Skateboarding conspiracies thread

[PatoDuck]

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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?

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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.

Its an Inch difference,

[johnes]

Nike owns Frog

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Nike owns Frog

nah its a subsidiary of salba sauce and associates.

[ChuckRamone]

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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?

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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.

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Its an Inch difference,

who was that oil baron that saved a shit ton of money by using one less drop of solder for each oil drum lid? rockefeller? I bet if woodshops were more precise they could save a lot of money on wood that just ends up as scrap and pass the savings on to us.

[Jerkstore]

The Slap search function isn't yielding any results so can anyone clarify in what the real reason was behind koston's departure from Lakai

Was it something to do with the fact that Lakai were hiding profits and sales from Koston's pro model in order to pay him less or something?

[Billy Bitchcakes]

koston just always had a massive nike boner, and wanted to be tiger woods. i think he just wanted to skate for them

[PatoDuck]

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Literally all of them

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i mean thats not true, but ok!

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Well, yeah. It’s usually easy to tell, is like to think. I need to stop blindly replying to shit like an asshole.

agreed

[jerrygurneyscream]

Turdybird is actually Patlanta trying to exact revenge on slap for harming the publics view on 1010 now that Gentle jones is nowhere to be found

[feedmeseymour]

Turdybird is actually Patlanta trying to exact revenge on slap for harming the publics view on 1010 now that Gentle jones is nowhere to be found

hes hiding behind a fat stack of NHS product so that way the neo nazis that threatened his life wont find him.

[TurdyBird]

Hahaha damn Dipshit Jerry going at all lengths to get my attention. Not a conspiracy, he's just a lil bitch

[PatoDuck]

Hahaha damn Dipshit Jerry going at all lengths to get my attention. Not a conspiracy, he's just a lil bitch

I honestly feel bad for you, I don’t want Jerry Gurrney hitting  me up online. Pray the Gurrney away🙏🏻

[TurdyBird]

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Hahaha damn Dipshit Jerry going at all lengths to get my attention. Not a conspiracy, he's just a lil bitch

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I honestly feel bad for you, I don’t want Jerry Gurrney hitting  me up online. Pray the Gurrney away🙏🏻

In a way, its flattering. Would not want to session with real life Jerry G.

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Turdybird is actually Patlanta trying to exact revenge on slap for harming the publics view on 1010 now that Gentle jones is nowhere to be found

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hes hiding behind a fat stack of NHS product so that way the neo nazis that threatened his life wont find him.

I would honestly be cool with a fat stack of NHS product

[Francis Xavier]

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Turdybird is actually Patlanta trying to exact revenge on slap for harming the publics view on 1010 now that Gentle jones is nowhere to be found

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hes hiding behind a fat stack of NHS product so that way the neo nazis that threatened his life wont find him.

Makes more sense than what I previously thought he was up to- on a promotional tour of his new album "Thank you for your service"

[jerrygurneyscream]

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Hahaha damn Dipshit Jerry going at all lengths to get my attention. Not a conspiracy, he's just a lil bitch

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I honestly feel bad for you, I don’t want Jerry Gurrney hitting  me up online. Pray the Gurrney away🙏🏻

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In a way, its flattering. Would not want to session with real life Jerry G.

Gurrrrrrrrrrney

shalom

[PatoDuck]

He probably does a lot of fucked drugs tbh. Reminds me of this kid I used to hang out with who turned to using a lot of drugs

[DCLOVE]

The Slap search function isn't yielding any results so can anyone clarify in what the real reason was behind koston's departure from Lakai

Was it something to do with the fact that Lakai were hiding profits and sales from Koston's pro model in order to pay him less or something?

In an interview right before Lakai he said that money was a factor with Nike and it would only be for the right price. But iirc he left Lakai in part cause he wanted some form of ownership stake and couldn’t get it. Which was always rumored as to why he left Es too.

[TheLurper]

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The Slap search function isn't yielding any results so can anyone clarify in what the real reason was behind koston's departure from Lakai

Was it something to do with the fact that Lakai were hiding profits and sales from Koston's pro model in order to pay him less or something?

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In an interview right before Lakai he said that money was a factor with Nike and it would only be for the right price. But iirc he left Lakai in part cause he wanted some form of ownership stake and couldn’t get it. Which was always rumored as to why he left Es too.

It is crazy think how powerful eS was at one point. Koston certainly played a role in their demise.

I think I only wore the accel, accel plus, and accelerate for at least 3 or 4 years straight. I happily poured money into Sole Tech and now, I begrudgingly buy their shoes because, well, I don't really have a good reason.

