Eric Koston and éS Part Ways
Friday, Mar 31, 2006 · Garry
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For 10 years, éS Footwear and Eric Koston have been synonymous with innovation and dedication in skateboarding. We would like to thank Eric for all his years of commitment to the progression of skateboarding and the éS footwear brand. While his absence from the team will be felt by all of his family and friends here at éS, we would like to wish Eric only the best in all his future endeavors.
But never fear, éS heads! For every ending, there’s a new beginning, and éS continues its legacy of making the most stylish and technical skate shoes ever with superior new footwear from fellow innovators P.J. Ladd and Justin Eldridge. As you know, we’ve also recently added new team riders Nyjah Huston and Silas Baxter-Neal, and the YéS video footage has been piling up like crazy. With recent filming trips to Miami, Australia and Puerto Rico, there is sure to be a ton more. No matter how you slice it, the future is looking bright for éS Footwear.
Team.
221 Responses to "Eric Koston and éS Part Ways"
RSS 2.0 feedgravatar of eS blog commenter, garry
garry says:
3/31/06 at 07:14We’re gonna miss you, Eric.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, peter
peter says:
3/31/06 at 07:19i knew this was gonna happen cya man
gravatar of eS blog commenter, tjh
tjh says:
3/31/06 at 07:25what is erics new sponsor gonna be
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Herbo
Herbo says:
3/31/06 at 07:41Poor ‘Es i guess i’ll never own my own pair of K3’s my day has now just went from good to bad. damn..
gravatar of eS blog commenter, peter
peter says:
3/31/06 at 07:46Is Koston even on royal anymore?? doesnt say he is on the site.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, dan
dan says:
3/31/06 at 07:56fuck, why did this happen, hes on lakai now for sure :(
goodbye eric, and good luck on lakai
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Herbo
Herbo says:
3/31/06 at 07:58éS is the last 8 months has had more Pros the Cons
Pros
the Pj. Ladds
the Anti Social
The Radigos Tx IIs
Cons
Koston left
Dixon left
Penny left
Es at Pac Sun
Remake of the Accel
The Shoes are to Simple. Examples the Flicks & Square Ones
“éS continues its legacy of making the most stylish and technical skate shoes ever with superior new”
There is NOTHING TECH about anyone the National Shoes Bring the Cradles world wide…make more shoes like the Cradles
arrrggg éS you guys are killing me. good bye.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Alex
Alex says:
3/31/06 at 07:59DUDE. shit i mean eS will never be the same.
eS has lost every single one he has like since the beginning that is very bad i liked eS but now im gonna look at eS very differently.
what about his K8 and his K6hi and K& no more colorways ?
this is sad.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Travai
Travai says:
3/31/06 at 08:04I knew it!
Bye Eric, old Chum.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Charlie
Charlie says:
3/31/06 at 08:14is he gonna be in the video???
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Josh P.
Josh P. says:
3/31/06 at 08:17No.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, This is Life
This is Life says:
3/31/06 at 08:22i feel like im going crazy
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Bestskater
Bestskater says:
3/31/06 at 08:24I told you so, I told you so. Hes on Lakai Now and hes on Indy.
He wanted to be with hes homies on lakai plus his K8’s did look like Lakai’s.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Charlie
Charlie says:
3/31/06 at 08:28http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=16604859
heres austen seaholms myspace
get him on the team please!!!!!!!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, eSHead
eSHead says:
3/31/06 at 08:34It feels like we truly lost someone even though he’s just switching shoe teams. Its still pretty powerful though. Eric, I’ve owned a pair of all your shoes (including 2 pairs of K6’s), and I’d like to let you know that that means a lot to me. You’re a huge inspiration to me and good luck on your future career moves.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, colliekello
colliekello says:
3/31/06 at 08:35this sucks I’m glad I just got the all red K3’s, I still want him in the Yes video.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Fred Rodrigues
Fred Rodrigues says:
3/31/06 at 08:39Dude , when it’s Flip going to finish their website ? It’s driving me nuts….Oh yeah Koston left és , well were gonna survive.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, rubbersoulsk8r17
rubbersoulsk8r17 says:
3/31/06 at 08:40this is weird, eric was like a god on es, now that hes gone everything feels unbalanced…… man this sucks, peace
gravatar of eS blog commenter, looseyjuice
looseyjuice says:
3/31/06 at 08:58whats happening with is footage… thats all i care about
gravatar of eS blog commenter, jaxterx10
jaxterx10 says:
3/31/06 at 09:01damn dude id dint think hed go this erly, i at least thought hed have an eS part but good luck koston, andhave fun man!
