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Skateboarding => Shoes & Gear => Topic started by: carbonite on August 11, 2010, 10:47:49 AM
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http://FunnyOrDie.com/m/46a8 (http://FunnyOrDie.com/m/46a8)
so this means k-swiss is legit now right?
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Is K swiss skate program still around?
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I feel like K-Swiss footwear died before it ever went anywhere.
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and now hes fucked
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fucking loltzka has secret 270 lipslide muscles
IT'S THE TUBES
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That was amazing!
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if stevie janoski's on then im backing it
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I don't give a fuck who goes on it, K-Swiss is lame as hell for trying to capitalize on skateboarding like that.
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Kenny FUCKING Powers!
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I would buy a kenny powers pro model even if it was a k-swiss
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I don't give a fuck who goes on it, K-Swiss is lame as hell for trying to capitalize on skateboarding like that.
but nike, adidas, and converse are the hottest shit out......makes perfect sense.
don't get me wrong, I don't believe regular people should wear K-Swiss, much less skateboarders, but they are only following all the other major athletic shoe brands. it definitely is lame what they are doing, but that goes for the other 3 too.
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K POWERS
CALIPORNIA!
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I don't give a fuck who goes on it, K-Swiss is lame as hell for trying to capitalize on skateboarding like that.
but nike, adidas, and converse are the hottest shit out......makes perfect sense.
don't get me wrong, I don't believe regular people should wear K-Swiss, much less skateboarders, but they are only following all the other major athletic shoe brands. it definitely is lame what they are doing, but that goes for the other 3 too.
But, the other companies has legit guys to back up the shoes. K-Swiss has one guy, and it's Greg Lutzka...
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I don't give a fuck who goes on it, K-Swiss is lame as hell for trying to capitalize on skateboarding like that.
but nike, adidas, and converse are the hottest shit out......makes perfect sense.
don't get me wrong, I don't believe regular people should wear K-Swiss, much less skateboarders, but they are only following all the other major athletic shoe brands. it definitely is lame what they are doing, but that goes for the other 3 too.
At least Nike and Adidas actually are athletic shoes in some form. It's a little bit more legit than some casual shoe company trying to rip off skating. Converse was one of the first shoes used for skating in the 70's, as well. So it technically is the first "skate" shoe.
If I had to choose between the 4, it would be Adidas, just because of Busenitz, Silas, and Gonz. I could give a fuck about Nike's team. I would say P-Rod but he's on Target now, so whatever. Only dude on Nike that I like is Al Partanen, on Creature.
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??? No love for Peter Hewitt?
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??? No love for Peter Hewitt?
Shit, forgot about him and Lance. Yeah they're good, for sure. It's mostly all the fresh, tech guys that kind of don't catch my interest.
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I don't give a fuck who goes on it, K-Swiss is lame as hell for trying to capitalize on skateboarding like that.
but nike, adidas, and converse are the hottest shit out......makes perfect sense.
don't get me wrong, I don't believe regular people should wear K-Swiss, much less skateboarders, but they are only following all the other major athletic shoe brands. it definitely is lame what they are doing, but that goes for the other 3 too.
If I had to choose between the 4, it would be Adidas, just because of Busenitz, Silas, and Gonz. I could give a fuck about Nike's team. I would say P-Rod but he's on Target now, so whatever. Only dude on Nike that I like is Al Partanen, on Creature.
Isnt k swiss a tennis sneaker company . tenis is a sport .
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I don't give a fuck who goes on it, K-Swiss is lame as hell for trying to capitalize on skateboarding like that.
but nike, adidas, and converse are the hottest shit out......makes perfect sense.
don't get me wrong, I don't believe regular people should wear K-Swiss, much less skateboarders, but they are only following all the other major athletic shoe brands. it definitely is lame what they are doing, but that goes for the other 3 too.
If I had to choose between the 4, it would be Adidas, just because of Busenitz, Silas, and Gonz. I could give a fuck about Nike's team. I would say P-Rod but he's on Target now, so whatever. Only dude on Nike that I like is Al Partanen, on Creature.
Isnt k swiss a tennis sneaker company . tenis is a sport .
I suppose it might be, but if that's the ONLY sport that cater to, they're not too experienced in the athletic department as Nike or Adidas. I just think it's a little sad and obvious that they're just trying to compete with Nike/Adidas by jumping on the bandwagon late in the "game" (industry).
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More importantly, who the fuck is that girl in the video?
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I don't give a fuck who goes on it, K-Swiss is lame as hell for trying to capitalize on skateboarding like that.
You're just mad that Lutzka has his own personal stylist and you look like you shoplifted your shit from the Fashion Bug.
