2025 unpopular opinion thread

[slapdiddy]

Is it unpopular to say I've never cared if the wheel graphics are in or out? Provided they all face the same way.

Shit comes off in like 2 sessions.

Not totally off, which is why it looks shitty to me and even if they made it scratch resistant, it would have a brand new christmas complete look which can look good if everything matches right.

[alien porkchop]

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Fakie tricks are finally starting to see more shine and I fucking love it. Especially on handrails they've been largely neglected until recently so I'm hoping for more nbds of that variety in 2025.

My favourite stance in general and produces some of the most enjoyable to watch tricks and style. Fakie 5-0>Nollie nosegrind.

Fakie grind and fakie rotational flip or ollie tricks are named somewhat strangely and often mislabelled or discussed, so I'm hoping that with more of them being done / iterated on in mainstream pro skating will mean that the nomenclature becomes more defined or more widely understood.

On that note:

Foy's fakie flip (switch) fs feeble is easily understood when named this way (I've referenced it like this myself), but it's a Fakie flip (Fakie) Losi grind, right? And if he had of done the same trick but approaching the rail bs with fakie flip to a switch bs feeble it would really be fakie flip fakie bs losi grind...I think.

I wanna know more about the actual history of fakie naming generally too.

PS:
IF I APPROACH A RAIL IN FAKIE STANCE WITH MY ASS TO THE RAIL AND DO A FAKIE OLLIE AND LAND IN A SWITCH BS NOSEBLUNTSLIDE, IS THAT A FAKIE FRONT BLUNTSLIDE? OR A FAKIE BS BLUNTSLIDE?

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If the fakie naming makes no fucking sense at all, it’s probably named “correctly”.

picture skating a twin tail, riding opposite to your natural stance, approaching a ledge that is behind you, about to pop off the front end of the board. now imagine it’s not a twin tail, and imagine you are actually oriented in your natural stance, and imagine you weren’t skating a ledge but were actually skating a vert ramp… brainwashed.

[WashingtonNECKTIE]

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Is it unpopular to say I've never cared if the wheel graphics are in or out? Provided they all face the same way.

Shit comes off in like 2 sessions.

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Not totally off, which is why it looks shitty to me and even if they made it scratch resistant, it would have a brand new christmas complete look which can look good if everything matches right.

Eh. Nature of the beast, imo. I can't be bothered to trip on that kind of thing. Once a set of wheels look worn-in, I stop thinking about em.

I mostly think wheel graphics are a silly idea in general, but ya know, gotta get your branding out there somehow

[Dwayne Hoover]

i'll stand behind the naming conventions for fakie 5-0s, fakie nosegrinds, and fakie back lips, but i'm not calling a fakie ollie to switch front feeble a fucking fakie losi grind, i don't care if fakie names stem from vert skating, those guys weren't envisioning people doing fakie flips into these tricks down handrails when they named these tricks

[Plan9Customs]

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Slappies should die out as "cool". Hear me out....They are difficult for people who are used to ollies, so are any differently leveraged trick (pressure flips, primo stands, whatever).

I don't care if someone does any trick but stop marketing it as the cool thing to do when you hit 40, or worse, the cool thing to do while you're young and don't have a hip impingement stopping you from ollies.  Small ledge tricks are already low impact enough for anyone under 70. Don't sell yourself short.

If it's not good enough for a video game trick it's not good enough for any serious skateboarder. Become a filmer and do something productive if you're that fried.

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Glad im not a serious skateboarder

“Skateboardings a fucking joke.” Zane knew the truth.

[Jort250]

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Is it unpopular to say I've never cared if the wheel graphics are in or out? Provided they all face the same way.

Shit comes off in like 2 sessions.

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Not totally off, which is why it looks shitty to me and even if they made it scratch resistant, it would have a brand new christmas complete look which can look good if everything matches right.

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Eh. Nature of the beast, imo. I can't be bothered to trip on that kind of thing. Once a set of wheels look worn-in, I stop thinking about em.