[GOKU]

Total conjecture, but here goes...

I've had friends host their videos on Thrasher either for free, or Thrasher threw some change their way. The brand is not in a position to charge to host mostly meaningless content that will likely get lost to the ages. They need the constant stream of content as much as people who host their videos on Thrasher need the "exposure," or whatever. It's a symbiotic relationship.

I'd imagine for big releases and guaranteed clicks, like a Zion Wright part, there's a deal made, but I bet most of their revenue likely comes from the pre-roll ads we all have to suffer through.

Sometimes they do charge! Nothing crazy, nothing compared to buying an ad in the physical magazine

[euro tm]

Total conjecture, but here goes...

I've had friends host their videos on Thrasher either for free, or Thrasher threw some change their way. The brand is not in a position to charge to host mostly meaningless content that will likely get lost to the ages. They need the constant stream of content as much as people who host their videos on Thrasher need the "exposure," or whatever. It's a symbiotic relationship.

I'd imagine for big releases and guaranteed clicks, like a Zion Wright part, there's a deal made, but I bet most of their revenue likely comes from the pre-roll ads we all have to suffer through.

yeah i’ve been a part of smaller companies videos being hosted on thrasher. they never ran ads in the mag, never gave them a dime. just emailed the file and cole or whoever it was just said it’ll be up in a few days. allen, you are wrong and i award you no points.

[City of Drunken Totems]

obviously some people pay, its not like they want to post those dumpy shop video parts

[Matthew_James]

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pontus has multiple girlfriends and is overly interested in the polar teams sex lives

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I remember reading on here years ago that he can't come back to the States because of some kiddy diddling shit.

Any truth to this?

[oneOone]

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pontus has multiple girlfriends and is overly interested in the polar teams sex lives

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I remember reading on here years ago that he can't come back to the States because of some kiddy diddling shit.

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Any truth to this?

[Szechuan]

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pontus has multiple girlfriends and is overly interested in the polar teams sex lives

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I remember reading on here years ago that he can't come back to the States because of some kiddy diddling shit.

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Any truth to this?

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I thought of this edit immediatly once that was said.

[fang]

Always wondered how mike and / or Rick, told Shef that he was of Girl,  and how that went

[Allen.]

Always wondered how mike and / or Rick, told Shef that he was of Girl,  and how that went

Probably just moved offices

[DannyDee]

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The Slap search function isn't yielding any results so can anyone clarify in what the real reason was behind koston's departure from Lakai

Was it something to do with the fact that Lakai were hiding profits and sales from Koston's pro model in order to pay him less or something?

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In an interview right before Lakai he said that money was a factor with Nike and it would only be for the right price. But iirc he left Lakai in part cause he wanted some form of ownership stake and couldn’t get it. Which was always rumored as to why he left Es too.

He left eS because he didn't get ownership. Koston had ownership in Lakai/Podium. His business advisors (or some form of representation), found some stuff that wasn't right with the books there. He asked them about it, didn't get answers that added up. So, he walked away from his shares and went to Nike. Considering all the issues with Podium shortly after he left, it's not that surprising.

[Francis Xavier]

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Turdybird is actually Patlanta trying to exact revenge on slap for harming the publics view on 1010 now that Gentle jones is nowhere to be found

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hes hiding behind a fat stack of NHS product so that way the neo nazis that threatened his life wont find him.

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Makes more sense than what I previously thought he was up to- on a promotional tour of his new album "Thank you for your service"

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new album is actually called "homemade music"

https://gentlejones.bandcamp.com/album/homemade-music

xoxoxoxo

There you are!

[CoMpLeMenTs4Uonlysometime]

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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?

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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.

[close]

Its an Inch difference,

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who was that oil baron that saved a shit ton of money by using one less drop of solder for each oil drum lid? rockefeller? I bet if woodshops were more precise they could save a lot of money on wood that just ends up as scrap and pass the savings on to us.

Oh they would definitely totally forsure do that.

[City of Drunken Totems]

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obviously some people pay, its not like they want to post those dumpy shop video parts

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Yeah, but if they're not gonna post dumpy shop video parts, half of their content flow disappears, which means half of their traffic disappears, which means half of their revenue and clout disappears.

sorry what?

[Szechuan]

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obviously some people pay, its not like they want to post those dumpy shop video parts

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Yeah, but if they're not gonna post dumpy shop video parts, half of their content flow disappears, which means half of their traffic disappears, which means half of their revenue and clout disappears.

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sorry what?

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What part of this do you not understand?

Seems pretty cut and dry to me.