Skateboarding conspiracies thread

[cosmicgypsies]

everything is designed to be as disposable as possible, you really think they aint found a better solution to axle nuts in the last 50 years? nah they want those threads fucked up so if you want new wheels/bearings you're gonna fuck your trucks up taking them off and have to buy new ones. one wheel shrinking quicker than the others? bushings randomly blowing out? lost count of the amount of times kids say their bearings are fucked/broke/dead and it's solely from bent shields.

can someone come up with a nice conspiracy theory regarding the new marketing move from nike sb (orange label)?

seems more to me like they've realised people who actually skate arent into the shitty gaudy colourways/collabs or whatever bs theyre putting out now and are trying to tap back into that market with staple models in solid colourways. if you flick through the sb thread people been saying for ages they should just release solid colourways every season. kinda shocked there's no janoski colourway up there with the rest of them.

[behavioralguide]

can someone come up with a nice conspiracy theory regarding the new marketing move from nike sb (orange label)?

i dunno but i do remember nike releasing this specific tshirt that was white with orange sleeves in holland years ago (orange being the dutch football shirt colour) that said NSB (nike skate boarding) on the chestpocket.

NSB also was nationalist socialist party during wwII, and the only politicaly party allowed during 40-45

I think they pulled it

[shit_for_brains]

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I heard reynolds was going to Addidas

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Someone on this site claimed that they had a show ready for him to go and everything. Supposedly that shoe came out and doesn’t move units. If this is true, I’m dying to know which shoe it was.

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Tbh, id say a match court. A lot of their recent pro’s just get match courts. Daewon, MJ, Nak,

It was a cup sole. It might have cup in the name.

[swanronson]

Reynolds was indeed suppose to go to Adidas. Same sources that knew MJ and Daewon were going had his name in the mix as well. Turns out Soletech wasn't having it and held him to his contract then threatened legal action. I know MJ broke his contract causing the Carroll debacle. I'm not sure about Daewon but I'm assuming it was on better terms since there wasn't any public backlash and if it wasn't on good terms they were just simply more professional than Crail. I still support Reynolds and its been 3 years since that big switch but if he once again decides to make the switch I think people will be accepting of the move. Unless he pulls a total MJ, which i doubt he would.

I wonder how he’s feeling about the current rebranding of emerica, especially with miner leaving. He deserves a fat pay check, he’s kept it legit his whole career.

[PatoDuck]

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I heard reynolds was going to Addidas

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Someone on this site claimed that they had a show ready for him to go and everything. Supposedly that shoe came out and doesn’t move units. If this is true, I’m dying to know which shoe it was.

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Tbh, id say a match court. A lot of their recent pro’s just get match courts. Daewon, MJ, Nak,

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It was a cup sole. It might have cup in the name.

who hurt you as a child?
Also I made a guess. We can get you a RTS therapy session if you want. Was it your uncle who hurt you?

[Allen.]

Yo shut the fuck up

[PatoDuck]

Yo shut the fuck up

im cool

[fulltechnicalskizzy]

im also cool

[PatoDuck]

im also cool

Thank you vanilla Ice

[conqueso]

tk is the grand master wizard of the kkk?

and tk hanging with shane sheckler.


link to shane racist insta beef thread

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I for one am shocked and appalled.

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i think the most important question here is why is there a skateboard with shane shecklers name on it?

Incredible. The Shecklers are surely an illuminati family. It also looks as if Shane is possibly wearing the same white power shirt in the picture with Terry.

[PatoDuck]

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tk is the grand master wizard of the kkk?

and tk hanging with shane sheckler.


link to shane racist insta beef thread

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I for one am shocked and appalled.

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i think the most important question here is why is there a skateboard with shane shecklers name on it?

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Incredible. The Shecklers are surely an illuminati family. It also looks as if Shane is possibly wearing the same white power shirt in the picture with Terry.

in one picture it looks faded due to the lighting and filter but you could be right👍🏻

[Bucketguy]

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tk is the grand master wizard of the kkk?

and tk hanging with shane sheckler.


link to shane racist insta beef thread

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I for one am shocked and appalled.

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i think the most important question here is why is there a skateboard with shane shecklers name on it?

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Incredible. The Shecklers are surely an illuminati family. It also looks as if Shane is possibly wearing the same white power shirt in the picture with Terry.

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in one picture it looks faded due to the lighting and filter but you could be right👍🏻

That’s not a white power shirt it’s a support shirt for the Hells Angels, take that however you wish

[BasedSenpai]

The man we know as Tony Hawk is actually a CIA agent tasked with marketing skateboards to middle class teenagers, causing them to injure themselves and boosting the sale of opioid painkillers for years to come. The real Tony Hawk died in 1982.

