2026 Skate Predictions

[TorontoTrustFund]

Mitch Barrette will win SOTY and SFB continues to bring up his rep score in every post 

[Pbn_jake]

Slappy trucks don’t catch on

Probably cause of that KP clearance

[DeanMaple]

Vert tricks on the streets

[Benicio El Toro]

A rise in nubuck

[kookdusoleil]

Grab to grind. The Kadow Effect

[skatebruh]

Grind to grab

[outis]

Vert tricks on the streets

Street Madonna would be dope.

[DeanMaple]

front 3 nose grab down some stairs

[Gnarfunkell]

US Companies will go out of business due to tariffs and American imperialism making people want to buy product from non-US companies.

[gringo_viejo]

Nidecker closes down emerica/es & rebrands etnies to compete with the sketchers demo.

Ipath gets popular again after some celebrity starts wearing them.

Indy fully brings the cross back & stokes the culture war in skateboarding. Greyson Fletcher is the poster boy.

Spitfire/grimple collab with an octagonal shaped wheel & people post silly clips for a week on social media

Ooh, pre-flatspotted wheels! They become all the rage as cool kids seek out that distinctive flatspot chunka-chunka sound.

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Nidecker closes down emerica/es & rebrands etnies to compete with the sketchers demo.

Ipath gets popular again after some celebrity starts wearing them.

Indy fully brings the cross back & stokes the culture war in skateboarding. Greyson Fletcher is the poster boy.

Spitfire/grimple collab with an octagonal shaped wheel & people post silly clips for a week on social media

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Ooh, pre-flatspotted wheels! They become all the rage as cool kids seek out that distinctive flatspot chunka-chunka sound.

They say things do move in 20 year cycles

[MOE SYZLAK]

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Nidecker closes down emerica/es & rebrands etnies to compete with the sketchers demo.

Ipath gets popular again after some celebrity starts wearing them.

Indy fully brings the cross back & stokes the culture war in skateboarding. Greyson Fletcher is the poster boy.

Spitfire/grimple collab with an octagonal shaped wheel & people post silly clips for a week on social media

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Ooh, pre-flatspotted wheels! They become all the rage as cool kids seek out that distinctive flatspot chunka-chunka sound.

[close]

They say things do move in 20 year cycles

Curious, do you already know what Anti Rockers are for? These def aren't for skateboards... a couple of brands still make Hexagonal antis

[bigbevev]

A rise in nubuck

Good one

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Nidecker closes down emerica/es & rebrands etnies to compete with the sketchers demo.

Ipath gets popular again after some celebrity starts wearing them.

Indy fully brings the cross back & stokes the culture war in skateboarding. Greyson Fletcher is the poster boy.

Spitfire/grimple collab with an octagonal shaped wheel & people post silly clips for a week on social media

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Ooh, pre-flatspotted wheels! They become all the rage as cool kids seek out that distinctive flatspot chunka-chunka sound.

[close]

They say things do move in 20 year cycles

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Curious, do you already know what Anti Rockers are for? These def aren't for skateboards... a couple of brands still make Hexagonal antis

It was supposed to make their Backside Royale grinds go further because the angle of the wheel edge lined up with how the wheel would be sitting?

[MOE SYZLAK]

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Nidecker closes down emerica/es & rebrands etnies to compete with the sketchers demo.

Ipath gets popular again after some celebrity starts wearing them.

Indy fully brings the cross back & stokes the culture war in skateboarding. Greyson Fletcher is the poster boy.

Spitfire/grimple collab with an octagonal shaped wheel & people post silly clips for a week on social media

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Ooh, pre-flatspotted wheels! They become all the rage as cool kids seek out that distinctive flatspot chunka-chunka sound.

[close]

They say things do move in 20 year cycles

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Curious, do you already know what Anti Rockers are for? These def aren't for skateboards... a couple of brands still make Hexagonal antis

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It was supposed to make their Backside Royale grinds go further because the angle of the wheel edge lined up with how the wheel would be sitting?

Not bad, close enough.

[spooky electric]

A hairy wheel that you have to shave before use, then it's just a normal wheel with a 5 o'clock shadow.

Edit: and/or, I feel this would suit Snot Wheels - a wheel with squeezable blackheads/pimples.

[MOE SYZLAK]

A hairy wheel that you have to shave before use, then it's just a normal wheel with a 5 o'clock shadow.

Edit: and/or, I feel this would suit Snot Wheels - a wheel with squeezable blackheads/pimples.

