@@pamcakes2172 been fingerboarding for 3 years, and i STILL need slomo to see what fingerboard tricks are being done, and even then, i dont know the names of the ricks lol
Nah this kid was well known during the fingerboarding craze back in the 2000s. The amazing part is that he's still doing his thing after like 15-20 years
I love his passion for this and I also respect him for not giving up despite some people unfortunately probably telling him that fingerboarding is a waste of time. I'm glad he's found success and friends through this hobby
And how do you know what success he enjoys? What if he is spending everything he is earning, and never had profit? It just doesn't come up in the video one way or the other.
This man was my idol when I was 13. Over the time, I stopped with fingerboards because in my country, the sport was unknown.Many treated me strange and made me feel uncomfortable. Watching this video made my soul happy. my inner child is smiling. Thank you for this!!! ❤️❤️❤️
I mean, the guy has been doing this for 19 years. Probably hours every day, they said at least 40 hours a week since it’s become his career. If you spent that long doing this, I’m sure you could do tricks effortlessly on command as well
@@Day-ZDuke I think the 40 hours a week was a reference to how much time he spends on all parts of this. So not only time spent practicing but also making the boards and the park. I just wanted to point out the semantic.
Grew up watching Mikes videos! Cool to see him here haha. Fingerboarding is really one of those things where people don't realize how complicated and challenges it really is until they try it for themselves. This guy is probably one of the best of the world.
a surgun also uses his fingers and is complecated!!!!!! this guy without his fingers nobody cares....if a surgun can't operate many people are going to DIE!!!
Used to watch Mike everyday when I was 12, along with other TH-cam fingerboarders like "weakfingers", and "Danilo20". Was so obsessed, it was truly a phase of my life where I was so happy. Been thinking about a lot of the things I enjoyed as a kid, and reintroducing them into my life as hobbies. Pretty amazing to see he's still fingerboarding and running Flatface.
Yup same thing for me, looking back I remember how happy fingerboarding made me so I just recently bought a fingerboard and have been shredding it during my free time (:
here's a story I have about Mike: When I was in 7th grade, my friend and I hosted a fingerboard competition after school with the help of our teacher and wanted to give out prizes at the end. We didn't have the money for nice fingerboards so we reached out to Mike about "sponsoring" our event, similar to actual skating competitions. He sent us 3 boards with trucks and wheels to give out as prizes, when he totally could have just ignored the email. He made the event possible. Thanks Mike
Yo this actually looks like fun. People often don't understand that just because something is niche, doesn't mean it has less value than the talents and skills everyone knows about. Mastery in and of itself is a beautiful and respectable thing that only those of us who have TRULY mastered something understand. Respect.
It's cool being nice and all, but depending on how you quantify value it can objectively have less than other talents. We don't have to live in a world of make believe just to stand up for somebody doing the thing they wanna do.
@@Squant100%. The value argument is nonsense. A fingerboarding master isn’t advancing science or saving lives. Just because you master some skill doesn’t make it worth anything.
@@The_Cyberz By getting people together doing a fun thing like this and facilitating friendships, good times, and passion, he very possibly is saving lives.
The master of creating a lane where none existed. Mastery is always a inspiring thing to watch. Always nice to see a niche passion become more for someone.
My preconceptions were shattered quickly. Awesome to see he made a business out of what he loves, as strange as it may seem. And his fingerboard park is epic!
dude, some people may flame this dude for doing what he loves but I haven't in a single day of my life been as happy as I see him being when he fingerboards. Good for him. God bless this dude.
My new coworker has been finger boarding for 20 years and I saw how much he enjoys it so I bought him a finger board for christmas. A month later on my birthday he gave me a whole fingerboard set up and started showing me how to do it. Now I can ollie, kickflip, varial kickflip, shove, tre-flip, 180, switch ollie, and nollie just after 2 months (i cant do any of those tricks consistently btw). I can't believe how quickly I've been able to pick it up and roll with it. I still struggle A LOT but its been fun learning. My favorite thing that took me a lot of effort to land, and was my first flip trick into a grind, was a front side kickflip to nose grind. It felt awesome landing that one.
@@Draculapin Nice answer. But if i were Matt Ku, i would not leave that guy near my girlfriend... too much finger dexterity & precision that you can't compete against... ʕ•ᴥᵕʔ
I remember seeing this kid back when I was in highschool. Me and my friends were all obsessed about the quality of the boards, rails, and videos. As a skateboarder, fingerboarding has gained an special place in my heart as I can do it when I'm injured, it's raining, I'm sick, or my board has broke. It's such a fun hobby and it can be really rewarding to learn new tricks and combos.
