So yeah I'm thinking about my 2nd pair of skating shoes. The ones I have at the moment are checkered vans AVxEra ones (not the slip on's).

Anyway the ones I have now look cool, but they are wearing away fast, and also the laces at the top of my front foot get grinded down, I'm on my 3rd set of laces already.

So I'm thinking about my next pair, I don't really care about looks, I just want a good solid, comfy skating shoe that will last me a good while, I also don't really care about branding. Fire away :P

Fallen.

Chiefs or Rippers.

yeah fallens or emericas.

Osiris or Globes.

etnies scans, they are really techy and nice

Fallen Troopers

I know a kid that has had a purple pair for nearly 2 months and there is no sign of tare.

alright awesome guys thanks I'll look into some of them

Definitely nikes. I'm skating the zoom air tre a.d right now and its a great shoe. Comfy, and skates well too. Doesn't really wear that much either. Nikes are great shoes.