I ordered myself some Etnies Kingpins for no other reason then I remember the brand for making skate shoes. Etnies as a brand seems to still be pretty popular among skaters but none of them seem to use the Kingpin so that is not great. For starting off they will do just fine.
They appear well built and fit pretty good I was shocked how heavy they were ! My past 3 pairs of shoes have all been new balance and these Kingpins are like cement blocks.
No plans of a review just figured I would post a small update as we wait for the blog to really get going.