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The World Round Up 2014

ProtestMovement2 skaters recommend it · 2 mentions in 2015
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2K views · 12 years ago · Contest

Official recap of the 3rd annual World Round Up Freestyle Championships in Surrey, BC, 2014. Features Rodney Mullen, Kilian Martin, Isamu Yamamoto, Mike Osterman, Kevin Harris, AJ Kohn and Russ Howell.

Why skaters like it

Linked in freestyle gear threads as an example of what boards riders use at a modern freestyle contest, with mostly popsicle decks and a few old school shapes.

“If you watch a freestyle contest today [VIDEO] you'll see most guys ride modern boards.”

u/thoughtzero

What skaters said on Reddit

u/thoughtzero2015 · 4 points

Most people, including Rodney himself, don't ride those old fashioned 80s boards anymore. Modern popsicle decks are much better. If you watch a freestyle contest today [VIDEO] you'll see most guys ride modern boards. Some of the older guys who'd spent years dialling into the old decks are still riding them today because it would be a lot of work to adjust, but if you're not already stuck on the old fashioned ones I t

u/SilverSnurfer2015 · 1 points

You don't *need* a special board, you can do freestyle tricks on a regular street skating board. Rodney has been doing it that way for more than 20 years now. When you look at a big freestyle contest [VIDEO] today there's a mix of types but more people on modern boards than the old school shapes. Either way you go, I wouldn't worry about who makes "the best". It's a piece of plywood. It's all about what size and shap

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