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Mon Jan 18, 2010 3:35 pm
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Heelys Encyclopedia
Joined: 19 Mar 2006
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Location: Representing SouthEast
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A mega/plates model was in the works when i went. Wheels are delaying it.
I still see heelys in the mall.
I wear converse to school now (sorry HSL) they were getting to heavy for some chereography in drama class and such. |
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Mon Jan 18, 2010 3:48 pm
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Wiz-Meister
Joined: 04 Jan 2009
Posts: 391
Location: South Carolina
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That's good, we want more megagrind styles |
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Mon Jan 18, 2010 11:18 pm
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Joined: 23 May 2007
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Location: Buffal, NY
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You know, i guess heelys really are dying. i have 2-3 little kids in my neighborhood who heel and i was going to teach them how to heel like i used to... but i lost a mega for my torch and my mom made me throw them out. i kept trying to get another pair of heelys but she kept sayin "no they're gay. do you see anybody even wearing those anymore? " just becuz im in middle school my mom thinks im tooold for them but im not. i love heelying and i want to come back in. i even remember kids talkin behind my back and skateparks cuz i was wearing heelys. 1 even came up to me and said " why are you even heelying? " i can't belive this is the fall... hellys better come back |
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Tue Jan 19, 2010 12:52 am
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Museum Curator
Joined: 29 Jul 2006
Posts: 1474
Location: Central North Dakota, aka The Middle of Nowhere
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Okay, ph, that right there? That kind of thing from your mom needs to be put to a fast and inglorious end. |
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Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:01 pm
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Wiz-Meister
Joined: 04 Jan 2009
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Location: South Carolina
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My mom finally understands that they're here to stay and she supports me, thinking vert is awesome. my dad thinks they are for younger kids but whatever.
Also for when people ask why you do, you shouldnt care what they think. Most of my friends that dont heel accept it mostly. People know i dont care what they think. Took some time to get things that way but i finally did. People start to get the message. |
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Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:09 pm
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Joined: 23 May 2007
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Location: Buffal, NY
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Well nobody used to care in my elementary and Jake nd Cory used to heel now Jake is skater and cory is all preppy but yea idc what i say or do but i just hate bein made fun of and ppl ik will make fun of me if i wear heely's to school... they're so comfortable but ya |
_________________ [Sat 16:18] ph78: mw i mwan srry
[Sat 16:18] ph78: me
[Sat 16:19] ph78: ome i hate the w key now
[Sat 16:19] ph78: and e key
[Sat 16:19] ph78: omg*
[Sat 16:19] Tay: lol
[Sat 16:19] ph78: yay i got it!
[Sat 16:19] Tay: yay!
FOR THE EVONY PLAYERS...
<22>[Sentcha]: .... i was poking fun at you for being obvious....
<22>[SirAlex]: how do u poke fun??
<22>[Sentcha]: you have to take it out of your pants first
<22>[SirAlex]: =o |
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Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:58 pm
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Museum Curator
Joined: 29 Jul 2006
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Location: Central North Dakota, aka The Middle of Nowhere
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ph78 wrote: | idc what i say or do but i just hate bein made fun of and ppl ik will make fun of me if i wear heely's to school... they're so comfortable but ya |
Come on, guys. Someone other than me has to reply to this. |
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Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:20 am
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ph78 wrote: | idc what i say or do but i just hate bein made fun of and ppl ik will make fun of me if i wear heely's to school... they're so comfortable but ya |
I usually wear them for comfort, so i just tell people that. Don't let other people down. That's all i can say. |
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Thu Jan 21, 2010 2:23 pm
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Joined: 18 Mar 2008
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Location: Washington, USA
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I am 30 and in graduate school, I catch hell everyday I get seen wearing them. Everyone at work told me I'd give up on heelys after a week, but here it it's nearly 2 years later and I still wear them to work nearly everyday (and still get teased for it). If you like them, get over it and wear them anyway. Most of the teasers are probably jealous that they don't have them. |
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Sat Feb 13, 2010 4:55 pm
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Joined: 30 Sep 2008
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Location: idaho
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I hope heelys dont sink too much. then hopefully come back to being popular. I just put my heelys back on for the first time in like 2 months. I had forgotten how much fun they were. Now i might even take em to stores and places like the mall...somthing i hadent bothered to do before. Heelys arent deat to me atleast. |
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Sat Feb 20, 2010 5:07 am
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Joined: 20 Dec 2006
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Location: South Orange County, CA
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I'm seeing even fewer Heelys available now. Zappos is down to one-forth the number of styles it sold less than a year ago. Most every retailer has most styles on clearance. Many of the newer styles are even on ebay now. Zappos claims new styles are coming but are there any Megas comng? Are the Fats styles something anybody will want to buy? From the "Sneek Peak" post, things don't look promising.
Has anybody seen any commercials for Heelys? Any indication that someone will save the product?
Will Heelys even outlast Crocs? What do you think?
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Sat Feb 20, 2010 8:53 pm
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Museum Curator
Joined: 29 Jul 2006
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Location: Central North Dakota, aka The Middle of Nowhere
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It's not dead, it's just dying horribly, like a third world cancer patient. I'd think "intentional sabotage" but if they were doing THAT, it'd probably be more obvious.
It just looks like pure, unbridled incompetence, and too few people and resources to do a too big job. The CEO is a paralyzed nobody, the new shoes are- let's face it- hideous, there's been no real news of any kind, almost all the new Heelys vids are from Europeans (a handful of Americans) because apparently the rot hasn't quite spread there yet, and the whole thing looks like it's in a slooooow death spiral. Nobody seems to give a crap anymore.
It's possible to revive it, no question- they just have to use money to create leverage. The whole "oh those damn kids running into people on those shoes" gestalt can be smashed with enough money and marketing. But they can't, because they don't have the wits or the talent to do it.
Sell the patent already. |
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Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:12 am
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Joined: 15 Jun 2008
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Location: UK
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Until last week I hadn't heeled in a couple of months (mainly because I just got busy with other stuff) so I broke out the Ninja's and good wheels... I was suprised that I still could do all the tricks I previously learned... I thought my muscles would have forgotten, but was glad to learn that wasn't the case.
As for the popularity, I think it's just that most people are aware of them now, so there's not as much of the "wow, what are they?" factor bringing people to look and buy. Naturally after that initial awe the market will be a little over-saturated so sales are bound to drop off... at least until something else brings them to people's attention again. |
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Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:15 am
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Joined: 03 Jan 2008
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Location: Warshington, USA
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Looks to me more like Heelys is chasing money in other countries, and acting like "the fad is over" in the states. Big mistake, imho.
Aside from all the videos from eastern Europe, this one triggered this thought.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWvdUS0V5HY |
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Thu Feb 25, 2010 1:13 am
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AgeMeansNothing wrote: | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWvdUS0V5HY |
Can't... stop... laughing... |
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