[Nyjah_Sheckler]

the fall of terry kennedy's career is all a conspiracy to promote the message of shalom. Feedmeseymour is secretly behind it

[DirtyBurger]

Shock pads were deemed uncool by the industry professionals because it has a slight chance of extending the life of your board. Also on the opposite end of the spectrum, rails were popularized because you're actually creating small stress cracks in your board. They recently contacted Darren Navarette to make Lappers again because the cracks are closer to the trucks, but it didn't work because Lappers will always be stupid.

[DannyDee]

Reynolds was indeed suppose to go to Adidas. Same sources that knew MJ and Daewon were going had his name in the mix as well. Turns out Soletech wasn't having it and held him to his contract then threatened legal action. I know MJ broke his contract causing the Carroll debacle. I'm not sure about Daewon but I'm assuming it was on better terms since there wasn't any public backlash and if it wasn't on good terms they were just simply more professional than Crail. I still support Reynolds and its been 3 years since that big switch but if he once again decides to make the switch I think people will be accepting of the move. Unless he pulls a total MJ, which i doubt he would.

MJ didn't break his contract. Crail was hoping he'd do them a solid by waiting it out until they sold his dead stock. He decided it was in his best interest to appear in that segment with Daewon and get on Adidas for an immediate paycheck. Carroll just melted down because a business that was already struggling got left with a bunch of dead stock and he thought MJ lied to him.

[PatoDuck]

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Reynolds was indeed suppose to go to Adidas. Same sources that knew MJ and Daewon were going had his name in the mix as well. Turns out Soletech wasn't having it and held him to his contract then threatened legal action. I know MJ broke his contract causing the Carroll debacle. I'm not sure about Daewon but I'm assuming it was on better terms since there wasn't any public backlash and if it wasn't on good terms they were just simply more professional than Crail. I still support Reynolds and its been 3 years since that big switch but if he once again decides to make the switch I think people will be accepting of the move. Unless he pulls a total MJ, which i doubt he would.

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MJ didn't break his contract. Crail was hoping he'd do them a solid by waiting it out until they sold his dead stock. He decided it was in his best interest to appear in that segment with Daewon and get on Adidas for an immediate paycheck. Carroll just melted down because a business that was already struggling got left with a bunch of dead stock and he thought MJ lied to him.

they both got on addidas on the same time? I thought daewon just got on a year or so ago?

[DannyDee]

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Reynolds was indeed suppose to go to Adidas. Same sources that knew MJ and Daewon were going had his name in the mix as well. Turns out Soletech wasn't having it and held him to his contract then threatened legal action. I know MJ broke his contract causing the Carroll debacle. I'm not sure about Daewon but I'm assuming it was on better terms since there wasn't any public backlash and if it wasn't on good terms they were just simply more professional than Crail. I still support Reynolds and its been 3 years since that big switch but if he once again decides to make the switch I think people will be accepting of the move. Unless he pulls a total MJ, which i doubt he would.

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MJ didn't break his contract. Crail was hoping he'd do them a solid by waiting it out until they sold his dead stock. He decided it was in his best interest to appear in that segment with Daewon and get on Adidas for an immediate paycheck. Carroll just melted down because a business that was already struggling got left with a bunch of dead stock and he thought MJ lied to him.

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they both got on addidas on the same time? I thought daewon just got on a year or so ago?

They announced both Daewon and Marc in the segment in Away Days.

[PatoDuck]

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Reynolds was indeed suppose to go to Adidas. Same sources that knew MJ and Daewon were going had his name in the mix as well. Turns out Soletech wasn't having it and held him to his contract then threatened legal action. I know MJ broke his contract causing the Carroll debacle. I'm not sure about Daewon but I'm assuming it was on better terms since there wasn't any public backlash and if it wasn't on good terms they were just simply more professional than Crail. I still support Reynolds and its been 3 years since that big switch but if he once again decides to make the switch I think people will be accepting of the move. Unless he pulls a total MJ, which i doubt he would.

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MJ didn't break his contract. Crail was hoping he'd do them a solid by waiting it out until they sold his dead stock. He decided it was in his best interest to appear in that segment with Daewon and get on Adidas for an immediate paycheck. Carroll just melted down because a business that was already struggling got left with a bunch of dead stock and he thought MJ lied to him.

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they both got on addidas on the same time? I thought daewon just got on a year or so ago?

