5:54 had me Legend, no longer a finger boarder myself but I just can't loose the love and remembering 12-13 years ago going to school and discussing your videos. Long live Flatface
Congrats on 20 years Mike. I remember early days of FF as it was my early days of fingerboarding… been a hell of a ride and I’m Glad to see you stuck with it and didn’t let the world take away your passion
Congrats on 20 years Mike! I've been following you for at least 15 years now and I've always had a deck with me through out the years even if I don't ride it often anymore. You're an inspiration to never give up and find my purpose, find the thing I will love. Keep going, I hope you never disappear from here!
I now own two G16 setups because I tried my first and had to get another. Best board I've ever used, and I've tried a lot of them. Props for sticking with the high kicks even when the market tends to trend on low/medium kicks. I love how the board is lightweight and pops really crisp as well. Returning to fingerboarding after a decade and getting to use the latest Flatface boards is such a joy.
I remember making fingerboards when i was like 10 and watchin your videos. Glad you're still doing what you love and getting paid for that at the same time 👏
Love the high kicks! i also had high kicks on my models and people always said my high kicks were too much! great finally to see this professional shredder agreeing! :D they look amazing!
So glad I noticed y'all had this in stock. I got an email after purchasing a Berlinwood Glow in the dark board and it happened to be out of stock and was happy to notice y'all had the G16! I got 2 G15 boards and love both so I look forward to seeing how the G16 is
Wow Mike! Nice job man, I’m proud of you for all the work you’ve done leading up to this. And beautiful place you’ve got there! I love nature so much and that’s a gorgeous Place.
Absolutely had a blast today at the flat face session was my first time going to something like that and flat face and it was awsome! Keep it up mike !
G16 is amazing... never knew low concave/high kicks was what I liked in a board until I started using my G16. Almost hard to use my other setups now that this one has been my main for a while.
this video sold me. just ordered one of these badboys in all maple yesterday... i am so stoked! Gonna hand do some cool art on it & pair it up with Blackriver 3.0's and illpills. I sprung for the blackrivers for the first time ever for this dream build, it was super hard to find them in all chrome 32mm within the US but I managed. I'm super jazzed I was able to snag up the g16 in all maple in that tiny pocket of time it was available. When I wear out my art it will look all cool and wooden in the showing spots like my real decks.
follow up. Ive been rocking this deck for a week now. It is Dope AF. You guys shipped that so fast too, wow, thank you! There was a change in plans... I was going to art it up, and I know I have the skill to do a perfect flat shinny finished good job that would look amazing... but I am smitten by the prettiness of it's natural wood. The speckles in the maple are just so damn gorgeous, how can I possibly cover any of it. Also I ended up swapping the Black Rivers for Dynamics from another setup I have. tried both trucks on it and both were great, but I really dig the pop i'm getting with the Dynamics. I have a cool little 4 slot wood display rack which is like the shrine of my most cherished boards, and yours is the current most coveted setup on the rack. And I'm a pretty weird guy you know, like I talk to these boards, they are like my old friends and weve been there you know. Seriously though I talk to my fingerboards when no one is watching, not like full blown conversations, i just thank them and stuff let hem know they are appreciated, say sorry for dropping them you know. Like I know they aren't living things, im not insane lol, but I treat them like they have souls. I do the same thing to my life size skateboards. The other night after a sick session I gave my g16 a little smooch and thanked it for being so awesome before putting back on the rack.
I’ve tried about every shape and size deck but I always come back to 32mm low concave with nice kicks. Bloob has a nice mellow deck shape I’ve been enjoying a lot
@@mikeschneiderYou f with fiction at all? The Dune series is super dope. Heavily philosophical (since you seem to dig Aurelius). Philip K Dick as well, Valis Trilogy or Maze of Death (though may feel 'out there' if you haven't experienced deeper aspects of reality) Nonfiction, I highly recommend anything from Alan Watts, Rumi, Khalil Gibran, Eckhart Tolle. Be Here Now by Ram Dass. Ya know, or just eat large doses of mushrooms and meditate, nothing more insightful, philosophical, and 3rd eye awakening than that. Read books, I'm too busy experiencing ego death and realizing I'm the entire universe! Lol
I got the same g16 you threw in the water ! lol love it Mike. Been watching you since the very beginning and you inspire a lot of what I do with my fingerboarding 🙏🏼
You don't need to sell me Mike. I'm sold and I thought my G15 is just a great feeling board. Literally didn't finish the video and just copped one off the site! Happy New Year!
