Can we just lay this to rest now? There’s a trick that’s been trending for the past year that nobody really seems to agree what to call. The trick, mostly done on rails, is similar to a boardslide or lipslide, with the balance point being towards the back of the deck, by the back wheel, as opposed to the middle of the deck. In skateboarding, the closest translation would be feeble/smith, as the back truck is locked in and the rest of the board hangs over. But this is an issue because feebles/smiths are already a trick possible on rails-if you’re grinding on your back peg/dropout, and your front wheel is on the rail, the BMX world considers it a feeble. So by what precedent should we name this trick?
There are a handful of names that people are calling them,
depending on the area. Feebzer is one I’ve
heard, the origins of which I’m not familiar.
Another is churchburner, which I believe Elliot Arnold came up with. Hanger is one as well, but then we already
have toothhangers. Is it a zeach? Countless instagram comments might lead one
to think that. But IMO a well done “feeble” is way different than a zeach. East coast head John Cottle had this to say- “If
you hang on with the back peg churchburner, no peg feeble. But I still call it
a feeble if it’s a good one either way.” Ledge/rail tech wiz Luis Oppel said he calls it a feeble, because ""I just think if you do it right it looks like a feeble on a skateboard."
Maybe one day the gods of scootering will convene to
officially name this trick, but until then, the debate will live on. What do you think it should be? Drop a comment, vote in the poll, let us know
what you think.
