Customer Reviews Axion Mandela

Excellent shoe; light and comfortable. The fit was right on; thanks. Delivered in one day, also.

I like the style and the shoes are cool for shreddin' or sportin' during the week. Glad I found em here thank God. =0)

Shoes look so good I haven't worn them yet; they're so clean. I love Axion. This is my first purchase on Zappos and I am a pleased customer...yee!

Comfortable and require little to no breaking in. They're simple and effective. Far better than most of the fancy pants skate shoes that all of these other companies are coming out with. Axion knows what they're doing. The laces are heavy duty as well and the shoes are stylish (but of course that's subjective).

These shoes are great! they have a very nice feel to them. These shoes are extremely durable too, I go through my skate shoes very quickly. Other shoes that I skate in wear down and start falling apart in a month of use. These shoes on the other hand lasted around 8 months, just to have a little rip in the seam and a hole on the bottom from skating. Also these shoes look great, the shoe laces could be changed though. I would definitely recommend these to skaters.

I ran across the Axion brand when I was looking for a pair of Blue Skate shoes. At first it took a little bit for the overwhelming Blue to set into my taste but after viewing them several times, I really began to like them. I had to be put on a waiting list to order them but once they became available I made my order. After they arrived in person they really looked trick. I have literally wore every brand of Skate shoe and set aside from Etnies, this is one of the most comfortable shoes I've worn. It has a removable sole with a Gel Impact pad which is nice. A huge plus and relief was to finally buy a shoe with a Gum sole instead of the always hideous white soles plaguing skate shoes. I typically wear a 14 to 15 depending on the fit and these Axion's fit great and better than most 14s I have. Nice roomy toe cap. Overall a great shoe but it looks like Axion may be fading away in the industry which is very disappointing since these are a step above most of the Skate shoes I have.

These are comfortable right out of the box! No break-in period, no blisters or sore spots, just great shoes. The red is not quite as bright as you would think from the pictures, but that's fine with me. They are definitely red, but not shiny bright. I love these. When I can, I'll be buying them in other colors. It's the first time I've tried Axion, and they got it right!

Very comfortable sneakers, I needed a black sneakers that looked good and was'nt too pricy. The Axion Mandela was a perfect choice, I ordered the 10 1/2 and noticed that it fitted a little closer that usual, I then called Zappos and got great customer serviced, I was able to recieve an exchange shipped to me within two (2) business days and they provided me with a UPS return label. I definately will by some more colors. Thanks again Zappos VIP.

Love these shoes! Very comfortable and great looking. However, they wore out very quickly. Suede tore near the big toe on each shoe. Wish they would've lasted longer, but the Zappos price was right so would probably buy again.

These are comfortable and look stylish. They come in great colors. Zappos has a nice brown (that is sadly hard to come by in my size), and I am also a fan of the Cloud/Electric Blue. I use these as everyday shoes and for longboarding. Had them maybe four months. The durability seems average, with some fraying around the edges of the plastic lace holes, and a third of the colored Axion logo on the bottom has come off.

I'm really pleased with these shoes. They are true to size, very light, and comfortable but snug where they need to be. I ride a longboard and feel that these shoes provide excellent board control and feel for carving and sliding. Because of the light weight design, I don't think they are going to last as long as a more beefy shoe skate shoe. There is not a ton of tread on the bottom, so I'm wearing out the sole pretty quickly just from grip tape friction and an occasional low speed foot drag when coming to a stop. Excellent performance though.

These shoes felt perfect from day one - no break-in needed whatsoever. However, not even two weeks of skating and I already have had to shoe goo the soles from where I push - I don't foot brake or anything so I guess it's not the most durable sole. All in all very comfortable and seems durable everywhere else but the soles.

This is shoe should belong in Wal-mart. I got this shoe less then 1 month ago and I have already blasted through the sole. I don't get this shoe unless you only plan on wearing them less then once a month.