Just received my g16 and its perfect, doing simple tricks like sw back tails feel so much better because the high kicks grip the fingers every time, the deck is slightly shorter than a g15 which gives more control imo
I would love to see a 28mm/29mm edition sometime down the line. It's a shame that all the deck sizes these days are generally 32mm or greater. I've been using thinner decks since I started back in 2008.
Yeah diff sizes would be amazing… 33.6 is too wide for my small fingers and it kinda slows things down but otherwise the shape is so good, I hope he makes some in a smaller width soon
Welp.. Guess im getting a new set up! I have a G15.12 and the low convave is unbeatable. I've tried so many different decks and nothing has ever compared. So stoke to try this new one!!
I 3d printed a 33mm fingerboard with highkicks and barely any concave. Its dimensions made the board function so well I loved it. But I snapped the nose off on accident.
I always thought I liked a decent amount of concave like on berlinwoods but ever since using the g15 and now g16 I definitely am a fan of lower concave and higher kicks
I remember wanting the G1 so bad back in the day it was only $5 i told my parents I don't want anything else for christmas just get me this G1 but my parents said no i still remember that disappointment in my life lmao I want to get a G16 to fulfill that dream i had back then, I also wanted an evolve deck because i liked the intense high shape of it but couldn't make that happen either both decks i would of loved to experience 😭😭
@@MAGAIVER aw shit where can i contact you then we can talk, it's probably skinny as hell back then decks weren't at 32 yet shot probably weren't even 29 yet lol
I had a flatface deck with very steep nose and tail back in 2005 ou 2006, if I'm not mistaken it was a one of a kind attempt at recreating the +Pain+ decks. I may still have pictures of it.
Hello, thank you for this wonderful video, I just have a question. Is the low concave what suits you best or do you think it’s best for everyone? I've been walking for a short time and I walk with a high concave because I always thought it would be easier. Thank you 🙏❤️
Just a heads up, I know Mike said that he designed the board to be used with 32 mm trucks but please do not take this as a rule set in stone. I’ve been finger boarding for almost 25 years, I started in 2000 and I have a G6 and it is one of two of the best performing shapes I’ve ever had And I hate 32 mm trucks on it. I ride 34 mm trucks and they fit perfectly. From Axel to Axel both dynamics and black Rivers are about 33 1/2 mm even though they say 34 so it fits perfectly. I hate the feeling when my board overhang even slightly. if my wheel or axle sticks out by a 10th of a millimeter I’m not gonna complain. Plus more room to grind. That’s not to say that you can’t use 32 trucks on these but I personally find 34 Work Way better. And you can just tell from looking that the 32s Mike uses are actually shorter than the board but when I look at my own G6 with 34 dynamics, it’s exactly the perfect fit, when I look straight down on the board, if I squint, I can see maybe a sliver of the wheel going past the deck but I ride G4 which are really wide. If you used a slimmer or smaller wheel, they would be perfectly flush with the deck. I’m only saying this because it’s Mike’s preference that he likes 32 trucks on this deck, which is no problem, but I personally think that 34 trucks work better and perform better and I like the feeling more so take that as you will. Don’t think it’s a hard and fast rule that if you get this deck that you have to get 32 trucks.
I bought a G16 and I have to admit that I don`t like the feeling when riding it. Tail and Nose are way to steep for the length of the board. I had non pop Flips, almost no effort to put into the board. When coming back to other boards like prete, flint, bw, and even the g15 deck, the g16 seems weird for me. I get the idea behind it and how easy it CAN be using it for certain people, but it´s just not what I´m looking for when riding a board tbh. Still love FF tho!
