Author Topic: Mike Mo on DC (Read 77086 times)

Hatechild · « **on:** May 13, 2011, 04:18:13 PM »

Pretty much a done deal...just waiting for his Lakai contract to end.

Bubblegum Tate · « **Reply #1 on:** May 13, 2011, 04:19:22 PM »

Supposed to be by Holidays.

Made In China · « **Reply #2 on:** May 13, 2011, 04:35:45 PM »

Fuck, DC is stacking their team. Now if they start making better shoes instead of that shit they call skate shoes.

No Thanks. · « **Reply #3 on:** May 13, 2011, 04:45:16 PM »

No surprises here. I'm predicting Nyjah will be on by the time Street League is over, Torey will be on once Lakai fully leaves Podium and DVS fully reinvests all its money in producing the "Enduro" shoe for CCS/Journeys/PacSun, Sheckler will probably be offered an amount Etnies can't afford to match, and we all know that Shane will be jumping once his contract is up as well. So 9 out of 10 of last week finalists at Street League are already on or primed to join DC within the next year. The funniest part is that having all of these riders will not increase their shoe sales one bit.

mooraga · « **Reply #4 on:** May 13, 2011, 05:12:04 PM »

Quote from: No Thanks. on May 13, 2011, 04:45:16 PM

No surprises here. I'm predicting Nyjah will be on by the time Street League is over, Torey will be on once Lakai fully leaves Podium and DVS fully reinvests all its money in producing the "Enduro" shoe for CCS/Journeys/PacSun, Sheckler will probably be offered an amount Etnies can't afford to match, and we all know that Shane will be jumping once his contract is up as well. So 9 out of 10 of last week finalists at Street League are already on or primed to join DC within the next year. The funniest part is that having all of these riders will not increase their shoe sales one bit.

There last good shoes I remeber where the linx and some early kalis models, since then its been a straight downfall as materials, skateability and design

SFblah · « **Reply #5 on:** May 13, 2011, 06:00:24 PM »

I could see any of the Sole Tech guys going. Been hearing they are having some major money issues.

jhskates84 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 13, 2011, 06:27:22 PM »

Quote from: No Thanks. on May 13, 2011, 04:45:16 PM

No surprises here. I'm predicting Nyjah will be on by the time Street League is over, Torey will be on once Lakai fully leaves Podium and DVS fully reinvests all its money in producing the "Enduro" shoe for CCS/Journeys/PacSun, Sheckler will probably be offered an amount Etnies can't afford to match, and we all know that Shane will be jumping once his contract is up as well. So 9 out of 10 of last week finalists at Street League are already on or primed to join DC within the next year. The funniest part is that having all of these riders will not increase their shoe sales one bit.

I'm pretty sure Lakai is fully under Crailtap distribution now... eggxactly why DC produced a flag as their latest banner! They're trying to emphasize on how dominant they are within the skate world by breaching other team riders ha

svilleantigo · « **Reply #7 on:** May 13, 2011, 06:30:10 PM »

Yep, still won't buy em

BraveUlysses · « **Reply #8 on:** May 13, 2011, 06:34:17 PM »

DC getting all of these people to show how dominant they are reminds me of the Cold War.

Tyroneshoelaces · « **Reply #9 on:** May 13, 2011, 07:13:57 PM »

i don't think there is any worse shoes to skate in than lakai. i really like the company but every pair i had was pretty shit. good for him. get that cash.

Russel Crowe · « **Reply #10 on:** May 13, 2011, 07:14:49 PM »

DC is still lame

Matty T · « **Reply #11 on:** May 13, 2011, 08:03:00 PM »

Okay. I have no choice but to put up with Nike, Cons, and Adidas making every new kid that drops a video part look like they're wearing a uniform. At least the Janoskis, CVO's and Campus are easy on the eyes. But god damn DC has produced eye sores for so long that it makes Chris Cole look like he picks up his shit from the discount shoe wall at Active. If you're gonna make something ubiquitous, at least make it attractive. Quit spending your money on god damned pros that don't fit your aesthetic and put some money into making a shoe that doesn't make my penis retract. Oh. And the only noteworthy DC ever did after its Love Park glory days was actually making me NOT want to buy PJ Ladd's pro model. So, in the very worst sense possible, they have succeeded at a challenge previously thought impossible.

Swanson · « **Reply #12 on:** May 13, 2011, 08:46:41 PM »

god skateboarding is turning into a fucking joke... like a god damn government...
buying out all the money makers so in the future you have no choice but to support shit
what a fucking joke this year of sponsorship has been... jesus fucking christ fucking stupid

kellen · « **Reply #13 on:** May 13, 2011, 09:07:29 PM »

Don't really care; I stopped buying their shit after the DC Lynx ended.

annoyedwithskating · « **Reply #14 on:** May 13, 2011, 09:15:58 PM »

i almost bought some dcs from ross today, they were actually pretty cool, 30 bucks too. but i didnt think they would skate well.
but yeah, dc blows

o JayCub o · « **Reply #15 on:** May 13, 2011, 09:27:42 PM »

I know a lot of people hate on what DC has become, and I dont really like the fact that they are buying themselves an allstar line up, and kicking people like Pj off. But everyone saying they only make shit shoes need to skate a pair of the Toniks, I bought a pair cause they were on sale for $20 and they are holding up well, and skate really good also. Theres also a few other models they have out that dont look bad either. The Bristols and landaus, both look like they would be good to skate. I mean there are other companies that I would rather support like Fallen, Lakai, and emerica. Its just hard to support them when the last couple pairs of lakais I have bought have basically fallen apart at the seams, and I bought a pair of fallen fortes recently and they skated really awesome until the sole started falling to pieces, but that was my first pair of fallens so maybe I just got a bum pair or something.

