This guy must be the best skateboarder alive
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much talent
Man, that's some serious skill right there.
Where's manimal to arrest that trouble maker?
Where's manimal to arrest that trouble maker?
that was so bad ass
Rodney's old...
I wanna see him put his life at risk...not all this techno flippity crap...freestyle's dead.
I wanna see him put his life at risk...not all this techno flippity crap...freestyle's dead.
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Per Welinder owns Rodney Mullen. 
This proves it. He was in 'Thrashin''.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092085/fullcredits
This proves it. He was in 'Thrashin''.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092085/fullcredits
That is impressive but obsolete. It was like 10 years ago when he was first doing it but not anymore. Most of those flips tricks and what not minus the insane tech flat ground stuff is being thrown over HUGE gaps and stair sets. Pick up a newer skate video and you will be blown away by the progression. Its getting out of hand, sorta like BMX.
Rodney Mullen does have some amazing tech skills on a skateboard. Has anyone ever seen the Dae Won Song V. Rodney Mullen video series?
For all of you skaters out there, check out www.putfile.com and search skateboarding. There are several old video parts that changed the face of skating. Guy Mariano and Mark Gonzales from Blind's "Video Days," and Matt Hensley from H-steet's "Shackle Me Not."
For all of you skaters out there, check out www.putfile.com and search skateboarding. There are several old video parts that changed the face of skating. Guy Mariano and Mark Gonzales from Blind's "Video Days," and Matt Hensley from H-steet's "Shackle Me Not."
Looks like somebody has been playing their tony hawk.
Christ old man you really do suck after all.loco said:Per Welinder owns Rodney Mullen.
This proves it. He was in 'Thrashin''.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092085/fullcredits
pear is teh suxxor
Mullen and I went to the same college at about the same time. I didn't know him though because I drank alcohol and he went out of his way to find the shortest shorts known to mankind.
I've got one of his powell freestyle models sitting in my garage.
i don't know what you guys are talking about that guy sucks... half of the time the wheels were on the wrong side that doesn't sound like he was doing the tricks right..........
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Yeah - Mullen actually owned Per Welinder, except for the Thrashin' bit, the board graphics, and the Bones Brigade spot. Nobody lame got to look for Animal Chin, man.kidwoo said:
Nice moves all around But one thing.... too many times i see Skaters setting some poor examples with safety. Dude has got skills no doubt. But he should know kids are gonna look up to him with this stuff. Needs a Helmet . Show the kids Helmets are ok
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Good vid but overuse of the fish-eye lens or whatever it's called gives me sh*ts
Rodney used to tour with the Bones Brigade back in the day. When freestyle was still cool, he dominated. I had ridden with him in the mid 80's when the tour came to town and he had wicked board control.
I have the video that clip is from among a lot of others with him in it. My favorite is a slow motion set that he did in one of the older Bones Brigade videos.
He is old (like me and many others), but there are few skates who have ever shown board control like that. The only guy I have skated street with that comes close is Matt Hensley. He and Rodney used to skate together in the "Plan B" days. I skates with Concrete Jungle back before it evolved into Plan B. Then I went into the military.
I have the video that clip is from among a lot of others with him in it. My favorite is a slow motion set that he did in one of the older Bones Brigade videos.
He is old (like me and many others), but there are few skates who have ever shown board control like that. The only guy I have skated street with that comes close is Matt Hensley. He and Rodney used to skate together in the "Plan B" days. I skates with Concrete Jungle back before it evolved into Plan B. Then I went into the military.
He may be old, and his style may be out of date, but that stuff is still amazing to me. I am not up on the skateboard scene, I can hardly stand up on one!
Shackle Me Not was SICK. That movie inspired me when I was a kid. Bones Brigade was insaine too. Mullen had a sick section in that video. If memory serves me correctly it was at begining, they used hip hop too which I seem to remember being a first in skate movies.blt2ride said:
Shackel me not is a great video. But for serious display of pure technical ability, I have to say the video to see is:
Rodney Mullen VS Daewon Song
Between the two of them, there is an amazing display of control that will blow you away.
Rodney Mullen VS Daewon Song
Between the two of them, there is an amazing display of control that will blow you away.
Not...you guys are dating yourselves. Guy Marianos part in Goldfish is still the standard. Koston, Jamie Thomas, Jeremy Rogers, Paul Rodriguez, Geoff Rowley, Arto Saari, the list is endless. Rodney is amazing and will always be. There are very few people who have even dared to enter in to the side of skateboarding he owns. He has very good all around skills and is one of the most dedicated, responsible skaters on the planet. Watch videos from Flip, Zero, and Girl if you want to just lose understanding of skill vs. risk. It got to the point where every time we would go out to film you would wonder if you were coming home that night...not kidding, it is scary what people do now for progression.
But it's that way in any sport. It's like trying to compare Bender to Wade Simmons.Heath Sherratt said:
There is a lot of stuff I would never consider trying because of risk, even back then. I haven't even so much as touched a board in nearly 10 years. I picked up an issue of Thrasher about 6 months ago and was blown away with what some guys are doing.
But I guess for me there is a big difference between ability and outright balls. Some guys are just plain crazy.
Danny Way/Geoff Rowley skills and huevos
Anybody else think this guy is living the Tony Hawk video game?
No tony hawk does that just fine by himself.Total Heckler said:
Agreed. I remeber watching Danny when he was 8! He kicked ass then too. It's just nice to see guys like Bob Burnquist still ride and rip. I wish I could.Heath Sherratt said:
Now I feel old.
Rodney's da man. I remember seeing him demo at a local skate shop back in '85 or '86.
That was such a sick vid! My friend and I used to slam Jolt cola and watch that before we went skating....blt2ride said:
how many people even remember H-street? and the Hell-Cave boards?
I like the 1/2 flip tail slides he does..
Tony magnusson, John sonner, matt hensley (duh), Steve schneeroly said:
Concrete Jungle, H-Street, Plan B... All started with Tony Mag. Those were some of the greatest boards and so ahead of the times.oly said:
kidwoo said:
Of course you do being so old and all.......