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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: augustmoon on March 25, 2022, 01:53:12 PM
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He deserves better
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did he quit on his own or did he get Layed off?
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could unironically see him on Krooked
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Maybe well get footage of him without the awkward looking boards. No shade to shaped boards but when people who skate traditionally like ryan skate them, it's just distracting and makes me wish they would just have a popsicle.
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This dude rips. I’m ok with the shaped board. I think it’s pretty cool. I’ve never seen anyone tear up Tempe skate park like Mr Lay. The pop and trick selection is superb. Skates fast.
Companies that could better reveal his talents:
Anti Hero
Girl
WKND
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Maybe well get footage of him without the awkward looking boards. No shade to shaped boards but when people who skate traditionally like ryan skate them, it's just distracting and makes me wish they would just have a popsicle.
Kind of ironic since Welcome just started making popsicle (or pretty close to) shapes recently
Maybe something’s going down over there, seems like things are changing up
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I imagine he’s just stepping away from pro skating because frankly it seems like he’s capable of doing better things with his life, but it would be sick to see him on a company that’s actually cool.
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This dude rips. I’m ok with the shaped board. I think it’s pretty cool. I’ve never seen anyone tear up Tempe skate park like Mr Lay. The pop and trick selection is superb. Skates fast.
I love his skating. And I like shaped boards, but his style calls for a traditional board to me. No way to explain it further haha.
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Not sure what the circumstances of his departure were but I'm glad to see him of. Could see him on Krooked, WKND, or something quirky like that. Such a great skater and dude with all the charity stuff he does but he's deserved some better sponsors for awhile now. Imagine riding for Krux.
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I imagine he’s just stepping away from pro skating because frankly it seems like he’s capable of doing better things with his life, but it would be sick to see him on a company that’s actually cool.
He's still continuing to be a pro skater. I think Slap is going to be happy with his new board sponsor when it eventually gets announced/leaked (whichever comes first). Definitely not the brand I would have guessed, but it's a dope fit.
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I hope he’s coming home…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iGh0pIBJv-g
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I imagine he’s just stepping away from pro skating because frankly it seems like he’s capable of doing better things with his life, but it would be sick to see him on a company that’s actually cool.
He's still continuing to be a pro skater. I think Slap is going to be happy with his new board sponsor when it eventually gets announced/leaked (whichever comes first). Definitely not the brand I would have guessed, but it's a dope fit.
This is good news. I selfishly want to see him keep skating and not drift away into running a nonprofit or going into academia or something, even though I think he could easily do either of those things and be very successful
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I imagine he’s just stepping away from pro skating because frankly it seems like he’s capable of doing better things with his life, but it would be sick to see him on a company that’s actually cool.
He's still continuing to be a pro skater. I think Slap is going to be happy with his new board sponsor when it eventually gets announced/leaked (whichever comes first). Definitely not the brand I would have guessed, but it's a dope fit.
I don't know why but I'm gonna put my money on limosine. Imagine some krux trucks on a limo deck lol
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Always thought DGK was a better fit for him
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I imagine he’s just stepping away from pro skating because frankly it seems like he’s capable of doing better things with his life, but it would be sick to see him on a company that’s actually cool.
He's still continuing to be a pro skater. I think Slap is going to be happy with his new board sponsor when it eventually gets announced/leaked (whichever comes first). Definitely not the brand I would have guessed, but it's a dope fit.
with this prompt, i'm going to guess that it's toy machine
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thank god
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alien 2.0 or habitat
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alien 2.0 or habitat
I was thinking Habitat too.
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I imagine he’s just stepping away from pro skating because frankly it seems like he’s capable of doing better things with his life, but it would be sick to see him on a company that’s actually cool.
He's still continuing to be a pro skater. I think Slap is going to be happy with his new board sponsor when it eventually gets announced/leaked (whichever comes first). Definitely not the brand I would have guessed, but it's a dope fit.
I'm not going to be the one that ends up confirming or denying any guesses in here. A group of my friends recently ran into him and the crew skating together and one of them asked to confirm. I'll just say that it's not Darkstar. Sorry Darkstar fans...
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Dude has all the makings of an Uma Landsleds rider, imo.
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he’s following limosine on instagram
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Sorry guys, confirmed he’s on bryte and cariuma. Really switching it up. He stayed on Krux because they are simply the best.
Manny Santiago for SOTY.
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Imagine riding for krux. Could see him on ace. Ryan is the dopest, fit god.
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Welcome to the Madness team, Ryan Lay!
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I imagine he’s just stepping away from pro skating because frankly it seems like he’s capable of doing better things with his life, but it would be sick to see him on a company that’s actually cool.
He's still continuing to be a pro skater. I think Slap is going to be happy with his new board sponsor when it eventually gets announced/leaked (whichever comes first). Definitely not the brand I would have guessed, but it's a dope fit.
Why not just say who it is you dork
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Welcome is still a brand?
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He is no longer Welcome
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Welcome is still a brand?
It’s huge here in AZ.
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Welcome is still a brand?
This brand is huge in AZ. Seems like every other board is a welcome board. I’ve had one in the quiver for when I feel special. It was solid.
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my guesses are alien/habitat or Toy Machine.
I would love to see him on Alien as I fuck with that brand, but I think he would be really dope on Toy.
also, Polar would be pretty sick.
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I imagine he’s just stepping away from pro skating because frankly it seems like he’s capable of doing better things with his life, but it would be sick to see him on a company that’s actually cool.
He's still continuing to be a pro skater. I think Slap is going to be happy with his new board sponsor when it eventually gets announced/leaked (whichever comes first). Definitely not the brand I would have guessed, but it's a dope fit.
I'm not going to be the one that ends up confirming or denying any guesses in here. A group of my friends recently ran into him and the crew skating together and one of them asked to confirm. I'll just say that it's not Darkstar. Sorry Darkstar fans...
haha "I don't want to say who it is because I don't want to air their laundry but I will say I know who it is."
weird impulse.
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Isn’t Ryan also a full-time teacher? I know he does a lot of charity work, too. Seems like a solid dude and I like his style. Hope he ends up somewhere good.
I remember he was the ONLY pro actively calling out all the 1010 bullshit and his dumbass supporters.
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Much love to the Lay man. He always goes big and boardslide down those spikes was sick. Surprised he stayed on so long after Mango and Jalba left etc. OG Welcome was so dope, Winkowski, Logan Lara, Nolan Johnson, Lukas Miller and everyone killed it
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Frog would work.
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could unironically see him on Krooked
Not sure if you are trying to be funny since I think he was flow for them early in his career.
Hopefully, Welcome turns Will Blaty pro now that they have an open spot.
Isn’t Ryan also a full-time teacher?
Nope.
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Really could see him on Maxallure or frog
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Would be wild to see him on the Atlantic Drift brand. Even wilder since AZ is landlocked.
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Welcome is still a brand?
It’s huge here in AZ.
No it isn't.
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I imagine he’s just stepping away from pro skating because frankly it seems like he’s capable of doing better things with his life, but it would be sick to see him on a company that’s actually cool.
He's still continuing to be a pro skater. I think Slap is going to be happy with his new board sponsor when it eventually gets announced/leaked (whichever comes first). Definitely not the brand I would have guessed, but it's a dope fit.
I'm not going to be the one that ends up confirming or denying any guesses in here. A group of my friends recently ran into him and the crew skating together and one of them asked to confirm. I'll just say that it's not Darkstar. Sorry Darkstar fans...
I know why but I’m not going to tell you. It’s NOT because he’s not a bitch, because he is.
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alien 2.0 or habitat
gross
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I would love to see Ryan go into in his second swing
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Ryan rips. All the best to him. I wonder if Jason is going to uphold his reputation and go around publicly shit talking about him like he has with all his other former riders… Look for all the Lay clips being deleted from YT as well.
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Welcome is still a brand?
It’s huge here in AZ.
i reckon we got ourselves an old fashioned showdown here in the wild west
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ew. don’t wish that for him, or anyone
still better than welcome
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Welcome is still a brand?
It’s huge here in AZ.
i reckon we got ourselves an old fashioned showdown here in the wild west
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX0q7TRUg04
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could see him on krooked
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Ryan Lay on quasi?
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Dude has all the makings of an Uma Landsleds rider, imo.
Not that I pay much attention to him or that brand but I think that’s a rational and convincing speculation
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Welcome is still a brand?
It’s huge here in AZ.
YES. IT. IS.
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Much love to the Lay man. He always goes big and boardslide down those spikes was sick. Surprised he stayed on so long after Mango and Jalba left etc. OG Welcome was so dope, Winkowski, Logan Lara, Nolan Johnson, Lukas Miller and everyone killed it
He joined Welcome right around, maybe slightly after those dudes left.
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Frog would be sick actually. Uma makes sense. Possibly Foundation, since they're pretty gutted right now.
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I imagine he’s just stepping away from pro skating because frankly it seems like he’s capable of doing better things with his life, but it would be sick to see him on a company that’s actually cool.
He's still continuing to be a pro skater. I think Slap is going to be happy with his new board sponsor when it eventually gets announced/leaked (whichever comes first). Definitely not the brand I would have guessed, but it's a dope fit.
Just gonna speculate: UMA, Pizza, Roger, WKND or back to enjoi.
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Whoever it is better pay this man and snag him a shoe sponsor while they’re at it.
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Would be awesome if he went back to enjoi
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Last year, when he was posting on Instagram about moving to LA to get more involved in the professional skateboarding industry, I remember thinking that it wasn’t long until he left Welcome. He deserves a lot more attention as a pro than they have ever provided for him, but I guess it’s every Welcome skater’s fate to play second fiddle to Nora.
While we are at it, get Ryan Townley a real board sponsor, too.
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Would be wild to see him on the Atlantic Drift brand. Even wilder since AZ is landlocked.
Isle?
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I imagine he’s just stepping away from pro skating because frankly it seems like he’s capable of doing better things with his life, but it would be sick to see him on a company that’s actually cool.
