Comments on: Don’t Do It - Boycott Nike SB

By: rob

rob — Sat, 31 May 2008 20:26:24 +0000

nike sb is a true skateboard company because they changed the styles of there dunks making them better for skateboarding and they have other styles like prod 2, harbors, team edtion, and tre ad that are only nike sb. The nike sb tre ad were specially made for skateboarders with a hard to rip material. Also nike sb will not supply to big stores only core skates shops cause they like to limit some of there shoes and only want skaters to were them cause they want to be more limited. iam a colleter of nike sb and also skate with them and i love them they have a very nice feel to them and with the diferent style they offer lets you choose one you realy want to skate in. the only styles nike and nike sb have of the same are blazers and dunks. they are different to cause they zoom air soles in the heel for skateboarding and the dunks have that and a thicker tong so there specially made for skateboarders and they have dunk low, mids and highs which regular nike has only low and high so they made mids for skateboarders. i think they are a true skate company and its the onlys shoes i wear i wore other skate shoes and nothing compares to nike sb.

By: Skater

Skater — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:16:56 +0000

If someone has enough time to worry about what shoes people are wearing and make a website about it, then they probably don’t really skate that much anyway. Website looks like a bunch of weiners, i mean whiners

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:19:04 +0000

Nike Sb sells shoes to hipster kids and street wear heads thats it. Their colorways are bogus and any true skater knows that. I own a shop with an sb account and the only time I sell sb’s are when streetwear kids come in. No skaters at all. All other brands sell out to skate kids, Es, Emerica, Lakai, you name it. Wherever Nike’s heart lies it doesn’t matter because there colorways are out of touch with skateboarding. The reason most shops won’t admit that is because street-wear kids will buy shoes for three times as much as skaters and those kids will only buy Nike’s. However you feel you know most SB kids are not skaters and thats a fact.

By: diablo

diablo — Sun, 04 May 2008 15:08:38 +0000

first of off nike makes some of the best skate shoes ever and they just brought out the nike sb tre AD which is the best skate shoe and is loaded with new technology. nike has done well and they have top notch quality.

are you thinking nike is new to skateboarding they have been making sb’s now for 6 years which is still new compared with vans. its like me going around and making fun of other shoe brands that are new such as zoo york. (which i have skated before and was worse shoe ever, but still i dont make fun of them because they are new and still got kinks)…

still i love nike sb and im hopeing ill get some nike sb tre ad’s because i really want to try them out and tell everyone about them.

By: samuel

samuel — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:31:11 +0000

Dude, there is many things OTHER brands can relate to this.
Zoo York is owned by Mark Ecko. I skate SBs, and I love skateboarding, but do I give a —- about what you are wearing?
Girls are suppose to do that. Skateboarding, is Skateboarding. Is Lakai, Zero, Enjoi, AWS ect. going to vanish because of Nike? Absolutely not. Enjoi, Alien Workshop, Flip and many other brands are family with Nike SB. Consolidated has a raw team, and I like you guys… It’s skateboarding. Do it for the love man.. Those and many other brands know what’s up, because it’s Nike SB, meaning SKATEBOARDING. Something many of us truly love. And why is all of this —- going against Nike? Adidas is also on the list. I don’t hate skate brands, nor Consolidated for hatin’ on Nike SB. Once again, it’s SKATEBOARDING. I personally skate SBs and Emerica.. all day.
I’am glad many TRUE SKATERS out there support Nike SB.

By: d-ane>

d-ane> — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:37:53 +0000

Those of you who say that Nike has nothing to do with the foundation of skateboarding are very wrong. Back in the 1980’s when street-skating was just starting to come around and when the only shoes out there were canvas Vans, tons of people started skated guess what? Nike’s. Adidas. Basketball shoes.

People still skate Air Jordans today like they did back then.

Nike was in the market and fully aware of it, then they invested into Pro-Dunks and then they started making Nike SB’s. SB’s are some of the best, high quality shoes on the market. If you disagree, go spend some money on a pair of dunks or blazers and you’ll see why they’ve had such a following for so long.

If Nike wanted to make tons of money, they’d make ALL SBs GR and increase production, then you’d see them in Target and Footlocker, kind of like Globe or Vans. Nike isn’t in it for the money or market domination.

