I thought i had created two tricks , someone just send me this video and proved me wrong haha (1:20 and 1:27). Anyways that is an honor to see those performed by this legend! Inspirstion for years!
Strangely, his clips from Mike Vs greatest hits wasn't in the vid, back in the early 90s when he was getting insane air, doing Madonna tailslides and shit. They just haven't seen Mike V during his prime.
Mike Vallaly is the reason I started skating, I started learning no comply and boneless and use to get a lot of shit for skating like this to the point I quit skating. Just got a new board today and kicked around for the first time in 10 years, landed a kick flip and shuv it. Can’t wait to get back into the sport.
Favorite skater all time. He helped me realize that this concrete is something to explore. Mike treats the world like his playground. He’s violent, he’s aggressive. He attacks what he sees. Favorite, all time ❤
Mike V is a legend because he's a powerful skater with street edginess, he knows how to treat his fans, he does the tricks that he likes to do as opposed to what the magazines and kids want, and has a genuine love for skateboarding. It also doesn't hurt his status that he takes care of himself and has been blessed with health.
"I love all the sheep who hate on Mike V. for staying true to his own style." I've been waiting for someone to say that for so long! His originality is the one of the best things I have ever witnessed.
It’s funny (strange), but no one pushes and rolls the same as this guy. He’s one of the smoothest most relaxed skaters but at the same time so aggressive. He was born to do this!
Dude that picnic table trick @ 1:29 was massively impressive. To be able to have the board pop that high and stay straight long enough to time the jump on the other end. Holy crap that shit is hard.
I used to be able to do that. No that hard really. Just have to put your palm out and grip the nose so the board doesn't slam against the inside of your crotch as you air walk
I like the old skaters because they have their own style unlike today skaters that everbody mostly do street and with the same trick.So respect the old school.
I like Mike V’s style of skating it might not be as technical but it’s what he’s done his whole career!!!! I remember seeing Mike V in a video when I was a kid before street skating was huge and I thought those street hand plants where the coolest thing ever!!!! Skate or Die is what I think of when I see Vallely skate!!!!
Proper Hardcore ! He's come such a long way since "so... you wanna go skating huh?" :) Respect to Mike V. Modern skating needs more Boneless/Beanplant action.
you can tell this man really enjoys skating, hes not out there trying to backside lip a huge handrail, or frontside flickin a 16, but better yet just ripping down the street non stop destroying anything in his path, mike v is a tornado on 52mm wheels. plus his hand plants are gnarly, you no how many face plants iv dont trying to do those!!
I really dig his skateing style. I saw his 1988 old school video on a cruiser board. It was totally sick all he could do with a cruiser board and proved you can do a lot of sick stuff without making the board flip.
He was doing hand rails and stairs in the late 80's and early 90's when there only about 5 people on the planet who were doing them. And he clearly slides a hand rail at 1:13 in this video. Modern skateboarding wouldn't be anywhere near what it is today if it wasn't for Mike Vallely and a couple of his peers. Learn your skate history kid.
I am usually more into the more technical street skating like what Shane O'Neill and Paul Rodriguez do, but I LOVE Mike V.'s style too, his shit is SICK!