He's still continuing to be a pro skater. I think Slap is going to be happy with his new board sponsor when it eventually gets announced/leaked (whichever comes first). Definitely not the brand I would have guessed, but it's a dope fit.
I'm not going to be the one that ends up confirming or denying any guesses in here. A group of my friends recently ran into him and the crew skating together and one of them asked to confirm. I'll just say that it's not Darkstar. Sorry Darkstar fans...
weird impulse.
Yeah, I totally agree. My post comes off as teasing “I know something you want to know” but that definitely was not my intention. Out of respect I don’t feel it’s my place to leak his new sponsor before he gets to announce it himself. Definitely would have been better for me not to post anything at all.
Okay, I'll say it for you. Ryan wants his 1st Skate Mental graphic to be a big surprise. "Groundbreaking" were his exact words. Sorry to be the one to collectively bum SLAP out.
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Whoever it is better pay this man and snag him a shoe sponsor while they’re at it.
gifted hater needs to get him on LRAB so someone can give him fucking vegan shoes again (because vans seems incapable of doing that in 2022)
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I imagine he’s just stepping away from pro skating because frankly it seems like he’s capable of doing better things with his life, but it would be sick to see him on a company that’s actually cool.
He's still continuing to be a pro skater. I think Slap is going to be happy with his new board sponsor when it eventually gets announced/leaked (whichever comes first). Definitely not the brand I would have guessed, but it's a dope fit.
I'm not going to be the one that ends up confirming or denying any guesses in here. A group of my friends recently ran into him and the crew skating together and one of them asked to confirm. I'll just say that it's not Darkstar. Sorry Darkstar fans...
based on what I've seen on insta Im assuming/hoping he's on Sci Fi. Saw clips of him skating one and with jerry, arin and the crew last week. :D. Would love to see him in some last resort's too.
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Almost and Herman shoes with dilo
Globe with austyn
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Sci Fi kinda does make sense. Both him and Jerry go way back with Enjoi.
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Sci Fi kinda does make sense. Both him and Jerry go way back with Enjoi.
Was Jerry even on Enjoi at that time? Shit, time flies.
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Sci Fi kinda does make sense. Both him and Jerry go way back with Enjoi.
Ryan got on 2012, Jerry left 2013. It’s also been almost 5 years since he left Chocolate which is crazy.
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http://youtu.be/fC0fZtwfb6M
bring back brimely tho it never left
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Whoever it is better pay this man and snag him a shoe sponsor while they’re at it.
Back when they were first announcing their team I dm’d LRAB like a man does and asked if they were smart enough to put him on and I got a response that said something like “he reached out to us about it” with some emoji I forget and then obviously nothing came of it and they announced like Jesse Alba right after lol
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I don know why but i could see him on Blind or Enjoi
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Could see him on Thank You and Cariuma
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I imagine he’s just stepping away from pro skating because frankly it seems like he’s capable of doing better things with his life, but it would be sick to see him on a company that’s actually cool.
He's still continuing to be a pro skater. I think Slap is going to be happy with his new board sponsor when it eventually gets announced/leaked (whichever comes first). Definitely not the brand I would have guessed, but it's a dope fit.
I'm not going to be the one that ends up confirming or denying any guesses in here. A group of my friends recently ran into him and the crew skating together and one of them asked to confirm. I'll just say that it's not Darkstar. Sorry Darkstar fans...
weird impulse.
Yeah, I totally agree. My post comes off as teasing “I know something you want to know” but that definitely was not my intention. Out of respect I don’t feel it’s my place to leak his new sponsor before he gets to announce it himself. Definitely would have been better for me not to post anything at all.
I’m glad you posted because i figured he’s retiring so it’s cool to hear that he’s not
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I imagine he’s just stepping away from pro skating because frankly it seems like he’s capable of doing better things with his life, but it would be sick to see him on a company that’s actually cool.
He's still continuing to be a pro skater. I think Slap is going to be happy with his new board sponsor when it eventually gets announced/leaked (whichever comes first). Definitely not the brand I would have guessed, but it's a dope fit.
Just gonna speculate: UMA, Pizza, Roger, WKND or back to enjoi.
Hes gotta be going to a spot where he gets similar or better pay from board sales so that eliminates all those brands except Enjoi.
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I’d love to see him back on Enjoi. The two Ryans are the only reason I keep up with anything related to Welcome. Get Townley on some relevant shit too.
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I don know why but i could see him on Blind or Enjoi
Why do you hate him?
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ew. don’t wish that for him, or anyone
still better than welcome
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http://youtu.be/fC0fZtwfb6M
bring back brimely tho it never left
Yes please
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Ryan Lay on quasi?
quasi didn't put on nick matthews they sure as hell aint gonna add ryan lay
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He could be using the Alex White connection to get on Santa Cruz…
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I want him on Thank You so that after Enjoi and Welcome he can continue amassing very politely named board brands
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Could see him on 151 and Axion
Also, @Sidewalk Funk. rules
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I imagine he’s just stepping away from pro skating because frankly it seems like he’s capable of doing better things with his life, but it would be sick to see him on a company that’s actually cool.
He's still continuing to be a pro skater. I think Slap is going to be happy with his new board sponsor when it eventually gets announced/leaked (whichever comes first). Definitely not the brand I would have guessed, but it's a dope fit.
I'm not going to be the one that ends up confirming or denying any guesses in here. A group of my friends recently ran into him and the crew skating together and one of them asked to confirm. I'll just say that it's not Darkstar. Sorry Darkstar fans...
based on what I've seen on insta Im assuming/hoping he's on Sci Fi. Saw clips of him skating one and with jerry, arin and the crew last week. :D. Would love to see him in some last resort's too.
Makes sense since hes also been skating with Gifted Hater who apparently is getting boards from Jerry.
Thought GF was getting 8.5 Fulls from Thiebaud? Did that change recently?
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Maybe Sci-Fi will use this as an opportunity to finally put out a clip after 5 years of being a skate brand.
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Maybe Sci-Fi will use this as an opportunity to finally put out a clip after 5 years of being a skate brand.
Yea to cut Sci fi some slack the first couple years they really were just a clothing brand, but I agree. Id like to see them put out an edit with Jerry, Arin, Max garson, Ryan Lay and lifted tater. Make that shit official :)
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Have a hunch it’s WKND
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Have a hunch it’s WKND
Yeah this seems more fitting than anything else
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Don’t underestimate him being a sponsorless martyr……..
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Much love to the Lay man. He always goes big and boardslide down those spikes was sick. Surprised he stayed on so long after Mango and Jalba left etc. OG Welcome was so dope, Winkowski, Logan Lara, Nolan Johnson, Lukas Miller and everyone killed it
He joined Welcome right around, maybe slightly after those dudes left.
He joined while they were all still on. I was on what turned into a Welcome trip with my friends who were all eventually shit on by Jason, and he suggested Ryan and Will come meet up with us to film. It felt really weird and unnatural, and like there was two teams even though they were really nice guys. But we all knew things were heading in a weird direction after that. Welcome is dog shit, Ryan is a nice guy I’m glad he’s jumping ship.
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Much love to the Lay man. He always goes big and boardslide down those spikes was sick. Surprised he stayed on so long after Mango and Jalba left etc. OG Welcome was so dope, Winkowski, Logan Lara, Nolan Johnson, Lukas Miller and everyone killed it
He joined Welcome right around, maybe slightly after those dudes left.
He joined while they were all still on. I was on what turned into a Welcome trip with my friends who were all eventually shit on by Jason, and he suggested Ryan and Will come meet up with us to film. It felt really weird and unnatural, and like there was two teams even though they were really nice guys. But we all knew things were heading in a weird direction after that. Welcome is dog shit, Ryan is a nice guy I’m glad he’s jumping ship.
Welcome is unlikable. Why would anyone buy a welcome board, when there is scram? Maybe all skate co’s are just vanity projects with very few beneficiaries, and are just better at hiding it? Tkf is very similar to me, also shit.
Aaaaaanyways, pretty tight that Lay is gonna not be on that.
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Much love to the Lay man. He always goes big and boardslide down those spikes was sick. Surprised he stayed on so long after Mango and Jalba left etc. OG Welcome was so dope, Winkowski, Logan Lara, Nolan Johnson, Lukas Miller and everyone killed it
He joined Welcome right around, maybe slightly after those dudes left.
He joined while they were all still on. I was on what turned into a Welcome trip with my friends who were all eventually shit on by Jason, and he suggested Ryan and Will come meet up with us to film. It felt really weird and unnatural, and like there was two teams even though they were really nice guys. But we all knew things were heading in a weird direction after that. Welcome is dog shit, Ryan is a nice guy I’m glad he’s jumping ship.
Welcome is unlikable. Why would anyone buy a welcome board, when there is scram? Maybe all skate co’s are just vanity projects with very few beneficiaries, and are just better at hiding it? Tkf is very similar to me, also shit.
Aaaaaanyways, pretty tight that Lay is gonna not be on that.
Wait a sec…
You got some intel?
You know the deal around here: if you see hear something (substantiated, or otherwise,) say something.
EDIT: Also agree that Welcome is unlikable. As a shaped board rider, I tried. I mean, I really fucking tried.
After “le grande purge” I was unable to put any dollar$ into that company.
Jason can go hug himself.
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Would be wild to see him on the Atlantic Drift brand. Even wilder since AZ is landlocked.
Isle?
guess you missed the shier interview where everyone is of isle except him and nick jensen
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Maybe Sci-Fi will use this as an opportunity to finally put out a clip after 5 years of being a skate brand.
Yea to cut Sci fi some slack the first couple years they really were just a clothing brand, but I agree. Id like to see them put out an edit with Jerry, Arin, Max garson, Ryan Lay and lifted tater. Make that shit official :)
I don’t think Sci Fi needs to do a damn thing honestly. They’re putting out shit people like and you can’t really fault them for being exactly Jerry’s vision, which probably isn’t aligned with being a modern skate company in the traditional sense.
