/esg/ - eternal skateboarding thread

>his favourite skater isn't forrest edwards

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I made a webM.

>>2943485
Nollie or Fakie

>>2943486
Not anon but it's nollie

Holy shit, I just learned to push.
Fuck me, everything hurts.

This is goddamn fun.

>>2943595
Literally no way you can know.

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>Hey anon, we love your cuffed pants and pink dad hat!
>Does it say "welcome" on your skateboard? You're welcome to join us if you can show us a cool trick!
>You can do skateboard tricks, right anon?

how the FUCK do i deal with raised sidewalks and bumps on a longboard, if i dont have enough speed to go over it i go flying...
also i just started yesterday
any tips?

>>2943475
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYg4ertEUeo

>>2943794
why would you push fakie?

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>>2943823

>>2944128

Learn to unweight over bumps, learn to ollie up curbs.

>>2944128
is this bait

I have an old 7.75 board from a decade ago. The bearings aren't spinning well, board is worn under tail and nose, griptape kinda fucked. I think I want to get a new setup, but have it be 7.5 instead. Is it a good idea? I'm 107 lbs, 5'7", size 9 shoe. I'd hate to waste money and see the board be too small. I've never got too into skating but I want to be more dedicated this time.

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>>2944429
>longboard
>ollie

>>2944209
Rowley is actually a britbong hero

>>2944416
There is no such thing as pushing fakie. Some people push switch for a fakie trick as well.

>>2944482
Literally zero reason to go below 7.75 unless you're a small child or a literal girl. I'd suggest getting an 8 even, it's the safest and arguably the comfiest size.

>>2944569
Are you sure? I'm a short skeleton with size 9 shoe. I thought a while ago 7.5 - 7.75 were most common and 8s were rare.

>>2944616
Yeah that was the case a while ago, but now literally everyone rides 8 and up. There also isn't that big a difference between 7.75 and an 8, but 7.5 is just baby tier. Size 9 also doesn't seem that small, and there is no rule that states what size board you ride according to your shoe size, it's all preference.

>>2944128
buy a real skateboard

Why there are two threads for this same topic?

>>2945199
the anon who usually make them says he was going away for a while, so two different anons made a general.

>>2944932
>>2944516
Wish you guys would just accept that people who longboard will come to the skate general. Trying to keep two skateboarding generals up on this wrestling infested board is impossible.

Why exclude people?

>>2945258
I didn't say they shouldn't come into the thread? most longboards are pin tails or drop thrus with like 0 concave and no nose and no tail. I do wish they would make their own generals because it would combat the wrasslefag cancer threads.

>>2943012

>>2944128

FUCKING KOOK.

>>2943794
EVERYONE has a different nollie and fakie stance unless they actively try to get rid of the difference like rodney mullen

>>2945317
this thread was up first

>>2943823
>>2944427

I cuff and skate a Welcome deck. Don't hate.

>>2943009
Why does everyone love spitfires so much? Are they actually that good or am I being memed? Redpill me on wheels, /esg/.

>>2947711
people love spitfires because of the flame dude advertising

redpill: wheel brands don't matter as wheels are the least quality dependent part of the board except for hardware

>>2947711
>>2947968
Wheels actually do matter, some brands get flat spots way easier than others, but I can't tell which yet, because I haven't gotten through enough wheels, and I don't really do powerslides.

>>2945258
Because how would it add to discussion? The two things have absolutely nothing in common past the wooden planks and 4 wheels. Should we invite BMXers and knitters into these threads too?

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Damn I'm usually on /b/ got excited when I found /asp/ unfortunately its full of wrestling.

>>2948529
>I'm usually on /b/

I wish you'd stay there, underage shithead.

>>2947703
Do you wear a pink hat?