I will never think finger boarding is lame again. F&@king amazing. And when you laughed because you slammed that massive trick out the first time, it made me smile with you. Rock on!!
Someone might point their crooked finger at this guy but he's really creative, dude built a giant mini skateboard park in a biggo beautiful building. People aren't keen on niche hobbies but this guy actually sank his heart into it instead of it being an unhealthy addiction, mad props to this sucker
man i remember watching this guy's videos with my cousin over a decade ago, we had so much fun fingerboarding and trying to record tapes, this makes me feel so nostalgic
He's amazing 🥺🥺🥺🥺 my mom died and I emailed him to confirm it was his signatures on my ramp so I could sell them since I'm struggling and he even replied and everything and he and his mom sent me something he truly is an amazing human being guys THANK YOU MIKE 💓💓💓💓
Seems like a really nice and wonderful dude. If you told me to imagine what the greatest finger skateboarder in the world looks like....this is exactly what I imagined he would look like.
Giant W for Mike. Not only is he personally fulfilled with a career doing the niche thing he loves, but he is almost single handedly responsible for there being any kind of fingerboard scene/industry/culture. Obviously there's a lot of people contributing to finger boarding but if you had to single out one person, Pretty much any finger boarder will reference Mike Schneider. Very humble guy considering what he's built.
Dude revolutionized fingerboarding, I still have a flatface board that my buddy gave me well over 10 years ago in high school. Had so much fun with that thing, you the man
Used to be really good at finger boarding but stopped a couple years ago. Watching Mike again is bringing back some old memories. Going to break out my deck and start up again!
@@TheGhostOfFredZeppelin naah man there's definitely got to be really good living standards. You can take USA as the ideal example is what I wanted to say
Being German is something that stays in your genes obiously. I know so many Germans who do some little amazing thing in their hobby basements, be it building cathedral models made of matches or building miniature landscapes... or be it fingerboarding in selfmade fingerboard skateparks. Everyone thinks they're weird bc they spend their time on stuff that gives you no status, no money, no fame just joy, inner peace and great friendships with like minded people. I think those everyones are weird, I don't get them. How nice does Mike Schneider seem? Yaasss.
I'd like to visit Germany for these reasons you listed. Seems like a place where people can be themselves and people are genuinely interested in eachother there. Plus it would be dope to see someone's basement scaled miniature models
I can’t believe where this has gone. In the early mid 80’s, we made these ourselves with paper and grip tape, they didn’t have wheels or anything and they only had the one tail… wow!
Cool interview! I got into fingerboarding in 2019 because I wanted something fun to do with my son besides just video games and sports and this is like a combination of both inside when we can't go outside. Since then I've amassed quite the collection of miniature fingerboards :) Dynamics, BeastPants, Faymus, DK, Labs, BRs, Joycults... went a little nuts :)
Mike is a legend, he did so much for the FB community and pushed this sport to annother level I remember watching him when I was a child, he was one of the first professional seller! LEGEND
@@DeathAtYourDoorStep Only difference is Mike here got rich and runs Flatface. Set for life. A lot of people may mock him but he stuck with something and found success doing so. Most men become clones and followers in this world by merely settling down with something that gets them by.
I barely ever learned to kickflip with them. They were fun to carry with you when you went places. I still have the old Tony Hawk and World Industries ones. Should have kept them sealed...
You should see how much they have changed now. Real wood. foam grip tape. real trucks. real wheels with bearings. Pick up a tech deck performance series for cheaper and its a all wood tech deck with foam grip they are very good.
I remember begging my parents for one of the tech decks when I was a kid. The day I finally got one, I was so excited! I never had the patience to do anything even close to this as far as tricks go, but it is really awesome to see someone so proficient!
Like any odd passion, if you obsess and do it only in your garage and lock the world out... you're weird... BUT when you build it into a shared experience and introduce it to the world... you're an innovative entrepreneur. Nicely done!