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Maybe Sci-Fi will use this as an opportunity to finally put out a clip after 5 years of being a skate brand.
ok but I really want to see Jerry footage
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Could it be..?
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Could it be..?
that would be crazy
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Could it be..?
that would be crazy
Groundbreaking i'd say.
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Could see him on Popwar
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Much love to the Lay man. He always goes big and boardslide down those spikes was sick. Surprised he stayed on so long after Mango and Jalba left etc. OG Welcome was so dope, Winkowski, Logan Lara, Nolan Johnson, Lukas Miller and everyone killed it
He joined Welcome right around, maybe slightly after those dudes left.
He joined while they were all still on. I was on what turned into a Welcome trip with my friends who were all eventually shit on by Jason, and he suggested Ryan and Will come meet up with us to film. It felt really weird and unnatural, and like there was two teams even though they were really nice guys. But we all knew things were heading in a weird direction after that. Welcome is dog shit, Ryan is a nice guy I’m glad he’s jumping ship.
Oh, Hi Riley and uhhh yeah fuck welcome
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Has he ever had a full fledged skate career? When he was skating for Welcome & Etnies, wasn't he still working? I don't see where he fits at all. WKND? I don't see the connection there, and they don't need another mid 30's white guy. Frog? You'd think they would turn Frankie Decker or Brighton pro before they bring an established guy in. Don't think Jerry is going to have a defined team for Sci-Fi either.
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Could it be..?
If Frankie Villani can get on (which I fully back), I could see this being a thing
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I’ll throw a weird one out there and say Alltimers
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he be paying the a happy medium tax his whole career
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he be paying the a happy medium tax his whole career
I feel like AHM is the reason Jaws isn't hanging drywall in Arizona. Not a tax for everyone.
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Could it be..?
If Frankie Villani can get on (which I fully back), I could see this being a thing
I back it. Primitive makes some pretty wack graphics but their riders seem happy to skate for them. I’d rather see skaters get paid for their talents than not.
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Could it be..?
If Frankie Villani can get on (which I fully back), I could see this being a thing
I back it. Primitive makes some pretty wack graphics but their riders seem happy to skate for them. I’d rather see skaters get paid for their talents than not.
I’m with you. The majority of the time, someone getting on Primitive just means we get more footage from them. As someone who hasn’t looked at skateboard graphics in years, I’m for it.
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damn p-rod be short AF
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Magenta or GX
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Could it be..?
just found my new lock screen photo
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Guys, it's Consolidated.
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he be paying the a happy medium tax his whole career
this is the tax. #mouthharpmondays and sending out an envelope full of dekline stickers as a prize to ur twitch followers for answering the question "what is my board sponcer?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au0SogdML84
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he be paying the a happy medium tax his whole career
this is the tax. #mouthharpmondays and sending out an envelope full of dekline stickers as a prize to ur twitch followers for answering the question "what is my board sponcer?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au0SogdML84
yikes
but yeah ryan rides for sci-fi now
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damn p-rod be short AF
He's got a Hollywood body.
Ryan lay was wearing a sci fi shirt in some recent clip but still on a welcome board of that means anything
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If this thread goes 2-3 more pages with no solid answer, y'all will guess every board brand there is and ever has been.
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It's obviously gonna be 1031
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I’m sincerely hoping he just secures the bag where ever he goes. He deserves it 1000 times over. He is just a grade A great dude.
In a perfect world, Frog or Scram. I would not at all be upset with Uma, Quasi, Darkroom, or Krooked, obviously.
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If this thread goes 2-3 more pages with no solid answer, y'all will guess every board brand there is and ever has been.
the solid answer is sci-fi
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he be paying the a happy medium tax his whole career
this is the tax. #mouthharpmondays and sending out an envelope full of dekline stickers as a prize to ur twitch followers for answering the question "what is my board sponcer?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au0SogdML84
i really thought pros would get a lot more than 10 boards every 4 months. 2 of them were crusiers so i guess he can skate a new one every 2 weeks.
and to only get 1 of his own pro model in the box...
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Hahah what the fuck, that video is actually really funny but I don’t think it’s supposed to be.
“First box in like 4 months…10 boards?? They’re hooking it up!”
Free max b
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he be paying the a happy medium tax his whole career
this is the tax. #mouthharpmondays and sending out an envelope full of dekline stickers as a prize to ur twitch followers for answering the question "what is my board sponcer?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au0SogdML84
i really thought pros would get a lot more than 10 boards every 4 months. 2 of them were crusiers so i guess he can skate a new one every 2 weeks.
and to only get 1 of his own pro model in the box...
Don’t forget how backlogged the wood shops were because of the pandemic…. Plenty of pros out there weren’t getting anything.
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he be paying the a happy medium tax his whole career
this is the tax. #mouthharpmondays and sending out an envelope full of dekline stickers as a prize to ur twitch followers for answering the question "what is my board sponcer?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au0SogdML84
i really thought pros would get a lot more than 10 boards every 4 months. 2 of them were crusiers so i guess he can skate a new one every 2 weeks.
and to only get 1 of his own pro model in the box...
Don’t forget how backlogged the wood shops were because of the pandemic…. Plenty of pros out there weren’t getting anything.
This video came out November 2021. I'd say it's just Birdhouse being Birdhouse.
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Nah man. If you are the only dude on birdhouse I can even name besides mike hawk, you should be getting more than 8 boards (doubt he is riding off the side of vert ramps on cruiser boards. Then again this dude is just that zany…maybe he does idk) every 4 months. That’s just funny.
dudes on companies much smaller than birdhouse were still getting their fatty boxes, plus the classic monthly beater box of outdated softgoods and boards that aren’t their size to sell off at bluepark for weed money.
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Liked this part always, especially the tall bench lines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC0fZtwfb6M&t=118s
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Love the dude. Krooked or Real? Just throwing Real out there for funsies.
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gross
And wasnt alien 2.0 in the early 2000s? Seems like we are on alien 5.0 by now.
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Checking this thread a lot at work today. I just want him to be announced on a cool brand!
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idk if someone already poasted but could see him on krooked
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paul was just in town for phxam weekend, nothing to hint about as far as sponsors go every dork in town got a photo with him this weekend
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Whoever it is better pay this man and snag him a shoe sponsor while they’re at it.
Back when they were first announcing their team I dm’d LRAB like a man does and asked if they were smart enough to put him on and I got a response that said something like “he reached out to us about it” with some emoji I forget and then obviously nothing came of it and they announced like Jesse Alba right after lol
LRAB wouldn't be a stretch with the Mango/AZ connection
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last resort is fine no need to share a slice of your pie with anyone
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paul was just in town for phxam weekend, nothing to hint about as far as sponsors go every dork in town got a photo with him this weekend
i was one of those dorks. but we asked ryan over the weekend and he said sci-fi so all you dweebs can stop guessing random board companies
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And wasnt alien 2.0 in the early 2000s? Seems like we are on alien 5.0 by now.
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paul was just in town for phxam weekend, nothing to hint about as far as sponsors go every dork in town got a photo with him this weekend
i was one of those dorks. but we asked ryan over the weekend and he said sci-fi so all you dweebs can stop guessing random board companies
you were the cutest one of those dorks tho
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Liked this part always, especially the tall bench lines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC0fZtwfb6M&t=118s
ay thanks for posting this. watched this a bunch when it came out. such a dope skater
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The happy medium 1 tax hahah some of you dudes are tripping.
Like can’t you tell the difference between him/Fiorini and dt the shitniz?
I hope he lands somewhere cool, might take a bit but I’m sure he will, great dude.
Fuck welcome forever for erasing that Eric Winkowski road trip tage from the internet.
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Liked this part always, especially the tall bench lines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC0fZtwfb6M&t=118s
Makes you feel something
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Liked this part always, especially the tall bench lines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC0fZtwfb6M&t=118s
I used to watch this part all the time! Where ever he ends up, Ryan Lay deserves a check for sure.
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Liked this part always, especially the tall bench lines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC0fZtwfb6M&t=118s
It's interesting to consider that Jerry and Sci-Fi can potentially pay Lay as much or more money than Welcome.
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sci-fi would be sick. ryan rules
always loved this part paired with the song. daryl angel/ryan lay split part from filmbot files
https://youtu.be/r1d8x6Qrwqw
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Liked this part always, especially the tall bench lines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC0fZtwfb6M&t=118s
It's interesting to consider that Jerry and Sci-Fi can potentially pay Lay as much or more money than Welcome.
Just talkin’ out my ass over here, but maybe he didn’t split over $$$. Maybe he left Welcome because he was fed up with whatever mystical machinations that the Celaya fellow had going on.
I mean… imagine quitting when you’re on a team w/ Chris Miller.
Chris fucking Miller!
Who even does that?
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This dude rips. I’m ok with the shaped board. I think it’s pretty cool. I’ve never seen anyone tear up Tempe skate park like Mr Lay. The pop and trick selection is superb. Skates fast.
Companies that could better reveal his talents:
Anti Hero
Girl
WKND
I don't think Girl really does a lot to reveal anyone's talents. Getting on a crail company is a fast-track to only putting out one part every ~5 years.
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Dumbest take. Bannerot, Gass, even Manchild have put out a ton of footage in the past 5 years, more than almost all of the FA team combined.
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I have no clue why people keep suggesting DLX companies.
He rode for Krooked early in his career, the train only stops at the DLX station once.
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he be paying the a happy medium tax his whole career
this is the tax. #mouthharpmondays and sending out an envelope full of dekline stickers as a prize to ur twitch followers for answering the question "what is my board sponcer?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au0SogdML84
I'm probably more anti-Buster O'Shea than most, but I think JAWS is just a bit of a weirdo.
And, despite playing the social media game and appealing to his target market (little kids), he also gets the play the game by going on crazy zero gravity flights on Sony's dime and being in a Tony Hawk game (not as cool as it was in 2003, but I'd be hyped to be in a video game).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0nHSMM_69w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRoBU3oaR8Q
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Dumbest take. Bannerot, Gass, even Manchild have put out a ton of footage in the past 5 years, more than almost all of the FA team combined.
