Allow me to introduce you to the best documentary you will ever watch, Soap or Die. self-funded by the world’s last surviving 90s Guy and soap shoe fanatic. 20 minutes of pure joy.

I only know about them because Sonic Adventure 2. And even then, I didnt know they were a thing till years later. Ive never seen them or heard of them in real life, though.

Nope. Never heard of them.

The only reason I know they exist is because Sonic Adventures 2 trivia videos. That, and I’ve seen them while playing SA2, but those are very hazy memories from when I was maybe 5-6 years old.

i liked these because I could jump way way way higher than i ever could on my skateboard

just go to the park and sprint at a bench/table and grind the entire length of the thing. things were fun as all hell for awhile. this was like… god… 1997?

it got old after awhile because while doing sick ass grinds was fun as hell, that was all you could really do. went back to skateboarding pretty quick.

Nah man I’m good with my H E E L Y S

They were big with the rollerblade community as it was a way to grind rails without rollerblades. I was in the skater / rollerblade clique in my HS and they were relatively popular. Since I had the coordination of a 2 legged cow I went for heelys. I was cool in my own mind at least…

Never saw them in person, but man, I wanted a pair as a kid. I wanted to roll around at the speed of sound.

Always wanted one, and I never forget them because sonic adventure 2

The original soap shoes brand is defunct, but another brand, EPIC, still makes them

Never heard of these so i searched a bit.

Looks about the same

Are you listening to The Adventure Zone, per chance?

Please tag as NSFL, I sprained my ankle by just looking at the picture.

Now as an adult you can’t afford using them because you will hurt yourself, badly ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I’m guessing the black parts slide like wax? For ‘grinding’ without a board?