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I don't give a fuck who goes on it, K-Swiss is lame as hell for trying to capitalize on skateboarding like that.
You're just mad that Lutzka has his own personal stylist and you look like you shoplifted your shit from the Fashion Bug.
The sheer idiocy on SLAP seriously blows my mind.
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So you'd be cool with K-swiss "capitalizing" on skateboarding if they had Chris Cole, Rowley, Thomas etc on the team?
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So you'd be cool with K-swiss "capitalizing" on skateboarding if they had Chris Cole, Rowley, Thomas etc on the team?
Nope. Not at all. It would still be lame. I'd seriously be disappointed in those guys. That would never happen anyway.
Seriously, all the Cole jokes are running their course. You guys need new material.
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But you're not disappointed in Gonz and Buesenitz for jumping at the first paycheque Adidas thew at them?
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But you're not disappointed in Gonz and Buesenitz for jumping at the first paycheque Adidas thew at them?
I made it clear earlier where I stand on comparing companies like Adidas to companies like K-Swiss.
By the way, it's payCHECK*.
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I don't give a fuck who goes on it, K-Swiss is lame as hell for trying to capitalize on skateboarding like that.
You're just mad that Lutzka has his own personal stylist and you look like you shoplifted your shit from the Fashion Bug.
Kenny Powers - I love you honey but you have clothes like a f*ckin d*ckhead! Eastbound & Down (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf9j4QnVK-s&feature=search#ws)
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I don't give a fuck who goes on it, K-Swiss is lame as hell for trying to capitalize on skateboarding like that.
You're just mad that Lutzka has his own personal stylist and you look like you shoplifted your shit from the Fashion Bug.
Kenny Powers - I love you honey but you have clothes like a f*ckin d*ckhead! Eastbound & Down (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf9j4QnVK-s&feature=search#ws)
So why is it you're so obsessed over my clothing choice. Seriously, who gives a fuck.
Like what are you hoping to achieve here? I'm genuinely curious, too. I'm not even talking shit. I'm seriously at awe right now.
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I don't give a fuck who goes on it, K-Swiss is lame as hell for trying to capitalize on skateboarding like that.
You're just mad that Lutzka has his own personal stylist and you look like you shoplifted your shit from the Fashion Bug.
Kenny Powers - I love you honey but you have clothes like a f*ckin d*ckhead! Eastbound & Down (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf9j4QnVK-s&feature=search#ws)
Like what are you hoping to achieve here? I'm genuinely curious, too. I'm not even talking shit. I'm seriously at awe right now.
No, I'm "at" awe, at your sheer stupidity.
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I'm not talkin' about one of those fuckin small trailers. I want a B I G - ASS trailer.
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I don't give a fuck who goes on it, K-Swiss is lame as hell for trying to capitalize on skateboarding like that.
You're just mad that Lutzka has his own personal stylist and you look like you shoplifted your shit from the Fashion Bug.
Kenny Powers - I love you honey but you have clothes like a f*ckin d*ckhead! Eastbound & Down (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf9j4QnVK-s&feature=search#ws)
Like what are you hoping to achieve here? I'm genuinely curious, too. I'm not even talking shit. I'm seriously at awe right now.
No, I'm "at" awe, at your sheer stupidity.
in* awe.
Besides my slight grammatical error, why do you even care enough to go out of your way to talk to me if you think I'm so stupid?
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Just for the record, Nike and Adidas were both in the same boat as K-swiss when they first tried to break into the skate market, just huge corporations with no skate shoe experience trying to "exploit skateboarding". They built up legit teams, put out some solid videos and they are now respected by even core skaters despite still being the same giant corporations making money of skating. I could care less about that, but anyone who hates on K-swiss or anyone who joins their team while supporting Gonz and Adidas are just foolish hypocrites.
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But you're not disappointed in Gonz and Buesenitz for jumping at the first paycheque Adidas thew at them?
By the way, it's payCHECK*.
both are correct.
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Just for the record, Nike and Adidas were both in the same boat as K-swiss when they first tried to break into the skate market, just huge corporations with no skate shoe experience trying to "exploit skateboarding". They built up legit teams, put out some solid videos and they are now respected by even core skaters despite still being the same giant corporations making money of skating. I could care less about that, but anyone who hates on K-swiss or anyone who joins their team while supporting Gonz and Adidas are just foolish hypocrites.
Why leave Globe for K-Swiss, though?
Gonz and Lutzka are two different situations, to me.
Gonz has EARNED his right, being a skateboard legend. He can do whatever the fuck he wants for all I care. But Lutzka only wants money. It's about who you are and what your intentions are, in my opinion.
Same with Koston and Nike.