>>2948532
>oldfart spotted

>>2947968

true redpill: brands in general don't matter for parts

any major difference between them is superstition, placebo, and brand loyalty

>>2943823
>caveman boardslides down a 10-stair
>girls woo and cheer
>???
>intercourse

>>2945273
this

>>2949130
>But Anon, your feet touched the ground, that's not a real trick!
>Can you do anything else?

>>2948673
>all trucks, decks, and wheels are the same

Yeah there's no difference if your best trick is being able to push and ride for two seconds.

>>2948648
No.

>>2949773
>does a hippy jump sex change

Found a really cool spot on the way home tonight. Downside is that it's in the centre of a place where loads of old people live. What do I do here?

That 34 stair that Foy did was fucking gnarly holy shit that dude isn't from this world.

>>2950482
Skateboard sounds (i.e. the sound of failing to kickflip over and over) are annoying when within earshot of homes. If you're wondering about it, and don't see anyone else skating it (or like old wax on it), maybe hit up your commercial districts instead.

>>2950301
lol

https://discord.gg/8vAR7zZ

>>2952737
>reddit
i-is it worth joining? I've never been in a public discord before...

>>2948376
>some brands get flatspots way easier
more like different duros get flatspots way easier.

>>2950482
old people have worse hearing

>>2953323
True, they'll be good in general as long as they are urethane wheels.

>tfw snapped my board today

I want to die ;_;

so, with half of the year over, who's your SOTY so far?

the biggest contenders so far are jamie foy, mason silva, axel crusher, and manchild.

>>2953632
Anon is my SOTY, because he's always here to talk with me about skateboarding. None of these pros mean anything to me, they're just names.

>snapped my 10 year old board
>for some reason the hardware is all stripped even thought I've set it up only once
>can't get the trucks off

H E L P

>>2949781
I think he means in terms of quality.
And desu, you adjust to different brands and shapes and concaves within about 10 minutes of riding. I think having preferences is all bullshit, you like what you're used to until you're used to something else. If you can kick flip a 7.75" you can kickflip a 9".

>>2953749
take it to your local shop

>>2953763
My local shop is now a bike shop, because nobody skates here.

>>2953769
Hacksaw the bolts.

Or turn the deck into splinters

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>need a new deck
>pic related is the only thing the closest shop has in my size

I can't breathe.

>>2953849
I got them off with brute manforce. Has anyone here tried using hacksaw on their bolts? That sounds insane.

>>2953890
that's pretty funny. makes me want to make a board company with that stupid ironic naked banana meme as the logo

>>2950482
skate it fast and leave

This is a wrestling board ya swag fuccbois, go back to listen you justin bieber pop shit

>>2953749
FUCKIONG SMASH IT YEEEEEEAAHHH

>>2953919
Do it and sponsor me, I'll make you a millionaire.

>>2953930
wrestle my dick, you dadcore nigger

>>2944128


Get a kicktail.

Even if you can't Ollie yet it will get you over most every imperfection in the road simply by allowing you to lift the nose.

>>2944128
>>2944429
>>2944516
https://www.youtube.com/watchv=vwEuzpIu0k8
>longboard
>laserflip

>>2954018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwEuzpIu0k8
get it right

>>2954018
>404 not found

Is it that video Ninja reviewed?

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>>2954018
>types the URL wrong
fucking kook

>>2954027
yee nibber

yo asp, i borrowed a friend's longboard for a couple of days and learn how to ride on it.
it's something i really enjoy doing, he took it back and im interested in getting a skateboard, it seems more versatile and more portable than a longboard.
im not really into tricks but useful jumps and stuff like ollies seem easier to do on a skateboard.
im mainly looking for something to get to places fast with and something i dont have any issue carrying around with me.
any help choosing a board,wheels,brand etc would be appreciated.

>>2954383
>longboard

Stopped reading right there.

>>2954383
Any brand deck 8.0 or up, any wheels 56-58mm 80d, thunder or independent, mid or high trucks, bones reds bearings, hardware doesn't matter also you'll probably get free grip tape but get mob if you don't

>>2954383
To go around the city I use a cruiser. Is small, can reach high speed, the soft bigger wheels can handle shitty surface, can still jump and raise the nose.

