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Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:35 am
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Their soles and grindplates are exactly the same as the Evo and Torch.
The wheels have a simple Pro graphic but seem to me to be the same speed and hardness as any other Mega wheels. One of mine already has bubbles after just 4 wearings.
The toecap looks like a very durable material but the nubuck does not look as durable.
The tongue sticks up more than any other Heely I have.
The good news is that the logo is easily visable above the laces.
The bad news is that the tongues are a bit annoying against my legs.
The shoes are as comfortabe as any other Heely, otherwise.
Stylewise, the 9201 black shoe is pretty plain, especially when looking down from the top.
The 9202 gray, white and red ones look nice from the side but again looking down from the top, they are pretty plain compared to most other Heelys.
Here are some pictures which show what I mean:
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Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:58 am
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Excellent: I've been asking people for a review of the Pro's for ages. Thanks!
| Heelynut wrote: | The tongue sticks up more than any other Heely I have.
The good news is that the logo is easily visable above the laces. |
About bloody time! I've always thought there was no point in putting the main logo on the tongue if it was only going to be half obscured and sqaushed by the laces as it is on torches and evo's etc.
| Heelynut wrote: | | The 9202 gray, white and red ones look nice from the side but again looking down from the top, they are pretty plain compared to most other Heelys. |
I'd never noticed that, but now I see what you mean: there is no heely's logo above the toes like there is on many other models.
I've always preferred the look of the 9202 (grey/white/red) because I already had the torches and evo's in black, and having mega/grind shoes in this new colour scheme would be a refreshing change, but sadly they only sell the black 9201 pro's near me. Although wearing them for work as I like to do, I have to wear the black ones as I'm supposed to wear plain work shoes, and I can get away with black heelys without people noticing, but not the whites
I like the decoration on the stripe down the tongue, and the fact that you can actually USE this to put the laces behind on pro's: on my Torches and Evo's it never seems to line up right, so if you use it, it pulls the shoe out of shape a bit when you lace it up, or pulls the tongue up or down too much *shrug* |
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Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:25 am
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I have the opposite problem with tongues, they tend to get shoved into the bottom of my shoe. Glad to see these won't...
If I could only GET a pair, that is. |
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Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:21 pm
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Slice, theyre released in europe go order a pair, like not even the team can get red ones yet just the plain ole blacks.
anyways, theyre really like unbreathable IMO, not ventilated at all. |
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Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:41 pm
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i guess that's ONE thing i'll miss about torches...
that nice mesh. |
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Sat Oct 18, 2008 12:31 am
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IMO ..
like sebass said, ventilation isn't very good at all. there's like pinprick size holes in the toe. also, the grindplates seem flatter than those on evos or torches. |
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Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:38 am
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| Thought it would be useful to bump this thread now the Pro's are out in the Goode Ol' U.S. of A - so that people can better see what they're thinking of buying. |
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Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:28 pm
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| I like the tongue-loops. They had them on the Evos. These don't got them. |
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