Athletic fit and feel. Locked in heel, comfy tongue and great flick. Skates really great, became my favorite shoe after the first sesh and about 10 sessions in holding up great. Compared to the OG, the Fit looked a little pointy/long at first but got used to it really quick. Factory finish on the outsole was kinda slick but broke in super grippy and was perfect during 1 sesh.
Easily my favorite fitting shoe no pun intended. Compared a NB 1010, it’s way better true to size fit and locked in heel. I like it more than the OG and Slim by a lot, and I liked skating both of those shoes too.
I love these shoes. I think it’s great that y’all are doing these re-issues. I’m stoked these are vegan. I’ve been liking all the vegan color ways that you guys do. I got the Muska as well, in the sand color. The only thing I really have a gripe about is the durability of the sole. I just feel like these sole wear out really fast compared to the last shoes I was wearing, which were the DC Kalynx. Even so, you guys are really the only ones doing the sick, vegan color ways, but I would say that it would be cool for the 197’s to be released in a vegan color way. Also I couldn’t find the Quattro in a vegan color way. I know they had the sand color before, but those were sold out online. That vegan suede really holds up, and I just wish there was a vegan suede color way of all the shoes, really. It’s just long-term a lot more sustainable to be using man-made materials. It would be nice for me to be able to skate a consistently available vegan model. Really though I like the chunky shoes and the Sophisto is not chunky enough. I’ll say it again, but the Quattro would be good in a vegan color way because I just feel like that’s one of the most perfect silhouettes. It reminds me a little bit of the legacy 98 slims, which are my favorite shoes from DC and I’m pretty upset that they discontinued them. Thanks for killing it for all these years. I just watched Menikmati the other day! ✌️