Any scouse anons in here?
Boys I've got a couple problems I'd love some help with.
1. I swear way too much when skating, even in shorts (fuck sweat stains)
2. I can't mentally persuade myself to use my knees enough

>>2954752
1. Stop being fat. If you're not fat (you are), it's genetic, some people just sweat more. Waxing if you're a hairy gorilla could help.
2. This isn't English. Using your knees more in skating would mean injuring them. If you mean squatting more when landing and popping, work on mobility, and get some actual leg muscles, and not on smith machines and leg presses, but using more natural movements.

>>2954752
I'm a londoner living in manchester. whats the liverpool scene like? I've heard good things

Hi friends

Any tips on how to nail an ollie while moving? Keep in min I can barely do an ollie while still, so I guess I should work on locking that down first?

Also, longshot: alguien de Guayaquil, Ecuador aquí?

>>2955274

Ollie up a small curb. Then ollie back off of it. Practice this for a month and then occasionally try and see if you can ollie over something small.

You could gradually make it harder by finding a bigger curb, or ollie up and down a 2 stair. Before ya know it, youre ollie while moving!

>2954383

>he said longboard
FUCKING KOOK

>>2945258
Longboards and skates are the same shit, pinhead.
Be grateful that your swag fuccboi homeless hippie faggy normie teen """ sport""" is allowed in my wrestling board

>>2953632
yuri facchini

i hate brazilians but he is killing it

>>2954023
for what purpose

>>2954752
BOX JUMPS

SPEED SQUATS

Anyone know any good Canadian websites to but boards of? Looking more for longboard but any Canadian based skate sites are good.

What are some good brands for cool artsy deck designs?

>>2956410
>>2953930
>alternative sports
>wrestling
>sport

>>2956419
https://jeremyklein.com/

>>2955274
Don't learn tricks stationary, monkeyboi.

>>2956419
Have a look at the hipster shit on palomino.com and you'll find some artsy brands

>>2956680
I'd say it's reasonable to learn ollies stationary but just so you can get used to popping your board but once you get the feeling you should learn everything else rolling, even slowly

>boards on the verge of breaking
>gotta keep it for another 3 weeks until I get paid
pray for me

>>2954752
Assuming you're a fellow noob. If not, apologies.

The sweating goes away once you've done enough. If you're fat, the lard insulates heat that your muscles produce; only thing you can really do is stay hydrated as fuck (two mouthfuls at a time, more goes right into your bladder) and maybe wearing a sweatband or cap or something for when it'd drip down into your eyes.

Bending your knees is only easy once you've got muscles in 'em, which only happens after you've pushed wood for long enough. It's also possible that your relevant muscles are just stiff, and if they're stiff you might end up not using them so much, so they'll wither away. Stretching and warm-ups may help. Consciously putting weight on both the balls and heels of your feet may also begin to help, eventually.

So, like, congrats, you now have two great reasons to push more wood.

>>2957311
>all of this sweat broscience

>>2957378
Everything boils down to broscience on /asp/, sir, even if it's directly quoting an authoritative source citing widely-accepted consensus. For proper information, look up articles by sports doctors and endocrinologists on real health websites. But like, the sweatband or cap trick, that's the bomb, and I don't see how a doctor's gonna refute any of it.

Also, how into freestyle?

>>2957433
Be an actual slightly autistic nerd and pretend you skate.

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Anon, be honest. I bet this is 100% you, except probably the helmet.

>>2957954
cringe

>>2957954
>unscaved

>>2957962
t. afraid someone will see him fuck up a trick

>>2955069
Brilliant mate, although it depends how good you are really. I guess I haven't experienced any other scenes though so it might not be.

