last time i skated to places in public on my day off, i was heckled by two different tradies in their pickups telling me to get a job and learn to change a car battery

>>191222
Gustav is so good
also why is crailtap so scummy bros? the nine club episode with chico, he isnt afraid to go into detail like the younger pros that dont want to lose their jobs.

>>191223
Ah man that's unfortunate. Perhaps they were jealous that you were freely enjoying your day off when they were working.

>>191193
>>what if i
Dude as someone who's barely lived in his body in his youth and have struggled with learning skating intuitively this is the trick for me. Hmm ok what if I try x, what if I try y, so much better than what I used to do(doing the exact same thing over and over again)

>>191223
You should have listened to them. I personally used to skateboard. I could do it all. I could stationary ollie more than a few inches even. Then one day THAT happened. Now I have a crippling fear of car batteries and 45 degree inclines. Quit now while you can.

>>191225
I listened last night and got to him talking about why he left chocolate and had to stop. What was the crailtap stuff? Similar? Not a great look for girl/chocolate

>>191279
They cut his paychecks, then just stopped paying him here and there, all while not inviting him on any tours and trips. The ownership pretended not to know anything about it. Basically Mike Carroll has always been a fucking weirdo.

File: 45degreesofpain.jpg (9 KB, 339x302)

9 KB JPG

>>191256
>Now I have a crippling fear of car batteries and 45 degree inclines
Say no more anon, we can all guess what happened. I'm close to tears thinking about this, so fucking brutal. This is why I have pic related tattoo to keep me humble.

>>191317
lmao what the

Niggas really saving pics of my tats for a meme

I don't even skate anymore shits for losers quit now while your ahead

There used to be cool people in skating these niggas look like bums now, what happened to the cool punk fits like ali boulala and duffel

File: FyrHDGmWYAESijw[1].jpg (55 KB, 594x640)

55 KB JPG

>>191349
>ali boulala
drug addict alcoholic loser who killed his friend, gave himself brain damage
>duffel
drug addict alcoholic loser who got brain damage from a dude weed guy

>>191353
oh yeah forgot to mention duffel was retarded enough to call stevie williams a ni*ger

I have had a long break once again.
Month.
At least.
Loneliness and slight depression like always.
Music is on depressive side of metal.
I need videos that could get me motivated.

>>191317
lmao

>>191349
>I don't even skate anymore
don't post here anymore kook

>>191361
The best thing you could do is just go out and skate. Nothing is going to motivate you more than feeling your board again and remembering why you love it. If you really want videos though:

https://youtu.be/Oh05eACp0ic?si=Qc6uR89o7o6tV6Rh
https://youtu.be/1Q9RWDr_MqE?si=YPyPE8GMnu3sCo8T
https://youtu.be/AFcTaLQ4bys?si=dxjxnCLx3IZrNPgY
https://youtu.be/JY8C1SV8zjI?si=8nb6rKM3w586sFpg

>>191365
I guess I just need something to get my mind on it.
For week or two I have thought that I want to get back on board but it hasn't been anything except moments thought that disappears immediately after.

>>191364
I can do whatever the fuck I want skater fag you can't do shit

>>191361
I haven't left my room in a year since I got sober

>>191367
goober

>>191361
>Music is on depressive side of metal
Your subconscious takes in this music on a level that your conscious brain does not comprehend and it reflects it in your attitudes and subconscious actions. Giving up shitty music is an easy way to help better yourself. For me it was gangster rap. You've been MK Ultra'd fren.

>>191370
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kHQhwJfs0E
Maybe I am just tired of winter.

>>191374
Man those guys are such clowns

>>191374
This is corny as fuck. Why is Rick McCrank hosting it too lol

>>191375
>>191376
just some lads 'avin' a laff, innit

>>191377
lol Satan! Skulls! Are they 12?

>>191382
are not we all?

File: happyapu.png (25 KB, 657x527)

25 KB PNG

>>191383
I grew out of some things

File: 1644751639349.webm (1.36 MB, 1280x720)

1.36 MB WEBM

could I get some thoughts on this skateboarding-themed song?


>https://officialsecret.bandcamp.com/track/benihana-beach


It's supposed to express the zen feeling I get from skateboarding.

>>191387
I need other anons to either like it or shit on it before I can decide if it's good or not.

>>191389
Sounds like default settings

>>191387
very bad
>skateboarding-themed song
how so?

>>191403
I've seen someone hit their head just practicing slow moving flatground tricks once (then another time a kid tried to roll off a ledge). The only times I've hit my head it was from skating ramps in the early days and thankfully had my helmet on both times, though one of those times it was actually the helmet that caused me to bonk my head at all due to how much it stuck out. It's pretty unlikely you'll fall so badly that you'll hit your head just learning the basics, but you never know. You'll have all your worst falls early on.

I'd 100% recommend wrist and elbow guards though. The first thing you'll naturally do is stick your hands out dead in front of you to stop yourself, and those impacts can be enough to break bones at worst and give nasty sprains at best. Kneepads might come in handy too but I tend not to fall to me knees when I'm not skating big transition.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNstlx3U8A4

>>191387
bro, this is terrible. I almost shattered my knee just listening to it.

>>191408
The entirety of the drum layer is sounds made from riding my skateboard. There's also a rolling sound in there for ambience...

>>191431
That's cool, thanks for giving it a listen. Sorry about your knee.

>>191387
Shit was ass little man

>>191439
Thanks, but I mean, I'm really trying to fix it, so if you could say what makes it ass? I could redo the mixing, change a beat, get rid of an instrument, whatever. I'll even redo the whole thing if I can get some reasoning to. should I just give up on music altogether?

>>191443
>>>/mu/

>>191445
thanks for this, but /mu/ has pretty shit taste and i'm trying to get some critiques from actual skaters, not some record-playing hipsters.

>>191450
your trying to get critiques on your shit music that has nothing to do with skating
>>>/trash/

>>191387
>https://officialsecret.bandcamp.com/track/benihana-beach
The drum beat and synth is really nice but your guitar playing is pretty off-time and your guitar is out of tune :p The song idea itself is good.

>>191460
thank you I'll work on the guitar. It's something that's been bothering me too, i can't change the pitch without changing the damn speed in my daw, so I'll try re-recording it in both pitches.

>>191461
>i can't change the pitch without changing the damn speed in my daw
This is not true, you fucking suck. Go to /prod/, they might help you and you will at least be in the right thread.

>45 posts
>15 of them are off topic shit about this fags shitty music
>third of the thread is not about skating

this isnt even funny like the knee guy or car batteries this is just plain off topic nonsense that theres a whole board for

Idea to merge this gen with /rag/(rollerskating) when their thread hits bump limit. Both threads would get some crossover and it would centralize discussion but rag is very slow so it wouldn't overtake the skateboarding discussion.

