silas thurman

wakesk8r9610 · Backside 180 Joined: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 1267

why is this dude pro?

parky · Kickflip Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 3193

I saw his riding in the new jack blodget (sp?) video... he did some 3 shuvs and some slides, nothing special...

$ L B R $ · Pop Shuvit Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 127 City: PDX

Why wouldnt he be??

kento911 · Kickflip Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 3657 City: Phoenix

wakesk8r9610, maybe b/c he doesn't rag on other riders on the internet, I.E. the company feels he is a good representative of their product

seven11dmd · Posted: Feb 04, 2005 11:56 pm Post subject:

who does he ride for? and kento, was that a lash out at wakesk8r?

andy ross · Posted: Feb 04, 2005 11:59 pm Post subject:

hes ok, but all i ever see him do is 3 shuvs

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Feb 05, 2005 12:02 am Post subject:

i donno who is he anyone got footage?

seven11dmd · Posted: Feb 05, 2005 12:11 am Post subject:

i think he rides for SL

Todd · Posted: Feb 05, 2005 12:12 am Post subject:

He is the best rep Liquid Force could have. He as got a smooth kick flip and a nice in/out FS big spin. He is a great rider and gets alot of us Portland, OR rider's hooked up and informed. Silas is one of the best things for wakeskating, a rider who is good at what he does, is informed about product, market, sales etc. , is willing to help a newbie get up for the first time or give me a few 3 shuv tips. Trust me he can kill it and he does. His skill is good but his ability to rep a company is great.

$ L B R $ · Pop Shuvit Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 127 City: PDX

seven11 he rides for LF, SL, Rockstar, Jet pilot, AWS, Todd i totally agree he is one of my bigger influences to start wakeskating being from portland and riding with him every once in a while, he is way cool and can kill it on the water, i just want to know wakesk8r9610 why you think that way??

kento911 · Kickflip Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 3657 City: Phoenix

seven11dmd, no thats just general disdain for the crap talking here, I would post my opinion, but you can basically put what todd said right below this

scott a · "a" is for angel Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 4126

and you guys wonder why people keep leaving? every day someone lashes out about something absolutely retarded.

and evan, he might only have a shuv 3 in his bag of tricks, but at least he knows how to keep sponsors.

remember kids, it doesnt take a big bag of tricks to become pro. a decent rider who is a great ambassador for the sport will get a sponsorship before some punk kid that talks smack online.

kento911 · Kickflip Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 3657 City: Phoenix

actually he has nice Kflips too, he just gets whack ass video coverage

BillyOLDS · Posted: Feb 05, 2005 6:10 am Post subject:

scott a, are u refering to or about ryan lemons lol?

ive never heard of him but if anyone has a link to some footage i would love to see it

kento911 · Kickflip Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 3657 City: Phoenix

scott a, I dont know if you were referring to me but just in case

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Feb 05, 2005 8:48 am Post subject:

itch · Posted: Feb 05, 2005 10:13 am Post subject:

the kid Rips trust me, there was some footie do a search. he is a great kid who loves to skate and is an all around nice guy. i think he likes his underground spot.
itch

PIRATE · Guest

I Think alot of it has to do with the fact that he lives on the west coast. i mean not taking anything away from him but if you look at the quality of riders we have compared to the east coast you'll realize what im talking about.

also i think that just being dedicated to skating and loving it has alot to do with why he is sponsored. if i remember right he is a pretty big dude so i dont know if i would talk shizzle on him Laughing

satori* · Posted: Feb 05, 2005 11:07 am Post subject:

theres some footage of him in the credits of prepop or relentless or one of those.

as i remember he does some descent stuff but nothing amazing.

but, im not going to judge him since i dont know him.