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05 MX-5 Mazdaspeed #1024 Titanium Gray Mica
I'm a sucker for the rat-gray New Balance 992 (previously 990 & 991). Super comfy, lightweight, and they will not fall apart! I still have a pair in "work shoe" rotation that I bought in '99 or '00. I suspect it's because they're one of the few shoes that's made in the USA...
In the summer I'll wear the cheapest POS flipflops I can find (hello, Walgreens!). They usually last one summer, plus the first week of the next summer... and then they blow out in spectacular fashion.
I don't get Crocs... what am I missing?![]()
Last edited by trickyrix; 02-14-2009 at 11:19 PM.
'94 Black & Black & Tan
'99 head swap, JR header, TDR intake & header blanket, MegaSquirt, RB hollow bar, Tein Flex, 15x8 6ULs, HD M2 Sport, FM cat, Borla cat-back, black '95M interior, MOMO Zebrano, IL Motorsport console...
Dyno Days
8/16/08 (bone stock): 103.1 hp/99.0 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/23/08 (Borla cat-back): 108.2 hp/104.1 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/13/11 (more stuff...): 126 hp/116 lb-ft - Mustang dyno
Roger Moore: the Danny White of James Bonds
I really like new balance also rick and I just looked and my newest one are 992s also, weird huh? I agree these thing never wear out I have some from 5 or more years ago too. The NB are light but I really like how weightless the vans classic slip-ons are, they are my favorite driving shoe that I have used by far.
John O.
94R
Thanks to Ross stores carrying them at 20 dollars a pair, I've been wearing my three pairs of Pilotis lately. Red, white, and blue.
BTW they're pronounced Pi-loe-ties, with a long O, not like the trendy excercise pilates. At least that's what the company rep said on jaylenosgarage.com
The last time someone tried to explain Crocs to me, he (well, we) were stoned to bejeezus at an abandoned mine camp 9,000 feet up in the mountains in the middle of New Mexico, watching satellites streak across the sky. Even then I wasn't sold...
Don't they make your feet sweat like a Haitian whore?
'94 Black & Black & Tan
'99 head swap, JR header, TDR intake & header blanket, MegaSquirt, RB hollow bar, Tein Flex, 15x8 6ULs, HD M2 Sport, FM cat, Borla cat-back, black '95M interior, MOMO Zebrano, IL Motorsport console...
Dyno Days
8/16/08 (bone stock): 103.1 hp/99.0 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/23/08 (Borla cat-back): 108.2 hp/104.1 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/13/11 (more stuff...): 126 hp/116 lb-ft - Mustang dyno
Roger Moore: the Danny White of James Bonds
+1 for NB mine are 581s (most like a driving shoe). I wear Ropers for work.
Stripe Das Sape
We are leading the world to democracy by example.
Yep... when I started buying them, they were 990s - and I've still got an extremely ragged out pair. I wore an old thin-soled pair of 992s to Hallett last year and they made awesome driving shoes. As wide as they are across the toes, they were perfect for heel-toe footwork.
I looked everywhere for Pilotis at Ross the other day and couldn't find them anywhere! Which store had them? I'd really like to try those out.
'94 Black & Black & Tan
'99 head swap, JR header, TDR intake & header blanket, MegaSquirt, RB hollow bar, Tein Flex, 15x8 6ULs, HD M2 Sport, FM cat, Borla cat-back, black '95M interior, MOMO Zebrano, IL Motorsport console...
Dyno Days
8/16/08 (bone stock): 103.1 hp/99.0 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/23/08 (Borla cat-back): 108.2 hp/104.1 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/13/11 (more stuff...): 126 hp/116 lb-ft - Mustang dyno
Roger Moore: the Danny White of James Bonds
They're gone now. Checked the one next to Circuit City in Plano last week and none were there.
I'm not about to check the other 6 stores within 50 miles like I did the last time.![]()
Winter: Vans slip-ons
Summer: I only wear shoes when absolutely necessary
Mtn Bike: Specialized-held together with shoo goo
Road Bike: Cannondale (Diadora with replaced logos)
Running: Saucony...there is no running shoe that fits me better. Asics are a close second.
1994 R-package - gone, but not forgotten.
1966 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40. Restification in progress. or should I say De-RUSTification in progress?
1984 Honda VF1100S. V4 Fury!
For the gym: Asics
For work: whatever looks nice and don't make my feet hurt.
When I have to wear casuals: Vasque day hiking boots. Really comfortable and water proof.
Rest of the time: barefoot
Rick,
All I can say is go to the Allen Outlets and pick a pair up for $20. Once you get a pair, you will realize how comfortable they are. I have the original Crocs with holes and no problem with slutty Haitian feet. I can be walking on them all day and no sore feet. I can't say the same for any other shoe I've owned.
Vans slip-ons or converse all-stars. I have some pumas and some pilotis that I drive in.
"Racing makes heroin addiction look like a vague longing for something salty" - Peter Egan
I'll have to give 'em a whirl... millions of people can't be wrong on these things.
Besides, I've had worse that Haitian whore feet for more than $20... (hello, leather sandals!).
BTW, whatever happened to Tevas? Did they just completely fall out of style? Were they ever in style? Was I the only one that like them?
'94 Black & Black & Tan
'99 head swap, JR header, TDR intake & header blanket, MegaSquirt, RB hollow bar, Tein Flex, 15x8 6ULs, HD M2 Sport, FM cat, Borla cat-back, black '95M interior, MOMO Zebrano, IL Motorsport console...
Dyno Days
8/16/08 (bone stock): 103.1 hp/99.0 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/23/08 (Borla cat-back): 108.2 hp/104.1 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/13/11 (more stuff...): 126 hp/116 lb-ft - Mustang dyno
Roger Moore: the Danny White of James Bonds
I wear skate shoes pretty much exclusively. I prefer Globe and Vans shoes, but I haven't tried much else. I like all the extra padding and comfort the skate shoes gives you, plus they are built very rugged and last forever.
Price is a factor for me, so when I can go to the Vans Shoes store and look through 20-30 different style shoes all under $30 a pair, I am very happy. They ALWAYS have some kind of deal, or marked down shoes, etc. Other skate shoe brands can run in the $100's of dollars per pair, I avoid those since I don't like paying that much.
'95 NA8 5SPD
I am amassing quite the collection of Sketchers for Business Casual attire.
Summer:Flip flops
Runnings: The Brooks Beast
Desert: Oakley or Bates
Driving/Track:Ross Piloti's
Chris
91 Miata (#3), Rattle Can Grey(previous owner), Greddy Turbo @7 PSI and Manifold (Only items remaining from the kit), TDR I/C, Godspeed Radiator, RM DP, 2.5 Enthuza Bipes, BEGI AFPR, ACT, Lightened Stock Flywheel, Yellow Konis, FCM on Stock Springs, HDM2S, MOMO Wheel, Ratsback Front CF Lip, Black Rota's on EcstaXS, Corrado Rotors & XP8's on Front w/ 1.8 rears.
http://austinmiata.com/
Wishlist: Megasquirt to run 12-13 PSI, White non-spray paint job, 8" 6UL's, RX7 LSD, Evans Waterless Coolant