Meh, I don’t ride flatland nearly as often these days as I used to 10+ years ago, but yeah I still get out and practice once in a while for the exercise.

But yeah, not only flatland, but brakeless flatland, that’ll definitely tear some shoes up, especially with tricks such as footjam tailwhips…

Holy shit dude, you’d be doing those shoes a favor by walking through a reasonably clean ditch or deep puddle LOL!

Beautiful! 👍

I’d have to upgrade to flip flops for a wedding LMFAO!

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Shit homie, don’t throw those away!

I’d just as soon finish wearing them out myself if they’re around US size 10½ to 11½ or so…

Is this scale measured in years, months, or hours?

Upvote for extra shoes 👍

Yard shoes?

I actually like that term, makes sense 👍

I call these my junker shoes, for general everyday use, as I hardly give a shit anymore, as I have other nicer shoes for more formal occasions.

I got holes in the toes, does that count?

Hah, new insoles would probably cost me more than the shoes themselves did, which were $16.95

These are my daily junker shoes, as the usual ‘special occasion’ for me tends to be changing tires or replacing a starter or some other greasy shit…

I do have other nice shoes for other situations.

Meh, I prefer cheaper shoes to an extent, as I know I’ll eventually destroy them.

My main requirements are:

• 1. Good comfortable fit
• 2. Easy to put on and take off
• 3. Well ventilated to evaporate sweat
• 4. Bottom sole is preferably the yellow rubber anti-skid stuff good for potentially oil-slick surfaces

Oh man, that’s when they just start getting comfortable…

Vans? I dunno what brand these are, but they’re definitely not Vans.

The last pair of Vans I ever got was like 15 years ago, and I literally destroyed those in 3 days.

Never again, no more Vans for me. Whatever brand these are, they’ve lasted me more than a couple years, so I can’t complain much for only $17…

LMFAO! The big toe area is totally busted out…

I dunno exactly what brand they are, but for me the bottom is about the best part, everything above that is falling apart LOL!

Still comfortable though, so fuckit…

My feet are definitely not starving to death, I feed them pussy every day!

Cat for scale? Awesome! 👍

https://lemmy.world/post/41882891

https://youtube.com/watch?v=DdHGMZe5nFo

As long as I stick to flatland, I’m good. If I fail, I just either walk or roll out of it. It’s like an 80% fail, 20% land the tricks for me.

The real trick is to practice without hurting yourself…

Advice: Don’t try BMX stunts at home, unless you got balls of crazy.

For me, in a strange way, it helps me understand complex mathematics. The less I think of how I’m riding, the more I understand what I’m actually doing.

E6000?

You son of a bitch, you reminded me of my old project, my custom modded game controller!

I did lots of mods back in 2003, but the plastic is getting brittle these days ☹️

E6000 was used to secure my modded parts.

I really should at least try to fix the remaining parts and give it another game drive, even if it requires some duct tape…