I mostly think wheel graphics are a silly idea in general, but ya know, gotta get your branding out there somehow

The dope thing about Spitfires though is that there’s that bit of labeling that dosent wear off right by the bearing that says the original wheel size and durometer. Love that little touch   

[Mean salto]

Wheels really don't even need graphics. Look at a spitfire lil smokey, all the info you need is in a 2mm space.
Full top graphics on decks are dumb too.
And most unpopular opinion: boards really only need 1 dyed ply max. Or maybe they could even just dye the edges. Its all just extra unneeded steps in production

[munchbox]

fuck it, graphics out for 2025

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

i'll stand behind the naming conventions for fakie 5-0s, fakie nosegrinds, and fakie back lips, but i'm not calling a fakie ollie to switch front feeble a fucking fakie losi grind, i don't care if fakie names stem from vert skating, those guys weren't envisioning people doing fakie flips into these tricks down handrails when they named these tricks

100%, I bet if you sat Al Losi down to watch that clip he’d say….’I don’t fucking know what that was….’ 

Nollie 180 switch feeble, fakie ollie switch feeble, 180 switch crooks, even fakie frontside flip….all tricks…because is 2024/25…..

On the other hand…180 nosegrinds forever…..front and back….because that’s what they are called…. It’s language not science…

[munchbox]

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[Rick Trapasso]

If a trick is more than 2 words (3 if including stance) I don't wanna hear it.

Stop trying to explain to me why "you might think it's that but it's actually this because blah blah blah"

Just get on with it and do the damn trick.

[Southernmost]

does anyone have a clip of said trick
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https://youtu.be/hsjkd3kUTWo?si=5i75Zfsv_dOHUFEn

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I’m calling it a Fakie flip front feeble, like we call Fakie crooks. Not opposed to calling it a Fakie flip switch front feeble. Definitely not calling it a Losi grind. To me a Fakie Losi grind is the same as a regular Losi just doing a Fakie Ollie into it.

[Mean salto]

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does anyone have a clip of said trick
might be easier to discuss after watching it

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https://youtu.be/hsjkd3kUTWo?si=5i75Zfsv_dOHUFEn

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I’m calling it a Fakie flip front feeble, like we call Fakie crooks. Not opposed to calling it a Fakie flip switch front feeble. Definitely not calling it a Losi grind. To me a Fakie Losi grind is the same as a regular Losi just doing a Fakie Ollie into it.

So the one that's also the fakie hurricane AND fakie feeble? Its all a bit silly isn't it.

[Unkle Fleak]

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Every year skate graphics keep getting worse.

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Yes.

It’s cuz out don’t matter as much. You could do a graphic in 10 seconds printed out and boom. I miss screens. Touching the graphics. I’ll never forget that shit.

[Sedition]

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Slappies should die out as "cool". Hear me out....They are difficult for people who are used to ollies, so are any differently leveraged trick (pressure flips, primo stands, whatever).

I don't care if someone does any trick but stop marketing it as the cool thing to do when you hit 40, or worse, the cool thing to do while you're young and don't have a hip impingement stopping you from ollies.  Small ledge tricks are already low impact enough for anyone under 70. Don't sell yourself short.

If it's not good enough for a video game trick it's not good enough for any serious skateboarder. Become a filmer and do something productive if you're that fried.

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Glad im not a serious skateboarder

Kyle Duvall said it best:

"Maybe the basics are all you’ve got left, or all you ever had. Are simple styles less intense skating’s modern mainstream? Without question. Slappies. Bonelesses. Carving a bowl. It’s easy to argue such things are not “serious” skateboarding. Fair enough. For the sake of argument, let’s just assume they aren’t. Where does that leave us? Well, if a lack of seriousness in skateboarding is problematic for you, I suggest you get the fuck out of our subculture."

[Southernmost]

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does anyone have a clip of said trick
might be easier to discuss after watching it

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https://youtu.be/hsjkd3kUTWo?si=5i75Zfsv_dOHUFEn

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I’m calling it a Fakie flip front feeble, like we call Fakie crooks. Not opposed to calling it a Fakie flip switch front feeble. Definitely not calling it a Losi grind. To me a Fakie Losi grind is the same as a regular Losi just doing a Fakie Ollie into it.

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So the one that's also the fakie hurricane AND fakie feeble? Its all a bit silly isn't it.

I thought a hurricane required a 180 into it.

