2023 unpopular opinion thread

[SneakySecrets]

Slappies got popular again because a bunch of old guys that like to skate got scared to Ollie and a buncha little kids found them easy all coincided in the time frame.

I wouldn’t use the word “scared”, maybe more like “physically incapable”.

I think they got popular again because people discovered how fun and accessible they are.

[goodatmeth]

Bones could soon become the #1 wheel brand again if spitfire doesn't step their game up.
The new X formula is killing it and spitfire doesn't have anything like it.
But basically everything other than the product itself sucks about bones, so I want spitfire to step their game up.

I don't even know what the unpopular opinion is here. Maybe that bones might currently be making better wheels than spitfire

[manysnakes]

Slappies got popular again because a bunch of old guys that like to skate got scared to Ollie and a buncha little kids found them easy all coincided in the time frame.

I'm in my 40s and I can still pop onto a ledge. I like slappies because they are fun and extremely accessible. The act of destroying a truck with slappies is one of skateboarding's great pleasures.

[manysnakes]

Bones could soon become the #1 wheel brand again if spitfire doesn't step their game up.
The new X formula is killing it and spitfire doesn't have anything like it.
But basically everything other than the product itself sucks about bones, so I want spitfire to step their game up.

I don't even know what the unpopular opinion is here. Maybe that bones might currently be making better wheels than spitfire

I just said this in the Spitfire thread, but they're coming out with 95a and 93a, which is all well and good, but they have the 97a and it doesn't compare remotely to the Dragon formula. I don't see how softer wheels of the same formula is going to cover than distance, but I don't actually think that Spitfire is in any danger of losing their top spot in the wheel game.

[Painted Baby]

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If you can’t slappy a 90 degree 8 inch curb you can’t slappy, sorry, I don’t make the rules

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I’m terrible at slappies. Was watching some slappy part (maybe Ace Pelka?) and was super jealous about all the 80 degree painted curbs that seem to exist all over California.

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Lol yeah, anyone who can learn to properly slappy on a real 90 degree curb is a real one. Californian curbs are 100% easy mode

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I’ll take you to oververt.
6” and 5* past vert with a crusty run up that dips down and curbs chunked out as well. It’s in California.
So that’s not a real one?

Slappys over the storm drains/deathboxes that are super common in SoCal remain an NBD as far as I know

[LebowskisRug]

I really hope you nerds are out at the spot with a digital angle gauge so you can flex on whose skating the less fun shit to skate.

[SatanicPanic]

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If you can’t slappy a 90 degree 8 inch curb you can’t slappy, sorry, I don’t make the rules

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I’m terrible at slappies. Was watching some slappy part (maybe Ace Pelka?) and was super jealous about all the 80 degree painted curbs that seem to exist all over California.

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Lol yeah, anyone who can learn to properly slappy on a real 90 degree curb is a real one. Californian curbs are 100% easy mode

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Vertical curbs aren’t that much harder.

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Never skated a Cali curb but re: parking blocks

You don’t need to do the “hop” on parking blocks, you can just carve into them and bend your knees a bit and your momentum will carry you up. It’s still technically a slappy but it’s more like like a micro wallie motion than a real slappy motion, you’re leaving out a whole third step.

I feel like you’re getting really into the weeds there. If you grind a curb without leaving the ground i think it’s a slappy, but I’m not trying to fight about it.

[modern life is war]

Bones could soon become the #1 wheel brand again if spitfire doesn't step their game up.
The new X formula is killing it and spitfire doesn't have anything like it.
But basically everything other than the product itself sucks about bones, so I want spitfire to step their game up.

I don't even know what the unpopular opinion is here. Maybe that bones might currently be making better wheels than spitfire

Both the dragon wheels and x formula seem like they are novelty wheels to me. They are excellent for certain spots and situations but in others they suck. Spitfire f4 99s are good in just about everything.