>>2956404
support your local shop kook

>>2958313
Cool post friend

https://dimemtl.com/pages/dgc2017

Looks like a good lineup. Surprised they're sponsored by DC now; vans even made Dime a show and shit.

>>2958655
vans even made Dime a shoe*


for those that don't know:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlN7G6IHmn4

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

>>2958101
maybe i'll roll on through some time. maybe when the weather isn't so shit

>>2950577
was it 34 stairs?? Best King of the Road, I've already said it

>>2953641
strong response

>>2955274
ECUADORRRRRRRR

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>>2958655
>Licensed firearms are permitted during this challenge provided that security has been noticed 48 hours prior to start of event

Oh my fuck

>>2956419
welcome
magenta
isle

>>2958703
WHENS THE NEW ONE

>>2959728
>https://dimemtl.com/pages/dgc2017
OH SHIT

>>2959735
Tell me there will be an stream for this!

>>2956807
lol you linked to an italian restaurant.
I found the right website though, thanks
https://www.thepalomino.com/

>>2959795
in the past two years there hasn't been a stream. who knows with DC running the show though.

up you go

>>2960345
Maybe this year will be the year

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Long shot but has anybody tried a board made of bamboo? Im kinda intrigued to try one but they're pretty expensive

>>2961085
Never heard of a bamboo board, only of normal boards with 1-2 bamboo plies in them.

>>2961109
Yeah they're pretty uncommon, theres a company in Hungary that makes them and they're entirely made from bamboo and carbon fibre. I think it's a cool idea but I don't wanna be memed. The only review I found of them was some old English sperg

>>2961161
I personally don't see any benefits. Meme products can onlt be justified if they work, like that meme grip that doesn't tear your shoes and supposedly feels like normal griptape.

In my mind, if pros can do flip tricks on 15 stairs and not break their regular boards, I can ollie a 5 stair just fine.

>>2961174
Only benefit is that bamboo is really strong and is more replacable for the enviroment but yeah it's pretty meme, especially the price.

>>2961914
I don't know, but when I used to watch garret ginner (I know), he had a bamboo deck sponsor and he'd always snap brand new boards easily.

>>2961974
Can't say I've ever watched any of his videos if I'm being honest mate. Yeah the price is putting me off badly, I'd rather just get a local shop board for quarter the price.

>>2962035
His videos are shit anyways. You're British, yeah? What are some of your local deck brans?

how do you guys manage to go in a straight line? my board is so wobbly, and if i tighten it up then i cant turn anymore.

>>2962146
Fuck off.

>>2962158
its a legitimate question

>>2962180
If that's true then you need to go to the emergencry room asap. Something's wrong with you.

>>2962193
damn

>>2962115
Was it the mate that gave it away? Up here my local shop is Clan Skates, I've had a few of their boards now and I can't complain they're well priced and hold up pretty well.

>>2962297
No, you've made a few posts already talking about brit skating.

>>2962146
Just ride more man.

>>2962146
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlCRfTmBSGs

>>2959709
this + sovrn

None of my friends skate and I need to film a small line that involves rolling down a little parking complex hill.

Anyway they can follow me smoothly without rollerblades or skateboard?

Any ideas appreciated

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>>2953930

>>2955274
film yourself and see what youre doing wrong

also make sure youre bringing your back foot up. not doing so is what causes "rocket ollies".

>>2959709
welcome is dogshit. fuck their whack ass shapes.

50-50s or easier backside than frontside on round rails

>>2964634
are*

gave my old 7.75 deck i barely used to a 13 year old at the park riding his brothers old beat up hand me down board yesterday. feels good, said i made his summer.

Would recommend just giving away your old decks you're never going to ride to lads at the park who need one.

>>2963877
a bike? if you're going down a hill you're not going to be twisting and turning

>>2964639
But summer is almost over.

>>2956419

quasi and carpet (?)

