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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1290 on: November 18, 2020, 11:16:11 AM »
“Historic” skate spots don’t need to be saved.

Why ?
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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1291 on: November 18, 2020, 11:36:27 AM »
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“Historic” skate spots don’t need to be saved.
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Why ?
Idk, because it’s just skateboarding and if a city wants to tear something down to building something new, there’s nothing wrong with that imo.
Shit gets torn down to build something new all over the world everyday and it’s just progress, it’s just how the world works.
I just don’t see the need to cling to something like that.
It’s a bummer when a spot gets torn down but it’s usually not something that really going to interfere with a skaters life.
Skateboarding is my life but, it’s nothing in the grand scheme of the earth.
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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1292 on: November 18, 2020, 12:19:28 PM »
Anthony Hawkins is completely out to lunch with all the renaming of tricks in his game.
...made them change SMITH GRIND to MONTY GRIND.

NOBODY calls it a monty grind anymore, trick names evolve over time and dude is wrong.
All due respect, Rusty, but YOU are actually in the wrong here.
A BS Smith should have been called (correctly) a Monty grind all along.
And if we are to allow that trick names evolve, then so be it; THIS trick’s name is evolving. No biggie, yeah?
Besides, it’s not as though you’re being asked to take out a 2nd mortgage interest your home... it’s just swapping words in your (already flexible) vernacular.
I still thick of it as a BS Smith, but that don’t mean I’m right.
Recognizing that, I’m willing to give this low hanging fruit a try rather than grouse about it, but hey... you do you.

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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1293 on: November 18, 2020, 12:23:39 PM »
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They seem to be well received on here. But I personally think Heroin skateboards is one of the worst companies out.
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one of the more geniune unpopular opinion here.
man theyve got some amazing riders and their last 2 projects were real good. Also gou, deaddave, timpson.
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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1294 on: November 18, 2020, 03:13:32 PM »
I think a lot of baggy pants are going way overboard and in a couple years some people are gonna look back and be very embarrassed of their footy.

yeah there's a reason skating moved away from this in the first place

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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1295 on: November 18, 2020, 05:26:27 PM »
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They seem to be well received on here. But I personally think Heroin skateboards is one of the worst companies out.
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one of the more geniune unpopular opinion here.
man theyve got some amazing riders and their last 2 projects were real good. Also gou, deaddave, timpson.
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I'll say that I got second hand embarrassment watching Gou skate and I think he set Japanese skating back 10 years with all the copycats that popped up after. His skating reminds me of a dad trying to pull faces to make their kid laugh.
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Everything but the name. That is the worst fucking name of a skate brand ever, so fuckin wack and cheesy. Like we don't have crack pipe wheel co or whtever. Idk I like the art, the skaters, and the videos but fucking hell that name is a problem for me. Whiny rant about a bad name over.

Weeeeell there was Hubba wheels and Hubba was slang for crack hence Hubba Hideout was where people used to hide to smoke.

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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1296 on: November 18, 2020, 05:36:11 PM »
Probably not unpopular but I don't give a fuck about tiny little Boardycakes wheels. Small wheels suck and this is a dumb gimmick, especially if you live somewhere with any amount of crust (Northwest, Northwest, Midwest)
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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1297 on: November 18, 2020, 05:45:58 PM »
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“Historic” skate spots don’t need to be saved.
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Why ?
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Idk, because it’s just skateboarding and if a city wants to tear something down to building something new, there’s nothing wrong with that imo.
Shit gets torn down to build something new all over the world everyday and it’s just progress, it’s just how the world works.
I just don’t see the need to cling to something like that.
It’s a bummer when a spot gets torn down but it’s usually not something that really going to interfere with a skaters life.
Skateboarding is my life but, it’s nothing in the grand scheme of the earth.

Nothing seems like a bigger waste of time than petitioning a city to save a spot, a la the Brooklyn Banks.

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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1298 on: November 18, 2020, 05:49:50 PM »
I'm still a Marc Johnson fan and I think he could still come through with an incredible part.
I sometimes miss Tim O'Connor's podcast.
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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1299 on: November 18, 2020, 05:52:54 PM »
All the little shitty photshop/whatever edits that Spanky adds to his ig clips actually detract from and cheapen his footage. He's a great skater and very likeable, he doesn't need a gimmick.