as for eS i dont care what u guys say im styll lovin them, ima keep skatin ure shoes and i am sorta sad theyre at pacsun, now everyone has them and i feel gay, but you know what they are gonna keep makin colorways so i can outdue everyones else
gravatar of eS blog commenter, TAKEéSOUTOFPACSUN
TAKEéSOUTOFPACSUN says:
3/31/06 at 09:07What’s going to happen to all of his footage?
…
Can i have it?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Edmund
Edmund says:
3/31/06 at 09:10NOOO
i knew this day would come
so where is he off to now?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, jaxterx10
jaxterx10 says:
3/31/06 at 09:10o yeah and are u guys gonna keep all the shoes cuz istyll wanna order the k6 hi
even tho him leeving is sad im styll suped on so many peoples styles pj, derek fukuhara, worrest everyone man im soo suped
gravatar of eS blog commenter, ilikeskating
ilikeskating says:
3/31/06 at 09:11ahhh man. what’s gonna happen to the game of skate?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Chase
Chase says:
3/31/06 at 09:15Dang…….My freakin favorite skater and favorite shoes, and now theyre seperated…Man, I was havin a good day too. O well, Best wishes Koston.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, garry
garry says:
3/31/06 at 09:34jaxterx10,
Yes, the K6, K6 Hi and K7 will remain on the site until we sell through them or six months has elapsed, whichever comes first.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, landardini
landardini says:
3/31/06 at 09:44NO WAYYYYYYYYY PLEASEEEEEEE ITS A JOKE PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, IM GONNA CRY FOR SURE, IM CRYING ALREADY!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, PlanB7577
PlanB7577 says:
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gravatar of eS blog commenter, PlanB7577
PlanB7577 says:
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gravatar of eS blog commenter, HoorayForYe
HoorayForYe says:
3/31/06 at 09:51wow. koston’s gone. and he was crying when p-rod left. what a hypocrit.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, dan
dan says:
3/31/06 at 10:05only one logical conclusion : éS IS DOOMED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, skatedaily
skatedaily says:
3/31/06 at 10:25Good Bye Kosten
Hello Worrest
(hopefully)
gravatar of eS blog commenter, landardini
landardini says:
3/31/06 at 10:26is it my imagination, or everybody is leaving éS recently?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, skatedaily
skatedaily says:
3/31/06 at 10:28This is what eS needs to put on their contract BEFORE ppl sighn it
Stop right there!!!
I gotta know right now!
Before we go any further!
Do you love me?
Will you love me FOREVER?
Do you need me?
