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PostPosted: Aug 30, 2004 8:07 am    Post subject: Dresdens Reply with quote

I got them awhile ago and i give them a big fat thumbs down. You may think different, but i dont like them at all. They were nothing magical when i was wakeskating, they took like 3 days to dry, and after one ride the color was faded like the shoe was 3 years old.i still prefer to wear my old pair of vans to wakeskate. just my two cents. haha.
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PostPosted: Aug 30, 2004 9:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Who said they were magical?

Seriously though, to each his own. But the point of the dresdens was to have a light shoe (only the buywake shoe was actually made for wakeskating) that you could also rock out in. Obviously, they're still made of water absorbing fabrics, so you have to take care of them as needed (as you would with any shoe). I personally keep my shoes (non-dresdens, but all mesh none the less) on a dehumidifier and they're dry in a day. If you keep yours outside, weather will also depend on how they dry. But if it took three days for your dresdens to dry, I don't doubt that it would take as long (or longer) for your vans shoes to dry.

It stinks that you don't like yours, though. I've actually heard some pretty good things about those shoes.

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PostPosted: Aug 30, 2004 10:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ive seen the shoe poping up in every skate shop around here that carries DVS
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PostPosted: Aug 30, 2004 12:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like mine alot. good grip very light and they dry pretty quick for me are you pullin the soles out cuz that will make a huge difference
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PostPosted: Aug 30, 2004 12:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My epic's pretty much dry between session's in the boat Laughing
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PostPosted: Aug 30, 2004 12:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I love my dresdens but I might like my byerlys a little better not sure though.
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PostPosted: Aug 30, 2004 1:48 pm    Post subject: Re: Dresdens Reply with quote

Frye wrote:
You may think different, but i dont like them at all.

Same here. Those shoes are a disappointement for me.
The heel support really sucks because of the sole design (and no, I'm not a radiation mutant with deformed feet...).
The general foot support also sucks cause the mesh is not stiff enough. Plus, the mesh is very fragile.
That being said, I have to admit that they look cool. The ladies like them a lot, so I wear them when I go partying... Laughing

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PostPosted: Aug 30, 2004 2:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mine dry in a few hours
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PostPosted: Aug 30, 2004 2:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like DVS, but I have holes in my mesh dredens. The leather milans or dresdens last the longest. They also seem to dry in the same time as the mesh dredens, but that could be just me.

You gotta squeeze the the tongue and the sides of the heels and get the water out, that will help ANY shoe dry faster.

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PostPosted: Aug 30, 2004 2:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mesh gets torn up like a mofo
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PostPosted: Aug 30, 2004 3:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

"You gotta squeeze the the tongue and the sides of the heels and get the water out, that will help ANY shoe dry faster."

thats what I do with mine after every set
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PostPosted: Aug 30, 2004 4:45 pm    Post subject: Re: Dresdens Reply with quote

Paul wrote:
The general foot support also sucks cause the mesh is not stiff enough.

ya know, i actually really like that about the dresdens. i like the fact that they are soft and flexible because they are more comfortable (to me at least).

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PostPosted: Aug 30, 2004 5:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You guys are "hijacking" this thread with the drying issue. Are we housewifes complaining about drying time? Laughing

OK, the Dresdens dry pretty fast and its obvious that everone squeezes the tongue and every other parts that can be squeezed.
But the point of my post (and the one of Frye's initial post) was the riding feeling of those shoes.

scott a, it's all personal preference... I like to have like an armour around my feet because I broke my big toe last year. Laughing

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PostPosted: Aug 30, 2004 7:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

well drying time is kind of important to me because its my only pair of shoes and i had to wear it to school the next day. i squeezed the tounge and every part that could get squeezed then held them both out the window for like 30 minutes when we were driving then i left them under the aircon all night. and the next morning when i went to school it was all squish squash and water splashed out and people stared. luckily it rained that day so i went and jumped in puddles and was like yea my shoes got wet from the puddles... but besides that now that i got my vans back i ride in them, and i still skate in them because i dont like the dresdens for skating (skateboarding)
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PostPosted: Aug 30, 2004 7:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

air conditioners wont help dry your shoes at all. think about it...you could leave your shoes in a blizzard to dry or next to a fire, which do you think will work faster? air conditioners cool down the air. you might want to think about investing in more than one pair of shoes. even if money is tight, Walmart makes dope velcro shoes.
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PostPosted: Aug 30, 2004 7:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Leave them outside and they should dry fine
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PostPosted: Aug 30, 2004 8:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Actually, the length of time it took for the shoes to dry was discussed in the first thread, so nobody is hijacking the thread.

And as I said before, weather will play a factor in how your shoes will dry. We had a bit of a cold spell here (surprise, surprise) and my shoes didn't dry after two days of being outside, so...

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PostPosted: Aug 31, 2004 10:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

where can i buy the yellow and green ambush dvs dresdens wakeskate shoe??? just wandering give me some sights
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PostPosted: Aug 31, 2004 10:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My local shop has them...

http://www.boardtactics.com/prod/DVS/Dresden+Yellow+Green+Mesh+Skate+Shoes/

I'd get them quick before college football season starts...

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PostPosted: Aug 31, 2004 10:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh and by the way, I saw next spring's DVS's earlier today, they are going to have another couple lines that look like retro running shoes, kinda out there, kinda cool.
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