Hey Mike, nice beard. BIG THING! Why don’t you offer 3.0 BRTs on your website. You only have the black/gold ones! Plz offer chrome 32mm 3.0 BRTs. Also I was thinking bout getting one but I ride 32mm and it’s only 33.6mm
Whoa the man himself! I’m sure you get this all the the time but here’s some more! Love what you do for the community! Also I like how you limit the amount of boards to 1 per person so everyone can try it. Keep shredding!
You have to select Blackriver when you go to the trucks section, otherwise it doesn't show. Lots of great choices last I checked! BTW great video Mike!
Yeah I use a 32mm g15 with oak wheels and with those wheels the board overhang is perfect, it’s too much overhang on my 33.6 g15s. I’d love a 32mm option for the g16 so I can use oak wheels without having to get new extra wide brts or dynamics
exactly i love the 32mm size if i get 33.6 i would be forced to get 34mm trucks 😢 i want to try this mold so bad it like my style for sure, which i am going to get some new trucks anyways but 32mm is my sweet spot for sure i got love for the wider and skinnier ones they are all fun but 32mm does it for me
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Congrats on 20 years, Mike. You've been an Inspiration for me for about 13-14 now! 🙏
Same maybe like 11-12
Insane pop and control on that kickflip on the chair💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
this is the best possible fingerboard
boi
Bruhhhh you fingerboard? didn't think I find you over here my g
It 100% is!
its amazing to see how far we have come since the begining and are still finding better ways to make boards
5:54 had me Legend, no longer a finger boarder myself but I just can't loose the love and remembering 12-13 years ago going to school and discussing your videos. Long live Flatface
Congrats on 20 years Mike. I remember early days of FF as it was my early days of fingerboarding… been a hell of a ride and I’m
Glad to see you stuck with it and didn’t let the world take away your passion
Congrats on 20 years Mike! I've been following you for at least 15 years now and I've always had a deck with me through out the years even if I don't ride it often anymore. You're an inspiration to never give up and find my purpose, find the thing I will love. Keep going, I hope you never disappear from here!
I now own two G16 setups because I tried my first and had to get another. Best board I've ever used, and I've tried a lot of them. Props for sticking with the high kicks even when the market tends to trend on low/medium kicks. I love how the board is lightweight and pops really crisp as well. Returning to fingerboarding after a decade and getting to use the latest Flatface boards is such a joy.
Have u tried this board on 34 mm trucks and if so how does it feel
Now it seems every brand is doing high kicks.
I remember making fingerboards when i was like 10 and watchin your videos. Glad you're still doing what you love and getting paid for that at the same time 👏
Love the high kicks! i also had high kicks on my models and people always said my high kicks were too much! great finally to see this professional shredder agreeing! :D they look amazing!
So glad I noticed y'all had this in stock. I got an email after purchasing a Berlinwood Glow in the dark board and it happened to be out of stock and was happy to notice y'all had the G16! I got 2 G15 boards and love both so I look forward to seeing how the G16 is
A true pioneer in the FB scene! Thank you mike!
Shape Looks very nice! I’m a fan of the low concave 🔥🙌 less to get in the way of tricks! Love to see the passion ✌️😎
Loved this doc style vid. The deck is great also!
Gonna watch this while I sesh my new G16 :)
Need a video like this on the G8 wheels
My goat with the nature clips 🤟 20 years still cooking
Wow Mike! Nice job man, I’m proud of you for all the work you’ve done leading up to this. And beautiful place you’ve got there! I love nature so much and that’s a gorgeous Place.
Man you were one of the first channel I followed
congrats on 20 years mike u look good cant wait to see what the future holds for flatface
Stoked to get mine soon!!
love this mike, congrats. can’t wait to try it out
Very excited for this version! Happy 20 years Mike!
Absolutely had a blast today at the flat face session was my first time going to something like that and flat face and it was awsome! Keep it up mike !
G16 is amazing... never knew low concave/high kicks was what I liked in a board until I started using my G16. Almost hard to use my other setups now that this one has been my main for a while.
