leather lavers vs. mesh lavers

bob610 · Post by **bob610** » 30 Jan 2005 17:55

I am going to buy lavers soon. I am not sure which ones to buy. I know that mesh lavers are more common, but I really like those black silver leather lavers that Hood has. After I mod the leather lavers will the material rip because I read a post that said that the material is starting to rip after a couple of months or should I just stick to regular mesh lavers?

KronoKicker · Post by **KronoKicker** » 30 Jan 2005 18:02

they wont rip if you're careful when you're cutting off the leather. my leather lavers are almost a year old, not a single rip yet.

mc · Post by mc » 30 Jan 2005 18:36

hood's black ones aren't leather, they're a special dealer sample style black canvas with an unusual decorative white thread trim. and they're SWEET. I wish I had them :/ curse you, hood.

you should get either kind. Either will take a good bit of modding. if you want the black ones, get some black ones. I bet you can still find the canvas ones somewhere. or black leather ones.

bob610 · Post by **bob610** » 31 Jan 2005 04:26

After I mod the leather, the material will be white, right. Could I go over
it with a black sharpie to match the rest of the shoe? Or hould I dy the material?

KronoKicker · Post by **KronoKicker** » 31 Jan 2005 09:29

yah the material under the leather will be white, i recently colored mine with a black permanent marker. They look much better now than they did.

crazydwarf · Post by **crazydwarf** » 31 Jan 2005 15:32

hood's black ones aren't leather, they're a special dealer sample style black canvas with an unusual decorative white thread trim. and they're SWEET. I wish I had them :/ curse you, hood.

Are you guys talking about these...

If so you can buy them at the adidas website

Darkshredder · Post by **Darkshredder** » 31 Jan 2005 16:33

I have mesh. I like them but I think I'll try the leathers next after these die off and I burn them ceremonially. They mod really easily and I've heard a lot of people talking about how they are better than mesh. . . I really don't have too much more to say. I've just written here because a lot of other RFA people have written.

lavers!

bob610 · Post by **bob610** » 31 Jan 2005 17:40

yeah crazy dwarf, those were the lavers I thought Hood had too. Just black instead of brown

JFootbagger · Post by **JFootbagger** » 01 Feb 2005 12:29

Is Canvas Lavers really good? Like are they better than mesh? Break in? Feel? Texture? etc.? Let's hear some input

peanutbuterboy · Post by **peanutbuterboy** » 01 Feb 2005 18:13

they mesh ones just get so soft once you take the canvas out from the insides....I think I will just stick with them to shred...but the leather ones are snazzy for everyday wearing...but I like to wear my shreding ones so I can always kick

JFootbagger · Post by **JFootbagger** » 01 Feb 2005 18:22

that didn't really answer my question -_-' (and yes I do have mesh, 3 pairs actually, but I've never kicked in canvas).

crazydwarf · Post by **crazydwarf** » 01 Feb 2005 19:11

I've always heard don't get canvas, so I don't know what everyones talking about them for... or maybe I'm just a sketzo

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 01 Feb 2005 19:18

some ppl get mesh lavers and cut the mesh off and then have the canvis, i was thinking about geting some red lavers off ebay for cheap as i could then moding the outside mesh off, i think there is a really good footbag player who dose this.... i cant think of his name damn it.... AHH ITS DRIVEING ME NUTS WHO IS IT any way, the canvis is white so think of red lavers with white toe box, out side and inside

that be sooo sick i as even thinking about just moding the mesh off in a shape of letters or something so it looks like it says something on the side of my lavers, these shoes probley wouldnt be for shred... but if i wanted them to be i as thinking about takeing high grid sand paper and sanding the canvis down alittle then takeing this spray stuff i have and giveing them a LIGHT sprits to keep from wearing holes in. i would defently pick mesh over canvis if ur looking for the best shred shoes... just seems like a no brainer.

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 01 Feb 2005 19:20

Zach, you are thinking of Lon Smith.

And the inner layer is not what people are referring to when they say canvas. that is just the inner layer of mesh-stuff.

There are other ones. (like the ones posted above)

KronoKicker · Post by **KronoKicker** » 01 Feb 2005 19:23

Zach.. your on a roll with your posts lately... Its not canvas underneath mesh lavers. There are canvas lavers, that you would mod just like leather or mesh lavers, and they would work just as well as modded leather or mesh lavers. Matt has a sweet looking pair of black and gold canvas lavers that he used to use frequently. I've seen several ppl who have cut off the mesh of lavers, and I really dont know how to explain what it is.. but its not canvas which is a slippery surface that you dont want.

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 01 Feb 2005 19:26

LON SMITH THATS WHO IT IS, ya i know, im lossing my mind

bob610 · Post by **bob610** » 02 Feb 2005 15:33

Do the leather lavers play good unmodded?

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 02 Feb 2005 17:07

KronoKicker · Post by **KronoKicker** » 02 Feb 2005 18:12

My leather lavers played fine before i modded them. The only time you come into problems is when you try moves that where you can't crank your ankle all the way flat.. like dragon. The only reason i modded mine was to feel the bag better... which most of the time i dont now even with all the leather removed. The leather is slippery though and if you are using a sandman or something similar to it they tend to slide around on your foot.

But with leather lavers, you can have the insides and toe modded in like 10-20 minutes its really easy to mod leather lavers. Much easier than mesh lavers.

ptaku · Post by **ptaku** » 03 Feb 2005 12:41

I know at least two players, who play with unmoded lather lavers, and they're going very well. One of them has made leather on instep gripyy by ruin it with abrasive paper.