Andrew Reynolds on NB#

[versacekid420]

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If true, then I'm happy Reynolds is getting paid. However, New Balance shoes are ugly as fuck lol. Btw, I own a pair of their running shoes but I just can't see myself buying one of their skate shoes.

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agreed. great team, great videos, great people running the company.. but i really hate the new balance logo on the side & always have. if the letter just wasn’t there & they did something different on the side i would buy some.

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The cool thing is on most models the N can be cut off easy. It made my last 440s look way better. But the 508s and the 272s I skate now I just don’t care enough to cut it.

yeah the 440s are amazing. I just got my first pair after constantly talking shit about them and honestly they’re some of the best shoes I’ve ever skated and they’re amazing looking down on them

[Kay1ok]

Idk why but I just feel like he’s gonna go the kader adidas route to keep him on by any means necessary or Nike just because I wouldn’t be surprised

[versacekid420]

Idk why but I just feel like he’s gonna go the kader adidas route to keep him on by any means necessary or Nike just because I wouldn’t be surprised

kaders too far gone player

[urbneathme]

vans got exactly what they wanted out of reynolds - another person wearing their shoes in a video game. his and tony’s deals getting signed just before THPS and immediately shelved is real telling

[Sketch Hitchcock]

vans got exactly what they wanted out of reynolds - another person wearing their shoes in a video game. his and tony’s deals getting signed just before THPS and immediately shelved is real telling

I believe this.  Reminds me of Zion getting on Vans officially only after qualifying for the Olympics.  All about maximizing impressions with the largest possible audience.

[Mean salto]

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vans got exactly what they wanted out of reynolds - another person wearing their shoes in a video game. his and tony’s deals getting signed just before THPS and immediately shelved is real telling

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I believe this.  Reminds me of Zion getting on Vans officially only after qualifying for the Olympics.  All about maximizing impressions with the largest possible audience.

It's just smart business. You'd think Nike would of picked up tony hawk but old white guys are on the way out so sponsor all the younger people in the game and get the same result.

[manysnakes]

I’ve said this before but while Tony Hawk is a much bigger name, I don’t think he’s the same value add for a skateboard shoe company as is Andrew Reynolds.

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i know it’s been said for awhile so i just wonder where the official word is that tony is of vans? he’s still wearing them but i see he’s off the team page so i guess that’s the official word? i never realized the correlation between the video game & their timing of getting on, that’s super lame.

[Mean salto]

i know it’s been said for awhile so i just wonder where the official word is that tony is of vans? he’s still wearing them but i see he’s off the team page so i guess that’s the official word? i never realized the correlation between the video game & their timing of getting on, that’s super lame.

I think it was the game+ the Olympics and vans bowl series and covid fucked the second two right up. Can imagine he's still basically on but there's nothing really for him to do

[FrenchSkater]

Imagine.. Reynolds going to Hours is yours !!!!  Very nice sign of gratitude to Bryan!

Even if I think NB is 75% on.. unless he gives us false clues haha

[brbr]

I can already imagine the welcome ad shot by Jake Darwen

[LebowskisRug]

I noticed Mike Lottie and Beagle wearing NB in clips recently on IG stories so that might be an indicator.

[manysnakes]

i know it’s been said for awhile so i just wonder where the official word is that tony is of vans? he’s still wearing them but i see he’s off the team page so i guess that’s the official word? i never realized the correlation between the video game & their timing of getting on, that’s super lame.

I'm not trying to be annoying, but why is that lame? This is how a lot of sponsorships work. I doubt that either of these guys are remotely phased.

[Atiba Applebum]

I’ve said this before but while Tony Hawk is a much bigger name, I don’t think he’s the same value add for a skateboard shoe company as is Andrew Reynolds.

He was sponsored in conjunction with helping out on the contest side of things or something like that

[TheWineClub]

I just hope this doesn’t mean more shake junt colorways on another brand

[Murge]

I just hope this doesn’t mean more shake junt colorways on another brand

I hope NB is classy enough to not do a shake junt colorway no one needs green and yellow shoes.