Love seeing someone still smile about making something they've done probably thousands of times already Right on I kinda want to get into fingerboarding casually now
One of my buddies is so much like this guy. I’m a machinist and when I have free time during part cycles I make rails and stuff for him. He’s got a whole crazy park in his house lol
This was a trip down memory lane!! I remember watching Mike when I was younger and being obsessed with fingerboards. Nice video and I am very happy to see Mike and Flatface doing well!
to see the change in acceptance for fingerboarding in the last 10 years has been wild. ive always had fingerboards as a hobby when i couldnt skate outside... and people never understood why i would spend time and money on these boards. its great to see mike finally more in the spotlight for his influence on this!
Dude, I’m 48, we used to make finger boards in 1987 out of shoebox cardboard, tape and matchbox car wheels with the axles. Then I bought a good one in the 90’s then a few years ago and still cannot do anything like this guy! That is frikin mind blowing!!!
It’s great to see that this is getting the recognition it deserves. It’s funny how people are so critical of it yet the moment they see you do a kickflip they’re quick to ask how do you do it 🤣🤣 Also, most of the critics are just mad that Mike is making a living off of what he loves to do while they can’t say the same 🤷🏻♂️
Always had a tech deck as a kid and never got 100% control over the flips.. After seeing mike 12 years ago doing contests me and my mates really got addicted to fingerboarding.. Those slightly bigger boards with Moss griptape completely changed the game for us fr everywhere we went we had our boards with us and got kicked out 10min later because of the noise. Even our school banned fingerboards because teachers couldnt handle it lol good ol days bro good to see Mike made a business off his hobby, and still killing it with them late flips! dude is a legend
I remember i was a fan of Tech deck boards, my first board was a red one and i felt like a real skater carrying it in my pocket and taking out to do some tricks at school tables lol
Been fingerboarding since I started skating (~9 years at this point). Mike is a legend and I really appreciate what he’s done for the activity. It’s really underrated in its complexity and how enjoyable it is. Happy to still see him pop up in mainstream media!
I used to collect and play with Tech Decks during my tween/early teen years, too I had so many of them, ramps, long boards, BMX, etc. I still have some of them to this day, along with the yellow screw drivers all over my room that I sometimes still use. I miss my old BMX toys the most
My friend in 6th grade (2012) introduced some of us into Fingerboarding and we rode on the wave for the next 2 years. We had the Blackriver parks and my dad built me my own rail line. It was cool, but very expensive for a 12-year old kid. I bought a decent starter board for 50 bucks. It was a different world back then. Thanks for the memory lane!
I love learning about super interesting people like this guy. Total respect to him. Not only is he doing what he loves but I’m sure he’s enhanced a lot of other peoples lives too in a positive way!
I remember watching him fingerboard on youtube back in like 05-07 when I was into tech decks. He was the best back even back then I can't believe he's still doing what he loves
I am so glad Wired showcased this. Fingerboarding is a fantastic hobby with a wonderful global community and it's been growing for decades! I have been fingerboarding for probably 15 years and I've seen so many iterations of trends and countless companies come and go...Mike is an absolute pioneer and a staple in the community. He played (and still plays) a huge role in US fingerboarding since basically its inception. love this
i had a big fingerboarding/skateboarding phase in middle school around 10 years ago. i remember flatface, mike schneider, and blackriver ramps back then. cool to see they're still kickin. i remember begging my mom for those boards and ramps but never really getting any
You seem like a great guy and possibly as close to happiness as anyone I've ever seen. Live your dream, man, much respect, may only great things be in your future!
I literally remember watching him over 10 years ago I recently jus got a zumies wooden fingerboard bout to do a review on it but man BIG RESPECT TO MIKE for leading the fingerboard way for so many years anyone who fingerboards kno this guy if u don’t then u jus started fingerboarding 😂😂
The slowmotion makes it so visible how impressive that is. My eyes can't keep up with the tricks, as he does them in normal speed.
I find that is generally true with full-sized skateboarding also.
@@williamhcarlton Absolutely!
When you skate/fingerboard for a while, your eyes get trained to the speed and distinct motions of certain tricks🤷🏽♂️
@@pamcakes2172 been fingerboarding for 3 years, and i STILL need slomo to see what fingerboard tricks are being done, and even then, i dont know the names of the ricks lol
your also seeing it online at 24fps.. if you see it at 60-120 fps or in real life its a lot easier to see..
Goated individual, respect to Mike for being one of the few people that actually do what they want in their life and make money
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GOAT for sure 🤘🏻
I misread this as “goatee-d individual” and had to go back to the beginning of the video to confirm the gentleman’s facial hair.
