Sam Narvaez x Adidas Pro Model ADV - Skate Shoe Review

Springtime and skateboarding have descended onto the Rose City in the last few weeks. While most people were skating outside, 15 of the Tactics shop staff and team riders had a different plan… Skate the adidas indoor skatepark. Why skate indoors when the sun is out? Because Sam Narvaez got a new colorway in the adidas Pro Model ADV in a clean white and “key-lime”, and we just had to try it! What better place than the adidas indoor compound? 

When the crew arrived at the park for the evening, they were welcomed with 15 brand new pairs of Pro Models displayed elegantly on the wall. The shoes are embossed with the gold lettering of “Narvaez” on the side of the upper. That lettering was glimmering in the light up on the wall, it was quite a sight to behold. The moment was brief, the Tactics crew was eager to skate and started ripping shoes off the wall and getting them on foot.

Click play on the video above, and scroll down to find out more about this shoe & our time at adidas.

Let's talk a bit more about the details of this shoe. We already touched on the gold embossed “Narvaez” lettering on the side of the shoe, and the white and key lime colorway. How about we start things back up and talk about the structured shelled toe box? Defined by its firmer rubber compound and textured appearance that is similar to that of an adidas Super Star. This feature of the shoe offers unique board flick and wear protection. We found it took a bit to get used to, but once the adjustments were made things were flicking and shipping.

What we didn’t mention is that in the box of this shoe is a sweet little recipe for you, could you guess what it’s a recipe for? It’s the recipe for Sam Narvaez's homemade key lime pie of course. Fun fact about Sam, she is quite the cook when not skateboarding. If a key lime pie recipe isn't quite enough to satisfy your sweet tooth, there are a few other treats that we liked about the Sam Narvaez Pro Model below.