2023 unpopular opinion thread

[The Ghost of Lenny Kirk]

Pro skateboarding is on the verge of being dead in the next 5 or so years.

[j....soy.....]

Same timeline as the sky actually falling…..

[WorldsbestWeedsm0ker]

Pro skateboarding is on the verge of being dead in the next 5 or so years.

Ya and your mom will no longa be a whoa

[Southernmost]

Energy drink sponsors aren’t that bad. I get it that they’re not the healthiest beverage. Most skaters don’t have the healthiest habits anyways. The hats or patches on clothes are stupid but I’ve seen much worse kits. They seem to travel a lot, pay their skaters, filmers and employees well. Host events and create spots or parks world wide. It looks like they offer some type of physical therapy or possibly health insurance. I know it’s not core or hell ride but the times have changed over the years and I don’t view it as a bad sponsorship choice as much.

[LebowskisRug]

Trucks don't need to be 55mm high. Indy's were better for the short period of time they were lower.

Also wider boards often make for sloppier, shittier looking skating. With more surface area to land on it seems for some there is more of a lever/swerve effect. Nothing looks shittier than a short, stubby, wide board ridden by someone with Big Boys.

[Groondor the Orc]

Jumping down stuff is beta.

Jumping over stuff is hella alpha.

[modern life is war]

Pro skateboarding is on the verge of being dead in the next 5 or so years.

Why?

[modern life is war]

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Allen hardware fucking sucks. I feel like I’m the only person in the world who can reliably locate an Allen key at their house, I always have one in the junk drawer, but why not just use the phillips that’s on your tool? I never strip the heads and aren’t you not supposed to recycle hardware indefinitely anyway? Don’t get the point, plus it looks weird.

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imo, hardware has a limited lifespan. i give it away after 2 or 3 setups.

Why would hardware have a limited lifespan? It's just nuts and bolts, if they ain't broke don't fix em

[Sedition]

Trucks don't need to be 55mm high. Indy's were better for the short period of time they were lower.

Forged, 53.5mm, perfect. 55mm is turboclown.

[LebowskisRug]

Cast 53.5 forged 52 is perfect.

[Knox Harrington]

Guys who do slappies are skimboarders with wheels.

[BL0B]

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Allen hardware fucking sucks. I feel like I’m the only person in the world who can reliably locate an Allen key at their house, I always have one in the junk drawer, but why not just use the phillips that’s on your tool? I never strip the heads and aren’t you not supposed to recycle hardware indefinitely anyway? Don’t get the point, plus it looks weird.

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imo, hardware has a limited lifespan. i give it away after 2 or 3 setups.

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Why would hardware have a limited lifespan? It's just nuts and bolts, if they ain't broke don't fix em

why do machine shops replace tooling by hours used instead of waiting for it to break, why do car manufactures have recommend maintenance schedules? have you ever seen a duck fart? why, y, y?

[goodatmeth]

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Allen hardware fucking sucks. I feel like I’m the only person in the world who can reliably locate an Allen key at their house, I always have one in the junk drawer, but why not just use the phillips that’s on your tool? I never strip the heads and aren’t you not supposed to recycle hardware indefinitely anyway? Don’t get the point, plus it looks weird.

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imo, hardware has a limited lifespan. i give it away after 2 or 3 setups.

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Why would hardware have a limited lifespan? It's just nuts and bolts, if they ain't broke don't fix em

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why do machine shops replace tooling by hours used instead of waiting for it to break, why do car manufactures have recommend maintenance schedules? have you ever seen a duck fart? why, y, y?

I'd agree that skateboard bolts don't have a limited timespan, and even if a bolt should ever break, nothing happens if you have 4 for each truck.

It's just that the nyloc gets used, so the nuts need to be changed, but never really the bolts? I've ran the same bolts for many years, only changed nuts unless I somehow fucked the head.

[Steely Daniel]

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Allen hardware fucking sucks. I feel like I’m the only person in the world who can reliably locate an Allen key at their house, I always have one in the junk drawer, but why not just use the phillips that’s on your tool? I never strip the heads and aren’t you not supposed to recycle hardware indefinitely anyway? Don’t get the point, plus it looks weird.

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imo, hardware has a limited lifespan. i give it away after 2 or 3 setups.

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Why would hardware have a limited lifespan? It's just nuts and bolts, if they ain't broke don't fix em

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why do machine shops replace tooling by hours used instead of waiting for it to break, why do car manufactures have recommend maintenance schedules? have you ever seen a duck fart? why, y, y?

Have you ever seen a duck's penis? It's like a long thin corcscrew.

[BL0B]

everything has a limited lifespan on a long enough timeline.

bolts break, nuts strip. i've had the heads pop off, all kinds of shearing, them go all wonky bent. the threads on skateboards bolts take a beating, some savages just poke them right through their grip, they don't even pre-poke or wipe the grit off. y'all are savages, i tell you!

