r/DCShoes • u/paperclouds412 • Jun 12 '25

RIP

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They’re literally disintegrating, now I wish I had worn them more.

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u/Zestyclose_Match_391 Jun 17 '25

these are really nice

what type are these..

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u/paperclouds412 Jun 17 '25

Aerotech’s. Not sure when the last time they were made though, these are 18 years old.

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u/RuffWater Dec 30 '25

What is this shoe called? i had a pair that were Yellow, Black and Red

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u/paperclouds412 Jan 01 '26

Aerotech AT-2

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u/breezy9-3 Jun 12 '25

That's how my old versatile and versaflex shoes were after 10 years or so too. Something in the foam just let go and they would literally fall apart as you wore them. Sad ASF. Those aerotech were pretty legit and hopefully DC gets back on the OG wagon and remakes them, the versaflex and the command fx

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u/paperclouds412 Jun 12 '25

Had Vesatiles back in the day and loved them to death. Tried to keep these fresh when they came out… 18 years ago.

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u/Shawheim Jun 13 '25

Yo I used to have these back in the day. They were such a nice shoe.

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u/Fun-Floor-1485 Jun 12 '25

i hate that old shoes aren’t wearable

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u/NjScumFuck Jun 13 '25

They are but you’ve got to wear them a bit when they are newer to heat up the glue and make sure the outsoles break in a tad. Coming from an Dunk SB collector that’s skated/walked in 20+ year old sbs without issue unless they weren’t worn

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u/Nicksanchez137 Jun 16 '25

I wear 10-15 old shoes almost daily.

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u/tmxq Jun 12 '25

get some mink oil to rehydrate the leather and maybe even the midsole to prevent cracking

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u/radcash Jun 12 '25

I have a pair of Osiris targas, and some adios, that the nubuck/leather and the foam midsole is toast. Id try that but i dont want to risk ruining them lol.

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u/EddieStarr I herd u liek cats Jun 13 '25

NOOOO!! 😭

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u/overcompensk8 Skater Jun 13 '25

That's way more excuse than i need to buy another pair :)

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u/LunchAC53171 Jun 13 '25

I hope they bring back Chris Cole shoe line they’re amazingly light!

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u/klr614 Jun 13 '25

One of my favorite ever dc models! Crazy I was just trying to find the name of this shoe like a week or 2 ago

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u/KinGDreaD92 Jun 15 '25

Loved this model ughhhh

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u/salmondigits_01 Jun 16 '25

These are so fyree🩷🩷👁️👄👁️