Watch: Jimmy Wilkins Channels His Inner-Max Schaaf in Epic Tribute for Real Skateboards

Originally posted on TransWorld SKATEboarding
By Brian Blakely | Last updated Jun 3, 2025 2:19 PM ET

Jimmy Wilkins is an extremely gifted skateboarder. We all know it. It's fair to argue that the dude can skate pretty much anything, right? Right. And the powers that be at Real were happy to prove it. Anyone remember the old Real Ad with Max Schaaf skating a dollar-shaped board? Regardless, Jimmy paid homage to Max recently and skated a cent-shaped board because, well, why the hell not?

"It was a terrible idea the first time," Real joked on Instagram. "So of course we had to do it again." Take a look:

"Years ago, Max Schaaf rode a dollar-shaped deck for an ad. It was a dumb Idea, but he pulled it off," Real wrote on YouTube. "So naturally, we gave Jimmy something even worse and asked him to channel that same energy. Somehow, he did it. And Iived. All is well."

What really blows my mind is that Jimmy had a full on vert session with this sketchy board. That plank obviously isn't stable. We can clearly see it. So the fact that he's blasting airs and even catching grinds so casually is absolutely insane. But the back noseblunt was almost uncalled for. Seriously!? What a beast!

To be able to pay homage to a skateboarder as rad as Max Schaaf is cool in itself. But this is really next level stuff. A legend and a legend in the making. A proper nod to the past from the unpredictable present. Skateboarding rules.

I couldn't agree more with Real and Jimmy: "It just makes cents."

This article first appeared on TransWorld Skateboarding and was syndicated with permission.

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