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Gurman FBHQ Regular
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| Subject: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:51 pm | |
| Yeah I though this could be an interesting topic........
I believe FSS is better, because he tends to support good companies (i.e Creekwood, Aphlikshun, NoCo) although he reps tech deck a bit too much.
Vicious is OK, but he supports china brands too much, and I don't like that. |
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kerryDETH Admin
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| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:59 pm | |
| whilst frankie's annoying songs, and 'yo yay' antics get annoying as fuck, I agree with you here. Sid reps some bad companies if you ask me. BUT sid also reps BRR and flatface, which I've never heard frankie do. Still, overall I think frankie is giving a better message, and doing something which kids can get involved with, which I guess is what kids like, so thats good |
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Henry FBHQ Regular
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| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:05 pm | |
| I prefer FSS, although he is quite silly at times but he gives out a good vibe to new fingerboarders. |
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Xavier Part of the Furniture
Posts : 2752 Join date : 2011-05-15 Age : 27 Location : Inside my head Setup : Whats a setup
| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:20 pm | |
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Danny H Admin
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| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:25 pm | |
| FSS is great, he gets the message to kids whilst they're young, and doesn't promote China products! He's also just generally fun to watch, and I love how he genuinely finds it as a bit of fun, and doesn't have to be so serious all the time! |
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RM Every Day FBHQer
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| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:25 am | |
| Frankie Pros: Supports small companies Interacts with his viewers Has his own chat forum for beginners
Cons: Cheesy editing and intros Doesnt show new people larger companies like BRR Isolated from the real scene
Sid Pros: Knows about the scene Connections with big names
Cons: Condescending to his viewers Generally shady trading tactics Very little non-product related videos Supports China companies
Frankie > Sid
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Xi Council
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| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:30 am | |
| See, I have issues with both of these guys. In an ideal fingerboarding world, I'd direct beginners to follow Kerry/Unite if they didn't already. |
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RM Every Day FBHQer
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| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:49 am | |
| yeah i dont like either of them. this thread is just voting for the lesser of two evils |
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Trop32 FBHQ Regular
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| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:26 am | |
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TylerE Every Day FBHQer
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| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:41 pm | |
| I don't know FSS, but defonitly not Sid... |
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TomColbert Constant FBHQer
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| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:47 pm | |
| - kerryDETH wrote:
- whilst frankie's annoying songs, and 'yo yay' antics get annoying as fuck, I agree with you here. Sid reps some bad companies if you ask me. BUT sid also reps BRR and flatface, which I've never heard frankie do. Still, overall I think frankie is giving a better message, and doing something which kids can get involved with, which I guess is what kids like, so thats good
I agree with this fully, I actually can't take either of them seriously, get on unite and that should immerse yourself in all needed Fingerboard knowledge |
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HarryYeates Constant FBHQer
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| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:13 pm | |
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CasparH Part of the Furniture
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| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:35 pm | |
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Chris Daniels FBHQ Beginner
Posts : 75 Join date : 2010-09-01
| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Wed Jan 11, 2012 6:45 pm | |
| Maybe I missed something, but I've never witnessed Syd be anything other than friendly towards people. Syd is one of the kindest fingerboarders that I have met!
On another note, can someone link me to FSS' channel? |
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Noel Part of the Furniture
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| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Wed Jan 11, 2012 6:53 pm | |
| fss all the way[code]
Sid just pisses me off with all his ripoff trades
I think they are both annoying in some ways like yo yay yiggitay???
i mean comon. |
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Daniel.H Part of the Furniture
Posts : 1510 Join date : 2011-01-06 Age : 29 Location : England, Stoke-on-Trent
| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Wed Jan 11, 2012 7:51 pm | |
| FFS becuase he doesnt take of advantage of kids who look up to him. |
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Gurman FBHQ Regular
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| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:36 pm | |
| I agree with many who say neither is a fantastic example, and I agree with those who say Begginners need to follow better examples like Kerry. But these two get a LOT of views, which shows that many people watch their videos, and they are persuading people to buy specific products. |
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RM Every Day FBHQer
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| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:29 am | |
| Sid is the one who is the problem i think. he reps 4corner shit like its his job |
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Gurman FBHQ Regular
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| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:20 am | |
| - RM wrote:
- Sid is the one who is the problem i think. he reps 4corner shit like its his job
LOL this. They're products are OK, but 4cfb, Class A, and all these other dudes seem to have the same products and the companies have nothing made by the owner themself, its all imported from factories. With trucks, thats OK, but every company should have its own decks and wheels |
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RM Every Day FBHQer
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| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:22 am | |
| - KingWoodfbs wrote:
- RM wrote:
- Sid is the one who is the problem i think. he reps 4corner shit like its his job
LOL this.
They're products are OK, but 4cfb, Class A, and all these other dudes seem to have the same products
and the companies have nothing made by the owner themself, its all imported from factories. With trucks, thats OK, but every company should have its own decks and wheels
They have similar products because they are all probably buying from the same chinese distributor. 4C, Class A, StarFB, etc. all the same. owner has nothing to do with the production process |
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BrianC Constant FBHQer
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| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:28 am | |
| IMO Fss is showing kids how fun fingerboarding should be, he tells them sponsors aren't what you should be focusing on, and since they look up to him, some may listen. Also, he shows that the more expensive products aren't always needed unless you can afford it. I like that foo... |
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skeep222 Part of the Furniture
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| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:32 am | |
| LOL I love FSS and watch it religously. While I really love Flatface, Blackriver, etc, I think frankie supports legit companies who's quality may be lesser, but is definitely still good at a WOOOOONDERFUL price |
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Xavier Part of the Furniture
Posts : 2752 Join date : 2011-05-15 Age : 27 Location : Inside my head Setup : Whats a setup
| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:47 am | |
| Bottom line is. Sid is not great. |
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Gurman FBHQ Regular
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| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:26 am | |
| his "support mass-produced products" antics are getting old now.
I'm sure Sid is actually quite nice in person. Its just that he is misleading hundreds of potential fingerboarders in the wrong way.
I got into fingerboarding because of frankie. I bough a tech deck, wanted a wooden one, saw his review, looked at his other videos, and before I knew it, I was saving up for custom decks and such. |
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weakfingers FBHQ Beginner
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| Subject: Re: FSS vs. Vicious274: Who's a better example for beginners? Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:31 pm | |
| - KingWoodfbs wrote:
- I'm sure Sid is actually quite nice in person. Its just that he is misleading hundreds of potential fingerboarders in the wrong way.
This. Sid has made so many trades and so many review videos that he may not notice the trends, etc. That is most likely the problem. I like FSS because he has a really cheery personality that really eases you into fingerboarding, much like what I aim for on my channel with no vulgar language, lots of trick tips, etc... Sid is a great personality as well and we're pretty cool with each other, I do think that a lot of the trades are pretty unfair... maybe he has to realize that his position on YouTube means that he needs to pay extra attention to the trades he makes and the values of what he trades. |
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