>>191466

>/esg/ is srs business

All anyone does here is troll and gatekeep, anyway. I just gave you all a perfect reason to troll, you should be happy.

>>191471
>I just gave you all a perfect reason to troll, you should be happy.
nigga fuck outta here

>>191443
Your instruments sound very shallow, you need to work on giving them depth, idk how. The melody and what ever is fine but I think it sounds like a garage band song using default settings. Synth stuff was all analog and had a nice warmth to it.
>>191419
This you? Sick skating
>>191468
Fuck no

>>191468
That sounds like an awful idea

>>191468
let's brawl

>>191412
yea all my bad head hits have been bombing hills and losing control. i dont get how the pros bomb hills and fall and come out unscathed somehow that shit fucks me up the most

>>191494
I fucking hate hill bombing. It's by far the riskiest thing to do one your board with what seems to be the highest mortality rate, but even a "small" injury can mean a fucking skin graft. You have such little control of what happens to you. Big nope for me.

>>191353
yeah, the whole 'pissdrunx' era of skateboarding was so lame, basically viva la bam for losers who weren't even smart enough to get rich off it.

i personally recommend wearing a helmet if you ever broke your elbow or wrist. your mind will involuntarily try to save those during a slip out and end up causing a head hit

File: 1711297944612274950930187(...).jpg (2.97 MB, 2448x3264)

2.97 MB JPG

>>191570
Pissdrunx was based you faggot

A lot of nerds scared to do drugs in this thread

>>191570
>viva la bam for losers
viva la bam was already for kooks

>>191570
the pissdrunx era was a lot of fun but its a good thing that the culture moved beyond that. not everyone can party 24/7 and huck themselves down stair sets with a 12 pack in em and being able to do that shouldnt be glorified. i dont like viewing skaters as athletes but on the contrary acting like they're rock stars is cringe as hell.

>>191583
oh look more shitty tattoos and retarded accusations/opinions. if you noticed everyone in the PD era who sobered up still has a career and will say ya those were fun times but they had to come to an end. almost everyone from that era ruined their career or almost ruined their career.

>>191584
i watched an episode or two of viva la bam recently and damn is that shit hard to watch as an adult, I understood why my dad hated him he's literally just an insufferable asshole and the only funny parts were don vito being a drunk retard. wildboyz 4 lyfe

The guy above me is a faggot, skateboarders should be rockstars, partying in your 20s is based, viva la bam is based

File: forced-to-sit-midair-again.png (714 KB, 699x662)

714 KB PNG

What do you think of my ollie height

>>191622
looks really high

>>191628

Here's the full session 20:30 onwards
Go watch it. Dont mind the rest of the vid

https://youtu.be/EiZlI5EZNUE?t=1244

>>191595
Just quote and talk straight to him you absolute faggot.
Shit opinions.

The guy above me wants me to quote, what a loser

>>191653
>appealing to the crowd
try harder

File: curb fuckers.jpg (3.37 MB, 8000x3000)

3.37 MB JPG

bros how does this happen. these are two different identical dents in my curb I recently relacquered. This has to be a scooter right? Its the only thing I can think of unless the fattest retard in the world is practicing 5-0 stalls on it. the curb is already crusty as fuck and chipped with the lacquer scraped off from when I first rub bricked it and lacquered it 4 years ago from what I can only assume were scooters. the curb is fucked, and Im not gonna make a new one in the same spot cause the same shit will happen which sucks cause its in an absolute perfect location in a town with a grocery store 2 liquor stores a smoke shop and once even a skate shop close by. now i gotta fuck off and find a hidden curb outta the way.

>>191595
go ice your knee and change a car battery, you give off incredibly kooky vibes. if your idea of partying in your 20s is pissing your pants every night and doing pills and heroin you're a damn loser and thats coming from someone who has pissed the bed multiple times and done pills and heroin.

>>191638
dude is that you, you fuckin rip and your english is money

bro hit me with the backside flip

>>191638
killin' it dude. Those switch flips looked great

>>191659
Def looks like a scooter mark to me. The way they slap on to ledges all crooked. Looks like the exact angle.

>>191659
Surely you can grind through that. As Ben Degros says, "Don't be a baby"

>>191684
its deeper than it looks, im used to skating crusty shit I even filled in the cracks with wax all the way and was still getting hung up. idk what to do besides write no scooters on the curb with a mark all and hope they get the hint. Im only there like twice a week I cant like watch the spot, Ive dealt with scooters fucking up other shit in this town before, put a giant giant dent in a parking curb I had a few years ago. i only hope if I run into em there not minors so I can properly tell em to fuck off. i used to be able to slide/grind this curb all the way, now I can only get a foot or two at the most. i definitely need new trucks but it shouldnt matter that much I made this shit perfect.

File: image_2024-03-25_111045293.png (145 KB, 640x361)

145 KB PNG

>>191659
>my ledge was... grinded?

>>191723
if you dont skate why are you here

Do you guys take you boards with you when traveling (plane-air)?
Do I have to pay extra for it or do some sort of check in?

>>191762
I've always just put it upside down on top of my duffel bag. Last time I flew I had my setup and two decks that I got from a shop where I was visiting. Never had an issue.

>>191762
do what this guy did
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM21UZ77R7M

>>191762
It really depends on the airport, I've flown out of Ireland with my board no problem, then coming back from France the asshole security made me check it in as oversize baggage which cost even more than normal.

I've also had my skatetool confiscated at airport security in London, so that's another thing to watch out for.

>>191222
anyone know where i can find or watch evan hays/badkidd08 older videos? i never seen them before he deleted them all

what is it about bronze56k that people like? they hardly even sell hardware, they mostly sell gay ass graphic t shirts and pants that look like shit. their videos has cool visuals and animations i guess, but what do people see in this brand?

>>191845
People like the videos they captured the drugd out meme aesthetic of that time when they were first hot that's why i still respect them

Ever since I got sober I got fat now I'm built like bam shit sucks bros

Skated all my life until getting out of college in Japan/Hawaii.

Moved to states and gave my last board to a random kid at the park before boarding flight to mainland. Life hit and now I'm a heavier gym rat dad who just started skating again after a 10 year hiatus.

Felt euphoric, way more muscle memory/balance came back than I could even imagine. Life is good.

>>191845
the videos are good and have a different euro aesthetic like palace.