Will you NEVER leave me?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, skatedaily
skatedaily says:
3/31/06 at 10:53WAIT A SECOND! TODAY IS APRIL FOOS DAY
gravatar of eS blog commenter, rasalibre4life
rasalibre4life says:
3/31/06 at 11:11so, i guess that means there’s even less chance of you bringing back the ek01s?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, russbb
russbb says:
3/31/06 at 11:28It’s going to be an April Fools joke. Watch and see.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, WouterMan
WouterMan says:
4/1/06 at 12:12So Josh P. if Koston gone the team is smaller are there gonna come 2-3 others on the team wel Silas adn Nyjah wil be in the team pages soon i guess
gravatar of eS blog commenter, WouterMan
WouterMan says:
4/1/06 at 12:12oops they are allready in the teampage my bad
gravatar of eS blog commenter, nowax
nowax says:
4/1/06 at 12:27sell the rest o them footcovers then eh?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Shané
Shané says:
4/1/06 at 12:42toooold ya
gravatar of eS blog commenter, cooler
cooler says:
4/1/06 at 12:44Peace out
gravatar of eS blog commenter, the_moeminator
the_moeminator says:
4/1/06 at 01:56HERBO youre telling the truth
es should come back to the most stylish and technikal skateshoes
and koston should get a monument
good by koston
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Sweat King
Sweat King says:
4/1/06 at 02:05whatever koston skates ill support him, and as for es they’re still super good and ill keep skating them.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, AzFaz300
AzFaz300 says:
4/1/06 at 02:05its not an april fools joke because it was posted in MARCH
good luck to eric with watever he does next
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Ralle
Ralle says:
4/1/06 at 02:16I feel really sad about this, good luck koston, you’re the best fu**ing skater in the world!!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, froston4
froston4 says:
4/1/06 at 03:01not to be a dick but why would you leave eS. Is everyone getting bored of the company. he could have atleast waited until the video came out.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, froston4
froston4 says:
4/1/06 at 03:06well, the people who deserve a spot on eS should get it.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Harvey bird man
Harvey bird man says:
4/1/06 at 04:51let me tell you what. Koston was possibly the best rider you will ever get and you kicked him off. You guys are trippin!!!!!!!! STUPID MISTAKE!!!!!!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, madsk8er278
madsk8er278 says:
4/1/06 at 06:59sorry guys, but éS will never be the same éS without Koston. In my opinion he was the company’s face. Anyway i wish him good luck as you do. []
gravatar of eS blog commenter, dan
dan says:
4/1/06 at 07:27where is all his footy gonna go ? he’s been filming for YéS for the past 2 years or so, that means he has lots of footy, u should make a memorial dvd or part or something, he cant just throw that shit away
gravatar of eS blog commenter, jaxterx10
jaxterx10 says:
4/1/06 at 07:29i love koston and all but shyut, that just means more room on the roster ! There are so many of the flo dudes that i wanted to see in the vid but i was guessin there was no space but hopefully now ill get to see them
and thanks garry
the eS site should get a store, the other places never have what i want/need
o and eS is still the best guys
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Jeremy
Jeremy says:
4/1/06 at 08:28Add Mike Barker to the team.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, incsk8
incsk8 says:
4/1/06 at 08:59Herbo koston now is on indy.
dan is right, éS IS DOOMED.
And i hope russbb is right too.
éS is going down and down…
who cares about eldridge and ladd if you don’t have Koston?
YéS… well i don’t want to watch it now
http://www.fotolog.com/m00n__
gravatar of eS blog commenter, incsk8
incsk8 says:
4/1/06 at 09:07almost forgot.
I’m glad that koston left éS. Why? cuz since some months éS really sucks. Luck in lakai, hope some shoes like SJ-4, they are so koston style
gravatar of eS blog commenter, eS owns your face
eS owns your face says:
4/1/06 at 09:32i may be making myself look like an idiot but its april fools day it might be a joke no?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Crentin
Crentin says:
4/1/06 at 09:34everyone needs to stop bitching, seriously. YéS is still going to be great, éS isn’t losing steam. Koston didn’t get kicked off like someone said, he left. We all knew he would soon to go to lakai. If he owns part of it, why shouldn’t he skate for them. Plus, with Nyjah and Baxter-Neal and hopefully soon Bobby Worrest and Mike Barker on the team, éS is going to get better.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Accel13
Accel13 says:
4/1/06 at 10:55I don’t believe this is the end of éS. YéS will come out and have a huge impact.
I still support Koston but I will always ride éS.
What’s so bad about Square-One’s though? I think they are sick.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Alex
Alex says:
4/1/06 at 11:02eS is going bad imean look at the shoes they are boring they are all the same the exactly same sole the exactly same looks they are all shity because they dont last but 2 weeks and i mean some people like me cant aford buying shoes all the time and i keep on eS because they skate good but they are not as durable the soleS come off, and i gueSs Koston got tired of that. im kinda gettin tired of that, the STI foam it peels apart and that didnt happen before with the regular EVA insoles, the G2 just works for a little while and then theres a point where you just cant feel it.
bring back some of the old shoes, if they used to buy them before like that why wouldnt they buy them right make them more durable, start using the High Abrasion leather for some atleast durability. start bringin back some old shoes use the old material toe caps you guys used in the K3 Burnquist2 K1 those were good shoes bring some old shoes back.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, landardini
landardini says:
4/1/06 at 11:03koston was a big part of éS, even though team its still good, to many good riders have left, koston, prod, creager, antwuan, saari. whats happening here? i was dying when atwuan left, and now koston…
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Ponch
Ponch says:
4/1/06 at 11:03Like I posted on your guy’s myspace. I just hope he doesn’t join the Nike team. SELLIN OUT SUUUCKS!!
