Vans for me as well. I've been digging their newer bmx specific lowtops for summer. I've also been running the skatehi MTE all weather deals for winter commuting for the past several years and have had great luck with them.
Brian On Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 10:56:19 AM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: > Sweet. Even in the 70s as a small child it was always Vans. The Van > Doren Rubber Company made tennies in Orange County throughout that time, > along with operating their own stores. Custom combos of color panels was a > $1 upcharge. We toured the Van Doren shoe factory in an elementary school > field trip in something like 1978. I definitely associate those thinner > soles with a skater and BMX ethos. > > BL from Yorba Linda in EC > > On Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 8:46:05 AM UTC-7 Edwin W wrote: > >> Like Bill Lindsay in the 1980s and 1990s, I am a Vans guy. >> >> I like to say it is the one part of California culture I kept when I >> moved back East, but of course Rivendell is another. >> >> Checkered vans slip ons in Nashville, >> >> Edwin >> >> On Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 9:30:09 AM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >>> There are discussions about our go-to UnRacer cycling footwear. Mine is >>> the Puma Palermo. Through the 1980s and 1990s I wore Vans as my casual >>> every day sneakers, was raised to call them "tennies", and found they >>> worked well in my toe clips and straps. In my early Rivendell years I used >>> a few pair of Adidas Sambas, which worked well and I liked them, and I >>> still have a pair of Velo Sambas. Still endorse. The Puma Palermo is my >>> current go-to in that it's got a little more structure than my Sambas, and >>> in my opinion a little more style. I use them mostly with flats but they >>> also are narrow enough to work with toe clips and straps. My main >>> attraction though is they come in lots of colors and that there are almost >>> always unconventional colors at 40% to 60% off on the Puma app. I'm >>> running three pairs of them now, and they serve as my cycling shoes for >>> flats and my casual fashion sneakers. What are your cycling tennies? >>> >>> Bill Lindsay >>> El Cerrito, CA >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/64b12269-e8a2-4009-9886-6d1e90238b92n%40googlegroups.com.
