Are Dunks Good or JUST HYPE! 

Anyone else could care less about Nike SB’s but just watched this because they are excited Ben Degros put out more skateboard related footage 🤣😜

Ben really went and articulated everything I've felt about Dunks haha...literally everything you said I totally agree with. Great video. And cool dog. And cat lol

The older this man gets the better his skating is becoming, like a fine wine. Also I'm not a Nike guy really, but boy dunks are a beautiful shoe.

love the way you break shit down, Ben. Thanks for your continued hard work and clear explanations

I’d love a Dunk High review…they don’t have a lot of the hype, are more accessible to skaters, and have ankle support that the lows do not have.

I appreciate you Ben. And your wisdom and knowledge. People like you make earth a better place.

I’m old as hell but, for skate shoes, I try to stick with companies wholly focused on skating like etnies. Nike doesn’t need my money.

in my opinion, the eS Accel OGs are a better skate shoe than the dunks. for a bulky cupsole, they provide a good amount of board feel and have a phenomenal grippy outsole.

Would love to hear a side by side review of Dunks vs New Balance 1010. Two tech cupsole shoes. One easily attainable one hard to access. Fit, board feel (soles and sides), and break in period. Great review Ben as always!

I’ve been skating dunks since 09, you’re right about the downsides on the dunk. I just look at them as a long term skate footwear option, break in sucks, but the endgame content is highly enjoyable. Would play again

That was a great session downtown. Your half cab nose slides were so steezy, as was everything else. Have a great day.

as a former dunks collector, yeah theyre not the most comfortable shoes even to walk in. and yes its a weird thing being a collector of an uncomfortable shoe. it is a very nice looking shoe though, its a classic style, with outdate comfort features. thanks for the review ben

Is that Aleka lang in the background on that bs nose nollie heel?

There is definitely some element of hype with every Dunk purchase. That said, geography is important. I live in Denver, and there's three stores (one with three locations) that sell dunks, often with online entry available. I've never stood in a line for Dunks and I've been able to get four or five pairs in the last year or two that way. You're definitely right that there's some getting used to (I also came from Blazers). But after a pair I got very used to it and breaking them is is pretty easy. Their durability is great and I found my feet and my back aren't nearly as sore after a multiple hour sesh. Being that skateboarding is also so mental, I think really liking the toebox and how they look helps my skating as well.

I honestly think Dunks are extremely comfortable and good for skating. I am used to skating thicker cupsoles. For many years my favourite shoe was the Etnies Marana of which I had 7 or 8 pairs. I only recently I got my first and second pair of dunks, now I think they are extremely good. The proportions are just perfect. Not too slim, not too bulky. The fit is good. The impact protection is great. The flick is good. Really there isn't anything to complain about. I think they are excellent. Maybe I won't get Dunks anytime soon again because I want to support core skateboarding brands like eS, Etnies, Emerica and others, but Dunks are definitely a super good shoe.

I skated Nike SB Dunks and I know it is not the most liked brand in skateboarding but they are really durable. For me they actually felt pretty good 🤷‍♂️

i feel the same way about dunks. i just wish i could easily get a pair to wear around because some colorways do look great

Two reviews I would love, Mini Logo Trucks and Vans AVE. Funny story, I got made fun of for wearing a pair of Orange Dunks in School. My Mum didn’t have a lot of money and they were on Sale. What a strange world we live in, I believe it was 2004. Blazers are twice the shoe Dunks are for skating. Thanks for all the awesome content.

damn your manual game is on point

I appreciate your perspective and honesty on these. Personally, I love dunks and have skated them for years because no other shoe has given me a cleaner heelflip than them. Judging from the other shoes you skate, I can totally see why they aren’t your cup of tea though. I think they’re a great shoe, but the hype definitely extends beyond the true worth they carry. I used to buy them for $50 at the outlet because they weren’t a big seller, but I still think they’re worth their current retail price (and not a penny higher). Thank you for not going straight to hype up or bash these and giving your honest feedback.

I think an interesting video would be to compare these to the Lakai Telford ( Lakai’s dunk knock that they brought back.) They’re way more accessible and I think they skate great. They recently upgraded the sole to the one they used for the proto, and I thought that was a great cupsole. Loved this video too. I think having to enter raffles to buy shoes that drop every week is stupid. Glad it helps make shops money though. Also enjoyed the doggy and the kitty playing in the snow. 10/10 content haha.

