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Yung_Gnarley
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Why does everybody hate on rail tricks that are anything but pretzels? Don't get me wrong, pretzels are cool and fun, but we need to embrace any progression that's going on in skiing's rail game. All of these weird grinds that you haters call "ugly" are extremely tech and take tons of balance. It's sad because I do not see a day in the near future where a rollerblade grind is in a winning slopestyle run. The judges are rather closed-mided. end rant\

Jan 23 2009 12:03PM
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Z_rob
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it is pretty true.
i dont really like the way xgames is run anyway. people like wallisch dont even get invited.
its dumb as hell.

and its spin to win. whether you have style or not.
Jan 23 2009 12:06PM
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404404
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Fuck it, if you dont prez shit you might as well not hit rails.
Jan 23 2009 12:08PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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haha  you would, andy.

Let's go eat some pretzels dude

Jan 23 2009 12:17PM
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jfletcher
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well first of all the pretzle is a reletively new trick, if you looked back 3 or 4 years ago you saw very few skiers doing them, so the fact that the pretz caught on is one thing that proves you wrong, and rollerblading grinds look gay as hell
Jan 23 2009 3:00PM
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Alex_G
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pretzels are my favorite rail tricks so much fun to do
Jan 23 2009 3:02PM
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james44
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im lovin one foot grinds and shit right now, so much room for progression in new ways. otherwise all i can look forward to is spinning more and changing my direction alot
Jan 23 2009 3:20PM
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Canuker
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haha well not everyone is good enough to pretzel yet. i for one am working on them i can 270 off and sepretly but not in the same grind.
Jan 23 2009 3:33PM
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k-rob
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pretzels are sick i wish i could do them. i also wish i could do rollerblade grinds.
i don't see why we can't just have both...the people who determine which way this sport goes are the people who are pushing it.
Jan 23 2009 3:38PM
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Canuker
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same, like just watch LJ sternio in traveling circus's thrid episode. its rediculous. those grinds are sooo sick but you never see them in comps
Jan 23 2009 5:21PM
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hey_dude_its_me
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rollerblade grinds are by far my favorite thing to watch on rails/boxes, I can't even figure out half of them
Jan 23 2009 5:28PM
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quebecfreestyler
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I like doing different tricks on rails and figuring out how to incorporating presses everywhere instead of doing rollerblade style grind. That's where i want my rail stuff to go .

I really enjoy watching some of those weird drings sometimes too.
Jan 23 2009 5:33PM
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Aaaron.
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i saw tom wallisch do one of those top sheet grinds.
in a sling
while wearing full tilts.
it was SICK

Jan 23 2009 5:46PM
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