>>191854
when im not drinking Im eating lots of chocolate and junk food but the trick is to also exercise

Straye has $20 shoes right now if you wanna look like a 3rd grader

>>191857
>have a different euro aesthetic
they are from queens new york and new jersey

>>191837
he made them public

>>191638
Good skating dude.

I watched the rest of your YouTube videos and read the comments. Some of those YouTube comments are trolling assholes not to be taken seriously - I hope you're not letting them bother you.

>>191889
im looking for the videos that were like gifted haters, i only see vlogs

>>191856
>way more muscle memory/balance came back than I could even imagine
This is how I convinced a friend of mine to pick skating back up. It's like unlocking latent abilities that you built up in your youth. People skating for the first time as an adult don't have that experience.

>>191899
>It's like unlocking latent abilities that you built up in your youth.
that's how i felt last time i skated a gap and threw out hospital flip after not doing those for like 10 years and landed it 1st try.

>>191957
Gross

>>191976
i mean that's why i hadn't done them in 10 years

>>191856
same mid thirties and just ordered a creature board. A little self concious about my age and that im still messing with a children's toy but fuck it.

any way anyone use a shorter board length wise. I got a creature stump board thinking it would be easier for flip tricks. what was anyone exp with shorter length boards been

>>191981
>ordered a creature board
oh no no no no no

>>191982
give me the qrd anon. i havent kept up on whats good and whats not

>>191983
creature and santa cruz use the shittiest woodshop there is, boards are notoriously bad

File: image_2024-03-27_120025384.png (359 KB, 980x980)

359 KB PNG

>>191981
i got an oldschool shaped deck because it was on sale and i wanted to support my shop. the fucker is like 10 inches wide but short and it's the first board i've ever been able to treflip with zero effort.
>mid thirties
i think skating and snowboarding are boomer sports now. last time i went on the mountain i don't think i saw a single boarder who looked younger than 40.
>creature
i wanted to get this deck or the junji ito ones but they both sold out really fast

>>191989
bummer. They are the only ones i could find with a shorter length size in an 8
>>191990
that was my problem before. Every time i would try a trick i had to over exaggerate the flick. it became such a pain in the ass i just stopped and just ollie shit

>>191981
I'm 33 and just got back into skateboarding. I'm messing around with all the dimensions. Wheel base is huge for me. I need 14"+. My last board when I was like 15 was a 7.6 board and I got back into it with a 8", but the wheel base is less than 14" and I got a 7.75", but again less than 14". I got a 8.38 and its 14.5" wheelbase. The wheel base is probably the most important part for me because I can ollie like a motherfucker on the 14.5, but its so fat I can do flip tricks, but its really slow.
I'm sticking with the short wheel base 7.75 with low trucks, but I'm torn between riding higher trucks with a longer tail and nose and wheel base or just at least getting a 14" wheel base for a 7.75 board with my low trucks and a short tail. I like having super fast pop, but with that 14.5" wheel base I can get a super high ollie out of it. Its just that its fat and it rotates slow.

>>191996
i just wish there was a low truck with actual kingpin clearance

>>192012
I'm on mini logos. Theyre the lowest if you ride a wide board. Like 47mm. I'm tempted to try thunders if I want to get a 8" board that isn't short as fuck.

Gotta be real lads, rollerblade vids mog skateboard vids hard. Every skate vid is the same - disjointed grinds and flips down stairs with no cohesion, choreography or creativity. They're going for the hardest trick, the high score, but not style. Watch blading vids way more creative interesting tricks, spots, innovation, STYLE. Is it cause skateboarders are autistic?

>>192019
no one wants to Rollerblade though. skateboarding is magic and rollerblades are gay.

>>192020
>skateboarding is magic
I ain't seeing it bro. I'm seeing people who would never dare to dance at a party doing tism flips to impress his peers, not magic.

>>191990
>i think skating and snowboarding are boomer sports now
Damn straight. You can add surfing too. Seems the amount of groms has diminished to an all time low.

>>192019
It is because you're a rollerblade fag who likes the intricacies of the tricks while everything on blades is a soul grind of mute grab spinneroo to me. We are into skating in the same way where something styling and creative to us is just another kickflip to you.

>>192021
dancing at a party is gay. I'd rather be autistic than a homo.

>>192024
Dancing is euphoric and literally something humanity has done forever. Try letting go of that inhibition.

>>192023
See you're naming tricks but it's not about that, those technicalities. It's about doing something epic stylish, creative and FUN.

>>192023
Real. I get nothing from watching BMX, Blading, or Scootering(ew). I rarely ever see bladers anymore. They're a dying breed. Every time I see one they are older too.

>>192023
I skate(board) too btw and have been doing that longer than blading. I love skateboarding I think the vids are uninspired.

>>191991
They're fine I have never heard that about Creature, typical stiff chinese wood. I have that exact board it's quite steep and square, probably a lot different than what you're used to if it's been 15-20 years.

>skate vids
I sleep
>rollerblading vids
GAY
>SOAPING VIDS
REAL SHIT
https://youtu.be/ATpVL1NUyx0?si=dgk-6gLDCpd8kMdJ

>>192019
rollerblading will never be cool but yes skaters are creatively bankrupt in comparison thats cause skaters are jocks that want to fit in so everything is formulaic while rollerbladers are actual outcasts, you have to be a little odd and incredibly authentic to your true self to rollerblade since it's gets such strong rep of being lame. does not suprise me that their vids are more interesting, still gay as hell though

>>192030
Yeah you get it man. And I'm not even gonna argue blading is gay cause whatever. Here's a video you might like, a bit more traditional so I think boarders can enjoy it too. Maybe my favorite.
https://youtu.be/S-qzyzMNeJQ?si=o4_IlTSjc7XGOQs6

>>192031
I'm gay and that little wall hop just turned me straight. Thanks.

>>192033
No problem brother. (that wall hop is epic)

>>192031
The only cool thing was the long lines but they also seemed very easy where as they are difficult in skating. Not into the gay dreamscape nonsense film style.

>>192036
>the long lines
Yes I really like that too. It gives a flowing rhythm over single tricks cut together.
>they also seemed very easy
For him, yes. To me it's not about difficulty but style... SOUL even.

File: 1610691389928.gif (1.44 MB, 292x292)

1.44 MB GIF

>>192030
>skaters are jocks that want to fit in

why is rollerblading even being discussed in here

>>192019
>Gotta be real lads, rollerblade vids mog skateboard vids hard.
>>192031
>Posts the corniest hipster edit imaginable

>>192030
>rollerblading will never be cool
the kelso brothers would have something to say about that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn7D0E-L4n4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4AGsTa0mcI

>>192126
nigga
>>127374
get this gay shit outta here, this is one of the reason why nobody likes you fags both irl/online, constantly trying to insert yourselves where you dont belong and insist you're actually cool that can hang like an annoying little brother. if anyone here was interested in rollerblading they'd be posting about it in your general. theres no reason for you to be in here waxing our coping.