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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1300 on: November 18, 2020, 06:50:23 PM »
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They seem to be well received on here. But I personally think Heroin skateboards is one of the worst companies out.
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one of the more geniune unpopular opinion here.
man theyve got some amazing riders and their last 2 projects were real good. Also gou, deaddave, timpson.
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I'll say that I got second hand embarrassment watching Gou skate and I think he set Japanese skating back 10 years with all the copycats that popped up after. His skating reminds me of a dad trying to pull faces to make their kid laugh.
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Everything but the name. That is the worst fucking name of a skate brand ever, so fuckin wack and cheesy. Like we don't have crack pipe wheel co or whtever. Idk I like the art, the skaters, and the videos but fucking hell that name is a problem for me. Whiny rant about a bad name over.
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Weeeeell there was Hubba wheels and Hubba was slang for crack hence Hubba Hideout was where people used to hide to smoke.
As soon as I posted I was like hubba and cocaine wheels, but I'm stil sayin it's a shit name for what is otherwise a sick brand.
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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1301 on: November 18, 2020, 07:11:38 PM »
All the little shitty photshop/whatever edits that Spanky adds to his ig clips actually detract from and cheapen his footage. He's a great skater and very likeable, he doesn't need a gimmick.

I think I recall him saying that he started doing that shit when he was getting sober, to keep his mind occupied. I agree, but for that, I'll give him a pass
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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1302 on: November 18, 2020, 07:18:14 PM »
A bucket hat is just a flaccid fedora.
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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1303 on: November 18, 2020, 07:35:33 PM »
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They seem to be well received on here. But I personally think Heroin skateboards is one of the worst companies out.
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one of the more geniune unpopular opinion here.
man theyve got some amazing riders and their last 2 projects were real good. Also gou, deaddave, timpson.
[close]


I'll say that I got second hand embarrassment watching Gou skate and I think he set Japanese skating back 10 years with all the copycats that popped up after. His skating reminds me of a dad trying to pull faces to make their kid laugh.
[close]
Everything but the name. That is the worst fucking name of a skate brand ever, so fuckin wack and cheesy. Like we don't have crack pipe wheel co or whtever. Idk I like the art, the skaters, and the videos but fucking hell that name is a problem for me. Whiny rant about a bad name over.
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Weeeeell there was Hubba wheels and Hubba was slang for crack hence Hubba Hideout was where people used to hide to smoke.
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As soon as I posted I was like hubba and cocaine wheels, but I'm stil sayin it's a shit name for what is otherwise a sick brand.

Yeah it’s the diminishing returns of all “funny” brand names.  Reminds me of the Simpsons joke about the name of the Be Sharps/Beatles: “we need a name that's witty at first, but that seems less funny each time you hear it”. 

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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1304 on: November 18, 2020, 09:34:54 PM »
All due respect, Rusty, but YOU are actually in the wrong here.
A BS Smith should have been called (correctly) a Monty grind all along.
And if we are to allow that trick names evolve, then so be it; THIS trick’s name is evolving. No biggie, yeah?
Besides, it’s not as though you’re being asked to take out a 2nd mortgage interest your home... it’s just swapping words in your (already flexible) vernacular.
I still thick of it as a BS Smith, but that don’t mean I’m right.
Recognizing that, I’m willing to give this low hanging fruit a try rather than grouse about it, but hey... you do you.

...so the magazines and trick tip videos over all these years are wrong too?
seems stupid to go against what everyone knows and accepts.
you even admit it. and I think you meant de-volving, monty grind is in the past, get over it.

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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1305 on: November 18, 2020, 09:42:50 PM »
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All due respect, Rusty, but YOU are actually in the wrong here.
A BS Smith should have been called (correctly) a Monty grind all along.
And if we are to allow that trick names evolve, then so be it; THIS trick’s name is evolving. No biggie, yeah?
Besides, it’s not as though you’re being asked to take out a 2nd mortgage interest your home... it’s just swapping words in your (already flexible) vernacular.
I still thick of it as a BS Smith, but that don’t mean I’m right.
Recognizing that, I’m willing to give this low hanging fruit a try rather than grouse about it, but hey... you do you.
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...so the magazines and trick tip videos over all these years are wrong too?
seems stupid to go against what everyone knows and accepts.
you even admit it. and I think you meant de-volving, monty grind is in the past, get over it.

When I started skating 20 years ago, K-Grind was the norm for a crooked grind, I guess because of Koston (though I haven’t seen do that trick enough for it to be named to get why). 

