Skateboarder Grinds on Cybertruck

A creative team of skateboarders has finally found a use for Tesla's Cybertruck. A video recently posted to Instagram by skateboarding magazine Thrasher shows professional skater Leo Romero leaping onto the roof of a vinyl-wrapped Cybetruck, using its triangular roof line as a grind rail. But a mere glimpse at the comments highlights how much of a lightning rod the Cybertruck has become. "An actual usage of piece of shit vehicle," one commenter wrote. "I hope to shit this isn’t promotional," another user added. The vitriol The Cybertruck has become a status symbol and to many, the punching bag for […]

Apr 7, 2025 - 20:39

A video posted to social media by skateboarding magazine Thrasher shows pro skater Leo Romero ollying onto the roof of a Cybertruck.

This might be the closest that Tesla's Cybertruck ever gets to being cool.

A video posted to social media by skateboarding magazine Thrasher shows pro skater Leo Romero ollying onto the roof of a vinyl-wrapped Cybertruck, using its triangular roof line as a grind rail.

It's a sick stunt, with Romero effortlessly kickflipping into a 50-50, making for some gnarly footage and a fun photo opp.

But a mere glimpse at the comments highlights how much of a lightning rod the Cybertruck has become, marring an otherwise innocent social media post.

"An actual usage of piece of shit vehicle," one commenter wrote.

"I hope to shit this isn’t promotional," another user added threateningly

That kind of vitriol shouldn't come as much of a surprise at this point. The Cybertruck has become a punching bag for a colossal amount of pent-up frustration with Tesla CEO Elon Musk's hate-fueled rhetoric and his efforts to dismantle the US government, with sales and financials plunging as a result.

The truck has become the target of vandalism, thrown eggs, and graffiti — so seeing it turned into a grind rail for a skate video seems par for the course.

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