What's up this is Beau Cummings with Tactic Boardshop.
We're here on a three day mission going down the Oregon coast skating the new Kyle Walkers by Vans.
This is the first day skating them, so first impressions when I put them on,
they're pretty comfortable out of the box. We skated probably 20 minutes after getting them on.
Boardfeel is good. I mean of course, they're a little stiffer because they're a little bulkier shoe
Kind of made for a little more impact.
This shoe has the Waffle Cup, so it's a hybrid vulc and cupsole shoe.
So it gives you a little more impact protection with the Cupsole, but still good board feel like a vulc.
I didn't really notice them lacking on a board feel. I like shoes with a little more impact
so it protects my heel. I had to run out of a few back side ollies and my feet feel fine,
didn't bruise my heel or anything like that.
What's up everybody, this is Jesse with Tactics. Right now we're at Port Orford.
Just had like a six - seven hour session on the day and first impressions were good.
Skates a lot like a Gilbert Crockett, a little bulky for my taste.
I usually skate a little slimmer shoe maybe like a Slip-On or like an Authentic Pro or something.
First spot we skated, I tried to kickflip something and
took a while to kind of get the board feel that you want but,
I feel like that's kind of how it goes with a brand new pair of shoes.
After the first day first impressions were good, we'll see how they feel over the next few days of skatin'.
We're here in Bend on day three of the trip. We've been reviewing the Kyle Walker by Vans.
Yesterday we skated at Cave Junction, Gold Hill, and then Klamath Falls.
We've put in some serious hours skating. We've probably done like three hours at each park and then all the driving
Today was kind of chill we got to come here to Jonah's private backyard bowl, get a rip.
The shoe has been super comfy. It's definitely been breaking in a lot better,
like day two is of course better than the first day.
Not much wear,
I mean it has the DuraCap underneath so even if you wear through the suede it's gonna last even longer.
Favorite thing about the shoe after skating it for three days
I would say that it's really comfortable. A lot of times after skating a new shoe
I'll have blisters on my heels or toes or whatever.
My feet feel really good, I think it's due to the fact that it's just a really supportive shoe.
It's got the UltraCush insole, my heels feel great.
The sole has held up really good it feels the same as day one as day three.
We've skated probably 20 plus hours. The traction is good and doesn't really show any wear.
This shoe is really good for keeping your feet safe so I would
recommend this for anybody who wants a lot of support for your foot.
It doesn't sacrifice much board feel, but just like I said it's a little more thick than what I'm used to
for my preference but, flip tricks feel great after skating them for a couple days.
First day was a little sticky but that's kind of just how it goes with new shoes.
Probably my favorite thing about the shoe is just how quick you could take it out the box and start skating
and be comfortable wearing it. It's nice not to have to walk around for a day or two
trying to break in a shoe where you can just put it on and start skating.
And we're done, we're sore, we're beat. Can't feel my legs.
Again this is Beau with Tactics reviewing the Kyle Walker by Vans.
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