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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1306 on: November 19, 2020, 07:46:44 AM »
The Tom Knox part thread got way too circle jerky for my taste. Amazing skater and great part but I was literally thinking “guys, chill” in my head lol.
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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1307 on: November 19, 2020, 09:17:59 AM »
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They seem to be well received on here. But I personally think Heroin skateboards is one of the worst companies out.
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one of the more geniune unpopular opinion here.
man theyve got some amazing riders and their last 2 projects were real good. Also gou, deaddave, timpson.
[close]


I'll say that I got second hand embarrassment watching Gou skate and I think he set Japanese skating back 10 years with all the copycats that popped up after. His skating reminds me of a dad trying to pull faces to make their kid laugh.
[close]
Everything but the name. That is the worst fucking name of a skate brand ever, so fuckin wack and cheesy. Like we don't have crack pipe wheel co or whtever. Idk I like the art, the skaters, and the videos but fucking hell that name is a problem for me. Whiny rant about a bad name over.
[close]

Weeeeell there was Hubba wheels and Hubba was slang for crack hence Hubba Hideout was where people used to hide to smoke.
[close]
As soon as I posted I was like hubba and cocaine wheels, but I'm stil sayin it's a shit name for what is otherwise a sick brand.
[close]

Yeah it’s the diminishing returns of all “funny” brand names.  Reminds me of the Simpsons joke about the name of the Be Sharps/Beatles: “we need a name that's witty at first, but that seems less funny each time you hear it”.
Well done sir. Hubba wheels references to Simpsons jokes. Slap is great.
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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1308 on: November 20, 2020, 05:00:08 AM »
Gustav is a super unique, talented, and enjoyable skateboarder but people on this website still manage to suck his dick like no one else.
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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1309 on: November 20, 2020, 06:40:07 AM »
Probably not unpopular but I don't give a fuck about tiny little Boardycakes wheels. Small wheels suck and this is a dumb gimmick, especially if you live somewhere with any amount of crust (Northwest, Northwest, Midwest)

Exactly. You know what helps with flip tricks? Actually being able to roll.

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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1310 on: November 20, 2020, 07:50:25 AM »
917 is kinda ass and should probably die. Not as much the skaters as AO and the brand itself. Lazy brand direction/graphics that never lived up to initial expectations. I feel like as a skater AO gets more credit than he should. Definitely has done some great stuff but he has pretty much been full-on coasting since Cherry and let his window go to waste.

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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1311 on: November 20, 2020, 09:03:32 AM »
A bucket hat is just a flaccid fedora.
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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1312 on: November 20, 2020, 06:02:49 PM »
917 is kinda ass and should probably die. Not as much the skaters as AO and the brand itself. Lazy brand direction/graphics that never lived up to initial expectations. I feel like as a skater AO gets more credit than he should. Definitely has done some great stuff but he has pretty much been full-on coasting since Cherry and let his window go to waste.


the brand itself sucks, thats true.
but AO managed to enable a superinteresting team and their skating speaks for themselves, like you already realised.
So its is completely fine in my books that he provides the financial roof for them to group in their current form and generate output.
He kooked himself into oblivion already and most of us know he won´t have a comeback. so just ignore AO in the 917 equation and everything will be fine.
We all know that is what the team is doing already anyway and everyone else that is involved too. Besides implementing  AOs "creative input" from time to time for good manners maybe.






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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1313 on: November 20, 2020, 06:27:05 PM »
917 is kinda ass and should probably die. Not as much the skaters as AO and the brand itself. Lazy brand direction/graphics that never lived up to initial expectations. I feel like as a skater AO gets more credit than he should. Definitely has done some great stuff but he has pretty much been full-on coasting since Cherry and let his window go to waste.

seriously...fuck you. imagine being a young female new york transplant and walking down the street with your airbuds on whilst listening to the newest doja cat track and AO skates by and does a slappy back smith right in front of you as you wait for the cross walk to go green. your pussy would be dripping.

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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1314 on: November 21, 2020, 08:14:18 PM »
The Tom Knox part thread got way too circle jerky for my taste. Amazing skater and great part but I was literally thinking “guys, chill” in my head lol.

what'd you think of verso then

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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1315 on: November 22, 2020, 12:58:57 AM »
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The Tom Knox part thread got way too circle jerky for my taste. Amazing skater and great part but I was literally thinking “guys, chill” in my head lol.
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what'd you think of verso then

I thought verso was great. It was hilarious seeing everyone backtrack on their whining when the part finally came out.
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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1316 on: November 22, 2020, 02:52:53 AM »
Gustav is a super unique, talented, and enjoyable skateboarder but people on this website still manage to suck his dick like no one else.

Chill dude
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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1317 on: November 22, 2020, 05:04:19 AM »
The Tom Knox part thread got way too circle jerky for my taste. Amazing skater and great part but I was literally thinking “guys, chill” in my head lol.

You should read the uk skate forum thread on it
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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1318 on: November 22, 2020, 05:05:05 AM »
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The Tom Knox part thread got way too circle jerky for my taste. Amazing skater and great part but I was literally thinking “guys, chill” in my head lol.
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You should read the uk skate forum thread on it

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Re: 2020 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #1319 on: November 23, 2020, 10:10:12 AM »
Less of an unpopular opinion and more of a hot take:

If you asked Brandon Turner to switch ollie Wallenburg, he would have a harder time doing it than a switch hardflip.