Incredible Mike!!! You’ve done it again.
congrats mike ^^ !!! amazing decks!
wow no way ive been rocking g15s for like ten years or however long thats nuts theres a 16 now lets go
had to get me one so hype!!!
daaaamn! the best!
this video sold me. just ordered one of these badboys in all maple yesterday... i am so stoked! Gonna hand do some cool art on it & pair it up with Blackriver 3.0's and illpills. I sprung for the blackrivers for the first time ever for this dream build, it was super hard to find them in all chrome 32mm within the US but I managed. I'm super jazzed I was able to snag up the g16 in all maple in that tiny pocket of time it was available. When I wear out my art it will look all cool and wooden in the showing spots like my real decks.
follow up. Ive been rocking this deck for a week now. It is Dope AF. You guys shipped that so fast too, wow, thank you! There was a change in plans... I was going to art it up, and I know I have the skill to do a perfect flat shinny finished good job that would look amazing... but I am smitten by the prettiness of it's natural wood. The speckles in the maple are just so damn gorgeous, how can I possibly cover any of it. Also I ended up swapping the Black Rivers for Dynamics from another setup I have. tried both trucks on it and both were great, but I really dig the pop i'm getting with the Dynamics. I have a cool little 4 slot wood display rack which is like the shrine of my most cherished boards, and yours is the current most coveted setup on the rack. And I'm a pretty weird guy you know, like I talk to these boards, they are like my old friends and weve been there you know. Seriously though I talk to my fingerboards when no one is watching, not like full blown conversations, i just thank them and stuff let hem know they are appreciated, say sorry for dropping them you know. Like I know they aren't living things, im not insane lol, but I treat them like they have souls. I do the same thing to my life size skateboards. The other night after a sick session I gave my g16 a little smooch and thanked it for being so awesome before putting back on the rack.
I’ve tried about every shape and size deck but I always come back to 32mm low concave with nice kicks. Bloob has a nice mellow deck shape I’ve been enjoying a lot
Bloob has perfect concave.. if you like really mellow shapes check out hanadecks low mold. never thought id find a board thats too mellow for me lol.
Mike is the man of the smart people
Man I can't be gettin back into this expense stuff:( I'm sure I'll cave lol. Looks great!
The pressing a deck scene was beautiful hahaha! So exited to try a g16 deck
Awesome video, just got mine in the mail. 🙌🤙
This is crazy so happy you achieved the g16
Seeing Mike read a book, in the middle of a banger video, is absolutely inspiring.🥂
I've been reading a lot of books these past few years! Highly recommend reading!
@@mikeschneiderYou f with fiction at all? The Dune series is super dope. Heavily philosophical (since you seem to dig Aurelius). Philip K Dick as well, Valis Trilogy or Maze of Death (though may feel 'out there' if you haven't experienced deeper aspects of reality) Nonfiction, I highly recommend anything from Alan Watts, Rumi, Khalil Gibran, Eckhart Tolle. Be Here Now by Ram Dass. Ya know, or just eat large doses of mushrooms and meditate, nothing more insightful, philosophical, and 3rd eye awakening than that. Read books, I'm too busy experiencing ego death and realizing I'm the entire universe! Lol
Legend, follow u since 2010
I got the same g16 you threw in the water ! lol love it Mike. Been watching you since the very beginning and you inspire a lot of what I do with my fingerboarding 🙏🏼
Really sick video Mike 💯👊😎🤘 ..got your package today super stoked on the new BR flatbar things so much fun 😌
Thanks Mike .
You don't need to sell me Mike. I'm sold and I thought my G15 is just a great feeling board. Literally didn't finish the video and just copped one off the site!
Happy New Year!
Wow, excellent video…I’m excited to order mine!
Can’t wait for mine to arrive
I've been dreaming of doing a front 180. This might be the board I need!
