2025 unpopular opinion thread

[steve]

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I like scraped 5-0s more than balanced.

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Even on ledges? What about with a trick out? How about nosegrinds?

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On ledges too. Balanced is harder and you can grind further, but scraped sounds and looks cooler to me.

Shoveled nosegrinds are unpleasant to me.

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Balanced 5-0s are for try-hards

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For some reason, when I think of balanced 5-0's I think of Spitfire tablet shaped wheels, thunders, and grizzly grip. Maybe it's only regional to one of the local parks I go to.

Balanced 5-0 on a skatepark or perfect marble ledge, scrape on a more haggard ledge is where its at.

[in love w/ fs shuvs]

this might be a popular unpopular opinion: skateboarding or the industry as it is may cease to exist in 100 years time

this might be a bit pessimistic who knows. Maybe not me since i spend too much time on the puter these days instead of skating now that I'm old.

[SatanicPanic]

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I like scraped 5-0s more than balanced.

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Even on ledges? What about with a trick out? How about nosegrinds?

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On ledges too. Balanced is harder and you can grind further, but scraped sounds and looks cooler to me.

Shoveled nosegrinds are unpleasant to me.

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+1

Balanced 5-0s are for try-hards

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For some reason, when I think of balanced 5-0's I think of Spitfire tablet shaped wheels, thunders, and grizzly grip. Maybe it's only regional to one of the local parks I go to.

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Balanced 5-0 on a skatepark or perfect marble ledge, scrape on a more haggard ledge is where its at.

I can get behind this. Contrary to what some guy upthread was saying I can balance 5-0s and occasionally do on a perfect ledge or curb. But when you see Jamie Thomas doing one on like a crusty 15 foot ledge it’s like - dude, just relax already. It’s not that big of a deal, I don’t care what Sal said.

[Teethcanbesexy]

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I like scraped 5-0s more than balanced.

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Even on ledges? What about with a trick out? How about nosegrinds?

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On ledges too. Balanced is harder and you can grind further, but scraped sounds and looks cooler to me.

Shoveled nosegrinds are unpleasant to me.

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+1

Balanced 5-0s are for try-hards

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For some reason, when I think of balanced 5-0's I think of Spitfire tablet shaped wheels, thunders, and grizzly grip. Maybe it's only regional to one of the local parks I go to.

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Balanced 5-0 on a skatepark or perfect marble ledge, scrape on a more haggard ledge is where its at.

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I can get behind this. Contrary to what some guy upthread was saying I can balance 5-0s and occasionally do on a perfect ledge or curb. But when you see Jamie Thomas doing one on like a crusty 15 foot ledge it’s like - dude, just relax already. It’s not that big of a deal, I don’t care what Sal said.

Recently the scrapers tend to go slightly suski grind which is way better looking than a balanced 5-0

[Lostintime]

A couple years ago I decided to re tool my 5-0s, switching from straight over the top balanced to tail scrape suski style and love how they work.    Can really stretch them out cranked to the side like that.   And they're nice and risky.  Can really get bodied if you miss the lock in.

[fakie nollie]

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heard nikolai piombo was denied the v8 baseplate for his venture pro model as it was strictly for koston. i’d much rather support nikolai over koston js. koston dont need my money

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Both are 16 year olds in adult bodies

Bitch what??

[JM]

Granite or metal demands balance.

Chunk demands Scrape.

[ToySanta]

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you guys sound like r/childfree posters, referring to
kids as “hellspawns”, corny af

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It's a warzone out there.

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you right fam

This is how I learn Nak-El has the same tattoo as Dill??

[Pbn_jake]

Probably not the most unpopular opinion ever, but cross lock grinds just bother me so much

Was thinking this today, at least on a ledge. A rail I can understand

[GnarAlarm]

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Probably not the most unpopular opinion ever, but cross lock grinds just bother me so much

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Was thinking this today, at least on a ledge. A rail I can understand

I dunno how controversial that is, the consensus on cross lock 50/50s seems to be about 50/50.

[skate_or_dingus]

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heard nikolai piombo was denied the v8 baseplate for his venture pro model as it was strictly for koston. i’d much rather support nikolai over koston js. koston dont need my money

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Both are 16 year olds in adult bodies

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Bitch what??