@@David.. now that would raise him to the next level
i would rather be poor. its so cringy to be an adult and playing with those things
Dude found something he was into and despite how niche it seemed, he made a career out of it. This is everyone’s dream.
True...
People have made “sports” out of vaping… when you think about it this isn’t “niche” at all. He just went further than the creators were willing to go.
Nah this kid was well known during the fingerboarding craze back in the 2000s. The amazing part is that he's still doing his thing after like 15-20 years
Isn't that the truth?
Not niche at all
I love his passion for this and I also respect him for not giving up despite some people unfortunately probably telling him that fingerboarding is a waste of time. I'm glad he's found success and friends through this hobby
And how do you know what success he enjoys? What if he is spending everything he is earning, and never had profit? It just doesn't come up in the video one way or the other.
You're defining success by monetary gain. You yourself don't know what succeeding looks like. @@roharbaconmoo
I love that this guy 100% is who he is and as a result, made his dream come true. Respect
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We all need to strive for that.
also, he is REALLY good at fingering.
this!
remember him next time you wear your mask
This man was my idol when I was 13. Over the time, I stopped with fingerboards because in my country, the sport was unknown.Many treated me strange and made me feel uncomfortable. Watching this video made my soul happy. my inner child is smiling. Thank you for this!!! ❤️❤️❤️
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Be yourself I’m 23 I fingerboard n my older homies do too
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What’s insane is, he’s doing these tricks effortlessly on command. And they’re legitimate tricks and perfectly executed.
I mean, the guy has been doing this for 19 years. Probably hours every day, they said at least 40 hours a week since it’s become his career. If you spent that long doing this, I’m sure you could do tricks effortlessly on command as well
what a nutter hey@@Day-ZDuke
basically every musician ever @@Day-ZDuke
just practice fex hours a week, fingerboard is pretty easy , i was better than this dude
@@Day-ZDuke I think the 40 hours a week was a reference to how much time he spends on all parts of this. So not only time spent practicing but also making the boards and the park. I just wanted to point out the semantic.
I used to watch this dude when I was like 10 years old. Crazy to see him still doing it
Forever dude
same bro i remember watching his how to kickflip video when i was a kid when he was kickflipping on some cardboard
Same bro, those were good times
Duuuuude
just ordered myself a fingeboard after watching this haha. just a bollie complete deck. been like 10 years but im keen to pick up the craft again!
Grew up watching Mikes videos! Cool to see him here haha. Fingerboarding is really one of those things where people don't realize how complicated and challenges it really is until they try it for themselves. This guy is probably one of the best of the world.
Yes
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a surgun also uses his fingers and is complecated!!!!!! this guy without his fingers nobody cares....if a surgun can't operate many people are going to DIE!!!
@@georgioacronimakis8434 ya
Same!
Used to watch Mike everyday when I was 12, along with other TH-cam fingerboarders like "weakfingers", and "Danilo20". Was so obsessed, it was truly a phase of my life where I was so happy. Been thinking about a lot of the things I enjoyed as a kid, and reintroducing them into my life as hobbies. Pretty amazing to see he's still fingerboarding and running Flatface.
Holy crap I forgot about weakfingers!! 😂
dude danilo2020! yellowood rider. his videos were dope!
How pathetic...truly a waste of life
we need to play again
Yup same thing for me, looking back I remember how happy fingerboarding made me so I just recently bought a fingerboard and have been shredding it during my free time (:
here's a story I have about Mike: When I was in 7th grade, my friend and I hosted a fingerboard competition after school with the help of our teacher and wanted to give out prizes at the end. We didn't have the money for nice fingerboards so we reached out to Mike about "sponsoring" our event, similar to actual skating competitions. He sent us 3 boards with trucks and wheels to give out as prizes, when he totally could have just ignored the email. He made the event possible. Thanks Mike
Dude that’s sick. What year was this ?
That little satisfied giggle he made when he ollied the board he just assembled, i felt that.
What a great character this guy is, love it.
Kick flipped*
Yo this actually looks like fun. People often don't understand that just because something is niche, doesn't mean it has less value than the talents and skills everyone knows about. Mastery in and of itself is a beautiful and respectable thing that only those of us who have TRULY mastered something understand. Respect.
@dyneslair3158and this is exactly what I’m doing with my life
It's cool being nice and all, but depending on how you quantify value it can objectively have less than other talents. We don't have to live in a world of make believe just to stand up for somebody doing the thing they wanna do.
