Skate shoes are absurdly cheap right now, led by a 59% triple drop
Three shoes hit $35 simultaneously, Reynolds' NB 933 is half off, and the Etnies Marana Michelin with Michelin rubber drops 40%. Here's what's worth your time.
This week's price data is dominated almost entirely by footwear, which is unusual in its own right, but the depth of some of these cuts makes it worth paying attention. Three separate shoes from three separate brands landed at the exact same $35 price point after nearly identical percentage drops, which suggests a coordinated clearing event somewhere upstream. Beyond that coordinated trio, a couple of individual deals stand out on their own merits. Here is what is actually worth clicking on.
Shoes: Converse Louie Lopez Pro 2 and Nike SB Bruin High — 59% off
The Converse Louie Lopez Pro 2 and the Nike SB Bruin High both sit at $35 right now, down from $85.37, which is a 59% cut on two shoes that have almost nothing in common besides the price drop. The Louie Lopez Pro 2 is a vulcanized low-top built for feel-heavy technical skating. Vulc construction means the outsole bonds directly to the upper without a midsole wedge between them, so you get that flat, close-to-the-board sensation that skaters chasing flip tricks and precise footwork tend to prefer. Lopez himself skates clean and technical, and the shoe reflects that.
The Bruin High is the opposite conversation. A high-top silhouette means ankle coverage, which matters if you skate transition or if you have a history of rolled ankles on gaps. The vintage-inspired build is not just aesthetic; it keeps the shoe relatively simple in construction, which generally means more consistent wear over time. At $35 for a Nike SB with ankle support, you are essentially getting a functional skate shoe for the price of a meal out. Neither of these is a compromise pick at this price.
Shoes: New Balance 933 Andrew Reynolds — 52% off
The New Balance 933 Andrew Reynolds is the most interesting shoe deal on the board today, down to $65 from $134.95. Reynolds is one of the most respected names in street skating, and his collaboration with New Balance brought actual skate-specific engineering into a brand that knows how to build athletic footwear. The 933 is built around impact protection and support, which makes sense given how Reynolds has always skated: large, heavy-impact lines with serious consequences if something goes wrong underfoot.
New Balance has real cushioning infrastructure from decades of running shoe development, and the 933 carries that into a skate context without feeling like you strapped running shoes to your feet. If you are skating rails, stairs, or anything where landing variance is high, the impact protection here is meaningful, not just marketing copy. Fifty-two percent off puts it at a price point that is competitive with mid-range skate shoes that do not come close to this level of construction.
Shoes: Etnies Marana Michelin — 40% off
The Etnies Marana Michelin drops to $65.95 from $109.92, a 40% cut on a shoe that has a genuinely differentiating spec: Michelin rubber on the outsole. This is not a branding exercise. Michelin compounds are engineered for grip under variable conditions, and Etnies licensed that technology specifically for the outsole, which means you are getting a meaningfully different grip profile compared to a standard skate shoe rubber. The mid-top build adds ankle support on top of that, so the shoe is aimed at skaters who want traction and protection rather than minimal feel.
The tradeoff with the Marana Michelin is that more build means more shoe, so if you skate purely for board feel and hate anything that dulls the connection, this is not your pick. But for someone who skates rough terrain, outdoor concrete that varies in texture, or transition where planted footing matters, the Michelin outsole is a real advantage. At $65.95 it is priced below a lot of comparable mid-top technical shoes that do not bring anything as specific as this to the table.
Shoes: eS Accel Slim Black/Black (2020) — 50% off
The eS Accel Slim Black/Black (2020) at $35 down from $69.99 is worth flagging separately from the bigger-name 59% drops because of what the Accel Slim actually is. eS has a long history in skate footwear, and the Accel line specifically is built around a low-profile, slim fit with minimal material stack. That makes it a legitimate technical skating shoe rather than a lifestyle silhouette that happens to have a skate brand logo on it.
Slim fit and thin construction serve a specific purpose: when your foot moves to pop or flick, you want the shoe responding immediately, not absorbing that movement in padding. The Accel Slim is designed around that logic. Black on black keeps it clean and wearable across sessions without looking beat after the first week. At $35 this is one of the more purposeful buys in today's data, assuming the slim fit works for your foot shape.