Skateboarding conspiracies thread

[Nigel Houston]

Hey so what about magnets in skateboarding? I just was reminded by seeing that mega ramp 720 ollie in another poster's sig.

Do people use magnets?

I remember a YouTube video of someone skating in a parking lot with magnets in their shoes but only found this:


And there was a company that offered retrofitting of shoes and boards to magnets:
https://skateandannoy.com/blog/2007/10/whos-the-big-man-now-huh-steve-schneer/

Is this the best kept secret?

[Jerrys Kid]

Hey so what about magnets in skateboarding? I just was reminded by seeing that mega ramp 720 ollie in another poster's sig.

Do people use magnets?

I remember a YouTube video of someone skating in a parking lot with magnets in their shoes but only found this:


And there was a company that offered retrofitting of shoes and boards to magnets:
https://skateandannoy.com/blog/2007/10/whos-the-big-man-now-huh-steve-schneer/

Is this the best kept secret?

Why does every youtube video have a bullshit thumbnail like this:

[ok boomer]

Curious about Uber vid

[Eric Dolphy]

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Westagate never got SOTY because Phelps thought he was too well adjusted and not hellride enough.

Also Phelps screamed at Patrick O'Dell because he filmed Westgate building a makeup stand for his wife...not hellride enough for the Phelpers

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Yep.

I know the time line is off but if you fucked with NB or under armor your not getting soty ever.

Hmmm

If foy was on NB when he got soty than jake didn't pick him 100%

I'm in the same belief as jake. If you fuck with these brands your Trump fed and swallow that load.


Westgate lost me on the shelter show or whatever. He did an interview on youtube or whatever after leaving E.

"New England based business well historically wellllllllll they have and office there still."

I hate that narrative. It's 100% misleading. The brand putting on all of NE was milking it further.

Jamie Foy was SOTY 2017
He joined New Balance roughly Oct 2018

[Atiba Applebum]

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Westagate never got SOTY because Phelps thought he was too well adjusted and not hellride enough.

Also Phelps screamed at Patrick O'Dell because he filmed Westgate building a makeup stand for his wife...not hellride enough for the Phelpers

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Yep.

I know the time line is off but if you fucked with NB or under armor your not getting soty ever.

Hmmm

If foy was on NB when he got soty than jake didn't pick him 100%

I'm in the same belief as jake. If you fuck with these brands your Trump fed and swallow that load.


Westgate lost me on the shelter show or whatever. He did an interview on youtube or whatever after leaving E.

"New England based business well historically wellllllllll they have and office there still."

I hate that narrative. It's 100% misleading. The brand putting on all of NE was milking it further.

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Jamie Foy was SOTY 2017
He joined New Balance roughly Oct 2018

Thrasher has/had a soft spot for Diamond Footwear

[augustmoon]

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Hey so what about magnets in skateboarding? I just was reminded by seeing that mega ramp 720 ollie in another poster's sig.

Do people use magnets?

I remember a YouTube video of someone skating in a parking lot with magnets in their shoes but only found this:


And there was a company that offered retrofitting of shoes and boards to magnets:
https://skateandannoy.com/blog/2007/10/whos-the-big-man-now-huh-steve-schneer/

Is this the best kept secret?

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Why does every youtube video have a bullshit thumbnail like this:

there's probably some study that says it increases engagement or something

[Nigel Houston]

Yeah but what about magnets though?

I also remember when this famous photographer used to make a party video series and this one pro skater broke his board and hid it in a bush to go to a sports event, he said he absolutely needed to get back and get his trucks. Like, why care about the trucks so much? Special baseplates with MAGNETS?

And HOW DO MAGNETS WORK anyway?!!!

[Frank]

Yeah but what about magnets though?

I also remember when this famous photographer used to make a party video series and this one pro skater broke his board and hid it in a bush to go to a sports event, he said he absolutely needed to get back and get his trucks. Like, why care about the trucks so much? Special baseplates with MAGNETS?

And HOW DO MAGNETS WORK anyway?!!!

he probably wants the pivots and bushings. not kidding. if you've ridden in your trucks and want to keep that feeling for the next set you try to keep pivot cups and bushings and put them on your new trucks. that is if they are not already busted. i think ricky oyola does that and i heard a couple other skaters do the same.

[ok boomer]

I used to switch bushings to my next trucks like 20 years ago. I think I kept the same bushings for 4 sets of Indy stage 8

[WobbleHeadBob]

I used to switch bushings to my next trucks like 20 years ago. I think I kept the same bushings for 4 sets of Indy stage 8

how in the hell did you manage to get bushings to last that long?! i go through lke 4 sets of bushings on every pair of trucks haha

[Atiba Applebum]

Yeah but what about magnets though?