Koston=DA MAN!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Alex
Alex says:
4/1/06 at 11:10yeah and HERBO is right whats that with eS in pac-sun the shitty sole make the cradleS for world wide.
the Antisocial looks just like 205 c1rca
the Pj looks just like the Selego ADIO
the TX looks like the reebok Steve Williams
the only original shoes where the ones from Penny and Koston.
go back to those nice weird looking soleS that skated good and last more.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, skatedaily
skatedaily says:
4/1/06 at 11:27Crentin is %100 right
gravatar of eS blog commenter, jaxterx10
jaxterx10 says:
4/1/06 at 11:48i agree why bitch man if u dont like eS and the shoes or the new stuff go on ebay and go find some instead of complainin, im not even trynna be a dick but its annoying
gravatar of eS blog commenter, joe s
joe s says:
4/1/06 at 11:48all his footys going to fully flared, the new lakai vid
gravatar of eS blog commenter, ToNyXeS
ToNyXeS says:
4/1/06 at 11:59I’m very worried, i don’t know the worst …
Losing the best element in the team, or losing the only pro skater who know how to design good skate shoes ?
Personnaly i’m chosing the second one, because, since 3 years éS didn’t know how to draw good skate shoes …
gravatar of eS blog commenter, skatedaily
skatedaily says:
4/1/06 at 12:15Joe S- He may have leagle battles in order to do that
gravatar of eS blog commenter, joe s
joe s says:
4/1/06 at 12:40true dat, and if that doesnt work out hes gonna have to work his ass of to get a bunch of footy for it.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, joe s
joe s says:
4/1/06 at 12:43you guys need to start making more technical shoes for us americans or nobodys gonna wanna buy ur shoes. I dont think i stand alone when i say that all of your shoes are looking like allready made es, or other companies. Bring back the 90s style skate shoe.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Charlie
Charlie says:
4/1/06 at 12:44i think es should at least have ONE tech shoe in the line. the only tech ones are the euro ones and thats not fair
gravatar of eS blog commenter, skatedaily
skatedaily says:
4/1/06 at 12:57DONT MAKE TECH SHOES!
Keep it simple!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, joe s
joe s says:
4/1/06 at 01:03i got an idea. Have one season of shoes where u just bring back all the classics. Theyd sell like mad.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, woolymastadon21
woolymastadon21 says:
4/1/06 at 01:05es is going to the dogs man. its just not the same as it used to be. the shoes are crap, the team is falling apart, and three of the guys’ footage is going to waste. all i have to say is..
eldridge, your shoe better be fucking amazing.
until then, fallen is the way to fly. the troopers are the best.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Justin. P
Justin. P says:
4/1/06 at 01:16wow this is bullshit
gravatar of eS blog commenter, 33 // blog » Blog Archive » Eric Koston quitte éS
33 // blog » Blog Archive » Eric Koston quitte éS says:
4/1/06 at 01:28[…] La rumeur est confirmée. On pouvait lire hier sur le blog de éS footwear qu’Éric Koston quitte le navire. “While his absence from the team will be felt by all of his family and friends here at éS, we would like to wish Eric only the best in all his future endeavors.” Se traduirait mieux par: Après 10 ans de services et 7 pro models, les millions de dollars que rapportait Koston aux actionnaires chaque année vont nous manquer. Eric Koston chaussera désormais du Lakai… […]
gravatar of eS blog commenter, landardini
landardini says:
4/1/06 at 01:39éS without koston its not éS, i cant believed he left, i just cant.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, dan s
dan s says:
4/1/06 at 01:47eric koston is on nike
gravatar of eS blog commenter, landardini
landardini says:
4/1/06 at 01:50its like reynolds leaving emerica, or macrank leaving éS, or colt cannon leaving element, or appleyard leaving circa ;). well actually apple did leaving circa. koston was like éS heart. will éS be able to survive without its heart?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, curlyconman33
curlyconman33 says:
4/1/06 at 02:18First it was Arto, then P rod, then Penny and now Koston. Who’s next? Ladd? McCrank? NOOO! Why is everybody leaving their shoe sponsors?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Thomas
Thomas says:
4/1/06 at 02:42NOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, he cant leave, es is never gonna be the same again. but lakai does have some good shoes.. is he gonna be in the new vid?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, dan
dan says:
4/1/06 at 03:54i hope so
gravatar of eS blog commenter, omgroflpwnt
omgroflpwnt says:
4/1/06 at 04:26Im sad to see koston go but please move up some of the guys,javier,fukuhara,worrest.es is going down the drain,just look at the shape of the toes of the accels and es being sold at pacsun.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Justin. P
Justin. P says:
4/1/06 at 04:43Would Jamie Thomas leave Fallen? No
Would Geoff Rowley leave Vans? No
Would Eric Koston leave Es? Apparently, yes.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, colliekello
colliekello says:
4/1/06 at 05:08Sometimes it’s not about the team but the shoes and clothes.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Plan B_09
Plan B_09 says:
4/1/06 at 05:38yea he left because they offered him part ownership of lakai
gravatar of eS blog commenter, BURRITO
BURRITO says:
4/1/06 at 05:40idk what to say…..
THIS IS FREAKIN LAME!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Plan B_09
Plan B_09 says:
4/1/06 at 05:42dan s u are the the dumbest kid ever! its such a hassle to ride for nike and y would he leave eS for that and besides its already established hes on lakai.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, landardini
landardini says:
4/1/06 at 05:45would muska leave circa? yeah he did
gravatar of eS blog commenter, landardini
landardini says:
4/1/06 at 06:07is this the most posted topic ever?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Fred Rodrigues
Fred Rodrigues says:
4/1/06 at 06:11Damn Flip’s webmaster , get to work and finish that website……..
gravatar of eS blog commenter, jeremizl
jeremizl says:
4/1/06 at 06:37dude the world is fucked were all screwed dude, if eric goes 2 dc shoes im gunna move 2 japan but if he goes 2 lakai im gunna buy evry shoe dat he makes but dc sucks nd ‘es is da best
gravatar of eS blog commenter, JimM99
JimM99 says:
4/1/06 at 06:42whos next to go ?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, NOMXPXFX
NOMXPXFX says:
4/1/06 at 06:42well, at least he’s still part of the crailtap army, and i think there shouold be a new rule, ‘you talk shit about es and your blocked from posting’
gravatar of eS blog commenter, landardini
landardini says:
4/1/06 at 06:44japan?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, skate 69
skate 69 says:
4/1/06 at 06:47koston wouldn’t leave a company he’s been skating for 10 years. Its definately an april fools joke
gravatar of eS blog commenter, landardini
landardini says:
4/1/06 at 06:53lets hope so
gravatar of eS blog commenter, dan
dan says:
4/1/06 at 06:56it isn’t, it was posted on march 31st. he’s definetly off :(
gravatar of eS blog commenter, taekwondave
taekwondave says:
4/1/06 at 07:08It should be common sense that he will still have a part in yeS. I wish koston the best of luck and I’m sure that he won’t be able to reuse his name for his next shoe.
If he is joining lakai, then his first shoe will be called LAKOSTON 1 hehe
gravatar of eS blog commenter, taekwondave
taekwondave says:
4/1/06 at 07:15I’m listening to push it by salt n peppa right now….
Ooh baby baby
Baby baby
Ooh baby baby
Push it real good!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Charlie
Charlie says:
4/1/06 at 07:21the video better be good now
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Alex
Alex says:
4/1/06 at 07:31dudes stop saying its april fools joke look at the team page he is off obviously i mean they wouldnt make suh a big deal outta that and plus this topic was posted march 31.
and landarini this is not the most coment topic there is the one of retro es that had like 543 comments something like that.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, landardini
landardini says:
4/1/06 at 07:36really? thats amazing, and i was suprised because it has more than 100 replys now
gravatar of eS blog commenter, curlyconman33
curlyconman33 says:
4/1/06 at 07:40Rodrigo TX and Mccrank are the only riders that were in Menikmati and are still on es. I thought yes was going to be so sick but now they lost dixon, penny, and koston since 2006.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Alex
Alex says:
4/1/06 at 07:59im gonna stop being a hater and start wishing the best for my friend Koston.