@@Squant100%. The value argument is nonsense. A fingerboarding master isn’t advancing science or saving lives. Just because you master some skill doesn’t make it worth anything.
@@bugglebegger143 it’s not a judgement, it’s just common sense.
@@The_Cyberz By getting people together doing a fun thing like this and facilitating friendships, good times, and passion, he very possibly is saving lives.
I truly love everything about this and can’t help but smile when Mike does. I’m happy for him, seems like a genuinely good guy.
Any man who finds his positive hobby and masters it should be respected.
The master of creating a lane where none existed. Mastery is always a inspiring thing to watch. Always nice to see a niche passion become more for someone.
well said.
So he's a professional toy maker, and he knows his craft very well. Nothing wrong with that. Obviously a great artist & engineer as well.
It’s not a toy per se.
@@iamthefuss934 it's a toy
@@iamthefuss934 Its a toy using your fingers ;)
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At the beginning of this video, I thought this guy was very strange, but by the end, he's convinced me that this is really fun.
At the beginning thought this is weird, by the end I still think it’s pretty weird
That speaks more about your character and pre-conceived notions on things you are unfamiliar with than it does anything else.
@@YaYa-er6xv well put
what is it about him that is very strange?
@@AlexandrBorschchev insecure people pass judgment on anyone that are confident in enjoying things they don't understand
Remember watching this guy 10 years ago. This made me so happy seeing him today still living his dream!
My preconceptions were shattered quickly. Awesome to see he made a business out of what he loves, as strange as it may seem. And his fingerboard park is epic!
I agree
Glad he's still going, been following him since 07. He's definitely the best.
I’m jealous of this dude, he is doing what he loves and making a living out of it
dont be jealous, be inspired.
@@Tinfoiltomcat i think he meant it in a good way
@@cuauhtemocmorisco3493 there no such thing as good jealousy. Inspiration is "the good way"
You can do it too!
you can do it too! it’s a leap of faith
dude, some people may flame this dude for doing what he loves but I haven't in a single day of my life been as happy as I see him being when he fingerboards. Good for him. God bless this dude.
Foreal
Just kinda suggests you need to make different choices in life.
let this guy inspire you to do that thing you wanted to do as a child.
@@jourdansarpy4935 professional glue-eater it is
@@assmane999 they make edible glue for cakes homie. start making elaborate cakes and you can eat all the glue you want.
This man’s finger game is one we should all aspire to achieve.
Agreed dude. He’s a fingering pro.
amen
twss
After about 16 years old, you will learn that the finger game is just a precursor to the real game.
I love how happy and excited he is about it. Lucky guy to make a passion into a career
Watching someone excel at their personal passion is inspiring. Had no clue this was a hobby, buts his passion in infectious.
My new coworker has been finger boarding for 20 years and I saw how much he enjoys it so I bought him a finger board for christmas. A month later on my birthday he gave me a whole fingerboard set up and started showing me how to do it. Now I can ollie, kickflip, varial kickflip, shove, tre-flip, 180, switch ollie, and nollie just after 2 months (i cant do any of those tricks consistently btw). I can't believe how quickly I've been able to pick it up and roll with it. I still struggle A LOT but its been fun learning. My favorite thing that took me a lot of effort to land, and was my first flip trick into a grind, was a front side kickflip to nose grind. It felt awesome landing that one.
Then you woke up!
Always thought these were silly; dude made it into a viable career lol
He had to.....he wasn't going to finger anything else.....🤣🤣
It actually says something, probably not good, about this era.
@@Matt_K you’re not gonna either with that garbage attitude
@@Draculapin Nice answer. But if i were Matt Ku, i would not leave that guy near my girlfriend... too much finger dexterity & precision that you can't compete against... ʕ•ᴥᵕʔ
You can make any hobby a career. Of course if you're the one selling that hobby.
I love this man, he's so humble and genuinely loves what he does and is really good at it
I remember seeing this kid back when I was in highschool. Me and my friends were all obsessed about the quality of the boards, rails, and videos. As a skateboarder, fingerboarding has gained an special place in my heart as I can do it when I'm injured, it's raining, I'm sick, or my board has broke. It's such a fun hobby and it can be really rewarding to learn new tricks and combos.
I wish this dude the best. Such a wild niche and hes killing it. That warehouse is sick. I had no idea fingerboarding was so huge
Living the dream Mike! Congratulations on your success
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This guy is literally the guy I watched when I was on elementary school! Glad he's doing great and still kickin it with the fingerboards!
