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are chuck taylors worth buying, what's /fa/ impression on them?

>> No.9977632

Best beaters on this planet. Good for punkish fits

>> No.9977641

>>9977092
Yes. Like >>9977632 says, great beater shoes, and absolutely phenomenal basic weight lifting shoes. They are cheap (and will fall apart fairly quickly), but the classic style is always gonna be serviceable.

I have a pair of retro white ones I use for lifting that basically have gone to shit but still are my favorite lifting shoe ever.

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9977658

I can't help but think of the band that popularized them, at least among me and my loser junior high friends: All American Rejects (you're fucking lying if you have the nerve to say that I'm even slightly incorrect)
Seriously I feel like such a moron for falling for them.....fucking 2002

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9977670

>>9977658
>I can't help but think of the band that popularized them, at least among me and my loser junior high friends: All American Rejects
I know this is bait but I seethed a bit reading this. Good bait.

>> No.9977674

i've always preferred vans but there's nothing wrong with converse in a casual fit

>> No.9977677

>>9977670
I was in junior high when that band blew up
Immediately after their first music video came out, my entire school went out and bought chucks

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9977682

Most popular bands have worn Chucks for a super long time though

>> No.9977686

>>9977682
reply to this >>9977658

>> No.9977692

>>9977682
I'm talking about an actual brand explosion in relation to a pop punk song
Then a few months later, everybody wore Dickies pants
Then after that everybody had vans slipons
Then I started selling roofies so it's all a blur beyond then

>> No.9977694

I've always preferred sk8 hi's but I just copped those CDG x Converse's as a second pair. I've never understood why chucks are accepted here but sk8 hi's get shit tho

>> No.9977702

>>9977092
i don't like them, but that's prolly because of all the pleb fits i've seen in my hometown with chucks. imo they make any fit look worse.

>> No.9977713

>>9977686
Uhhh yeah fuck you you know I'm right

>> No.9977717

>>9977694
I have both. I would like the sk8 hi's more if they were a bit thinner. The sk8 hi's also don't perform as well as I had hoped when actually skating.

>> No.9977726

Best sneaker there is. I've got a pair of red Jacks that are a few years old that I've beat to shit and a pair of off-white Chucks which are a couple months old. Works great with just about any casual fit. One thing is they do smell, especially if you wear them without socks, so make sure you spray em every once in a while to get rid of the odor.

>> No.9977736

>>9977717
this. sk8 his are trash for skating but if you are buying them to skate you are probably trash too. seriously any skater who is even remotely able to Ollie knows they are not good

>> No.9978098

>>9977092
Literally the most classic sneaker

there's a reason why they've existed over 100+ years

>> No.9978100

only if they got that dere rick owens ripple shark tooth™ sole

>> No.9978157

>>9977641
patrick bateman is wrong.
depending what you consider 'quickly'
i will put money on that i have abused my chucks more than you, and they are still going strong two years later.
i guess it depends what you mean by going strong. they are all fucked up, the canvas is ripped and stained, the rubber is coming off, ive had to replace the laces. theyve been caught on fire. seriously chucks are amazing. perfect shoe for fucking around. and cheap as hell so it doesnt matter if you fuck them up. and you will fuck them up.

>>9977658
m8, your slightly incorrect.
i mean, i cant speak for you and your high school friends, but i barely even know the name of that band, dont listen to the music, and dont know what they look like.
chucks are worn by so many people and in so many movies its hard to give credit to any one person besides Chuck Taylor himself.
in the end, they are a cheap, inoffensive shoe. as long as they continue being manufactured, people will wear them.

>> No.9978166

>>9978157
Well that shit got completely out of hand back in like 03

>> No.9978173

>>9978166
i was only ten in '03

>> No.9978175

>>9977092
Only the ones without the tacky star on the side.

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>>9978173
tfw cannot relate to young whipper snappers

>> No.9978193

>>9978186
tfw adults post on 4chan
made me uncomfortable at first. now i hate the high school kids on here.

>> No.9978201

>>9977736
idk m8, idk much about skating but TRUST had a lot of sk8 his in it and it has some crazy ass tricks

>> No.9978216

>>9978201
toronto nigga detected
>TRUST

>> No.9978222

>>9978216
No I'm talking about the skating video ***TRUST*** and I'm pretty sure all of it was filmed in NYC.

>> No.9978672

They are okay. Definitely not a good look for everybody. for one thing, any color scheme besides:
>mono white (true white OR off white)
>mono black
>black and white
>gray
>navy

is cringey garbage. for another, at least in my experience, comfort will vary. my first pair of chucks were size 10 lows, and they were not that comfy. I sized up to 10 1/2 hi tops before realizing the discomfort was due to the way the shoe was made and how my feet fit in them. Then I bought a pair of size 10 hi tops and they are some of the comfiest shoes ever. I don't know what's up with that.
in addition to this, if you have big feet or have reached a certain age, they will look silly on you.