[JamesFardy]

I’ve said this before but while Tony Hawk is a much bigger name, I don’t think he’s the same value add for a skateboard shoe company as is Andrew Reynolds.

the only way i could see him being more is if it was like some sort of Target/Walmart "tonyhawk" shoe for kids and it was like for that market. not the same thing at all but yeah i agree with what you said, interesting for sure.

[ok boomer]

Even though I don't currently believe this to be real... it would be cool to see Reynolds on NB

[roba]

li ning

[DCLOVE]

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vans got exactly what they wanted out of reynolds - another person wearing their shoes in a video game. his and tony’s deals getting signed just before THPS and immediately shelved is real telling

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I believe this.  Reminds me of Zion getting on Vans officially only after qualifying for the Olympics.  All about maximizing impressions with the largest possible audience.

Damn I didn’t even think about the video game aspect. Zion was pretty blatant Olympics advertising cause dude doesn’t fit the team or the shoes at all. I mean dudes wearing old schools and track pants … eww. He’ll be off next year too I’d assume

[OrangeVHStapes]

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I just hope this doesn’t mean more shake junt colorways on another brand

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I hope NB is classy enough to not do a shake junt colorway no one needs green and yellow shoes.

Um...



 

[fineslime]

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I just hope this doesn’t mean more shake junt colorways on another brand

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I hope NB is classy enough to not do a shake junt colorway no one needs green and yellow shoes.

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Um...

This is the unofficial shake junt color way. The official design has three blunts laid out to make the N.

[GrayCellGreen]

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I just hope this doesn’t mean more shake junt colorways on another brand

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I hope NB is classy enough to not do a shake junt colorway no one needs green and yellow shoes.

I don't know man, they already get pretty wild with their colorways. More so than a lot of other brands. Its not far-fetched to imagine them doing it at some point.

[Watson]

Damn. Can’t say I’m surprised though because the boss was in a weird position at vans after kader got him on and then bounced.  Good to know foy and Hayes have his back

No chance this had any effect on Reynolds' relationship with Vans at all.

[manysnakes]

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I’ve said this before but while Tony Hawk is a much bigger name, I don’t think he’s the same value add for a skateboard shoe company as is Andrew Reynolds.

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He was sponsored in conjunction with helping out on the contest side of things or something like that

That makes a ton of sense. I think Tony is wise enough to know that there's no real demand for a signature Hawk shoe in the way there might be for Reynolds. I bet Hawk stays in the fold with Vans in some capacity. I don't see where else out there he would go, unless he decides to do that Cariuma thing.

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I’ve said this before but while Tony Hawk is a much bigger name, I don’t think he’s the same value add for a skateboard shoe company as is Andrew Reynolds.

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He was sponsored in conjunction with helping out on the contest side of things or something like that

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That makes a ton of sense. I think Tony is wise enough to know that there's no real demand for a signature Hawk shoe in the way there might be for Reynolds. I bet Hawk stays in the fold with Vans in some capacity. I don't see where else out there he would go, unless he decides to do that Cariuma thing.

He has said before he went to vans thinking it will last until the end of his career. I think vans probably got him more as a personality than a skater necessarily. He was supposed to be more involved with the Olympics and commentate the bowl series. Added bonus for vans getting to use all the pre airwalk tony hawk in vans photos.
If hawk is of and doesn't get picked up by Nike or get some weird puma deal or something I could see him just wearing lakai again (assuming Riley is still on) or vans with logos cut off while being unsposored

[wuust]

can no one make a black and red 440?
and the NEW of Andrew in NB font?

aNdrEW BALANCE

[FrenchSkater]

It would be surprising if everyone thought he would go to New Balance, and eventually Hours is yours ! 

But I find it hard to believe...

[CanadianBacon]

I have a hard time believing that Tony Hawk, with all the money he has, cares at all if he's on Vans or not.

[Lou Strux]

I hope NB is classy enough to not do a shake junt colorway no one needs green and yellow shoes.

Hold the phone please… I’ve got Oakland on the line, they’d like to have a word w/ you.