SUEDE or LEATHER???

[guilhermemosca]

ok, i just wanna know ur opinion, because i bought a syntetic leather shoe here in brazil and it sucks, because the other suede shoe from the same brand last long. i was thinking on buyng an emerica, ipath, FALLEN or es, and there in usa, which is better?

[spenser]

those are all pretty good companies...

and as for suede or leather.. leather generally will last longer, but suede skates a lot better and looks a lot better too.

[rustyburrito55]

kevlar is better then both of them

[It'sFae]

I like leather more.

[crazy_dave]

I like suede, looks way better cause leather just goes always scratchy.

[HailToTheThief]

i'm a suede man
come to think of it...
the only shoes i've worn for the past four years are suede emericas
(maybe eight or nine pairs...)

[just_skate_]

i like suede better but leather is stronger.

[Bnjsskateshop]

suede looks better ,but leather holds up better.

[Sk8 Or DiE]

suede.leather is to hard to move around in. suede is way more comfortable

[just_skate_]

true....soo true. suede is more comfortable

[sk8dirtywheels]

i love my leather Grasshopper ipath, hightops = my favorite shoes to skate in so mcuh ankle support and the leather is sooo nice hasnt ripped and ive skated them 5days str8 for atleast 4 hours each day

[skizzate]

I'm up for anything. Hemp, suede, leather rubber.. BEtween suede and leather, i have had better luck with leather than suede normally. It really depends on what you are going for. I dont really have much prefferance.

[Bulletbeast]

... suede is leather.
I go synth, cuz i dont wear either... my circa 205s and Rowley XL2s have been the best shoes i have ever owned

[just_skate_]

my longest lasting shoes have been my globe chet thomas, what is that stuff on the toes of those, its like soft plastic or rubber or sumtin, ive heard the name before but i dont remember what it was

[ChocolateMj]

Leather is better I hate Suede shoes I always poke teh toe out in like a month. Then my socks are gone then my toe hurts. Leather A 1!

[just_skate_]

depends on what suede shoes you get. like the suede hamiltons have that layer of plastic inbetween 2 layers of suede which makes it really strong

[thechemicalguru]

suede suede suede it looks so much better

[BoardAbuser]

Suede holds up very well

[BakerStencil]

I like Suede, Just because the Suede shoes I've had have lasted just as long as the Leather...Plus suede is much more comfortable.

[guilhermemosca]

thnaks for the answers, but specifically in these cases: emerica, es, ipath, fallen-suede or leather?

[.pie.]

Ipath is more of a hippie company. I don't imagine their suede or leather stuff to be very good.

[BoardAbuser]

I like Suede, Just because the Suede shoes I've had have lasted just as long as the Leather...Plus suede is much more comfortable.
Suedes way more comfy!

[skizzate]

They all make good shoes in both materials. I just got some i-Path mesa's and they seem pretty solid, they are suede. I dont like es very much because thier suede seems weak to me, Except for the Rodrigo tx's they are well built shoes. Both fallen and emericas are tough. Between them all i like fallen and ipath the moset then emerica then es

[PopwarPunk]

Emerica has good suede, Reynolds 3's, that's some quality suede.

[Rastabilly]

Ipath is more of a hippie company. I don't imagine their suede or leather stuff to be very good.

Its funny you say that. Ive skated many pairs of Ipath and there suede is the best choice to tell you the truth. Hemp falls apart a lot quicker and I never like leather the begin with.

[Kr3w skater]

i've got leather fallen patriots

[Ramp]