A pair of these Etnies Marana’s were sent to our office in January. No note, no info, not even a follow up to this very day, they just arrived awaiting to be skated, sat in a box on their own, looking shiny, Black and brand new.
I’ll get straight to the point with these. As soon as they are on your feet they feel strong all round. You feel protected. It’s definitely due to the combination of various materials used to build this shoe and put to the test, the Marana stands up and delivers a multitude of positivity. The protection simply brings confidence which is not a feeling derived from the many skate shoes made today that are actually designed for the mainstream. These are built for skateboarding and come with a tough shell to cope with that in mind.
The padded tongue stays straight and doesn’t droop to the sides and overall the shoe doesn’t seem to wilt like some others after a few skates. It helps also that these are made by one of the only remaining skater owned shoe companies left. The Marana’s are worth your investment and retail at about £60. Out now.
Alex deCunha has some new raw footage skating the MK Plaza and Buckinghamshire’s streets today. Press play to see if he makes this roof drop.
Julian Dykmans bows out of professional skateboarding for Antiz Skateboards this month after 10 years of service for the French company. He leaves everyone with a reminder of just how much he has comitted to the game though with this fun tribute.
Silas Baxter-Neal skates the streets of Tokyo, Japan at night in this latest Adidas edit.
Jed Cullen shows you how much pain it takes to grow a moustache of the year in his section from the new Perfect Blues video that has just been released. 