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They announced both Daewon and Marc in the segment in Away Days.

guess I’m behind the times, another thing isn’t it weird how some of the Lakai guys leave for addidas? Lucas puig, MJ, Chico,

[DannyDee]

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Reynolds was indeed suppose to go to Adidas. Same sources that knew MJ and Daewon were going had his name in the mix as well. Turns out Soletech wasn't having it and held him to his contract then threatened legal action. I know MJ broke his contract causing the Carroll debacle. I'm not sure about Daewon but I'm assuming it was on better terms since there wasn't any public backlash and if it wasn't on good terms they were just simply more professional than Crail. I still support Reynolds and its been 3 years since that big switch but if he once again decides to make the switch I think people will be accepting of the move. Unless he pulls a total MJ, which i doubt he would.

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MJ didn't break his contract. Crail was hoping he'd do them a solid by waiting it out until they sold his dead stock. He decided it was in his best interest to appear in that segment with Daewon and get on Adidas for an immediate paycheck. Carroll just melted down because a business that was already struggling got left with a bunch of dead stock and he thought MJ lied to him.

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they both got on addidas on the same time? I thought daewon just got on a year or so ago?

[close]

They announced both Daewon and Marc in the segment in Away Days.

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guess I’m behind the times, another thing isn’t it weird how some of the Lakai guys leave for addidas? Lucas puig, MJ, Chico,

Chico was never on Lakai. He was on DVS forever.

Not surprising. Nike and Adidas wanted some of the best riders they could get. Koston and MJ are legends and Puig is unreal.

[PatoDuck]

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Reynolds was indeed suppose to go to Adidas. Same sources that knew MJ and Daewon were going had his name in the mix as well. Turns out Soletech wasn't having it and held him to his contract then threatened legal action. I know MJ broke his contract causing the Carroll debacle. I'm not sure about Daewon but I'm assuming it was on better terms since there wasn't any public backlash and if it wasn't on good terms they were just simply more professional than Crail. I still support Reynolds and its been 3 years since that big switch but if he once again decides to make the switch I think people will be accepting of the move. Unless he pulls a total MJ, which i doubt he would.

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MJ didn't break his contract. Crail was hoping he'd do them a solid by waiting it out until they sold his dead stock. He decided it was in his best interest to appear in that segment with Daewon and get on Adidas for an immediate paycheck. Carroll just melted down because a business that was already struggling got left with a bunch of dead stock and he thought MJ lied to him.

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they both got on addidas on the same time? I thought daewon just got on a year or so ago?

[close]

They announced both Daewon and Marc in the segment in Away Days.

[close]

guess I’m behind the times, another thing isn’t it weird how some of the Lakai guys leave for addidas? Lucas puig, MJ, Chico,

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Chico was never on Lakai. He was on DVS forever.

Not surprising. Nike and Adidas wanted some of the best riders they could get. Koston and MJ are legends and Puig is unreal.

damn I’m dumb then, I figured how close he was with them he would’ve fucked with Lakai.

[Brguy]

Not sure if this has been a post, but I got a pretty good one. Came up with it while super high.

Decks have always been about the same price, right? Until recently.....

Back in the 80’s, boards were super wide. And then as the late 90’s came around, they started getting more and more narrow. Using less wood. Hence the same price around $50 per deck.

Not until recently have decks started to go up to about $55, maybe $60 if it had foil or it’s a slick or something.

Boards are also a lot wider now.

Companies deliberately started making boards smaller to use less wood and keep the price point at around $50 to keep up with inflation. And now the trend is wider boards which use more material, so the price point is now going up.

If this trend continues for the foreseeable future, we’ll see boards rise above $60. If we’re to keep that $55 price point, we’ll start seeing cheaper made boards across the board, or the trend of smaller decks will come back.

I hope I didn’t trip anyone out too bad.

This doesn't change much, though, it isn't like they use the rest of the wood to make new boards, they probably just use the same 10 inch sheets of wood to all board sizes.

[Allen.]

damn I’m dumb

[Allen.]

Companies put out b-sides and rough cuts to subtly encourage amateur re-edits. These re-edits, when uploaded to YouTube, ensure that the actual part/video will be lost in the mix and thus, much more difficult to bootleg. more widely seen?

[planman]

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Not sure if this has been a post, but I got a pretty good one. Came up with it while super high.

Decks have always been about the same price, right? Until recently.....

Back in the 80’s, boards were super wide. And then as the late 90’s came around, they started getting more and more narrow. Using less wood. Hence the same price around $50 per deck.