I won't even pretend to have a clue what FA puts out.. I ignore that side of skating altogether. Gass and Bannerot are dope — but I think they're more the exception than the rule. Plenty of Crail riders are totally content milking it.
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Dumbest take. Bannerot, Gass, even Manchild have put out a ton of footage in the past 5 years, more than almost all of the FA team combined.
Tyshawn's Blessed part was close to 10 minutes
Aidan has dropped 3 or more 5+ min parts
Countless Louie parts
this was a stupid take and I'm willing to bet there are far more squatters on Girl than FA
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I have no clue why people keep suggesting DLX companies.
He rode for Krooked early in his career, the train only stops at the DLX station once.
Ah I mean typically, but this is Ryan Lay. He also rode for Rasa Libre through Deluxe. His ticket could be transferable
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Dumbest take. Bannerot, Gass, even Manchild have put out a ton of footage in the past 5 years, more than almost all of the FA team combined.
Tyshawn's Blessed part was close to 10 minutes
Aidan has dropped 3 or more 5+ min parts
Countless Louie parts
this was a stupid take and I'm willing to bet there are far more squatters on Girl than FA
KB hasn't had a full part since...
Louie is super productive, you're right. Sage has only had clips, Sean has parts occasionally, Nak mostly has clips here and there. Tyshawn you are correct, but it wasn't 10min of just skating if you edit out b roll and other shit.
I was a bit hyperbolic, but let's look at the current Girl roster ignoring that Chocolate just dropped a full length
Malto has had parts in a half dozen videos and has been in the game a decade.
McCrank seems to pepper in footage, but I wouldn't say he is milking it one bit. He is still just as solid.
Simon, Griffin, Niels, Rowan Davis, and even Manchild have all had a shitload of footage in the past few years and Girl had 2 full lengths in that time period plus numerous tour videos where they all have several minutes of footage. And I would take Breana any day over another clip of Beatrice doing the same 50-50 front shuv.
The milkers could include the 2 owners, who are legendary enough that they never need to do shit, and Jeron. Sorta like Gino, Dill, and AVE although AVE is still churning out tons of footage.
I don't like or watch Brophy so no idea there and CK was in jail.
So of all that I dunno, maybe Malto, Brophy, and Jeron milk it. 2 dudes run the company and the rest have each dropped a handful of parts in the last few years. Rowan Davis is especially productive.
I could definitely be wrong, but it's not the retirement home people make it out to be. On the Chocolate front Raven seems to be doing jack shit, C Rob would be pretty stupid to drop (but is not really a pro in the normal sense), Eldridge same deal, and Kenny at least travels with the team. Every other pro just dropped a full part, most were in their recent tour video, and all steadily put out footage.
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I have no clue why people keep suggesting DLX companies.
He rode for Krooked early in his career, the train only stops at the DLX station once.
Ah I mean typically, but this is Ryan Lay. He also rode for Rasa Libre through Deluxe. His ticket could be transferable
Was Rasa part of DLX post 2005? I could have sworn they part of a different distribution company at that point?
Similar to how Stereo was with Giant its second time around.
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I have no clue why people keep suggesting DLX companies.
He rode for Krooked early in his career, the train only stops at the DLX station once.
Ah I mean typically, but this is Ryan Lay. He also rode for Rasa Libre through Deluxe. His ticket could be transferable
Was Rasa part of DLX post 2005? I could have sworn they part of a different distribution company at that point?
Similar to how Stereo was with Giant its second time around.
Pretty sure it wasn't part of dlx at that point which is how Omar and Dylan ended up on alien and Reece started skate mental with staba
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I have no clue why people keep suggesting DLX companies.
He rode for Krooked early in his career, the train only stops at the DLX station once.
Ah I mean typically, but this is Ryan Lay. He also rode for Rasa Libre through Deluxe. His ticket could be transferable
Was Rasa part of DLX post 2005? I could have sworn they part of a different distribution company at that point?
Similar to how Stereo was with Giant its second time around.
DAMMIT MAN I WAS TRYING TO GET SOME HOPE GOING FOR RYAN!
Anyway. Hope he’s on sci-fi that would be interesting.
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he be paying the a happy medium tax his whole career
this is the tax. #mouthharpmondays and sending out an envelope full of dekline stickers as a prize to ur twitch followers for answering the question "what is my board sponcer?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au0SogdML84
I'm probably more anti-Buster O'Shea than most, but I think JAWS is just a bit of a weirdo.
And, despite playing the social media game and appealing to his target market (little kids), he also gets the play the game by going on crazy zero gravity flights on Sony's dime and being in a Tony Hawk game (not as cool as it was in 2003, but I'd be hyped to be in a video game).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0nHSMM_69w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRoBU3oaR8Q
Jaws is more than a bit of a weirdo. A girl I knew years ago was from Arizona and said she was fucking his brother and then jaws jumped out of the closet with full erection covered by a sock , yelled something at them , shook his dick and ran away. Arizona is a helluva drug.
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you say that like it's a bad thing
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Jaws honestly gives me the creeps
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Jaws honestly gives me the creeps
For real. When he was younger I thought he was kinda goofy and funny. Then he rubbed his own shit all over his leg and I was out.
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Jaws honestly gives me the creeps
Never remember to always forget.
(https://i.ibb.co/Gp55jCC/Shark.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nmLLSQQ)
As an afterthought: anybody wanna take a crack at photo shopping this pic of bruh onto the old Jaws movie poster? (Thank you in advance.)
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(https://i.ibb.co/K0SFHGY/815-C31-F3-7-CBB-4-FB3-9183-52639-CF1253-C.png) (https://ibb.co/xCdJQsy)
(https://i.ibb.co/Bs6Ywgb/22293-DBD-0-AB1-4-C71-99-CA-FD263545-A413.jpg) (https://ibb.co/pXKkn3c)
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Mikendo
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(https://i.ibb.co/K0SFHGY/815-C31-F3-7-CBB-4-FB3-9183-52639-CF1253-C.png) (https://ibb.co/xCdJQsy)
(https://i.ibb.co/Bs6Ywgb/22293-DBD-0-AB1-4-C71-99-CA-FD263545-A413.jpg) (https://ibb.co/pXKkn3c)
Flawless Victory!
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I imagine he’s just stepping away from pro skating because frankly it seems like he’s capable of doing better things with his life, but it would be sick to see him on a company that’s actually cool.
He's still continuing to be a pro skater. I think Slap is going to be happy with his new board sponsor when it eventually gets announced/leaked (whichever comes first). Definitely not the brand I would have guessed, but it's a dope fit.
Limosine? ;D
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He literally kneed himself in the mouth and focused his own teeth on national television
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When was this? How many crazy ass Jaws stories are out there?
I remember him when he was a little kid and his dad used to take him to the park. Skated his backyard once and he's always been polite to me (even though he has no clue what my name is).
I just thought he was a goofball with a AZ Tom Petty look who happens to listen techno.
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Wonder how many Birdhouse decks he gets
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Wonder how many Birdhouse decks he gets
judging by the video that somebody posted on this page, it looks like birdhouse took forrest's advice and they send boxes of 10
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When was this? How many crazy ass Jaws stories are out there?
I remember him when he was a little kid and his dad used to take him to the park. Skated his backyard once and he's always been polite to me (even though he has no clue what my name is).
I just thought he was a goofball with a AZ Tom Petty look who happens to listen techno.
KOTR. Not sure what year
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Think it was the first series on Vice
His Youtube channel is a weird insight into a guy that seems to have half his brain missing. Maybe that explains how he can bring himself to jump off such heinous shit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeEndT19aZQ
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Is it just my local, or are dudes skating welcome decks a very specific kind of people/skater?
What's in your head when I say "welcome skater"?
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The sound of windbreakers
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Is it just my local, or are dudes skating welcome decks a very specific kind of people/skater?
What's in your head when I say "welcome skater"?
zumiez employee
roses/skulls/vapor wave/weeb dogshit long sleeve
white shoes
5 panel
cross body bag
deck and trucks have no marks on them
shit lip stache
rings out the ass
prob a ton of american traditional tats
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What's in your head when I say "welcome skater"?
zumiez employee
roses/skulls/vapor wave/weeb dogshit long sleeve
white shoes
5 panel
cross body bag
deck and trucks have no marks on them
shit lip stache
rings out the ass
prob a ton of american traditional tats
A bazinga punk. Clothes that a few years ago would of been worn ironically but they are dweebs and don't know what they're doing. Some dad hat or beanie for some dumb 90s thing or flame pattern. Probably glasses. Pink or yellow cons. Big dumb pants.probably a spiked belt and chain wallet. Ball bearing jewelry. Probably carry around some props like big headphones and a discman or a Gameboy advance/PS3/Wii era of video game accessory. Probably drinking fanta and eating cheetos
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Is it just my local, or are dudes skating welcome decks a very specific kind of people/skater?
What's in your head when I say "welcome skater"?
somebody who still thinks its 2016
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He's going to Sci Fi Fantasy
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What's in your head when I say "welcome skater"?
zumiez employee. NO
roses/skulls/vapor wave/weeb dogshit long sleeve NO
white shoes ONLY SOMETIMES
5 panel I MEAN I HAVE ONE
cross body bag YEAH OK
deck and trucks have no marks on them NO
shit lip stache FUCK YOU I WORK WITH WHAT I GOT
rings out the ass LIKE FOR HAEMORRHOIDS? NO
prob a ton of american traditional tats NO
IF YOU WANT TO HIT ME WITH THE INDIRECT AT LEAST BE ACCURATE
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What's in your head when I say "welcome skater"?
zumiez employee
roses/skulls/vapor wave/weeb dogshit long sleeve
white shoes
5 panel
cross body bag
deck and trucks have no marks on them
shit lip stache
rings out the ass
prob a ton of american traditional tats
Carrying around a PS3 just made me laugh.
