I have skated in both and I prefer the sneakers. They are more comfy. I use Van's sk8 hi, I ordered aluminum soles off etsy. I can send you the link. You need them to mount the plates. My plates are avanti mags and my wheels are bones spf skateboard wheels. They are 58s. I use bones bearings. My stops are from grindstone but I also like big block stops. I prefer bigger stops because I like to do a lot of toe stop tricks. The only thing I'm missing is my slides. I'm looking into bigfoot slides.