Why I Ride a Freestyle Skateboard (and why you should too)

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[@gonzo13ist]

I have a freestyle setup, a street setup, a park set up, and a cruiser set up!

[@MimmyJickle]

Well you have alot of money

[@christinagreen1474]

Your living the dream

[@freestyleisntrealskating9022]

Lucky bastard

[@fripsebibs]

i got one for all.

[@speedrun_dam7440]

@@fripsebibs I only have a street setup

[@rd_rae]

Makes me want to start skating again after decades and wanting to try freestyle as a teenager back then already.

[@James_I_Archer]

Dude your never too old I want to skate mini ramps so I’m working on dropping in. Get the board you want and then at least you’ve got it

[@YB.Trizzy]

do it bro

[@JohnAvillaHerpetocultural]

I’m 43 and just started back after 20 years off. I’m a week in and landing kick flips and putting together simple lines. It hurts the next day but it’s super fun and way easier on the body than BJJ and Muay Thai. * by a week in I mean 6 sessions not 7 days. More like two weeks that way

[@maykmendo1]

Why the hellwoukd you ever stop to begin with? Get out there nd do what you love until you die.

[@ef-itfreestyle1654]

Oh snap!!! I made it into a Waltz video! So sick man feels like forever ago being on that tennis court. I've come such a long way since then. Whale tail is retired and The Champion is killin things for now! Thanks for the great boards, awesome videos and all the support for us beginners. You make freestyle so welcoming. I really appreciate that.

[@oliverbiss2747]

Congrats bro

[@Ganadores500]

Wow! I never knew that there's a set up for freestyle! I'm personally a street/ park skater but I totally respect this discipline of skateboarding and It's always amazing to watch just as much as a street skateboarding clip!

[@OwlAndAntler]

I just got my Waltz set up a few weeks ago. It literally changed the way I skate. I usually do freestyle on a popsicle board, I never knew what i was missing. Single kick is where its at, it makes casper tricks soooo much easier, its night and day

[@JaceMcIntyre]

For sure, i use to skate a popsicle deck but when I switched over to Freestyle decks I was in love! I recently got the champion by waltz, made an unboxing video too!!

[@Cpt_Chirp]

Can I just say that your videos are criminally underviewed / underappreciated. Thank you for all the content. You constantly motivate me to skate and get better, even though I'm a really new skater and can't do any of the freestyle tricks yet.

[@JohnAvillaHerpetocultural]

I just started back up and decided to relearn street and also learn freestyle. I got a street set up with Andy Anderson wheels so I can still do freestyle and also got a freestyle setup to learn better. This is just my personal opinion and nothing against people who like them but I am not a fan of doing freestyle on a freestyle deck. It’s too cramped and just makes things unnecessarily difficult. FWIW I do not have big feet. Size 7US. I find that the extra length of a street deck is helpful and the concave and tail/nose angles don’t interfere at all. I think Rodney hit perfection when he designed the popsicle.

[@jakewaters9052]

I wish I could like this twice. Much love Mike!

[@petergarcia8225]

Wow freestyle is really cool too abit more mellow and shows more of the fun style of boarding than street skating which is more aggressive. Both are fun but wow didn't know you can learn more.

[@santiagorodriguez2836]

awesome, thanks Mike and Mike

[@vicouschild92]

Big big big respect for using Team Teamwork music in this video. Def fits your skating style well

[@James_ART_72000]

I love the bixby sooo much now been skating it for a year!

[@michelebet7059]

Nice tricks, I will use them in my videos.

[@_donnachamcpherson_9692]

New camera looks great 👍 colors really pop

[@JaceMcIntyre]

Fo real tho

[@abelsaft]

Street skater here: You haven't talked about trucks. What are the expectations on a good freestyle truck? For example, I'm riding Indys for the good carve, the grind feeling and the height. Also, do you consider popped Flip tricks to be freestyle tricks, even though I rarely see them done? Historically, Mullen invented them on his farm skating flatground only.

