$130 for a skate shoe is pretty ridiculous

Get your bag, Ben. But these shoes are absolutely tragic.

Ben getting paid 🙌 👏 💰 🤑!

These shoes suck so hard, but it’s nice of companies like vans and Nike to drop some ugly shoes recently to give core brands a change again. These will sit on shelves for ages and ages

Really appreciate your well thought out, and honest breakdowns. 🤘🏼

The shoe is pretty nice but it crushes the top of your toes when bending and it's so painful! The plastic/coating reinforcements on the sock's toe, crush into the top of your toes and the side pinches when bending too. I dont know if this breaks in over time and how much, but it's so uncomfortable that I can't believe Van's released the shoe like this. I'm glad Ben reviewed these and did address this issue with the shoe but I'm not sure I want to gamble $130 on it. Out of the box, it's painful. It may break in over time but I dont know how I feel about hoping it gets better down the road because if it doesn't, it's an expensive shoe I'll never end up using. So I think I'm returning my pair . Otherwise I kind of like them. I want to like them too but no shoe should hurt this much when bending. I havent skated in them because obviously I couldn't return them if I did.

2:40 - LOL dude at first I thought that was you popping the hugest tres and I was like "holy shit, LA Ben is gnarly"

Happy to see Ben posting again

Its always great to see the uploads 💪🏽💪🏽

Thankyou for continuing to make videos Ben. You're a legend.

I’ve been looking forward to a review of these (from a skater at my age like yourself). Just started the video, but I appreciate you traveling and taking the time to make a video about the whole experience. 👍

As someone with wide feet, I was out forever when you said they're tight on your narrow foot.

You deserve the awesome freebies, been following you since you were under 10K and you’re still authentic to yourself. Respect

Bro is a travel-to-LA-just-for-a-shoe-release guy now #industry

Thanks for this review, very helpful

def do long form...

Ben drops on my lunch break let’s go

I like the shoes, the different technology introduced by Vans and your review. I am a big fan of yours Ben.

Lol the green ones ripping off the old Airwalks of the 90s. They even had the tennis ball fuzz.

As a 35y old man I switched from Lakai Cambridges to NB 1010 tanks recently, and I really don't miss all that "board feel" - on the contrary. I feel a bit like TJ Rogers when I'm landing my tricks now. I'm not at your level but doing a flip bs 50 or some 180 flip variations, which is about my tech level, have never felt more secure and stomped than before. I prefer the stomp over that nimbleness and my foot seriously agrees...cause it hasn't been looking like an eggplant from rolling for a year.

Thanks for another one for us old guys that actually care about the way you do your thing Ben. Can’t wait to try any easy rider shape when they hit a shop in my area. ❤❤❤ Big love Ben !!!

hey ben, thank you so much for the birthdayvideo, it made my whole day! still speechless much love from switzerland❤

I’m really glad you didn’t abandon this channel. Your videos help take my mind off all the bs that life throws at us.

I love that tennis ball green color...These shoes look awesome! I think I might have to look for some online... Thank you ben!

Great hearing from you Ben! Had myself a good rookie carving sesh in a local empty parking lot myself. Apples to oranges i know! Lol

People are giving Ben a hard time for this review especially Joa aka Gifted Hater but I actually think Ben was very reasonable & honest in his assessment call me crazy but I actually have come to trust Ben he seems very genuine to me anyway!!!

I am happy that you're more and more solicited. I had the old version of this shoe and can second what you said with regard to losing less energy popping as compared with a soft sluggish shoe. However, I got rid of them because they slid like crazy on very polished high quality slick bowls and parks. I have no idea why this happened and whether the sole was a different material than other vans.

Glad you’re still making videos, Ben. I thought you made a very fair review esp considering you didn’t buy these. Too narrow for my wide ass feet, but I’m always interested to hear about new products with different features. Thanks, brother. See you next one.

Great video mate

When I see a Ben Degros , I click with no hesitation . Thanks for the review . God bless , and peace be with you .