>> No.9978694

>>9977658
The shoes have bene around for fucking 100 years I really hope you don't actually think All American Rejects popularized them.

>> No.9978698

>>9978694
I'm worried he genuinely does.

>> No.9978711

>>9977736
sorry man

i think i am ok at skateboarding, certainly nowhere near the level of sponsored skaters but i can do tre flips and recently learned nose manuals. pls no bully

>> No.9978714

>>9978157
This so much. I've had the same pair of chucks for 10 years and they're beat to hell but the damage is purely cosmetic and improves the look of them

>> No.9978749

>>9978714
i dont know if i could get a pair to last ten years. just because i fuck them up so much. im always to lazy to put on boots or change my shoes etc.
so my chucks are my hiking boots, my climbing shoes, my running shoes, my daily wear, my beaters, my beach shoes, my boat shoes. my chucks are what i wear when i go to class. my chucks are what i wear when i go to the shop. my chucks are what i wear when im hanging out. thats the only reason my chucks get absolutely destroyed.
i was thinking for my next pair, to patch the toe crease as soon as i get them. just get some kind of fabric patch or duct tape, im not sure, ive never patched anything, then slather it in shoe goo probably, could be any kind of strong ass adhesive really, then just put it inside the shoe where the rubber toe cap attaches. one on the left and one on the right. do you think thats a good idea? its always the first place that starts to fail on my chucks. i just copped a pair of vinyl sided ones on sale and i think they will look really bad in the condition of the canvas ones.

>> No.9978847

>>9978157
I'd actually agree with you here - that is, that I'm wrong, at least broadly. The broke-ass chucks aesthetic is nice, and I do see the point in saying that they hold up well.

It's just in my experience, my toe busted out the side and fuckin' wrecked em within 6 months. This was, notedly, when used for heavy ass weight lifting, so it's far from exemplary.

>> No.9978866

>>9978847
>weightlifting
well they werent intended for weightlifting, and ive never weightlifted in chucks.
but for hiking in the woods, walking on asphalt, climbing trees, climbing rocks, sandy surfaces, wading in water, wading through mud, catching on fire etc
more typical wear and tear, they will last roughly 2 years as beaters with maybe 4 days a week as everyday shoes.
ive had two die in roughly two years, i believe one was close to two and one was closer to 2.5
i have one pair now at 1.5 and it probably wont last the summer unless i stop using them for running and buy some actual trainers.

>> No.9978874

>>9978847
By the way I listened to you and wore flat sneakers for compound lifts, slipped while squatting and really hurt my right hamstring. Thank god I had the guards up because I could've gotten hurt a lot worse. Maybe my gym is more slippery than yours but I don't think I'll wear flat shoes again. It really ruined my workout that day and made it hard to walk for like half of the week.

>> No.9978885

>>9978874
>changed shoes
>fucked up lift
yeah, blame the shoes, blame bateman, that was the real problem

>> No.9978886

>>9978874
Major apologies. Are you rolling on your toes through the squat or something? The ideal weight lifting squat doesn't really involve the feet moving at all, other than shifting the center of gravity towards the heels.

>> No.9978894

Jack Purcells are the superior shoe, but chucks are alright too.

>> No.9978913

>>9977736
/asp/ here

Shoes mean dick, kook.

>> No.9978942

>>9977658
if anything punk bands like the Ramones made them more popular than these guys.

>> No.9978951

>>9978942
funnily enough, the romanes didnt even wear chucks prevalently even though they have that reputation

>> No.9978968

>>9977092

chucks will always be a classic timeless shoe if you get the right ones.


chucks are great because they look better the more beat up they get (to an extent)

>> No.9978970

>>9978886
The heels on the shoes I wore had no grip on the soles so as soon as I put weight into them I slipped. The floor at my gym is remarkably slippery under squat racks and we only have mats for deadlifts and oly platforms. Flat shoes are probably better for deadlifting but I'll stick with what I have for the next little while. I'm used to/comfortable with a platform so I'll probably get a pair of weightlifting shoes when I get back from Germany

>> No.9978975

>>9978970
Ah, that really sucks, I'm sorry. That does sound very unsafe, though - doesn't need to be like textured underneath the rack, but it sure as shit shouldn't be slippery. Sorry for contributing to that.

Weightlifting shoes rock.

>> No.9978992

>>9977694
how are the CDG x Cons?

seriously considering copping a pair of the off white.

