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R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« on: April 28, 2021, 10:31:25 AM »
Via Mark Appleyard IG. 

He was always killing it in skate maps on the Zoo York team.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CON5U41n0Uu/?igshid=uq7hy9d5imqx
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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2021, 10:34:48 AM »
rip!

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2021, 10:42:03 AM »
Just registered (after realising I've locked myself out of my actual account) to post this, saw it on Appleyard's Instagram a few minutes ago.

So strange, was just thinking about him a few days ago and realised I hadn't seen his skating in a long long time.

Rest in Peace Robert

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2021, 10:47:03 AM »
Damn. He really fucking ripped. There was an older video I’ve mentioned here before where he tried to ollie this massive gap into a parking lot, didn’t land it but it was so big. Still think about that clip a lot as a reminder to just go for it when I’m trying to ollie bigger things. Rest In Peace.
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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2021, 10:47:34 AM »
He was a powerhouse! RIP

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2021, 10:50:35 AM »
Dang! He was so gnarly. R.I.P.

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2021, 11:00:29 AM »
Sad day for the island RIP the best puertorican Skater

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2021, 11:05:19 AM »
I used to see him on Skate Maps, he was the coming storm that was Ams who went harder than pros. He skated the biggest sets & gaps without fear. This is terrible news.

https://youtu.be/g3tkxvTbcZg

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2021, 11:08:34 AM »
damn, used to see his photos/clips a bunch when i was younger & thought he was sick. rest in peace.

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2021, 11:10:55 AM »
Damn! Always wondered what happened to him. Seemed like he could’ve gotten a better deal than Zoo at some point at his skill level for the time. He killed it on Skate Maps. What a bummer

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2021, 11:11:48 AM »
RIP

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2021, 11:48:43 AM »
Damn RIP.

Random, but I watched him try to nollie back 180 the Love gap way back.

He didn't land on any but was bringing them down. As an avid nollie back 180'er I remember thinking what an INSANE thing that would be to even try. He definitely had a ton of heart.

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2021, 12:16:08 PM »
Fuckin' hell. RIP
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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2021, 12:29:46 PM »
He has a rad part in this PR video that flew under the radar. It has the footage of this massive boardslide from a Substance Skateboards ad if anyone remembers that.

http://youtu.be/VRhhbiGohnI?t=1500

Link is tagged to his part, but not embedding.

Such a great skater. Some of the stuff he did in the Bay Area when he was living here is psycho. RIP.

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2021, 12:52:37 PM »
Terrible news. I remember a TWS road trip article with Zoo, around 2002-ish. Rest in peace..

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #15 on: April 28, 2021, 01:18:01 PM »
rip

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #16 on: April 28, 2021, 01:34:35 PM »
Dude was sick rip

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #17 on: April 28, 2021, 01:55:35 PM »
Damn, been so long since I heard that name, he was a ripper for sure. RIP

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #18 on: April 28, 2021, 01:56:36 PM »
dang bummer... i actually just brought him up the other day when remembering when he passed through New Jersey and how good he was.... sad

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #19 on: April 28, 2021, 02:26:37 PM »
dude was the real deal...rest easy homie.

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #20 on: April 28, 2021, 03:27:45 PM »


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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #21 on: April 28, 2021, 04:24:34 PM »
he was way too young to die, what the hell happened?

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #22 on: April 28, 2021, 04:52:13 PM »
He had heavy clips in every video he was in. Could've been way bigger.

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #23 on: April 28, 2021, 04:52:36 PM »
Skate Maps memories.

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #24 on: April 28, 2021, 05:24:41 PM »
Damn. This one sucks. I worked at a shop when I was 17 and Osiris came to town and I showed them around to a few spots. Me and Robert chilled and just talked about everything. He was mad cool. RIP man.

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #25 on: April 28, 2021, 06:58:18 PM »
Another skate maps reference but that dude was so raw. I remember they would roll up to a spot and while everyone was checking it out he’d be the first one to charge it. His confidence was insane and very inspiring as a little kid learning to skate. RIP to a true ripper.

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #26 on: April 28, 2021, 08:52:14 PM »
Damn, I just stumbled across his instagram a couple months ago and was psyched to see he was still skating. RIP :(
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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #27 on: April 28, 2021, 09:23:25 PM »
RIP, great skater!

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #28 on: April 29, 2021, 06:31:32 AM »
Damn, RIP. One of my favorite things being in PR was hearing about the crazy shit he did at each spot we'd end up at. It turned into a running joke to make up something crazy and obviously impossible that he did, and then try to figure out if truth or fiction. It was hard.

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Re: R.I.P. Robert Lopez Mont
« Reply #29 on: April 29, 2021, 09:35:01 AM »
What happened?
This really sucks, he was a total beast.
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