SBs don’t hurt the skate culture whatsoever. Vans and Supra have an alike following to some rarer (Like the gold perf skytops) models, along with supreme and W)Taps collaborations.

Don’t Do It army doesn’t have any valid point whatsoever to hate Nike SB. SB has proven itself to be a true skate company. Ever watched Nothing But the Truth? Nike SB is very alike to any skateboard company out there, and certainly does not hurt the market.

By: raymen

raymen — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:43:41 +0000

I completely agree with this site and i feel everyone should try and at least think this way. What is this world coming to. For years Nike brand has been basketball and sporting good items. There in this SB stuff for the money therefore they have no need to compete. I make sure all my friends understand this before they purchase a Nike SB. Nike going skateboarding is one of my most furiating concepts.

By: Don

Don — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:43:19 +0000

Many, Many years ago (around 1991) I actually sent a redesign of the Air Force shoe into Nike to make it a bit more ’skate specific’. Never heard anything (nor did I really expect it - although I wish they had made the shoe). I still have the drawing at home from my high-school art portfolio.

Fast forward 16 years and what do I see? A re-release of this great shoe. Now, I understand that skating Nikes might not be core. But back then it was common practice because - frankly - Airwalks were on the whole horribly ugly and overdesigned and this was true of most skate shoes (anyone remember the ‘540′ Farenheit shoes? Uggggggh). Tie that in with the fact Nikes were cheaper than skate shoes (due to mass production, not lack of quality) and it was really the best option for many people - me included.

It would be safe to say that many of the things that skate shoes used as a jump point are direct copies of Gazelles and Air Forces. Air pack heels, Gel heels, one-piece sole-outsoles, etc are all things that skate shoe manus cribbed from Nike and other big players. Nike (too late, in my opinion as they missed out on 10-15 years of sales and could have injected money when the sport needed it most) is now finally trying to put that tech to work. I’m not going to fault them for it.

The Zoom Tre is one of the best skate shoes I’ve ever tried, and in 20 years of skating I have tried A LOT. No skate-shoe company even comes close to offering something similar, because they just keep producing shoes that are focused on fashion over function. If Emerica, iPath, Fallen, DVS et all would quit making shoes with stiching directly in the flick area, causing the shoe to begin falling apart in a week, then I’d buy them in a second. Unfortunately, they know that skate moms will just buy a new pair for johnny, and so they don’t mind making pretty but fall-apart shoes.

Don’t get me wrong - if Nike starts making trucks, wheels, and decks, I will laugh. They have no experience in this field, and the products would suck. But AFA shoes go, they make GREAT shoes. If they help my skating, and will last longer, this is paramount to me. I’d love to support the skate shoe manus of the world, but quite frankly I am not a welfare organization. make a shoe that I like, and I will buy - no matter what name is on it.

One last thought though - if Globe would bring back the Chet Thomas 4 in brown, I’d buy 10 pairs. THAT was a great shoe.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:15:54 +0000

SEE THE TRUTH. NIKE SB IS A MONEY HUNGRY PIG WHO HAS NO REAL BUSINESS IN SKATEBOARDING BUT TO FILL THIER POCKETS *&^% THEM AND THEIR TEAM. P-ROD SHOULD BE LOOKING AT HIMSELF REAL HARD FOR SELLING OUT LIKE A BUSINESS ZOMBIE…SKATE THAT REAL $%^& LIKE LAKAI, DVS OR VANS.

By: THE_REAL_WORD

THE_REAL_WORD — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:55:22 +0000

I’m gving you guys the real word…
Nike was the ORIGINAL skate shoe. look at the skate shoes from when it all begin… if you see something other than an adidas, or Nike sign.. your a liar.
ranging from basketball, to baseball, to swimming, and now even skateboarding… Nike has dominated sporting equipment everywhere. Their multi-million dollar investments into skateboarding has helped us. They are trying to make a cheap dollar, but they deserve it.
Nike has transformed skateboarding into something of a “hip-hop” style… but that’s just a style.
You can get a pair of “skateboarder” SBs… for $85-$100.00, now we have sneakerheads who notice the rarity of the products… and will pay $170-$300… (even 4,000 for some of the sneaker “king-pins”.) Nike SB has become an Icon in the skateboarding industry, and the hip-hop industry… I think now is a little late to change it.