>>192126
>rollerblading doesn't have Finnish schizo vloggers creating depressive kino
fruit booters just can't win

i watch skate vids cause I wanna see different skaters doing different tricks at different spots. Im not watching them for their artistic merit or soul or whatever the fuck. i guess when you only have 5 tricks you can do you gotta make up bull shit in your head to justify watching someone spin 30 times for a part

>>192132
do you want me to go shit up your general? cause its raining here and I got the time

>>192135
>Im not watching them for their artistic merit or soul or whatever the fuck
low iq npc take

>>192150
>low iq npc
you're describing 99% of skateboarders

>>192150
watch television or a fucking movie retard

>>192126
Wow, rollerbladers are big on fake steez, huh? So many of those roll aways looked retarded. These guys also look 40. The cultural impact of rollerblading is basically zero theses days, so the kids that would have bladed are scooter kids now. The rare times when I do see bladers they're usually chill old heads, but man does their sport look silly to me. It probably looks even sillier to kids that didn't grow up sharing parks with fruit booters

Alright, what's you guys' favorite skate vids then? Post some, I'm curious.

>>192120
Eh, it's fine if it's not your style but it's a very thoughtful video with soul imo.

>>192131
>constantly trying to insert yourselves where you dont belong and insist you're actually cool
Wasn't my intention, just disappointed in skatebaord vids but I'd love to see what you guys' favorite skate vids are.

>>192157
>very thoughtful video with soul imo.
the fuck does this even mean (rhetorical question dont answer
>>192158
id love to know what skate vids you actually watched

>>192156
>The rare times when I do see bladers they're usually chill old heads
the older dudes that I see that are still doing are always chill and are never in a park. I ask em if they been doing it since the 90s/early 2000s and they usually hesitantly answer yes probably assuming im gonna make fun of em but I just tell em thats sick keep doing you. they've learned to stay in their lane

>>192161
The ones called "[Skater name] [skate video name] part". I don't remember which ones. So, which skate vids are your favorite?

>>192162
>talks all that shit
>never even watched a vid

get outta here fag

>>192157
mosaic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C3av3rDTVM

>>192126
Lmao that first one was really bad, skipped second. Like I said anon it's all mute grabs and soul grinds. Ramped slow mo power slides make no sense. Also the arm steeze are straight from 90s skating but people were eventually bullied out of it.
I like this part, is fast, balls to the wall, every trick done properly and editted well with a good song. It's everything I need - https://youtu.be/L-g0_nrdrpg

These guys were wild tho, blading should stick to ninja shit.
https://youtu.be/o0z0Rf6eeb4

I guess you're going to keep posting, probably try not to troll cunts with the whole us v you thing. Bladers have their own lane and should stick to it.

>>192170
>try not to troll cunts with the whole us v you thing
The guy you're replying to is not I who made the first post, and I was not even trying to do that. I skateboard.

>>192164
I like the vibe in the first part, he's pretty chill. The vfx and editing has the vibe of THUG 1.

>>192171
Fair. There was a period of my life I skated with rollerblades. No one skateboarded in my area. Was good memories, lots of jump ramps and stupidly big gaps. Only one guy still does it but he wears lycra suits and goes for like 200km long rides kek

>>192171
>talks nothing of the skating/tricks/spots just VIBES
fruitboot fag leave, you have the mentality of a art school dropout

>>192172
Nice it is fun.

>>192164
To show appreciation to you, and not to appease that guy, I'll say I like the 180s in and out of slides, and the 360 on the fire hydrant. Stuff like that adds some style which I like. Mostly I like how he does the tricks, pretty relaxed and fun.

>>192175
its called a natas spin faggot. did you really not even watch till fred gall?

>>192184
i remember not liking his part as a kid but rewatching now it's really good

>>191468
fuck off fruitbooter

>>191762
Depends on the airline. If they don't allow it, I just leave the deck and buy a fresh one there.

File: Duane Peters rock n roll.gif (320 KB, 250x375)

320 KB GIF

>>192157
>Alright, what's you guys' favorite skate vids then? Post some, I'm curious.

Here's a few.
https://youtu.be/4tx2Q9pNxPc
https://youtu.be/iB2RT-hyD58
https://youtu.be/47Tvon-C-SU
https://youtu.be/FCiR2b8UCj8
https://youtu.be/ukqBz4CjPu0
https://youtu.be/kWhyPZgiXI8
https://youtu.be/8iePDEh3gvc

>>191468
terrible idea, completely different sports

>>192223
thats a great list. unfortunately this zoomer fruitbooter can't even make it through 5 minutes of a single vid.

>>192157
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwiDnrl9uSg
this is basically the skate video for me, probably a fan compilation, banned by copyright many times, this one is shit quality, I don't know if you consider this a classic

>>192233
reminds me of the greatest skate video of all time Gangsta Skater vs Punk Skater

>>192157
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygq6IiNRLNU

>>192235
>Gangsta Skater vs Punk Skater
lol I remember that shit

>>192147
hahaha where is this from?

>>192262
Ryan Lay Epicly Later'd, shes talking about gifted hater who appears in the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smn8mg1bHmk

File: swarm of bees on board.jpg (36 KB, 474x637)

36 KB JPG

I am the depressed shit who asked for videos to get motivated.
I have gone skate boarding twice since last post.
Today I smashed and maybe sprained my knee to the floor.
I could limp within minute and I got back on board within five minutes but even after few hours it feels a bit unsteady.
Hopefully it is just pain and bruise.
More videos would be nice

>>192267
I hurt my IT band last time I got hurt. Must've torn muscle below the knee. It was bad. Feels great now, but I'm on a small break. Hard to get motivated again because of work, I'm fucking some milf and I'm doing a project painting my car, plus today I'm drinking beer and playing video games. Idk how old you are, but I know that when I got hurt, I knew something went wrong, but it took hours til I actually couldn't walk anymore and I kept skating. Next time I get hurt (I'm 33) I'm just going to stop for the day.

34 and started skateboarding last week. (skated for a bit when I was a teenager.)

Taking it slow by getting comfy on the board with pushing and pumping.

Can Ollie somewhat ok and trying to land shove its at the moment.

Feel a bit embarassed sometimes learning at the parks by myself being a bit older. Is it over for me bros? Should I just hang it up?

