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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: shannamal on February 04, 2026, 12:28:24 PM
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https://www.instagram.com/p/DUWVdKkkqR6/
after a decade, he's outtie
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https://youtu.be/xe3PrtFz-dE (https://youtu.be/xe3PrtFz-dE)
Welcome sucks
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Good he always deserved better
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Dudes mad sick. He does deserve waaaaay better.
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Congratulations. Hopefully he's still in the skate realm, Sci-Fi would be a decent fit.
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Good for him. That company hasn't been even close to being as cool as the sorcery 118 days. Just a wack collabo company now. With nora, the wackest of all
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Dude should try to get on Sci-Fi and do a series with his artwork. He’s a great artist.
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Maybe he wasn't down the the primitivization of the brand. I hope he has another sponsor on the way.
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can welcome still afford pros? seems like the collabs really backfired on them, just browsed through their webstore and they only sold out of one or two pieces from each collection. they're paying out the ass to license harry potter shirts that no one asked for
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Ryan Lay laid out the career rejuvenation of post-Welcome life I guess
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loved some of his board designs, i rode an 8.5 "cowgirl" deck of his through most of the last couple of years. welcome is reaching late stage enjoi with all the pop culture collab decks so i hope he finds a better place.
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Congrats Ryan
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can welcome still afford pros? seems like the collabs really backfired on them, just browsed through their webstore and they only sold out of one or two pieces from each collection. they're paying out the ass to license harry potter shirts that no one asked for
Speaking of collabs no one asked for…who the fuck thought it would be a good idea to collab with Slipknot?lmao I actually grew up listening to them and still listen to them when I’m in the mood, but who is this for???
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can welcome still afford pros? seems like the collabs really backfired on them, just browsed through their webstore and they only sold out of one or two pieces from each collection. they're paying out the ass to license harry potter shirts that no one asked for
Nu-metal/mall goth has been back in for a lil while now with younger folk.
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I'm a big fan of this dude's skating but I really hope he's got a new board sponsor already lined up. Seems rough out there as a free agent these days.
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Jacuzzi
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Jacuzzi
I was wondering where he could possibly go. Gotta be this or rassvet?
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Too many zoomers in this thread
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Thame
Jacuzzi
Alien Workshop
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I could see him on Tanabata
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Hell of a run. Stoked for him.
Could see him on Krooked.
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Thame
Jacuzzi
Alien Workshop
never knew I wanted an A;ien Workshop Ryan Townley edit until this moment
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can welcome still afford pros? seems like the collabs really backfired on them, just browsed through their webstore and they only sold out of one or two pieces from each collection. they're paying out the ass to license harry potter shirts that no one asked for
Yes this has been a thing for a couple of years already. I’ve spotted many kids wearing Slipknot or Korn hoodies so that collabo makes perfect sense.
Edit: To be honest if you’ve been paying attention to skate edits by the younger generation this should be pretty obvious.
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This the most love i’ve ever seen for Townley on slap. Krooked? Sci fi? Rassvet? Whenever bro drops a part people complain about how he bends his knees n shit.
I like his skating and hope he goes somewhere sick. But usually the townley slap talk isn’t this positive i feel like
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can welcome still afford pros? seems like the collabs really backfired on them, just browsed through their webstore and they only sold out of one or two pieces from each collection. they're paying out the ass to license harry potter shirts that no one asked for
The kids love Slipknot. It's dadrock now.
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loved some of his board designs, i rode an 8.5 "cowgirl" deck of his through most of the last couple of years. welcome is reaching late stage enjoi with all the pop culture collab decks so i hope he finds a better place.
Same here. Rode two of that shape back to back last summer.
Hope he lands somewhere nice.
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This the most love i’ve ever seen for Townley on slap. Krooked? Sci fi? Rassvet? Whenever bro drops a part people complain about how he bends his knees n shit.
I like his skating and hope he goes somewhere sick. But usually the townley slap talk isn’t this positive i feel like
I’m here for some townley hate. His knees do bother me and his art is uninspired and boring. No way he’s getting on sci fi
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He’s had a good run. Time to yank the plug.
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Fucking finally
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rassvet
its more difficult to see on krooked after caleb bailed but brad and tom still there
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He must have felt really Unwelcome there.
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Ryan is sick. Dude deserves better and now don’t have to skate those cartoon ass shapes.