Hey Ben, I really liked your video, because the truth is that no one has talked about it, the truth is that I don't skate with Nike shoes, but many people, due to marketing, the professionals they sponsor, etc., buy and use them, I believe that the large corporations that have become embedded in the world of skateboarding have made skater brands bankrupt. This is just my humble opinion, but it's what I see on the streets.

deep deep thoughts at the end of the video. truly the best skateboard youtuber.

You would look sick with the NB 808's to go with those Tiago pants. Apparently they're notorious for breaking in, too.

Im personally someone who has always loved skating dunks, and has been willing to go through the hassle involved with buying them, but the recent price increase has kind of been the last straw for me. The dunk highs, which are most likely the only ones that you will have a chance to buy, now retail for $170 Canadian!! That’s just too damn much for a skate shoe.

Ben, first of all I love your shirt! That match very well with the grey hoodie. I like to know which brand shirt it is, I like to have one myself. Secondly... DON'T even think about to skate them!!! Kidding... but dun skate them. Just, leave it for a bit and resell term!! I knew about the shelf story, I had the same conversation over three years back with some shop employees when I couldn't get any of them to skate with. Because of the dumb hype, I couldn't get hold of a pair Dunks to skate on for or under retail, like the Jordan 1's back in the days. Now I'm riding on cheap Blazers and half Cabs, which I love more genuinely! Thank you dumb Dunk hype!!!

I only skate in dunks and I find it really hard to go to any other shoe, Im gonna try vans half cabs

I don’t give a damn about dunks, I already knew they weren’t great for skating. I just watched this to see Ben skate, I love his tricks and style. So fortunate to watch this. 🤧

So hyped on each new degros vid

Please review Bones X Formula wheels soon!

One year later and as I'm working with kids aged 8-9 this little bit about materialism being like drug addicts hit so hard. There's 9 year old bullying other kids because of not having the newest phone or the right pant or not designer etc. It's scary to say the least! When I was nine we were playing WW2 with sticks in the forest just begging for my parents to rent a TMNT VHS...

I love the cat and dog footage at the end :)

Dude you are killing it. You’re style is so fun to watch

I started skating almost purely in vulcanized skate shoes around 2010 or so, and recently decided to try a pair of Dunks to change things up. I have to agree with the points you made here. Personally, I just can't work with them. I'm sure someone who is more used to cup soles would be fine, but I think I've been wearing thinner, grippier shoes for so long now that I can't really go back to something heavier.

i like repeatable shoes so i used to get dunks used off ebay, they were pretty cheap and then went ridiculous. opted for shell toes instead, they suck in some ways but are long lasting, repeatable and affordable. really enjoyed this review, cheers.

Couldn’t agree more. Side note. The shop owner was 100% right. Don’t we all want the local skate shops to thrive and survive? Than why wouldn’t we want them to sell the mediocre skate shoes to other people and make bank so us skaters can keep getting all the actual good skate shoes for ourselves? I know I do! Let them peeps rake in the dough and let us skate the top of the line 4-EEEEEver! (Sandlot voice) 😂

Finally! I was waiting for this episode! Many thanks Ben for reviving!

I personally love how dunks feel. I like my skate shoes kind of bulky and chunky they make my feet feel safer, it takes some time to get used to but after that they are amazing

Ben, you should ride a modern world Industries board and make a vide review about it! It’ll be an honor 🙏

Love these skate shoe reviews so fire

Just visited Vancouver for the first time from Nova Scotia, walked by a lot of those spots you were at and really missed my skateboard. Was cool to see someone skating them though!

Ben Respect! Honestly the hype came when celebrities starting wearing them cause from 04' to 17'/18' you could buy SB Dunks at every skate shop but they've always had a Lil hype in hiphop/streetwear sub culture. But I love SB Dunks even skating in them and wearing them..

That crook at 8:50 was supreme clean

Best part of the video were the animals at the end.

Epic skating, the switch nose manual fakie flip out was so tight, the switch heel after was also tasty

Do a emerica shoe review

I don’t care at all about the collectibility of these shoes, but from the perspective of aesthetics they’re a beautiful sneaker. Perfect silhouette and classic lines. I’m a sucker for sweet looking color way too; partial to blue and red. I have yet to cop a pair; just haven’t lucked out and I refuse to pay typical resale prices. I like the two you featured. Really wanted a pair of the Carpet Co highs that came out a year or two ago with tear/wear away graphics under the outer layer.