They look great on your feet with jeans covering the tops and very modern the shoes look better than a lot of futurist nike skate shoes. But no one can comment until try them really. The shoes look better than a lot of other brands doing future tech skate shoes.

These shoes are actually sick. Definitely my favourite shoe that Vans have dropped in a long time!

I think you nailed it, they're soccer shoes reinforced for skateboarding. You definitely need to break in every new pair of shoes but that doesn't mean its ok for the shoe to hurt your foot. I wonder how these would skate compared to the Nike SB Koston sock shoe from a while ago. Did Vans really make anything new or groundbreaking with these? The tech has been around for a long time.

Thank you Ben.

Very good, once more! Ben. IMO the unballanced hardness of upper and tennis sole is the main problem of vans. however its a high quality product. but it kills my tools and upper gets loose... too much retails. anyway, have you heard about a brazillian shoes called Ous? its very nice and quick responsive

pretty interesting for a vans shoe, esp the big molded plastic pieces. i wonder how they hold up, it's really hard to see the stitching, or maybe it's using a lot of glue

So glad ben is back 😀

Yeah Ben! Keeep it up! Vans treating ya good 😂

Great review. Just sounds like Ben was being nice for the trip. The test will be if the team riders actually wear them. If they aren’t contracted to.

Love it!

Good to know these are narrow. Any suggestion for a shoe that works for someone with collapsed arches? All the shoes i've bought recently (Hours is Yours Code V2, Last Resort AB VM002/VM001/CM001, New Balance 808 and 306 and Vans Sk8 Low) hurt my feet so bad after skating because my arch always spills out of the sole and isn't well supported. Or if my arch is supported by the midfoot of the shoe, it crushes my arch and hurts so bad no matter what insole i use. I just need something with a super wide midfoot area and straight line shape from heel to toe like a Brooks stability shoe. But there's no skateable shoe i've seen with this kind of shape. It's really depressing and I can't even size up with shoes because i'm a size 12 so a whole size is way too big for me in any brand.

I checked these out at the store yesterday. I’m so curious on how they skate.

No bangers at the Jkwon gap to ledge?? Was hoping for a noseslide nollie flip out

fantastic

What shoes do you recommend for wide toes? sb dunk but something cheaper than this ? Any suggestions or maybe video because nobody made it 😢😢😢

Ben this is freaking cool man

Always have to take into account the proper amount of sag, pant saver on the back is key. Don’t get those often anymore

The first AVE shoe are one of the most comfortable shoes I’ve owned. They’re my yard work shoes now haha.

It’s certainly an interesting looking shoe, especially with the football boot inspired sections. Although, at that price point, the least you can ask is comfortable right out of the box and not pinching your foot when you bend the toe box. I think vans problem is they don’t change the designs enough to make any of their pro models super recognisable, apart from the half cab. I can barely tell the difference between a blacked out pair of kyle walkers, rowly, rowans and wayvee.

sick dude

Wish we could have linked when u were in LA!

Go Ben go! Go Ben go! The 2024 industry is listening! Go Ben go

Wow Ben, you're really moving up in the world, congratulations....almost time to start a cult eh 😂

How much did vans buy you out for?

Hey Ben! What pants do you wear at 01:16? Maybe you said it in one of your videos but man those blue jeans are awesome! Great fit 👌

I learn that going a half size up works to avoid the pinky toe problem.

lets goooooo

new ben D video, the world is healing

If you like them thats all that matters. They are almost $300 here in aussie so its hard to justify getting them when I can get 3-4 pairs of other shoes on sale for that. Hope you had a fun trip dude!

Thanks for such an in-depth and honest review as usual. It's why I subscribed all those years ago! Don't stop 👊 Hope

Ben please tell us- what size board does AVE ride?

The sock feature is questionable. Any benefits?

I loved how comfortable the first AVE was, and they looked okay. The only thing is that the mesh had an ollie hole w the first session and kept eatong away at my socks. Ao my expensive ass shredders became just comfy work shoes smh

I get a giant cardboard box of soletech shoes every six months from the warehouse sales in burnaby. Ten pairs of brand new shoes first the same price as two pairs of these.

