Gear that doesn't exist but should

[Big Baby Jesus]

Nike Sb reissues of some of their weirder classics like the E-cue and the Url, hell maybe even a revamped Savier model (one of the more "tasteful" Saviers of course) and a TRUE reissue of the old Sb FC - I had a pair of the FCs when I was a kid when they first started making them and I'll never forget how much better they felt compared to everything else I skated when I was 15/16. They felt slim in a nice way, still had padding, and this is kind of stupid but I loved the way the old soles looked.

The Tim o'connor savier was really clean looking.

[FrozenIndustries]

Polar 8.5 popsicles and p2 shape with sub 14.25 WB.

Converse making a skate version of the pro leather high top.

They did those Hopps collabs a few years ago and there are still some floating around. They were the first Cons I bought and I had no idea how the sizing was so they were waaaay to big.

https://www.escapistskateboarding.com/converse-cons-x-hopps-pro-leather-mid-black-white.html

[Mantracker]

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I want to start a hardware company that makes thinner nylock nuts for the axles of trucks. The idea would be that you could put more speed washers on your axle between the truck and wheel and with the smaller thinner nylock nut, you could essentially widen the width between your wheels on your trucks.

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Like these?



  https://www.acerracing.com/collections/titanium-skate-hardware/products/5-16-24-titanium-skateboard-wheel-nuts-4-pieces

Yeah exactly! that with the right sized washers in a kit

[pointandclick]

bring these back

[rocklobster]

P2 boards
Single shoes to replace the pair that is ripped up
VX + Everslicks
Replacmemt baseplates

[hobochimp]

Polar 8.5 popsicles and p2 shape with sub 14.25 WB.

Converse making a skate version of the pro leather high top.

Shorter polar 8.5 but still the same shape would be amazing.

[Xen]

Everything list so far, especially the Thunder/Indy tweaks (FFS how hard could it be to trim that Indy yoke down, everyone else can fucking do it)...Also, I lined up forged Venture/thunder plates and man, the length difference is in-sane.

VX + Everslicks

RIP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-czj9fRHh4

[Rubbrick]

Sub 50mm formula fours

Shorter deck rails, so you don’t hit a rail when you wheelbite

High melting point wax for (Phoenix) summers

Ace hollows/lights with inverted kingpins

[rocklobster]

High melting point wax for PEROID

My wax gets all flaccid mid session.

[moonordie]

Non-sweatshop skate shoes

You can get Last Resort AB

[Skatebeard]

Truck baseplates with recesses for the nut, so you don't need a spanner to tighten them.

Fury used to have this, and it's such a great feature from a product design point of view.

[burm]

Truck baseplates with recesses for the nut, so you don't need a spanner to tighten them.

Fury used to have this, and it's such a great feature from a product design point of view.

Except that screwing in from the top bunches up the griptape.

I remember also seeing either nuts or special washers below the nuts that had like a prong that grabbed the side of the baseplate to hold them in place when screwing.

[tuesday]

Spacers that actually fit. F4 radial slims with a different, cleaner graphic.   

[professional]

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Non-sweatshop skate shoes

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You can get Last Resort AB

Last Resort AB makes their shoes in Vietnam. There was an interview some months before the first LR drop that made it really sound as if they were going to be made in Portugal but that isn't the case.

[moonordie]

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Non-sweatshop skate shoes

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You can get Last Resort AB

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Last Resort AB makes their shoes in Vietnam. There was an interview some months before the first LR drop that made it really sound as if they were going to be made in Portugal but that isn't the case.

Damn, I really thought that they were produced in Portugal hence the higher price

[MOE SYZLAK]

A David Clark pro board

[jay_nev]

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Non-sweatshop skate shoes

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You can get Last Resort AB

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Last Resort AB makes their shoes in Vietnam. There was an interview some months before the first LR drop that made it really sound as if they were going to be made in Portugal but that isn't the case.

