Skate shoes vs mtb shoes? It's an old argue on forums, still cant get it. What is the (real, that worth the money and time for ordering from abroad, in my case) difference, let's say between Five Ten FreeRider shoes and some kind of old school skate shoes (the fat ones, like these Etnies)?

P.S as far as I know most dirt BMXers are quite happy with regular skate shoes.
I used to ride with skate shoes for a year and it was not good. I didn't know it.

Generally skate shoes:


bend more than MTB shoes so they'll not transfer all of your energy on the pedals
do not have sticky soles so riding on rough trails may be harder and more dangerous due to the feet constantly changing position on the pedals


Regarding non racing BMXers they don't usually care about pedaling efficiency nor grip on their feet.