# Zen Seven Skate contest **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 11, 2010, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zen-seven-skate-contest/78077 "2010-01-11T11:55:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zen-seven-skate-contest/78077/1 "2010-01-11T11:55:43Z")
![http://www.micahweber.com/flyer17r.jpg](http://www.micahweber.com/flyer17r.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zen-seven-skate-contest/78077/2 "2010-01-11T12:15:34Z")
what the fuck does grom mean? ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zen-seven-skate-contest/78077/3 "2010-01-11T12:16:37Z")
Grom = little kid like 14 and under I think ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zen-seven-skate-contest/78077/4 "2010-01-11T12:18:10Z")
ooooh ---
**Author:** ![JACKtheRIPPER](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b3f665/32.png) [@JACKtheRIPPER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JACKtheRIPPER)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 12:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zen-seven-skate-contest/78077/5 "2010-01-12T00:52:07Z")
Il ride my bike in this and jump the whole contest! end of story ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zen-seven-skate-contest/78077/6 "2010-01-12T01:44:45Z")
I always thought grom was more of a snowboarder word though ---
**Author:** ![97Ranger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97ranger/32/7342_2.png) [@97Ranger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97Ranger)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zen-seven-skate-contest/78077/7 "2010-01-12T03:07:34Z")
Its actually Grommet > **[Grommet (sportsperson)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grommet_(sportsperson))** > > A grommet (grom, or gremmie) is a young participant in extreme sports. Originally, a grommet was a surfer under the age of 16. In recent years, this has expanded to include other extreme sports, most notably skateboarding and snowboarding. The first contextual use of the word appears in a 1964 article by the journalist, Nicholas Tomalin, who on a visit to Newquay in Cornwall noted that: "A surfer who is no good or just beginning is a 'gremmie'." The word "Gremmie", which was used in the United St... ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 6:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zen-seven-skate-contest/78077/8 "2010-01-12T06:02:27Z")
> [@Coldaccord](#): > > I always thought grom was more of a snowboarder word though Quite the opposite, it originated as a surfing term ---
**Author:** ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zen-seven-skate-contest/78077/9 "2010-01-12T06:06:31Z")
> [@97Ranger](#): > > Its actually Grommet > > [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grommet\_(sportsperson](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grommet_%28sportsperson)) or GROM for short… **“Grommet”** (“ **grom** ”) ---
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zen-seven-skate-contest/78077/10 "2010-01-12T06:41:49Z")
im just using the term because the skatepark has been always using it for years so the skaters are very familiar with it. ---
**Author:** ![dirtye30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirtye30/32/7333_2.png) [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zen-seven-skate-contest/78077/11 "2010-01-13T08:35:31Z")
wheres the miniramp contest? cheese and crackers homie!! ---
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zen-seven-skate-contest/78077/12 "2010-01-13T16:27:15Z")
> [@dirtye30](#): > > wheres the miniramp contest? cheese and crackers homie!! each event i have will be different. mini ramp at some point