>>192270
you think about yourself too much

>>192268
27y old
I started last year
I have already bent my ankle once and it took over a month to heal
Three to heal completely
I will wait until this heals
I seriously need to start using board as vehicle once the weather allows
Would improve everything a lot

>>192270
at least you're by yourself for some privacy lol. I personally don't want to interact too much when I'm trying to relearn shit at parks and trying to learn new flatground shit.

>>192272
All I know for what I did wrong was I didn't lower myself to the obstacle. The new park built near me has like pretty low obstacles, lots of transition though. Hopefully you figured out your mistake. As for being depressed, I can't help because I try everything to cheer myself up. Its one of the reasons I got back into skating and nothing seems like it helps. Just have to keep going and know there are better days ahead. Skating might bring you down somedays and make you want to give up, but if its fun, if its some kind of way to express yourself, like the way I see it, its good to have and force yourself time to time.

File: whitefasthouse.jpg (49 KB, 1200x850)

49 KB JPG

>>192270
Stop thinking about others
In the beginning I looked like a 27y old tard with knee pads, gloves and old bicycle helmet
Now I look like a 27y old tard with pic related
I would have preferred it in olive green or similar color /k/ is strong in me
No idea if it is proper helmet for the job but it has saved my head more than once

>>192270
shut up faggot

Bought a round flat rail and 50-50s do work when you just put all your weight on it. I'm stoked.

>>192266
This was such a good episode. I only became aware of Ryan recently, but dude has such good style. I can't wait for the Sci Fi video. I actually saw them filming for it in my city last fall. Always was a fan of Jerry when I was a kid too. Me and my homie used to watch his Bag of Suck part religiously before skating

File: 1683814594314706.jpg (290 KB, 1280x720)

290 KB JPG

I'm a bit disappointed bros...

>>192291
am too stoked for the Sci Fi vid. Jerry rules. the episode coulda done without a 5 minute segment on GH

This gifted hater arc is like the black mirror game show episode where the black dude goes crazy and threatens to kill himself and it gets good ratings so they adopt his gimmick into their propaganda machine.

>>192277
>No idea if it is proper helmet for the job but it has saved my head more than once
>but it has saved my head more than once

File: tailstallhandflip.webm (3.08 MB, 640x360)

3.08 MB WEBM

what's everybody working on?

grip-less skater here, working on this tail stall hand flip thing, not really sure what it's called.
once i get it down on this easy bank, I'll move on to steeper slopes.

>>192337
i always found indy hand fips way easy than doing it from a nosegrab for some reason.
>what's everybody working on?
i'm pretty beat up from riding park and bombing hills all winter but i'm trying to get my tres/switch tres really dialed while i take it easy but now i also have massive autism about doing them with no drift

>>192337
The self filmed kickflip looked really cool, I liked the pop shuv sex change as well. No idea what the hand flip is called.
Several tricks I'm wanting to learn and improve on right now, crooked grinds probably top of the list. I can lock into them really well almost every single time, even pinch and hold them really well, but exiting the grind or popping out is still inconsistent.
Skating with no grip is a bit odd, but I feel like I can relate at least a bit because I've always really disliked MOB grip and how overly-coarse it is - I prefer something like classic Jessup or Pig grip.

I'm new to the general, may try to get a couple quick clips soon just to share something. Been a really long time since I've tried filming anything.

>>192357
practice popping out of nose manuals going off curbs.
nogrip is pretty good unless you need pop or go anywhere that your board will get even slightly dusty or damp. i know it's kook shit but now that i've tried foam grip on skateboards i'm never going back to mob.

>>192306
what's the story with that guy? is he a nonce or what?

>>192358
>practice popping out of nose manuals going off curbs.
That's a good idea, ollie into nose manual is another trick I've been working on so two birds in one stone there.
Right now the only way I'm landing crooks is by riding them to the end of the ledge and just kind of dropping out of them.

>>192357
No grip is to protect my shoes. Sick of spending 60 bucks a month on shoes, plus I hate when grip wears a hole into your shoe, it starts putting holes in my socks and eventually scraping skin off my foot. When I stopped using grip, I noticed that the rubber from my shoes creates enough friction for me to continue skating like normal. Even friends who've never skated like this can kickflip it first try when they try my board.

Tldr; I can wear nice shoes to skate, they don't wear down.

>>192358
>Unless you need pop
No grip hasn't affected my Ollie's at all, it's all about how you snap that tail on the ground.

>>192345
Will try that, I'm just no good at nose stalls. Probably something else I should work on

>>192306
>>192359
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRV-io7c3VU

>>192372
I honestly want to try it next time I set up a fresh board for shits and giggles. I know I like less abrasive grip like jessup and I've currently had my pair of shoes last 4 months now with shoe goo. I mostly wear down on the kickflip area. The other day I was curious to try my work boots and they work surprisingly well, but I wear them to work. I might actually start skating in them though when my boots start to look ugly. My boots are light.

>>192337
I'm working on 50-50s on round rails. And my ollies and kick flips. I fucked around with my set up so many times. I really want an excuse for a new board with a longer wheel base, but still 7.75

>>192378
>DUDE SHE WAS 17 YEARS 364 DAYS 23 HOURS AND 59 MINUTES OLD HOW FUCKING DARE YOU?!

File: 57482819195.jpg (40 KB, 241x406)

40 KB JPG

>>192372
>No grip hasn't affected my Ollie's at all
Maybe but, I don't think it's helped them.. what happens if you go faster?

>>192383
5 boro used to have a really nice 7.75 x 32 with a 14.25 wheelbase but idk if they still make it

>>192379
>The other day I was curious to try my work boots and they work surprisingly well, but I wear them to work. I might actually start skating in them though when my boots start to look ugly. My boots are light.
I really enjoyed wearing specifically my work boots for skating for a while. The giant sole underneath makes for a great bake pad when planting and dragging your pushing foot to slow down. It doesn't wear down evenly though so eventually trying to walk on them will give you spine problems. It was nice having a large area for stability but at the cost of dexterity, mostly for going down hills.

>>192392
That is fucking perfect. Of the 3 boards I have, I have a 7.75 with 13.875 wheel base 6.38 tail and low trucks. I guess even just 14" is better, but I'm liking the challenge of mastering my ollies on the short wheel base. Next board I am thinking about getting is 7.75 with 14" wb and 6.25 tail. I feel like a short tail works well with low trucks. The other board is a 8.38 with 14.5 wheel base, but its so fat. I don't feel connected at all, but it makes ollies so comfortable, like my feet don't have to be as close together to get a 2 foot ollie. Ive seen there is a wheel base adjustment tool where itll attach to your bolts so you can drill with precision new holes.

