Skaters who couldn't peak

[lk130]

Cale nukse I saw a lib tech not too long ago, that definitely didn't peak. Everyone who rode for Foundation haha.. Shimizu did really good

[decoi1]

Did Lavar ever peak? Or was trilogy it? Would've loved to see another full part from him

[MintySandwhich]

Matt Allen

Trapasso

Marquis Preston

Levi Brown

Pat Burke

[Tracer]

Everyone in the movie "Grind" seems to have fallen off. Matt Beach, Chad Fernandez, Sheckler, Tom Green, Bucky, Bam...

[4LOM]

Matt Allen did peak, it's called Leo Romero

[natenola forever]

Mike York, i feel like he peaked skating wise but popularity wise he was just at the wrong place wrong time. He was always a really popular am but it seemed like right when he turned pro was when dudes started to go bigger and were hitting rails and shit, he was still the ledge manny skater and i kids seemed to care more about PRod, Mikey Taylor and even Zeroish type pros.

[Mongoloid]

Not a single ejaculation comment in all of two pages? I am disappointed in you SLAP.

[perverted super otaku!]

well i slept with a girl who skates once, and well... you get the idea

[iKobrakai]

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Scott kane, tom penny, travis stenger, drake jones, grant patterson, colt cannon, ronnie bertino, henry sanchez, keenan milton(rip) richard angelidas(sp), carl shipman

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This is evidence that you are in ignoramus

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Quite the opposite my friend.

If these guys had come up today with sponsorship money and parks everywhere, multiple video parts etc. These legends would destroy the game.

Are you sure we talk about the same thing? I don't know if I understand "peak", but Colt did for sure. Got tons of pro decks, killed big rails, was super on point. Too bad the heart problem stoped him.

[Eric ricks]

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Scott kane, tom penny, travis stenger, drake jones, grant patterson, colt cannon, ronnie bertino, henry sanchez, keenan milton(rip) richard angelidas(sp), carl shipman

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This is evidence that you are in ignoramus

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Quite the opposite my friend.

If these guys had come up today with sponsorship money and parks everywhere, multiple video parts etc. These legends would destroy the game.

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Are you sure we talk about the same thing? I don't know if I understand "peak", but Colt did for sure. Got tons of pro decks, killed big rails, was super on point. Too bad the heart problem stoped him.

I could have made my post clearer.

I guess Im saying of the guys I listed, if they were more serious about their careers, skated more and avoided health issues, all these guys would have gotten better, even Colt.

And yeah I meant have blended in some "lack of recognition" sprinkled in there as well

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Fletcher

[Bread Harrity]

Everyone in the movie "Grind" seems to have fallen off. Matt Beach, Chad Fernandez, Sheckler, Tom Green, Bucky, Bam...

hahahah i totally forgot that Chad and Danger Ehren were the main rivals/villains in that movie.

Bucky is still winning a fuck ton of those dew tour type vert comps, nobody really talks abt him anymore tho.

also Dylan Rieder was an extra???
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1542860/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t28

[heckler]

Mike Rusczyk and Justin Strubing were both years ahead of their time and stuck on Foundation when they were transitioning to SoCal handrail skating. If they came up now, Mike would probably fit perfectly on Polar and Strubing would pop up regularly in GX1000 clips.

Travis Erickson put out one amazing part and vanished.

Jeremy Reeves, and to a lesser extent, Russ Milligan.

Pat Burke has so much potential, but if he never does anything at the level of his Slave part, that's fine. That part is near perfect.

Jose Rojo seems to be incapable of passing Tiltmode punchline status.

I was always a huge fan of Jan Kliewer's skating. Did he peak in Europe?

[Toydivision]

Keenan. I wonder how much his skating would have progressed, and who he'd be sponsored by today if he kept on skating.

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Everyone in the movie "Grind" seems to have fallen off. Matt Beach, Chad Fernandez, Sheckler, Tom Green, Bucky, Bam...

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hahahah i totally forgot that Chad and Danger Ehren were the main rivals/villains in that movie.

Bucky is still winning a fuck ton of those dew tour type vert comps, nobody really talks abt him anymore tho.

also Dylan Rieder was an extra???
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1542860/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t28

Where's the free product?

[Noseskidder]

Will Harmon - underground guy from the east. He had a few video parts, rode from some great companies, he never "blew up" despite killing it for decades.

[Dark Knight]

Fletcher

That's exactly who I thought of when I saw this topic.

Andrew Gordon
Andrew Pearl

[Mongoloid]

Mike Rusczyk and Justin Strubing were both years ahead of their time and stuck on Foundation when they were transitioning to SoCal handrail skating. If they came up now, Mike would probably fit perfectly on Polar and Strubing would pop up regularly in GX1000 clips.

