Comments on: Skateboarding exec to lead new Nike sports culture initiative

By: Disk8

Disk8 — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:32:48 +0000

Nike is the middle school rich kid poser shoe of choice. Anyone that skates for them is either in it for the money or a thug wannabe (which is still a poser no matter how good they are, you do not have to suck at skating to dress the dress and try to be the coolest looking person with absolutely no individuality.) The chinese made decks by companies like Plan B, Almost, enjoi, and most other “mainstream” companies…The sad thing is seeing them being sold as completes in Sports authority and dicks sporting goods for less than the price many shops can buy them for wholesale…Soon there will be no local skate shops and you will have to go to foot locker to get your skate shoes and Sporta Authority to get your Nike Skateboards (made by sexually abused Child slaves)

By: scarr.tv

scarr.tv — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:37:45 +0000

I think it’s great that Nike is having a hard time getting acceptance in the skateboard culture. They will have to make a considerable controbution to the sport before they mix in. If I were them I would just get some skaters to start their own shoe and direction.
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By: Hism

Hism — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 02:11:12 +0000

I don’t really understand the whole boycott Nike thing, if there @#$#% is good and it works use it, if it sucks and falls apart don’t. It’s as simple as that. I skate in nike shoes but not because I’m trying to help them take over skating but because they’re friggin’ comfortable.

By: Living

Living — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 12:00:52 +0000

Nike bastardises everything it touches, and skaters should band together to kill Nike, it exploits the third world and is a bloody evil corporation. Remember what they did to Minor Threat? they’ll stop at nothing to milk money out of you, don’t help them along.

By: um...ok

um...ok — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 05:13:44 +0000

nike actually was one of the first skateboarding shoes
so dont talk man

By: gimpi

gimpi — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 20:51:17 +0000

What is this idiot talking about, of course skateboarding is becoming a mainstream sport. There is no valid reason for anyone to knock Nike for jumping at this lucritive indusrty just because they are not a skate based company. If your concern is the mainstream issue blame every company that profits from this sport (not just shoes either). This clown should do some research before he starts talking nonsense. It is a blessing this sport is becoming more mainstream, this guy is not down for the progress of skating. He just has beef with nike. If he knew anything about anything he would realize change is usually a good thing. We humans get better at doing things by finding new and more efficient methods.

By: brandon

brandon — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 19:05:56 +0000

yeah its nice for nike to name a person who launched them into the lime light of soccer but skateboarding isnt soccer, we know they have tried and failed. plus i dont think this Bodecker will help them any.

By: Max

Max — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 17:16:58 +0000

Yeah

Check-out this SkateShops website:

http://www.downtownskatemi.com

They’re BIG on NIKE. Everyone on the Shop Team seems to wear them…