The end of Cons

[oyolar]

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I worry for the older guys. Mike Anderson, Aaron Herrington, Brad Cromer, Sammy Baca etc. I hope they can get a new contract.

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fan of everyone listed but i think some of these guys need to be realistic about their place in skateboarding in 2026 and beyond, if they aren't already

Manderson is one of the most talented dudes out there. Still killing it.

I think they'll keep Jake if they do have a downsizing. He adds a lot of underground cred.

[swongolianbbq]

This ain't an old photo right? Them don't look like converse

[Safariferrari]

This ain't an old photo right? Them don't look like converse

they look like telfords sans flare

[Dwayne Hoover]

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I worry for the older guys. Mike Anderson, Aaron Herrington, Brad Cromer, Sammy Baca etc. I hope they can get a new contract.

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fan of everyone listed but i think some of these guys need to be realistic about their place in skateboarding in 2026 and beyond, if they aren't already

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Manderson is one of the most talented dudes out there. Still killing it.

I think they'll keep Jake if they do have a downsizing. He adds a lot of underground cred.

yeah he’s definitely the best on that list and most deserving of a contract extension but he’s also close to 40 and i’m not sure what more we can expect out of him, career-wise. another video part or two, at most? its not like i don’t want these guys to get paid, i just understand why cons might want to invest elsewhere at this point

[cornman]

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This ain't an old photo right? Them don't look like converse

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they look like telfords sans flare

The clip was in the last Lakai full length 3+ years ago so its an old photo.

[swongolianbbq]

Ahhh okay cool I had a feeling. Thanks!

[oyolar]

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I worry for the older guys. Mike Anderson, Aaron Herrington, Brad Cromer, Sammy Baca etc. I hope they can get a new contract.

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fan of everyone listed but i think some of these guys need to be realistic about their place in skateboarding in 2026 and beyond, if they aren't already

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Manderson is one of the most talented dudes out there. Still killing it.

I think they'll keep Jake if they do have a downsizing. He adds a lot of underground cred.

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yeah he’s definitely the best on that list and most deserving of a contract extension but he’s also close to 40 and i’m not sure what more we can expect out of him, career-wise. another video part or two, at most? its not like i don’t want these guys to get paid, i just understand why cons might want to invest elsewhere at this point

I feel like we could expect a few video parts from him, which is the point of being a pro skater. I understand your thinking though. I just think that getting rid of long term people like Manderson and Jake would hurt the brand a lot.

I like Aaron a lot, but Pontus would probably snatch him up for LRAB right away.

[DCLOVE]

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This ain't an old photo right? Them don't look like converse

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they look like telfords sans flare

It’s his like psuedo pro model he had in lakai.

[IanBZHD]

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This ain't an old photo right? Them don't look like converse

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they look like telfords sans flare

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It’s his like psuedo pro model he had in lakai.

You're thinking of the Villa, which also had a black and blue colorway and was his 'rider model' or whatever.
Those are Telford Low Fourstar collabs.
I don't choose to remember these things about Lakai I promise.

[Bitter]

Nike did over 1400 layoffs this week, including a bunch at Converse.

[oyolar]

Yeah, they fucked up relying too much on DTC

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

This brand is important to us, but it's a sliver of a sliver.....

What sort of normal person buys converse?

[Anderdingus]

I still got a pair of the lunarlon ones

[pica]

Didn‘t read this full thread but it made me order 3 pairs of one star pros as a backup.

[mclovin1336]

This brand is important to us, but it's a sliver of a sliver.....

What sort of normal person buys converse?

Me! Not sure whether I am normal, tho. Chuck Taylor Skate is a great, inexpensive (80€), rather long lasting shoe...

Is there any "evidence" about reducing the amount of team riders?

[Luddite]

It looks like Bobby is filming with Ben Chadourne in Paris wearing the new pro leather hi's so they cant be doing too bad.