[SatanicPanic]

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Bones could soon become the #1 wheel brand again if spitfire doesn't step their game up.
The new X formula is killing it and spitfire doesn't have anything like it.
But basically everything other than the product itself sucks about bones, so I want spitfire to step their game up.

I don't even know what the unpopular opinion is here. Maybe that bones might currently be making better wheels than spitfire

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Both the dragon wheels and x formula seem like they are novelty wheels to me. They are excellent for certain spots and situations but in others they suck. Spitfire f4 99s are good in just about everything.

I haven’t tried spitfire 99s but the only situation I don’t like dragons is at parks when they’re a little too sticky. Even then I mostly still ride them because it’s not that big of a deal

[Plan9Customs]

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If you can’t slappy a 90 degree 8 inch curb you can’t slappy, sorry, I don’t make the rules

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I’m terrible at slappies. Was watching some slappy part (maybe Ace Pelka?) and was super jealous about all the 80 degree painted curbs that seem to exist all over California.

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Lol yeah, anyone who can learn to properly slappy on a real 90 degree curb is a real one. Californian curbs are 100% easy mode

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I’ll take you to oververt.
6” and 5* past vert with a crusty run up that dips down and curbs chunked out as well. It’s in California.
So that’s not a real one?

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do you half to walk half a mile in the snow uphill both ways to get to it?

Damn! I guess you’ve skated it already.

Nah, just a 2 block push away and it was so fucked that getting stuff on it always felt rad. I like fucked spots though. Variety and such.

[Bummer Vacation]

Bones could soon become the #1 wheel brand again if spitfire doesn't step their game up.
The new X formula is killing it and spitfire doesn't have anything like it.
But basically everything other than the product itself sucks about bones, so I want spitfire to step their game up.

I don't even know what the unpopular opinion is here. Maybe that bones might currently be making better wheels than spitfire

Right now I'm skating the OJ Nomads & I don't see myself switching any time soon.

[Steely Daniel]

Apparently, this is an unpopular opinion where I live because everyone at the skatepark tried to clown me when I finally stood up for myself after dealing with this shit multiple days in a row... but please don't bring your dog to the skatepark. Especially if you're going to let it run around off-leash and bark at people. After asking for people to tie their dog up, control their dog, and finally shut their dog up, I got reactions ranging from "It's just a dog" to the cherry reply of "I'll knock you out and let my dog go on you after" from some kook who didn't even skate/bmx/scoot/etc, and was just hanging out there with his dog. I'm trying to stay out of trouble so I just laughed off the threats and ignored everyone making fun of me but it still pissed me off. Typical entitled usage of public space from the shitty kooks that inhabit my town. The funny thing is, after that ruined my session I still wanted to skate so I went out late at night for a little street mission and immediately got chased by a dog for an entire block while bombing this mellow hill. Good times.

Clearly, I don't like dogs and I have my reasons but I also know there are many responsible dog owners out there that wouldn't do these kinds of things. Still, I'm pretty tired of feeling like a pariah because I'm part of the 1% of people who aren't totally enamoured by dogs in this modern world.

Oh well. More awkward sessions ahead to look forward to because I'm not going to stop going any time soon.

[HyperBeam]

fuck dogs.

[cky enthusiast]

i will 100% wreck your dog if its running around

[IpathCats]

I love dogs, own two myself. Little pitt mixes <3

But neither of them are well behaved enough to take to the skatepark.

Unless your dog is super chill and trained well, they really have no business being in an environment like that.

People are fucking stupid.

Sorry you got clowned and threatened for being a reasonable person.

[planman]

If you can’t slappy a 90 degree 8 inch curb you can’t slappy, sorry, I don’t make the rules

8 inches is hardly a curb lmao what are you going on about

[SatanicPanic]

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If you can’t slappy a 90 degree 8 inch curb you can’t slappy, sorry, I don’t make the rules

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8 inches is hardly a curb lmao what are you going on about

Wut

[planman]

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If you can’t slappy a 90 degree 8 inch curb you can’t slappy, sorry, I don’t make the rules

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8 inches is hardly a curb lmao what are you going on about

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Wut

Even if it's technically a curb I think 8 inches falls squarely into tiny ledge/mega curb territory, i.e. not a standard curb. Average sized curbs are the metric by which all other curbs should be judged so claiming you can't really slappy because you can't do it on an 8 inch curb makes no logical sense.

