2025 unpopular opinion thread

[BeachChicken]

People who pay for Shake Junt are idiots. It's almost 2x the cost of anything else for that shitty stencil.

[Jort250]

People who pay for Shake Junt are idiots. It's almost 2x the cost of anything else for that shitty stencil.

What if your skate heroes rock Shake Junt and seeing the logo makes you stoked to skate?

[Big Brother]

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People who pay for Shake Junt are idiots. It's almost 2x the cost of anything else for that shitty stencil.

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I actually had no idea it was that expensive. I think I agree with you on this one. $14 is crazy, I thought I was splurging for that $8 sheet of pepper but goddamn.

Ya like why would anyone care enough to know the actual price of shake junt

[Slappykrook]

Can’t remember the last time I saw someone with shake junt grip, I don’t think any of the baker deathwish dudes even rep the logod grip anymore

[ferguu]

Dark, corny times

I just had to search this up. Unless I'm missing something this game looks dope as hell, I guess that's my unpopular opinion. Pretty funny that there's a wiki page for it featuring several 'graduated wizards'.

Also, everytime I look at your PFP from the corner of my eye the super zoomed in brown trousers look just like a blackbird and I can't unsee it. Just thought you should know.

[neonbrown]

The rails thing made me realize I hate noisy skateboards like you can shake them and it sounds like a shaman is shaking his stick with bunches of beads hanging off.  Only want to hear those wheels meow

I also can't stand a noisy skateboard, which is yet another reason to hate those useless bearing spacers, and they often rattle on the truck axle.

[WobbleHeadBob]

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Dark, corny times

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I just had to search this up. Unless I'm missing something this game looks dope as hell, I guess that's my unpopular opinion. Pretty funny that there's a wiki page for it featuring several 'graduated wizards'.

Also, everytime I look at your PFP from the corner of my eye the super zoomed in brown trousers look just like a blackbird and I can't unsee it. Just thought you should know.

it was fun! remember its not cool to have fun no more.

[busch]

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like a shaman is shaking his stick with bunches of beads hanging off. 

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You guys remember the wizard staff era? It was like a solid year where everyone was on making wizard staffs with beer cans, used to be in all the videos at the time

Insert daewon shaking his set up gif

Insert t mo shaking wizard staff gif

Thats about the extent of my technological prowess these days

[Big Brother]

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Dark, corny times

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I just had to search this up. Unless I'm missing something this game looks dope as hell, I guess that's my unpopular opinion. Pretty funny that there's a wiki page for it featuring several 'graduated wizards'.

Also, everytime I look at your PFP from the corner of my eye the super zoomed in brown trousers look just like a blackbird and I can't unsee it. Just thought you should know.

Gino. Shot by Kosick.

[WashingtonNECKTIE]

Can’t remember the last time I saw someone with shake junt grip, I don’t think any of the baker deathwish dudes even rep the logod grip anymore

Foy just had a "pro" sheet of grip come out with a modified stencil logo. Shit is definitely still around, of course not nearly as prominent as it was in 2013

[Coastal Fever]

Akwasi does far too many wallie and wallride tricks.  I get the sense that he feels he’s being creative, but he does so many of them, it’s become the opposite.

[backside_frontside]

Akwasi does far too many wallie and wallride tricks.  I get the sense that he feels he’s being creative, but he does so many of them, it’s become the opposite.

He runs them so much to the point where it feels a little gimmicky. He's still probably the best skater doing wallie/wallride/slappy variations right now tho, but he could mix it up a little bit. Hopefully he does in the new Sci-Fi video

[alien porkchop]

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like a shaman is shaking his stick with bunches of beads hanging off. 

