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Nike SB Dunk High (Dream Team Red) Shoe Review/Wear Test

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Nike SB Dunk High(Dream Team Red) Shoe Review/Wear Test By: Jason Lee 5 hours of wear. Wear is apparent, but shows no sign of a soon to come ollie/kickflip hole. The laces show some wear. Initial Impression After switching from a deck/boat shoe(Vans Authentic) to the Dunk, I immediately felt like I had more support and less board feel. Being a cupsole shoe, it was very stiff and took me about a week to break in the shoe. Being a hightop, I felt that my ollies changed because of the lack of ankle mobility; however, the added support prevented shark bites. The shoes also came with a spare set of laces. Sizing Fits true to size. Shape The shoe fits pretty well for people with wide feet. Its toe is shaped similarly to the Air Jordan 1. The shape stays the same for the most part thanks to it's multiple eyelets. Flick feels good and the leather remains grippy throughout the wearing process. 1 month of wear(40+ hours of wear). White leather underlays the initial red la...
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Vans Authentic Pro Shoe Review/Wear Test

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Vans Authentic Pro  Shoe Review/Wear Test By: Jason Lee Decorative stitching around the sidewall, and no padding around the ankle region of the shoe. The lack of padding is likely one of the main reasons why there is a lack of support. Initial Impression The Authentic looks and feels comfortable; the Ultracush HD insole is a combination of the shoe's insole and midsole. The thick sole seems to limit board feel but strangely enough I experienced a fair amount of board feel skating and walking around. It seems to envelop the idea of being a hybrid of a vulcanized and capsule shoe, leaning more towards vulcanized. The shoe does not cup the heel well, even with all the eyelets laced up. Overall, it seems like a promising shoe for lower impact skating. 10 hours of wear. The laces are frayed but not broken. Sidewall of the shoe is torn, and the Duracap is exposed after what looks like two layers of canvas. The canvas seems to go all the way down past the heightened sidewall;...
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Adidas Continental 80 Shoe Review/Wear Test

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Adidas Continental 80 Shoe Review/Wear Test By: Jason Lee 1 Hour of Wear(Note: This is my "switch foot" but this is more or less the condition of the shoe at the 1 hour mark) Initial Impression The shoes look nice, and the rubber heel cup resembles the City Cup, which I’m assuming took inspiration from said shoe(Continental 80). The Continental’s rubber bumper gives off the impression that it could help with flicking heelflips. The shoe itself is rather puffy in the ankles’ support region, which is nice, but does no real help because it sits below the ankle. The shoe looks promising but does look a tad strange with slimmer pants. Thanks to Eugene’s uprise in baggy clothing, and my crippling desire to conform, this is not really a problem. Sizing The shoe for me fit better a half size down. I would suggest going to a shop and trying them on wherever available. 10 Hours of Skating. Shoe is starting to become blown out near the toecap, and the o...
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The Beauty of the Long Lens in Skateboarding

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The Beauty of the Long Lens in Skateboarding Words by: Jason Lee The long lens in skateboarding has been the bastard child to the fisheye for quite some time now. However, as time progressed and there was a need to push the cinematography in terms of skateboarding, we could see the people like, William Strobeck, Benny Maglinao, Logan Lara, and Johnny Wilson, taking advantage of a previously looked over style. While the fisheye provides a unique and fast-paced feeling to it, the long lens allows the viewer to take in more minute details someone might not notice in a fisheye angle. The use of distortion in the fisheye has a profound effect on keeping us(the viewer) entranced in the action, forcing us to, in a sense, get a magnification on the skater and the object directly underneath, over, or beside them. The fisheyes downfall however falls in the part in which it can't quite allow us to fully take in the environment. Instead, we only see the parts the filmer allows us to see...
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Kids(1995), meet Christiane F.-We Children From Bahnhof Zoo(1981)

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Kids(1995) meet Christiane F. -We Children From Bahnhof Zoo(1981) Words by: Jason Lee The cult classic, Kids, released in 1995, shocked the world with its brutally honest depiction of life as a kid in the 90's. Not only did it shock first time viewers, but exposed a part of life that parents and seemingly other kids themselves were aware of. Written by Harmony Korine, and directed by Larry Clark, the film not only casted real skaters from that era but featured people that had no acting experience prior to the film. Each character performed their role so naturally based on the obvious fact that this was not all acting, in fact, it was their life or at minimum a spinoff of it. This movie resonated with not the adults and critics, but the people it was based on, Kids. In search of another movie with a similar dark and authentic tone, I stumbled upon the film, Christiane F. , thanks to a Monster Children article. This film follows Christiane, a Bowie idolizing girl barely hit...
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The Death of Kinked Rails

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The Death of Kinked Rails By: Jason Lee So sackable, so rewarding, so overwhelming, so dead... Kinked rails have seemingly become the standard, right next to big stairs, for skaters looking to go pro or get sponsored. In fact, kinked rails have become so standard and huge in skateboarding that there are unofficial teams seemingly known for skating kinked and big rails . However, as time has passed, kinked rails have slowly reached a point where not only have they reached their climax, but they have started to become underwhelming to watch. Kinked rails to say the least are not a general trend by any means, it's not a sole trick or accessory that has all of a sudden become stale due to over saturation but, it has met these attributes. More and more videos come out of people grinding kinked rails sometimes hitting double digits in kinks, as a result our brain has become numb to what was originally a very jaw dropping sight. This is not to disregard the fact that watching or f...
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How To Find A Skate Filmer

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How To Piss Me Off When I'm Filming  How To Find A Skate Filmer By: Jason Lee In a subculture now grabbing the attention of the masses , and the likes of people like Hilfiger , a spike in participants has been more or less noticeable. Needless to say, the role of needing someone to document all this progression in the industry is rudimentary. Below is a comprehensive guide for you to navigate through so you can find your own filmer to document you, "stack these mf clips dawg!" No longer will you need to ask your friend to film you only to realize they were recording on time-lapse mode the entire time. Finding a skate filmer is a very subtle art. Many do's and don'ts. First of all you're using someone else's poetry to express how you feel. This is a delicate thing . I highly suggest going to your local park and starting your scouting there. If you notice anyone filming with anything besides a GoPro, make sure to compliment them. For example, if sai...
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