With the new year the weartested blog will move to its new home:
All new reviews and everything else will be posted there from now on. I hope to see all of my loyal readers and hopefully some new ones as well on the new site.
Regards, Clemens
At the end of a very exciting year for me and my weartested-blog, I’d like to first of all thank all of the visitors and readers in 2009. I’m still excited every time I have a look at the stats and see how many people visit this site on a daily basis. Without you, many possibilities I had during that year simply wouldn’t have happened.
Also a special thank you goes to the editors of Slap Magazine, Sneakers Magazine and Place Skateboarding Magazine that gave me the possibility to have access to a broader audience and see articles of me printed in real magazines. And last but not least thank you to the brands that supported me in 2009 with test samples that allowed me to make this site even more up to date and interesting.
With the new decade starting in a few days, there will be some changes regarding weartested that I’m very excited about. Check back in 2010 for a new look, home and information about the upcoming reviews in the first quarter of the new year.
I just finished a review for the German Place Magazine about the Converse Chuck Taylor Skate. It will be published in the January issue as a part of the MADE FOR SKATE Shoe reviews that will be featured in the mag every 2 months from now on.
I just received a sample of one of the new Arto Saari pro models of Gravis Ivsk8 for 2010. The “Viking high vulc” features a new abrasion resistant material in the front that I wanted to test since I first heard of it. It is supposed to be more durable than leather while still having a good grip and my first impression is really good so far. Thank you Gravis for the chance to test it!
This is the Mike Mo after 6 hours of skating. Please notice the almost perfectly fine laces…not bad so far! And I can also reveal already that many will be stoked on the cupsole of these, at least I am.
The second episode of the Slap Shoe Blog went online today. Check it out by clicking on the picture!
I’m happy to announce that I got the possibility to test the first Mike Mo pro model that will release in Spring 2010. Thanks a lot to Kelly Bird at Lakai for the support and trust! The format of the review is not yet decided, but be sure that updates will be posted along the road.
Some of you might have noticed that I added the link of Skateistan.org. Although one of my goals is to keep the site skate shoe review related at all times, I’m making an exception for this one because it’s such a good cause that I’d like to support. Please have a look at the slideshow to get an idea of the project:
Here’s the newest review I did . It took quite some time since I announced it because I stopped skating them to do the Busenitz Pro in between, but better late than never, right? I hope the huge interest in the new Gravis IVsk8 line is satisfield for now even though it is not about the Dylan low.
PDF file: Gravis IVsk8 Viking low review
For all that requested the Nike SB Bruin to be reviewed next I have good news. The next episode of the Slap Shoe Blog will be about this new Nike model. If everything works out as planned, it will be online in just a few weeks. Thanks to Nike SB and Mark Whiteley from Slap for the support!
By the way: The Gravis IVsk8 Viking low review text is at the corrector right now and the full review should be online next week.