[Mean salto]

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does anyone have a clip of said trick
might be easier to discuss after watching it

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https://youtu.be/hsjkd3kUTWo?si=5i75Zfsv_dOHUFEn

20:48

I’m calling it a Fakie flip front feeble, like we call Fakie crooks. Not opposed to calling it a Fakie flip switch front feeble. Definitely not calling it a Losi grind. To me a Fakie Losi grind is the same as a regular Losi just doing a Fakie Ollie into it.

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So the one that's also the fakie hurricane AND fakie feeble? Its all a bit silly isn't it.

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I thought a hurricane required a 180 into it.

I didn't want it to become a whole thing but no. The fakie hurricane vs fakie feeble and the fakie (switch) crooked are the ones that really fuck the whole thing up.
Adding in Losi's etc is just complicating it even further.


unpopular opinion for the new year: everything but a crooked or a Smith is banned.

[munchbox]

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does anyone have a clip of said trick
might be easier to discuss after watching it

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https://youtu.be/hsjkd3kUTWo?si=5i75Zfsv_dOHUFEn

20:48

I’m calling it a Fakie flip front feeble, like we call Fakie crooks. Not opposed to calling it a Fakie flip switch front feeble. Definitely not calling it a Losi grind. To me a Fakie Losi grind is the same as a regular Losi just doing a Fakie Ollie into it.

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So the one that's also the fakie hurricane AND fakie feeble? Its all a bit silly isn't it.

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I thought a hurricane required a 180 into it.

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I didn't want it to become a whole thing but no. The fakie hurricane vs fakie feeble and the fakie (switch) crooked are the ones that really fuck the whole thing up.
Adding in Losi's etc is just complicating it even further.


unpopular opinion for the new year: everything but a crooked or a Smith is banned.

@Southernmost
wasnt the fakie trick i was referring to
i was asking about some fakie to blunt maneuver

came back to this one a lil bit late
but regular back crooks are burnt at this point

id love to see more overcrooks

[alien porkchop]

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does anyone have a clip of said trick
might be easier to discuss after watching it

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https://youtu.be/hsjkd3kUTWo?si=5i75Zfsv_dOHUFEn

20:48

I’m calling it a Fakie flip front feeble, like we call Fakie crooks. Not opposed to calling it a Fakie flip switch front feeble. Definitely not calling it a Losi grind. To me a Fakie Losi grind is the same as a regular Losi just doing a Fakie Ollie into it.

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So the one that's also the fakie hurricane AND fakie feeble? Its all a bit silly isn't it.

hurricane, losi, bag lady, trad wife, if someone doesn’t understand what you are describing there is always an alternative, intuitive and systematic way to describe a trick that everyone understands immediately. why not just start there? goofs.

tbf, i have no issues with people defending kooky pet trick names as part of their language and culture, but these names will always result in confusion, require clarification, and may not even make sense to everyone in all cases, as we are seeing with the fakie double-bagged lady over-losi, or whatever.

[Pbn_jake]

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does anyone have a clip of said trick
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https://youtu.be/hsjkd3kUTWo?si=5i75Zfsv_dOHUFEn

20:48

I’m calling it a Fakie flip front feeble, like we call Fakie crooks. Not opposed to calling it a Fakie flip switch front feeble. Definitely not calling it a Losi grind. To me a Fakie Losi grind is the same as a regular Losi just doing a Fakie Ollie into it.

I like to call it “some shit I can’t do”

[slapdiddy]

Saying people who only do silly tricks aren't "serious" skateboarders is the most unpopular opinion so far. I think having a slap account makes someone serious enough about skateboarding but it's one of those words that has a broad spectrum.

[slapdiddy]

Eggs are a pretty functional shape for us old guys but if you are riding for nostalgia reasons you’d be better off on a popsicle.

The older people get the less skinny/short someone wants their board because they aren't flipping it anymore. We're heading toward everyone having a long board, which by the way are the most fun on a pump track. 

Pump tracks are way more fun than slappies and you can wear a helmet and a shirt that says "nonserious skateboarder".

[back smith]

This is serious skateboarding!

[IusedToSkateMore]

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Eggs are a pretty functional shape for us old guys but if you are riding for nostalgia reasons you’d be better off on a popsicle.

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The older people get the less skinny/short someone wants their board because they aren't flipping it anymore. We're heading toward everyone having a long board, which by the way are the most fun on a pump track. 