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You're trying really hard buddy, its funny. Lutzka joined for money, Janoski joined for money, Gonz joined for money, Buezenitz joined for money. Hell, considering his OG roots you'd think Gonz would be the last one to be the flagship skater for a global conglomerate, but hey, since he's been around for so long we'll give him a pass and hate on Lutzka for doing the same thing.
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You're trying really hard buddy, its funny. Lutzka joined for money, Janoski joined for money, Gonz joined for money, Buezenitz joined for money. Hell, considering his OG roots you'd think Gonz would be the last one to be the flagship skater for a global conglomerate, but hey, since he's been around for so long we'll give him a pass and hate on Lutzka for doing the same thing.
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You're trying really hard buddy, its funny. Lutzka joined for money, Janoski joined for money, Gonz joined for money, Buezenitz joined for money. Hell, considering his OG roots you'd think Gonz would be the last one to be the flagship skater for a global conglomerate, but hey, since he's been around for so long we'll give him a pass and hate on Lutzka for doing the same thing.
My opinion still stands. You have yours, I have mine. I'm not "trying hard". I'm posting my opinion.
Lutzka LEFT GLOBE, to join some new experimental skate team. That's lame as fuck. Whatever, it really doesn't matter anyway. All Lutzka does is comps and the same tricks in those comps, so it's not like he's got a huge impact on the pro skate community.
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What you're trying hard to do is ignore the FACTS, which are that Luzka's situation is exactly the same as Gonz's or Buezenitz's or any other skater who chose to leave their team for a larger paycheque on another team, yet you are trying to justify your hate against him while ignoring these facts that obviously contradict your argument.
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What you're trying hard to do is ignore the FACTS, which are that Luzka's situation is exactly the same as Gonz's or Buezenitz's or any other skater who chose to leave their team for a larger paycheque on another team, yet you are trying to justify your hate against him while ignoring these facts that obviously contradict your argument.
I know it's the same. My point is that who has more of a right to "sell-out"? Gonz/Busenitz... or Lutzka. I acknowledge that Gonz is the same situation but I guess what I mean is that it's more okay for him because he's been around longer, he's done so much innovative shit for skateboarding as a whole, and has influenced an entire generation of skaters. After doing all that, he's earned the right and PRIVILEGE to care more about money. He's paid his dues, in a sense. He's stayed true. Lutzka's still young in his career and if he's selling himself short this soon in, that's just... well... lame, to me. I never said I hate Lutzka, either. I just think his career decisions are a little kooky, but hey it's his career.
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Where are their shoes anyway? Team?
They must of been approaching other guys and getting nowhere. Wasn't a decenzo getting on?
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Just for the record, Nike and Adidas were both in the same boat as K-swiss when they first tried to break into the skate market, just huge corporations with no skate shoe experience trying to "exploit skateboarding". They built up legit teams, put out some solid videos and they are now respected by even core skaters despite still being the same giant corporations making money of skating. I could care less about that, but anyone who hates on K-swiss or anyone who joins their team while supporting Gonz and Adidas are just foolish hypocrites.
Most people don't care about corporations and all that shit. Nike and Adidas had shoes that could be skated in, before they made a skateboarding line.
(http://www.thrashermagazine.com/imagesV2/Magazine/Covers/COVERS_THRASHER/1981/TH8101.jpg)
K-Swiss makes shit like this:
(http://www.footlocker.com/images/products/large_w/20050518_w.jpg)
Lutzka has been on for a year or so, and there hasn't been any shoe releases. By the way, Nike, Adidas, and Converse have a history in skateboarding, despite the fact that they didn't have lines/teams until the past few years.
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Just for the record, Nike and Adidas were both in the same boat as K-swiss when they first tried to break into the skate market, just huge corporations with no skate shoe experience trying to "exploit skateboarding". They built up legit teams, put out some solid videos and they are now respected by even core skaters despite still being the same giant corporations making money of skating. I could care less about that, but anyone who hates on K-swiss or anyone who joins their team while supporting Gonz and Adidas are just foolish hypocrites.
(http://www.thrashermagazine.com/imagesV2/Magazine/Covers/COVERS_THRASHER/1981/TH8101.jpg)
K-Swiss makes shit like this:
(http://www.footlocker.com/images/products/large_w/20050518_w.jpg)
Lutzka has been on for a year or so, and there hasn't been any shoe releases. By the way, Nike, Adidas, and Converse have a history in skateboarding, despite the fact that they didn't have lines/teams until the past few years.
Liiiiiikkke?
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Seriously? That first Thrasher cover was from '81. People skated those brands before the companies created skate lines ith teams. Have you not seen any old skate videos? By "old," I don't mean anything within the past 20 years.
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Are you fuckin' with me?
Cons were some of the first shoes used for skateboarding.