For convenience, and because children rarely require dress shoes, all sneakers with wheels are designed as sneakers. Now here is something a little more subdued. The Heelys Launch does come with its fair share of leopard prints and fun patterns, but for the most part, this sneaker is somewhat serious in design. Simple, minimalistic, and absolutely school appropriate (without the wheels, of course). The Heelys Launch has a cushioned collar, a lacing system with durable plastic eyelets and a midsole stripe for a pop of color. It also boasts a mesh lining and a wear-and-tear-resistant brake pad. The rubber outsole is constructed with Heelys Ninja Grip Tread for a superior grip. These sneakers with wheels feature built-in LED lights that add a colorful glow to your movements, making you more visible when skating in low-light conditions. The LED lights are powered by a USB charging cable, making it easy to keep them charged and ready to go.

Synthetics: Most shoes with wheels will use synthetic in the upper. This is often the choice manufacturers make to cut costs, especially considering that this type of footwear is aimed at children who tend to grow rapidly. While they may cause excess sweating, synthetic wheelie shoes should hold up nicely against daily wear and tear. I don’t think I would recommend these for children or adolescents. Not because I think they’re dangerous to cause any serious or long-term damage or be dangerous in a way a child wouldn’t typically stumble upon on their own, but because I think a child or a young teen would grow bored with them far sooner than the price point would allow to be reasonable. For the youth, I believe these shoes would be exciting for maybe a full weekend, and then find themselves in a box shoved in the rafters of your garage, forgotten about for years to come. Bend your knees – It is important to lower your center of gravity and help you keep your balance when stopping. Or just those that want to make a few TikTok videos of them retracting and deploying the wheels. That sector of people, too, would quite enjoy these shoes.The Heelys Split is nothing short of stunning with its extreme-shine metallic color. Whether silver, gold, or blue, it is designed to gleam and impress and we admit that we are a little in love with it. These gorgeous wheelie shoes come with a dual-density lightweight outsole, a smooth classic toe silhouette and a split pattern upper. They have one wheel in the heel, and their chrome or metallic uppers are made of synthetic leather. If your child loves shiny footwear and shoes like Heelys, these are a perfect choice! Closures: Keeping the foot snug and secure inside the design is imperative. Most wheelie shoes come with standard lace-up closures which help your child adjust the fit to their liking. The laces should be tight enough for the foot not to slip out of the shoe or slide around inside it, but not so tight as to cut off circulation or cause any kind of discomfort. Some brands make shoes with retractable wheels – usually outfitted with a button on the shoe itself that you can press to retract or pop out the wheels. Others, such as the original Heelys brand, don’t offer the option of retracting the wheels inside the sole. Rather, wheels on Heelys are removable, and if your kid gets tired of rolling around, you can take out the wheels manually and fill in the wheel cavity with a specially designed plug.

Wheels – the defining feature of Heelys – can come in different numbers, sizes, and with different qualities. Even still, it is much easier to find (anything on) them by googling ‘Shoes with Wheels’ instead. Though, regardless of how you try and look them up, you’re bound to find them clustered between Heelys and roller skates and Flaneurz skates – the company that makes detachable roller skate wheels for everyday shoes, (which yes, I’m also interested in having in my possession, frankly.) When you know your child will be spending some time gliding around at higher speeds, it is natural that your first concern is their safety. And Heelys manufacturers do recommend wearing protective gear when using this type of footwear. You'll find that shoes with wheels come in a huge variety, as you'd expect from regular sneakers. This is a great advantage, not only because you can choose what will work best for you, but also because you can opt for different models you'll be able to wear throughout the year.• Canvas: The most commonly used material in wheel shoes has to be canvas. This is a lightweight, flexible material that allows the wearer to move without being hindered. It's also highly breathable and doesn't retain heat, making it an excellent choice for summer wear. The poor design, in my opinion, is mainly in the company’s choice to make the switch a swivel that moves easily and freely in 360 degrees. It’s easy for the button to unintentionally rotate while going about your daily life – which can cause unintentional wheel releases or retractions, which has happened to me several times. It’s far more common (like, by a landslide, ) for the wheels to accidentally pop out than it is for them to pop in, though. For the most part, it’s easy to catch when this happens before anything detrimental happens – which is great, considering once, the wheels popped out on me as I was walking down a flight of stairs, but it is still a little unsettling just how easily this can happen.Maintain your trajectory – Keep your hips facing forward in line with your front foot. If you allow your hips to open up or get pulled to the side, you’ll start to veer off course, which could result in a collision with another skater. Bearing the same name like a Star Trek spaceship, the Heelys Voyager is a little cosmic, a little futuristic in its design. This isn’t only due to its large, bulky silhouette, but also thanks to the fact that it has reflective parts on its upper, ones that glow in the dark shoes and make it look positively alienesque! This is a unisex choice, meaning that you can get it both for a boy or a girl, and they will be equally thrilled with the surprise! Grip: You may think that grip is not that important since your kid will be using wheels and not the actual soles of the shoe, but that is not the case. The grip is crucial in preventing slipping during the ride, and to ensure that your child can properly break when they want to. Sneakers with wheels that have a rubber sole with visible grip designs etched into it have a strong grip that will reduce the risk of stumbling or falling.