My fantasy TM team picks:
Thames
Sci fi
Quasi
AWS
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I could see him on Toy Machine. Hear me out…
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Got a friend in the jacuzzi camp. Pretty sure I heard him say a while ago that Ryan was getting on with a board
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Jacuzzi
Alien Workshop
never knew I wanted an A;ien Workshop Ryan Townley edit until this moment
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My bet is Jacuzzi
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I could see him on Toy Machine. Hear me out…
Exactly my first thought, too. But maybe the Toy Machine of 20 years ago. Maybe Toy is still that today.
Also, his epoxy art collage pieces ARE rad.
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This the most love i’ve ever seen for Townley on slap. Krooked? Sci fi? Rassvet? Whenever bro drops a part people complain about how he bends his knees n shit.
I like his skating and hope he goes somewhere sick. But usually the townley slap talk isn’t this positive i feel like
I’m here for some townley hate. His knees do bother me and his art is uninspired and boring. No way he’s getting on sci fi
Yeah tbh there's just something off about him. On paper I should like his skating but I don't.
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he’s corny so jacuzzi is a perfect fit
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This the most love i’ve ever seen for Townley on slap. Krooked? Sci fi? Rassvet? Whenever bro drops a part people complain about how he bends his knees n shit.
I like his skating and hope he goes somewhere sick. But usually the townley slap talk isn’t this positive i feel like
I’m here for some townley hate. His knees do bother me and his art is uninspired and boring. No way he’s getting on sci fi
Yeah tbh there's just something off about him. On paper I should like his skating but I don't.
I don't like the way he crouches
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i was not really involved in skating at all when welcome came out and by the time i was gettin back into it, seems like it was already fallin off big time
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can welcome still afford pros? seems like the collabs really backfired on them, just browsed through their webstore and they only sold out of one or two pieces from each collection. they're paying out the ass to license harry potter shirts that no one asked for
Joey’s drumming on that first album is incredible, still the only album I listen to from them.
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jacuzzi/opera would kinda make sense... they have a few new pros incoming and i doubt the ams are going to be getting a bump soon ariana spencer to be anounced soon
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Maybe it’s time we normalize pros retiring around 25 again.
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Maybe it’s time we normalize pros retiring around 25 again.
Depends on the pro
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Maybe it’s time we normalize pros retiring around 25 again.
Oh for sure. No dis towards Ryan here but guys like him who’re just kinda floating around might do better to go back to school or pursue a normal career before they’re 40 so we don’t end up with so many dinosaurs in the industry. Would probably be a net positive.
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jacuzzi/opera would kinda make sense... they have a few new pros incoming and i doubt the ams are going to be getting a bump soon ariana spencer to be anounced soon
I have a nostalgic spot for foundation. But as long as Ariana getting paid I’m cool with it. I really like her skating. Resins 7 boards are tight too.
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jacuzzi/opera would kinda make sense... they have a few new pros incoming and i doubt the ams are going to be getting a bump soon ariana spencer to be anounced soon
I have a nostalgic spot for foundation. But as long as Ariana getting paid I’m cool with it. I really like her skating. Resins 7 boards are tight too.
Foundation has put out some really good videos in recent years. Jacuzzi seems like a lateral move
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Maybe it’s time we normalize pros retiring around 25 again.
Oh for sure. No dis towards Ryan here but guys like him who’re just kinda floating around might do better to go back to school or pursue a normal career before they’re 40 so we don’t end up with so many dinosaurs in the industry. Would probably be a net positive.
He’s been pretty prolific and self motivating it seems. Definitely outgrown Welcome. I dig his artwork too… wouldn’t shock me if he made this kind of move.
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don’t get the hate. dude is so good at skating
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Maybe it’s time we normalize pros retiring around 25 again.
The majority of skaters to care about are 25-35 range
Oh for sure. No dis towards Ryan here but guys like him who’re just kinda floating around might do better to go back to school or pursue a normal career before they’re 40 so we don’t end up with so many dinosaurs in the industry. Would probably be a net positive.
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don’t get the hate.
He makes collage art
tucks his shirt in
And does boardslide yanks
not hard to figure out
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I’ve skated with Ryan a couple of times, he’s a really good dude and is super friendly. I liked his welcome shape a lot. Pretty mind blowing to watch him in person, skates fast, pops everything super high, really consistent.
Saw him at the courthouse event today and he was riding a jacuzzi board.
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He makes nice collages.