Intended to bite the bullet and go to the indoor park in my town and actually meet other people that skate this coming week. Then I gave myself a massive heel bruise and I can hardly walk. Still intend to go when it heals but I'm pretty bumed out now

>>2959709
Dang I'm really into magenta's designs. Thanks!

>>2964639
I gave the trucks from my old board away to some kid the other day and it felt great. They were pretty much brand new too, only reason I replaced them was cause I went to to 8.25

>tfw black ninja isn't your dad

Nobody's going to answer but how the fuck do you do a handplant? Having your body go upside down while on vert is such a transcendental transdimensional experience I just end up fucking myself along the way. I can do boneless ones just fine fyi, I know grabbing my board isn't the problem.

>>2967642
i learned it on a snowboard first. probably helps to have a helmet or something for skating.

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

Have you guys seen this? Why does he talk like faggot now, did he get fucked in jail? I still don't know what really happened and if he's at fault here.

>>2967993
who care

>>2955274
Start while moving slow. Doesn't matter if it's under walking pace as long as you're moving. Commit on your attempts and just practice it a bunch. No other way to learn but to develop comfort with it.

>>2969387
Go back to magog my guy.

>>2964634
>/esg/ can skate round rails
yeah right lmao

>>2957954
>le meme
back to facebook with you

>>2964471
Their shapes are fine, its the owner who is whack.

>>2961085
Bamboo Skateboards are generally more expensive because you can't cut 8"+ plies from bamboo stalk which makes the processing a whole lot more complicated and uses more glue. Bamboo is used for long boards a lot because it basically won't ever snap and you need that for a board with a long wheel base. It's supposed to be good for skateboards too but who knows if it'll ever catch on. Change is a pretty hard thing to bring about. Maple is the standard and people don't want anything else.

>>2963877
Use any modern smartphone and their feet. They all stabilise the video in post these days. Or stabilise it yourself in post. Just YouTube a tutorial if you need help.

>skated 7.75 since I started skating
>on a whim get a 8.25 and new trucks
>everything is easier
why did I skate a retarded ass size for so long

>>2961085
someone try these and report back
https://bambooskateboards.com/skateboards.html

More importantly, are you going to buy Nora's pro board?

>>2955274
intentar aprender trucos sin movimiento es una perdida de tiempo. Enfocate mejor en hacerlos todos con al menos una empujada del pie. Así en verdad aprenderás trucos que valen la pena. Yo de hecho no puedo hacer ollie sin movimiento, y llevo 3 años patinando

>>2970289
another magog skater?

I think I slightly tore a labrum on the right side of my hip 5-6 days ago. I went out skating last night again and was feeling almost 100% better, but I'm wondering if I'm only making shit worse skating again so soon after. I'm going to either way, but I wonder.

does anyone have the sls full vidz from this year?

tfw ankle injury from 3 years ago comes back to haunt me when doing things greater than 7 stairs

>>2975804
I get this shit with my knee, fucking sucks ass

>need a new deck
>don't remember what size my deck is
>around 8ish
>get 8'25''
it sucks. it's too heavy to carry around, it's too hard to flip it, it's too big to comfortably stand inbetween my legs when I need both hands to do something, I'm scared of credit card, etc

Should I go back to 8' or do I just wait to get used to it?

>>2976312

go back to an 8

>>2976312
yes

should i go for 7.75 or 8? shoe size 40eu/7us

>>2977494
Doesn't really matter all that much. Quarter of an inch isn't going to make that much of a difference.

>>2977515
guess i'll get an 8 then, i've been eyeing one for a while, thought it would make a bigger difference since i have small feet

How do I get good?

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>>2976312
Wtf is wrong with this piece of shit skateboard? It always leans right. If I ride it and I push, it's even worse and I can't skate. What did I mess up? Pic in next message

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>>2977713
the kingpins are supposed to both face inwards towards each other no? what did I do wrong

Hello. I was wondering, is there any body type that would just be totally unsuitable for skateboarding? I'm a large guy and always wanted to try it, but wondering if there's even a point considering my size. I'm not fat, more that I do powerlifting meets etc.