This dude really took his fate into his own hands. Nothing but respect
Literally 😂
I want to see someone follow his hand with a camera just like in those skate vids and make a compilation video of him doing tricks in this way
Boy do I have news for you. There’s plenty of people already doing that, that are also just as good as him.
Look at his TH-cam channel
David jones already has done it
haha yo you just described a whole community
Used to fingerboard and follow mike back in 2010. I'm impressed he still does this
Me too man. Definitely had a few of those early flat face boards and wheels. Glad to see he’s doing well with it still.
As a fingerboarder for 7 years, that kickflip impossible is super impressive.I can inward heel but that trick is just another level
Thats true. Ive been just fb for a year😂
Its amazing how Mike has improved at fb
hospital flip
i mean i could do it... with a 1000 try and not that clean but i could ...
Yeah thats difficult as. Even Inward Heelflips are hard as.
mad respect for people like him that do what they want regardless of how other people will feel about it
I will never think finger boarding is lame again. F&@king amazing. And when you laughed because you slammed that massive trick out the first time, it made me smile with you. Rock on!!
I love that he had so much passion for this & skating that he created an environment for people to just get together and chill out as well.
"Show me what you can do with those fingers"
*Takes out his board*
😂.
I'd be impressed nonetheless ☺️
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This guy is living the life.
I truly admire him.
Someone might point their crooked finger at this guy but he's really creative, dude built a giant mini skateboard park in a biggo beautiful building. People aren't keen on niche hobbies but this guy actually sank his heart into it instead of it being an unhealthy addiction, mad props to this sucker
man i remember watching this guy's videos with my cousin over a decade ago, we had so much fun fingerboarding and trying to record tapes, this makes me feel so nostalgic
He’s like the tiny hawk of finger boarding
Kinda looks like him as well
Just fingered that one out ,good one
Hahaha
@@outoftheblue6587 🙈🤪
@@jamesbarrett3149 he does
He's amazing 🥺🥺🥺🥺 my mom died and I emailed him to confirm it was his signatures on my ramp so I could sell them since I'm struggling and he even replied and everything and he and his mom sent me something he truly is an amazing human being guys THANK YOU MIKE 💓💓💓💓
I like how the process for making boards and doing tricks is exactly how it is in full-size skateboarding. That fingerboard park looks awesome!
Glad to see fingerboarding getting the attention it deserves
Lmao
😂
Yow skate box im a big fan
Finger banger
A decade later.
I have a whole new respect for this sport? hobby? whatever it is there's much more to it than i thought.
I’m also a fingerboarder,in my opinion it’s a hobby.
Yup
Definitely a hobby.
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@@andofb finger sport 😂
Did not think I was going to watch this whole thing, but 10min later, I am at the end
Do what makes you happy as long as it doesnt physically hurt people. This guy has the right idea.
Man this is crazy, I remember watching
this guy as a kid, got crazy into fingerboarding, cool to see he’s still doing it
Seems like a really nice and wonderful dude. If you told me to imagine what the greatest finger skateboarder in the world looks like....this is exactly what I imagined he would look like.
Like someone who looks like he shouldn't be within 100 feet of a middle school?
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But you can't tell by this guy's smile he is a gentle person.
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A virgin?
This guy is a legend. I've been fingerboarding since highschool, now i'm adult with a job and still doing.
Loser
@@amadeusl how is he a loser for doing something he still enjoys?
@@amadeusl b8
@@zqhtpro Come on man. Be smarter. Don't feed trolls
@@zqhtpro because I decide that
Giant W for Mike. Not only is he personally fulfilled with a career doing the niche thing he loves, but he is almost single handedly responsible for there being any kind of fingerboard scene/industry/culture. Obviously there's a lot of people contributing to finger boarding but if you had to single out one person, Pretty much any finger boarder will reference Mike Schneider. Very humble guy considering what he's built.
Dude revolutionized fingerboarding, I still have a flatface board that my buddy gave me well over 10 years ago in high school. Had so much fun with that thing, you the man
Used to be really good at finger boarding but stopped a couple years ago. Watching Mike again is bringing back some old memories. Going to break out my deck and start up again!
It's pretty crazy that this can be a career, but more power to him! He's pursuing his passion and made a good living for himself and that's admirable!
I guess almost anything can be made a career in America and UK (not being racist here pls don't overreact)
@@darkflame4302 It applies almost everywhere provided there's an ok living standard and an internet connection I would say.
