e'S SLB Mids are back...

[RutanSB]

original -

retro "called the e'S arcane" -

Not feeling this colorway, or the sole they put on em but hell it's better than no retro at all.

[magus1234]

*gives good will houndstooth shirt*

well it was a nice ride

[eastcoastrider27]

Well I just found out it's possible to cry and vomit at the same time.

How could eS murder a classic?

I wish I had never seen this.

[larssss]

ugh, i didn't even recognize it until you pointed it out. I remember having the originals in white, with the inner sock liner thing, damn I skated those things all summer.

[Caps Lock]

I think other colourways wont be soo bad, just this one. I'll definitely skate this when it comes out.

.....On sale. I'm not quite sure if its worth all my money when it first drops.

[Caps Lock]

They also brought back the Koston 1 as the "Prequel":

Prequel:

Koston 1:

[RutanSB]

I wouldn't even call those koston 1's, they're the EK01's which were bulky shitty d3 like skate shoes. No comparison to the original accels. From then on e'S started the bulky big round toe box thing and it's only gotten worse...

[LordOak]

you think those are supposed to be kostons? where did you get that info from?

if that is the case thats one of the most half hearted retroes I have ever seen.

those slbs are terrible too.

Im a bit disgusted I must say.

[cheep]

fuck es... they went downhill after 98

[chub rock]

the 23 ones were cool. those ones always sucked.

i don't follow skateboarding anymore but the axions that were blue and black etc were the best ones not the white/blue/yellow guys, the ones before that that gino always wore. best skate shoe ever.

[Kasper]

i got really excited when i saw the thread title, then i saw the shoes and they couldn't possibly suck more, fuck És

[entrust]

koston 1 was my favorite skate shoe ever! i swear they made me skate better

[Jpreme87]

koston 3s were ill.

[Caps Lock]

I wouldn't even call those koston 1's, they're the EK01's which were bulky shitty d3 like skate shoes. No comparison to the original accels. From then on e'S started the bulky big round toe box thing and it's only gotten worse...

They cant use the exact design as the original Koston 1 and besides that was like the pic I could find at that moment. Those designs are like patented anyway, so they can only take bits and pieces of the shoe. But pretty much the back and a bit of the front is very similar to the Koston 1.

[123ok]

how the hell did they manage to make the slb look so ugly