Shoes with wheels in the back?

Centipeed

In the film "Employee of the month" (The new one with Dane Cook), he skates around the supermarket with those shoes that have wheels in the back. I saw a kid wearing them today in Tesco as well. I found a company that makes them called CruzShuz (Lame!), but they're not very prominent when I search for that name on Google, so I was wondering if they were the "main" manufacturer of these shoes, or just a cheap knockoff? I was looking for whoever makes the originals.

Arikado

Those have been around for a couple of years. I think Sketchers had a few before, not sure who's the "top of the line" supplier.

thej3w

Ha, I was watching this last night and told myself to find these shoes. When I seen your poast, I was reminded too look. If i find where to get them I will post in here.

Orogogus

Everyone I know calls them Heelies. Er, Heelys, I guess.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heelys

lunarwulf

Lol, pretty simple, but Wheelies are one of the big manufacturers, vans and skechers did have them for a while and they had a cool version with a steel plate in the center so you could grind off of rails... they were fun until I wound up with 7 stitches in my eyebrow.

If you want the exact shoe try looking on Employee of the Month's website and see if they have a product listing or watch the end credits of the movie and the company will definitely be named.

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Maybe it is Heely's, lol. I saw this latest one in some video game magazine and FHM or Stuff or something like that.

Godfather

Man, I got those when I was in 6th grade. I'm a senior now, and they're still around?

That's a surprise.

LovingFFXI

http://www.heelys.com/

Caswynben

Just for warning, wearing these when you are older than 12 makes people want to punch you.

WeeSneak

I would fucking love a pair. How fun would it be to see the freaked out expressions on ppls faces as you suddenly stand up in the bar and glide to the toilet, making a funny noise and rotating your head.

thej3w

Caswynben wrote:

Just for warning, wearing these when you are older than 12 makes people want to punch you.

They are just jealous thats all.

Centipeed

I found out that some store sells them here in Cardiff.

I'M GETTING SOME OF THESE FUCKERS TOMORROW!

Red*Panda

honestly these shoes annoy me! everywhere I go there is a freaking kid wheeling themselves into childhood obesity! while playing a DS and texting on there cell phones.. I am scared for our future!!

EggyToast

Yeah, they were big for a while in the 80s, and they've been "back" for about 3-4 years now. No, they're not "still around," they did truly disappear for about 15 years.

CyberJackal

Caswynben wrote:

Just for warning, wearing these when you are older than 12 makes people want to punch you.

That's not true. I want to punch the ones who are younger than 12 also.

FyreWulff

I always kinda wanted those, but they don't make them in size 14s and it'd seem weird to me to try and skate on my heels.

UncleChet

I picked up a pair of these about 5 years back. It was heeleys. I never made it out of the mall with em. Tried em out, realized i'm now fat and old and that's all it took to return them. Kids with em just annoy me.

AgentBryant

CyberJackal wrote:

Caswynben wrote:

Just for warning, wearing these when you are older than 12 makes people want to punch you.

That's not true. I want to punch the ones who are younger than 12 also.

agreed

RoundBoy

I thought they only made children's sizes..

I think if I could find a pair cheaply.. I will buy... i don;t know why, but i really think I want a pair..

... but i'm 29. Am I a tool?

i have NEVER seen these until a couple years ago...

ege02

those things are almost as bad as popped collars on the i-want-to-punch-them scale.

that being said, cruzshuz is a good brand. so are wheeliz (i can't remember the exact name).

Malkor

What's great is seeing a kid in a helmet walking around. You might think to yourself, 'Poor retarded bastard', then they zoom on over to EBgames or Hot Topic and act like a regular retarded kid.

Dynagrip

Caswynben wrote:

Just for warning, wearing these when you are older than 12 makes people want to punch you.

Under 12 too. Man, are you just begging to hurt yourself when you try these things out?

Captain K

I highly suggest that you not buy these shoes, because people wearing them are extremely irritating.


If you don't care about irritating everyone around you as you zoom around on your heels... well, you should care.

Sanders

I learned that you can not ride on them in my store.


I also learned we get in trouble for pushing a cart in front of one of those annoying kids zooming around a turn not knowing whats on the other side.


I only once told a kid to stop riding on them, and then the mother came over to me and asked what did I tell her soon. I told her the same thing too. She then went on for five minutes bitching at me saying retarded things like "WHATS HE SUPPOSE TO DO TAKE HIS SHOES OFF?" and I just said "uh... no... just walk in them?" until she finally asked for my manager.


Never again.

Rohaq

I watched the videos, thought that position looked uncomfortable, then went to the kitchen to get a can of pepsi.

I've just realised that I use the exact position to slide around on the kitchen floor in my socks.

In other news, yes, I slide around on the kitchen floor when I'm wearing socks.

Incendius

Centipeed wrote:

I found out that some store sells them here in Cardiff.

I'M GETTING SOME OF THESE FUCKERS TOMORROW!

Haha, seriously? What shop?

Dynagrip

Rohaq wrote:

I watched the videos, thought that position looked uncomfortable, then went to the kitchen to get a can of pepsi.

I've just realised that I use the exact position to slide around on the kitchen floor in my socks.

In other news, yes, I slide around on the kitchen floor when I'm wearing socks.

You and me, we're like this.

Slapnuts

Why punch these people? A clothesline is so much more warranted in this situation.

