Of course @longhairedboy would notice me riding in my combat boots that brought me to the question of what do you prefer to use for a riding shoe?
I came off of being a snowboarder most of my life so it always seemed natural to me to have a boot for the ankle support. I like to think that my boots help with the ride stability at high speeds and feel less confident boarding in shoes without that support.
I always found it interesting that the majority of boarders ride in shoes, why do you all prefer the footwear you use when you board, what advantages do you feel you gain from it?
If you ride in Austria with those you would be instantly classified as āNaziā
Back to the topic. I use my board as my daily commute and I usually only wear normal shoes, I personally donāt need any ankle support.
Just my personal preferenceā¦
Using the worst thing possible, namely fila ārunningā shoes. No connection with the board (got used to it), but I can easily ride 30 km off-road without breaking a sweat and wish I could go twice that distance.
No shoes is my preference, but not something i do every time. I prefer to feel the road, the board, and everything. Unless iām riding really fast and then its vans, but derp speed (<20 mph) gets the barefoot. I group ride in shoes to avoid arguments and set an example, though sometimes those shoes are flip flops because fuck you. Vans because they donāt lose grip and i can sense everything better in them than other shoes. However, they tire my feet quickly.
I actually get less foot fatigue barefoot than i do with Vans with inserts, Nike Air, or even those floofy generic running shoes. Not talking about Vans inserts, either. I got the high dollar Dr Schollās āi stand all day at my industrial jobā inserts.
I ride 20 to 30 miles at a time on trails and back streets like that, so burning calves and sore feet are too familiar.
not particular shoes but i prefer relatively rigid sneakers with some amount of drop heel to toe. donāt know why, i just like the feeling of being on my toes on the board.
also rigid sides so feet donāt move around inside the shoe as youāre carving or coming to a stop.
so these nike free rn i wear nearly everyday are not great for riding since theyāre neither rigid or have any drop.
iām sitting here trying to imagine the kind of person who would look at YOUā¦ a woman with the ethnic features you haveā¦ and think youāre a naziā¦ over some shoes.
In summer I wear Toms, in winter I wear slippers - Indoors, because I donāt skate in the cold or the rain or if it looks like it might rain or be cold or too early or too late.
Hereās a thread that @Michaelinvegas posted a long time ago, still has some good info. I know its still good info because Iām still wearing the same shoes and they look like crap but I love them .
For where I grew up, its just the color of the laces you got in your boots! (Hasnāt been that way in a while though)
Alot of the skin head punks back in the scene wore boots with white laces or red laces, depending on their āstatureā in their gang, or something they did to earn the red.
My boots, I threw either black or grey in there just to avoid shit when I was hanging in that scene. Now, I really DGAF, if I think red laces look cool, Iāll throw them in.
but @Lunasi, I can ride in either, I prefer riding in a higher top skate shoe. My currents are the TNTs though, I really like them for being a lower top, and they are bright ass pink which is pretty rad IMO.
Donāt worry people on this forum always mess up Australia and Austriaā¦
Itās just the boot itselfā¦ Just google āWehrmachtā and you will find some pictures that will explain everythingā¦
I hope no one will fell offendedā¦
They actually look pretty nice in my opinionā¦ if I wore those in Austria I donāt even want to think about the disgusted faces and comments I would getā¦
Just a kitten to boost the mood a little bit
that brought me to the question of what do you prefer to use for a riding shoe?
Back to the topic. I use my board as my daily commute and I usually only wear normal shoes, I personally donāt need any ankle support. 
Just my personal preferenceā¦
Iām not going to upload pictures but you can look iu up yourself 
I hope no one will fell offendedā¦
They are called Jump boots, its what our countries paratroopers wear.