Shouts to anyone anywhere just rolling around holding down a PS3 all day with RBG cables and all that dangling around … asking if they can plug it to the tv playing an MMA fight or soccer game on the wall inside pizza places over in the back corner as if they are the cooks kids that live upstairs. Too good
Free max b
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What's in your head when I say "welcome skater"?
zumiez employee
roses/skulls/vapor wave/weeb dogshit long sleeve
white shoes
5 panel
cross body bag
deck and trucks have no marks on them
shit lip stache
rings out the ass
prob a ton of american traditional tats
Shouts to anyone anywhere just rolling around holding down a PS3 all day with RBG cables and all that dangling around … asking if they can plug it to the tv playing an MMA fight or soccer game on the wall inside pizza places over in the back corner as if they are the cooks kids that live upstairs. Too good
Free max b
ayo can i borrow that hdmi cable? gotta run a few fights in UFC
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjEgO2ZvfEQ
Ryan riding this scifi board in this vid
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/3201/products/SMACK.png?v=1633809804)
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Y'all probably right about Sci-Fi Fantasy (which is sick don't get me wrong) but just saw Bueno is back and feel like that'd be a sick fit
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It's Sci-Fi.
Kind a big honor to be on this company with Jerry. Ryan was on Enjoi at one point, right? Maybe, they made friends?
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Y'all probably right about Sci-Fi Fantasy (which is sick don't get me wrong) but just saw Bueno is back and feel like that'd be a sick fit
Check the date, my guy. It's an April Fools joke.
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Thank god…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjEgO2ZvfEQ
Ryan riding this scifi board in this vid
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0606/3201/products/SMACK.png?v=1633809804)
also wearing a SciFi hoody in that opening trick
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Haha that spot is so hard to skate for how long that video is
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Could see him on Expedition One
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has his sci-fi board been posted yet?
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has his sci-fi board been posted yet?
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0403/9344/1440/products/Lay.1_1800x1800.jpg?v=1650050475)
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Damn that’s sick
Hyped on this. Hope this means more intro footage.
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and like that, back on popsicles.
Still stoked for him though
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That's so sick, stoked for him to find something that he really deserves.
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Damn that’s sick
yessss called this awhile ago, hyped for him and board is dope. :D
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Sick place to land. Congrats Ryan
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I went from 0 interest in ever buying a Ryan Lay deck to waiting to see if this shows up at my local shop soon. That's a good looking skateboard.
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That's really awesome. Stoked for Ryan and if it's 8.38 or greater, I'll give it a poke.
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Where's the intro part? I also would not object against a sci fi full length...
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It’s gonna become hard not to support if he keeps making good decisions like this.
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is ryan the first official rider? i figure arin is on obviously. are there any rumors of anyone else getting on?
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Where's the intro part? I also would not object against a sci fi full length...
How do you do a full length out of two riders? You think Jerry has a 15 minute part in him?
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How do you do a full length out of two riders? You think Jerry has a 15 minute part in him?
It's 2022 a full length is anything over nine minutes.
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Just do a Jerry and Ryan’s pack of lies with Arin and Max Garson and friends in the middle with a montage.
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How do you do a full length out of two riders? You think Jerry has a 15 minute part in him?
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GET RYAN LAY ON VENTURE.
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How do you do a full length out of two riders? You think Jerry has a 15 minute part in him?
Ryan, arin, jerry. 3min of footy each. That’s sounds about right
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GET RYAN LAY ON VENTURE.
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I would gladly watch 3 min of Jerry footage that is basically the single clips Spanky posts on IG. It could be the same trick even. I don’t care.
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GET RYAN LAY ON VENTURE.
nah fool, GET RYAN LAY ON INDY
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(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0403/9344/1440/products/Lay.1_1800x1800.jpg?v=1650050475)
Fuck yeah. That’s a great graphic. Jerry, Arin, and Ryan is a solid team. Is Akwasí also in the mix?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sS00IXOBAA&t
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sS00IXOBAA&t
Schwing!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sS00IXOBAA&t
Grate to grate switch ollie was so casual, damn...
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Nice tricks, nice spots. Opener was fucking smooth.
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Grate to grate switch ollie was so casual, damn...
For real! That was fucking HAIRY!
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Grate to grate switch ollie was so casual, damn...
For real! That was fucking HAIRY!
Whole thing was siiiiiiiiiiiiiick
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Ryan Lay on Twitter says that his new board is 8.5" and 8.75", with apparently a 14.5" wheelbase, and should be available now.
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Ryan Lay on Twitter says that his new board is 8.5" and 8.75", with apparently a 14.5" wheelbase, and should be available now.
the 8.5 is already sold out online haha
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the 8.5 is already sold out online haha
Sick! If you need it, Orchard still has em
https://orchardshop.com/products/sci-fi-fantasy-ryan-lay-deck-8-5 (https://orchardshop.com/products/sci-fi-fantasy-ryan-lay-deck-8-5)
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Ryan Lay on Twitter says that his new board is 8.5" and 8.75", with apparently a 14.5" wheelbase, and should be available now.
the 8.5 is already sold out online haha
https://orchardshop.com/products/sci-fi-fantasy-ryan-lay-deck-8-5 (https://orchardshop.com/products/sci-fi-fantasy-ryan-lay-deck-8-5)
just checked my local and they got 'em too Kinetic/Nocturnal
https://kineticskateboarding.com/products/sci-fi-fantasy-ryan-lay-deck?variant=39611708112998
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I honestly thought he’d end up on Santa Cruz and I’m very glad I was wrong.
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Maybe the biggest board sponsor upgrade in recent history?
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That was awesome ;D
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Maybe the biggest board sponsor upgrade in recent history?
Louie, flip to FA
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is he on kavu too? pretty sick sponsor lineup if so, kavu and sci-fi
I noticed that also, he’s prob not but that would be a killer line up haha
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Welcome/Etnies -> Sci-Fi/Vans is a much better fit
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Maybe the biggest board sponsor upgrade in recent history?
Definitely is, maybe all time upgrade.
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‘Cept vans can’t flow him a single vegan shoe …
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I think he's pretty close with Alex White and everyone at Krux. Honestly his persona as a lefty skater gels pretty well with that Krux is doing these days.
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Definitely is, maybe all time upgrade.
One of those great skaters who had languished with an incredibly lame sponsor for far too long.
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has his sci-fi board been posted yet?
(https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/plain-hot-dog-with-big-sausage-picture-id658846784?k=20&m=658846784&s=612x612&w=0&h=Q2EwzXWqQ0rJhriRybsqjI_1SkcaS3YSL1Wt8jRYFkc=)
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Maybe the biggest board sponsor upgrade in recent history?
Definitely is, maybe all time upgrade.
All time is a big stretch. Considering we've all been unsure if Jerry was going to have a team or not. I'd even have Julian Davidson going from Element to Deathwish above this.
Good for Ryan. Just watched the part, and really enjoyed it, and will be going back to that part/having it in my rotation. All of a sudden his skating has become a lot more appealing to me now that he's not on Welcome, and skating those shaped boards. All been an interesting watch seeing this company go from Jerry just making some hats for his friends to a fully fledged board company, over what, 5 years now?
Out of all the companies that has been thrown out there for Glick, this one he actually fits on. Make the call Jerry.
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I agree all-time is a stretch, but to play devils advocate
Being handpicked by Jerry as the first pro for one of skating’s most coveted brands didnt even seem to be on the table, so somehow seems greater than joining almost any team out right now. Unless getting a bigger check from a Primitive or somehow getting on Palace or FA means more
Julian Davidson’s Element lineup was also pretty heavy until right before he left. Welcome teamwise is good but not on that Evan Smith/Mason/Nyjah/Tyson level
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Going to Sci Fi Fantasy is a cool move, they have good graphics and everything Jerry does is the best. Hope it ends up in more sci fi Fantasy stuff coming out.
But I don't quite get why people shit on welcome. They have ok graphics, don't do any wacky collabs, have fairly original shapes, a pretty vanilla team but no one shitty. And they seem to be very popular, which is cool in my opinion that they've got where they have doing things a bit different? It's not to my taste, but I like to see a company with a more original aesthetic do well. Maybe I've missed something.
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Welcome’s owner Jason is a somewhat controversial figure. There was a big exodus including Nolan Johnson and the Frog guys years back. Plus they take a lot of flack since to some they represent the quirky, shaped board trend and new smaller board companies chewing up sales from heritage brands
And I meant to agree Corey Glick would fit on Sci-fi Fantasy extremely well!
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Maybe the biggest board sponsor upgrade in recent history?
Palace started small but they got Lucien from element EU and Olly Todd from a lost direction stereo, and later Fairfax too.
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sci fi is sick. but i’m not gonna lie, literally until this part dropped i thought ryan townley was ryan lay were the same person. . I kinda just forgot about one of them. or both of them.
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sci fi is sick. but i’m not gonna lie, literally until this part dropped i thought ryan townley was ryan lay were the same person. . I kinda just forgot about one of them. or both of them.
blasphemy!
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I feel like he's more of an Ace kinda guy
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Mason Silva to real?
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The complete ass turning of Krux trucks is way closer to the slight lean turning of Ventures than it is to the deep carve of Aces so I dunno. If he likes how Krux’ skates I’m sure Ventures would be more suitable for him.
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I say Element is just uncool meanwhile Welcome is whack so it’s more dramatic change
It's a shame that when element had the best team (world peace era) it didn't matter because the brand was still uncool, and everyone left.
Anyway, Etnies to vans only a glow up if vans is cutting a check. better to be paid than to be broke but cool.
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I say Element is just uncool meanwhile Welcome is whack so it’s more dramatic change
It's a shame that when element had the best team (world peace era) it didn't matter because the brand was still uncool, and everyone left.
Anyway, Etnies to vans only a glow up if vans is cutting a check. better to be paid than to be broke but cool.
i agree, but i wonder if you could make more selling vans out of your box than getting a check from etnies at this point
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Is all of Etnies budget going to Scheckler and Joslin so they don’t leave?
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Is all of Etnies budget going to Scheckler and Joslin so they don’t leave?
