i’ve always worn vegan vans trainers (the rowley signature models) but i’ve noticed they are now made in leather. anyone know if vans do a decent vegan shoe still? (not flimzy plimsoles!). or anyone know a stockist? seems the rocks of southern spain relished the challenge to trash my current shoes…

Their site lists ‘old skool vegan’ shoes, I dunno if you can get em in the UK though.

http://shop.vans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=301920&storeId=10001&catalogId=10101&langId=-1&vcategoryId=SEARCH

thanks for the help joe. i think they may be a bit too ‘plimsoley’ – they look very similar to the first pair i used which promptly ripped apart after a couple of months…

anyone else know owt?

etnies do vegan

http://etnies.com/shop/vegan/

this site may be of some help

http://dissident.lefora.com/2008/12/28/vegan-skate-shoes-for-riding-with-flat-pedals/page1/

its my burds site, she made it for vegans to get together for rides n stuff

kates skates list which ones are vegan.

not much available size-wise mind…

the xl3`s are ace shoes.

call 50/50 skate store in bristol, my friends run it and have shoes made for them by vans plus they sponsor some riders from the shop, thell know whats available for sure.

Do vegetarian shoes in Brighton (and on the web) still do a ‘skate’ shoe? I switched to these from Vans and never looked back. Although they are hit and miss, I’ve had pairs last me months and pairs last me years!

i still have 3 pairs of XL2s that are kev… the later rowleys have changed to leather, but i reckon if you wanna keep using rowleys then the best bet is to keep an eye on ebay, kates skates or suchlike.

goog- i’m registered on that site! haha!

XL2s were by far my favourite rowley vans. thanks everyone for the advice. are etnies any good for pedals? i had some once and the soles ripped apart really easily… and the grip was pish too…

I reckon etnies are pretty ****. All of the sets I’ve ever had have fallen apart really quickly