Nike is releasing dunks in regular colors that will be restocked regularly again in 2023. At least according to my sneaker head sources.

Great take on the dunk as a skate shoe. Outside of the GT, I have never found Nike SB shoes to especially impressive to skate in. I am an older skater and appreciate the construction of more skate specific brands and find them to be much more functional, with the exception of Adidas, I don't believe any of the "outside" companies have really gotten it right yet(in their designs). I I wonder if you have a take on why this is?

ben: "first off the fit" me: he drippin

Ben explained to every fine detail what i felt dunks and i have the same dunks in the vid. i try to skate them every now and then and end up just giving up halfway through a session and go back to whatever other shoes i have haha.

Great take on the dunks. And even better pet snow frolicking footage at the end! Haha

I don't care that much about dunks sb, but I remember how I used to participate in a few raffles for some nice colored low dunks for 2 or 3 years and never got a chance to buy one. I wouldn't probably skate in them, more likely I'd wear them just for walks, even though they're not that comfortable, but I can't deny that some of the collabs like the one with Civilist Berlin or atmos Elephant looked pretty good. I have only one old pair of hi top dunks sb which looks nice, but I've never skated in them. Overall, I'd choose a pair of suede blazers sb over any dunks for the actual skateboarding.

i have skated accel og for about a year and a half now and i think that once you get used to the cupsole especially the es one it is uncomfortable to skate vulcs the edge feels too harsh and they need to break in much longer and wear quicker too

I grew up skating in California in the "Fck Nike" era. Nobody I knew would ever imagine skating Nikes. Funny how the world changes.

The local shop at my college wouldn't sell you their dunks unless you can land a kickflip before buying. only way to keep the sneakerheads away lol

SB Dunks are probably my favorite shoe to skate, but they are impossible to buy for a decent price. So, I pretty much only skate éS cup soles.

My dog looks exactly like her, is also a rescue, hates the rain too, but LOVES THE SNOW! She is our short haired sled dog.

Lewis Marnell was legend all he skated was dunks!

I think we have to support Etnies, éS, Emerica, Lakai and Co. Its one way to help direct your community.

Also super jealous you get to ride some INCONIC skate spots.... I was totally waiting for you to do a noseblunt slide on those steps..

This was such a good and helpful video! Very illuminating!

First off, thanks for the conte, Ben! You definitely put in the work!! The Dunk, much like the name implies, was originally designed for Basketball.Also, they've been skated loooong before the SB treatment.... As with the AJ I, they were skated because they hit clearance racks(Ask the Bones Brigade) much love!!

I am skating for 26 years now and started wearing and skating sb dunks around 2004. At that time és, circa and axion were my favourite brands. When i saw P-Rod switching to Nike SB and wearing dunks all the time i was soo curious about how they skate. So i bought one pair at a skateshop in munich and instantly fell in love with this model. They look reall good, the boardfeeling is perfect for me if you break them in and the colourways are crazy. I prefer the suede ones which are more comfortable and skate much better. They also last longer! It really sucks that this model got out the skateboarders hand to greedy resellers. ): When i stopped skating 6 years ago and got back into it 3 years ago i couldnt trust my eyes how expensive the have become. ): The last two years i was lucky to grab some nice colourways for retail prices but the dumb raffle system is soooo stupid! ): I made a small collection of different clean colourways for myself. So i can ware and skate them the next years and dont care about the stupid prices. (; At the moment i really like the high ones which save my ankles and the basketball look is tight! (:

ben really gave out jesus fernandez vibes with the grey hoodie, black pants, & sb dunks combo

Your skating looks really good with the dunks and baggy pants combo in my opinion.

❤❤❤❤❤i feel like the Nike Gt blazer are insanely great but your vid was sick tho !!!

Man I have all the experience you said on the flip tricks at the begginning skating these.

Dude, plz explain something about air and hangtime. I've known these two terms since Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2. I can't find any good tips for it. You're the only one who can do a tutorial of this. Your pop tutorial from back then is already very helpful, but we need something to stay in the air longer.

I just noticed you're almost to 100k subs. Keep up the good content, Ben!

You are sick at skating Ben! Love watching you skate.

Your skating is amazing lately, so good to watch!

I don't understand the Dunk fascination. Blazer mids are a much better all around shoe. I have a pair of SB Dunk Pro hightops and they feel very similar to my Timberland work boots.