i really hope that he will eventually be more happy with his next shoe sponsor or you never know he is so big that he might start his own company.
i mean you never know.
just bring back some tech shoes.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, tampa
tampa says:
4/1/06 at 08:22es should of stayed with tom penny arto saari paul rodriguez eric koston
gravatar of eS blog commenter, keep pushin
keep pushin says:
4/1/06 at 08:51this better be an april fools thing. im getting really sad here. he cant go
its a joke rite
gravatar of eS blog commenter, skatedaily
skatedaily says:
4/1/06 at 08:59People..stop hating..even if this isnt an april fools joke, Eric Kosten dirseves every bit of respect..and to who ever said DC sucks, that’s dumb,NO skateboard compant “sucks”..Eric has been skating/shredding/ripping before i was even born..he blew people’s minds with the first Nollie Heel Noseslide..or as Phelps would say” Things started getting weird”..His part in Yeah Right changed everything..and NO ONE needs to be hating on eS, becuase whoever joins/quits their team, eS will still be awesome..Arto fits well on Etnies, and their both SoleTech,so their basically the same thing..P-Rod fits great on Nike..some of thoes changes were for the better, just none of you can realize that..and i dont know if Eric really is off, and is really going to Lakia, but if you think about it, he also fits on there..He has A LOT of Crailtap buddis..people that share 4 star, and Girl with him..In my opinion, Eric Kosten belongs on eS..but none of our opionions count..and also..do you not think Eric will get on here and look at all your posts? STOP HATING!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Charlie
Charlie says:
4/1/06 at 09:12yes
gravatar of eS blog commenter, G - rant
G - rant says:
4/1/06 at 09:55NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i just bought the k7s today!!!!!!!!! oh wel man, woteva he does, goes on do to now he’ll rip! peace.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, G - rant
G - rant says:
4/1/06 at 10:07skatedaily ur right man, stop hating.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, woolymastadon21
woolymastadon21 says:
4/1/06 at 10:36well, i guess all we can do now is light our hair on fire and scream battle cries while running in the streets naked.
lakai has a good team, and good over all style, but as far as skateability and durability, they cnat hold a candle to some of the other companies.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, BURRITO
BURRITO says:
4/1/06 at 10:47Ciao!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, WouterMan
WouterMan says:
4/2/06 at 12:29damn he’s right look at apples when he got on globe, golbe changed from gay to good
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Trex
Trex says:
4/2/06 at 03:02What do we care its all bullshitt and marketing old news
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Camwin
Camwin says:
4/2/06 at 04:53Man.. es is es with eric koston…. have a good one with ur new compaqny man,,,
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Buttnugget
Buttnugget says:
4/2/06 at 09:27Damn! Without Eric Koston es is not old, good es!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, mynd
mynd says:
4/2/06 at 10:23WTF!!!!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, mynd
mynd says:
4/2/06 at 10:23check out www.myndskate.com
gravatar of eS blog commenter, landardini
landardini says:
4/2/06 at 10:28エースにコストンいませんからエースは好きだったよ！。
gravatar of eS blog commenter, loop
loop says:
4/2/06 at 11:09FUCK!!!!! eric fitted good on és!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, TrevorTWS
TrevorTWS says:
4/2/06 at 11:58APRIL FOOLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can’t believe all you fell for this HAHAHAHA
Gary and eS got you kids good!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, taylorsmith
taylorsmith says:
4/2/06 at 12:04This is a real stake to the heart Koston. The first video I ever saw and owned was Menikmati and Koston, you’ve been an inspiration since I began. Good luck.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, taylorsmith
taylorsmith says:
4/2/06 at 12:06What happens to the game of skate?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, WouterMan
WouterMan says:
4/2/06 at 12:07-TrevorTWS this was posted on 31st of march a day before april fools
gravatar of eS blog commenter, WouterMan
WouterMan says:
4/2/06 at 12:33-taylorsmith
gameofskate is still here i think its not eric kostons game of skate no more just game of skate
gravatar of eS blog commenter, joe s
joe s says:
4/2/06 at 01:06pjs game of skate!!!!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, WelcometoHell
WelcometoHell says:
4/2/06 at 01:55Oh shit that sucks whatever. The lakai team is definatly nipping at eS team both videos are gonna be on the top of the chain(followed closely by Suffer the Joy). Silas is sick. Good luck Koston i still love ya.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, skatedaily
skatedaily says:
4/2/06 at 03:37Well..It’s on the boards now..so im guessing it’s not a joke!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, solidsk8
solidsk8 says:
4/2/06 at 03:44I just wish he was in YeS… now I don’t think I’ll buy it.
