Footwear Suggestions Please

The_Songster · Post by **The_Songster** » 26 Oct 2004 15:00

Hey guys, i've been shredding for about a year now and have been doing so in big, beastly basketball shoes. I've come to realize that they're like dead weights and its really hard doing dexes and bending my ankles to do outside stalls and clippers. I was just wondering, anyone have any suggestions for shoes? Rod Lavers are a little expensive, hard to find in stores and my parents don't like ordering off of the internet. I'd greatly appreaciate suggestions of some shoes under 40$ that's easy to find.

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 26 Oct 2004 15:10

dude, i used to say the same thing, all i got to say is talk your parents in to getting the lavers, bc there so worth it... noting compares to them and they arent much 55 bucks isnt that much at all, 15 more dollars from what ur saying, and if u go to a footlocker u could order a pair of lavers, odds are they can only get them in leather but still leather lavers are great after modifieing. puma makes some shredabule shoes, but expensive, my only real good segestion is work on geting lavers... if u want them bad enogh u can get them.

EDIT: they will in prover you game soooooo much that your gonna wanna kick your face in for not geting them sooner...

sampotter · Post by **sampotter** » 26 Oct 2004 15:11

You can find lots of cheap pairs of (new) Lavers on ebay if money's an issue.

millenniumtree · Post by **millenniumtree** » 26 Oct 2004 15:24

New Balance CT-520s are slick looking, and they don't get any uglier after modifying them. Modified leather lavers look strange to me... My 520s still look damn fine. They were 67 bucks online, and you may find them cheaper on ebay or something.
Get the canvas ones, preferrably black. If you like the white, or want to dye them, then get the whites... They'll get dirty really quickly though...

The_Songster · Post by **The_Songster** » 26 Oct 2004 15:24

well money's not really an issue, just the ordering online part...
i just cant seem to find a local store that has lavers and i don't really wanna order leather lavers, try to mod it, and cut off the tip of the shoe and 3 of my fingers...
maybe i can goto an adidas store and see if they can order one from a warehouse or something...

brian relly · Post by **brian relly** » 26 Oct 2004 16:15

Leather lavers are a LOT easier to modify than canvas. You're more likely to cut off 3 fingers trying to cut the canvas from the inside of the shoe.

The_Songster · Post by **The_Songster** » 26 Oct 2004 17:41

wait wut's the canvas lavers?
I thought there was only the one made of nylon mesh, and leather
well adidas site made it seem like that
very interesting...

Shaun · Post by **Shaun** » 26 Oct 2004 17:50

On the inside of the mesh lavers there is a layver of canvas. Most people remove it so that they have for feel for the bag. You can also buy just plain canvas lavers.

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 26 Oct 2004 19:11

i find that cuting the canvis out dont just alow u to feel the bag better, it makes your stalling places flatter and alot more flexabule to the bag

i love my shoes, they are like my little boy and girl... i never had

Outsider · Post by **Outsider** » 26 Oct 2004 20:18

I get my lavers from the same place as all of you, but I never order them on-line. I always call the WFA on the telephone. I order by credit card, but you can send them a check too. They come faster if you use the CC, because they don't have to wait for the check to arrive and clear.

Their number is 1-800-878-8797.

There are a few, a strange few, who like to play in Teva sandles. They are awesome freestylers, so the Teva's can't be all bad. I am personally not in favor of them. I've used them before and had my fun. They are not terrible, they are really light-weight, they don't need much or any modifcation, and I've seen one design that had some really sweet looking soles, but I've never really really liked playing in the pairs I've owned though, except maybe sometimes at the beach or something like that (on a rocking boat once, had some fun there too, and an audience, but I'd probably always prefer lavers to tevas) Maybe the lesson of my Teva experience is simply that I have to take my time and be more choosy when I'm getting a pair, but I've never had the luxury of shopping around to get the right ones when I've been in need of a pair.

Teva knock-offs can probably be had really cheaply, and be a good substitute for real Tevas, which are an okay substitute for real Lavers.

Hey Songster, where in Massechusetts are you? I've got friends in Boston and Amherst, and I'm sometimes passing through the state to Vermont. If people like me knew where you were at, they might stop by for a visit and some kicking.

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 27 Oct 2004 06:07

o WOW thanks jon!!!

my one friend who is geting in to freestyle needs lavers, he seems to be really intrested, he can hit leg over, atw bs, and clipers... i think if he got lavers he would come to be a great footbager.. but his mom dont want to put a cc on the internet, i had NO idea u could call or send cheeck i cant wait to tell him... im in my math class right now, i have lunch next the only period i see him, so im mad exsited to tell him the good news, thanks alot jon

Outsider · Post by **Outsider** » 27 Oct 2004 11:19

Oh, and don't forget, the WFA is in Colorado, so they're running on Mountain Time. That means you can still call them to order at, like, 6:30 pm. But on the other hand, you've probably got to wait till 11:00 am to get anyone on the phone.

The_Songster · Post by **The_Songster** » 27 Oct 2004 12:31

Hmm i live in sharon, near foxborough-ish area and me and my friends just fool around at school with the bag. I can't seem to do any dex moves yet cuz my basketball shoes feel like a medicine ball... so far i can do most of the 1 add tricks, some 2 and like a butterfly kick and dragonfly kick, cuz stalling those are hard

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 27 Oct 2004 12:51

you can do a dragon fly kick ? that mad hard i couldnt do that ! props

The_Songster · Post by **The_Songster** » 28 Oct 2004 03:42

well i was trying to do a one of those mirage illusion tricks where its in to out dex, but i can never catch it so i just kick it
i just jump up really high