I think you’re right. Mid 2000’s. I started in 2001 at 13 years old and the three most influential skate videos for me before leaving high school were Yeah Right, DC Video, and In Bloom. But I think (at least my biased brain tells me) that there’s some objective fact to that. Pop culture supported skating so well, with the video games and access to skate content, with the rise of UA-cam where a simple video of my miniramp filmed on a mini DV cam could get 40,000 views (huge for a midwestern 18 year old), and there was a lot of skateboarding on television - Grind, Lords of Dogtown, Viva La Bam, and Rob and Big. Not to mention the child prodigies that arose in that era. Skating was very accessible at the beginning of a huge technology shift. I was old enough to see the transition, so I wasn’t born into it and used to it.
I kinda see it like pro wrestling, very similar peaks and valleys, white hot 90’s, low mid 00’s, resurgence in the 2020’s, new generations finally catch up to what they’ve missed, and find the new ones they love. I love this shit man
1994 to 2003 is the best time for skateboarding especially growing up in the Venice Beach area. With all the skateboarders in my neighborhood and skate spots.
I think for me the best time for Skateboard uniqueness and interesting stuff coming out was 2001 to 2006, in that time we had the best skate games, the best video parts (in my opinion of course) and some new stuff being share with the rise of the internet, but then again I think the 2010s and 2020s are the best times for new people to try skateboarding I don't think people trying Skateboarding is bad and seeing little kids being way better than me although heart breaking is still very charming and inspiring to see.
I base my opinion on 2 sets of criteria, the period when the physical act of actual skateboarding progressed the most and skateboard design evolved the most to facilitate trick progression. so I'm saying the 10 year period between '86 to '95. This period is when the majority of skateboard tricks were invented (I'm talking standalone single tricks, not trick combos), and it is also when we saw the evolution from 10" flat planks of wood with 2 inch noses to double kick, concaved popsicle shaped boards that have hardly evolved ever since.
1995 to 2005 for me. Just because this is the time period I did most of my skating. It went from being a thing my friends would do at the school on weekends when no one else was around to something we did in front of the Phoenix Theater with a huge group of people playing skate. Just a genuinely cool time where it went from a niche thing that people would fight you over to something you could do in a group and feel like you belonged to something.
@Rad Rat Video I could argue(Not really interested in arguing) practically the entire decade of The 2000's. If I was going to get technical I'd say probably 1999- 2013.
As far as "Golden Era" I would say there were two periods: the late 80s and early 2000's as far as overall popularity and sport progression. In the early 90s skating almost died completely and many companies went out of business and skaters were considering different careers. There is a lot of nostalgia for people skating in this era. Early 2000s was one of the best due to X-games, video games, media exposure of Tony landing the 9, etc. Trick tip videos helped too. Will be interesting to see what impact skating in the Olympics has, too early to tell. As far as progression, the late 80s and 90s had the most innovation and helped shape modern skating.
I completely agree with you. 2003-2013 was just different in skateboarding. But I do like it’s more universal/global now. I was born in 1996 so I’m not in the exact same age group. But close.
surprised there's no mention of the Berrics! For me that was a huge part of skate culture in the '10s, much closer to the soul of skateboarding than something like "Street League"
The answer to your question is energy. It has almost nothing to do with skate media. If you went to a demo or contest or large friends session and every single kid there is stoked to be there then you know exactly what I'm talking about. It's hard to quantify. If you know you know. For me it was the mid 90s.
But the product was mostly the pits and all the foul attitudes and throat cutting in the industry. The worst tho about today is foreign labour practices. Everything else is perfect today
@@johneapleseed6876 I said golden era not the best era. Just like wrestling golden era was hogan macho man and a few others, not the best era but it was wrestling golden era
I’ve skated since 1983. There’s always been one at my disposal. I used to think it was 77-94 but I’ve realized that right now is the golden age. -anarchy and peace
Personally I'd say the 90s were the golden age, if only because I feel like they laid the groundwork for modern skateboarding more than the 80s did. Not to shit on the contributions of the guys from the 80s because obviously none of this would happen without them, but I think the 90s is when all the pieces started to fall into place, so to speak.
Skateboarding reached a peak in the late 80's without the help of THPS or social media. SK8 TV was the end of that era, not the beginning of 90's street tech. Skateboarding did not get better in the early ninties. Skateboarding was dead in the early 90's. You had to be there. Skateboarding didn't start to get more popular until the mid to late 90's when the X games started. Then when THPS came out, it got popular again and just grew from there.
