The backwards truck phenomenon happens all the time when marketers attempt to use skateboards without consulting an actual skateboarder. How did it apparently happen to Rob Dyrdek’s Street League Skateboarding, an organization dedicated to presenting “real” skateboarding? You know he must have been bummed the moment he realized it. The reflective nature of the trophy makes it hard to see definitively, but it sure looks like it’s backwards, Randals notwithstanding. Because we’re not all sour grapes here, there’s a bunch of well done photos of the latest Street League contest. Nyjah Huston is the champ, in case you wanted some actual results. I’ve added a “Backwards Skateboard Syndrome” to the tags. When I get a chance I’ll go back and retag some of the old posts with examples.
– Thanks to Seth Levy for the tip.
5 comments
Bevilacqua
it looks like an old Exkate or Revenge – not backwards. Pointless for such tricks.
mike
nyjah murdered that comp. street league is a straight up joke. quit trying to jockify skateboarding.
gustavo
dude, the trophy is with a wrong truck. just look to the trophy. kkk
Concretin Nik
RD does look perturbed in that last photo. Harsh. Funny. But harsh.
cri crow
the whole thing is backwards. Great photo!