eS need a new Champion!
Enjoy your new shoe co EK…
gravatar of eS blog commenter, skate 69
skate 69 says:
4/2/06 at 04:42i’ll kill myself if he joins supra
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Accel13
Accel13 says:
4/2/06 at 06:11He won’t. He is going to be on Lakai.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, tdotraptor
tdotraptor says:
4/2/06 at 07:28From wikipedia
Apparently, there were negotiations with his contract, and any extensions he might be recieving, when he made a request. He requested that he be given the title part owner of éS shoes. This offer was turned down, and thus, Mr. K is off éS. Rumor has it that he will be going to Lakai, to start a partial ownership position there.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, TrevorTWS
TrevorTWS says:
4/2/06 at 07:57@Wouterman
It is an April Fools joke, the reason it was posted on the 31st of March is because that was a friday and April 1st was on Saturday…..and I’m pretty sure our good friend Gary here doesn’t work his days off.
Another theory i have is that he purposely posted on a day before April Fools to throw people off.
I can’t really see Koston leaving eS, he has it too good here…….i don’t think there is any Pro in the world that has as many signature shoes as Koston has, and i don’t think any other shoe company would ever give one of their skaters that many signature shoes.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, AAAes4life
AAAes4life says:
4/2/06 at 09:26aw man, he actaully did it. that really sucks. he was on es for so long, its gonna be difficult seeing him wearing something else
gravatar of eS blog commenter, G - rant
G - rant says:
4/2/06 at 11:40does anybody no if koston will still make money out of his pro shoes on eS wen he’s ridin 4 somebody else?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, skate 69
skate 69 says:
4/3/06 at 04:08okay, its NOT AN APRIL FOOLS JOKE! Koston is off eS. Its posted on the Thrasher Magazine site, he is off eS. It was just a coincidence that it was posted by April fools day. 10 Years is a long time with one company, and it was a good 10 years for koston. eS won’t stop making high quality shoes because koston left. Besides, eS still has a killer team
gravatar of eS blog commenter, casper
casper says:
4/3/06 at 08:27who’s next
i think mccrank or tx
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Oscar Oliva
Oscar Oliva says:
4/3/06 at 09:04Hopefully his pro-models for Lakai can come out at least half as good as the ones on Es.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, caffeineskaterjoey
caffeineskaterjoey says:
4/3/06 at 09:28here is an article about Koston leaving ES. Check it out and leave a comment. Thanks
http://caffeineskate.jconserv.net/viewtopic.php?t=53
gravatar of eS blog commenter, landardini
landardini says:
4/3/06 at 10:42i heard a rumor that pj may be leaving for nike
gravatar of eS blog commenter, incsk8
incsk8 says:
4/3/06 at 01:07it doesn’t matter if is an April Fools joke, with or without Koston éS is going down. I hope koston really left éS cuz now u guys sucks. Better check shoes from Krial www.krialfootwear.com
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Charlie
Charlie says:
4/3/06 at 01:26I just talked to Mike-Mo Capaldi who rides for nike and hes said koston was on lakai
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Charlie
Charlie says:
4/3/06 at 01:27oops, i ment to say mike-mo rides for lakai, my bad
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Mikey
Mikey says:
4/3/06 at 02:55Hey Trevor TWS. I know of one pro who has had more pro model shoes than Eric Koston had on eS. Daewon Song. I think he just realeased his 9th shoe. Holy crap! But anyway, I can’t believe Koston left. He was one of the only reasons why I was even going to buy the YeS video. 10 years. Wow. I guess his contract finally ended. If he gets on Lakai, then good. If he gets on Supra, good, because so far the team is looking pretty tight. Muska is even on Supra now. Eric, I wish you the best of luck and I hope that your next 10-15 years as a professional skateboarder are successful.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Mikey
Mikey says:
4/3/06 at 03:00Legends never die.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, landardini
landardini says:
4/3/06 at 03:42lol, yes wont be as awesome as it was going to be, though ladd eldridge and nuske are one of my favorites, the best part was going to be kostons, for sure
gravatar of eS blog commenter, SKATE OR DIE … bitch
SKATE OR DIE ... bitch says:
4/3/06 at 04:34Ohhhhhhhhhhh, here it comes. Guess which rider SUPRA is going to steal next????