[SatanicPanic]

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If you can’t slappy a 90 degree 8 inch curb you can’t slappy, sorry, I don’t make the rules

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8 inches is hardly a curb lmao what are you going on about

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Wut

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Even if it's technically a curb I think 8 inches falls squarely into tiny ledge/mega curb territory, i.e. not a standard curb. Average sized curbs are the metric by which all other curbs should be judged so claiming you can't really slappy because you can't do it on an 8 inch curb makes no logical sense.

Oh I thought you were saying that was too small to be called a curb. I was like- this person must live in a city of giants

[Steely Daniel]

Almost everyone at our local calls this nearly 50-foot-long ledge "the curb" despite it being around 15 1/2-16 inches high. I've always found that funny because it goes up another level with a wedge ramp at one end and a 4 stair on the other with an actual 3-5 inch training style curb at the top layer that spans the entire massive length and is probably the least skated obstacle, barring a few other design abominations. I'm not sure how local vernacular works or is born but everyone here has definitely seen and experienced an actual street curb.

[Mean salto]

Apparently, this is an unpopular opinion where I live because everyone at the skatepark tried to clown me when I finally stood up for myself after dealing with this shit multiple days in a row... but please don't bring your dog to the skatepark. Especially if you're going to let it run around off-leash and bark at people. After asking for people to tie their dog up, control their dog, and finally shut their dog up, I got reactions ranging from "It's just a dog" to the cherry reply of "I'll knock you out and let my dog go on you after" from some kook who didn't even skate/bmx/scoot/etc, and was just hanging out there with his dog. I'm trying to stay out of trouble so I just laughed off the threats and ignored everyone making fun of me but it still pissed me off. Typical entitled usage of public space from the shitty kooks that inhabit my town. The funny thing is, after that ruined my session I still wanted to skate so I went out late at night for a little street mission and immediately got chased by a dog for an entire block while bombing this mellow hill. Good times.

Clearly, I don't like dogs and I have my reasons but I also know there are many responsible dog owners out there that wouldn't do these kinds of things. Still, I'm pretty tired of feeling like a pariah because I'm part of the 1% of people who aren't totally enamoured by dogs in this modern world.

Oh well. More awkward sessions ahead to look forward to because I'm not going to stop going any time soon.

Where I live there's a legit dog attack problem. I know a couple of teachers and someone who works at the children's Hospital and apparently it's pretty much every week some kid gets fucked up. Basically I think there's just adult dorks whos problem dogs "showing their dominance" at a park are the only time in their life they have any kind of power. They don't dare take their dog to a trainer because everyone would know what a microdick they are when their dog submits to the trainer immediately

[quackquack]

Almost everyone at our local calls this nearly 50-foot-long ledge "the curb" despite it being around 15 1/2-16 inches high. I've always found that funny because it goes up another level with a wedge ramp at one end and a 4 stair on the other with an actual 3-5 inch training style curb at the top layer that spans the entire massive length and is probably the least skated obstacle, barring a few other design abominations. I'm not sure how local vernacular works or is born but everyone here has definitely seen and experienced an actual street curb.

That's craz because I know a gal with a 16 inching curb. It doesn't have a 4 stair but the training wheels on top are about 2.5 inches. Needless three said, it's a bona-fide rubble dumpster and all the lads get their Jimmy's on it. Not sure what's up with your spot.

[Steely Daniel]

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Almost everyone at our local calls this nearly 50-foot-long ledge "the curb" despite it being around 15 1/2-16 inches high. I've always found that funny because it goes up another level with a wedge ramp at one end and a 4 stair on the other with an actual 3-5 inch training style curb at the top layer that spans the entire massive length and is probably the least skated obstacle, barring a few other design abominations. I'm not sure how local vernacular works or is born but everyone here has definitely seen and experienced an actual street curb.

