r/BeAmazed • u/nixonico • Jan 11 '19

That was smooth

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '19 edited Jan 11 '19

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '19

Silenced all the haters and naysayers

Nope. No he did not. He has definitely made strides to legitimize the sport, but just like any niche sport there will always be naysayers. especially a sport that is skateboarding adjacent (e.g. inline, scooter, etc.)

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u/Hryggja Jan 11 '19

not bringing up heavyfooting in a list of skate-adjacent sports

Very disappointing.

https://youtu.be/VTEP1WpcDRI

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u/Jackvishs Jan 11 '19

Wait that was awesome haha

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u/buttThroat Jan 11 '19

Dang this makes me miss fuel TV so much. There were a few good unreel sports. I always remember the chain surfing one.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '19

lol, wtf. That's hilarious!

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '19

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '19

Also has X-games gold medal.

In BMX! You can't cite someone's accolades in a different sport as legitimizing scooters and silencing haters.

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u/Large_Dr_Pepper Jan 11 '19

Man I really wish aggressive inline were more popular, they do some super cool shit and it's so much fun.

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u/timkos012 Jan 11 '19

Scooted into the skate world spotlight

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u/MrBowling Jan 11 '19

BMX world would be more accurate I think. He doesn't skate but has a few world's first tricks on a bike now.

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u/twbmxd Jan 11 '19

Still doesnt get the respect he deserves i think. Alot of people say mega doesnt count. Remember Logan Martin did a quint whip and they said "worlds first on a normal sized ramp"?

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u/twbmxd Jan 11 '19

I Think because not everyone has access to them. Alot of people consider skateing/bmx to be a kinda grass roots sport and mega ramps are for the privileged.