>>2975207
Basilisk guy represent.

>>2977787
I quit skateboarding for powerlifting when I was 17, and unironically I'm better now after not having touched a skateboard in 8 years. Did two personal nbds within a few hours.

>>2977731
On first glance it just looks like you're skating some 20$ shit from the thrift store so anything could be wrong with it. It's most likely your bushing that have gone to shit that's causing the board to steer on its own. At this point I'd just tell you to get a completely new setup.

>>2977871
They were fine on my other deck though. And I don't nee a new setup lol; at most new trucks

>>2978028
lol ok buddy

>>2978088
like new what? wheels? the deck is new. wheels are ricta clouds and they look fine i.e. no flat spots. bearings are just reds which are probably rusty asf but they wouldn't make the shit go sideways. what's the point of getting a whole new setup do you think i have money m8

>>2978140
Get new trucks at least, those ones you have look like they don't fit the 8.25 very well and they're pretty beat up. Could be that they're too tight or the bushings are destroyed but I don't really know from looking at it

>>2977731
the holes in the deck that you put the hardware through are ovaling out. That just happens. It doesn't affect your skating at all. It only has an effect when you're not standing on the board. Try tightening your hardware if you like, or just grab and twist your trucks in the opposite direction to the way it's veering.

p.s. your set up looks like shit. Arethose trucks 129mm and 9 years old or something? lmao

>>2977787
I'm 90 kg and I can pop higher than any of my friends

Speed squats baby

how do i learn how to skate or go to the skate park without any friends that skate? i can ride fine and can go fast, but nothing else.

>>2979882
I mean, there's only one way to learn transition. Maybe go earlier or later in the day to not get in a ton of people's way, but if you want to learn how to go up and down shit, you just gotta go and do it.

as for your solitude, I find skateboarding to be a good way to meet people who skate,

>>2976312
Same problem here, I decided to go with a 7.875, and even though there is a very marginal difference, it feels good for me, so I would recommend you give it a try.

I found this app that lets you meet with local skaters called grindr

>>2980367
Liar. I've never found a single skater on there.

>>2977787
I just randomly found this Japanese youtube skater, and remembered your post.

There's a 120 kg sumo wrestler skater in there that's easily better than 90% of /esg/.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0iNNxT5MnI

>>2970489
Why is he whack?

>>2981399
His hair, whack.

>>2981399
His CSGO rank, whack.

Rolled my ankle, got cray friction burns on my knee and leg and may have broken my wrist (hospital can't tell from the xray). All in the one slam. I'm hurting guys.

>>2981876
What did you do my guy? I hope your limp wrist isn't broken. You'll be good in a month.

>>2981976
I wanna say it was something impressive but I'd be lying, I was warming up after a rest and bailed olling over a hip somehow, think my back wheels landed on flat and the front landed on the tranny. It just kinda stopped and the momentum threw me to the ground.

>>2977713
Loosen then re-tighten your trucks. but if that does'nt work skating it a bunch will. This has happened to me and my friends before, something about it sitting around too long.

>>2982187
That's skateboarding for you. I literally broke my board on a 3 stair ollie. Sometimes life is fucked.

>>2982187
done something similar, thought I rolled my ankle ended up breaking a bone doing a kickflip off a simple 2step.

Just don't allow it to defeat you, make sure to get back on the board when you're healed.

>>2980561
he can kickflip (badly) and ollie. Surely that's not better than 90% of /esg/...?

>>2982642
>being blind

Are DGK still legit?

>>2982187
what is it with /esg/ and getting hurt bad on easy shit? you people need to drink more milk

>>2980561
I like watching this guy because he's about as good as I am. Except for the nollie flips.