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That's craz because I know a gal with a 16 inching curb. It doesn't have a 4 stair but the training wheels on top are about 2.5 inches. Needless three said, it's a bona-fide rubble dumpster and all the lads get their Jimmy's on it. Not sure what's up with your spot.

I enjoyed the mocking tone and the overt feeling that you face fucked an AI chat bot to produce this reply. Cheers one love 93 til infinity foreskin splitting rubble cunt shitdog cluster aids

[skate_or_dingus]

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Almost everyone at our local calls this nearly 50-foot-long ledge "the curb" despite it being around 15 1/2-16 inches high. I've always found that funny because it goes up another level with a wedge ramp at one end and a 4 stair on the other with an actual 3-5 inch training style curb at the top layer that spans the entire massive length and is probably the least skated obstacle, barring a few other design abominations. I'm not sure how local vernacular works or is born but everyone here has definitely seen and experienced an actual street curb.

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That's craz because I know a gal with a 16 inching curb. It doesn't have a 4 stair but the training wheels on top are about 2.5 inches. Needless three said, it's a bona-fide rubble dumpster and all the lads get their Jimmy's on it. Not sure what's up with your spot.

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I enjoyed the mocking tone and the overt feeling that you face fucked an AI chat bot to produce this reply. Cheers one love 93 til infinity foreskin splitting rubble cunt shitdog cluster aids

 Patchouli 🙏

[Yonnycage]

I never thought about bringing my dogs to the local but now I’m silently cracking up at the thought of my doberman and german shepherd causing absolute chaos trying to chase the wheely things around

[Roy Machine]

Dogs have no Business in the city. If you want to have a dog, move to the country side

[JANUS]

If your dogs show up to the skatepark but doesn’t skate, they’re kooking it.



Skating alone > skating with people (or kook hounds)

[Banned from the room]

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I accidentally clicked on a rollerblade video and it’s not bad. Some of their tricks are kinda sick

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Last year, I was taking a break at Pulaski, looked over to 13th street next to the plaza, and, out of nowhere, some rollerblader bombed the shit out of the hill in rush hour traffic. Through cars. Full speed. And went straight into Pennsylvania Ave moving traffic without looking/missing a beat. (Must of been doing it for blocks.) A friend looked at me and said "THAT WAS SICK" and he was right.

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Hill bombing in rollerblades sounds absolutely batshit considering that the options to check your speed are somewhat limited.

Sissy slide.

It's laying the boot down on the ground.

[TheDraught]

Hot take: AI will never destroy skateboarding unless it destroys humanity itself.

Nobody wants to see Midjourney created footy of NBDS or humanoid robots scoring perfect tens at SLS or win Tampa Pro.

That being said can anyone here use Midjourney to create footage of Shecklers bs flip down El Toro? I can't find that part.

[quackquack]

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Almost everyone at our local calls this nearly 50-foot-long ledge "the curb" despite it being around 15 1/2-16 inches high. I've always found that funny because it goes up another level with a wedge ramp at one end and a 4 stair on the other with an actual 3-5 inch training style curb at the top layer that spans the entire massive length and is probably the least skated obstacle, barring a few other design abominations. I'm not sure how local vernacular works or is born but everyone here has definitely seen and experienced an actual street curb.

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That's craz because I know a gal with a 16 inching curb. It doesn't have a 4 stair but the training wheels on top are about 2.5 inches. Needless three said, it's a bona-fide rubble dumpster and all the lads get their Jimmy's on it. Not sure what's up with your spot.

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I enjoyed the mocking tone and the overt feeling that you face fucked an AI chat bot to produce this reply. Cheers one love 93 til infinity foreskin splitting rubble cunt shitdog cluster aids

You shouldn't call your mom an AI chat bot.