I also remember when this famous photographer used to make a party video series and this one pro skater broke his board and hid it in a bush to go to a sports event, he said he absolutely needed to get back and get his trucks. Like, why care about the trucks so much? Special baseplates with MAGNETS?

And HOW DO MAGNETS WORK anyway?!!!

All this magent talk sounds like a missed opportunity for Polar

[layzieyez]

What do y'all know about skyhooks?

[smellsdead]

i thought sky hooks belonged to this guy

[JANUS]

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Hey so what about magnets in skateboarding? I just was reminded by seeing that mega ramp 720 ollie in another poster's sig.

Do people use magnets?

I remember a YouTube video of someone skating in a parking lot with magnets in their shoes but only found this:


And there was a company that offered retrofitting of shoes and boards to magnets:
https://skateandannoy.com/blog/2007/10/whos-the-big-man-now-huh-steve-schneer/

Is this the best kept secret?

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Why does every youtube video have a bullshit thumbnail like this:

[Eric Dolphy]

i thought sky hooks belonged to this guy

pretty sure Skyhook was some Wayne Enterprises tech

[manysnakes]

Curious about Uber vid

It's a parody of that style of YouTube still shot clickbait

[ok boomer]

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I used to switch bushings to my next trucks like 20 years ago. I think I kept the same bushings for 4 sets of Indy stage 8

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how in the hell did you manage to get bushings to last that long?! i go through lke 4 sets of bushings on every pair of trucks haha

I never really had bushing issues until Stage 9 indys. Don't get me wrong, the bushings weren't in great shape, I just really hated breaking in trucks. I'd put in smashed/ cracked bushings just so they felt the same

[Vomit Lust]

Damn. Guess I should’ve paid more attention to my bushings and pivot cups. Probably why I never went pro.

Magnets would be sneaky. I’d love to see the internet uproar if somebody got caught doing that, like it matters. We took some of those solid rubber bungees, the kind that have an S hook on the ends, and strapped our feet to our boards skating this mini when I was a kid. Shit was dangerous but we were “landing” 540’s and shit on a 5’ ramp.

[Banned from the room]

Isn't putting magnets in your shoes something that conspiracy people do to stay healthy?

[Jerrys Kid]

Isn't putting magnets in your shoes something that conspiracy people do to stay healthy?

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[smellsdead]

when an emp goes off everyone will form mad max/dagger skate gangs and roam the world shredding.

hopefully like manwolfs

[JimGeko]

Gill Bates wants to inject a vaccine into Pobby Buleo containing nanobots and 5g reactive heavy metals.

[dannyprovolone]

Gill Bates wants to inject a vaccine into Pobby Buleo containing nanobots and 5g reactive heavy metals.

background music for mr bates

[Silky Johnson]

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Gill Bates wants to inject a vaccine into Pobby Buleo containing nanobots and 5g reactive heavy metals.

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background music for mr bates

[conqueso]

elijah and jagger eaton are the same person

[JamesFardy]

i wouldnt be surprised if that instagram "proskateboardingnews" was shut down specifically by Nyjah huston/ lawyers. ALSO. I feel like anytime it gets brought up here a bunchhhh bs threads pop up to bury it. Might just me taking notice, but would like to hear what others think.

[Nanda Zinger]

Isn't putting magnets in your shoes something that conspiracy people do to stay healthy?

Remember the Paradox thread? Griptape with holograms on the underside to aid in whatever BS the owner, Ari believed in. I remember Duffy co-signed Paradox, which now makes sense.

[Eric Dolphy]

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Isn't putting magnets in your shoes something that conspiracy people do to stay healthy?

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Remember the Paradox thread? Griptape with holograms on the underside to aid in whatever BS the owner, Ari believed in. I remember Duffy co-signed Paradox, which now makes sense.

Holy shit, thank you for bringing this thread to my attention. I wonder where Ari is now.

How's GK Satoshi doing too? I hope he's living his best life

[Lou Strux]

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Isn't putting magnets in your shoes something that conspiracy people do to stay healthy?

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Remember the Paradox thread? Griptape with holograms on the underside to aid in whatever BS the owner, Ari believed in. I remember Duffy co-signed Paradox, which now makes sense.

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Holy shit, thank you for bringing this thread to my attention. I wonder where Ari is now.

How's GK Satoshi doing too? I hope he's living his best life

Miss that guy.
Paradoxically the reason I “came in from the cold” after years of lurking these boards was to goof on his quirky, polite sales techniques/market research.
I know... I’m an asshole.
He soon won me over, though, even if (to this day) I still say fuck those shitty Gring Kings.

[JamesFardy]

Rodney Mullen can’t drop in.