some people have complaints about skull candy's durability when they take them skiing. i for one, can honestly say that mine have held up for 3 years and continue to work just fine. i have taken some hard spills in the park and tomahawked through powder, those things are bulletproof it seems to me. think about those.
Dude icons are awesome, I have never seen a broken pair. and if they do break, who cares? they are 17 bucks with free shipping in some stores. They are like knockaround sunglasses they are cheap as hell but you can beat the shit out of them. lol