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Generally i wear Five Tens, now owned by Adidas, but still sticking with their styles as per FiveTen.
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These are the style i usually go for... but they're not the most functional outside of MTBing, but work well enough for day to day use like going to the shops, pub etc...
But i'm thinking of something a little outside of the norm for me.
I quite like these, look comfortable,
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Only issue currently is that they need to be Adidas as i've got a pending return with them so have £90 in credit, so may as well stick with them to use it up.
Adidas do awesome styles from the 80/90s, but i think i'm a bit old for them these days personally. Even though quite classic.
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I was debating going more 'walking' but they're a bit, well, clunky/bulky if you ask me, maybe a bit stiff and restrictive too
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I've got my 'work' boots, but they're more a dress style or posh nights out with shirt style... So... throw me some ideas.
My daily go-to are Five Ten Freeriders - super comfy.
Palladium boots.
Canvas in summer,leather in winter.
https://palladiumboots.co.uk/collections/mens
The last pair only work with grey sweat pants and a north face jacket innit bruv.
Salomon approach shoes of some kind.
Because day to day means walking a dog on unsurfaced paths and traipsing through wet grass.
Trainers only get dug out in the "summer"
Some of the Adidas terrex shoes might be what you are after for general walking duties.
I have some FiveTen Access trainers which are great. Had them a few years now and they are really comfy, grippy too and look decent. Unsure if they still do them though? I purchased my current ones from SportsPursuit.
day to day use like going to the shops, pub etc…
where do you live then?
Adidas terrex mid or the mid skychasers.. much prefer the extra support of mids
where do you live then?
Berkshire.
If you mean under CV19 restrictions, then you're just being a bit silly. I wasn't talking about "what shoes do you wear when you're not allowed to leave the house" as that would be a bit of a daft question wouldn't it ?
Adidas do awesome styles from the 80/90s, but i think i’m a bit old for them these days personally. Even though quite classic.
No way never too old. Im fully in the camp of get what ever you want / like.
I have too many shoes...
General wear: Vans of some description
Walking the dog in the rain/cold but on pavement or trying to look slightly more presentable: Moc Toe Work boots
Walking the dog in the wet/mud "offroad": Keen Hikers or Goodyear Wellies
Lifting weights: Reebok Nano 6/8/9
Riding bikes: Shimano AM9 or XC shoes on the gravel bike.
I have too many shoes…
As someone thats slimmed their collection down once it hit 3 digits im not sure thats possible.
I was a Vans man for a long time but I bought a pair of Adidas Terrex a couple of months ago and haven't looked at my Vans since.
https://www.adidas.co.uk/terrex-swift-r2-gtx-shoes/CM7492.html
Current set is:
Mammut approach shoe
Vans pro
Keen sandals
Depending on time of year and if I'm going to the office or not. Mammuts are slowly dieing. On their second set of laces and recently wee'd on by a dog I am on the look out for a replacement. They are so comfy and supportive even at 3-4 years old.
most of the time some vintage german para boots, just so nice to wear.
I wear my Adidas trail cross a lot for pottering around in. They're very comfy but are bigger than a "normal" trainer.
Five ten used to do approach shoes like the aescent, I had a pair of those for walking and they were great. Not sure if there's an equivalent now?
I have wide forefoot and slim heels, nike's seem to fit me best. I am mostly wearing a pair of these
Aside from that it's decathlon wellies or 10 year old Scarpa walking boots (which really need replacing, has anyone tried Hoka onoone walking boots or the boot/trail trainer crossovers?).
BUT the only reason I go out really is to walk the dog, so footwear is selected based on recent rain volumes.
Geox
Finest shoes I've had. Am trying to locate the same model I'm wearing today but can't find them anywhere. I'll be gutted when they die.
Why change? Just get the FiveTens. Since lockdown and WFH in new job all I have worn is either them or flipflops. Thinking of which I'm going to order another pair.
slippers.
Nike Free Waffle, I bought them years ago for the gym but stopped using the gym and realised they're super comfy and amazingly hard wearing day to day. I look silly in them but comfort is king.
As a bloke, isn't your taste in footwear set in stone when you're 18 and its then hardwired from that point on to never change?
I have a selection of different coloured New Balance 574 and 576, which also happen to be pretty much the comfiest thing you can put on your feet
Standard Adidas / Vans type skate shoes for around the house / warmer months. Several pairs of boots for through the colder months. Fitness / gym etc. is pretty much New Balance or Saucony. If and when we ever go back to the office then the brogues will be given a polish.
Yes,I know how stupid they look,but I don't care,they are the most comfi of things for my hobbit feet.🙃
Why change? Just get the FiveTens.
Part of the reason is that FiveTens are a bit useless if we go out for a stroll and hit anything mud-like. It could be argued i need another pair of walking shoes then... Which is potentially where i'm going in some ways.
I've got 3 pairs of FiveTens,
1 Freerider Pro, love them... they're my go-to day to day currently
2. Freerider, my go-to riding
3. not sure, they're more climbing style i think, they're used on the turbo.
Where the plan falls down is if the Freeriders get wet, they take 2-3 days drying out... So i really need to have either the Freerider Pro as a 2nd riding pair, but that then means i have nothing to go out in....