[@DoitForTheLolz1]

Good trucks are mid/tall trucks that come with hard bushings. super low/loose setups will be sketchy in rail especially without freestyle wheels. I'd say all street tricks are technically freestyle since street is a sub-category of freestyle already.

[@abelsaft]

@@DoitForTheLolz1 thanks for the info! But I disagree on street being a subgenre. Skating stairs and grinding rails is not freestyle.

[@STICCPOKESTUDIOS]

im so happy you put the clip of EF It Freestyle lmao i literally just found his channel

[@ef-itfreestyle1654]

Thanks for the support! 👊😁

[@STICCPOKESTUDIOS]

@@ef-itfreestyle1654 as somebody who just got the same kevin harris complete as u, its gonna be cool seeing the progress at the same time

[@ef-itfreestyle1654]

@@STICCPOKESTUDIOS that's a really nice board. I find it a bit small for my clown feet 😂 but I love doing endovers and stuff on it. It whips about really quick. Great for fast footwork and super stable in rail. I had a bit of trouble doing tailstop to heelside rail in the beginning but found using the nose instead helped a lot. I hope you have as much fun as I do! Welcome to the freestyle fam!

[@JaceMcIntyre]

Same here but I'm loving it

[@YoungCreepa1]

OK the idea to put rails on the side for primoslides sounds nice.

[@_Maxten]

my lil bro has a 7.5 27.5" flat concave, symmetrical ninja turtles board and randomly i got on it yesterday and walk the dogs were way easier on that shape than my regular street board. pivoting just naturally shifts to my feet and the rail stand was way easier just because it was lower to the ground. basically, i understood why people freestyle in boards similar to that shape and size, even if i was on a toys r us board lol. RIP toys r us

[@JaceMcIntyre]

May they rest in peace 😥😭

[@thesodathief]

I was considering quitting skating but this video helped me to remember what its all about, having fun, creativity, and if you get hurt just walk/jump it off hahaha. This video got me hyped to get out this weekend and skate!!

[@BrokenAmari]

I don’t have a freestyle setup and can’t buy one so i used my 7,75 trucks, 8,5 trucks and board and a couple of speed washers to make the wheels stick out the trucks to reach the 8,5 but stay on the trucks

[@yohsephcassidy7324]

one day she will be mine, oh yes, she will be mine. awesome video as always Mike! your smile and your talent keep bringing me back, even tho i don't skate. keep being awesome ^.^

[@JaceMcIntyre]

He's so Awesome 😁

[@joshdeveaux6936]

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[@JaceMcIntyre]

I just got the champion, I love it sooo Much

[@voodoocustompickups2547]

When will the Witches deck be available again?

[@Goodbye-od1le]

I'm a street skater but in also putting free Style tricks in it. so far I'm enjoying it

[@jzip]

I want to do it all man Street, vert and freestyle lol

[@sashaduty7387]

Good shit dude

[@jweather66]

Woah that rink (3:50) is at Cypress Arnold Park. I've literally never seen anything near my house in a skating related video besides that

[@weesupersteve]

thats a fresh graphic .. looks sick bro

[@_Maxten]

I'm from VA so naturally I listen to "Virginia" by Clipse a lot and I legitimately believed i accidentally played my itunes while your intro song was playing and that it was just syncing naturally into a random mix but nah thats the actual intro mix lol

[@santicraft8]

It would be really cool if Waltz completes were ever in stock at the same time I have money to buy one

[@mike_osterman1]

Check back in tomorrow 😁

[@mike_osterman1]

Jk, they’re back rn

[@santicraft8]

@@mike_osterman1 Just ordered me a Dancer to finally dance on. Thanks for the notice!

[@abbeyglencircle]

Sold out!!! How can I get one?

[@themainhurricaneshane3430]

Respect.

[@kouta360TB]

i ride a 9.0 8ply Popsicle board and do freestyle, as long as the trucks/wheels are even with the board it go for it. :D

[@DoitForTheLolz1]

I agree. I say if it works, it works. I ride a long popsicle for dance and cruising trickery and I like that the shape allows for a lot of the standard freestyle tricks to work as well.

