Rodney rode Powell-Peralta decks, Independent trucks, Bones wheels, and wore Pro-Tec helmets; crazy to think that nearly half a century later the same brands are still alive and well
It's amazing to see what Rodney came up with at such a young age and before most of these tricks had ever even been thought of! A true creative innovator that was way beyond what anyone else was doing, or had even thought of. This footage is still great to watch all these years later.
What I love about freestyle, and the way Rodney uses his board in particular.. Is the level of control and precision. Those no handed 50/50 spins and casper tricks take so much balance and observation to find the sweetspot. It's so crazy and humbling to even try to land one haha.
I cant understand how he does it on a deck like that. That thing was just a plank with the slightest hint of a tail. How the hell do you hook impossibles on that? I guess thats why there were so many underflips and fingerflips in freestyle, Rod was so good that forced the boards to be redesigned by simply expanding people's perceptions of what was possible.
I’m 39 as of this year back in September, and I got into skateboarding back when I was 18. To be honest, my first favorite skateboarder was Andrew Reynolds, until sometime down the road at least after Tony Hawk‘s Pro skater, the first, I don’t remember how, but I came across seeing this guy and he became my favorite afterwards and still is. I don’t think that’ll change: are used to play every tony Hawks game from the second on, playing his character throughout the game first just so I could see his personal video at the end. there’s a theory, that he is possibly autistic which would explain how outside the box thinking got him to imagine and think of the skateboard as being accessible in the way it was to him over everybody else that just used it in the same similarly standard way. I myself was not only and still is a huge fan of his, but out of a group of friends that even though I may not hang with them as much anymore, I’ve known for 20 years and skateboard with most of them, IA learned a handful of his hand activated freestyle tracks, and whenever playing a game of skate, none of my friends or anyone I knew except one rare person, could pull them off, and I got a letter on them every time. He’s not only creative with the tricks he invented, but for the exception of Virtù obviously, he’s one of the worlds most technical skateboarders and I love what he can pull off, because with the fact that he keeps on putting new tracks and ideas to use, he comes up with something way more newer and way more heavily technical than the last. Like eventually over time, the mix of tricks that he comes up with or what someone would creatively pull off in a video game that they don’t think a skateboarder at that time could do, that’s what Rodney does.
@steventhomashowe He is one of the main reasons skateboarding was still around, also if he never skateboarded the kickflip would have never been made and all fliptricks as we know would be gone ... sad story
yeah, I read that also, steve rocco kinda seemed like a bit of a prick in the first half of that book. I swear that book made me feel really sorry for him, with all of his family issues.
he invented the kickflip and refined ollie for flatground.he's proably one of the best skateboarder
He's the best technical skater in the world there's so many different categories. Is he Pioneer technical in street skating in a big way
He invented most flat ground flip tricks.
@@chrispennington6890 dude invented the basis to every trick every created. basically street goat
Rodney rode Powell-Peralta decks, Independent trucks, Bones wheels, and wore Pro-Tec helmets; crazy to think that nearly half a century later the same brands are still alive and well
It's amazing to see what Rodney came up with at such a young age and before most of these tricks had ever even been thought of! A true creative innovator that was way beyond what anyone else was doing, or had even thought of. This footage is still great to watch all these years later.
one of my heroes !!!!
he was wayyyyyyy ahead of his time in skateboarding back then
Legendary footage, Wow...
What I love about freestyle, and the way Rodney uses his board in particular.. Is the level of control and precision. Those no handed 50/50 spins and casper tricks take so much balance and observation to find the sweetspot. It's so crazy and humbling to even try to land one haha.
I cant understand how he does it on a deck like that. That thing was just a plank with the slightest hint of a tail. How the hell do you hook impossibles on that? I guess thats why there were so many underflips and fingerflips in freestyle, Rod was so good that forced the boards to be redesigned by simply expanding people's perceptions of what was possible.
he seems so shy lol and ya i read his atuobiography too it was awesome
Rodney has a way of making tricks look effortless.
probably the best ever
There are some tricks that I never saw before.
