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  1. Does anyone have any opinions as to what would make a good shoe for
    freestyle. I wear a shoe that has a flat sole which makes it easy to
    wheel walk and glide but harder to perform tricks while hopping on the
    wheel. Any ideas guys?

    Jas'o

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  2. [image:
    http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:TjVB85sdHe6KNM:www.caprishoes.com/entertainment/flame1.jpg]
    These puppies give you plenty of sole at the toe for gliding and the
    like.

    They also go well with your screen name.

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  3. Converse high-tops have worked well for me.

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  4. They also go well with your screen name.

    ignorance is bliss, ah maestro

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  5. maestro8 said:

    [image:
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    These puppies give you plenty of sole at the toe for gliding and the
    like.

    They also go well with your screen name.

    dudde those are sweet, where can i buy some?

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  6. habbywall said:

    dudde those are sweet, where can i buy some?

    http://www.caprishoes.com/entertainment/clown_main.htm

    It was the first hit on a Google Image Search for "clown shoes"

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  7. any skate shoe.. or basketball shoe... i have never taken a liking to
    chucks..

    Chase

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  8. Vans, make sure they have the waffle tread. They just grab pedals mo
    bettah!

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  9. jsm said:

    Converse high-tops have worked well for me.

    same here.

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  10. get the five tens... search and you will find a bunch of threads on
    them... they are insane

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  11. i found hi-tops (high cut) restrict ankle movement. i go for the dunlop
    volleys. either that or my grandma's (dead) neighbors loafers. Funny
    story about that. My grandma's neighbor died so i got some of his
    shoes. Spooky.

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  12. I've liked skate shoes so far, but especially my old Globe's. They were
    somewhere between a skate and a sports shoe, so did up real tight, and
    had a low profile (so they didn't mash on the crank)

    I'm currently riding with some Etnies, and they were kinda hard to get
    used to - they have a really wide profile around the ankle and without
    practice they catch on the cranks (if your q-factor is 0 anyway). I
    don't really like these for unicycling, but they do the job ok.

    So I suppose really I'm just saying sports shoes are better. Which
    contradicts the first paragraph. So, discount the first paragraph.

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  13. I just use normal sport shoes. they work fine for me

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  14. any skate shoes work fine, my favorite is the converse high tops though,
    which aren't skate shoes....

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  15. Adidas superstar..
    [image:
    http://www.rogansshoes.com/MaelstromCart/Images/Site32/adidassuperstarii049479.jpg]

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  16. I have a preference for riding in flat-soled shoes as oppose to one's
    that have a curve for your arch. My old cheap shoes have been really
    good...but the grip is pretty shot on them now and they are getting
    holes...My other riding shoes, that I wouldn't reccomend at all are
    Kustom skate shoes. They don't grip at all to pedals, and your foot is
    likely to come off at any time.

    Of course, if I can't wear my flat soled shoes, I find that this pari
    of old mountain biking shoes are good. They are only about 4 sizes too
    big. But they grip real well, and are unimaginably comfortable, even 4
    sizes too big o.O

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  17. I just wear whatever shoes i have bought, then once those are shot, i
    buy another pair.

    But, my favorite shoe to wear are converse high-tops, or slippers that
    are really fuzzy and padded =p

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  18. I like my chucks... both high tops and lower ones.... luckily the high
    tops stick tight enough to the ancle where they dont get caught...

    but.. i also... have a pair of BODY GLOVE like swim sox...... 😄 yeah..
    they are really light.. and.. yeah... nice and grippy... 🙄
    they look really doofy but.. i like how bendable the soles are... and
    they are really low.. so.. no prob with pedals... :o

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  19. Most of the time i were my etnies but tomarrow i am going to try my
    converses. I would also like to get a pair of clown shoes.

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  20. for trials i wouldnt go past a pair of strong, sturdy skate shoes. i
    like my etnies, which i pretty much wear most of the time.
    for practising frestyle tricks, i like shoes with more feel, such as
    those vans slip-on's. they are nice and slim so dont get in the way
    when trying to learn new tricks.

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