[@JaceMcIntyre]

All in favor say I

[@ezrhino100]

What about pools?

[@notprovided2628]

But what if you tune a street board with those plates and wheels tho?

[@calintrifanescu239]

Rhiana 💪💪💪💪

[@JaceMcIntyre]

💪💪💪indeed

[@terratenientesalgo2511]

When we made the prom video to celebrate our first skateboard graphic i found a way to sneek a freestyle trick because it made easier to show the graphic, it was just a dumb rail flip but the best trick i as a filmer could do to show the graphic i had.

[@JaceMcIntyre]

Sweet!!!

[@MikeArpeggio345]

Can you convince them to make more double kicks in the Bixby shape?

[@mike_osterman1]

Yes

[@DanielJoaquinTrujillo]

so good

[@hunterfedde152]

Can you carve on those boards?

[@206dave]

I don’t know how you guys do it, freestyle looks fun, but I just can’t do it, and I’ve been street skating since the mid 80s

[@jessegomez559]

Does the complete come with griptape on the board

[@mike_osterman1]

Yep! Everything you need to skate the board, right out of the box

[@jessegomez559]

Ok thanks man

[@Kekese]

Can I use your Skids on my street board to have good pop?

[@JManuel8]

are there any street/freestyle hybrid setup? Rather have 1 board than 2 for different tricks

[@mike_osterman1]

Good question. Waltz will offer an 8” freestyle deck soon. You can also put freestyle wheels and skid plates on a street board. I made a video about that ages ago. Gotta say though, a hybrid is never gonna be as comfy as a full on freestyle board. Street and freestyle just require such different boards

[@JManuel8]

@@mike_osterman1 Ok thanks. Guess i'll just get a waltz board, cause the tricks you do just look so sick i gotta learn em myself. Have a great day dude

[@mike_osterman1]

You might want to check out Sarah Park-Mattot’s video about what board for ride too. Came out a few weeks ago. She has some cool ideas about hybrid decks

[@momoskates3491]

Hey, Mike!!! How do you deal with your board hitting your toe!!!!! 🤕🤕🤕🤕🤕🤕 IT'S HORRIBLE, I stopped practicing caspers because of that pain!!!

[@Fogg.ground]

can i do olies and kickflips still

[@mike_osterman1]

Yep! It changes the distance from your tail to the ground a tiny bit, but I still do my ollie flips with skid plates

[@tobiasam744]

Nice video my man, but why make this video and make me want freestyle wheels on my setup when yall at Waltz don't have any in!? Thats a new level of evil my dude!!!! Just kidding, but I just broke my wrist 2 days ago so I aint in a hurry anyway lol Keep it up, wish you the best

[@mike_osterman1]

Check it out in a couple of hours

[@FoonoLIVE]

Does anyone know when MPSkateboard is gonna drop the freestyle boards in Australia?

[@TheDamoadius]

probs just sold out bro. Waltz needs more outlets in Oz ;) Ey Mike?

[@yvonnegabin467]

In your personal opinion, is freestyle harder than street skating?

[@clairelodge72]

I have a 7.3 and it feels so tiny. I have made very little progress. I can do rail flips and a few basic moves. Should I switch to an 8" or is that pointless?

[@mike_osterman1]

You might just need time to adjust. How long have you been on the 7.3? If you continue to struggle, you may want to consider sizing up or changing the style of board you’re riding. There are tons of freestyle shapes/sizes out there these days

[@clairelodge72]

@@mike_osterman1 a couple of months I skate street too (8.25) so going back and forth is werid. Thanks for the help. I tried to order from you, but it was when waltz was sold out.

[@JKAV_76]

So I can order wheels and TAILBONES to retrofit my 7.75?

[@theemperor9503]

I approve this message.