>> No.9979029

>>9977092
they suck ass and ruin every fit ever posted in them unless you are 14 or younger

>> No.9979726

>>9978992
I would like to know this too. Just copped the black ones and also wondering what the difference is besides Filips heart

>> No.9979788

>>9978970
pls be in cologne

>> No.9979804

What about One Star?

>> No.9979815

>>9979788
Going to be in two different cities in B-W for summer language courses.

>> No.9979997

>>9978942
The Ramones were never very popular
They're my favorite band, but their biggest hit was I Wanna Be Sedated

>> No.9980006

>>9977092
Damn tough to find a more versatile shoe.

>> No.9980046

>>9979804
I never liked them. I bought a pair and they were absolutely destroyed in two months, poor build quality would not buy again.

>> No.9980361

>>9979997
>blitzkreig bop
they play at all the sporting events and it was on guitarhero/rockband

>> No.9980365

>>9980361
Ask 100 random people to name a punk band
Most will say Green Day

>> No.9980373

>>9980365
okay but blitskreig bop was their biggest song its on the radio all the time

>> No.9980382
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>>9980373
Kudos for listening to the radio
I've never heard a Ramones song on the radio before, but I also stopped listening to it (except sports broadcasts and npr) years ago
I found a picture with some members wearing converse, but I think they're mostly associated with 60s pop culture shirts and leather jackets, not their shoes

>> No.9980413

>>9980382
they are famous for wearing converse, but its clearly not converse. i forget what they actually wore, but it just looked like chuck taylors, not actually chuck taylors.
def more famous for leather jackets

>> No.9980429

>>9979997
Popular? No.

Influential? Fuck yes.

Tonnes of people jacked the Ramones steeze. Pop Punk as we know it wouldn't exist without the Ramones.

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>>9980413
I've read like four books about the Ramones
They never actually became famous (sold out tours/millionaire famous, that is)
And I Wanna Be Sedated was their best selling single

>> No.9980521

>>9977682
>popular
never seen these shitheads

>> No.9980527

Just wanting to throw this in the thread. Their form exaggerates foot length (obviously). Just be wary if you have larger feet. I personally avoid them, but they make great beaters if you can pull them off.

>> No.9980537

>>9979726
There exists literally no difference in terms of quality. You're paying for the branding. But I'll admit that the heart does look pretty cool.

>> No.9980592

>>9977677
your entire school doesnt equal the whole world fucking idiot lol. if you really actually think this shit band popularized these, just kill yourself. I dont even like chucks, but you are just really dumb and bad

>> No.9980621

>18+
>wearing chucks

>> No.9980818

>>9980592
So you don't dismiss the fact that it happened exactly the same where you live
Cool at least we got that straightened out

>> No.9980877

have beater white hightops
beater green hightops from the 70s, but still in better condition than the whites
and low cream CDGs

should I get regular black highs, or CDG black highs to wear with my heroin chic?

>> No.9980967

There are so many different styles and colours it's difficult to answer with any certainty whether or not they're worth buying.
I bought my first since I was a teenager about a month ago. I'm 25.
I bought mono black low-tops with black laces, and I usually wear them with skinny jeans or tapered joggers and they look consistently good.
I'm not crazy about the coloured variants, and the ones with the gaudy star look awful.
I think they're pretty versatile though, in general, and if you don't buy some of the stupid fucking versions out there I'm sure you'll find something that fits you.

>> No.9981065

>>9980877
If heroin chic, regular ones. If something else, cdg.

>> No.9981112

so sk8 his > chucks?

>> No.9981156

wtf is with everyone. converse arent fashionable at all.

>> No.9981163

fuck yes
had mine for like a year now
soles arent damaged at all, maybe the colour has gone off in some places, but that was after stepping into puddles etc

>> No.9981548

>>9980537
Yeah I figured that but I don't really care paying extra as long as it isn't a ridiculous fucking price (Ebay resells over 300aud sometimes when I bought them for 130aud)

>> No.9982989

>>9979726
its like a bit nicer cause the stitching and construction is a tad bit better than the regular shoes. alas the new 2015 cdg x converses look worse than the old ones. so if you buy them, get the older ones.

>> No.9983005

>>9977736
>this. sk8 his are trash for skating but if you are buying them to skate you are probably trash too. seriously any skater who is even remotely able to Ollie knows they are not good
Nah you're just a faggot
Suede versions are great really, naturally canvas ones get rekt fast as hell but sk8 his are pretty good.

>> No.9983107

>>9982989
Yeah I got the older ones because I don't like the new ones but this stuff is good to know might cop the off whites as well or something