HISTORY OF SKATE SHOES - PT 2

Adidas and even Puma have recently decided to muscle back into the skate footwear market. How does that sit with you guys?
Actually they were in skateboarding before Nike. Apart from skaters who used the Gazelles or the Clydes around 1992–94, adidas came out with a skate shoe line in 1996 (after their ‘Super Skate’ model from 1973!) Today they gather steam with a strong team including Mark Gonzales, Dennis Busenitz and Tim O’Connor. Puma tried around 1997–98 with a pro model for Kien Lieu and nowadays Scott Bourne is their figurehead. So why shouldn’t they also be there, next to all the others who want to have their piece of the cake? As long as they bring something back to skateboarding, everybody can decide for themselves which shoes to buy.

What do you regard as the biggest innovation in skate shoes?
Shoe Goo!

Ok... Do you think we are at the threshold for technology on skate shoes?
Every time you look back in history and think that everything has already been invented and is not gonna change anymore, you were proven wrong. So with all the recycling materials used and the hidden high-tech features in the shoes, there is going to be more to come for sure. Who knows for how long it is going to be normal to wear two similar shoes?

Thanks for your time. Anything else you want to say to our readers?
Come to Germany, visit the museum in Stuttgart and keep an eye out for our book. Thanks to you and the Sneaker Freaker readers. Enjoy life, ride a skateboard!

www.skateboardmuseum.de

www.made-for-skate.com