Based on the fact that joslins 12 iq ass can afford 2 kids a house and just built a pool while having the two least popular sponsors in skateboarding , yes.
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Honestly I feel like Welcome was holding back everyone from really going full in on Ryan Lay being one of the best skaters out there right now. This move is huge for his legacy but also hopefully for his career.
Don't know why but when I was watching the part I was thinking about how good his fits would look with some classic Simples.
(https://i.imgur.com/tG8LKYi.jpg)
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Is all of Etnies budget going to Scheckler and Joslin so they don’t leave?
Do you know how much gas &&’s ambulance guzzles?
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I like how it seems like Jerry is building a team around values, as opposed to just straight skating. Granted there's only 2 of them so far, but it feels fresh and different.
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I like how it seems like Jerry is building a team around values, as opposed to just straight skating. Granted there's only 2 of them so far, but it feels fresh and different.
jerry walks around the sketchiest parts of los angeles in dirty clothes, limping and dragging his foot pretending he's homeless so he can take photos. he ain't thinking about values lol.
jerry on disability pretender and slap loves him for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(i love jerry)
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Sorry, very stoked for Ryan Lay… what kind of wood is SciFi
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Do you know how much gas &&’s ambulance slambulance guzzles?
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is matt king still on fancy lad? his filming rules.
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I like how it seems like Jerry is building a team around values, as opposed to just straight skating. Granted there's only 2 of them so far, but it feels fresh and different.
jerry walks around the sketchiest parts of los angeles in dirty clothes, limping and dragging his foot pretending he's homeless so he can take photos. he ain't thinking about values lol.
jerry on disability pretender and slap loves him for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(i love jerry)
Maybe he’s filming another switch part
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Sorry, very stoked for Ryan Lay… what kind of wood is SciFi
https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=120409.0 (https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=120409.0)
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Definitely is, maybe all time upgrade.
All time is a big stretch. Considering we've all been unsure if Jerry was going to have a team or not. I'd even have Julian Davidson going from Element to Deathwish above this.
Good for Ryan. Just watched the part, and really enjoyed it, and will be going back to that part/having it in my rotation. All of a sudden his skating has become a lot more appealing to me now that he's not on Welcome, and skating those shaped boards. All been an interesting watch seeing this company go from Jerry just making some hats for his friends to a fully fledged board company, over what, 5 years now?
Out of all the companies that has been thrown out there for Glick, this one he actually fits on. Make the call Jerry.
His board on welcome wasn't even that crazy though? Definitely didn't detract from his skating imo. Actually looks like something Polar would make (shape wise)
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now if welcome would fucking turn will blaty pro already it's been way overdue
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Haven’t yet listened, but thought the Lay-heads out there might be interested in this
www.mostlyskateboarding.net/2022/04/ryan-lay-on-his-move-to-sci-fi-fantasy.html?m=1
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Ryan does a good job explaining/representing the brand. Arin is actively filming a part/pursuing pro skating and is “more on than him” which is to say she was first on and has been working on her part for a while- seems like shes an old school perfectionist and knows how much an initial street part matters, so is taking her time. Ryan seemed to feel bad potentially stealing her thunder and being the only one with a board. Max Garson and maybe someone else are getting flowed boards. Jerry seems reluctant to give himself a board but as they point out every sci fi board and product essentially has his name on it. Seems like a normal person not wanting to slap his name all over product and be perceived as a narcissist. So Jerry seems to be taking his time ramping up to emulating the typical skate brand business model. Ryan said hes hoping he can land a new shoe deal, which might allow him to skate “full time” again, but he remains skeptical. And that he told Krux he was going to Sci fi in december / january when he was renewing his contract and theyre arranging a new pro truck. He had been considering retiring but the move has obviously given him some heat. Also he was riding sci fi boards while filming in secret for his part until the move was official.
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What realistic shoe brand could he get on?
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What realistic shoe brand could he get on?
Last Resort or Globe maybe?
Vans would be cool and maybe Sci Fi activates it for him but it seems to be hard to break in there. Not sure its a fair comparison but Austyn Gillete is younger and for whatever reason couldn’t get on
There’s a presumed standing offer from Cariuma to any pro on practically any brand of note, but thats a faustian bargain few self respecting skaters would make
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Last Resort or Globe maybe?
Vans would be cool and maybe Sci Fi activates it for him but it seems to be hard to break in there. Not sure its a fair comparison but Austyn Gillete is younger and for whatever reason couldn’t get on
There’s a presumed standing offer from Cariuma to any pro on practically any brand of note, but thats a faustian bargain few self respecting skaters would make
Globe! Austyn get him on.
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Last Resort or Globe maybe?
Vans would be cool and maybe Sci Fi activates it for him but it seems to be hard to break in there. Not sure its a fair comparison but Austyn Gillete is younger and for whatever reason couldn’t get on
There’s a presumed standing offer from Cariuma to any pro on practically any brand of note, but thats a faustian bargain few self respecting skaters would make
LRAB with the gifted hater connection and the ability to provide vegan options for sure !
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What realistic shoe brand could he get on?
Last Resort or Globe maybe?
Vans would be cool and maybe Sci Fi activates it for him but it seems to be hard to break in there. Not sure its a fair comparison but Austyn Gillete is younger and for whatever reason couldn’t get on
There’s a presumed standing offer from Cariuma to any pro on practically any brand of note, but thats a faustian bargain few self respecting skaters would make
Ryan Lay on Cariuma would be the best just to see the Slap meltdown.
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He mentioned how he saw aspects of cariuma being good on vent city(podcast he is on).
Some brand out there will see the value with having a rider who is pro for something hip/hot like sci fi.
I doubt vans has any room but you never know.
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Vans seems to flow/have so many riders I dunno why they couldn't add him. Pro shoe? No, not likely one bit, but it begs the question of why wouldn't they? He's a long established, safe, and marketable guy insofar as he puts out a decent amount of footage and they can use his after school program to their advantage like they did with Justin Henry. He doesn't sponsor hop and probably wouldn't really require much pay at this point.
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Vans seems to flow/have so many riders I dunno why they couldn't add him. Pro shoe? No, not likely one bit, but it begs the question of why wouldn't they? He's a long established, safe, and marketable guy insofar as he puts out a decent amount of footage and they can use his after school program to their advantage like they did with Justin Henry. He doesn't sponsor hop and probably wouldn't really require much pay at this point.
Totally agree. Makes perfect sense.
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Vans generally prefer to get someone from the outset of their career and have them grow with the brand. Obviously there are exceptions to the rule with guys like Tony Hawk, Andrew Reynolds, Rick McCrank, and Zion felt like an Olympic decision. I see the case for Ryan, but it doesn't quite fit into what Vans have been doing for a long time now.
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Since they are already dropping Elijah's shoe why not just completely drop him and sub in Ryan? Not sure anyone but Elijah himself and the few dozen teens probably cosplaying his cosplay would notice.
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Guarantee vans does not give a single fuck about him…
NB# or LRAB need to swoop before cariuma work out that they could market the hell out of him!
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https://youtu.be/uTuGnAKTD8s
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Guarantee vans does not give a single fuck about him…
NB# or LRAB need to swoop before cariuma work out that they could market the hell out of him!
NB# is a good shout and makes too much sense.
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Haven’t yet listened, but thought the Lay-heads out there might be interested in this
www.mostlyskateboarding.net/2022/04/ryan-lay-on-his-move-to-sci-fi-fantasy.html?m=1
This was a really good episode and interview. MS does really good interviews when they do interviews and is generally always good. The bunt and MS are the only skate podcasts I actively make sure I listen to regularly.
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NB# or LRAB need to swoop before cariuma work out that they could market the hell out of him!
NB# is a good shout and makes too much sense.
@rothdigga get my man into some 420s, vans is sleeping on his vegan ass
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NB# or LRAB need to swoop before cariuma work out that they could market the hell out of him!
NB# is a good shout and makes too much sense.
Samaria had a vegan colorway too I think.
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NB# or LRAB need to swoop before cariuma work out that they could market the hell out of him!
NB# is a good shout and makes too much sense.
Samaria had a vegan colorway too I think.
she did, unfortunately it had poor distribution/ didn’t get much love … kinda like the 420 actually! Anyway, Lay on #NB would even be better than Lay on LRAB imho
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NB# is a good shout and makes too much sense.
We get it man, you're vegan
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NB# or LRAB need to swoop before cariuma work out that they could market the hell out of him!
NB# is a good shout and makes too much sense.
Samaria had a vegan colorway too I think.
He’s been skating in a thicker cupsole with a big padded insole why would he go to a company that makes thin vulcs only?
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Guarantee vans does not give a single fuck about him…
NB# or LRAB need to swoop before cariuma work out that they could market the hell out of him!
NB# is a good shout and makes too much sense.
Samaria had a vegan colorway too I think.
He’s been skating in a thicker cupsole with a big padded insole why would he go to a company that makes thin vulcs only?
LRAB is about to drop cupsoles and new insoles, I’ll put money on them offering a vegan option. NB# 420 would fit the bill nicely too and would suit his style imho
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NB# is a good shout and makes too much sense.
we get it man, you’re not!
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We get it man, you're vegan
i find comfort in knowing some things never change
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NB# or LRAB need to swoop before cariuma work out that they could market the hell out of him!
NB# is a good shout and makes too much sense.
Samaria had a vegan colorway too I think.
He’s been skating in a thicker cupsole with a big padded insole why would he go to a company that makes thin vulcs only?
Ya I guess I can’t see someone signing a contract in hopes of a product that doesn’t exist yet especially since skating a non vegan shoe isn’t a non issue for him.
Also: controversial opinion but I think every pro needs at least 1 non cool sponsor that provides a bank roll to make it as a pro.
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Also: controversial opinion but I think every pro needs at least 1 non cool sponsor that provides a bank roll to make it as a pro.
Not so much a controversial opinion as an observation of the current reality.
