Posts Tagged ‘ryan sheckler’
Skateboarding for Money
Posted by TyThere is an interesting article over on the Skateboarding Magazine website about how skating has changed in recent years and uses Ryan Sheckler’s career as an example of how big companies have changed the way many people look at skating. “Skateboarding isn’t about being in milk commercials, or winning the X Games. Skateboarding isn’t about having your own TV show or about being famous. Rather it is about the self-satisfaction of riding the board. It’s about skating your surroundings – anything and everything.” Read More…

How do you feel about the whole ‘skateboarding in the mainstream’ thing? Personally I’m right there with the author of the article, I prefered it back in the day when you couldn’t get skate shoes from JJB Sports!