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I’ve wanted a pair of these and shadows forever. I find a pair of Gawds, the white/black ones with Morales on the top strap…..230 shipped. That’s the best price I’ve ever seen. They’re brand new

I’m so close to pulling the trigger. I have other skates I don’t use to sell still (if anyone needs a 10-10.5, I have some budget friendly awesome options), I can make that back. I’m just concerned about support. The soft boot with the double Velcro…….

Anyone who has these switched the top out for a regular buckle? How’s the flex vs the stability? Help a fellow old skater decide if he should buy the skate he’s dreamed of that looks like his favorite shoe ever created😂😂

I admit, I haven’t followed as heavily since. There’s still some great battlers, but most of them I’ve seen. I’ll watch, but I don’t look out for or get hyped about in the same way. I knew when I put on a Pat performance, I was going to laugh out loud and be drawn in at least a few times. Diz hasn’t had that ability in like a decade plus. Charon is good, but lacks that X factor. Hollow is past his prime. I can list another 20 great battlers, but I can’t think of one that’s nearly as entertaining as PS was while being skillful and true to themselves.

My hope is there’s someone coming up embodying some of those characteristics, and I haven’t been up on it enough to see the comeuppance start.

If that hope is futile, fuck it, here’s a memorial post. I’m gonna watch some best of vids later

I’ve been thinking about this, seeing recent polls where people want aggressive inline back for the X Games, or how it’s being lobbied for 2028 Olympics. And that got me thinking about what hurt the sport the most in its prime, and alternatively who has done the most for it.

This is a hot take, and obviously he didn’t mean to, but I think Arlo, with the youthful cockiness and then doing the interview with the skateboard mag, might have really hurt the sport more than any other pro at the time. I don’t think he had the candor or personality to be our main “representative”, but he was. You have to respect everything he’s done, and to this day I still love Senate and plan to get some of those shirts from insta…but still.

Alternatively, I think Aragon and Franky Morales have been great, with consistency and respect for the sport, nothing too brash, and unmatched styles.

This is pure good faith discussion. There are no right or wrong answers, so no one jump down anyone’s throats over any take.

At the end of the day we all would love to see this resurgence go far, and understanding where it went wrong can help IMO

Edit: Chris Edwards!!!!

I wrote this quickly at work, and he’s so humble it slipped my mind. Fundamentally great, chill, doesn’t beg spotlight. For any hoops fans, he’s the Tim Duncan of Aggressive Inline 😂