At a certain age skateboarding becomes difficult to justify as a leisure activity, so it makes sense to look for other alternatives (at least as an alibi). We’ve seen skaters walk a parallel path with music, photography, and even woodworking. But how about golf? There are many examples of skateboard pros that find leisure in golfing,…
Skateboard MSM just posted our adidas Busenitz ADV teaser clip on their homepage. The full review is part of their current print issue which is in German and will be online in the next few weeks in English on weartested.com.
This past week the Bright trade show took place in Berlin, Germany. As every time, there will be a series of posts with the upcoming skate shoe models for 2014 on weartested.com. In the meantime, check our Instagram and Facebook account for previews on a daily basis.
Finally there’s a revival of some bravery and innovation regarding skate shoe designs. The years when brands could get away with replaceable, plain flagship models seem definitely over (for now). And we highly appreciate it. Not just as a customer, but also as reviewers, since it makes our mission more interesting and there are lots…
There are skate shoe releases and there are skate shoe releases. Only a few times a year, there’s actual hype about an upcoming skate shoe. In the case of Etnies’ Marana, the hype was so big that they completely changed their schedule and released it almost a year earlier than planned. We changed our plans…
Let’s welcome your new guest-reviewer, Stefan Lind. He proved to be just the right mix of skate rat and A-class shoe nerd to qualify for the job. He will be the equivalent of an on-spot reporter here at weartested with his honest, short and sweet review-style that is still as informative and objective as we…
Announced since ages, here it finally is: the Lakai Howard review. Since the weartested reviews are published in German Skateboard MSM magazine from now on, the English versions will take a bit longer until they are online on the site, please excuse. High quality PDF file: Lakai Howard review Lakai`s past few years in the industry haven’t…
We are currently working on a small article about the new Emerica Reynolds. As a teaser, have a look at some pictures:
Sometimes a “non”-skate shoe is just as good as the ones that are intended to be skated, there are many examples. In the 80’s and 90’s skateboarders had to adopt other shoes simply due to a lack of skate-specific models. Nowadays this is not needed anymore, but sometimes it can still be fun to skate…