[@JaceMcIntyre]

Well I approve your message 😂

[@ccpcovertops]

Should I go stage four trucks and ricta speed core wide 52mm

[@mike_osterman1]

Idk what that mans but no

[@PHeMoX]

I'd like to file a complaint! My jaw dropped when Juto did that coconut wheelie to _one wheeled coconut wheelie_ and now I can't find it. Send help ;-)

[@blairc158]

I think it's from his world roundup run

[@AnttiBrax]

Thank Blair, I found it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYKQh2yHmNxnlbs

[@PHeMoX]

@@blairc158 I meant 'can't find my jaw' that dropped. But thanks!! ;)

[@matrixprogamer]

Since never enough got the waltz decks again, I'm gonna get me one of them. Can't wait to have it in my hands. BTW. Whats the name of the song? Cuz I looked at the website of team teamwork and theres a lot of songs :D

[@ef-itfreestyle1654]

Clipse - Virginia (Lost Woods)

[@JonBishopSkate]

Hi Mike Great video I’m a 6’3” transition skater with size 11 feet looking to get into trying freestyle. What setup would you recommend, deck, trucks wheels? Love the vids

[@stonedmickey7991]

I'm 6'4" and couldn't find a good freestyle deck so I'm just going to stick with a 8.5 deck

[@mike_osterman1]

Hey Jon, If you’re just trying to test the waters I’d recommend installing 2 nose skid plates, super hard bushings, and freestyle wheels on your favorite board - Waltz Skateboarding sells all of those except for the wheels. Those will be released in about a week. If you want to take the plunge, new freestyle completes will be on the Waltz Skateboarding web store in about a week as well

[@mike_osterman1]

Hi good stuff, what are you looking for in a freestyle deck? There’s tons of stuff out there these days

[@JonBishopSkate]

@@mike_osterman1 many thanks Mike, I’ll check back for a complete in a week!

[@mike_osterman1]

Thanks Jon. Hit us up via email if you have any additional questions

[@867star]

8:19. ouch

[@luisoncaveira9867]

I'm looking for a Freestyle skateboard under 100, is it possible ???

[@Coleman_H]

I paid $167 for my freestyle complete from Decomposed skateboards

[@ajacosta4369]

I want a WALTZ COMPLETE Sooooooo badly you have no idea!

[@JaceMcIntyre]

Can't wait til you get one👍🤟

[@oliverbiss2747]

I'll sell mines to u for 80 bro inbox me

[@JordanThomasRichards]

Bro, what's the song though? Almost as fire as your tricks haha

[@matrixprogamer]

I found it: soundcloud.com/teamteamwork/sets/the-ocarina-of-rhyme Clipse - Virginia (lost woods)

[@El-Burrito]

I don't even really skate and I want one of these

[@kylesalmon31]

I guess my next setup needs to be a freestyle board

[@atwoodthehunter2620]

Is it weird that I'd love a freestyle board in a 8?

[@ahnafdihan2363]

Hi Mike!! Do you guys ship to Bangladesh?

[@JaceMcIntyre]

I'm not Mike and I have no Idea, but i hope so!

[@qwertymann1]

8:05 R.I.P. shoe lace

[@sebmeechan4381]

Hi

[@JaceMcIntyre]

Wassup, how your day?😁

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

Nice :)

[@TheTimB]

While talking about symmetrical boards, you show Denham Hill who's board isn't symmetrical

[@mike_osterman1]

😂 he was riding a symmetrical team deck in that video. I just needed an excuse to show off Denham

[@TheTimB]

@@mike_osterman1 alright..... I'll let you off 😀

[@unmotiviert2331]

Damn Mike what that tattooed legs do?

[@ex8505]

Heyy

[@JaceMcIntyre]

Wassup

[@Motiv8SkateShop]

holy Smackers its Mike Osterman

[@felixcastor142]

I wanna give a like but I don't wanna ruin those 666 likes

[@numberthread2493]

why are you wearing a mask tho you aren't even near anyone

[@mike_osterman1]

People walk through the park & walk up to me all of the time while filming. When I’m not feeling 100% I’d rather have it on than scramble in my pocket every time someone walks up to say hi