Personally, apart from the colour ways, the dunk is a fairly boring shoe design wise. Wouldn't waste my time on them. But if your talking nike and skate shoes, the ishod is one of the best, if not the best skate shoe I have ever skated in. Its so well designed and ticks all the boxes imo. Would love to see a review on them in the future.

That manny pad looks perfect 😍 you got any tips on kickflip nose manuals Ben? Got both really well but having issue combining the two

Great review, way deeper than the snow in your backyard )) Thats just one more kind of madness... Personally I skate whatever feels ok and could be bought for cheap.

Happy holidays! Your halfcab nose nollie heels were sikkk!

Ben, totally unrelated to the video, but given your knowledge on board setups, shoes, etc., it would be cool to see you make a video about recommending setups to your friends. For example, say a buddy of yours is certain height, weight, and shoe size, and they want to focus their skating on flip tricks, ledges, and manuals. You’d shoot a video of their current setup and skating, interview them, then recommend shoes and a board that you think would work better. A couple weeks later after skating the new setup, you’d film the results. What do you think? (I was mostly inspired by your vids and Jamie Fly’s video about his custom 8.5 board, mellow kicks, and 14” wheelbase)

Ben is a freakin legend in the skate world 🌎 🛹🛹🛹🛹🛹

ben lookin cool as fuck in the tiago pants and dunks 😂

I swear there are so slippery, that’s why I skated dunks once and now NEVER again. I would suggest superstars, as they grip soo good and the board stays on your feed all the time 🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽

9:41 a wild tuna tooka

Dude it's Aleka Lang behind you at 9:40 !! that dude is insane!

I had a pair in my mid teens and I remember them being really nice to skate. Except, now a days a suede pair my size go for like $400.

bough a pair of dunk sb's Giraffe at exo in quebec in 2013 and they were ON SALE for 50$ size 10. Theyre worth now around 900 on stock x

I had a pair of Dunks when I first started skating in 2011 cause, like you said, they where sitting on the shelves and I got them for like 60 bucks. Years later I wanted to feel that nostalgia again and get a pair of dunks, but that was when the hype boom happened, and I havent even gotten close to getting a pair. Im probably just gonna buy reps at this point, since theyre identical to real dunks, just from a different factory. Nike themselves are essentially creating the rep market they hate, because of their artificial scracitiy for shoes like dunks. I just wish there were a few basic colorways of dunks jsut constantly available, so the people that want to skate in thm can

I got an old pair of dunk elites on sale two years ago, I remember not being able to feel my board but they were sooooooo durable

I feel like dunks were way better quality and comfort wise in the early years of SB. The adidas forum 84 low ADV is comparable to a dunk but much more comfortable out of the box and nicer to skate in IMO

I found my pair of dunks for 6 bucks at goodwill. Still cant believe it

amazing content as always, keeping me on board

I wish I could be half as cool as this cat

Sick ,Aleka Lang making a cameo appearance!

your styles are so clean💯

As someone who skates myself (beginner) I've actually been into collecting shoes (including Dunks) since 2017. I've only been skating for less than a year. I think it's unusual how skaters say that "skaters should be able to buy Dunks first" when the technology in dunks has been around since 90s/2000s and there are much better newer options as well as better old options like the Nike Blazers. It would be like someone saying "Basketball players should be able to buy Jordan 1s first" because they were originally designed as a basketball shoe, yet skaters also buy Jordan 1s and skate in them. Clearly Dunks are mainly popular for skating because they look cool and the hype, and I'm glad you drove that home in this video

Didn’t even need to watch full thing: just hype 😂

nike’s hype with reselling dunks is absolute nuts, there’s people who don’t even know what the sb means on the shoe lol

Ahhhhh to be young and hanging out with your friends downtown, making fun of people that walk by… I remember those days. Skateboarding is the shit, if you know you know

got that 90's steeze going on for daaaaaays!

You look hella dope in that bro outfit skating t fox Ben lookin good dude

Hi Ben, nice snow. Dunks are hyper inflated due to hypebeast culture and resellers. The dunks are a silhouette that a lot of skate companies use (DC’s mantecas, éS Accels, etc.). I actually prefer the accel slims due to cost and availability. Also the tongue is slimmer on the accel slims (SB dunks have an obnoxious tongue). I won’t be buying any SB dunks anytime soon but thanks for the video and Happy Holidays from my family to yours.