Might get a full 360 with all that pop! 😅
@@SlowFingersin that case, better wear a wrist guard lol
Revolutionary bro 😎
Just received my g16 and its perfect, doing simple tricks like sw back tails feel so much better because the high kicks grip the fingers every time, the deck is slightly shorter than a g15 which gives more control imo
7:28 goat 💯🤘🙌
This video is trippy
I respect the craft 💯
the nine clube should get you on the show man could be cool
my g15 is my favorite deck and already super easy to do tricks on. I'm sure the g16 is even better
Awesome edit. Might pick one up.
This fingerboarding content deserves to be appeared on Hypebeast in my opinion
I would love to see a 28mm/29mm edition sometime down the line. It's a shame that all the deck sizes these days are generally 32mm or greater. I've been using thinner decks since I started back in 2008.
I used 28,29mm tech decks growing up was all I knew about lol so I could never go back to that. S/o techdeck tho but yea lol.
I hear you. It would be nice to get some 32s on a g16 . I’ve wanted to try one for a while
thin decks are perfect for effortless flips. as a self-proclaimed lazy fber, I love a somewhat aggressive 30mm deck!
"it's a shame" 😂😂😂 lmao dude
Yeah diff sizes would be amazing… 33.6 is too wide for my small fingers and it kinda slows things down but otherwise the shape is so good, I hope he makes some in a smaller width soon
The god of Fingerboarding
Welp.. Guess im getting a new set up! I have a G15.12 and the low convave is unbeatable. I've tried so many different decks and nothing has ever compared. So stoke to try this new one!!
The filet mignon of fingerboards
this was awesome.
Thanks man
Peace !
I 3d printed a 33mm fingerboard with highkicks and barely any concave. Its dimensions made the board function so well I loved it. But I snapped the nose off on accident.
Just ordered one ! Hope I get my top 3 color choice lol
Dang if I had the money to burn rn I would get this asap. Gonna have to wait for that new years bonus you feel me !
I have a feeling this shape is going to revolutionize fingerboard standards as far as the skill ceiling goes.
amazing!
I always thought I liked a decent amount of concave like on berlinwoods but ever since using the g15 and now g16 I definitely am a fan of lower concave and higher kicks
Got it for Christmas, and I love it its super fucking good
I'll see you a rendezvous
Say less imma place my order now!
*Leaves video 2 min in to peep flatface store* 👀
COPPED 🔥
When that board was stuck in the stream, it was a sign...
.... thou shall give the holy board away to those in need.
Just ordered one today. Looking forward to trying it!!
I remember wanting the G1 so bad back in the day it was only $5 i told my parents I don't want anything else for christmas just get me this G1 but my parents said no i still remember that disappointment in my life lmao I want to get a G16 to fulfill that dream i had back then, I also wanted an evolve deck because i liked the intense high shape of it but couldn't make that happen either both decks i would of loved to experience 😭😭
Do you still really want an Evolve? I have one brand new in the packaging I could sell, I'm not sure on it's model, I've had it for years.
@@MAGAIVER aw shit where can i contact you then we can talk, it's probably skinny as hell back then decks weren't at 32 yet shot probably weren't even 29 yet lol
I had a flatface deck with very steep nose and tail back in 2005 ou 2006, if I'm not mistaken it was a one of a kind attempt at recreating the +Pain+ decks. I may still have pictures of it.
Send pic!!!
I found one shitty pic, where can I send it to you? @@mikeschneider
yall remember fingerskateselective using the aphlikshun k deck back when high kicks was "cheating"??
exactly what i was thinking of
3:20 Daily Stoic x Meditations
nice video to hype myself up with while waiting for mine in the mail… i wonder what color i got
Hello, thank you for this wonderful video, I just have a question. Is the low concave what suits you best or do you think it’s best for everyone? I've been walking for a short time and I walk with a high concave because I always thought it would be easier. Thank you 🙏❤️
Everything is preference, I just make the best board I can and many people seem to like it too!
I like ur videos, thanks :)
I just wanna see FF decks bigger then 33mm...
More videos like this one !
Make a video with edits and audio on your top 20 best finger boarding tips because it is your 20 anniversary of flat face please
cool idea, I might!!!
