--- title: "Skateboarder Grinds on Cybertruck" description: "A video posted to social media by skateboarding magazine Thrasher shows pro skater Leo Romero ollying onto the roof of a Cybertruck." date: "2025-04-07" modified: "2025-04-07" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/skateboarder-grinds-on-cybertruck" categories: - "Advanced Transport" tags: - "cybertruck" - "elon musk" - "tesla" --- # Skateboarder Grinds on Cybertruck ![A video posted to social media by skateboarding magazine Thrasher shows pro skater Leo Romero ollying onto the roof of a Cybertruck.]() *\Image: Thrasher via X\* 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. https://twitter.com/thrashermag/status/1907958632261755260 Considering how shoddily the vehicle is put together, it's a small miracle Romero didn't end up sliding off the truck. The piece of trim he shredded on is called the cantrail, a body panel that stretches across most of the Cybertruck's exterior roof ledge. In its wisdom, the EV maker chose to glue the nine-foot piece of stainless steel to the truck's exterior — which, as it turns out, was a poor choice as it kept becoming delaminated. Last month, the Cybertruck was [hit with an eighth recall over the issue](), with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [warning]() that it could become a "road hazard for following motorists and increase their risk of injury or a collision." "I’m surprised the panels stayed on," one user wrote in response to *Thrasher*'s video. While we have yet to see the resulting photos of Romero's sick stunt, future coverage involving the highly divisive truck is bound to start even more flame wars in the comments. **More on the Cybertruck:** *[Man Rents Cybertruck, Counts How Many Times He Gets Flipped Off in a Single Day]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()