I remember the first time I seen Soap Shoes. I was at the local Rollerblading arena called Skate City where all the kids love to hang out. My friend Nick Krohn had a pair of the "Clean" Style navy blue Soap Shoes. I was fascinated! I got to try them for the first time at the age of 15. The local shopping malls were charging 120 dollars a pair which was a lot of money in 1999. My friend Tyler Dahl and I made our own pair out of some old "Simple" Skateboard shoes. We got some plastic from the industrial park, cut out the center of the bottoms and screwed and glued the grind plates in. Eventually I got some pairs of authentic Soaps along with some injuries. The following series will go into detail about Aggressive Inline Skating on Halfpipe, Street and Skateparks, Skateboarding, Freestyle Walking with Soap Shoes and Heelys, Solomon and Rollerblading Grind Shoes, Parkour, Snowboarding and Footbag (hacky sack.) I hope you enjoy as much as I do.
Extreme Sports - Freestyle Walking, Grinding on Rails and the History of Soap Shoes
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Dude, you did 100 Step with them?
Crazy cool!
That makes sense! 😎
I had no clue this design and function of shoe existed! Neat! Artemis Innovations .. innovative indeed! resteeeeemed!
Now I need that shoes!
Gonna get it if it's still a thing..
Not a subject I'm familiar with but an interesting read...
I don't remember those shoes. You and I are the same age, so I do recall trends and fashions from that time frame. I wasn't into extreme sports, so maybe that's why I don't know what Soap shoes are. I do, however, remember Heely's.
I still remember LA Gear shoes from the early 90's, with their stylish ventilation grilles on the sides. And Hypercolor clothing, that changed colors depending on the temperature!
Great post! I can't wait to try them (by being supported by you) !! ;D
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I didn't even know this was a thing.
Glad you didn't crack your skull too hard! Grind on!
You should check out the film "Lords of Soaptown," about the kids who supposedly invented these - bit.ly/soaptowndvd
They look like so much fun, never heard or seen them before.
I think most these shoes are aimed at teenagers and adults not kids especially Heely's seen so many kids nearly have accidents on those things not paying attention.
Nice post! Upvoted and followed. I remember Soaps from back in the day. I was really into rollerblading and one of my friends let me try his. So much fun!
Sweet, can't wait to check it out! When I was younger all I did was skate. Def too old for all that now.
Exchellent post!!
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Awesome!
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You can't hide it:
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Indeed. Which was the point of my "anonymous" comment. It's an interesting idea, but until humanity evolves a bit, a couple jerks can spoil things for many who could actually benefit from posting anonymously.
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