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Adidas Superstar Vulcanized Gonzales - Maverick - 30-05-08

I've taken a liking to these shoes all of a sudden, but it's hard to tell what they really look like just from the adidas site. So, I have some questions for any people who have seen the Vulcanized Gonzales's up close or own them.

My Number One Concern :
-Are they kind of wide/fat? Or higher topped then other Superstars? They just look different...I'm not really into the overbulky skate-type shoes at the moment, so yeah that's a concern for me. They look pretty top heavy from the pictures on the adidas site, and they are skate shoes, so one would expect that to an extent. What about compared to other Superstars? Other then that I think they're pretty sick, I think it's partly because they're vulcanized so it kind of changes the shape of the shoe, I dunno. A chuck-taylor superstar cross sounds nice, but some pictures I've seen of the shoe look a bit bulky.

Other Concerns:
-Is the sizing consistent with other superstars? Or other shoes in general?

-Are new colorways being released? The current one is nice, but I could definitely come up with a better one.

-And finally, if anybody has any pictures of them, could they post them? It'd be refreshing to see the shoes from different angles then just then adidas site angles, maybe even pictures of the shoes being worn?


Pictures:



More here: http://www.shopadidas.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2921697&shopGroup=R&cp=&pageDisplay=none&pageType=search&keywords=vulcanized&searchId=35553222614&totalProductsCount=20&PRODUCTS_PER_PAGE=12&doVSearch=no&doVSearch=no&pageCount=2&pageBucket=0&pageNum=2&sGroup=Men%27s+Originals+Shoes&page=1&page_bucket=0&showSizeSearch=false&y=0&hasPagination=false&x=0&parentPage=search&colorId=

Thanks.


EDIT//
There's some inconsistencies online in terms of how good the shoe looks (at least in my opinion) and even a major blunder on the official adidas website.

Here's what popped up on most shoe-hype sites after searching for a while about the Gonz's, which people found out about in early May, roughly a short month ago.



Now I dunno about you guys, but that looks distinctly less appealing to me then whats shown on the Gonz flash site on adidas and also the link
on the official website. Most noticably, the sole seems to have less texture and looks sloppy, like a giant rubber lump, the shoe looks a lot fatter and more generic skate-like, and the vulcanized shell-toe is noticeably lower and less protruding. Overall, imo, it makes the shoe extremely borderline to me. It could possibly be the angle, I dunno, but I really dislike that picture, even if it is the angle. I want my shoes to look good all around

And another issue - on the adidas official product page, when you click zoom, a slightly different shoe pops up. The back of the shoe has a vans-esque "The Gonz" stamp on it and "Mark Gonzales" is scribbled on one of the red stripes. Not a major issue here, but I don't really like the vans-esque stamp that much, and if given a choice I'd do away with the sig. Also on the Gonz flash site where the shoe does look very good, theres his sig on one of the stripes. It's not like that on the official adidas product page. Some consistency, please adidas!

Anyways, yeah, those are my nitpickings. Thanks for any help!
If anybody owns this shoe help mee!

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RE: Adidas Superstar Vulcanized Gonzales - sin`pl - 30-05-08

your all questions have been already answered here.

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RE: Adidas Superstar Vulcanized Gonzales - Maverick - 31-05-08

sin`pl Wrote:your all questions have been already answered here.

Um, I don't get it. Is that an invitation to introduce myself?
Cause theres definitely none of what I"m looking for there, and I even tried searching the forums about these Vulcanized Gonzales's but couldn't really find anything...

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RE: Adidas Superstar Vulcanized Gonzales - Galaxy36 - 31-05-08

What they are trying to say is that if you read the BOLD print under the Introduce Yourself thread you will easliy see that it clearly states that you NEED to properly introduce yourself BEFORE you can ask any questions or expect any help. Sorry if it comes off as being rude but it IS the rule of the forum and I am sure that you will find that once you have properly introduced yourself there are many people that will be more than willing to help you out.

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RE: Adidas Superstar Vulcanized Gonzales - olstar - 03-06-08

thread re-opened now maverick has introduced himself

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RE: Adidas Superstar Vulcanized Gonzales - spitey - 03-06-08

maverick. they are very comfy. nuffin like a skate. a cross between a converse chuck taylor and superstar. very light in weight. are you from uk ?? if so go to `size` and try them on.

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RE: Adidas Superstar Vulcanized Gonzales - spitey - 03-06-08

correction..... ya not from the uk.

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RE: Adidas Superstar Vulcanized Gonzales - Maverick - 04-06-08

olstar Wrote:thread re-opened now maverick has introduced himself

Thanks a bunch! I really appreciate it

mr.spite Wrote:maverick. they are very comfy. nuffin like a skate. a cross between a converse chuck taylor and superstar. very light in weight. are you from uk ?? if so go to `size` and try them on.

That sounds great - are they really not bulky? And do they have back sole stamps/his signature on the stripes? Official adidas site pictures say no stamps or sig, but when you click zoom they suddenly appear on a slightly-different looking shoe in shape and texture, in addition to the stamp/sig. Meanwhile, the official gonz flash site shoes a nice-looking reincarnation of the shoe with a sig on one of the stripes.

Quite interesting how theres so many versions of it around the adidas webbie and around the net...

Thanks.

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RE: Adidas Superstar Vulcanized Gonzales - proc1000 - 04-06-08

Evening all, PROC1000 will have these in soon if anybody wants to buy a pair

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RE: Adidas Superstar Vulcanized Gonzales - Maverick - 05-06-08

proc1000 Wrote:Evening all, PROC1000 will have these in soon if anybody wants to buy a pair

When you get them, can you help w/ my queries?

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