Chipper · « **Reply #16 on:** May 13, 2011, 09:43:12 PM »

Quote from: kellen on May 13, 2011, 09:07:29 PM

Don't really care; I stopped buying their shit after the DC Lynx ended.

Oh how I miss those.

VictoriousOG · « **Reply #17 on:** May 13, 2011, 09:56:52 PM »

I thought this was just a rumor because they mixed up Nick Dompierre with Mike Mo.

Bubblegum Tate · « **Reply #18 on:** May 13, 2011, 10:02:01 PM »

Quote from: mooraga on May 13, 2011, 05:12:04 PM

Quote from: No Thanks. on May 13, 2011, 04:45:16 PM
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No surprises here. I'm predicting Nyjah will be on by the time Street League is over, Torey will be on once Lakai fully leaves Podium and DVS fully reinvests all its money in producing the "Enduro" shoe for CCS/Journeys/PacSun, Sheckler will probably be offered an amount Etnies can't afford to match, and we all know that Shane will be jumping once his contract is up as well. So 9 out of 10 of last week finalists at Street League are already on or primed to join DC within the next year. The funniest part is that having all of these riders will not increase their shoe sales one bit.
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There last good shoes I remeber where the linx and some early kalis models, since then its been a straight downfall as materials, skateability and design

The Tonik S is a good selling shoe

DGKALIS · « **Reply #19 on:** May 14, 2011, 12:03:11 AM »

lol.... you guys are funny.

Chipper · « **Reply #20 on:** May 14, 2011, 02:33:49 AM »

Quote from: DGKALIS on May 14, 2011, 12:03:11 AM

lol.... you guys are funny.

Lynx come back?

thepman · « **Reply #21 on:** May 14, 2011, 03:06:28 AM »

i think you could make any thread right now claiming any pro skater to be on DC and people will believe it.

sprayTAN101 · « **Reply #22 on:** May 14, 2011, 03:32:31 AM »

Quote from: o JayCub o on May 13, 2011, 09:27:42 PM

I know a lot of people hate on what DC has become, and I dont really like the fact that they are buying themselves an allstar line up, and kicking people like Pj off. But everyone saying they only make shit shoes need to skate a pair of the Toniks, I bought a pair cause they were on sale for $20 and they are holding up well, and skate really good also. Theres also a few other models they have out that dont look bad either. The Bristols and landaus, both look like they would be good to skate. I mean there are other companies that I would rather support like Fallen, Lakai, and emerica. Its just hard to support them when the last couple pairs of lakais I have bought have basically fallen apart at the seams, and I bought a pair of fallen fortes recently and they skated really awesome until the sole started falling to pieces, but that was my first pair of fallens so maybe I just got a bum pair or something.

if you could choose from every skate shoe currently available (being an unsponsored skater) i dont see a single reason why i should choose any DC shoe. Its like that with so many companies, YES of course the make a couple of decent looking shoes, but they all look like each other. black, vulc, low profile. why not get the original or something that sticks out like the janoski, the cts pro, the campus or an old skool. if the tonic werent on sale, would you really buy it??

Toivo · « **Reply #23 on:** May 14, 2011, 03:47:45 AM »

Adidas still has the best skate team and the best skate shoe.

asakusa75 · « **Reply #24 on:** May 14, 2011, 04:23:23 AM »

Quote from: Toivo on May 14, 2011, 03:47:45 AM

Adidas still has the best skate team and the best skate shoe.

This.

tobal · « **Reply #25 on:** May 14, 2011, 04:52:24 AM »

Quote from: asakusa75 on May 14, 2011, 04:23:23 AM

Quote from: Toivo on May 14, 2011, 03:47:45 AM
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Adidas still has the best skate team and the best skate shoe.
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This.

Yes ! And K SWISS ! And fuck skateboard co. !

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Sleazy · « **Reply #26 on:** May 14, 2011, 04:58:35 AM »

he seems like a perfect fit to me

vitunvesa · « **Reply #27 on:** May 14, 2011, 05:34:00 AM »

you guys dont know what you're talking 'bout. try these

Hercules Rockefeller · « **Reply #28 on:** May 14, 2011, 05:43:36 AM »

i appreciate that they clearly state that this is a so called "shoe".

The Drew · « **Reply #29 on:** May 14, 2011, 05:47:49 AM »

I don't get all the dc hate for trying to reinvent it's image... By stacking an all star team they are going to be able to sell more shoes (especially to kids) ... And if someone gets offered more money to skate for dc then good for them...
And as for the plastic looking non skate shoes and general douche bags who wear dc, well if it means they can make money to pay pros then so be it ... And you can just ignore douche bags, it's not that difficult... (also vans is very guilty of making plastic shoes... Especially here in japan...)
I can understand the hate for shoe quality though... 5yrs ago the quality of their shoes was terrible.. Especially the soles... but recently I've heard that it has gotten better... A couple of my friends in oz and japan ride for dc and have said good things...

But if your going to hate on shoes for their quality then you should also hate equally... Lakai manchesters are great to skate in for a few sessions but then they turn into giant bags of crap (i stopped wearing them because of this... Please make better shoes lakai) and vans... I love to skate in vans but I normally put holes in a pair in a day or two (my last pair of TNT5s lasted 5days which was surprising being half canvas an all)...

But whatever... I still think dc is in for a hard fight to get back to it's glory days of the late 90's... But at least they are trying...

And if you don't like the shoes then you can simply not buy them...

Author Topic: Mike Mo on DC (Read 77086 times)

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