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Damn, I really thought that they were produced in Portugal hence the higher price

nope that was the original intent but not doable to launch. Even still, the presentation materials construction and fit & finish are a step above your typical skate shoe

[FUBAR]

May have already been mentioned but storage boxes made for skate shit.

[cucktard]

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Non-sweatshop skate shoes

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You can get Last Resort AB

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Last Resort AB makes their shoes in Vietnam. There was an interview some months before the first LR drop that made it really sound as if they were going to be made in Portugal but that isn't the case.

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Damn, I really thought that they were produced in Portugal hence the higher price

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nope that was the original intent but not doable to launch. Even still, the presentation materials construction and fit & finish are a step above your typical skate shoe

I have no problem buying an Asian-made shoe, provided that the workers are treated well, have benefits, the right to unionize, etc.

I’d like to know more about the factory Arto chose.

[moonordie]

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Non-sweatshop skate shoes

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You can get Last Resort AB

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Last Resort AB makes their shoes in Vietnam. There was an interview some months before the first LR drop that made it really sound as if they were going to be made in Portugal but that isn't the case.

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Damn, I really thought that they were produced in Portugal hence the higher price

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nope that was the original intent but not doable to launch. Even still, the presentation materials construction and fit & finish are a step above your typical skate shoe

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I have no problem buying an Asian-made shoe, provided that the workers are treated well, have benefits, the right to unionize, etc.

I’d like to know more about the factory Arto Pontus chose.

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

Vegan half cabs!

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Non-sweatshop skate shoes

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You can get Last Resort AB

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Last Resort AB makes their shoes in Vietnam. There was an interview some months before the first LR drop that made it really sound as if they were going to be made in Portugal but that isn't the case.

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Damn, I really thought that they were produced in Portugal hence the higher price

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nope that was the original intent but not doable to launch. Even still, the presentation materials construction and fit & finish are a step above your typical skate shoe

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I have no problem buying an Asian-made shoe, provided that the workers are treated well, have benefits, the right to unionize, etc.

I’d like to know more about the factory Arto Pontus chose.

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Thank you.

And I DMed them like a man. I’ll let you know if I hear anything.

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Dope thread.

I really like the idea of reissued stuff, the Nike sbs, some p-rods rn would be so appreciated.
Reissued trucks/decks would be too rad. Completely unfeasible, tracking down old molds, formulas....but still.
I too am always looking for the truck for me, but a gentle disagree with trying to make an Indy a thunder, and then a thunder an Indy.
More vegan shoes/longer lasting shoes/non sweatshop shoes would be awesome. I really like skating canvas, a more durable canvas would be excellent (just to cut down on waste).
I wish there were a few 13.75” wb boards out there. I’m starting to notice a positive difference, maybe, for myself, on shorter effective wb, say max 17”, be nice to be able to use ventures more. I am of very average height, short in my opinion, but certainly not skateboarder short. Anyways, maybe this will become a thing.

**also: 215s geometry in 139s. Just to be different.
*also: t-109s in 139s. For no great reason other than they look really cool.

[TheLowerBack]

8.6x32.25x14.25 Full SE with a P2 nose
Affordable, skater owned, shoe company with ethical practices
Viagra for my lower back

[FirstBlood82]

a pointy es accel with g6 pour in midsole

[GlenSuggittsflexfit]

Whats some stuff you really want but either does not exist, or has not been released

For Me:
Forged Titanium Aces
60mm Conical Fulls
Waffle Cup Half Cabs

Chefs kiss

[funeral_tuxedo]

A Harry Lintell pro board. C'mon, Jim.

[Genericwhitemale]

 Powell flight construction in an FA shape

[Xen]

Viagra for my lower back

Cat Cow man, Cat Cow. It's all you need.

F4 in a V3 shape (hell I'd settle for the classic slims).

[TheLowerBack]

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Viagra for my lower back

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Cat Cow man, Cat Cow. It's all you need.

F4 in a V3 shape (hell I'd settle for the classic slims).

If only it were that simple