The Dunk gets the headlines, but Nike SB is a deep roster. Beyond the most hyped skate shoe on earth sits a full lineup of purpose-built skate models — each designed with real skaters, each with its own personality. Here's the rest of the team.
The Core Lineup
The Blazer brings '70s basketball heritage to the park with vulcanized options and padded collars. The Janoski is the slim, minimal skater's choice — clean enough for daily wear, grippy enough for real sessions. The Ishod Wair represents the modern era: tech-driven, durable, designed with Ishod himself for today's skating. The Bruin offers low-profile vulc simplicity, while models like the Chron and Verona round out options for different fits and price points.
What Makes a Skate Shoe
Real skate shoes share DNA: grippy outsoles with pivot circles, reinforced ollie zones that survive grip tape, padded tongues and collars for protection, and cupsole or vulc construction tuned for board feel. Nike SB works directly with its team riders — skaters like Ishod Wair and others — testing every model in actual sessions before release. That's the difference between a skate-styled sneaker and a skate shoe.
Finding Your SB
Match the shoe to your skating and your style. Technical street skaters often prefer the board feel of vulc models like the Janoski or Chron. Park and transition skaters lean toward cushioned cupsoles like the Ishod. And if you just love the aesthetic, every SB model doubles as a lifestyle shoe — that's been Nike SB's quiet superpower all along. The Dunk may lead the hype, but the full lineup is where the real skating happens.
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