Seems more like a Scumco product
They did do the Abair velvet board you could shave

[Dirty Douggie]

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More and more people follow Shecks' arc and entirely give up core/traditional skate sponsors and go the influencers' route with shitty sneakers brands and teamless board companies.

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Chad Knight has been working with Chad Muska on bringing Muskas shoe to market (again?).  What was interesting is that The Knight was talking about how The Muska owns the silhouette and is really just outsourcing the construction of the shoe.  He sees a possible future where skaters own their own shoe, there is no shoe brand sponsoring them, and they just get connected in with factories that bring their design to life.  Im butchering this from memory but thats the gist of it, that skaters could opt for less brand sponsorship and be the brand themselves.

I remember hearing some idiots like P Rod, Mikey Taylor, James Cole or even Steve Borra (some geniuses, yes...) having the same conversation about boards. It was at the time that single board "Cobra Cole" was released and when P Rod was questioning the idea of starting Primitive as a board brand. It finally never really took off, and i am glad. I like the idea of a collective of skaters helping to define the identity of a brand.

[TwisT]

I predict a Powell full-length that will lead into && SOTY run. The video will be hyped, and will try VERY hard to imitate the vibe of Bones Brigade videos. Cab, Lance, Tony, Rodney etc will all be marketed as being in the video, but really only have one or two tricks. The video will be just Okay. Kelvin Hofler will have the stand out part, but ultimately people will complain that there was too much of their actual team and not enough old dudes.

[Sandwich Marty]

I predict a Powell full-length that will lead into && SOTY run. The video will be hyped, and will try VERY hard to imitate the vibe of Bones Brigade videos. Cab, Lance, Tony, Rodney etc will all be marketed as being in the video, but really only have one or two tricks. The video will be just Okay. Kelvin Hofler will have the stand out part, but ultimately people will complain that there was too much of their actual team and not enough old dudes.

The new Powell video is just gonna be a supercut of every Dan Corrigan vlog from the last 3 years. It’ll only be accessible via a QR code that’s been printed on the top of flight decks.

[swongolianbbq]

Gonna see increased output/effort from vans/cons riders that don't want to get canned?

[GnarAlarm]

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I predict a Powell full-length that will lead into && SOTY run. The video will be hyped, and will try VERY hard to imitate the vibe of Bones Brigade videos. Cab, Lance, Tony, Rodney etc will all be marketed as being in the video, but really only have one or two tricks. The video will be just Okay. Kelvin Hofler will have the stand out part, but ultimately people will complain that there was too much of their actual team and not enough old dudes.

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The new Powell video is just gonna be a supercut of every Dan Corrigan vlog from the last 3 years. It’ll only be accessible via a QR code that’s been printed on the top of flight decks.

I tried watching a Dan Corrigan video once or twice, it's always some title like "I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS BELOVED PRO SKATER WOULD SAY SOMETHING SO CONTROVERSIAL!!!"
Then after watching him eat breakfast, talk about his breakfast, get in his car, talk about his drive to the skatepark, get to the park, talk to his friends for 10 minutes, somewhere around the 17 minute mark of a 24 minute video he'll be like "Chris Heitt said yellow is the best Starburst flavor".

My prediction for 2026 - Gabbers remains the only rider to willingly leave Zero until late 2026 when, in a bittersweet move, Kairi Netsuke gets picked up by Plan B. Damn. We really wanted better for you Kairi but at least it's not Zero.

[bluedohdohs]

front 3 nose grab down some stairs

Fuck i miss Tony Cervantes think he did it bs though

[bluedohdohs]

A rise in nubuck

My favorite genre

[DeanMaple]

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front 3 nose grab down some stairs

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Fuck i miss Tony Cervantes think he did it bs though

It seems easier. And it looks more verty, i guess.

[bluedohdohs]

@DeanMaple Definitely agree with both of those it just gave me a flashback to him doing that and had to put it out there
I can’t think of anyone doing it fs sounds insanely hard on street

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

with big shoe brands cutting back marketing dollars, I could see some smaller shoe brands emerge....they will suck....

[Tuna]

@DeanMaple Definitely agree with both of those it just gave me a flashback to him doing that and had to put it out there
I can’t think of anyone doing it fs sounds insanely hard on street

Jason Adams ender down the chino 4 block in Black Out

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

i could see us all having to get better at Japanese names....

[TwisT]

i could see us all having to get better at Japanese names....

Good luck, Half of us can’t still can’t pronounce “Geoff”