Pump tracks are way more fun than slappies and you can wear a helmet and a shirt that says "nonserious skateboarder".

Carving a pool/bowl and riding tile is way more fun that a pump track and coping slashes arent much different than slappies.

Best of both

[slapdiddy]

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Eggs are a pretty functional shape for us old guys but if you are riding for nostalgia reasons you’d be better off on a popsicle.

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The older people get the less skinny/short someone wants their board because they aren't flipping it anymore. We're heading toward everyone having a long board, which by the way are the most fun on a pump track. 

Pump tracks are way more fun than slappies and you can wear a helmet and a shirt that says "nonserious skateboarder".

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Carving a pool/bowl and riding tile is way more fun that a pump track and coping slashes arent much different than slappies.

Best of both

Fear factor of that is too high for people who only slappy now. These are the most down to earth people though.

[ssbsminotti]

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does anyone have a clip of said trick
might be easier to discuss after watching it

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https://youtu.be/hsjkd3kUTWo?si=5i75Zfsv_dOHUFEn

20:48

I’m calling it a Fakie flip front feeble, like we call Fakie crooks. Not opposed to calling it a Fakie flip switch front feeble. Definitely not calling it a Losi grind. To me a Fakie Losi grind is the same as a regular Losi just doing a Fakie Ollie into it.

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So the one that's also the fakie hurricane AND fakie feeble? Its all a bit silly isn't it.

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I thought a hurricane required a 180 into it.

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I didn't want it to become a whole thing but no. The fakie hurricane vs fakie feeble and the fakie (switch) crooked are the ones that really fuck the whole thing up.
Adding in Losi's etc is just complicating it even further.


unpopular opinion for the new year: everything but a crooked or a Smith is banned.

changing fakie to switch nollie would eliminate any confusion, and grinds & slides would always be named correctly

[SatanicPanic]

Slappies should die out as "cool". Hear me out....They are difficult for people who are used to ollies, so are any differently leveraged trick (pressure flips, primo stands, whatever).

I don't care if someone does any trick but stop marketing it as the cool thing to do when you hit 40, or worse, the cool thing to do while you're young and don't have a hip impingement stopping you from ollies.  Small ledge tricks are already low impact enough for anyone under 70. Don't sell yourself short.

If it's not good enough for a video game trick it's not good enough for any serious skateboarder. Become a filmer and do something productive if you're that fried.

Uh oh the 90s fun police have arrived. Do I have to do ledge tricks in es shoes and a tank top too?

[slapdiddy]

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Slappies should die out as "cool". Hear me out....They are difficult for people who are used to ollies, so are any differently leveraged trick (pressure flips, primo stands, whatever).

I don't care if someone does any trick but stop marketing it as the cool thing to do when you hit 40, or worse, the cool thing to do while you're young and don't have a hip impingement stopping you from ollies.  Small ledge tricks are already low impact enough for anyone under 70. Don't sell yourself short.

If it's not good enough for a video game trick it's not good enough for any serious skateboarder. Become a filmer and do something productive if you're that fried.

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Uh oh the 90s fun police have arrived. Do I have to do ledge tricks in es shoes and a tank top too?

I should have put this in bold so I will now: I don't care if someone does any trick but stop marketing it as the cool thing to do when you hit 40.

[SatanicPanic]

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Slappies should die out as "cool". Hear me out....They are difficult for people who are used to ollies, so are any differently leveraged trick (pressure flips, primo stands, whatever).

I don't care if someone does any trick but stop marketing it as the cool thing to do when you hit 40, or worse, the cool thing to do while you're young and don't have a hip impingement stopping you from ollies.  Small ledge tricks are already low impact enough for anyone under 70. Don't sell yourself short.

If it's not good enough for a video game trick it's not good enough for any serious skateboarder. Become a filmer and do something productive if you're that fried.

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Uh oh the 90s fun police have arrived. Do I have to do ledge tricks in es shoes and a tank top too?

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I should have put this in bold so I will now: I don't care if someone does any trick but stop marketing it as the cool thing to do when you hit 40.

It seems like you care man

[The Ghost of Lenny Kirk]

they should let david gravette be the next editor in chief at thrasher