@@TheGhostOfFredZeppelin naah man there's definitely got to be really good living standards. You can take USA as the ideal example is what I wanted to say
@@darkflame4302 That's what I said
An adult playing with little toy is admirable. Wow there's a lot of brain damage people in america
I have to say, I think this is quite good for explaining the physics behind actual board flips. its a little more clear to see it like this.
He seems like such a nice, humble dude. We need more of this guy in the world.
I bet he’s never smelled the scent of a woman before
Yeah. Let's clone him
@@ShadowSambaI'll get the cloning tech
Reddit is probably full of guys like him
Not sure how I got here and I wasn’t sure this video would be entertaining but this dude absolutely kills it with finger boards. It’s actually insane!
This is a man who took his childhood hobby and turned it into a business. Props to him.
Being German is something that stays in your genes obiously. I know so many Germans who do some little amazing thing in their hobby basements, be it building cathedral models made of matches or building miniature landscapes... or be it fingerboarding in selfmade fingerboard skateparks.
Everyone thinks they're weird bc they spend their time on stuff that gives you no status, no money, no fame just joy, inner peace and great friendships with like minded people. I think those everyones are weird, I don't get them.
How nice does Mike Schneider seem? Yaasss.
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I'd like to visit Germany for these reasons you listed. Seems like a place where people can be themselves and people are genuinely interested in eachother there. Plus it would be dope to see someone's basement scaled miniature models
I can’t believe where this has gone. In the early mid 80’s, we made these ourselves with paper and grip tape, they didn’t have wheels or anything and they only had the one tail… wow!
Cool interview! I got into fingerboarding in 2019 because I wanted something fun to do with my son besides just video games and sports and this is like a combination of both inside when we can't go outside. Since then I've amassed quite the collection of miniature fingerboards :) Dynamics, BeastPants, Faymus, DK, Labs, BRs, Joycults... went a little nuts :)
You're a cool dad, not enough parents in this day and age take the time to learn and participate in hobbies with their kids.
Mike is a legend, he did so much for the FB community and pushed this sport to annother level I remember watching him when I was a child, he was one of the first professional seller! LEGEND
Good for you Mike. Love to see people build on their passions.
I love seeing this community get exposure. Fingerboarding rules!
This is like being a professional guitar hero player and actually having concerts
Lol
like that one south park episode
@@DeathAtYourDoorStep Only difference is Mike here got rich and runs Flatface. Set for life. A lot of people may mock him but he stuck with something and found success doing so. Most men become clones and followers in this world by merely settling down with something that gets them by.
*having a concert where everyone plays! individualizing is the sells pitch 💰💰💸
probably worse low key
I barely ever learned to kickflip with them. They were fun to carry with you when you went places. I still have the old Tony Hawk and World Industries ones. Should have kept them sealed...
People buy new 3$ tech decks and sell them on eBay for 15-20+ .. Are you this type of person?
You should see how much they have changed now. Real wood. foam grip tape. real trucks. real wheels with bearings.
Pick up a tech deck performance series for cheaper and its a all wood tech deck with foam grip they are very good.
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I remember begging my parents for one of the tech decks when I was a kid. The day I finally got one, I was so excited! I never had the patience to do anything even close to this as far as tricks go, but it is really awesome to see someone so proficient!
Like any odd passion, if you obsess and do it only in your garage and lock the world out... you're weird... BUT when you build it into a shared experience and introduce it to the world... you're an innovative entrepreneur. Nicely done!
Love seeing someone still smile about making something they've done probably thousands of times already
Right on I kinda want to get into fingerboarding casually now
One of my buddies is so much like this guy. I’m a machinist and when I have free time during part cycles I make rails and stuff for him. He’s got a whole crazy park in his house lol
This was a trip down memory lane!! I remember watching Mike when I was younger and being obsessed with fingerboards. Nice video and I am very happy to see Mike and Flatface doing well!
to see the change in acceptance for fingerboarding in the last 10 years has been wild. ive always had fingerboards as a hobby when i couldnt skate outside... and people never understood why i would spend time and money on these boards. its great to see mike finally more in the spotlight for his influence on this!
Are you for real
Dude, I’m 48, we used to make finger boards in 1987 out of shoebox cardboard, tape and matchbox car wheels with the axles. Then I bought a good one in the 90’s then a few years ago and still cannot do anything like this guy!
That is frikin mind blowing!!!
Good to see this being recognised as the intricate skill it is!
