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Old 07-18-2008, 08:03 PM
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Well, you might get a laugh out of this.

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=vWMU5RiNEi4

Just a couple things:
- Yes, that is me. I am 16 if you are wondering haha
- Yep, I'm aware you think its gay because 'Its made for 8 year olds dude!' but I should remind you skateboards started the exact same way and really it doesn't bother me. This is how I have fun with mates
-And this is my first post here, lol.

Anyway, just posting to see what the nice people of TB think of it =).

Also; if you think thats good (which its not really) check out this:
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Coedie Donovan, he lives about 10 hours away from me. Amazing rider.
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Old 07-18-2008, 08:09 PM
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wow... you're one skinny mofo...

lmao @ all the comments.

I'll post some of em:

mad vid derek

omg you own you are sick

sic vid

damnnn nice ass tech sh!t

Well done cobber, to much energy for me to actually do but I loved watching



is it just me, or do these people get their lingo from Rocket Power (if anybody remembers that gay ass cartoon)
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That's cool, man.

Back in grade 8 when scooters were REALLY popular, a friend of mine broke his leg jumping some bottles.
Well, after he fell, we all laughed. like kids. Then he said "oh my God, I broke my leg! call the cops!" So we laughed even harder. Then we realized he was serious haha
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that was cool... i love to just scooter around... i lack the ability to always do cool tricks but i enjoy riding a scooter around if there happens to be on near by...
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When I was in the seventh grade I was in a scooter video called "Pushing the edge" I kid you not...the sport's come a long way since then. It was awesome hanging out with this guy Jarrett Reid who was the first person to backflip on one. Wonder if hes still around.
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wow... you're one skinny mofo...
is it just me, or do these people get their lingo from Rocket Power (if anybody remembers that gay ass cartoon)
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When I was in the seventh grade I was in a scooter video called "Pushing the edge" I kid you not...the sport's come a long way since then. It was awesome hanging out with this guy Jarrett Reid who was the first person to backflip on one. Wonder if hes still around.
Hes a stuntman now. He basically walks around with a big bucket of pain killers, he does not ride scooters anymore but for some reason last year they flew him to Australia to film this with riders that are much better than him I don't know why they got him to talk about the sport.. he knows next to nothing lol. Don't get me wrong though, I don't hate the dude. Just if I was him I would have given my ticket to someone that actually rides and loves the sport.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1gTCZOfn9hg
P.S. people have done dub backflip tuck no handers now haha (Terry Price).

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I don't know any homosexuals who scooter, really. They don't really use things made for 8-year olds either.

But cool video and nice tricks!
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I usually find scooter skills more anecdotal than serious, but damn, you're good.
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No matter what tricks you do you just can't look cool riding one of those things.
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Yeah, its weird but it takes a while to get used to watching it. The first time I watched a video of it it just looked really goofy.. it took a while to be able to define one style from another and be able to appreciate the style better. Hard to explain really.
Sorry if I completely missed your point, I think I might of, lol.

Thanks for all the kind comments!
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Nice riding backward! Can you ride while you play your bass?
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I still scooter,I'm 45 ,It's a cool vid,def not gay.
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Old 07-19-2008, 08:59 AM
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Nice riding backward! Can you ride while you play your bass?
If he does, he's gotta learn 'Hell Bent for Leather' and ride his scooter on stage for the intro

(Wonder if anyone's done that with a segway, yet )
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If you want a real laugh, do a google search for Mr. T Treat Her Right.

Now that's entertainment.
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cool stuff, I was expecting to see you land on your face, but it was good. those razor scooters are indestructible, back in 01 me and some friends ran a gauntlet on them and into a car also, good times
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that makes me want to go out and re-learn to do tricks on my scooter that I found in my shed yesterday.
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wow... you're one skinny mofo...
LOL....Great ride, good vid.
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Well done, Well done indeed.

now take it off some drops. Huck that mofo.
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Cool stuff.

Can you grind with that scooter? I'd like to see that.
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