>>192393
>It doesn't wear down evenly though so eventually
Thats my concern I guess. I just wear those boots so much that it kind of makes sense I'd want to skate in them. Worn the same brand and style for I think over the last 10 years, but they used to be 45$ the first time I bought them, now its double the price. I just save them in my amazon cart and buy them when I see them get below 80$. I wonder if shoe goo can rebuild that rubber too, because its been working with my skate shoes.

>>192398
ah they are $72 right now in this color. So wide, so comfortable, so light, but I'm not ready to make the change. Pissed they used to be fucking 45$, but they last so long for warehouse shit. I had a pair last me 3 years til the sole separated.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NLY5GXX/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_4?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&th=1&psc=1

>>192399
The skate shoes I buy are under $60.

>>192399
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B098764GRF/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_5?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

also my skate shoes I buy are half a size smaller than what I wear to be comfortable.

You guys should bookmark this thread:

https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=59883.14430

I've gotten so many good deals on shoes. Currently have some half cabs on ice that I got for $45.

>>192378
what's the qrd? i'm not giving that dan webz shithead any views

>>192407
Its probably half overreaction, but also he mustve touched some younger than legal girls and made them feel uncomfortable. He drank a bunch while giving lessons and mustve made advances, but idk. I feel like let the law do what it do and braille can fuck off. Its gay.

>>192404
there’s a fucker on there with like a full emerica warehouse in his closet but he didn’t have any hsus in my size.
i miss that shoe so much bros. ipath cats too

i got 5 pairs of etnies/emericas last year for $100 + free shipping. how are you going through a $60 pair of shoes a month unless your ditching your shoes the moment they get a small hole.

>>192498
idk i wear my shoes until they fall apart but i think that's partially how i ended up with tendonitis

>>192516
>>192518
>>192519
Having trouble champ?

>>192397
When I have the money I'm probably just going to have to move up to at 8" and get some mid height trucks. I used to ride 5.0 ventures on an 8" board and got a shit load of use out of it, but I'll probably get some new 5.25 trucks.

>>192521
I shattered my knee trying to post that clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lmtl6LUPpQ

Is an 8.5 board going to feel massive for someone with size 42 shoes? I've been riding an 8.25 for a while now and been thinking of going up a size for riding more bowls/transition/

>>192546
Its probably about the same. I would get started with what you have before making the decision to try. I like my flat ground shit and want to stay below 8.25. My 8.38 is pretty much my longboard, but I guess at some point I have to skate a bowl for the first time.

>>192546
length & wheelbase have a bigger effect imo. i used to be really autistic about deck size but now i jump between a 7.75 and like a 10 and it's not a big deal.

>>192548
I can get that, but I feel like short wheel base doesn't limit me but I don't like my feet so close together for big ollies and I don't like how slow wider boards rotate and it feels like I have less control when I'm in the air for flip tricks.

>>192548
I guess none of it really matters its all personal preference. I still havn't done enough experimentation with truck height.

I ride an 8.6 and mostly skate street. Only difference for flip tricks is my legs get tired quicker and 360 flips rotate slower but I never had them good anyway. I think you adjust. Smaller boards feel like I need to be delicate with my flicks now.
I also went from 7.5 all the way up in increments over 15 or so years.

>>192556
I like how much I have started to feel on the board even its small, just getting huge pop sucks if the board is short.

File: skate apu.jpg (136 KB, 2048x1365)

136 KB JPG

>Be sperg
>Feel weird around others
>Others feel weird around me
I do not know shit about any of social interaction and even less about skateboarding
I still want to be social
Maybe not like other great apes

I don't know what size my board is cause I'm not a faggot choosing boards based off numbers, I actually stand on the different decks to choose based on feel

I am superior

>>192556
i've never even heard of an 8.6 deck

>>192570
here's your >you, faggot

>>192571
Riley Hawk rides an 8.6

>>192569
finding out that heath is a turbo autist about skating around people made me feel better
https://vimeo.com/361141778
[spoiler]i used to skate fucking contests and had so many tardo socializing moments that still make me want to jump out a window whenever i remember them[/spoiler]

I recently tried 8.38 and it's the only size I want to skate now

>>192337
Riding bowls better and trying to launch out. It's so hard to stick out the bonk and land. One of those things where I need to unlearn bad habits in how I pump.

File: slapcrook.webm (1.07 MB, 720x1280)

1.07 MB WEBM

>>192337
slappy crooks

I'm not butthurt about it, but a bit funny - I live in the middle of nowhere so I order most of my gear.
Bought a Toy Machine deck that their own site said was 31.75" length, and 14.25" wheelbase. CCS and Skatewarehouse both list the same specs for the deck.
It was a good board, really enjoyed the shape, decided I wanted to try a 14" wheelbase and slightly shorter board as my next deck.
Noticed when I set up the new board that it looked VERY similar to the one I just swapped, so I got a tape measure and actually measured - The old one I had been riding was actually 31.5" length and 14" wheelbase, so identical to the new one I just bought.
So either I got a miss-press, or all 3 sites have the specs off. I'm going through a bit of "madness" right now, so trying to find a shape to stick with.

Thanks for reading my blog.

File: image_2024-03-31_211501748.png (436 KB, 600x660)

436 KB PNG

>>192586
i really like jp skate sites because they do the best job of actually showing you the deck you're buying
>https://r-fskate.com/view/category/deck?sort=order

File: 5728181884.jpg (135 KB, 1016x555)

135 KB JPG

>>192571
It's a passport board. I might drop to 8.5 next depending what's on sale.
>>192573
Thanks anon I just remembered my one and only competition I entered at like 12. I bailed every trick then decided to make up for it by hitting the big quaterpipe with speed. Only I ate shit on the way and face planted in the middle of the park. Didn't get a second run.

>>192581
damn, nice

>>192577
try shovel nose shape next and you will want to skate nothing else. 8.38 shovel nose is the perfect board

Oh fug did you guys see James Hardy died?

>>192630
did he die skating?

>>192632
apparently a seizure. I guess he took too many hits on the head.

>>192408
Why do you hate Braille ? They were kino when Lance was still around.

>>192666
feelsgoodman

>>192668
Braille is an old channel
>>192669
Oh come on lad, sure Aaron is into that weird cult but that doesn't mean they're indoctrinating children, right?

Started trying frontside flips for the first time since picking skating back up, I never had them before or really put much time into practicing them but right off the bat they're feeling really good. Landed a couple that were a bit sketchy but I'm getting a good pop and rotation out of some.

