Nike Skateboarding
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- k0na_an0k0
sk8 or die dudes.
- Finnegan0
Back in the day, if me or any of my friends were skating in Nike's or Converse, or any other big name brand sneaker, it was because that is what was on sale on the tables in the middle of the sneaker store.
- estro3230
yea no shit. i was rocking the first air jordans, black and blue, in 87, for skating. They were the shit. Lots of support, you could feel your board, a problem i had with the Converse Weapons, and they were very rugged. I think skating, like hiphop, is all about using what works, even if it was not made for it. Creative use of what available. Now i just wear chuck taylors cause the damn skate shoes look like shit and they cost way too much.
- modulate0
times have changed.
wearing nikes 10 years ago might tarnish your punk image, but not now.
also look at their team, it is safe to say those guys would be kicking around in Nikes after skating.
the skate market is so big that there are many sub genres within.who cares? the dunk is a quality shoe. look how many shoe makers (including Sk8 ones) have ripped it off
- mynameisgod0
I didn't know skaters wear nike stuff now. that's interesting. i feel very old now.
- 2cents0
i think it would be pretty bold move for a core skate shop to carry nike product.
i know people who skate and rock nikes, hell skaters were rocking the old high cut nikes along with the chucks back in the day cause they stood up to the abuse but that was when the market was almost non-exsistent.
if nike would have supported the sport then and stuck through it till today they would have gained much respect, but they didn't. they've decided to jump in right while its hot and to all the core kids out there they will see right through it.
- Finnegan0
I don't think so. And I hate the site. They will still make money in the skatemarket. I just hate how they pitch it, stating how they do every other sport, why not skateboarding.
- mynameisgod0
As I said, it was a long time ago and maybe times have changed. Is Nike cool in skateboarding now?
- Finnegan0
I agree, god, yet I also know someone who is a hardcore skater, works in a shop, and has every color combination of the Dunks. Maybe he is just spoiled....
- mynameisgod0
I can understand that they would want to have a skate market. I've never seen their shoes in a skate shop or even in a sporting goods store. I have no idea who or where they plan to sell them. By design, they wouldn't be my shoe of choice to skate in.
I know that you think that i have no idea what i'm talking about and thats okay. I have built two skateshops in my life, but that was a long time ago. Maybe the market has changed. It just didn't seem like back then that a company like Nike could be something I could sell in my shop. It would have actually hurt business to have them in the store.
- unknown0
blofeldt, enlighten yourself I couldn't care less.
actually dont bother.
- skonge0
Have you ever done it?
- fits0
blofeldt... get a board, ride it for 10 years... you will be in love.
- fits0
nike was never around until skateboarding became BIG. We had to rely on shoe companys that were true to skateboarding so i will continue to support the real companys. nike has a good team.. but wtf is up with those shoes? those are almost as hideous as their basketball shoes. who do they think the market is?
They did have an excellent campaign awhile back with all the joggers, golfers and what not getting hastled by the cops.
- Blofeldt0
I don't understand the fascination with skateboarding. Anyone care to enlighten me on why it's wonderful? Because lot's of people seem to think it is.
- unknown0
you'll never get it
:P
- Blofeldt0
Nike are a sports equipment company and skateboarding is sport. So what?
- mynameisgod0
I just thought that they have been trying to crack this market for decades. I didn't realize that they were just making a donation to themselves as a sports shoe company. I guess they just want it as a write off or something.
I just figured that they wanted a piece of the big pie and try to get into the serious skater market.
Anyway, if i were them. I would follow my original plan and sell discounts to skate shops. Then lay low and develop a name with skaters that isn't mud.
- unknown0
you miss the point, Nike aren't interested in having a cult following, making 'real' skate shoes doesn't matter to them, what they're after is the muppet crowd. The suburban wannabees that wouldn't know Matt Hensley if he'd boned a melon into their nose.
Remember when Nike always insisted they were a 'real' sports company, they weren't interested in fashion, yet now you get twenty different pairs of designer endorsed dunks a week - its sickening. Dont buy that shit.