USD Shadow (XSJADO) Review and First Impressions 

Cabu I’ve always liked the way they looked too. Like, these skates were made to grind. Unfortunately, after riding them, they don’t feel as good as the originals IMO. Wow, and they take so long to put on.

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Timo Miller yeah my friend wears Xsjado Farmers as his go to skate. He’s just missing those all white ones that came out.

@@THEMUDVILLEPROJECT yeah they were sick. but mine (farmer V) with the black white leoprint have the sexiest design ever in my opinion😱❤

Michael Cueto They aren’t my first choice for anti-rocker frames. I had hardware issues with my last set. The Type X would give you that authentic look and feel. I had a lot of fun on my Mook frames but freestyle frames aren’t popular anymore. Nowadays we have lots of options for frames.

Albert Pangilinan You must have the one with the two piece cuff? I don’t know what it looks like but does it just pop off?

THE MUDVILLE PROJECT so it’s a bit odd. The screw comes off and so does the strap and buckle. There is a set screw that seems to be stuck in there and won’t cone out. Not sure how to remove it to adjust it.

Albert Pangilinan Email me a pic of it if you want at themudvilleproject@gmail.com

THE MUDVILLE PROJECT sent! Thank so much for helping me out.

Márkó Kis yeah the whole skate is comfortable. That’s due to a really well built MyFit liner. It fits the skeleton well. It supports the foot well cause it’s a bit rigid and is flexible where it needs to be like at the v-cut.

Cory Yes but you need to take the padding off of the cuff and also the shock absorber out of the heel first.

I saw that RW said January or February, so soon.

@@THEMUDVILLEPROJECT Anywhere between January to April is believed to be the release. As that April is the eta of the aggressive frame release.

Jason Diend Nice, what’s this aggressive frame? New UFS frame?

@@THEMUDVILLEPROJECT KIZER Fluid IV. The Eclipse will have a green highlighted boot instead of the gray that is with this one.

Jason Diend Thanks for the info! Guess this is technically the Trimax version. Just Googled it and saw it for myself, the white soul is nice.

jack bevan The original frame is the Kizer Trimax frame which supports 3x110mm wheel setup. Or if it’s the aggressive version then it’s just the Kizer Fluid frame.

@@THEMUDVILLEPROJECT so used to the old u shaped frame I've been reluctant to try something else but I may give them a try

jack bevan The u-shape frame, like the one with no wheels in center? If it is then that’s the Xsjado Mook frame which is now the Kizer X frame.

Vasyl Hodeniuc No, because it’s just not a footwrap anymore. The older Xsjado you could do that but this model is actual supported liner.

You're right, they lost me with this skate now. I liked the original 1.0, I think Latimer had it right from the beginning. It doesn't feel as smooth anymore and less synergy between all the parts. My biggest gripe now is the front toe strap loops that are built into the soul frame. Those things got bent and worn down on day 1.

@picolitax That's the biggest misconception about Xsjados. You couldn't just step into them with any old shoes and go. I skated Xsjados for 4-5 years and I never ever used anything other than Xsjado shoes. Why? Because they were designed for the skate. You couldn't buy a "street shoe" that fit the skates as good as Xsjado shoes. They had super thin soles, and they had a little tab at the back that stopped them from lifting up in the cuffs. But most importantly, they simply fit the skate and the cuff area perfectly. You could buy shoes that fit okay, but again nothing was as good as the Xsjado shoes. Also, while Xsjado footwraps were "just" shoes, if you used them as actual day to day shoes the soles would wear down in no time because they were so thin (which was a good thing when you used them in the skates). I bought Xsjado shoes before I bought Xsjado skates, and used them as my day to day shoes. I've worn an actual hole in both heels. 😄 Personally I didn't skate Xsjados because I wanted a skate where I could step into the skate with my shoes. I skated them because they were super comfortable, and the fit was really customizable. To me, the point of the skate is the same as any other softboot: comfort, and good fit. For all I care, they could integrate the liner into the shell, and end up with a K2 (actually i'd be happy if they did that, considering K2 doesn't make softboots anymore). But it seems like no one cares about softboots. 😀

Boni Hollóssy Agreed. When Adidas owned Salomon you can tell that the first footwraps took a cue from Adidas shoes like Samba. The footwraps were made specifically for the Xsjado and that was one of the best parts of the skate cause everything just worked together.

Yeah, have to be really slim though.

@@THEMUDVILLEPROJECT OMG YOUR TIMING IS IMPECCABLE MY FRIEND....I LEGIT WENT AFTER THAT POST GRABBED MY BOOTS FROM MY BURTON. PUT THEM ON AND THEN WENT 🤦🏿‍♂️ I SEE WHAT YALL MEAN. ITS CRUCIAL FOR THE SOLE TO BE A CERTAIN THICKNESS... MY BOXING SHOES FIT NO PROB IN THE OLD XSJADOS PRIOR TO POWERSLIDE DESIGN TAKEOVER. IF NO ONE HASN'T YET. I TY FOR YOUR TIME IN POSTING THIS VIDEO BRADDAH! 🤜🏾🤛🏻

titzmageex I mean I bought a 7 and it felt like a 7. Maybe you can get a 1/2 size smaller. Probably best to get your CM size.