Author Topic: Underrated legends (Read 8444 times)

Quote from: Rocko on January 15, 2018, 10:34:10 AM
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Quote from: Disco234 on January 15, 2018, 05:56:09 AM
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Sean Young
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s w i t c h

imagine pushing in the rain, let alone down hill. so sick
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On acid, or so the story goes...

Nosferatu · « **Reply #38 on:** January 15, 2018, 02:14:24 PM »

Andrew Reynolds

childhood · « **Reply #39 on:** January 15, 2018, 03:11:22 PM »

Yeah good call on Ronnie Bertino.

I dunno if he's really "underrated", cause I'm sure most people like him, but I've always felt like Joey Pepper seriously has one of the best styles, and doesn't get enough credit for it.

B. Hopper · « **Reply #40 on:** January 15, 2018, 04:04:48 PM »

Also, going further into a gray area...I'd Mike V is underrated in the fact that he's now known as the 'old school' guy...the street plants and bonelesses..etc...but if you go back and comb his footage, he was doing a lot of modern street stuff back in the day that was ahead of it's time and still part of modern street ....

ziggy · « **Reply #41 on:** January 15, 2018, 04:12:13 PM »

Jason Carney and Dan Peterka

givecigstosurfgroms · « **Reply #42 on:** January 15, 2018, 05:34:26 PM »

Quote from: B. Hopper on January 15, 2018, 04:04:48 PM

Also, going further into a gray area...I'd Mike V is underrated in the fact that he's now known as the 'old school' guy...the street plants and bonelesses..etc...but if you go back and comb his footage, he was doing a lot of modern street stuff back in the day that was ahead of it's time and still part of modern street ....

"the old school guy" -that's not really what people say. I hear other stuff usually.

coupedepill · « **Reply #43 on:** January 15, 2018, 09:32:44 PM »

Quote from: givecigstosurfgroms on January 15, 2018, 05:34:26 PM

Quote from: B. Hopper on January 15, 2018, 04:04:48 PM
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Also, going further into a gray area...I'd Mike V is underrated in the fact that he's now known as the 'old school' guy...the street plants and bonelesses..etc...but if you go back and comb his footage, he was doing a lot of modern street stuff back in the day that was ahead of it's time and still part of modern street ....
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"the old school guy" -that's not really what people say. I hear other stuff usually.

Like the "Paul Blart: Mall Cop guy"

B. Hopper · « **Reply #44 on:** January 15, 2018, 09:48:08 PM »

or Hangover guy...

Chapingro · « **Reply #45 on:** January 15, 2018, 10:53:21 PM »

Jimmy Chung - not sure if he's underrated or whatever, but don't hear his name come up too much and his skating was and still is super inspiring. Great pop, smooth style, etc.

Pappy Jones · « **Reply #46 on:** January 15, 2018, 10:55:56 PM »

Steve Brandi
Massimo Cavedoni
Ronnie Creager
Soy Panday

just off the top of my head

FS-OverKOOK · « **Reply #47 on:** January 15, 2018, 11:13:08 PM »

Drake Jones

Mr. Fink · « **Reply #48 on:** January 16, 2018, 12:23:39 AM »

Jeron Wilson and Karl Watson

krokigslip · « **Reply #49 on:** January 16, 2018, 03:40:44 AM »

http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2011/07/20/what-happened-to-danny-gonzalez/

lampshade · « **Reply #50 on:** January 16, 2018, 03:47:36 AM »

Quote from: childhood on January 15, 2018, 03:11:22 PM

Yeah good call on Ronnie Bertino.

I dunno if he's really "underrated", cause I'm sure most people like him, but I've always felt like Joey Pepper seriously has one of the best styles, and doesn't get enough credit for it.

Bertino was sick during the first incarnation of Think! and Blind 2.0. It seemed like he kind of blew it with the weird flat bar down the grass gap. Pepper is rad, but he's been around for awhile and has a pro shoe on a very popular company. He's rated accurately.

DannyDee · « **Reply #51 on:** January 16, 2018, 05:45:18 AM »

Don't know if he's a legend, but Jerry Fowler. Everyone forgets that he probably invented the nose-grind pop-out that Wenning is famous for.

Now, if you want to talk about certified legends who don't get appreciated for being a dick and pissing people off? Henry Sanchez is arguably one of the most influential street skaters of all time but is often left out of discussions when people talk about Gonz, Koston, Daewon, and Reynolds. The amount of tricks he was the first to do is absolutely ridiculous. He's still a legend and held in high-regard, but can get overlooked because he was only really relevant for 10 years, and for about 8 of the years was coasting.

MexicanSpaniard · « **Reply #52 on:** January 16, 2018, 05:45:28 AM »

Quote from: ungzilla on January 14, 2018, 10:24:59 PM

other good threads we should do:

driest rainforest
roundest squares
best ledge skaters on foundation
pouchiest marsupials

wait scratch that last one

HoudiniXLogic · « **Reply #53 on:** January 16, 2018, 06:46:36 PM »

Ben Gilley
Pete Gardini

Stony Hawk · « **Reply #54 on:** January 17, 2018, 07:06:46 AM »

Steve Ortega

Dark Knight · « **Reply #55 on:** January 17, 2018, 08:01:19 AM »

Quote from: lampshade on January 16, 2018, 03:47:36 AM

Bertino was sick during the first incarnation of Think! and Blind 2.0. It seemed like he kind of blew it with the weird flat bar down the grass gap.

That was Adam McNatt with the flat bar shenanigans.

fang · « **Reply #56 on:** January 17, 2018, 11:46:41 AM »

Quote from: Surf-goth on January 15, 2018, 10:28:12 AM

I second the mike ruszcyk mention. Dude had sick style.

He was ahead of his time for sure. Only Foundation decks I've had were 2 of his

fang · « **Reply #57 on:** January 17, 2018, 12:24:32 PM »

Oyola is still underrated in my opinion.
Agree with Bertino as well

Ernest Borgnine · « **Reply #58 on:** January 17, 2018, 01:50:57 PM »

How does the rating system work?

Baron Samedi · « **Reply #59 on:** January 17, 2018, 01:55:55 PM »

Wes Kremer is underrated because no matter how good you think he is, he is actually better than that.

Author Topic: Underrated legends (Read 8444 times)

Mr. Fink