 They are big men with little boys inside of them

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Max Palmer must be trolling at this point

[Resin]

I doubt 1:17 would look as good if he did a perfectly balanced "manual" 5-0

[Rick Trapasso]

Granite or metal demands balance.

Chunk demands Scrape.

I'd say this is a pretty good guideline.

Probably not the most unpopular opinion ever, but cross lock grinds just bother me so much

Wider the trucks = worse the cross lock looks.

Anything over 149 looks heinous when cross locked. And 149s can look pretty weird depending on the rest of the setup and spot the grind is done on.

[Teethcanbesexy]

Someone post an example of a cross lock on a ledge, I can’t imagine that happening on purpose

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maybe when you have a really specific groove on your hanger from grinding pool coping (combined with really small wheels)
but it's actually not a thing

[Rick Trapasso]

Someone post an example of a cross lock on a ledge, I can’t imagine that happening on purpose

I see this most often on Long ledge/curb grinds where eventually one truck starts to slip off and moves to the opposite wheel locking it in, and they ride the rest of it out that way.

I've def done this on very long grinds.

[neonbrown]

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Someone post an example of a cross lock on a ledge, I can’t imagine that happening on purpose

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I see this most often on Long ledge/curb grinds where eventually one truck starts to slip off and moves to the opposite wheel locking it in, and they ride the rest of it out that way.

I've def done this on very long grinds.

Every 50 slappy every done by Slappyreds has that horrible crosslock.

[goofyboi420]

cross locks are sick and actually opened up new doors to what is possible down rails

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cross locks are sick and actually opened up new doors to what is possible down rails

That’s not necessarily true. See David Gravette’s crazy kinked rail grind. It’s got 9 kinks in it and he’s heel locked the entire way down. It can be done without the cross lock, people just like to take the easy way out.

A balanced 5-0 only is only cool if you’re grinding a long distance like Crob at the LA courthouse out ledge. Hate to use Crob as an example of what’s cool but you get the point

[goofyboi420]

no it is true, you are just living in the past

quite a few big kinkers done by dudes like foy, ducky, braden hoben that would be pretty much impossible without cross lock

[devils acrobat]

no it is true, you are just living in the past

quite a few big kinkers done by dudes like foy, ducky, braden hoben that would be pretty much impossible without cross lock

Kyle walkers big kink rail 50 was all heel lock 

[goofyboi420]

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no it is true, you are just living in the past

quite a few big kinkers done by dudes like foy, ducky, braden hoben that would be pretty much impossible without cross lock

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Kyle walkers big kink rail 50 was all heel lock 

who?

[backside_frontside]

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no it is true, you are just living in the past

quite a few big kinkers done by dudes like foy, ducky, braden hoben that would be pretty much impossible without cross lock

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Kyle walkers big kink rail 50 was all heel lock 

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who?

Sharp as a cue ball this one. Keep talking you know everything. You just reveal your own ignorance.

[goofyboi420]

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no it is true, you are just living in the past

quite a few big kinkers done by dudes like foy, ducky, braden hoben that would be pretty much impossible without cross lock

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Using ducky as a reference while telling someone they’re living in the past is so fuckin funny

when you're done laughing be sure to check out that one super sick david gravette part from 2008

[Jort250]

I’ve always felt like GSD events are kind of boring if you aren’t barely skating in..

[JANUS]

Was Ducky the guy who fell on his head all the time before Pedro Delfino?

[Pango]

Someone post an example of a cross lock on a ledge, I can’t imagine that happening on purpose

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5M2EpgpQRf/?igsh=MTZudmhhZTZqZDR3dg==

Example of cross lock on a ledge...

[backside_frontside]

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Someone post an example of a cross lock on a ledge, I can’t imagine that happening on purpose

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https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5M2EpgpQRf/?igsh=MTZudmhhZTZqZDR3dg==

Example of cross lock on a ledge...

Cross lock on a ledge AND it’s a ride on grind?? Woof

[Democratic Republic Of Mongo]

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Someone post an example of a cross lock on a ledge, I can’t imagine that happening on purpose

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https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5M2EpgpQRf/?igsh=MTZudmhhZTZqZDR3dg==

Example of cross lock on a ledge...

Here’s another good one:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5EfoJOPujf/?igsh=ZGQ2cmVjcndsOWUw