Ericly Later'd

[Box of Frogs]

I always thought he was the reason everyone was trying to bs noseblunt, nollie crook and nollie heel noseslide 10-ish stair rails/hubbas around the early '00s.

I remember thinking Chris Cole's 360 flip noseblunt down a rail in...was it dying to live? right after yeah right! was a total "I can do the Koston trick too!" moment

^^ Someone else did it after Yeah Right!, at the same time as Chris Cole. I forget who. But In whatever magazine Coles was in, the other persons sequence was on the very next page.

I remember thinking the exact same thing, about "Well, Kostons doing it, I guess everyone has to too.".

Yeah I think 360 flip noseblunt was just a bit too advanced to become trendy. Relative to those other tricks, you still don't really see them done often, but I definitely remember a couple popping up right after Koston's. I'm thinking the other one was somebody more random, Lutzka maybe?

I think it was Dennis Durrant, around the time when he first got on popwar. I dont know where the footage is though

I think its in his circa part. I know for sure he did one. It was down this pretty small rail alot of people have been doing stuff down. Johnny Layton has a nollie noseblunt and a line with nollie frontboard(?) down it and then a quick ollie over a wall in beyond good and evil

[Bronson]

I always thought he was the reason everyone was trying to bs noseblunt, nollie crook and nollie heel noseslide 10-ish stair rails/hubbas around the early '00s.

I remember thinking Chris Cole's 360 flip noseblunt down a rail in...was it dying to live? right after yeah right! was a total "I can do the Koston trick too!" moment

^^ Someone else did it after Yeah Right!, at the same time as Chris Cole. I forget who. But In whatever magazine Coles was in, the other persons sequence was on the very next page.

I remember thinking the exact same thing, about "Well, Kostons doing it, I guess everyone has to too.".

Yeah I think 360 flip noseblunt was just a bit too advanced to become trendy. Relative to those other tricks, you still don't really see them done often, but I definitely remember a couple popping up right after Koston's. I'm thinking the other one was somebody more random, Lutzka maybe?

I think it was Dennis Durrant, around the time when he first got on popwar. I dont know where the footage is though

I think its in his circa part. I know for sure he did one. It was down this pretty small rail alot of people have been doing stuff down. Johnny Layton has a nollie noseblunt and a line with nollie frontboard(?) down it and then a quick ollie kickflip over a wall in beyond good and evil

[Ronald Wilson Reagan]

Just to loop it back around to what we were talking about earlier before that I think makes things clear- every NBD Koston does becomes the new hot trick, has Andrew Reynolds ever even done a trick that hasn't been done yet? That on its own puts Koston in his own league

[Brown Thunder]

Just to loop it back around to what we were talking about earlier before that I think makes things clear- every NBD Koston does becomes the new hot trick, has Andrew Reynolds ever even done a trick that hasn't been done yet? That on its own puts Koston in his own league

wouldnt you say that reynolds taking tricks down bigger and longer things than anyone else keeps him in his own league? Comparing koston v Reynolds based on trick nbds is as fair/stupid as koston v reynolds on skating big stairs/gaps etc?

[UserFame]

Reynolds is The Boss

Koston is The King!

[L33Tg33k]

I just rewatched Koston's Fully Flared part. That shit is way more fucked up than I remembered.

[sluggers]

Reynolds is a one trick pony.

"The Boss" label is so played out.

[Suit Up!]

Reynolds is a one trick pony.

"The Boss" label is so played out.

Soo much fail in this post.

[1978]

Who's parts would you rather watch?

Reynolds every time. For me anyway.

[Ronald Wilson Reagan]

Just to loop it back around to what we were talking about earlier before that I think makes things clear- every NBD Koston does becomes the new hot trick, has Andrew Reynolds ever even done a trick that hasn't been done yet? That on its own puts Koston in his own league

wouldnt you say that reynolds taking tricks down bigger and longer things than anyone else keeps him in his own league? Comparing koston v Reynolds based on trick nbds is as fair/stupid as koston v reynolds on skating big stairs/gaps etc?