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Guarantee vans does not give a single fuck about him…
NB# or LRAB need to swoop before cariuma work out that they could market the hell out of him!
NB# is a good shout and makes too much sense.
Samaria had a vegan colorway too I think.
He’s been skating in a thicker cupsole with a big padded insole why would he go to a company that makes thin vulcs only?
Ya I guess I can’t see someone signing a contract in hopes of a product that doesn’t exist yet especially since skating a non vegan shoe isn’t a non issue for him.
Also: controversial opinion but I think every pro needs at least 1 non cool sponsor that provides a bank roll to make it as a pro.
It's pretty obvious that Ryan doesn't care about his shoe sponsor providing him with vegan shoes or not. Vans does make several vegan options (both in the skate line and across the other classics and surf lines) and the dude doesn't skate them.
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Love Ryan!
I'm backing anything that elevates him in any way.
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NB# is a good shout and makes too much sense.
Seen and noted...
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NB# is a good shout and makes too much sense.
Lay, Knox, Villani, Tiago. Regular footed monsters that can skate switch like it’s nothing. I’d watch a tour video.
Edit: Forgot Tiago is goofy ;D
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NB# is a good shout and makes too much sense.
Edit: Forgot Tiago is goofy ;D
@rothdigga id also like to lend my voice to support Lay getting on NB#
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NB# is a good shout and makes too much sense.
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Since they are already dropping Elijah's shoe why not just completely drop him and sub in Ryan? Not sure anyone but Elijah himself and the few dozen teens probably cosplaying his cosplay would notice.
For some reason a friend of mine loves these fucking things…..they are just a court shoe silhouette basically, iono guess they look alright
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Guarantee vans does not give a single fuck about him…
NB# or LRAB need to swoop before cariuma work out that they could market the hell out of him!
NB# is a good shout and makes too much sense.
Samaria had a vegan colorway too I think.
He’s been skating in a thicker cupsole with a big padded insole why would he go to a company that makes thin vulcs only?
Ya I guess I can’t see someone signing a contract in hopes of a product that doesn’t exist yet especially since skating a non vegan shoe isn’t a non issue for him.
Also: controversial opinion but I think every pro needs at least 1 non cool sponsor that provides a bank roll to make it as a pro.
“shoe sponsor” is a big call, I’m guessing flow bro at best… what vegan model do they currently have in their skate line other than one color way of Lizzie’s shoe? It’s clear vans doesn’t give a single shit about that demographic anymore.
I’m guessing he does care (or at the very least *did* care at some point) because of his Etnies shoe and my other wild guess is that he currently won’t wear anything soletech because of bad blood.
Last time I talked to him, he said he was having a “shoe crisis”. Either way, pretty sure vans won’t ever put him on officially… so he’s ripe for the picking/ swooping
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Bad blood ?
From what I recall, Lay was on eS around the time Kelly became the manager. Kelly wanted to revamp eS with more of a sporty, athletic feel and didn't think Lay fit the bill, and so Lay was kicked off.
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From what I recall, Lay was on eS around the time Kelly became the manager. Kelly wanted to revamp eS with more of a sporty, athletic feel and didn't think Lay fit the bill, and so Lay was kicked off.
This is particularly funny because Lay seems to be significantly more athletic than a lot of skaters. He's an avid trail runner, through-hiked the Arizona Trail, etc. But, of course, this isn't the "sporty" Kelly was talking about.
Now that eS is on track to surpass Nike sales by the end of Q3 2022, Kelly is vindicated.
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From what I recall, Lay was on eS around the time Kelly became the manager. Kelly wanted to revamp eS with more of a sporty, athletic feel and didn't think Lay fit the bill, and so Lay was kicked off.
kicked off, or shuffled over to Etnies to get given a pro model? My bad blood speculation was in reference to Etnies though; they were pushing him and his shoe pretty hard and then it all sort of vanished overnight…
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From what I recall, Lay was on eS around the time Kelly became the manager. Kelly wanted to revamp eS with more of a sporty, athletic feel and didn't think Lay fit the bill, and so Lay was kicked off.
This is particularly funny because Lay seems to be significantly more athletic than a lot of skaters. He's an avid trail runner, through-hiked the Arizona Trail, etc. But, of course, this isn't the "sporty" Kelly was talking about.
Now that eS is on track to surpass Nike sales by the end of Q3 2022, Kelly is vindicated.
It was lay and Walker Ryan who funnily enough is also probably one of the most athletic/ health conscious skaters
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From what I recall, Lay was on eS around the time Kelly became the manager. Kelly wanted to revamp eS with more of a sporty, athletic feel and didn't think Lay fit the bill, and so Lay was kicked off.
ok i get it
despite this eS story, he was on etnies during a long time (around Album).
bad blood with eS but what about Etnies ?
Edit: nevermind i get what GISM means now
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They seem like they’ve shifted to acquiring Aurelian and Andy Anderson - social media skaters. Could def have been a case of his contract running out. Don’t think he ever had a pro model though
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From what I recall, Lay was on eS around the time Kelly became the manager. Kelly wanted to revamp eS with more of a sporty, athletic feel and didn't think Lay fit the bill, and so Lay was kicked off.
They seem like they’ve shifted to acquiring Aurelian and Andy Anderson - social media skaters. Could def have been a case of his contract running out. Don’t think he ever had a pro model though
https://youtu.be/M11P3WFeq_c
Well I guess it was a Jameson colourway only, but still …
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From what I recall, Lay was on eS around the time Kelly became the manager. Kelly wanted to revamp eS with more of a sporty, athletic feel and didn't think Lay fit the bill, and so Lay was kicked off.
They seem like they’ve shifted to acquiring Aurelian and Andy Anderson - social media skaters. Could def have been a case of his contract running out. Don’t think he ever had a pro model though
Well I guess it was a Jameson colourway only, but still …
I think Etnies stopped doing pro models for a while. Marana instead of Sheckler model etc.
If you have a pet dog are you vegan?
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What about being vegetarian but owning a lawn care company
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Hey guys let's argue about veganism!!!!
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Hey guys let's argue post about veganismvegan footwear options!!!!
But where's the glue from?!
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But where's the glue from?!
Vans doesn’t give a fuck about uncontracted skater Ryan Lay because the plastic lace tips on the old skools they send him are made from hog fat
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But where's the glue from?!
Vans doesn’t give a fuck about uncontracted skater Ryan Lay because the plastic lace tips on the old skools they send him are made from hog fat
theyre called aglets
shoutout phineas and ferb
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What about being vegetarian but owning a lawn care company
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NB# or LRAB need to swoop before cariuma work out that they could market the hell out of him!
NB# is a good shout and makes too much sense.
Samaria had a vegan colorway too I think.
He’s been skating in a thicker cupsole with a big padded insole why would he go to a company that makes thin vulcs only?
Ya I guess I can’t see someone signing a contract in hopes of a product that doesn’t exist yet especially since skating a non vegan shoe isn’t a non issue for him.
Also: controversial opinion but I think every pro needs at least 1 non cool sponsor that provides a bank roll to make it as a pro.
I’m guessing he does care (or at the very least *did* care at some point) because of his Etnies shoe and my other wild guess is that he currently won’t wear anything soletech because of bad blood.
Last time I talked to him, he said he was having a “shoe crisis”. Either way, pretty sure vans won’t ever put him on officially… so he’s ripe for the picking/ swooping
Indeed the Spring 2022 lineup is lacking, but over the past couple years they’ve had lots of options that I’ve never seen him in, particularly the AA Authentic High (especially seeing as Ryan seems to favor mid/hi shoes). There were also a couple colorways of cupsoles by that BMX guy that were synthetic, and also the entire Eco-theory line that has the removable insoles (come in Old Skool, authentic and Sk8-hi versions). Just saying he had options. Even I’ve bought pretty much all those mentioned above and I’m not flow.
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but why dont vegans eat eggs?
eggs are delicious, plentlyful, and harmless
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but why dont vegans eat eggs?
eggs are delicious, plentlyful, and harmless
a lot of vegans or maybe all don’t eat honey. Which is wild to me. But I love honey
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I guess I'm the odd man out, because I really messed with Welcome, especially Townley...That dude also RIPS
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I guess I'm the odd man out, because I really messed with Welcome, especially Townley...That dude also RIPS
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Team is good, brand is meh
Yeah I would agree with that
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NB# is a good shout and makes too much sense.
Wearing NB# in his latest IG stories
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Why can't vegans eat honey but consume produce off exploited agricultural workers?
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he'd be great on Last Resort AB im sure it's been said before
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Why can't vegans eat honey but consume produce off exploited agricultural workers?
How about head over to Washington street and place your face on the coping while Chris Russel is skating?
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NB# or LRAB need to swoop before cariuma work out that they could market the hell out of him!
NB# is a good shout and makes too much sense.
Wearing NB# in his latest IG stories
Damn nice, that would be sick if they got him on. Not the biggest fan of their shoes(skate) but they seem to take care of their skate team so I’m down with em
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Guarantee vans does not give a single fuck about him…
NB# or LRAB need to swoop before cariuma work out that they could market the hell out of him!
NB# is a good shout and makes too much sense.
Wearing NB# in his latest IG stories
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Hey guys let's argue about veganism!!!!
Why can't vegans eat honey but consume produce off exploited agricultural workers?
The obvious answer is: you’re not allowed to be concerned about a certain issue unless you are concerned about ALL issues, there is no middle ground: it’s 0 or 100 baby!
That’s why I can’t be bothered with women’s rights tbh, I mean there are children starving in Africa so unless that problem is fixed, my compassion for women at large will remain at -3! I’m sorry but that’s just how logical people think…
Next can we talk about how plants have feelings so that makes vegans hypocrites? That’s how you really pwn those arseholes!
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Would be lovely to watch Ryan touring with both Tom K’s and Jordan Taylor.
Also he was reposting Tiago’s on his ig stories early this weekend.
Also are 440 Highs better the Crockett Highs?
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Also are 440 Highs better the Crockett Highs?
Both are good. Just different. Personally I dig the 440H
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Depends on how raw your denim is….
