never had 'em growing up, but now as an adult I want a pair
Allow me to introduce you to the best documentary you will ever watch, Soap or Die. self-funded by the world’s last surviving 90s Guy and soap shoe fanatic. 20 minutes of pure joy.
Oh my god this xslayer shit
I only know about them because Sonic Adventure 2. And even then, I didnt know they were a thing till years later. Ive never seen them or heard of them in real life, though.
Nope. Never heard of them.
The only reason I know they exist is because Sonic Adventures 2 trivia videos. That, and I’ve seen them while playing SA2, but those are very hazy memories from when I was maybe 5-6 years old.
i liked these because I could jump way way way higher than i ever could on my skateboard
just go to the park and sprint at a bench/table and grind the entire length of the thing. things were fun as all hell for awhile. this was like… god… 1997?
it got old after awhile because while doing sick ass grinds was fun as hell, that was all you could really do. went back to skateboarding pretty quick.
Nah man I’m good with my H E E L Y S
They were big with the rollerblade community as it was a way to grind rails without rollerblades. I was in the skater / rollerblade clique in my HS and they were relatively popular. Since I had the coordination of a 2 legged cow I went for heelys. I was cool in my own mind at least…
Heelys will always be cool
Heelies were the shit! If they ever make a pair that will work for a 300lb, 6’6 man, I’m sure to get maimed!
as someone already said, if you can make a heelie soap combo shoe that would be cool
Never saw them in person, but man, I wanted a pair as a kid. I wanted to roll around at the speed of sound.
Never heard of these so i searched a bit.
Are you listening to The Adventure Zone, per chance?
Please tag as NSFL, I sprained my ankle by just looking at the picture.
something something I couldn’t help myself on the train and then the others joined in
Now as an adult you can’t afford using them because you will hurt yourself, badly ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
exactly why I haven’t
I’m guessing the black parts slide like wax? For ‘grinding’ without a board?
That’s the gimmick, saw them around the 90s skater culture and a bit after as I recall.
you can be a fruitbooter without the fruit
The official shoes of Sonic, at least during the Adventure era.
Only in adventure 2
Goes to show how well my memory works, I genuinely thought it was supposed to still be a thing in 1 but the official deal fell through until 2.
All memories works like this, its not your thing (literally i’m doing a uni work about memories right now)
Every once in a while, as an out of shape guy in my 30s, I think about buying myself a pair of heelys.
Was never a skater, never really had much interest in them as a kid, but something about the idea of rolling around in Costco while I do my grocery shopping appeals to me.
My friends do that.
Live your dream, mate.
Be free~
