Grind Shoes Are Without A Doubt The Raddest Extreme Sport In The Game
Do you guys remember Soap Shoes? There's no chance that anyone younger than like 28 would be able to know what the hell I'm talking about here. But there was like a 2 month period in 1999 when you'd see commercials for these shoes that looked like they were regular sneakers, only they had a plate on the bottom of them that allowed you to grind. I never had a pair of soap shoes and I never knew anybody who owned a pair either. Most of the time I feel like soap shoes were just a fever dream. But here we are in the year 2022 and apparently people are still soapin' out there.
My guy was putting on a clinic out there. I don't think there was a single surface at that skatepark he didn't grind. As long as there was an edge, he was going to grind it. Even things that clearly one should never attempt to grind on in the first place.
One little misstep there and my dude is splitting his taint in half. This needed to executed to perfection or else we're looking at an impromptu vasectomy. But that's why they say you either have to go big, or you go home. The grind shoe lifestyle is about full sends and no fear. If you're a little worried about tearing your nutsack in half, maybe stick to scooters. But if you want to be as rad as they come, well then grind shoes are the way to go.
Honestly I'm just so happy to find out soap shoes weren't just a figment of my imagination. I'll think about them every now and then, and I was always just slightly nervous that it was something I must have made up. But not only were they real, they are still thriving. I think they're under a different name now, but it's the same thing. The perfect shoe for shredding literally anywhere. Could be at the grocery store, the mall, your niece's 5th birthday party, it doesn't matter. As long as you have a pair of grind shoes on, you can rip it up and stomp out a few sick grinds.