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Depends on how raw your denim is….
raw and unwashed for 3 years!
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(https://c.tenor.com/juQGJFcW5HIAAAAC/chicken-isnt.gif)
“You once were a vegone, but now you will be gone”
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This looks like Trujillo circa 2013 or some shit
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This looks like Trujillo circa 2013 or some shit
Aside from appearance - it all lines up perfectly
He is incorrigible
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https://twitter.com/ryyanlay/status/1528987115077484544
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Ryan on NB# just seems like it makes too much sense. Thoughtful skater riding for a company that makes thoughtful products.
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https://twitter.com/ryyanlay/status/1528987115077484544
Wow. Somebody giving props to SLAP?!?
Shout outs to @rothdigga for the follow through, and let’s not forget @Gray Imp Sausage Metal for the initial suggest.
Bravo, squad!
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Ryan Lay always struck me as a Cariuma guy.
He’s a pretty thoughtful and conscious guy, you’d think Cariuma’s environmentally conscious angle and seemingly endless budget for paying riders would tie in well.
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Ryan Lay always struck me as a Cariuma guy.
He’s a pretty thoughtful and conscious guy, you’d think Cariuma’s environmentally conscious angle and seemingly endless budget for paying riders would tie in well.
I think he’s mentioned on vent city that they greenwash their advertisements but I’m not 100 percent
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Ryan Lay always struck me as a Cariuma guy.
He’s a pretty thoughtful and conscious guy, you’d think Cariuma’s environmentally conscious angle and seemingly endless budget for paying riders would tie in well.
I think he’s mentioned on vent city that they greenwash their advertisements but I’m not 100 percent
Wouldn’t surprise me one bit.
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This looks like Trujillo circa 2013 or some shit
Aside from appearance - it all lines up perfectly
He is incorrigible
u know his insta
(https://i.ibb.co/s3v1m8m/cph10dsc-1992-1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/QmFHbyb)
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Hyped for him if he gets on nb but I really liked him in crocketts.
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Hyped for him if he gets on nb but I really liked him in crocketts.
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As good as someone looks in a given shoe, it’s always a bummer when you know they’re just flow.
Hope NB hooks him up fully, he deserves it. He fits the team’s style of skating so well.
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https://twitter.com/ryyanlay/status/1528987115077484544
Shout outs to @rothdigga for the follow through, and let’s not forget @Gray Imp Sausage Metal for the initial suggest.
Bravo, squad!
the power of slap!
(Vegan Tiagos and 440s and I’ll die a happy man)
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https://twitter.com/ryyanlay/status/1528987115077484544
Shout outs to @rothdigga for the follow through, and let’s not forget @Gray Imp Sausage Metal for the initial suggest.
Bravo, squad!
(Vegan Tiagos and 440s and I’ll die a happy man)
I know it’s a bummer, but the fact that he’s like “which kind of 440 am i?” Just further exemplifies that he dgaf about vegan shoes
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new balance founder gave trump election campaign money , but that's whatever
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https://twitter.com/ryyanlay/status/1528987115077484544
Shout outs to @rothdigga for the follow through, and let’s not forget @Gray Imp Sausage Metal for the initial suggest.
Bravo, squad!
(Vegan Tiagos and 440s and I’ll die a happy man)
yeah, bit of a travesty really. I was giving him the benefit of the doubt for vans, but he could have just asked for some 420s tbh...
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https://twitter.com/ryyanlay/status/1528987115077484544
Shout outs to @rothdigga for the follow through, and let’s not forget @Gray Imp Sausage Metal for the initial suggest.
Bravo, squad!
I DMed him when we were having that convo and told him we were trying to manifest that for him. I think he looked into it further and worked out
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Shout outs to @rothdigga for the follow through, and let’s not forget @Gray Imp Sausage Metal for the initial suggest.
Bravo, squad!
(Vegan Tiagos and 440s and I’ll die a happy man)
To be fair, Ryan being vegan and using the "which kind of 440 am I" ploy is more so for him to find a type of shoe he likes. From there, he can use his marketing power/sensibilities to push the brand to make vegan versions of X shoe: 440 and then anything else he is feeling.
Gotta think endgame with this. Ideally, skate vegan models first and foremost, but that's not always the way you have to go about it to get more vegan ones made, sadly. Then again, I'm not vegan, so what do I know!? :-X
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https://twitter.com/ryyanlay/status/1528987115077484544
Shout outs to @rothdigga for the follow through, and let’s not forget @Gray Imp Sausage Metal for the initial suggest.
Bravo, squad!
(Vegan Tiagos and 440s and I’ll die a happy man)
To be fair, Ryan being vegan and using the "which kind of 440 am I" ploy is more so for him to find a type of shoe he likes. From there, he can use his marketing power/sensibilities to push the brand to make vegan versions of X shoe: 440 and then anything else he is feeling.
Gotta think endgame with this. Ideally, skate vegan models first and foremost, but that's not always the way you have to go about it to get more vegan ones made, sadly. Then again, I'm not vegan, so what do I know!? :-X
that’s what my initial comment was sort of hinting at; like if he was really into taigos, he might be able to push NB in that direction to offer one or two options. Not holding my breath at this point, but yeah in a PMA type situation, that would be the best outcome for sure!
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Shout outs to @rothdigga for the follow through, and let’s not forget @Gray Imp Sausage Metal for the initial suggest.
Bravo, squad!
(Vegan Tiagos and 440s and I’ll die a happy man)
He’s been pretty clear that he can only really skate in mids or highs. It’s not fair to chastise him because skate brands do use vegan/sustainable materials in the shoes they’re sending him for free.
new balance founder gave trump election campaign money , but that's whatever
But also this. I want Ryan to have a full career and full sponsor support but let’s not pretend that NB is some light in the night of the corporate sponsors
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Ryan Lay always struck me as a Cariuma guy.
He’s a pretty thoughtful and conscious guy, you’d think Cariuma’s environmentally conscious angle and seemingly endless budget for paying riders would tie in well.
a thoughtful and conscious skate rat doesn't fall for Cariuma
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Shout outs to @rothdigga for the follow through, and let’s not forget @Gray Imp Sausage Metal for the initial suggest.
Bravo, squad!
(Vegan Tiagos and 440s and I’ll die a happy man)
He’s been pretty clear that he can only really skate in mids or highs. It’s not fair to chastise him because skate brands do use vegan/sustainable materials in the shoes they’re sending him for free.
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new balance founder gave trump election campaign money , but that's whatever
But also this. I want Ryan to have a full career and full sponsor support but let’s not pretend that NB is some light in the night of the corporate sponsors
I know we're way over-analyzing a tweet where he was probably only trying to drop the news that he's getting NBs, but if this bolded statement is true, why would he be looking to his followers for which 440s he should go with?
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Ryan Lay always struck me as a Cariuma guy.
He’s a pretty thoughtful and conscious guy, you’d think Cariuma’s environmentally conscious angle and seemingly endless budget for paying riders would tie in well.
a thoughtful and conscious skate rat doesn't fall for Cariuma
But he rode for Welcome and Krux, so can’t be that infallible.
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Ryan Lay always struck me as a Cariuma guy.
He’s a pretty thoughtful and conscious guy, you’d think Cariuma’s environmentally conscious angle and seemingly endless budget for paying riders would tie in well.
a thoughtful and conscious skate rat doesn't fall for Cariuma
But he rode for Welcome and Krux, so can’t be that infallible.
hardware & shoes are two separate topics
And Welcome & Krux genuinely come from skateboarding
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Ryan Lay always struck me as a Cariuma guy.
He’s a pretty thoughtful and conscious guy, you’d think Cariuma’s environmentally conscious angle and seemingly endless budget for paying riders would tie in well.
a thoughtful and conscious skate rat doesn't fall for Cariuma
But he rode for Welcome and Krux, so can’t be that infallible.
hardware & shoes are two separate topics
And Welcome & Krux genuinely come from skateboarding
Are you're saying this in defense of New Balance?
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nah
it kinda sucks but not as much as Cariuma
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nah
it kinda sucks but not as much as Cariuma
Other than how the shoes are marketed, on what criteria are you basing this judgment?
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Vegan Tiago highs for spring 2023 confirmed
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nah
it kinda sucks but not as much as Cariuma
Other than how the shoes are marketed, on what criteria are you basing this judgment?
a corporate shoe is a corporate shoe, the main differentiating aspect actually is marketing
Road to Olympics timing focused on tiktokers / youtubers
And bonus points for Mike V & Skategoat
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lmao at people acting like millionaire CEOs aren't all conservative and the nb one is exclusively terrible
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Let’s just be stoked that a good guy and rad skater basically can be a pro skater again. That’s what Sci-Fi and now NB are giving him
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https://www.instagram.com/reel/CeC6fNDDmGr/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
He tagged them, don’t think I ever saw him tag vans… so it’s official?
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Man I hope it’s official. Also a NB edit with Knox,lay,cookie, villani and westgate. ::chefs kiss::
Think I’m gonna cop some 508s if I can find the colorway I’m looking for. This threads gotta be kinda stoked on NB
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Man I hope it’s official. Also a NB edit with Knox,lay,cookie, villani and westgate. ::chefs kiss::
Think I’m gonna cop some 508s if I can find the colorway I’m looking for. This threads gotta be kinda stoked on NB
Add Flo to that edit.
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https://www.instagram.com/reel/CeC6fNDDmGr/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
He tagged them, don’t think I ever saw him tag vans… so it’s official?
I chatted with him about it. Didn’t explicitly ask if he’s fully on, but it sounds like he’s getting taken care of well enough whatever his status is with them
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Is it me or he's not skating Krux in this clip?
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His good friend is the TM he’s not leaving unless he gets on spitfire all of a sudden.
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Feel like my man got an agent
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Is it me or he's not skating Krux in this clip?
you can see the hole, these are Krux
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Feel like my man got an agent
I thinks it’s a case of wait long enough and the guys you used to skate with get plum industry gigs