[chihuahuadad2000]

Why doesn’t BDK have a pro shoe? I feel like they’ve under marketed him, he's one of the best street skaters ever. I know he had a colorway but they should’ve capitalized on him.

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

Would it have made an iota of difference on Nike’s balance sheet?  Has there been a pro model that has even come close to moving the needle?  It would be a jack purcel/ one star hybrid or something while the rest of skateboarding would be losing their shit over mountain climbing shoes or anything with a giant N on it….

[Dj Paul]

Why doesn’t BDK have a pro shoe? I feel like they’ve under marketed him, he's one of the best street skaters ever. I know he had a colorway but they should’ve capitalized on him.

Dude, are you canadian? I can name at least 30 better pros than BDK...He not even better than Bobby.

[Atiba Applebum]

Would it have made an iota of difference on Nike’s balance sheet?  Has there been a pro model that has even come close to moving the needle?  It would be a jack purcel/ one star hybrid or something while the rest of skateboarding would be losing their shit over mountain climbing shoes or anything with a giant N on it….

Move the needle like a Janoski?   Louie 1s seemed to be pretty popular

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

how's the Janoski doing in 2026?  It would do about as well as Curran Caples pro model..... lead.......balloon..... coming from a guy who just bought a pair of fastbreaks after watching alot of Brad Cromer's youtube channel. 

It looks like the whole company is in bad shape, and we expect them to pump money into a skateboard program? 

[Safariferrari]

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Why doesn’t BDK have a pro shoe? I feel like they’ve under marketed him, he's one of the best street skaters ever. I know he had a colorway but they should’ve capitalized on him.

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Dude, are you canadian? I can name at least 30 better pros than BDK...He not even better than Bobby.

Bro you are just lying to yourself if he isn’t one of the best skaters right now overall let alone on cons in regards to technical skill and style. Regardless he’s pretty popular and have plenty of friends who consider him their favorite pro right now who are not Canadian.

[Atiba Applebum]

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Why doesn’t BDK have a pro shoe? I feel like they’ve under marketed him, he's one of the best street skaters ever. I know he had a colorway but they should’ve capitalized on him.

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Dude, are you canadian? I can name at least 30 better pros than BDK...He not even better than Bobby.

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Bro you are just lying to yourself if he isn’t one of the best skaters right now overall let alone on cons in regards to technical skill and style. Regardless he’s pretty popular and have plenty of friends who consider him their favorite pro right now who are not Canadian.

I think he’s a perfect colorway type of guy.  Sage, swan, and jk never got pro models and they are/were very much more popular.   

[DeanMaple]

Imagine giving a pro model to Sage and Sean Pablo.

[Mr. Jax Taylor]

Imagine giving a pro model to Sage and Sean Pablo.

In 2015 You'd Be A Fucking Idiot Not To. Thing Probably Printed Money For Cons

[DeanMaple]

Cons did a lotta money without giving them pro models.
Not dumb at all

[oyolar]

Cons did a lotta money without giving them pro models.
Not dumb at all

Not enough to keep the brand around.

[woat]

Why doesn’t BDK have a pro shoe? I feel like they’ve under marketed him, he's one of the best street skaters ever. I know he had a colorway but they should’ve capitalized on him.

Supposedly they were/are meant to release the Pro Leather as a BDK pro model this year but no confirmation from my friend that rides for cons Australia

[håkanhellström]

IS THERE ANY PROOF OF THIS END OF CONS TING??
I mean bobby d is atm in paris filming with bend chad and type shit

[JohnOakley]

First brand/team to cool guy themselves into bankruptcy?

Possibly the truest part of this thread - Cons, at least in Europe, seems to only sponsor the coolest of the cool and ads like the one in Paris with the red wine spilling over the table while whichever ultra-cool rider dressed in black ollies over couldn't be less relevant to younger kids. Kids like tik tok, not red wine in Paris. Cons got far too cool for their own good.