Travis Erickson put out one amazing part and vanished.

Jeremy Reeves, and to a lesser extent, Russ Milligan.

Pat Burke has so much potential, but if he never does anything at the level of his Slave part, that's fine. That part is near perfect.

Jose Rojo seems to be incapable of passing Tiltmode punchline status.

I was always a huge fan of Jan Kliewer's skating. Did he peak in Europe?

I was saying this exact thing to my friend months ago. Mike Rusczyk's Artbars part is one of my absolute favorite video parts, and I was claiming he skated in the wrong era (as far as appreciation is concerned). Keen observation my friend.

[lk130]

Haha that photo is fucked

[Dad you're embarrassing me]

I feel like Tim O'Connor only really got his style right once he was on Habitat, and due to his ankle injuries we never got to see enough footy of him once he became enjoyable to watch.

[MexicanSpaniard]

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Mike Rusczyk and Justin Strubing were both years ahead of their time and stuck on Foundation when they were transitioning to SoCal handrail skating. If they came up now, Mike would probably fit perfectly on Polar and Strubing would pop up regularly in GX1000 clips.

Travis Erickson put out one amazing part and vanished.

Jeremy Reeves, and to a lesser extent, Russ Milligan.

Pat Burke has so much potential, but if he never does anything at the level of his Slave part, that's fine. That part is near perfect.

Jose Rojo seems to be incapable of passing Tiltmode punchline status.

I was always a huge fan of Jan Kliewer's skating. Did he peak in Europe?

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I was saying this exact thing to my friend months ago. Mike Rusczyk's Artbars part is one of my absolute favorite video parts, and I was claiming he skated in the wrong era (as far as appreciation is concerned). Keen observation my friend.

Rusczyk and jlay turned pro at the same time under the tumyeto umbrella ten years ago.

[MaryhillVibe]

Mike Rusczyk and Justin Strubing were both years ahead of their time and stuck on Foundation when they were transitioning to SoCal handrail skating. If they came up now, Mike would probably fit perfectly on Polar and Strubing would pop up regularly in GX1000 clips.

Travis Erickson put out one amazing part and vanished.

Jeremy Reeves, and to a lesser extent, Russ Milligan.

Pat Burke has so much potential, but if he never does anything at the level of his Slave part, that's fine. That part is near perfect.

Jose Rojo seems to be incapable of passing Tiltmode punchline status.

I was always a huge fan of Jan Kliewer's skating. Did he peak in Europe?

His (Jan) peak was a shared part in Bon appetite. So I would say no, there was potential left (his Jart parts were ok but him on cliche with a full part would have been godly). I remember angrily emailing the dudes at the time demanding to know why he got the boot, the answer was disappointingly generic "not skating with the team enough" bullshit.

Also the fact that we never got to see more of Travis Erickson or Jeremy Reeves is truly a shame

[Jerkstore]

colt cannon for sure

watching old element demos makes you see how naturally gifted that guy was on a board

one of the few rail skaters who legitimately made it look good

maybe tony tave too (another element skater) he seemed to be the next big thing during his element days   

[pabloalvarado]

Bam Margera.

He was everywhere with Jackass and all that shit so he didnt peak. Early Element Bam was the bomb skating.

[Dark Knight]

Tony Tave should definitely be a bigger presence in skateboarding than he is.

[L33Tg33k]

I thought Greg Myers got kicked off his sponsors because the kiddies weren't feeling him. I'm going to venture a guess and say he didn't finish high school because he was sponsored by major companies as a child. When the rug was pulled out from under him, he didn't adjust to real life so well. All speculation of course. He did put out this part before his "incident".

[dkn]

Raymond Molinar
Danny Garcia
Jeff Lenoce

Scott Kane and Tony Tave definitely deserve more credit.  

I first started following skate media in 2003 and wonder:  did Ethan Fowler ever get proper recognition?

[Eric ricks]

Tony Tave should definitely be a bigger presence in skateboarding than he is.

He will after away days

You did know dennis durrant is both tony tave and mark appleyard right?

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

Tony Tave should definitely be a bigger presence in skateboarding than he is.

Remember when everyone was calling him the next (pre-insta/ social media) Koston?

[Jake From State Farm]

Raymond Molinar
Danny Garcia
Jeff Lenoce

Scott Kane and Tony Tave definitely deserve more credit.  

I first started following skate media in 2003 and wonder:  did Ethan Fowler ever get proper recognition?

Unfortunately Danny Garcia peaked with his Mosaic part. All his other footage is rad, but he never got back to that level.

Ethan Fowler was Pro for OG Stereo and had a hell of a run on Foundation. Also was pro for Vans and Converse. He certainly got his recognition, but was definitely under-appreciated, I believe.