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You guys remember the wizard staff era? It was like a solid year where everyone was on making wizard staffs with beer cans, used to be in all the videos at the time

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Insert daewon shaking his set up gif

Insert t mo shaking wizard staff gif

Thats about the extent of my technological prowess these days

a painted picture is worth a thousand gifs

[Big Brother]

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Can’t remember the last time I saw someone with shake junt grip, I don’t think any of the baker deathwish dudes even rep the logod grip anymore

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Foy just had a "pro" sheet of grip come out with a modified stencil logo. Shit is definitely still around, of course not nearly as prominent as it was in 2013

I've never been able to fathom how one could look down at a full length Grizzly or Junt graphic on their grip and be able to actually concentrate on their tricks

[manuduncan]

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Akwasi does far too many wallie and wallride tricks.  I get the sense that he feels he’s being creative, but he does so many of them, it’s become the opposite.

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He runs them so much to the point where it feels a little gimmicky. He's still probably the best skater doing wallie/wallride/slappy variations right now tho, but he could mix it up a little bit. Hopefully he does in the new Sci-Fi video

agree with both of you but the one he does up the ledge to dumpster is so sick

the trick at 30 seconds in
https://youtu.be/eqLPX07iTJ8?si=dB8QGbTYf0N2Eodo

[Big Brother]

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Akwasi does far too many wallie and wallride tricks.  I get the sense that he feels he’s being creative, but he does so many of them, it’s become the opposite.

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He runs them so much to the point where it feels a little gimmicky. He's still probably the best skater doing wallie/wallride/slappy variations right now tho, but he could mix it up a little bit. Hopefully he does in the new Sci-Fi video

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agree with both of you but the one he does up the ledge to dumpster is so sick

the trick at 30 seconds in
https://youtu.be/eqLPX07iTJ8?si=dB8QGbTYf0N2Eodo

Cancel wallriders

[Rick Trapasso]

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Can’t remember the last time I saw someone with shake junt grip, I don’t think any of the baker deathwish dudes even rep the logod grip anymore

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Foy just had a "pro" sheet of grip come out with a modified stencil logo. Shit is definitely still around, of course not nearly as prominent as it was in 2013

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I've never been able to fathom how one could look down at a full length Grizzly or Junt graphic on their grip and be able to actually concentrate on their tricks

Grizzly/shake junt users walk among us every day

I feel like they should have to report that shit when they move into a new neighborhood or something.

We have to keep a public list of this shit, easily accessible on a website for everyone to see.

[GnarAlarm]

I'm a die hard "just give me whatever is cheapest" rider (usually Jessup)

[TwisT]

Grizzly is the best grip. All black no bear is underrated. I’ll always get it if it’s an option. The graphic grip is weird. It’s materially shittier than like graphic mob

[back smith]

I saw a board with Shake Junt grip last year!

[BeachChicken]

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Akwasi does far too many wallie and wallride tricks.  I get the sense that he feels he’s being creative, but he does so many of them, it’s become the opposite.

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He runs them so much to the point where it feels a little gimmicky. He's still probably the best skater doing wallie/wallride/slappy variations right now tho, but he could mix it up a little bit. Hopefully he does in the new Sci-Fi video

I feel this with Spanky. I'm so sick of his sw noseslide shit he does in every video (fakie flip or 270 out), token tall slappy, sw wallie, and shitty front big spin where the rear wheels never level out. You reinvented yourself with those same tricks 6 years ago, keep progressing that don't just release the same footage at different spots.

[Big Brother]

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Can’t remember the last time I saw someone with shake junt grip, I don’t think any of the baker deathwish dudes even rep the logod grip anymore

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Foy just had a "pro" sheet of grip come out with a modified stencil logo. Shit is definitely still around, of course not nearly as prominent as it was in 2013

[close]

I've never been able to fathom how one could look down at a full length Grizzly or Junt graphic on their grip and be able to actually concentrate on their tricks

[close]

Grizzly/shake junt users walk among us every day

I feel like they should have to report that shit when they move into a new neighborhood or something.

We have to keep a public list of this shit, easily accessible on a website for everyone to see.

Ya I want to know when I can go to the spot safely without them being there to cut me off for a krooked grind

[pop idiot]

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Akwasi does far too many wallie and wallride tricks.  I get the sense that he feels he’s being creative, but he does so many of them, it’s become the opposite.

