To make it short: I don’t get the design decision to the change the outsole. The outsole of the original shoe was such a characteristic design feature. To change that means changing the complete shoe.
I was stoked when I found out they would retro the K2s because I couldn't get them back in the day.
When I saw the first pictures of the retro I was just disappointed. I’m still not decided if I should buy a pair. It just doesn’t make sense to change the shoe in such a drastic manner and then market it as connected the OG.

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I love this shoe!

First of all, I have always skated es shoes, I was really young, and poor, so I was never able to afford the kostons 1-3s. I was heartbroken to find that es stopped making Old school skate shoes. But almost 2 decades later I was astonished that you started making re issues!!! I got my first pair of the 298s and instantly fell in love! It is SOO hard to find a good skate shoe in sz 14. But they are so comfortable I had to buy another pair just to have as a backup pair, which I have never done in my life!!! I love es footwear! Koston once saved me from bullies when I was 8 in scottsdale AZ. He is a legend, and so is your brand!!! Much love, Kolbs

I'm a nostalgic "I used to skate" skater and i wanted to remember what a real pair of shoes are before Nike buys all the sports and everyone will start wearing Air Forces basic b***, i bought them for the culture that taught me everything i am and know today, skateboarding was a really big part of my life and the es brand (as well as others) never disappointed me. The shoe is the high quality i remember it's still an es shoe with no compromises, im going to wear them as a statement piece and use some of my old shoes for skating. I gave 5 stars but wanted to give 4 just because I find that they are not true to size or I just didn't remember them well enough, I'm a size 12 but they fit snug and really feel like a size 11.5 on the toe... hope they won't hurt me from a long day's wear