Was unexpected that it worked out like that - Always a rare and pleasant surprise when a trick comes easier than you thought. Will keep practicing them, really want to expand my flatground repertoire

File: 1680671865993693.png (1.07 MB, 1118x489)

1.07 MB PNG

>do you know who ryan lay is
"no"
>i love that

he recovers favor with the
"you might know something with the sci-fi-fantasy board to be that hip"
>o-oh you know them
"yeah they're pretty low key"

would you guys turn pro if someone offered it to you even if you skated like beatrice / or gifted gaper :^)

if you make a cool twin tail graphic i'll buy it

>>192686
yeah i appreciate secret genius

remember when no comply tricks were trendy? what a terrible era

>>192709
i cant do them without hurting my knee

File: 1699689394493626.jpg (3 KB, 125x124)

3 KB JPG

i finally able to do shuvit after couple days trying, might buy myself some chicken home

>>192721
wow are you also homophobic? take a hike buddy

File: 1694226902195792.jpg (79 KB, 680x734)

79 KB JPG

I've hit real strides in my progression bros. I never thought I'd still be learning new shit like this at 30. These threads have unironically helped motivate me to keep skating. I hope you all have a great next session

File: 1654551870699.jpg (36 KB, 640x750)

36 KB JPG

>>192800
Fuck yeah boi
>t. also 30 and learning new tricks

>>192800
literally just do a little everyday. that's all you need to do to keep getting better.

i was on the fence about toby ryan but the raw talent makes up for the lack of soul

>>192721
>>192800
yes boys keep at it

File: exploding knees.jpg (44 KB, 336x700)

44 KB JPG

Knee still feels funny.
While standing from squat or crouch or such position with normal slight sideways strain.
I guess I will keep my board on the ground for a while.

>>192880
>strong muscles around your knee = less knee problems
Do some calisthenics shit for it

>>192881
It hasn't affected walking but I get it checked just to be sure.

>>192882
>get it checked
desu seems no use
>"it is strained"
Is what they will say. Maybe even tell you which specific ligament. It doesn't really matter, you just need to strengthen the muscles.

it only took 20 years but i can actually treflip now
>>192880
look into the ido portal squat challenge

File: 1712186492915170.jpg (43 KB, 537x589)

43 KB JPG

>imagine being over 30 and ska-AACCKKKKK

>>192891
lmao

File: file.png (446 KB, 785x625)

446 KB PNG

Just ordered some Fallen "Goat" shoes.
Pretty stoked on how they look but I don't think I'm going to like going from high tops (Tremont) to low.

>>192894
fallen is still in business???

>>192895
They came back in 2019, still skater owned. A lot of the old riders (Cole, Sandoval, Marks) got back on.
Their shoes are good. They resurrected a lot of their old models and made minor updates to them to modernize the designs, and also have some all new models.
They recently had a big season end sale on their site, I got the Tremonts for only $28 which was awesome.

>>192894
lowtops are nice for some things but goddamn i only need to get cracked in the ankle once to regret wearing them

>>192898
Yeah that's more or less my concern. I like the added protection and the "secure" feeling high tops give your ankles.
I've torn ligament in my ankle before and although I've recovered I'd like to avoid more ankle sprains because they feel like they do more damage now than they used to.

>>192895
My first thought kek, they were the best skate shoes for a minute til every company ripped them off

>>192899
it's only really an issue if you flip the board a lot and do shit like treflip mannys or nollie bs heel 360s where you're basically sticking your foot in a blender. supras were probably the most supportive skate shoes i ever found but they died sadly

>>192895
They went out of business, then they brought it back without Jamie Thomas lmao

>>192031
this is terrible man wtf are you talking about?

File: thps4.jpg (1.35 MB, 2400x1800)

1.35 MB JPG

You guys wish you were me right now.

>>192959
>Gamecube version
based

>>192960
Based except it's literally impossible to play these games with a controller and I'm sucking massive ass. I could be speedrunning it on a keyboard, but on this bitch I'm taking my sweetass time.

>>192959
whoa very nice anon

>>192800
think it
dream it
do it

File: IMG_0769.jpg (627 KB, 1284x1151)

627 KB JPG

Me and my homie landed our first flip tricks after serious injury. (I snapped my ankle he was shitting blood for a month). Felt wholesome as fuck

>>193046
>I snapped my ankle he was shitting blood for a month
You're supposed to use your fist, dingus.

Why did you guys not make me aware this show exists
https://youtu.be/XZANKhLpONY?si=hy40blHcgAPkp04E

File: reddits guy thrifted baiter.png (444 KB, 646x378)

444 KB PNG

I really don't think that little gay bitch Robert Neal can take Gifted Redditor in a fight.

File: skate.webm (3.63 MB, 1920x1080)

3.63 MB WEBM

Made a little mini edit. Everything could be done better but just wanted to have an early morning skate session getting some clips, it's very rare I film anything.
Have a good weekend everyone.

>>193064
LMAO that powerslide at the end was amazing

>>193123
Joa getting Weckingball-pilled
>>193134
Nice, that park looks really fun

>>193139
Thank you. It's a comfy little park, great for low to medium intensity skating which is perfect for where I'm at these days.
Big appreciation to the woman who worked for a decade+ to make this park a reality - It was a mother who lost her son at an early age (drowned) and she wanted to build a skatepark in his memory. Campaigned, held meetings, etc for a long time to make this park happen.

>>192573
if you watch him when he was younger hes clearly autistic... like there is a video of him jeremy klein tony hawk all watching back the end or some other video i forget.. but his voice is super autistic and fucked up and he doesnt say a word for like the first half till hes drunk

>>193036
sam hyde is cringe

File: 1687725599676035.jpg (90 KB, 675x1024)

90 KB JPG

people keep trying to talk to me when i snowskate. i am an autistic hikkineet i am not prepared for this

>>193163
Go faster so they can't catch you.

Knee bad
Sleep schedule shit
Motivation zero
I just want snow to melt
At least then I could just go outside instead of taking a long walk to hall

File: me.jpg (78 KB, 1440x1439)

78 KB JPG

knees great
sleep schedule on point, sensible bedtime
highly motivated
healthy eating
no snow because i don't live in a frozen hellscape
i just got back from a session with some other guys. we have a new curb going that we fixed up. it grinds really smoothly. after that i went out by myself to my own little curb that i keep a secret. i even got to pet a nice dog a little old lady walked by with.
today was awesome.

>>193180
>my own little curb that i keep a secret
God I h8 cunts who do this shit. Fucking j*w I hope you get a pebble caught under your wheel tomorrow.

File: 1602377797359.jpg (23 KB, 392x331)

23 KB JPG

>>193180
>woke up early
>showered, groomed
>got my uni work done
>sunny day so skating later
>it's only 9 am
p good sunday so far

knee bad
sleep schedule shit
motivation sky high
weather is great
but knee bad

my problem is just my motivation is lacking right now.