Legend.
he makes me dizzy but in other words hes soooo goood
God whAt would skateboarding b without him
The absolute GOAT.
Impressive that he never fails his tricks
Gleaming the Cube.
I finally found the song is Oingo Boingo - Private Life
the other competitioners were like 'damn, ownd by a kid...'
he rocks
I’m 39 as of this year back in September, and I got into skateboarding back when I was 18.
To be honest, my first favorite skateboarder was Andrew Reynolds, until sometime down the road at least after Tony Hawk‘s Pro skater, the first, I don’t remember how, but I came across seeing this guy and he became my favorite afterwards and still is. I don’t think that’ll change: are used to play every tony Hawks game from the second on, playing his character throughout the game first just so I could see his personal video at the end.
there’s a theory, that he is possibly autistic which would explain how outside the box thinking got him to imagine and think of the skateboard as being accessible in the way it was to him over everybody else that just used it in the same similarly standard way.
I myself was not only and still is a huge fan of his, but out of a group of friends that even though I may not hang with them as much anymore, I’ve known for 20 years and skateboard with most of them, IA learned a handful of his hand activated freestyle tracks, and whenever playing a game of skate, none of my friends or anyone I knew except one rare person, could pull them off, and I got a letter on them every time.
He’s not only creative with the tricks he invented, but for the exception of Virtù obviously, he’s one of the worlds most technical skateboarders and I love what he can pull off, because with the fact that he keeps on putting new tracks and ideas to use, he comes up with something way more newer and way more heavily technical than the last.
Like eventually over time, the mix of tricks that he comes up with or what someone would creatively pull off in a video game that they don’t think a skateboarder at that time could do, that’s what Rodney does.
DamN! thats one big line!
i dont think that theres anyone at his level to compete with him
the master
he invented the kickflip and he refined the ollie for flatground.
finally i could understand the typeof shape of his skateboard, i realizaed that days that is kind difrent from the normals ones
Rodney Mullen rock :D
@MrBloodlust3996 and the modern deck shape
whats the song in the backround
Oingo Boingo - Private Life
that is INSANE!!! :o
Long way to go.
his dad wouldn't let him skate if he'd break anything. mullen's the absolute master in street
HOLY SHIT JUST WOW JUST WOW :)
rail to 50-50 to pogo to 50-50 to grab melvin. Sick.
How many times stay you in pogo?
i would say bout 13 or 14 i can tell thats barry b cuz he discusses saftey alot and he was sponsered by him around that time
@steventhomashowe He is one of the main reasons skateboarding was still around, also if he never skateboarded the kickflip would have never been made and all fliptricks as we know would be gone ... sad story
very nice
if it wasn't for him we'd still be skating bowls with a moss board. lol he's so shy.
yeah, I read that also, steve rocco kinda seemed like a bit of a prick in the first half of that book. I swear that book made me feel really sorry for him, with all of his family issues.
The Origin of Tricks right here. Just imagine if he never decided to skate.
what a hero
Cool shoes
freddie go on msn and tell me if you,ve watched it
so did everyone else in the 80s
I love the fact that they are talking about his safety equipment. Today he isn't even using a helmet. xD
didnt he have the second bord b cuz it had softer wheels on it....which made him do faster 360s?
Harder wheels* and narrower wheels
classic
Coming back 13 years later to give my updated thoughts on this:
Still classic
yeah...its kona skatepark
omg look at his shorts. too much that i can bear to watch.
This guy had fingers instead toes
You can see rodney kinda looks shy
All the skaters had been beaten since RODNEY was born !!!
this thing is old, just look at his shorts! i like the big spin
Your comment is old as well ;)
How.
@clickclocks He didn't invent the ollie, that was someone else
about 30 spins
yeah Bruce!!!!!1 BW!
is 83
this video would be fucking danger for people with epilepsy LOOOOl...too oooman y spins and shit lol
rodney always fell but he picked it up and look at him now
@iheartgrabby3 He invented the kickflip.
eeeh....na
hes pants is to high up ^^
his legs are messed up
haha no
he's the best freestyler in the world, not the best skateboarder