2023 unpopular opinion thread

[roba]

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Does anyone else just buy wheels in the 53-55mm range and then I skate them until they're sub-~50mm, and otherwise never think about wheel size?

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absolutely - i just bought new 54mm wheels like 2 days ago and the wheels i was replacing were 49mm from 54mm.

i'm like that too but i buy 56-58mm wheels and skate them til they're like 48-49mm, they last me about 10-12 months that way which is cool

[herecomesaregular]

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aren't you just trying to say vegan shoes are better?  this is about hot takes...not vegan shoe update.....

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How’s this:

All skate shoes should be using that vegan suede because it performs better than real suede and doesn’t need as many animals to die.

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The vegan suede on the Joslins was good, and bonus: it wears away faster than animal suede so I got to show off my sweet grip tape marks on my shoes and I got to feel like a real skateboarder again.

But…. That’s also the huge downside: it wears down much faster.

Damn, I wondered about those…

I swear the vegan accel ogs I had last year were by far the most durable accels I’ve ever skated and I’ve had pairs of those things dating back to the good old days (pre-toe shape change, lol).

I did superglue the stitching but how well the “suede” itself held up to hundreds of flicks was mind blowing. I went through the soles way before the upper was worn through.

[JugeL]

Gear hoarding is kinda lame

[Shortys Hardware]

Street Cinema wouldn't even be in the top 20 for full lengths release from 2001-03..

[funeral_tuxedo]

I’m okay with black wheels

Black wheels can look tough as hell.

[Verdugo]

Street Cinema wouldn't even be in the top 20 for full lengths release from 2001-03..

You’re right. To be fair though, I’ve never heard anyone say Street Cinema was their favorite video.

[JamesFardy]

When you get past the “no you don’t GET IT, it’s so bad it’s good” thinking. Hockey is a terrible name for a skate company and the owner looks like he runs a franchise of Buffalo Wild Things

[JM]

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aren't you just trying to say vegan shoes are better?  this is about hot takes...not vegan shoe update.....

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How’s this:

All skate shoes should be using that vegan suede because it performs better than real suede and doesn’t need as many animals to die.

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The vegan suede on the Joslins was good, and bonus: it wears away faster than animal suede so I got to show off my sweet grip tape marks on my shoes and I got to feel like a real skateboarder again.

But…. That’s also the huge downside: it wears down much faster.

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Damn, I wondered about those…

I swear the vegan accel ogs I had last year were by far the most durable accels I’ve ever skated and I’ve had pairs of those things dating back to the good old days (pre-toe shape change, lol).

I did superglue the stitching but how well the “suede” itself held up to hundreds of flicks was mind blowing. I went through the soles way before the upper was worn through.

Right on.  I mean the vegan suede on the Joslins held up for a long time, and then the rubber layer also could hold up for a long time.

With every flick or Ollie there would be some of the fibers left behind, lol. So while, absolutely, it lasted a good long while, it still doesn’t compare to animal suede.

But for an animal alternative, it was great! (Yet just a bit less beathable… but I’ve heard the accels don’t breath anyway, haha)

[Dwayne Hoover]

contrived is a stupid word to describe skateboarding

[addie pray]

unpopular opinon: the world is drowning in blood

[Chickenparmesan]

Dick Rizzo is overrated

[SneakySecrets]

Fully over any sort of atonal/noise rock/dour/shoegazy type music in skate videos.  Let me get something with a beat.

Who wasn’t bobbing their head along to Antonio Durao’s opening part in the best video of the year?

[rusty knees]

coffee is for pussies (+ you've all been tricked)

[Willie]

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I’m okay with black wheels

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Black wheels can look tough as hell.

It’s a rougher ride on the street. All they are is faster.

[rusty knees]

Busenitz is the reason why everyone does a quick extra trick off the curb after

[Verdugo]

Skate videos shouldn’t have music. Raw footage is so much more enjoyable to watch than footage with music behind it,  especially nowadays when 99% of music in videos is garbage. If you’re going to use music at least use something instrumental.