[BL0B]

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Allen hardware fucking sucks. I feel like I’m the only person in the world who can reliably locate an Allen key at their house, I always have one in the junk drawer, but why not just use the phillips that’s on your tool? I never strip the heads and aren’t you not supposed to recycle hardware indefinitely anyway? Don’t get the point, plus it looks weird.

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imo, hardware has a limited lifespan. i give it away after 2 or 3 setups.

[close]

Why would hardware have a limited lifespan? It's just nuts and bolts, if they ain't broke don't fix em

[close]

why do machine shops replace tooling by hours used instead of waiting for it to break, why do car manufactures have recommend maintenance schedules? have you ever seen a duck fart? why, y, y?

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Have you ever seen a duck's penis? It's like a long thin corcscrew.

no, is a ducks dick kinda bolt like?

[Southernmost]

everything has a limited lifespan on a long enough timeline.

bolts break, nuts strip. i've had the heads pop off, all kinds of shearing, them go all wonky bent. the threads on skateboards bolts take a beating, some savages just poke them right through their grip, they don't even pre-poke or wipe the grit off. y'all are savages, i tell you!

I was once that savage haha now I pre poke all 4 with one bolt per truck and wipe the residue off with each poke. I try to make my bolts last as long as possible now but eventually they strip or maybe warp. They’re also the cheapest component to replace.

[BL0B]

I was once that savage haha now I pre poke all 4 with one bolt per truck and wipe the residue off with each poke. I try to make my bolts last as long as possible now but eventually they strip or maybe warp. They’re also the cheapest component to replace.

pleasure meeting you, fine sir.

[bob george]

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Allen hardware fucking sucks. I feel like I’m the only person in the world who can reliably locate an Allen key at their house, I always have one in the junk drawer, but why not just use the phillips that’s on your tool? I never strip the heads and aren’t you not supposed to recycle hardware indefinitely anyway? Don’t get the point, plus it looks weird.

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imo, hardware has a limited lifespan. i give it away after 2 or 3 setups.

why would give them away if they'd reached the end of their lifespan?

also, allen is dope. phillips gives me toystore skateboard vibes.

[BL0B]

why would give them away if they'd reached the end of their lifespan?

also, allen is dope. phillips gives me toystore skateboard vibes.

so i'm not the one dealing with all the BS i already mentioned, the people i give them to will probbaly get 4-5 more uses out them.

and yeah, allens rule, phillips suck.

[Brad Wesley]

the Ty Evans "pharmaceutical ad" filming style is actually cool and good and I'd rather watch skating shot that way than more of the same pixelated piss-yellow VX memberberries.

[SatanicPanic]

I don’t know what my truck height is, but it’s whatever appears to be the highest in the Indy lineup. And I used 1/8th inch risers. Don’t like low trucks

[Mean salto]

5050, 5-0 and pop shove it are dumb names (even as far as skateboard trick names go) and should of been changed years ago. axle grind, tail grind and varial (would of been called Ollie varial until about 90 then people would drop the Ollie out the name) would of been better

[Acid Drop]

Hangers grind makes more sense but it sounds ridiculous. Hungus grind to the bakery.

[Terminal]

The Thrasher bubble will burst, SLAP will be rebooted

[manysnakes]

The Thrasher bubble will burst, SLAP will be rebooted

But how much will Michael Burnett be paid then?

[Terminal]

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The Thrasher bubble will burst, SLAP will be rebooted

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But how much will Michael Burnett be paid then?

Newphone, little help?

[cucktard]

Trucks don't need to be 55mm high. Indy's were better for the short period of time they were lower.

Also wider boards often make for sloppier, shittier looking skating. With more surface area to land on it seems for some there is more of a lever/swerve effect. Nothing looks shittier than a short, stubby, wide board ridden by someone with Big Boys.

I initially felt attacked, but remembered that my skating was never stellar to begin with.

[disclosed]

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Trucks don't need to be 55mm high. Indy's were better for the short period of time they were lower.

Also wider boards often make for sloppier, shittier looking skating. With more surface area to land on it seems for some there is more of a lever/swerve effect. Nothing looks shittier than a short, stubby, wide board ridden by someone with Big Boys.

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I initially felt attacked, but remembered that my skating was never stellar to begin with.

same for my skating..
but i won't stand for this Tajima Raido slander!! one of the most satisfying skaters to watch. i love the big board, wobbly trucks, i feel like it shows more control not straight up swerving out or wheelbiting on such a setup. i love that board jiggle when landing tricks

[dill8849]

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Trucks don't need to be 55mm high. Indy's were better for the short period of time they were lower.

Also wider boards often make for sloppier, shittier looking skating. With more surface area to land on it seems for some there is more of a lever/swerve effect. Nothing looks shittier than a short, stubby, wide board ridden by someone with Big Boys.

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I initially felt attacked, but remembered that my skating was never stellar to begin with.

Completely disagree. Cory Kennedy and Chico skate huge boards and look great doing so.