Today im going to review another one of the better boarding shoes i have seen recently, Emerica’s Herman G6
The Herman G6 is a quality in and out for
the daily border, i found these shoes to be above average on every skate
shoe standard boarding wise. Although i have not worn these shoes much
outside of the skate park im going to review them as a boarding shoe
only.
Comfort. The insides of these shoes are
comparable to none, on the website it calls its in sole made of high
rebound g6 lightweight foam, i dont know what all that means but i can
say that when i wear them it feels like im putting my foot into a bowl
of jello as the shoe instantly hugs my foot in all area’s, where you
normally wouldnt feel support you do with this shoe. The tongue of the
shoe has straps on them so it always stays in the center of the shoe,
perfect for when your doing flip tricks. Also the tongue according to
the website has airflow technology incorporated into it allowing for
perfect venting and in my experience it definitely works as i never get
overly dampened feet. These shoes are narrow even for a narrow footed
person and i guess that would be the only draw back but i think thats
what makes them hug your foot so well, but taking that into account the
comfort rating is a 4.5
Durability. Skate shoes often get torn up
very easily when they are a fabric style shoe like these ones as when
doing any tricks landed or bailed your shoes are rubbing up against grip
tape which is pretty much sand paper for shoes. But with these shoes
the area of the shoe you use for ollies etc has a cover that protects
the toe and Ollie area of the shoe from overly wearing down. The grip of
the shoe also is designed in a way that reduces the wear from the grip
tape and heel drag. Iv taken these shoes out around 10-15 times to the
park and they almost look new other then a few nicks and scratches that
are inevitable but so far i can see these shoes durability lasting quite
awhile Durability rating is a 5
Style. Well i cant say much towards the
style end of these shoes as they are a minimalist design and resemble
the dc centric kalis model. I bought mine in red but i still find them
nice on the eyes even though they mite not stand out in a crowd. The
downer is there is not many different colors or combo’s to choose from
when buying these shoes. Style rating is a 3.5
Price. Higher end price point on these
shoes i dont think i would recommend them for the average person who
just likes skate shoes and doesnt wear them to skate in as the price
really is driven by the technology inside them for board use not walking
comfort. But for a board use shoe the price i paid was 79.99 that was
during a sale i think they are listed at 85$ thru the emerica website,
But if you want a great boarding shoe and compare prices to many other
shoes that are designed for boarding they run mid range in price. Again
these are not shoes that are flashy and are designed for the enthusiast
who just likes to wear skate stuff they are actual skate shoes thus the
technology and design is geared towards performance on a skate board so i
would say the price is justified. Price rating is a 4.5
overall rating 4.5
price 4.5
style 3.5
durability 5
comfort 4.5
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