No, that's not a valid comparison. The question is, what has Reynolds brought into skating? his "progression" is purely mathematical. Its particularly bad because Koston has done some gnarly shit down some big gaps.

[KennedyPowers]

Koston has smashed reynolds at going switch down big shit. Has got the best sw bs flip in the biz and a really nice sw hardflip, sw heel, nol flip and the list goes on. reynolds is awesome though...

[ice nine]

nol flip?are u seriously that lazy that u can't type out 'switch fakie'?

[s a d e]

imo, it is foolish to compare.

all i know is that his Menikmati part has to be one of the greatest in skateboard history.

[Mouth]

For once, I have to agree with Gip on this one.

Reynolds is amazing, but Koston is untouchable.

Must have watched Goldfish 100 times before I realised his heelflip over the table was switch. It was unfathomable at the time.

[360 frip]

Yeah, O'Dell just wanted to sound relevant to all the younger generation by dropping Reynolds in there.

[j....soy.....]

Yeah right....he wanted to incite a firestorm of debate on the slap message board......

[Strike A Pose]

Koston is clearly better than Reynolds in every way except for jumping down shit with the same three tricks.

[Zurg]

Just to loop it back around to what we were talking about earlier before that I think makes things clear- every NBD Koston does becomes the new hot trick, has Andrew Reynolds ever even done a trick that hasn't been done yet? That on its own puts Koston in his own league

wouldnt you say that reynolds taking tricks down bigger and longer things than anyone else keeps him in his own league? Comparing koston v Reynolds based on trick nbds is as fair/stupid as koston v reynolds on skating big stairs/gaps etc?

No, that's not a valid comparison. The question is, what has Reynolds brought into skating? his "progression" is purely mathematical. Its particularly bad because Koston has done some gnarly shit down some big gaps.

this.

as already pointed out, koston shows people what's possible and there's people like reynolds who take it further. i think the former way of progress is a lot more impressive

[the snake]

For once, I have to agree with Gip on this one.

Reynolds is amazing, but Koston is untouchable.

Must have watched Goldfish 100 times before I realised his heelflip over the table was switch. It was unfathomable at the time.

just watched that goldfish part from 1993, it's amazing to see how he mastered switch tricks at the time, and not the easiest ones

[Ronald Wilson Reagan]

out of curiousity, was Koston's 5050 down clipper the first mark on that ledge? I know Sheffey hit it in the same video, but did anybody else do it before then?

[Alan]

Yeah right....he wanted to incite a firestorm of debate on the slap message board......

Hhahahaaa

[MaryhillVibe]

out of curiousity, was Koston's 5050 down clipper the first mark on that ledge? I know Sheffey hit it in the same video, but did anybody else do it before then?

Pontus Alv 5050s it in "5 flavours" which was 98, but yeah Sheffy and Koston were before.

Those are the earlies tricks I can remember being done on it.

[Ronald Wilson Reagan]

Markovich 5-0'd it or something in third eye view, which was '98 too.

[camel filters]

Koston is clearly better than Reynolds in every way except for jumping down shit with the same three tricks.

really?












no, really?

[Ronald Wilson Reagan]

^ You've never heard that critique of Reynolds? He did end like 3 video parts in a row with basically identical tricks.

[sluggers]

^ You've never heard that critique of Reynolds? He did end like 3 video parts in a row with basically identical tricks.

[sluggers]

Vice is slacking, where is episode 4?

[Beeda Weeda]

Vice is slacking, where is episode 4?

WTF, I DO NOT DO ANY WORK ON THURSDAY UNTIL I WATCH THIS.

[Dark Knight]

I am not pleased with this turn of events.  I feel betrayed by Vice!  Where is this shit?!

[sluggers]

http://www.vice.com/epicly-later-d/eric-koston-part-4