Not until recently have decks started to go up to about $55, maybe $60 if it had foil or it’s a slick or something.

Boards are also a lot wider now.

Companies deliberately started making boards smaller to use less wood and keep the price point at around $50 to keep up with inflation. And now the trend is wider boards which use more material, so the price point is now going up.

If this trend continues for the foreseeable future, we’ll see boards rise above $60. If we’re to keep that $55 price point, we’ll start seeing cheaper made boards across the board, or the trend of smaller decks will come back.

I hope I didn’t trip anyone out too bad.

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This doesn't change much, though, it isn't like they use the rest of the wood to make new boards, they probably just use the same 10 inch sheets of wood to all board sizes.

but were woodshops running 10 inch sheets in the skinny-board days?

[Szechuan]

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Not sure if this has been a post, but I got a pretty good one. Came up with it while super high.

Decks have always been about the same price, right? Until recently.....

Back in the 80’s, boards were super wide. And then as the late 90’s came around, they started getting more and more narrow. Using less wood. Hence the same price around $50 per deck.

Not until recently have decks started to go up to about $55, maybe $60 if it had foil or it’s a slick or something.

Boards are also a lot wider now.

Companies deliberately started making boards smaller to use less wood and keep the price point at around $50 to keep up with inflation. And now the trend is wider boards which use more material, so the price point is now going up.

If this trend continues for the foreseeable future, we’ll see boards rise above $60. If we’re to keep that $55 price point, we’ll start seeing cheaper made boards across the board, or the trend of smaller decks will come back.

I hope I didn’t trip anyone out too bad.

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This doesn't change much, though, it isn't like they use the rest of the wood to make new boards, they probably just use the same 10 inch sheets of wood to all board sizes.

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but were woodshops running 10 inch sheets in the skinny-board days?

Probably. The ability to round and shape without worry outweighs the cost of the wood I would think. 7.5 and 8.5 isn't that big of a difference.

[Billy Bitchcakes]

Companies put out b-sides and rough cuts to subtly encourage amateur re-edits. These re-edits, when uploaded to YouTube, ensure that the actual part/video will be lost in the mix and thus, much more difficult to bootleg.

except pretty much all of them are posted on thrasher, which the companies pay to put up there, so surely they don't care about ti getting bootlegged?

[Giza Butler]

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Reynolds was indeed suppose to go to Adidas. Same sources that knew MJ and Daewon were going had his name in the mix as well. Turns out Soletech wasn't having it and held him to his contract then threatened legal action. I know MJ broke his contract causing the Carroll debacle. I'm not sure about Daewon but I'm assuming it was on better terms since there wasn't any public backlash and if it wasn't on good terms they were just simply more professional than Crail. I still support Reynolds and its been 3 years since that big switch but if he once again decides to make the switch I think people will be accepting of the move. Unless he pulls a total MJ, which i doubt he would.

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MJ didn't break his contract. Crail was hoping he'd do them a solid by waiting it out until they sold his dead stock. He decided it was in his best interest to appear in that segment with Daewon and get on Adidas for an immediate paycheck. Carroll just melted down because a business that was already struggling got left with a bunch of dead stock and he thought MJ lied to him.

[close]

they both got on addidas on the same time? I thought daewon just got on a year or so ago?

[close]

They announced both Daewon and Marc in the segment in Away Days.

[close]

guess I’m behind the times, another thing isn’t it weird how some of the Lakai guys leave for addidas? Lucas puig, MJ, Chico,

Didn't Scoot Johnston went from designing Lakai to Adidas?

Or was Kelly Bird? I don't remember.

[pizzafliptofakie]

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Companies put out b-sides and rough cuts to subtly encourage amateur re-edits. These re-edits, when uploaded to YouTube, ensure that the actual part/video will be lost in the mix and thus, much more difficult to bootleg.

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except pretty much all of them are posted on thrasher, which the companies pay to put up there, so surely they don't care about ti getting bootlegged?

Yeah, why would they care if their free content gets seen for free? I think the rough cuts are just a way to give content another push, and that’s evident in that most rough cuts are just the part, in order, with more roll up and roll away.

[honey island]

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Companies put out b-sides and rough cuts to subtly encourage amateur re-edits. These re-edits, when uploaded to YouTube, ensure that the actual part/video will be lost in the mix and thus, much more difficult to bootleg.

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except pretty much all of them are posted on thrasher, which the companies pay to put up there, so surely they don't care about ti getting bootlegged?

i've never heard of this. which companies are paying?