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I second the congrats Ryan, i'm hoping he joins the other of Welcome Ryan at Sci Fi (Fits both parties imo, and the Lay connect).
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don’t get the hate. dude is so good at skating
good taste is not for everybody.
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loved some of his board designs, i rode an 8.5 "cowgirl" deck of his through most of the last couple of years. welcome is reaching late stage enjoi with all the pop culture collab decks so i hope he finds a better place.
Hope he lands somewhere nice.
If you guys are talking about that Enenra shape, how does it compare to the Polar P2 Sr.?
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loved some of his board designs, i rode an 8.5 "cowgirl" deck of his through most of the last couple of years. welcome is reaching late stage enjoi with all the pop culture collab decks so i hope he finds a better place.
Hope he lands somewhere nice.
They’re extremely similar. If you like the P2 you’ll like the enenra
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don’t get the hate. dude is so good at skating
good taste is not for everybody.
The guy whose wheels touched on a Nik Stain ABD in a part using a song that was recently ABD?
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he’s corny so jacuzzi is a perfect fit
What started kinda wack is working its way to pretty cool.
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he’s corny so jacuzzi is a perfect fit
What started kinda wack is working its way to pretty cool.
Nah jacuzzi fuckin sucks
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Maybe it’s time we normalize pros retiring around 25 again.
How many people have turned pro before 25 in the last decade? It’s like significantly less than decades prior. Maybe 27 so they get like 2 years
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Jacuzzi is already a brand of stuff. It’s like naming a skate company Jell-o or something.
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don’t get the hate. dude is so good at skating
good taste is not for everybody.
The guy whose wheels touched on a Nik Stain ABD in a part using a song that was recently ABD?
last Townley part was years ago, what "recently ABD" supposed to mean.
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https://youtu.be/xe3PrtFz-dE (https://youtu.be/xe3PrtFz-dE)
Welcome sucks big time
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he’s corny so jacuzzi is a perfect fit
What started kinda wack is working its way to pretty cool.
Nah jacuzzi fuckin sucks
they actually make some of the best boards despite what you may think of the marketing
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you can get those exact boards from a bunch of different brands
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you can get those exact boards from a bunch of different brands
Not even trying to argue. Who else makes resin 7 decks? All I know are jacuzzi and opera.
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nobody else is selling "resin 7" boards because it probably was a trademarked name that dwindle owned. you can look up the woodshop thread in shoes & gear, pretty much everything DSM is those "resin 7" boards, it just means 7 plies with epoxy resin glue, that's like the standard DSM made board, dwindle just made it sound tech. i skated resin 7 shop decks. if jacuzzi/opera have cool unique shapes then those might be exclusive to them, but i wouldn't know because i don't care about either brand really.
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you can get those exact boards from a bunch of different brands
Not even trying to argue. Who else makes resin 7 decks? All I know are jacuzzi and opera.
It seems there are some brands using the same wood than Jacuzzi.
“PALACE、EVISEN、TIGHTBOOTH、JACUZZI など高品質な有名ブランドと同じプレスです。” that means DSM high quality boards are pressed in the same factory like those brands.
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http://youtu.be/wenPfo7HVK4
If the Cooze had art direction that didn't look like it was run by a 14 year-old with a Canva pro subscription it'd be alright.
The intentionally low effort, stupid name will always bug me though.
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don’t get the hate. dude is so good at skating
good taste is not for everybody.
The guy whose wheels touched on a Nik Stain ABD in a part using a song that was recently ABD?
last Townley part was years ago, what "recently ABD" supposed to mean.
Sorry if that was worded confusingly. In his OJ Wheels part, he skated to a song that Daniel Dent had used in an incredibly popular independent video called “with the apple” just three years prior. In that same part, he did a gap to manual that Nik Stain also already did, except he touched his front wheels. He even went back to re-film it for Instagram after being called out.
https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=128487.0
Edit: added thread link
Second edit: you are also the one who initially called it out!
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Louie saw Ryan Lay and sci fi and said, I need a welcome guy named Ryan.
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http://youtu.be/wenPfo7HVK4
If the Cooze had art direction that didn't look like it was run by a 14 year-old with a Canva pro subscription it'd be alright.
The intentionally low effort, stupid name will always bug me though.
I feel like some of the better boards I’ve seen recently have been from jacuzzi like that dilo earthbound graphic, as a whole I don’t think the image is concise but there are gems there.