Longboarding killing your shoes?
Whilst longboard skateboarding gets increasingly popular more and more people are running into the little issue that those of us who have been skating for years are well accustomed to. The simple act of moving along the super abrasive grip tape wears shoes pretty quickly. When you add foot braking which is the most common way of stopping and slowing down into the equation, then we realise very quickly how important sourcing cheap skate shoes is going to be for us. We all have our own preferences and will find what lasts longer for us. For me personally, I find those with the brown squash style soles just seem to last longer whilst black soles tend to be softer and wear down real fast.
Technique really comes into play as well. If you can place your foot flatter on the ground when braking you spread the wear more evenly than if just your heel is on the ground.
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