Binners has the right idea so far, NW don't fit my feet, but some old-skool styled Nike's are the option of choice. Of the selection you've posted it'd be the Gazelle's, no question.
Never wear active shoes for casual wear, running/walking shoes are no-go on a casual basis.
These are my latest casual pair.
Nike Air Huarache in a mid-grey colour. Super-comfortable & I had a pair of the original ones back in '93/4 for running, so when they were re-released I was gonna definitely get a pair.
Some completely black Nike 'skateboard' shoes.
Tan leather chelsea boots from Schuh which are smart, but not massively comfortable.
I had a quick look on the Adidas website - they've got tons of choice, so I think you'd struggle to not find something suitable.
day to day
ultraboost og or continental vulc at the minute,
i do mix it up with ZX 8000, zx700, NB m1400 / 574, terrex solo,
if you want five ten check out the five tennies.. great for a quick hike and mtbing
vans style 36 pumps are great. as are the premium converse chuck
also timberland or doc martens chucka boot.
and dont forget voucherscodes 11am today a £15 vouhcer for £25 spend on adidas
or the regular 30% off full price or 15-20% on discounted items, go via quidco or topcashback
i've bought maybe 2 pairs of trainers full price last year and i bought a lot.
i've bought and sold trainers since the mid 90s, its my second hobby
you can never have too many trianers or jackets in my life..
managed to pick up a few pairs of nike tailwind / waffle racer / international
all good looking retro 80s runners. not like those orrible air max chavtastic bubble stuff.
mr porter had them a month back for £22-30 a pair
the voucher codes rarely/don't work on Five Tens. They work on the Adidas items and the Terrex items, but not on FiveTens.
https://www.adidas.co.uk/five-ten-climbing-guide-tennie-shoes/BC0884.html?forceSelSize=BC0884_680
the Tennies i'm quite liking in Blue...
My etnies always seem to outlast my vans.
And there are always cheap ones to be had from skatehut.
Normally Loake, Barker or Solovair.
Clarks derby boot in goretex if it's wet
Merrel "Moab" chelsea boot in winter
Currently slippers or flip flops.
yeah i noticed that, this time last year freeriders were £40-45, sleuths £40-55 with codes.
then when they restocked late summer. game over..
i had some 25-30% codes last week that worked on the new colourways of the freeriders.
but the vouchercodes dont tend to, if you know any students the uniday codes work well and are the best discounts.
i've tried not looking at the adidas app, although the new Cord and TRX vintage looked great, glad they sold out in hours of release.
boot dryer, they are amazing, i let my boots drain in the sink then an hour on this and they feel much drier.. not sure about five tens, work on my terrex tivid and trailcross
Because they are teh veganz
Or black canvas old skool Vans low tops, since forever. Haven’t ever owned a pair of shoes, not in adulthood anyway.
But before spraining my ankle yesterday, I was hill running 4 days a week, avg 2.5h so probably spending more time in trail shoes than anything else (X-talons in slop, Nike Pegasus trails in dry)
You have a go at us for pizza toppings and then post them?
Me - I have a pair of trainers (Nike, I think, all black so can't see / remember the logo) and a pair of Converse (not the canvas ones, chunkier) that I bought cheap in an outlet store in the US when I was there 2 years ago,
I never wear trainers with long trousers / jeans. Only shorts. With long trousers, I either have some desert boot style brown boots, some Oxford boots, or my DM's.
Right now. Thick cricket socks instead of slippers. I haven't left the house in 6 days except for a bike ride and I have special disco slippers for that.
(lie - I have taken the bins out, and also taken daughter to work and back twice. I wore crocs, with socks, and hoped no-one saw me going from house to car and back again)
Infloooooencer.
(Awaits call from Ted Baker to start asking on here what undies are best for Teams calls)
I've not wore any heels in the last 12 months.
Mostly it's been Five Tens and the occasional wellies.
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Always seem to be able to find a deal on Five Tens
1 Freerider Pro, love them… they’re my go-to day to day currently
2. Freerider, my go-to riding
to me this seems the wrong way around? Freerider pro is quicker drying and stiffer, as well as comfier and lighter. (admittedly some personal preference there but IMHO the far superior riding shoe).
Since I got my pros over a year ago my previous freeriders have sat on the shelf as a "spare" and not been used once.
I've got a pair of FiveTen Access (possibly discontinued?) for walking/casual. Summited Ben Nevis and Ben Lomoond in them. If you find a pair and they have garish laces, they do come with a black pair in the box too.
Merrells of some flavour, usually the Stretch type because I’m too lazy to operate laces. Also got some Sketchers for smart casual but the Merrells are more comfortable so get worn the most. I tend to wear them until there’s holes in the soles.
Crocs Santa Cruz lace up for work - by far the most comfortable 'formal' trainer style shoes I've owned - if your on your feet for alot of the day they are amazingly comfortable & I wear through a set every 6months to a year but a bargain at around £35. Unfortunately they don't make them anymore so I'm stuffed for 2021/22
Five Tens, now owned by Adidas
"Now" as in a decade ago?