The thing with motivation is it always ebbs and flows. You need to have discipline and go out skating even on days you don't feel like it. Are you going to regret going? Most likely not if you enjoy skating. Sometimes all it takes is forcing yourself out there and hopping on your board

Why did I have to be me to get injured instead of one of you low test no motivation faggots? You don't skate anyways. I've never not wanted to skate.

>>193216
They can't get injured if they don't go skating

>>193215
im just too distracted with other projects. I make sure i still get some flat ground in, but i really want to go back to the new park near me even though i kind of dont like it.

>>193222
Post new park.

>>193224
https://youtu.be/yI07bvntgyA
its not that new, but I just started skating again. It gets crowded, feels small to me and the flow is all over.

>>193230
>new jersey

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

File: skater girl.gif (1.98 MB, 480x360)

1.98 MB GIF

https://youtu.be/NEudfXDItvs
anyone watching?

>>193231
I wish I was good enough at skating to skate spots I find. Plus everyones a pansy and will call the cops immediately trying to skate random public places. Also I ended up liking NJ at this point in my life and even I cant believe it. Miss this park
https://youtu.be/fbH9uXkHDB8

>>193233
https://youtu.be/7VUc1qdLZTU

>>193232
this dude Angelo Caro does a perfect run, not a single cheer... souless

>>193230
ive skated this park a few times, Its very fucking weird, the bowl sucks. the c - curb is too low to the ground, that bank is huge and steep, theres that verrt wall thing for no reason, the mini has square coping. last time I was there there were 2 or 3 boomers blasting a tony hawk ass playlist and they each had a couple complete set ups there were swapping back and forth, fully padded, could hardly skate around.

>>193199
Fuck yeah man. Getting an early start to the day and then having all afternoon to chilll/unwind is the best.

tampa pro is so boring how does anyone watch this or Street League

>>193242
It is alright

I enjoy the contests most of the time

>>193242
jams are more fun than runs i don’t care if pros (tryhards) like runs more
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ULZj0YcJn68&pp=ygUWdmFucyBkb3dudG93biBzaG93ZG93bg%3D%3D

File: file.png (1008 KB, 2259x955)

1008 KB PNG

is it a bad idea to buy cheap wheels off ebay? I'm broke af but want to make one of my baords into a cruiser
I can't imagine that quality would be an issue but idk

>>193243
they just dont inspire me to want to go skate, the parks are so boring/generic.
>>193244
ive been to jams/demos and they are way more fun for everyone involved, sure theres less money/no trophies but it feels like everyone is way more stoked/involved where as tampa/sls people are chasing a bag

>>191387
I like it. The synth was pretty cool. Keep working on it, it sounds like it needs some changes, but I think you got something interesting there.

>>193216
You are the weakest bitch of them all. Hurt your knee years ago and just gave up. Didn't have the balls to do what you needed to do to get back on the board. You don't get to call anyone low test.

>>193248
For that price I'd just wait for a sale from a normal brand, iirc slap had a thread where they watch for sales on every skate site, only time I ever use that shitfest of a forum. Point of a cruiser is for it to be easy riding, why risk that on random chink hardware that's hard to find shit on. That or just wait another week on it and get shit you trust, that way half your time on your board isn't wasted on thinking if their acting wacky. Or hell, experiment with em, just find em cheaper than 20, that's the price of some real wheels.

File: gap to manny cropped.webm (785 KB, 720x720)

785 KB WEBM

I'm trying to film a clip every weekend. This one took me longer than I had hoped, but the spot was also bigger than I anticipated. Feeling good about it overall. I found a few other spots nearby too.

>>193248
i got some satoris for like 20 bucks. we're just coming into sale season as well

>>193267
that's a sick spot.

>>193269
Yeah, I'm a fan. I had seen it in clips before, but never been to it until today

>>193267
Cool spot, looks good on camera too.

>>193267
Good work anon!

>>193257
Get cancer and die in a fire.

I'm sure I'm not the only one that suffers from this - You ever get a new pair of shoes to skate, but then unbox them and check them out and are like "Man, these are sick and I want to keep them looking nice"?
I almost feel like I need to buy intentionally ugly shoes or colors I don't like in order to skate them without inhibition lol. Or maybe 2x pair of shit I like.

>>193325
Yes you are the only one that suffers from this. When you start skating you'll stop suffering from this.

>>193338
Do your parents still buy your clothes?

>>193339
No, do yours?

>>193325
That's just how it goes man. I prefer shoes that hold up well enough that they look good even when they're worn down. Can't say I've ever spared a pair.
>I need to buy intentionally ugly shoes
If I don't like what I see when I look at my feet I skate worse.

File: image_2024-04-08_112902051.png (539 KB, 1500x663)

539 KB PNG

>>193325
i get a little autistic about them until they've been skated for a few sessions. it's also kind of satisfying to see how they break in though and how your kickflip spot starts showing.

>>193343
Yeah I'm kind of the same way - I feel kind of bad the first few sessions tearing away at them, but it's like they go through that initial tear period and once they look properly "skated in" they have their own appeal again.

Just rambling. Like you said, shoe autism.

File: IMG_2024-04-08-14-48-02-574.jpg (2.02 MB, 3264x2448)

2.02 MB JPG

Are these broken in enough

>>193353
only if the have holes on the soles

>>193325
you could get some clear shoe goo and put it on before you start wearing down the rubber or go no grip like that one anon. I just saw a video on youtube where the guy doesnt seem to use grip tape either.

>>193389
The no-grip thing seems to be getting a little bit more popular(?)
Not exactly the same thing but I've noticed it's VERY trendy right now at my local park for kids to put their griptape on with a whole side or half the nose/tail left bare. To me it looks like a horribly botched grip job, but they're all doing it on purpose.

If Daewon can have a highly successful skate career never using top bushings, I'm sure someone could get used to skating no grip.

File: 1690364677605.jpg (53 KB, 401x406)

53 KB JPG

>>191222
coomer tourist here

whos the hottest girl skater i can simp for rn

>>193398
efron danzig

>>193398
marbie miller

>>193325
No, I am not gay.

debating putting my board in my car and going to the park. I usually go mid day, week day to try to avoid people to no avail. Maybe after work its emptier.

>>193442
Ill do it. its a 10 hour work day manual labor but im curious if somehow knowing I have my board already will get me motivated or keep me from getting too tired.

>>193443
30 yr old bloomer here. I have two set ups, one in my car for random sessions. You'd be crazy not to.