i'd say to try your hardest to flip into the position of the grind, not to get the truck in like 5-0 and then get smith, idk ;s

Thanks, I'll try it!

Anyone tried TJ decks ? Opinion on them ?

I hear they're pretty poppy, and they look nice. I'd say well worth trying

DimitarZlatarev wrote:

Anyone tried TJ decks ? Opinion on them ?

I really like mine! They are well made, and the pop is really nice. Get one!

^you are sponsored by them so it's expected for your opinion about them to be biased

Just because she's sponsored doesn't mean she has to say that they're good.
I don't think Marie would like to be sponsored by a company if she didn't like their products.
Luis, if you were ever sponsored by Oak Wheels or LowPro would that change your opinion on how they are now?
There are many examples of riders on this forum that love the products of which their sponsors make.

^ Has it occured to you that she's only one of the few people who own them here so we asked her to comment because she has one?

Just because she's sponsored doesn't make her comment biased. Many riders owned Flatface decks and Berlinwood decks and (insert whatever company we have now that makes great decks actually) before they got sponsored by those companies. Does them getting sponsored by them make the quality not-that-good just because they said it's good? I don't think anything changes.

Don't automatically assume that sponsored riders only push products. We aren't salesmen.

If a sponsored rider isn't a salesperson, what is the point then?

FREE STUFF

Mikkel S wrote:

If a sponsored rider isn't a salesperson, what is the point then?

There should be an element of the salesperson about it; I'd be unhappy if a sponsored rider bad mouthed the company. They should act like an employee, since they represent the brand.

THAT SAID, they should be fans of the brand before they are sponsored and have the brand's best interest at heart. They should want to see it grow and expand and improve. They should be a vital part of that, both in development and in sales and advertising.

EDIT: When I say employee I don't mean that they follow the owner's beck and call; just that they show respect to the brand and display themselves in a way fitting to the brand. They can do a lot of good or an awful lot of harm to a brand's identity.

Hitoshi and Darian calm the fuck down seriously I never said her opinion was actually biased but it's expected to be, besides I don't know her personally so how the fuck am I supposed to know if she's the kinf of person to take a sponsor just for free stuff Darian ?
just calm the fuck down I wasn't attacking her

Noel wrote:

FREE STUFF

Lmao.

SeamusMcFlurry wrote:

Mikkel S wrote:

If a sponsored rider isn't a salesperson, what is the point then?

There should be an element of the salesperson about it; I'd be unhappy if a sponsored rider bad mouthed the company. They should act like an employee, since they represent the brand.

THAT SAID, they should be fans of the brand before they are sponsored and have the brand's best interest at heart. They should want to see it grow and expand and improve. They should be a vital part of that, both in development and in sales and advertising.

EDIT: When I say employee I don't mean that they follow the owner's beck and call; just that they show respect to the brand and display themselves in a way fitting to the brand. They can do a lot of good or an awful lot of harm to a brand's identity.

My point exactly!
A team is just as much a part of the brand/company as the owner of it.

Luis Correia wrote:

Hitoshi and Darian calm the fuck down seriously I never said her opinion was actually biased but it's expected to be, besides I don't know her personally so how the fuck am I supposed to know if she's the kinf of person to take a sponsor just for free stuff Darian ?
just calm the fuck down I wasn't attacking her

Pretty sure you are the only one who isn't calm Luis.. Lay off the monster

Anyone know any good lubricant for wheels? That I could find around the house haha

TomColbert wrote:

Anyone know any good lubricant for wheels? That I could find around the house haha

Bones speed cream (if you have any for skating)
WD40?

Luis Correia wrote:

Hitoshi and Darian calm the fuck down seriously I never said her opinion was actually biased but it's expected to be, besides I don't know her personally so how the fuck am I supposed to know if she's the kinf of person to take a sponsor just for free stuff Darian ?
just calm the fuck down I wasn't attacking her

We were never mad? lol
If you don't know, then you shouldn't be saying anything haha
As Mikkel said, you're the only one who isn't calm xD

DarianN wrote:

Luis Correia wrote:

Hitoshi and Darian calm the fuck down seriously I never said her opinion was actually biased but it's expected to be, besides I don't know her personally so how the fuck am I supposed to know if she's the kinf of person to take a sponsor just for free stuff Darian ?
just calm the fuck down I wasn't attacking her

We were never mad? lol
If you don't know, then you shouldn't be saying anything haha
As Mikkel said, you're the only one who isn't calm xD

that's the thing I never did, I just said that it's always expected for a team rider to be biased, jesus

Tom dont use WD40 it works well but then it picksup dirt in your bearings.

Okay rephrase: Of course they would have to help promote the brand, but they can't be doing it blindly. Like Chris said, there's a difference between a salesperson who has tried the product and knows what he's talking about and a difference between a salesperson who doesn't care and is just trying to make a quick buck.. My point is that it's not nice to straightaway assume that the words from a sponsored rider sounds less credible. Bit jumping to conclusions a little too quickly, don't you think?

WD40 is only good for rust removal I thought? It picks up a crazy amount of dirt aswell as Noel said

WD40's good for all sorts. You should follow them on Facebook

forget that I said wd40 then haha.. I wondered why my china bearings were so dirty haha
but yeah, speed cream works very well

does somebody know what happened ro the fbhq sticker sheets?

noo don't wd40 it erodes the bearings, well it does skateboard bearings anyway. Baby oil works well but you would probably need to wear it in as fb bearings are tiny.