Kewop Decam

I think these only come in kid sizes and say goodbye to your sex life if you ever had one

MagicToaster

When you go buy them, don't forget to pick up one of these

drhazard

Wow, so sad to see the hate for these things.

I bought a pair for my best friend this Christmas. She has small feet so I found the largest pair of them I could find. Sure, it's a novelty item, but it's a simple pleasure and makes the user happy. I can't for the life of me figure out what's so irritating about them to you guys. I see kids rolling around at the mall and it just makes me happy.

Seriously, pull the collective stick out your ass, world.

On an H/A note, the biggest size I was able to find was an 8 in men's, US. Which was the right size for a 5'5" girl, but I doubt you'll have much luck if you're any taller.

Konidias

I actually own a pair of Heelys. They aren't like the sketchers kinds because there's just the one wheel in the heel, and it's removeable. (so you can take it out if a store tells you that you can't wear them)

I got these here:



Which I like simply because my favorite color is orange.

Anyway, I got them for Christmas and I've only used them with wheels a few times. The shoes are actually comfortable so I just wear them as shoes mostly.

For anyone who thinks someone is "lazy" for using these, you really shouldn't speak unless you've tried them. They are harder than hell to balance on. I mean sure the commercials make it look so easy but it's anything but easy. (and I used to do a lot of aggressive inline, skating backwards and all sorts of crap, so it's not like I'm just bad at balancing or skating) This is totally different from skating... you literally have to lean back on your heels while having a wheel roll under you...

It takes some time to get used to balancing on them, let alone doing anything else (like moving around). The one downside is that you can't really use these things uphill or even on flat surfaces. (like a flat road) You can only use them going downhill or on really smooth surfaces (like floors in stores)

I have kind of big feet so it's really hard to find any in my size. I managed to get a size 11 though, which fits me great. (I had to buy them off ebay)

CangoFett

On one hand, I see these and think, "Wow, thatd be awesome"

Then I see these videos of guys like, doing 360 spins in them, and think, "Wow, he's a toolshed"

Then I worry, "Will other people see me gliding around on these, and say, 'Wow, he's a toolstore'?"

It should be noted that you dont reach down to flip out the wheel, like I expected you would have to, its just a matter of shifting weight.

Konidias

Really, if you give a shit about what other people think then you're already a tool in my book. =P

Sure there are the annoying kids that skate around in stores with them... but those kids are annoying with or without skate shoes.

It's way harder than it looks (at least with Heelys) My legs were burning 5 minutes into my first time using them. The videos/commercials do a horrible job of advertising the product... I get a knot in my stomach just hearing the announcer. But that's not going to stop me from trying it out.

One nice thing about Heely's though, is even if you hate using the wheels or you just can't do it... you can always just use them as normal shoes. They are actually made to be more durable than the average shoe since they have to stand up to a lot of abuse.

matthias00

There's this random freshman at my school that has these. He goes everywhere just sliding around.

Basically, the entire school is annoyed by it. Like, it just seems obnoxious I guess.

When I first saw these in like 6th grade, I thought it was a cool idea. Now I think it's ridiculous...

Centipeed

Incendius wrote:

Centipeed wrote:

I found out that some store sells them here in Cardiff.

I'M GETTING SOME OF THESE FUCKERS TOMORROW!

Haha, seriously? What shop?

Route 1 in the Morgan arcade. I went there yesterday, though, and they only do kid's sizes...

You live in Cardiff?

Yar

Seriously, every single child I see in public in the past year or two is wearing these things.

Dynagrip

Yar wrote:

Seriously, every single child I see in public in the past year or two is wearing these things.

How close are you allowed to get to them?

These things are way less damaging to our young people/future than fucking Libby Liu's in my opinion.

CripTonic

These shoes got banned fucking EVERYWHERE there is heavy people traffic. Malls, schools, stores, fucking everywhere. We used to have races through Wal-mart till we got kicked out so many times the security people knew us by name.

There is no longer a purpose for these aside from being lazy or going "lololol, my shoes have wheels!"

xxhennersxx

drhazard wrote:

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On an H/A note, the biggest size I was able to find was an 8 in men's, US. Which was the right size for a 5'5" girl, but I doubt you'll have much luck if you're any taller.

EEE!! Seriously? they have them in 8 mens? Thats my size! But I'm not a 5'5" girl...

Incendius

Centipeed wrote:

Incendius wrote:

Centipeed wrote:

I found out that some store sells them here in Cardiff.

I'M GETTING SOME OF THESE FUCKERS TOMORROW!

Haha, seriously? What shop?

Route 1 in the Morgan arcade. I went there yesterday, though, and they only do kid's sizes...

You live in Cardiff?

Hah I figured it would be Route 1. I don't live there but I'm not far, I'm down in the valleys - so Cardiff is the closest real civilization

lunarwulf

Does anybody remember the Vans or Skechers version that had the steel plate in the middle for grinding? They also had the same model available without the wheels.

I think I'd like the pair without the wheels. Can't find anything on them though.

I won't be using them for grinding anymore. Nothing quite like practicing for weeks, thinking you've mastered it and then trying to show off at the mall and busting your eyebrow wide open. I never thought my face could bleed so much.

The steel plate just looks so fucking cool.

EDIT:
So yeah, I looked like a tool. Even more so because it was in front of my 2 best friends (10 years later they still won't let me live it down) and my girlfriend at the time.