I'm 50, and I reckon there's no one golden age. Late 70s was all about establishing the aesthetic and attitude. Mid 80s was about seeing where it could go - development of the base tricks, of vert & street, the first videos. Mid 90s was about separating the wheat from the chaff - of independence from the mainstream - and the rise of the video pro. Early 00s was about taking it back to the mainstream.
Am I right about my pick? If not, what's yours, and how old were you then?
You are wrong. I truly believe that the best era was the rise of Braille. I am over 47,000,000 years old and clear of Thetans. PRAISE XENU !!
Make a video about Chris Cole abuse allegations
@@kirillian358 okay that's a fair answer!
I think you’re right. Mid 2000’s. I started in 2001 at 13 years old and the three most influential skate videos for me before leaving high school were Yeah Right, DC Video, and In Bloom. But I think (at least my biased brain tells me) that there’s some objective fact to that. Pop culture supported skating so well, with the video games and access to skate content, with the rise of UA-cam where a simple video of my miniramp filmed on a mini DV cam could get 40,000 views (huge for a midwestern 18 year old), and there was a lot of skateboarding on television - Grind, Lords of Dogtown, Viva La Bam, and Rob and Big. Not to mention the child prodigies that arose in that era.
Skating was very accessible at the beginning of a huge technology shift. I was old enough to see the transition, so I wasn’t born into it and used to it.
In 2003 I was 10, and I started skating in 2001 at 8.
I kinda see it like pro wrestling, very similar peaks and valleys, white hot 90’s, low mid 00’s, resurgence in the 2020’s, new generations finally catch up to what they’ve missed, and find the new ones they love. I love this shit man
1994 to 2003 is the best time for skateboarding especially growing up in the Venice Beach area. With all the skateboarders in my neighborhood and skate spots.
Late 90's to early 00's. Just because I was really into it and was a huge fan of the way Muska skated.
1996-2009 in my real real opinion. CCS magazine. Skate footage. It was the time you watched skating grow bigger than you ever thought it could be.
I think for me the best time for Skateboard uniqueness and interesting stuff coming out was 2001 to 2006, in that time we had the best skate games, the best video parts (in my opinion of course) and some new stuff being share with the rise of the internet, but then again I think the 2010s and 2020s are the best times for new people to try skateboarding I don't think people trying Skateboarding is bad and seeing little kids being way better than me although heart breaking is still very charming and inspiring to see.
I base my opinion on 2 sets of criteria, the period when the physical act of actual skateboarding progressed the most and skateboard design evolved the most to facilitate trick progression. so I'm saying the 10 year period between '86 to '95. This period is when the majority of skateboard tricks were invented (I'm talking standalone single tricks, not trick combos), and it is also when we saw the evolution from 10" flat planks of wood with 2 inch noses to double kick, concaved popsicle shaped boards that have hardly evolved ever since.
1995 to 2005 for me. Just because this is the time period I did most of my skating. It went from being a thing my friends would do at the school on weekends when no one else was around to something we did in front of the Phoenix Theater with a huge group of people playing skate. Just a genuinely cool time where it went from a niche thing that people would fight you over to something you could do in a group and feel like you belonged to something.
Probably the late 90s. Good skaters, brands, entertainment, etc.
@Rad Rat Video I could argue(Not really interested in arguing) practically the entire decade of The 2000's. If I was going to get technical I'd say probably 1999- 2013.
If I was to go on decades then yeah the 90’s, glad I was there.
Early 90’s for the progression & late 90’s for style
Going to be the 2000 and I don’t even think it’s close
Andy Anderson might be bringing about a new golden age but IMHO I'll say 1994 to 2004. Best brands, best videos, best pros etc.
Might not be
I've been skating aince '97 and man... it's hard to beat those first ten years. 98'-'08 was the best ten years for skateing. Aka, the 2000s.
As far as "Golden Era" I would say there were two periods: the late 80s and early 2000's as far as overall popularity and sport progression. In the early 90s skating almost died completely and many companies went out of business and skaters were considering different careers. There is a lot of nostalgia for people skating in this era. Early 2000s was one of the best due to X-games, video games, media exposure of Tony landing the 9, etc. Trick tip videos helped too. Will be interesting to see what impact skating in the Olympics has, too early to tell. As far as progression, the late 80s and 90s had the most innovation and helped shape modern skating.
I completely agree with you. 2003-2013 was just different in skateboarding. But I do like it’s more universal/global now. I was born in 1996 so I’m not in the exact same age group. But close.
