DC Smith 2.0 & Pure Slim review

Dave Begonis and Kevin Leslie were both given the chance recently to try out some DC Shoes.
watch with music here- http://www.vimeo.com/4973730
Above is some footage they got while testing out the shoes and some of their thoughts on how the shoes skated and how well they held up. Both Kevin and Dave have been skating a lot of vulcanized shoes lately. The Smith 2.0 and Pure Slim feature a TPR wrap cup sole construction which is a cup sole with a side wrap with the look and flick feel of a vulcanized sole. They agreed the shoes were a little stiff out of the box but broke in quickly. Once broken in they found the shoes still grippy and slightly more supportive than a traditional Vulcanized shoe. Dave got in a lot of skating and put the "Super Suede" to the test. The shoes held up well and after 10 or 11 solid days of skating the DC "pill grip" tread pattern wasn't even starting to wear down and some of the stitching on the toe was just starting wear through. Overall they seemed to think they were solid clean looking shoes that held up well. We have the same Pure Slims that Dave tried out in stock at the store as well as the Pure and Pure XE in a couple color options.

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[xxKG3VRxx]

kevin leslie works at ccs in paramus nj garden state plaza!!!

[EasternBoarder89]

nope. wrong kevin leslie. this dude wouldn't be caught dead inside the mall, never mind at a fake ass css (aka footlocker).

[ktnsk8er]

are the half cabs or smiths 2.0 better?????

[EasternBoarder89]

The Half Cab is a classic, 20 years strong, good grip and board feel. The Smith is a beefed up version that has more heel cushion. The Smith takes a little longer to break in and soften up . The Smiths usually are a little more expensive but ends up lasting a bit longer

[6941990]

The only thing that I like about the Smith 2.0 over the Half Cabs are the lace guards.

[ganesteryou]

i think i'm going to buy a pair they look hella dope and i love the super swade for skating

[seshNY]

@usdmarket werd the old smiths are amazing

[usdmarket]

@seshNY and yo i got a pair of the 1.5 smith's from like late 2006 and yo the shoes are still perfect and ive worn the shit our of them

[seshNY]

@usdmarket werd

[usdmarket]

@seshNY ughhh for real, i bought mine like a year ago when i wore sz 9 shoes and i got em in sz 10 so this year for school i started to wear them and theyre getting worn out, it sucks =(

[seshNY]

@usdmarket exactly i love the way they look and they're pretty good skate shoes it just pisse me off because a week of walkin in em they fell apart

[usdmarket]

@seshNY that sucks, and i hate it cause i really like the look of the shoe. i got the pair thats black without the white stitchin, i want the battleship grey ones to rock those too but i dont want those fucking up also

[seshNY]

@usdmarket ya i had to super glue the outsides to the shoe

[usdmarket]

@seshNY i walk in mine too and noticed a lil heel drag