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Plan B_09
Plan B_09 says:
4/3/06 at 04:52not koston you dumbass
gravatar of eS blog commenter, bob
bob says:
4/3/06 at 06:06why the fuck did you leave koston
gravatar of eS blog commenter, master of ms paint
master of ms paint says:
4/3/06 at 06:07the reason koston left is because, pierre (owner and founder of soletech) however you spell it….declined when koston asked for a percentage of the company…now was it greedy of koston, maybe, but you have to realize when you have a cashcrop like koston you do not let him walk out because of your ego…koston is one of the biggest oldest and most respected names in the game, sure you can get up and comers but you gotta stick with the roots of it all if you want stability…to bad they couldnt work it out, good luck on lakai koston, no matter what goes down we all know who the real skaters are, keep it real and never let enytihng bring you down, keep progressing the sport man, later man and god bless
gravatar of eS blog commenter, skate4food
skate4food says:
4/3/06 at 07:19y are u some of u ppl even on this page…if ur hatin get off …and yea hes off es and on lakai
gravatar of eS blog commenter, truehead
truehead says:
4/3/06 at 07:59i think it’d be pretty tight if he was on lakai. only thing that im affected by is what YeS might be like if his footy is bought by another sponsor of his. i still think the vid would be tight but. idk. best of luck in w/e he does. as for eS, keep doin your thing
gravatar of eS blog commenter, dan s
dan s says:
4/3/06 at 09:00whoever said im the dumbest kid ever, we will see and you probably wont feel very smart yourself. thats all i have to say
gravatar of eS blog commenter, marc
marc says:
4/3/06 at 09:19wait, i have a serious question. like i can live without his shoes, youll always see his footage somewhere else, and this just means new horizons for es. but
what about the game of skate!!!! that was the coolest thing ever will pj host it or are you just gonna kill it?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, landardini
landardini says:
4/3/06 at 09:20im sure pj wont host it, he didnt even joined the last one
gravatar of eS blog commenter, tampa
tampa says:
4/3/06 at 09:35on the lakai web site wouldnt it say welcome koston like on the home page or somethin? is he going to be in fully flared video instead of yes?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, kb8
kb8 says:
4/3/06 at 10:16Eric Koston is no question the best skateboarder of all time. I am sad that he has left, but to be honest, this is just the beginning for éS. The team is freakin incredible and the product just keeps getting better and better. To me, éS will always have the best performing skate shoes and I know I’ve tried numerous brands……..but I always go back to my roots……which is éS.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, AAAes4life
AAAes4life says:
4/3/06 at 10:21ahmen to that kb8
gravatar of eS blog commenter, ToNyXeS
ToNyXeS says:
4/4/06 at 12:02look at http://gameofskate.com/ koston disappeared and Rodrigo instead !
gravatar of eS blog commenter, kb8
kb8 says:
4/4/06 at 01:03Do you guys think that Lakai is now just overloaded with too many superstars? I think that now that Koston will be on Lakai(?), he’ll just be another rider and he’ll just get lost. At least with éS, he had the spotlight. And where do you see Lakai in 5 years? I mean they have a lot of 30+ dudes. Just curious what all you guys think.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, DaMan
DaMan says:
4/4/06 at 06:25LAKAI OR DIE!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, dan s
dan s says:
4/4/06 at 10:11NIKE OR SPIKEY!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Wes H.
Wes H. says:
4/4/06 at 11:42