>>2982616
I'm never quitting, I've invested too much blood and sweat and now probably broken bones to just stop at a stupid freak injury

how come no one on /esg/ ever posted a decent skate video of themselves?

>tfw low on cash
>need a shoe today
>only thing on sale is some shitty nike prods

help

>>2981399
He he established his company as weird/creative by sponsoring dudes like Winkowski and Nolan. And then fired all the truly weird and creative dudes when he got big, and replaced them with mainstream "weird".

Straight up fucking whack.

>>2982823
milk is really bad for your bones

>>2947711
Urethane formulas are one of the few material sciences that has progressed skating historically. Trying to redpill you on this is pointless. Not a meme. Do your research.

>>2953632
DVL or Gravette

>>2984454
I see. Thanks for clearing that up.

>>2984191
because if there were actual good skaters on here they wouldn't need to shitpost online with a bunch of anons

Thoughts on Jamal Smith?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SCj9e82A0Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAEJn3OQ1To

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdAsaTkKE8g

and of course his famous meme vids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj_E5UImoyo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lrX5FqnrxQ

His shuv-it game is on point, plus he has a cool attitude and makes skating seem like a fun time.

>>2984711
fuck off back to your vegan containment thread

>>2986750
looks like he would be super fun to skate with

if you could skate with anyone for a day, who would you skate with?

i would skate with lee yankou

>>2986902
I'd skate with anon so I can teach him how to ride his damn skateboard so he stops embarrassing himself with retarded posts about how he's been skating for 6 months and can't ollie.

>urgently need shoes so I go to a mall skateshop
>can't find what I'm looking for, so I ask the guy working there
>hey, do you guys have es accels?
>excuse me?
>es accels, do you guys have those in stock, I see you carry es here
>I'm sorry I can't understand
>skate shoes? es? es accels?
>oh, you mean eeh eys axels? yeah we got those
>looks at me if I'm the weird one not knowing how to pronounce the name of one of the most iconic skate shoes

I have never felt the urge to punch a fag in the face this hard before.

>>2980485
pretty nice

>>2984454
you're forgetting that Nolan was also one of the cofounders.

how the fuck do you front rock

>>2989168
Just be yourself.

>>2958160
Have you ever been to Canada?

>>2989360
Why would I ever go to the worse version of the USA, filled with cucks, SJWs, shitskins, trannies and chinks?

Not to mention the shit weather and french canadians. Do you even get to skate more than once a week?

>>2989374
Not that Anon but in Ottawa the shops here only carry Indys, vans, and spitfires. If I want anything different than that I have to order online.

>>2989652
>the shops carry the best brands available and I'm forced to order online ;_;

Anon...

>>2989360
I'm a canadian you dweeb

but if your town doesn't have one i guess it's ok to buy online

>>2989659
Yeah I know boo hoo. Although vans are pretty trash

>>2989748
You sure? Never had a pair, but a lot of people consider them to be the OG skate shoe brand, they're aesthetic, and for the price they should be good.

Enjoi are the winners of my heart

>>2989763
I had a pair of sk8his and a hole formed in the insole before the outside. I've got a pair of gilbert Crockett pro 2 now and I'm not a fan. Too stiff

>>2989839
But you bought the shit models. Did you order online without having a chance to try them on. The ultra range and the TNT are supposed to be the good ones.

>>2989894
No tried them on. Figured they would break in a little more but maybe I just don't skate hard enough.

>>2989968
Nah, I've tried those on at a shop before, and I instantly knew they would stay stiff like that. It's just how the shoe is designed. That's why they made the ultra range. They look perfect.

>>2989894
ultrarange suede lasts forever but man the rest of the shoe falls apart like instantly

>>2989974
>>2991308
Why are they meming that shoe so hard? There's so much advertisement for it. It looks like a running shoe not a skate shoe.

>>2953610
>Not having at least 2 backup decks and at least 1 backup complete in your car at all times.
I could focus 3 boards right now and still not have to hit the shop.