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@@Sylvesteranwar what was that
I remember watching this guy all the time! So glad he keeps on doing what he loves and spreading the fun around! Keep on going, Mike!
I’m a guitarist, we get lots of respect for shredding.
What this guy does with his fingers is no different.
He deserves respect for that alone.
Nice analogy! Agreed 100%
the best fingerboarders i’ve ever seen were guitarists lol
I don't respect shredders though. Play music. If you can shred musically, then I respect you. Most shredders just hit random notes.
The amount of endurance and stamina needed for this intense sport is mind boggling
Doing what you love and becoming the best at it. Nothing to hate about this guy. God bless him.
25 & I’ve been fingerboarding about 11 years ! It’s also cool to see the art behind it how people shrink things to scale benches, rails , etc.
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It’s great to see that this is getting the recognition it deserves. It’s funny how people are so critical of it yet the moment they see you do a kickflip they’re quick to ask how do you do it 🤣🤣
Also, most of the critics are just mad that Mike is making a living off of what he loves to do while they can’t say the same 🤷🏻♂️
That clip of his cat "Rhombus" making biscuits sped up to a guitar track just made my day 4:46
It was so random,i thought i was the only one that found it funny af😂
Always had a tech deck as a kid and never got 100% control over the flips..
After seeing mike 12 years ago doing contests me and my mates really got addicted to fingerboarding..
Those slightly bigger boards with Moss griptape completely changed the game for us
fr everywhere we went we had our boards with us and got kicked out 10min later because of the noise.
Even our school banned fingerboards because teachers couldnt handle it lol
good ol days bro good to see Mike made a business off his hobby, and still killing it with them late flips!
dude is a legend
Our school banned them too!
Cool and lame at the same time.
I remember i was a fan of Tech deck boards, my first board was a red one and i felt like a real skater carrying it in my pocket and taking out to do some tricks at school tables lol
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Been fingerboarding since I started skating (~9 years at this point). Mike is a legend and I really appreciate what he’s done for the activity. It’s really underrated in its complexity and how enjoyable it is. Happy to still see him pop up in mainstream media!
I used to collect and play with Tech Decks during my tween/early teen years, too
I had so many of them, ramps, long boards, BMX, etc. I still have some of them to this day, along with the yellow screw drivers all over my room that I sometimes still use. I miss my old BMX toys the most
My friend in 6th grade (2012) introduced some of us into Fingerboarding and we rode on the wave for the next 2 years.
We had the Blackriver parks and my dad built me my own rail line.
It was cool, but very expensive for a 12-year old kid. I bought a decent starter board for 50 bucks.
It was a different world back then. Thanks for the memory lane!
I’m a professional finger blaster.
We both took very different paths in life.
tongue blaster here
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Sean vouches for this guy, he has his way with fingers, he’s experienced it first hand.
I used to be but then I got married..😒
So is he in his free time
I love learning about super interesting people like this guy. Total respect to him. Not only is he doing what he loves but I’m sure he’s enhanced a lot of other peoples lives too in a positive way!
I remember watching him fingerboard on youtube back in like 05-07 when I was into tech decks. He was the best back even back then I can't believe he's still doing what he loves
No idea what this sport is until now but utter respect for this guy. Turned his passion into a business
its amazing
Good on him. Love seeing people make a career out of their passion.
Him: "I'm a professional fingerboarder."
Her: "At least buy me dinner first."
I am so glad Wired showcased this. Fingerboarding is a fantastic hobby with a wonderful global community and it's been growing for decades! I have been fingerboarding for probably 15 years and I've seen so many iterations of trends and countless companies come and go...Mike is an absolute pioneer and a staple in the community. He played (and still plays) a huge role in US fingerboarding since basically its inception. love this
i had a big fingerboarding/skateboarding phase in middle school around 10 years ago. i remember flatface, mike schneider, and blackriver ramps back then. cool to see they're still kickin.
i remember begging my mom for those boards and ramps but never really getting any
That's interesting.
mike finally getting the clout he deserves
You seem like a great guy and possibly as close to happiness as anyone I've ever seen. Live your dream, man, much respect, may only great things be in your future!
I literally remember watching him over 10 years ago I recently jus got a zumies wooden fingerboard bout to do a review on it but man BIG RESPECT TO MIKE for leading the fingerboard way for so many years anyone who fingerboards kno this guy if u don’t then u jus started fingerboarding 😂😂