I am the ultimate industry insider, AMA

[JusticeAbberdash]

You name it, I've heard about it second hand Never underestimate the depth of my worldwide skate contacts. If I say something I wasn't supposed to, I'll focus my account right away.

[h00man]

Describe in detail, Nyjah's Nike contract.

[JusticeAbberdash]

Describe in detail, Nyjah's Nike contract.

It used to be a bigger, more glamorous deal. Nike has slowly sized down their SB budget. Nyjah has too many "outside" investments, add to that his failure to follow certain trends, leads to NJ only being worth a $500,000 commitment.

[doublesteveburger]

What's the rest of Brinks story.

[Schmaltz]

If i melt dry ice can i swim without getting wet?

[dr.prestige]

How many people do you know with science or engineering backgrounds that are part of a company in the skateboard industry? Are there any occupations in skateboarding that are specifically suited for people with science or engineering training and experience?

[JusticeAbberdash]

What's the rest of Brinks story.

Brink was a desperate hooligan ready to say anything for a paycheque. That's the rest of the story

[JusticeAbberdash]

How many people do you know with science or engineering backgrounds that are part of a company in the skateboard industry? Are there any occupations in skateboarding that are specifically suited for people with science or engineering training and experience?

Not as many as you'd think. As some already know, 80% of the hard goods industry is marketing and distributing. Anything relating to manufacturing skategoods/doing R & D etc.. is tough to break into. As always, networking is gold, the actual engineering of wheels, trucks, and decks is a pretty tiny group of workers (compared to a lot of other industries a sci/eng type could work in).

This is why you see so many new projects in the longboard world, regular skateboards are hard to find design/engineering opportunities in.

[other2]

Girl/Chocolate... what's actually going on?

[SodaJerk]

Girl/Chocolate... what's actually going on?

This, and please be in depth about Rickk, Mike, Megan and Spike. The entire Crail shtick seems to have been a series of inside jokes steeped in veiled elitism , do they really care about us? What have they really given back to skateboarding?

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

why does Brink avoid touching on the subject of Chase every time he comes on here (yet defended him on here by claiming to know the whole story)?
Also, Jereme Rogers' rap career is the longest ongoing troll in the history of skateboarding right? RIGHT?

[SodaJerk]

why does Brink avoid touching on the subject of Chase every time he comes on here (yet defended him on here by claimed to know the whole story)?
Also, Jereme Rogers' rap career is the longest ongoing troll in the history of skateboarding right? RIGHT?

I think I can handle this one. No, not a troll. The world just isn't ready to recognise his genius yet.

[Grind King Rims]

Why is Jadakiss as hard as it gets?

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

I think I can handle this one. No, not a troll. The world just isn't ready to recognise his genius yet.

I WANT TO BELIEVE!

[JusticeAbberdash]

Girl/Chocolate... what's actually going on?

I'm not gonna put anyone specifically on blast, but girl/chocolate has been a significant part of the fashion and "cultural cultivation" business. They've gotten so used to cushy high society sponsorship that they stopped paying attention to what the average joe skater cares about.

[SodaJerk]

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I'm not gonna put anyone specifically on blast, but girl/chocolate has been a significant part of the fashion and "cultural cultivation" business. They've gotten so used to cushy high society sponsorship that they stopped paying attention to what the average joe skater cares about.

So you're saying Sam Smyth has a Napoleonic syndrome that has infected the business by osmosis.

[Mate.]

Why hasn't grip tape bee. Replaced by a shoe-friendly alternative? Is the shoe industry suppressing it all?

[Paco Supreme]

Just how far did the screwdriver go

[colt cannon lunchbox]

Why hasn't grip tape bee. Replaced by a shoe-friendly alternative? Is the shoe industry suppressing it all?

There is many different variations of shoe friendly grip but they're all really shit

[colt cannon lunchbox]

How the fuck are all of the smaller skate shoe companies surviving? Is DVS even paying Walker?

[Ghost Face]

Why'd Rowely leave Flip?

[sms_b]

Did Sean Pablo bring it down the pipe to Miami?

[Grind King Rims]

Why'd Rowely leave Flip?

And is he currently involved in a lawsuit against them?

[super-basic]

If i melt dry ice can i swim without getting wet?

CO2 can't exist as a liquid at standard atm pressure, so it sublimates into a gas, it doesn't melt.

[Esquivel]

^what if we increased the pressure?

Just how far did the screwdriver go

I also do not recall coming to a conclusion on whether it was a flathead, phillips or pozidriv

[augustmoon]

^what if we increased the pressure?

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I also do not recall coming to a conclusion on whether it was a flathead, phillips or pozidriv

Chase looks like a Torx man to me

[Pigeon]

How many anal probes has Berra conducted?

[ducky darnsworth]

is ti true that the industry encourages drinking/partying/dropping out of school so the skaters wont be the wiser when the company's make all the profit while paying skaters pennys on the dollar for representing their subpar products?

[QueeferMadness]

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I also do not recall coming to a conclusion on whether it was a flathead, phillips or pozidriv

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Chase looks like a Torx man to me

Probably a ratcheting one at that

[GershonSweaty]

With regards to crailtap why do they so often jump on trends late when realistically they should focus on what makes them popular and provide more of the same ? The whole flowers/women thing was really contrived.

How much intimidation exists ? Obviously Mickey Reyes stuff has been fairly well documented but is there any other examples ?

Have Dwindle bought into Revive ?

Does Nike have a controlling factor of Skate Mental

Why didn't Al Boglio and Jeremie Daclain go ahead with bonjour skateboards

Is Pontus a sex fiend ?

How is Clark Hassler still Pro ?