2021 unpopular opinion thread

[cky enthusiast]

more doo wop for street edits

[DaleSr]

more doo wop for street edits

Give me a part set to love walked in or the sun ain't gonna shine anymore

[Lou Strux]

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more doo wop for street edits

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Give me a part set to love walked in or the sun ain't gonna shine anymore

Speaking of music in edits, does anybody know if that online data base of songs used in skate parts is still around?
I don’t know how to Google. 

[munchbox]

baggy pants dont look good on taller skaters

[Mean salto]

baggy pants dont look good on taller skaters

As a tall guy kinda gotta agree. I think it's a lot to do with shirts never being long enough. even if you keep getting bigger sizes they really just get wider and not really longer which then actually looks worse. Also if you're tall you probably have bigger feet so you don't get the same ratios as a shorter person

[Cult Follower]

Skateboarding in China sucks.
If the spots are perfect and you don't get kicked out why not just film at a skatepark. The main difference is only a few people have the time and money to go there.

+1
just these perfect spots, barely lived in, with no context and as much character as a tech deck park set. it just feels depressing.

[behavioralguide]

@Lou Strux

skatevideosite.com

they're running some half baked version of what it used to be, recent jenkem intvw said they were working on an update overhaul which is supposed to go live sooner than later

[Lou Strux]

@Lou Strux

skatevideosite.com

they're running some half baked version of what it used to be, recent jenkem intvw said they were working on an update overhaul which is supposed to go live sooner than later

Shalo… I mean, “hey, thanks man!”
I appreciate you.

[Cult Follower]

skatevideosite's also got a more advanced site at skatevideo.site, but over there the data only goes up to December of 2019. and a status update from a couple weeks back

[Brguy]

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baggy pants dont look good on taller skaters

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As a tall guy kinda gotta agree. I think it's a lot to do with shirts never being long enough. even if you keep getting bigger sizes they really just get wider and not really longer which then actually looks worse. Also if you're tall you probably have bigger feet so you don't get the same ratios as a shorter person

How tall and baggy are we talking about here? Because Ali Boulala and Reynolds looked really good on baggy pants, Figgy is taller and can pull it off sometimes.

[Hinna]

phone quips. i dont even wanna check them til the next day

[pizzafliptofakie]

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I dunno if this is unconsidered as unpopular here as it is in my peer group, but I don't get the Dylan Jaeb hype. And I'm genuinely trying to.



Yes, obviously he's very good at skating. But like, so are a million other kids on the Explore Page. But people talk about Dylan as if he's an all time great when all I see is him skating that same boring California skatepark. And of course the clips at that skatepark are very good but I don't get how he's already held at such a high regard and already sponsor hopping when he's put out nothing. And I don't wanna dog on him too hard cuz he's young and I'll gladly eat my words if/when he puts out actual footage that he worked hard for. And I'm assuming that's gonna happen seeing that he was at Pulaski/other places. But people act like I'm crazy for not considering him to be some kinda legend already. Then when I compare his clips to actual pros they're like "ohh lighten up it's just Instagram", but that's all he has. People love comparing him to top tier pros until it comes down to actually comparing their footage and I don't get it.

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i feel like everyone is kissing ass ahead of the expected street part. his cult definitely treat him as if he is the chosen one of the generation, without any real footage.

not hating but its beyond me how anyone can care when 90% of the content is in that dusty ass skatepark

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Yeah, this is exactly what I'm getting at! Like of course he's good at skating, but when people talk about him I feel like they've seen something I haven't.

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I'd imagine two things are happening;

-He is sandbagging footage and using that to get on teams he wants.
-Sponsors know that a 17 year old at that tier of skating is only going to go places and thus are thirsty accordingly.

I got no bark on the tree but I'm looking forward to that part.

This is likely true but people talk as if he's already done the work and I don't get it at all.



This is a bad comparison cuz they skate very differently, but I remember when Aurelien Girard finally dropped a real part people were surprised that it wasn't full of crazy NBDs and wild tech tricks like his park/contest clips had. Regardless if you like that sorta thing or not, it's a reminder that good park clips don't always translate well in the streets. I'm not saying that will be Dylan's case, but as of now there's very little frame of reference for what to expect. And again, I will gladly eat my words when that inevitable part drops.

[Blueabyssofthisss]

Nothing will ever convince me tech decks are cool

[JugeL]

Nothing will ever convince me tech decks are cool

Not even Lurpiv?

[JamesFardy]

I love this thread for a lot of reasons, everyone brings something funny or unique to it. To give my most honest response to it, I think nyjah really did have lawyers reach out to @proskatebordingnews On Insta and helped shut it down. I’d love to know more about whoever this dude was. I imagine he lurks here. It seems like every time the nyjah thread gets brought up on here it gets buried pretty quick, but I may just be looking into it too much.

[sk8n hugon]

Pop or freshness of a deck has a much smaller effect than people think. It may feel and sound better, but doesn’t actually increase height much. Not saying the concept is a conspiracy to sell more decks or anything like that, but the amount of waste in skateboarding can be kind of daunting.

[Blueabyssofthisss]

Krumping should be illegal around the world

[SneakySecrets]

It takes someone special to look good skating super loose trucks.  Most people can’t pull it off.

[Willie]

Krumping should be illegal around the world

Remember that David LaChapelle krumping movie? Me neither.

[Heywood Jeblowme]

It takes someone special to look good skating super loose trucks.  Most people can’t pull it off.

Daewon
Max Palmer
Cardiel
Stranger
Roller Surfer
Speyer
Busenitz
Blender
Etc etc
The list is long. What most people can’t pull off is making tight trucks skating looking good during lines. Some can. Like Appleyard or PRod.

[SneakySecrets]

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It takes someone special to look good skating super loose trucks.  Most people can’t pull it off.

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Daewon
Max Palmer
Cardiel
Stranger
Roller Surfer
Speyer
Busenitz
Blender
Etc etc
The list is long. What most people can’t pull off is making tight trucks skating looking good during lines. Some can. Like Appleyard or PRod.

Yeah, your list is full of legendary skaters… kinda what I meant by “someone special”. 

Homeschooled?

[Heywood Jeblowme]

I see. So name a list of average skaters who ride loose trucks. What would that accomplish? You sure you weren’t in homeschool?

[SneakySecrets]

Yeah let me get right on making you that list.

[cky enthusiast]

you only know how loose they ride their trucks because they’re known for how good their style is. i’d say that’s an argument for people riding loose trucks having good style as opposed to the other way around

i’m also guessing that you don’t skate loose trucks so… 

[SneakySecrets]

My kingpin and nut are in different area codes

[cky enthusiast]

my second argument against your premise is bringing up matt rodriguez for some reason

[Mean salto]

I think it's more often you're already impressed by a skaters style and then find out they are skating some overly loose trucks making it even more impressive.
It's not the trucks giving them good style it's just a bonus
Kind of like when euro actors kill it in a movie then you find out English is their third language.

Most skaters I see in person with super loose trucks skate slow as shit can barely Ollie and can't roll ten feet without wiggling like a snake board.

[Hinna]

cold pizza is still pretty good. though its not an unpopular opinion

[goodatmeth]

Muska style and lets say Luan style hardflips are not the same trick. I can do both now and I feel like they are at least as different as a varial flip and a forward/dolphin flip.
Same for fs flips.

[MaXX_I-D]

DIY people are always going to have the worst style. Maybe to much time building spots instead of skating. Don’t get me wrong I’ve met some very cool people that pour crete, but those people are just weird.