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He runs them so much to the point where it feels a little gimmicky. He's still probably the best skater doing wallie/wallride/slappy variations right now tho, but he could mix it up a little bit. Hopefully he does in the new Sci-Fi video

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I feel this with Spanky. I'm so sick of his sw noseslide shit he does in every video (fakie flip or 270 out), token tall slappy, sw wallie, and shitty front big spin where the rear wheels never level out. You reinvented yourself with those same tricks 6 years ago, keep progressing that don't just release the same footage at different spots.

I think Akwasi stands out because of all the wallrides... plus his cool style and wacky outfits. I'm down for more wallrides and appreciate his balance of hesh and tech.

I enjoy modern Spanky so much because he skates relatable things and looks like he's having fun. Everyone has their go-to's and I understand the sentiment, but meh. I still wanna watch Reynolds fs flip and Tiago switch back tail. I think tall slappies (esp switch) are way more exciting than blitzing that handrail in the Emerica vid. He may not be progressing in terms of tricks, but certainly has in terms of style and power.

[SmashtheState]

I'm a die hard "just give me whatever is cheapest" rider (usually Jessup)

I feel this emphatically so, if it isn't jessup I'll go for mob no graphic.  Look as corny as shake junt is/was.  I put together a twin tail Ishod deck with purple and green opposing grips one side diagonally it said shake shake in different colors, mind you I was a detoxing alcoholic and thought the shake shake was a deliberate inside joke. However it does seem corny to have big prints whenever you're looking down.

[Hyliannightmare]

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People who pay for Shake Junt are idiots. It's almost 2x the cost of anything else for that shitty stencil.

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What if your skate heroes rock Shake Junt and seeing the logo makes you stoked to skate?

Spray it on

[tropez tropics corp]

Skaters having zero regard for slamming their bodies or boards into cars at the spot. If I saw highwater baggy carpenter pants dude on a gx1000 board even look at my car funny, I'd cut his face off and wear it as a mask

[JM]

Skaters having zero regard for slamming their bodies or boards into cars at the spot. If I saw highwater baggy carpenter pants dude on a gx1000 board even look at my car funny, I'd cut his face off and wear it as a mask

[Slappykrook]

Skaters having zero regard for slamming their bodies or boards into cars at the spot. If I saw highwater baggy carpenter pants dude on a gx1000 board even look at my car funny, I'd cut his face off and wear it as a mask

[Rick Trapasso]

Skaters having zero regard for slamming their bodies or boards into cars at the spot. If I saw highwater baggy carpenter pants dude on a gx1000 board even look at my car funny, I'd cut his face off and wear it as a mask

Ok, settle down there Leatherface Jr.

[BeachChicken]

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Akwasi does far too many wallie and wallride tricks.  I get the sense that he feels he’s being creative, but he does so many of them, it’s become the opposite.

[close]

He runs them so much to the point where it feels a little gimmicky. He's still probably the best skater doing wallie/wallride/slappy variations right now tho, but he could mix it up a little bit. Hopefully he does in the new Sci-Fi video

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I feel this with Spanky. I'm so sick of his sw noseslide shit he does in every video (fakie flip or 270 out), token tall slappy, sw wallie, and shitty front big spin where the rear wheels never level out. You reinvented yourself with those same tricks 6 years ago, keep progressing that don't just release the same footage at different spots.

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I think Akwasi stands out because of all the wallrides... plus his cool style and wacky outfits. I'm down for more wallrides and appreciate his balance of hesh and tech.

I enjoy modern Spanky so much because he skates relatable things and looks like he's having fun. Everyone has their go-to's and I understand the sentiment, but meh. I still wanna watch Reynolds fs flip and Tiago switch back tail. I think tall slappies (esp switch) are way more exciting than blitzing that handrail in the Emerica vid. He may not be progressing in terms of tricks, but certainly has in terms of style and power.

Relateable? You're doing switch pole jams and sw nose fakie flip out in every video? Reynolds at least has style. I agree on the Emerica video but don't care about Stu Kirst.