Why shadow prefers to skate

First up: the boards themselves, followed by all the extras the pros say will help you to perfect your new hobby. A complete skateboard has six main components: the deck or top of the skateboard, which is typically made of wood , wheels, trucks which attach the wheels to the board , bearings, grip tape which goes on top of the board , and hardware. If you wanted, you could put a skateboard together by getting each of these things from different brands or retailers.

Banahan likes cruiser completes made by Globe. Generally speaking, the pros say that longer and wider cruiser boards provide more stability. Banahan and Howard told us they both stock and like the Powell Peralta brand of pre-built complete street skateboards.

This particular one is eight inches wide, so it should accommodate most adult feet. Banahan told us he also likes pre-built complete street skateboards from Enjoi. While choosing the right skateboard involves some personal preference, all of our experts agree on the types of protective gear you should use when learning to skate.

While not entirely necessary, some things will make life as a skater even easier, according to our experts. One such thing is a skate tool, which comes in handy if you want to make adjustments to your board or eventually swap out its wheels.

While he appears to admire both Cherry and Joe, he displays jealously over the fact that Joe is someone who has a natural charisma and can attract a woman's attention with ease.

However, given his affinity toward his boss, it is likely he is envious over the fact he can't be as charismatic toward his boss like Joe is toward women in general. Shadow is a self-proclaimed 'dynamite flower' [1] and the 'Anti-Hero of "S" Races'. Hiromi works at Tulip, a flower shop in Okinawa, where he publicly acts as a presentable and kind man in order to appeal to the girl he likes: the store's manager.

However, he's renowned in "S" as the great Shadow, a skater known for his dirty tricks and rude personality, a double aspect of his life he keeps separate from his time working at the florist's. He's apparently originally unfamiliar with many of the other skaters, like Cherry and Joe , which may be down to how dislikable he is while in his Shadow persona, but he eventually joins the friend group of Reki Kyan and Langa Hasegawa after they become known in "S", and seems to be especially friendly with Miya Chinen despite their polar differences.

SK8 the Infinity Wiki Explore. Adaptation Spin-off. Opening Ending OST. Main Reki Kyan Langa Hasegawa. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Hiromi Higa. Reki also shows the fear of falling behind and being left behind which means he has to work harder to catch up to the raw natural talents of his friends. He gets shown to be visually upset when he gets complimented by Langa [5] showing that he doesn't believe his friends' words about his own self worth.

It's been shown that Reki doesn't think of himself highly at all instead listening to the words of others saying that he's just the "redhead" that Snow hangs around. He fears being left behind so much it leaves him to self-destruct, damaging his body and mind in the process. He thinks he is inferior to his best friend because of the raw natural talent Langa has for everything.

Reki shows self-doubt throughout the episodes progressively growing in depth and leading to him snapping at Langa about how he doesn't feel excited to go against Adam —he feels fear. He falls apart when he realizes that he cannot benefit his friend anymore and tells him this is where our path together ends out of fear and self-doubt. He is deeply affected by realizing all of his closest friends are talented while even as a joke imply he is not talented.

He loses the light in his eyes when he talks about skateboarding, progressively becoming a shell of the once happy skateboard-loving nerd. Later, Reki is shown as usually deep in thought and more or less drained, unlike his usual excitable demeanor.

In his self-deprecation, he turns in his " S " pin, leaving the skating world behind. The self-deprecation continues to worsen, even leading him to validate being beaten up on the pretence that he deserved it, showing a new lack of even self-preservation. He pushes the people who care for him away until he finds a reason to figure out his actions need to change and that they all matter to him, leading to the rekindling of Langa and himself.

Reki has been skating since he was young, having become obsessed with it after his friend got him into it during their childhood. Reki initially got into skateboarding because one of his childhood friends taught and roped him into it.

He became passionate about the sport quickly despite not having a natural affinity for learning it, and continued to skate even after his friend got into a serious accident as a consequence of it. Somewhere along the lines, he discovered "S", and become a member and a skater there.

Reki appears on the surface as a carefree skateboarding nerd, but as the series continues we see his vulnerable side. He puts his entire trust into Langa Hasegawa and wants to see his friend succeed. He cares deeply for the ones close to him and will throw himself in harm's way to protect them. He can see the good in people, strives for everyone to be happy, and dislikes anyone who bullies or picks on others.