The Skateboarding Questions thread

[Antwan]

^Besides that, you're getting rid of their best defense against the elements. So they get all grimy a lot quicker.
So, do you think pro's just do it cuz it looks cooler?

I bet they do and I bet they just throw the whole board out and get a new one when they get dirty.
Oh, Bearings are shot. Send me some new boards stat.

[Fecal Face]

Pros do it for the ritual. Just like some people microwave their shoes.

For the record, I microwave my Adidas.

Anyways, yeah if you pop off the shields your skating gets hella loud.

[Legba]

^Word? So you're saying its along the same lines as avoiding decks with red top-plys, freezing your wheels, tapping your board on the top stair before you try a set? Interesting, I never heard that given as an explanation for the shield shit. Makes a lot of damn sense when you look at it like that. Hmm, this thread has proven useful.

[schnavolda]

microwaving your shoes is a thing i'll never understand but i guess that's due to the fact that i never skate in brand new shoes.

i do the board tapping and stuff like that, maybe a little ocd, but a lof of people do that. watch willow always spinning the board around in his hand before starting to run.

[Goon_Panda]

Why the fuck do you microwave your shoes?

Also...

Is it true that if you sandpaper the tread off the soles of your shoes, that you get better grip on the board? Seems legit because the griptape will be touching almost twice as much shoe.

Weird trend where I live.

[schnavolda]

Why the fuck do you microwave your shoes?

to break in shoes faster and get stiff soles softer i guess.

my friends say that if you microwave a new shoe for 15 or 20 seconds, bend the sole immediately and then put it on, it molds around your foot better and if you then skate it, it feels like you were wearing it for weeks.

[bohemian]

exposed bearings are just for sound and steez

[Fecal Face]

to break in shoes faster and get stiff soles softer i guess.

my friends say that if you microwave a new shoe for 15 or 20 seconds, bend the sole immediately and then put it on, it molds around your foot better and if you then skate it, it feels like you were wearing it for weeks.

THIS.

Cheaper than motherfucking doctor scholls.

Also it's like a toasty cinnamon bun for your feet when you put them on after microwaving.