Nike SB | Koston x Heritage

The highly awaited Koston have finally arrived to Saskatoon. This shoe is a fusion between the Eric Koston One and the Air Max 90 that was designed by Tinker Hatfield. The colour way is known as Black/Volt (536058-003). If you don't already know, Koston is a sneaker head. He has been collecting SB's, Jordan's and Air Maxes for a long time now.

You can see the heavy influence of the AM90 from the rubber tabs, eyelets and stitching. The Koston is known for being a seamless skate shoe, so this is a big change (it may not stretch as much). I managed to try them on and not only does it look aesthetically different but feels different too, it almost feels like there is more ankle support. On the other hand, this model still takes advantage of the Lunarlon insole and will an identical board feel to the Koston.

As far as I know, these can only be found at Momentum Marketplace.

Yours Truly

Koston x Supreme

I have had a pretty eventful day, sitting around the house playing video games and on the Hypebeast forums. Just today on some blogs there has been a teaser released for Koston's shoe release collaboration with New York's Supreme. The model "Koston one" has not been released yet in any color ways. I have always been idolized Eric Koston ever since the Tony Hawk Pro Skater era where he rode for Girl and Es, even back then I was purchasing his pro model boards. By the blurred picture is supposed to have a few similar traits to the Nike SB Bruin, such as the low profile sole. Supreme on the other hand is famously known in the street wear industry making me believe that these sneakers are going to be difficult to come across, especially here in Saskatoon. I for one am excited to see what Nike SB and Supreme produce, being a fan of both.

Get hyped,

R. Mack

Deck Review

I've never done one of these before, but basically I will give you my opinion on the deck. I have been riding this Girl Koston size 7.5 for the past three months. I have given up on the fact of boardslides so I will not be able to judge durability well. The tail did no chip at all, but did razor tail and seem to wear down pretty easily. The nose on the other hand was beginning to split a bit. The pop on the deck seemed pretty good for the first two and a half months but the last couple of weeks you could feel that it was time for a new deck. I usually like a board with deep concave but the Girl was pretty mellow, but on top of that I did not notice too much.

I would recommend to people to try a Girl, Chocolate or Skate Mental. But I am unsure if I would buy another one, only for the reason that I think there are more companies that may suit me more.

R. Mack

Disappointments

Two days ago I had tried on the Koston dunk lows when I had received them on my own, only to realize that there was extra padding in the ankles of the shoe. This only made it very uncomfortable, I was instantly turned off and have decided not to purchase them.

Secondly, if you have seen my post about the KostonxKrooked deck I had ordered, the distribution did not receive our e-mail meaning: I most likely won't get my board. I'd like to say "whatever it saves me money", but I still have to buy a new board because of razor tail and the plys splitting apart.

Sorry about my whining.

R. Mack

Nike SB Koston Dunk Low

Both are good compared to the recent SB's. The high ones remind me of the Olympics, but it looks like my dad and I both have the Thailand lows on our mind.

R. Mack

Koston Krooked

No more Mark Gonz for me, 2009's Koston guest Krooked deck is now being shipped to me in July.

R. Mack