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new ish setup

happyhour deck 8.125"
independent 139
bones 54
bones reds
free pizza hardware
some griptape

I'm just a beginner but I love skating as a workout

>>2977515

>Quarter of an inch isn't going to make that much of a difference.

this is a lie. i felt a massive difference going from 8 to 7.75

>>2986750

favorite skater, wish he had more footy but whatever. his instagram's fun, too.

>>2989834
they impressed me and I wasn't even considering them as a contender.

>>2989691
>Canadian
Insult me all you want, my life will never be as terrible as yours.

[spoiler] jk Canadabro we're practically neighbors [/spoiler]


So tell me /esg/ have you landed a kickflip today?

>>2993454
Wtf why didn't it black text, this board is fucking trash

>wrist has started bruising and swelling up
>got the hospital on Monday
>pretty sure they're gonna tell me it's broken
>still haven't stopped skating
I'm probably an idiot but who cares

>got a line going
>roll up to the ledge for a fs 50-50
>pop
>front truck lock
>back truck can't even
>lock into fs Willy by mistake
>turn shoulders backside to try and step off with my back foot
>all of sudden I'm rolling away fakie

Surpassing your personal best ledge trick completely by accedent... priceless

>>2993717
Several. 3 of which were down a 2 stair.

I land heavy on my back foot so it causes the board to touch down uneven. Gotta work on leveling out my catch so I can do them down things easier.

>>2994643
I feel like that when i go for fs noseslide and accidentally fs crook

>>2993717
where in canada you from?

i'm from van but living in mtl currently

yo @andrewnagavelli i know you're here bud

>>2996534
wasnt expecting the airwalk at all

how do I do a crooked grind?? do i have to pop way higher than the ledge and like jam the nose down?

>>2996534
Camerawork on this is excellent. Focus stays on the skater through a focal length change. Real nice clip, thanks

>>2996602
That and his smooth style go well together.

Here is another clip from the same spot.

>https://www.instagram.com/p/BVehAFrBQY9/?taken-by=ben.dillinger

What is this meme of people hating new trucks? I love new trucks

>>2996602
that's up the the lens, though; no the flimer

>>2997363
True, parfocal zooms do that. I think it may just be the distance changing as well, but in any case it's well thought wrt how the steps come into the frame.

>>2996766
It's like it's effortless; airwalk, bolts, no big deal. Guess that's the difference 10 years (or however much he's got) makes.

>>2996956
Who the hell would hate new trucks?

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>>2954383
Just get a Penny Nickel.

>>2996956
new bushings feel stiff until you break them in. You also lose all your perfectly tailor made grooves so it becomes harder to lock in.

>>2986902

Gonz or Mariano

>>2998243
That looks pretty neat.

>>2999546
It's about as long as a normal skateboard and doesn't flex that much as expected. Love those plastic boards.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESiCyGvKSQ4

>>2998243
>>2999546
>>3000508
Aaaaaaaaand it's gone. /esg/'s dead.

F

Just copped the adidas suede velcro matchcourts. In theory with the toecap, suede, and velcro straps, these should last until the sole goes right? I just popped my laces on my current pair but they're solid otherwise. Thought about the slip on na-kels but idk about how good slip ons are for skating.

>>3001396
Yeah right people having a conversation about something opposed to >muh skate or die killed /esg/

>>2956419
the killing floor

>>2998569
I put older bushings into new trucks. I run 2 top bushings per truck minus the base washer.

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I'm working on this 3' quarter.
Thoughts?

>>3002201
3x4? Looks narrow.

>>3002201
Update. Thinking it could use an extra rib near the top?
>>3002428
Yes.

>>3002201
rad af. You should crete it though.

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>>3002201
It needs to be steeper my child

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>>3002979
forgot pic

>>3003000
I'm considering that but I think it's a hassle to get right and also makes it much heavier and harder to move. So Masonite for the time being.
Nice digits.