2009 02:22 AM

i'm looking for some quarter inch thick rubber to glue to my shoe

**BoardDuDE630** · 04-25-2009 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by leadfoot

what is that how did you do it?

**wooden** · 04-25-2009 01:48 PM

Nike 6.0s + Roger Bros soles.

The Roger Bros soles are super grippy, when footbraking they slow you down a ton, but they wear extremely fast and leave little black flecks of rubber all over your board. I'm not convinced that they were worth it.

**SlyTX** · 04-25-2009 03:39 PM

The rogers soles are so worth it! 5 for 25 bucks, excellent deal.

What are yall using to apply the replacement soles? Ive been using basic gorilla glue, works well. Gone thorugh 4 soles on this one shoe. Also, I applied some scrap leather to the inside of the heel, this is for my back foot. The grip tape just rips away the material there. I applied it with the fabric adhesive "might mend-it". Works great!!!

**leadfoot** · 04-25-2009 04:48 PM

Thats what Im talkin bout SlyTX!!
your shoes look HAMMERED!! Awesome man,... and I like the patch for the inside of your ankle. There is no doubt you skate hard my friend.

Nice Nikes wooden.

I shouldve gone for some high tops, but the Vans were what I had.

Yeah I wondered how long these Rogers Brothers soles might last, Ive only just done mine,... a bootmaker did it, dunno how he glued them but he put some stiches thru the front and back and rounded the edges (probably with a grinder)

So these R Bros soles wont last long huh? They dont smell as bad as raw sneaker doing a hard footbrake.

How do they compare to car tire?? Anyone tried both?

**SlyTX** · 04-25-2009 05:54 PM

Yes, they have taken quite a beating but with shoe goo and the patch, theyre still kicking! Ive got a black and white theme and sometimes mix match the shoes, check this action shot!

**ridesnow.** · 04-25-2009 05:58 PM

Do the rog. bro's soles effect board feel much?

**SlyTX** · 04-25-2009 06:06 PM

Not at all I would say, Ive been using them for months and I cant make any complaints about them.

**wooden** · 04-25-2009 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by SlyTX

What are yall using to apply the replacement soles?

Shoe-goo seems to be working quite well.

Originally Posted by leadfoot

Nice Nikes wooden.

I shouldve gone for some high tops, but the Vans were what I had.

Yeah I wondered how long these Rogers Brothers soles might last, Ive only just done mine,... a bootmaker did it, dunno how he glued them but he put some stiches thru the front and back and rounded the edges (probably with a grinder)

So these R Bros soles wont last long huh?

Yeah these are mid tops. Comfort/agility of a lowtop and some of the ankle protection of a high top. I've used these soles very little and they've worn down more than any pair of shoes I've owned. Did 2 runs on Shoreview in Seattle, 50+mph footbraking, and probably 6 or 7 runs of Stark here in Portland, only footbraking into one corner at around 40 mph.

Originally Posted by ridesnow.

Do the rog. bro's soles effect board feel much?

Not a whole lot. A tiny bit but you can still get good grip and feel the board well.

**Ian** · 04-25-2009 06:15 PM

I used an old sole fro ma shoe and glued it on my current shoes. It hasn't been holding up as well as i thought it would though.

**Belak4life** · 04-25-2009 06:28 PM

my shoes have lasted me for a about a year of boarding. I only footbrake when im commuting and need to stop for a stoplight. Otherwise I choose to slide and predrift...but in the cases when i do put a foot down roger bros soles do a great job on slowing down quickly...there very grippy which is nice especially for board feel.

**elchara** · 05-03-2009 09:30 PM

I use some pieces of car tire, actually they last long and have good grip for braking, just make sure that after you glue them that you sew them up =)

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**karrot** · 05-03-2009 10:26 PM

foot braking is for noobs

**leadfoot** · 05-03-2009 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by karrot

foot braking is for noobs

hahaaaa, yeah.
Thanks for that Karrot.

**Reece Man** · 05-03-2009 10:57 PM

Originally Posted by karrot

foot braking is for noobs

Your mom is for noobs.

**Rob Shook** · 05-03-2009 11:08 PM

I've just been using gallons of shoe goo. I haven't been able to locate scrap rubber. Thing is, shoe goo just peels off of my shoes right away; idk if it's because theres no tread left or if my pumas have a different type of rubber but its a pain in the ass

**SlyTX** · 05-04-2009 06:18 PM

Just like new 8)

**SlyTX** · 05-04-2009 06:21 PM

d00d if your putting shoe goo on the sole of your shoe then theres no need for that. Its an adhesive and will come right off....I wouldnt recommend putting a new sole on with shoe goo either as it wont hold really well and might come out really uneven. The goo is really only good for covering up holes and keeping the sides of the soles attached (in the area where your toe bends it a lot).