For me it was late 2000s I was born in 89 so we are around the same age but 2003 was real nice that the year I officially started skating!!! 🎉
The early 2000s between thps1 and thps3
Early 2000s. Glad I grew up skateboarding during that time.
surprised there's no mention of the Berrics! For me that was a huge part of skate culture in the '10s, much closer to the soul of skateboarding than something like "Street League"
@@kappuru that's a fair point!
I still don’t know the answer to this question but as soon as niche things and skateboarding and only fans, my mind went to one of
Late 90's - early 00's ... TAKE ME BACK!! 😩
80s was pretty unique for both transition (which died twice in those few years) and street skating in terms of progression.
I think the peak was when radrat had that crazy huge glow up into the adonis he has been for a while now :)
Nice choice of background music, sounds like the music from one of those pay to progress further mobile games. 😆
The answer to your question is energy. It has almost nothing to do with skate media. If you went to a demo or contest or large friends session and every single kid there is stoked to be there then you know exactly what I'm talking about. It's hard to quantify. If you know you know. For me it was the mid 90s.
good answer
One milisecond ago. Present and in attendance.
Excellent answer
Some people would definitely say the 70s. Probably has a lot to do with personal experience.
I think you said it perfectly, the best time in skateboarding is when you fell in love with it.
For me it was 1986, I was 12.
you can make an argument for any decade it just depends what your criteria metrics are
Haven’t watched the whole way through, but surely around the release of THPS and the first 900?
I miss it back in 2004
The 70s obviously. I didn't skate then, I started in 86. The other golden age was getting to watch Penny 94-96.
I say late 80s early 90s was the golden era
But the product was mostly the pits and all the foul attitudes and throat cutting in the industry. The worst tho about today is foreign labour practices. Everything else is perfect today
@@johneapleseed6876 I said golden era not the best era. Just like wrestling golden era was hogan macho man and a few others, not the best era but it was wrestling golden era
Wow no mention of the berrics. Interesting.
4:47 what about with paris hilton in a cadillac escalade?
Nice! Chadillac!
@@TheSultan1470chadillac muskalade
Mid 90s-early 00s
Right now is the best. People are freer and more accepting.
I’ve skated since 1983. There’s always been one at my disposal. I used to think it was 77-94 but I’ve realized that right now is the golden age.
-anarchy and peace
Hi Uncle Flea
@@VinMetal666 hi pal!
Curious as to your thinking behind it being now? (Not arguing at all as it’s all subjective - just genuinely interested!)
@@Dr_Footbrakeprobably something with skill and popularity
I agree 2000-2010 peak
99-03
Personally I'd say the 90s were the golden age, if only because I feel like they laid the groundwork for modern skateboarding more than the 80s did. Not to shit on the contributions of the guys from the 80s because obviously none of this would happen without them, but I think the 90s is when all the pieces started to fall into place, so to speak.
If I can go in between, the late 90s - early aughts
90's
Skateboarding reached a peak in the late 80's without the help of THPS or social media. SK8 TV was the end of that era, not the beginning of 90's street tech. Skateboarding did not get better in the early ninties. Skateboarding was dead in the early 90's. You had to be there. Skateboarding didn't start to get more popular until the mid to late 90's when the X games started. Then when THPS came out, it got popular again and just grew from there.
1999-2006
I’m a few years older than you, but I agree that ‘00s were the best
👍
2005-2006.
2003 is correct. That is when Flip's Really Sorry came out.
@@phillipsoto8505 finally someone with some sense!
99-07ish
Right now baby, we're in the dawn of the anderson era
The dawn? He's been around for quite a while.
@@joshwilliams7692 the era will span millennia as we enter this new age of Andy Anderson enlightenment
i didn't like the background music in this one, not very relaxing good video though
I'm 50, and I reckon there's no one golden age. Late 70s was all about establishing the aesthetic and attitude. Mid 80s was about seeing where it could go - development of the base tricks, of vert & street, the first videos. Mid 90s was about separating the wheat from the chaff - of independence from the mainstream - and the rise of the video pro. Early 00s was about taking it back to the mainstream.
Can't wait for skateboarding to be criminalized in the year 2063
Just like Norway all over again
Make a video about Chris Cole's abuse allegations and make it pronto
*LOL*
I'm saying 1998 to 2008. My golden era.
In 2030 with Yuto mentoring Ginwoo, they’ll take over the world.
90's is the only valid answer.
Shut up 😂
It was the late 80s until i broke my arm