![]() The toe area was the best part, where the sole was the thinnest and boardfeel was amazing. The sole itself is quite thin, which paves for a close gap between the foot and the board, allowing for more control for flip tricks and pop. As we know, minimal cushioning often correlates to maximal boardfeel, which is exactly what the Samba ADV excelled in. In the end, it was clear that the focus of the Samba ADV was to offer a minimally padded shoe that felt great on the feet and had excellent boardfeel.Īs aforementioned, the cushioning of the Samba ADV was minimal. The area with the most amount of cushioning, was the heel area, where not only was the insole cushioning the thickest, but the midsole had a honey comb construction which helped to absorb and disperse the impact from landings evenly. In the second third medial area, the cushioning got a bit thicker but not by much the impact from 5-8 stairs was still fairly absorbed by the insole. This was especially the case in the first third toe area, where the sole was the thinnest. The cushioning of the Samba ADV was ok the insole of the Samba was extremely thin and minimal, which sacrificed a lot of cushioning in exchange for boardfeel. All in all, the shape of the Samba was quite form-fitting and was a nice fit for slim feet. The shape of the shoe itself tapers in the first third and features a very pointy toe, which helped a lot with flip tricks. As a low top slim fitting shoe, the medial and arch area of the shoe was extremely snug and secured the foot nicely, minimizing the risk for slippage. It’s a bit of a slimmer fit, and those with wider feet may take a bit longer to break into the shoes, once the leather sidewalls wear in and cave outwards a bit you’ll find a snug fit. If you’ve ever worn the original Samba’s, you know that the shoe sits very close to the feet, which is also the case in the vamped up Samba ADV. The sole was very durable and held up extremely well, with no blow out spots and minimal wear. Lastly, the sole of the shoe turned out to be a highlight. We were quite impressed with the quality of the leather around the toe piece and sidewalls they not only provided strong durability but also structured the shoe very well. ![]() Even so, the sidewalls of the shoe were made of a high quality leather, and did well against the griptape abuse, with no holes and barely any wear to it. As a result, in the first few hours, the stitching came loose and soon the toe cap piece ripped apart fast, with no double backed suede or canvas to prolong the life of the shoe. ![]() The material itself was great, however, the toe cap piece was only fixed with three stitchings and was in the high abrasion zone of the shoe, right smack dab in the ollie and kickflip area. The shoe updates the classic Samba toe piece cap with a high quality suede, that wraps around the toe-piece similar to a T. All in all, the shoe’s durability was below average. While the hype was high to skate these adidas Samba ADV’s up, we were a bit let down with the durability of the shoe. Read on below to see how they did during our weartest. We here at Weartested got our hands on a pair of the classic black white with gum sole Samba ADV’s and noticed immediately that the shoe’s silhouette didn’t change too much, which made us more curious to what technical elements were hidden inside. With this in mind, the subcultures of The Casuals and skaters today don’t seem too far apart, which is a no-brainer that adidas adapt the Samba’s technical elements to withstand the abuse from skateboarding. These sharp dressers would wear expensive two piece track suits from Stone Island and Lacoste, and fit themselves with an iconic pair of adidas Sambas. This move from “function” to “fashion” can be dated back to the mid 70’s to the influence of England’s surviving football subculture, “The Casuals”, where smoking, drinking and fighting football hooligans would wear expensive designer clothing to avoid the attention of law enforcement as well as to intimidate rivals. This type of sales number didn’t just happen overnight originally designed as an indoor soccer shoe, the adidas Samba was well received initially by footballers but soon became a lifestyle shoe as well. ![]() The adidas Samba is the second highest selling adidas model, following after the adidas Stan Smith, with over 35 million pairs sold to date. ![]()
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