Thanks. Love your videos@@mikeschneider
you should make a collab with Jay L , for the graphic like the G14 best deck I've ever had
Just a heads up, I know Mike said that he designed the board to be used with 32 mm trucks but please do not take this as a rule set in stone. I’ve been finger boarding for almost 25 years, I started in 2000 and I have a G6 and it is one of two of the best performing shapes I’ve ever had And I hate 32 mm trucks on it. I ride 34 mm trucks and they fit perfectly. From Axel to Axel both dynamics and black Rivers are about 33 1/2 mm even though they say 34 so it fits perfectly. I hate the feeling when my board overhang even slightly. if my wheel or axle sticks out by a 10th of a millimeter I’m not gonna complain. Plus more room to grind. That’s not to say that you can’t use 32 trucks on these but I personally find 34 Work Way better. And you can just tell from looking that the 32s Mike uses are actually shorter than the board but when I look at my own G6 with 34 dynamics, it’s exactly the perfect fit, when I look straight down on the board, if I squint, I can see maybe a sliver of the wheel going past the deck but I ride G4 which are really wide. If you used a slimmer or smaller wheel, they would be perfectly flush with the deck.
I’m only saying this because it’s Mike’s preference that he likes 32 trucks on this deck, which is no problem, but I personally think that 34 trucks work better and perform better and I like the feeling more so take that as you will. Don’t think it’s a hard and fast rule that if you get this deck that you have to get 32 trucks.
We've always known that iron sharpens iron, but who knew wood sharpens wood
I bought a G16 and I have to admit that I don`t like the feeling when riding it. Tail and Nose are way to steep for the length of the board. I had non pop Flips, almost no effort to put into the board. When coming back to other boards like prete, flint, bw, and even the g15 deck, the g16 seems weird for me. I get the idea behind it and how easy it CAN be using it for certain people, but it´s just not what I´m looking for when riding a board tbh. Still love FF tho!
Hey Mike, nice beard. BIG THING! Why don’t you offer 3.0 BRTs on your website. You only have the black/gold ones! Plz offer chrome 32mm 3.0 BRTs. Also I was thinking bout getting one but I ride 32mm and it’s only 33.6mm
Thank you. I do offer those. If you don’t see them it just means they sold out and I’ll have more eventually
Whoa the man himself! I’m sure you get this all the the time but here’s some more! Love what you do for the community! Also I like how you limit the amount of boards to 1 per person so everyone can try it. Keep shredding!
You have to select Blackriver when you go to the trucks section, otherwise it doesn't show. Lots of great choices last I checked! BTW great video Mike!
Thank you for letting me know about that, I just fixed it so they also show up on the trucks page by default! @@mateofl83 and thank you
Thx!
@@Fb.riptide.
Yeah I use a 32mm g15 with oak wheels and with those wheels the board overhang is perfect, it’s too much overhang on my 33.6 g15s. I’d love a 32mm option for the g16 so I can use oak wheels without having to get new extra wide brts or dynamics
exactly i love the 32mm size if i get 33.6 i would be forced to get 34mm trucks 😢 i want to try this mold so bad it like my style for sure, which i am going to get some new trucks anyways but 32mm is my sweet spot for sure i got love for the wider and skinnier ones they are all fun but 32mm does it for me
Woow 🔥🔥🔥
Wait where can you get those red and orange
glasses?
Hello again, a question, I only have 34 mm BRT trucks, would it be too bad if used in this 33mm shape? Thanks
Blackriver ship their 33.3 mm completes with 34 mm trucks, so you should be good
it will work!
Yo mike are these decks coming to the blackriver store, i live in france so ordering direct from you is a bit pricey?
Nevermind i ordered, hyped😂
This new deck is amazing but does anyone else feel like you were getting possessed by this man?
Out of stock already!!!!!!!! I missed it :(:(
Where's that stream I want that deck mike lmao
reading Meditations?🔥
need it lol now i hope yall have it in the april event !?!?
Mike aged 40 years in 20 years
Hey Mike, have you ever thought about using a router
So what you're saying is you melted the kicks on your board and got the g16 shape