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Originally Posted by Peter Romero
Nice one! Here's me in 1986
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Looks like they're going to have to raise the roof! Thanks for taking the time to post that
There's about a ten year difference between our pictures and it got me to thinking about skateboarding progression.
Around the time of my pic urethane wheels and wider trucks were just coming out and the big tricks were multiple 360s and grinding the coping.
Fast forward to your pic and skaters have taken to the air and today they are pulling multiple 360s off the ramp in the air,
Sticking with the tread the question was asked if this kid was the next Rodney Mullen and I'm thinking there will never be another Rodney.
Someone can come along and duplicate his tricks but what will always set Rodney apart is his vision, innovation and style.
He blazed the trail for others to follow and perhaps duplicate but unless they can innovate like Rodney they are merely following his footsteps.
Here's a really cool video Of Rodney I found on youtube.
Notice the first trick he has no front truck and later where he grinds using the deck