Trend watch 2020

[jimstolz]

it was more of a Sublime cover than a nod to the original but if you wanna be a pedant go ahead

[Christmas Complete]

Some #raddad will get charged with child abuse after forcing his tiny kid to rack himself on huge rails and slam on his face down huge stairs way beyond his ability and level of strength. #thankyouskateboarding #skatecoach

Free Trae the Tank

[Sativa Lung]

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The gap between intelligent/healthy skaters vs unintelligent/unhealthy skaters will keep growing. It won't be trendy to be healthy and intelligent, it will be normal. Lots of factors are contributing to this.

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Do you see this as a good thing or a bad thing?

Why would it be a bad thing?

[rejectpaul]

 Reynolds back on emerica
People skating in lycra

[verbal ham]

Jake Phelos hologram

[Style Police]

[ondeezyst]

Not getting clips.

not far off

[uncool old fart]

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The gap between intelligent/healthy skaters vs unintelligent/unhealthy skaters will keep growing. It won't be trendy to be healthy and intelligent, it will be normal. Lots of factors are contributing to this.

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Do you see this as a good thing or a bad thing?

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Why would it be a bad thing?

I definitely think it's a good thing. More focus, less wear and tear on the body, longer careers.

The way I see it, the only people who would see it as a bad thing are folks who appreciate skateboarding's outsider appeal for all the wrong reasons. Anything that makes it more palatable to Mom and Dad will make it "less cool" to some. Fuck those people. I'm open to hearing other perspectives on it, though.

[Sativa Lung]

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The gap between intelligent/healthy skaters vs unintelligent/unhealthy skaters will keep growing. It won't be trendy to be healthy and intelligent, it will be normal. Lots of factors are contributing to this.

[close]

Do you see this as a good thing or a bad thing?

[close]

Why would it be a bad thing?

[close]

I definitely think it's a good thing. More focus, less wear and tear on the body, longer careers.

The way I see it, the only people who would see it as a bad thing are folks who appreciate skateboarding's outsider appeal for all the wrong reasons. Anything that makes it more palatable to Mom and Dad will make it "less cool" to some. Fuck those people. I'm open to hearing other perspectives on it, though.

I feel any naysayers are going to be people who want to live in the past. Good call on the Mom's and Dad's, they probably skate too!

[Pete]

looks like popped and panicking is the new vibe

free max b

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

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sublime themed graphics. Someone un-ironically skating to sublime.

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Mob just released this...


Lana Del Rey's cover of Doing Time is one of the biggest songs on the radio right now.

didn't someone in one of the wknd vids recently skate to sublime?

I could see Ethan Fowler-goth inspired fits before full piss drunx look comes back into style

[SHIREFLIP]

Skating with more superfluous wardrobe accessories.
Scarves.
Pockets everywhere. Full pockets. Full of coins and keys just jangling around.
Courier bags are the new fanny-pack.
Trench coats.
Umbrellas.

[DanCorteseFromMTVSports]

Skating in these:

and these:

[LiterallyRyan]

Hard Luck zoot suit
Lotties lanyards
Biebel getting Sean Pablo skinny

[jimstolz]

Skating with more superfluous wardrobe accessories.
Scarves.
Pockets everywhere. Full pockets. Full of coins and keys just jangling around.
Courier bags are the new fanny-pack.
Trench coats.
Umbrellas.

you reporting from 1999 my guy?

[jimstolz]

kids are fucking stupid.

I expect coke and legit smokes instead of juuls to make a big comeback
carhartt vests and buddy holly glasses obvi
skating in clarks desert boots
smashing michelob ultra and squeezing the filling out of totinos

[Chris]

Small wheels.

[primitive_rage]

these shits

werent they already/still kind of are?

[Lenny the Fatface]

The vibe will be similar to 1999 and 2000 where the name of the years have such a nice ring to it that everyone operates slightly out of their comfort zone because we are more self aware than usual. For example Wyclef Jean made a song with the Rock because fuck it why not.

This cultural shift will impact skating in 2 ways:

1. A lot of potentially mediocre projects that would've released this year will wait and come out as heavy but weird 2020 projects making that year more stacked than any stretch of the 2010's.

2. Everyone start dressing like Ben Kadow to the point where it will force him to go through a surprisingly well received backpack rap phase.

[Roisto]

Having a "high skate IQ", "low center of gravity" and "wisdom"

[know_your_role]

yo'd out pop shuvs

[shitdick22]

Everyone start dressing like Ben Kadow to the point where it will force him to go through a surprisingly well received backpack rap phase.

[Gnarfunkell]

Night clips in light-up shoes. I hope so at least.

[Front Blunt]

Beto O'rourke comes out with a guest part in the new Baker vid

[whatsreallygood]

Having a "high skate IQ", "low center of gravity" and "wisdom"

fucking lmao

[Freight Train]

Qutting skating to argue full-time on skate message boards about which female skaters are good enough to be on their sponsors

[sus]

Some #raddad will get charged with child abuse after forcing his tiny kid to rack himself on huge rails and slam on his face down huge stairs way beyond his ability and level of strength. #thankyouskateboarding #skatecoach

Free Trae the Tank

I've seen this first hand with this same kid/dad at my local

that poor kid's gonna end up shooting his dad one day over all of the trauma, constant verbal abuse, and occasional physical abuse from that monster of a parent

I've also seen much more rad dads as of lately which leads me to think your statement might be right?
But i also live in Southern California and more entitled kids and their wealthy parents come to my local than most other parks in my area

[Freight Train]

I hope regular fitting pants are gonna be trendy again, so my wardrobe comes back into style. I can't do baggy or tight. Just saw a photo of Bieber in some light blue baggies so that trend will no doubt be dead by the end of the year

[Cranberry Relish]

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Some #raddad will get charged with child abuse after forcing his tiny kid to rack himself on huge rails and slam on his face down huge stairs way beyond his ability and level of strength. #thankyouskateboarding #skatecoach

Free Trae the Tank

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I've seen this first hand with this same kid/dad at my local

that poor kid's gonna end up shooting his dad one day over all of the trauma, constant verbal abuse, and occasional physical abuse from that monster of a parent

I've also seen much more rad dads as of lately which leads me to think your statement might be right?
But i also live in Southern California and more entitled kids and their wealthy parents come to my local than most other parks in my area

I just remembered this....

[Sativa Lung]

Skate tools will be only called t-tools in 2020.

"Hey you got a t-tool?"