Been skating last resorts and really like em. Gotta be suede though

Do they smell good

i really like the wafflecup soles. the only ones i've had so far were the wayvees, but i really like them. not a fan of vulcs and they seem to be a perfect middle ground between vulcs and cupsoles.

For $175 cad these are trash

Just got 25% off so ordered the black pair

I actually think the shoe looks pretty good! Its definitely different but it kinda works for some reason. Totally going for that more sporty shoe like you said but i'd prefer this to the nyjah look. Maybe not the tennis ball one though hahah! good review Ben!

It's nice to see Papa Ben get the vip treatment. I ain't mad at it but those shoes are wack some nyjahs at home

9:30 don’t regular vans vulcs have extra rubber around the ball of your foot ?

Soccer x skateboarding, my two favorite things 🥹

Shout-out to vans for treating Ben like the king he is!

Now everyones not loving the Ave 2 pricing, maybe you can get back to Etnies Snake review 😅

Nice to see you getting some recognition ❤

I miss when tj was on dwindle. I kinda just miss dwindle in general lol (I know they’re not gone but i sense the decline)

Vans should hire you again for the full suede model

And we are doing full on ads now…

Business Ben looks like a happy Ben :)

Man don’t wanna get the axle right on the big toe while wearing those ones xD

My first aves ripped through after 3 sessions. It sucked even though I got them at a discount, I can’t imagine doing it again for $130.

Shout out Chris Roberts and the dude who films him! 🧡

Did you see any walls you could improve with mud?

People in the comments are hilarious 😂.. whining about someone taking an opportunity they are given and running with it.. in reality your sad comments help this man get paid more 😂.. awesome video Ben.. not my style but as always you give your honest opinion.. i look forward to what comes next

I guess you might be able to call these a Center Court Shoe? *taxxxxiiiiii!* Sick you got invited on this, well deserved but man....that color way....need to calm my eyes and stare at my Half Cabs for half an hour....

i know people don't really like these shoes but i kind of do. it's like an asmr shoe that you could cut into pieces and it would feel good.

This cost more than SB Dunks, on retail, in the Philippines 😅😅😅

"the guy who films him named tim"CMON BEN PUT SOME RESPECT ON BAIL GUN GAZZA'S NAME I HAVE 2 OF HIS BOARDS

its a funny sponsorship/ad to take because you get PAID and most people still think the shoe sucks regardless of if you took it or not 😭

“Business Dude” Ben needs to be on a deck/shirt 😂

Thought you gave up on your skate channel? Why?

These are the THIRD version of the Aves. I had 1 & 2. Here is a 2016 photo of me in the 1s (had to send in an Instagram message to you). These slipper-socks look like trash. They will fall apart fast My big-toes are permanently bending towards the baby toes now, from them having too pointy of a toe-area, & from me wearing half size smaller than I should have been, of AVE2s for 2 or 3 years straight. This throws off my overall balance/board-feel a tiny/noticeable amount. As a result, I now have to put 1 toe-spacers in-between my big-toe and the next toe beside it. I'm aware & cautious now about strictly-only picking shoes that don't have too pointy of toe-areas, and don't look like they will bend my big-toe inwards. Skate shoes are the worst for this, cause they usually have pointier toe-areas than normal shoes.

One thing I noticed about the previous generation AVEs is that they feel super comfy with no socks, but they feel tight as shit w/ socks on. So, if you're a sockless aficionado, I think these are really primed for that. They're also very well ventilated, which also points in that direction.

Truly don’t understand how anyone can hate on this video?? It’s just Ben getting a paid trip to LA. Hey slap pals keep crying about useless wooden banter

Shout out to Ben, Vans, Rog and Crob

Ben sponsored by Kwon Orthodontics confirmed 2:19

like and describe! is Daddy Ben sponsored by Vans now!?

Roj kills curbs. His slappys are so sick.

Has Joa apologised yet?