Vans make fixed shoes!
08-06-08, 09:18 PM
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08-06-08, 09:26 PM
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They are limited........Well so Vans tells us. You have to find a Vans "Vault" dealer. Not just any store that carries Vans is a vault dealer. Hence they only distribute Vault releases to Vault account holders. I'm pretty sure they've done nothing to the shoe it's just a regular ass era with a seat fanny pack.
Right, they are limited -- limited to the number they're able to sell.
08-06-08, 10:02 PM
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Depends on where you studied grammar. If you studied English in England you would have learned that a company is an organization of more than one person, and as such, can be considered plural, and that "make" would be the correct word.
You could say "Vans are making a new fixed gear shoe.", or "Vans make a fixed gear shoe". According to my Oxford dictionary of English grammar, both of these are correct sentences.
You could say "Vans are making a new fixed gear shoe.", or "Vans make a fixed gear shoe". According to my Oxford dictionary of English grammar, both of these are correct sentences.
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08-07-08, 01:28 AM
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08-07-08, 04:20 AM
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Sarcasm doesn't travel well on the internet either. My reference to limited..... was actually sarcasm. Don't worry this isn't over, Nike 6.0 is about to hop on the band wagon aswell.
08-07-08, 08:40 AM
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Depends on where you studied grammar. If you studied English in England you would have learned that a company is an organization of more than one person, and as such, can be considered plural, and that "make" would be the correct word.
You could say "Vans are making a new fixed gear shoe.", or "Vans make a fixed gear shoe". According to my Oxford dictionary of English grammar, both of these are correct sentences.
You could say "Vans are making a new fixed gear shoe.", or "Vans make a fixed gear shoe". According to my Oxford dictionary of English grammar, both of these are correct sentences.
08-07-08, 09:31 AM
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I was really hoping that these would be for use with clipless pedals. Oh well...
08-07-08, 09:38 AM
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eh. I'm not feeling the look. I'd rather get two $40 pair of non-wack looking shoes that I'd feel good about wearing off the bike as well. They look cheap to me. However, I can I guess appreciate the fact that they tried.
08-07-08, 10:51 AM
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i wear my canvas Vans Era's everyday, it's not like the canvas wears out on them... My biggest gripe is all the black marks I get from toe overlap.
I guess the reflective bits are a nice "idea", but I think if they would have put the reflective stuff in white laces it would have looked better. Maybe make the back logo reflective as well.
I guess the reflective bits are a nice "idea", but I think if they would have put the reflective stuff in white laces it would have looked better. Maybe make the back logo reflective as well.
08-07-08, 11:31 AM
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i wear my canvas Vans Era's everyday, it's not like the canvas wears out on them... My biggest gripe is all the black marks I get from toe overlap.
I guess the reflective bits are a nice "idea", but I think if they would have put the reflective stuff in white laces it would have looked better. Maybe make the back logo reflective as well.
I guess the reflective bits are a nice "idea", but I think if they would have put the reflective stuff in white laces it would have looked better. Maybe make the back logo reflective as well.
08-07-08, 11:36 AM
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08-07-08, 11:41 AM
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The reflective laces strike me as a particularly pointless feature. With the placement and size, I can't really see the adding any significant ammount of visibility (on a bike, anyhow. Perhaps it is for in the bar as yet another reminder to everyone that "Yeah, I rode my bike here." 
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08-07-08, 12:05 PM
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Those shoes are hideous.
08-07-08, 02:11 PM
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these are pretty much sold out every where. at least in the black/raven colorway. they've been out for a while now. and like mentioned before you're not gonna find these just any where, only at select VAULT accounts. VAULT is a line using different materials from the traditional simple vans classics
08-07-08, 03:50 PM
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But do you really want to be forced to buy a janky Vans one just cause you want a pair of shoes that you cant get without paying for the saddle bag too?
What if you really like the shoes and in a short while you want to buy another pair. Well, you have to pay for yet another saddle bag.
Its just a dumb way to do business and it isnt like you get the saddle bag for free. These shoes are more the double price.
People buy saddle bags and people buy shoes and never the twain shall meet.
When you buy a saddle bag you dont expect to have to pay for a pair of shoes too.
What if you really like the shoes and in a short while you want to buy another pair. Well, you have to pay for yet another saddle bag.
Its just a dumb way to do business and it isnt like you get the saddle bag for free. These shoes are more the double price.
People buy saddle bags and people buy shoes and never the twain shall meet.
When you buy a saddle bag you dont expect to have to pay for a pair of shoes too.
08-07-08, 04:07 PM
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Three of these things are kind of the same
Can you guess which one of these doesn't belong here?
Now it's time to play our game (time to play our game).
*Clue... note the bold letters.*
08-08-08, 02:58 AM
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They have them in slip-ons too. Called slip-on Lx (fixed). Check Vans vault website. vault.vans.com
08-08-08, 02:27 PM
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They look comfy.
And resemble simple shoes.
08-08-08, 11:19 PM
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First post link is dead?
08-09-08, 12:16 AM
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they are Simple. they have them in other colors too. I just got a pair of the hemp ones. they are comfy. snow tire soles, bike tire sidewall's, hemp uppers, PET footbeds and PET laces. not only are they comfy and rad, they are good for the environment. go green
08-09-08, 12:29 AM
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i just want the pouch 