less talk about pistaboy, more talk about skateboarding!

i skate!
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i can do power slides on my banana board....oh yeah.

remember Powell Peralta mini's

or "bone-ite"

boneite was awful! not bad if you were strictly vert riding. but get it wet and it fell to pieces...

dream set up:

indy stage 4's
hosoi hammerhead
powell rat bones 97A

I had one of these, except without the lame plastic thing

it had grip tape that was cut into fish gills, the grip tape towards the nose of the board had fish eye and mouth

pretty sweet

independent without a doubt, trackers (lol, plastic baseplate, wtf) and gullwing sux

I had powell & peralta T-Bones, they were HUGE--totally unlike the newer wheels, which are small

new decks seem like what used to be called "freestyle" decks


Old School skateboard gallery

fausto vitelli?

i worked for thrasher...packing boxes at the wharehouse near the irmico plant out near 3rd and pulue(?)
back in 1990.

my friend's dad ..
jeff hedges.
or ffej
anyway made these PLASTIC trucks...
yeah crazy sh1t.
i quite like the old school plastic guard thing on the board though :/

Check NASDAQ. Cuz your stock, like, just went through the roof with the Old School link. Sweet.

your friend's dad is ffej? whoah. he had ripping andrecht plants back in the day...
rode pro for santa cruz?

I had this one, by SkullSkates, and loved it passionately, but I never could skate worth a crap.

funky shape. awsome deck though

Tub-Tech!
I used to be sponsored by Skull Skates. I rode so many of those tub-tech boards. Crazy concave...

wow, you guys have some history on me. i'm only from the "popsicle stick deck" generation.

Whatcher tone there, youngin'. We're not too old to kick your ass.

I never rode ramp, some of local folks had decent halfpipes, but I never caught on

I was badass street skater though, never liked little "flip-tricks" I like to ride FAST and ollie HIGH onto stuff, grind, stuff like that--maybe I should try mtb again, with obstacles and speed might be similar

like road bike fast, and might like fixie in urban setting

...I remember spending like, 10 hours learning to wallride the front of my buddies house. Some kids wanted to beat Super Mario Bros. Me? I wanted to be Evil Kenieval and jump over stuff/go fast. Haven't changed one bit! (Except now I avoid the hospital...parent's med insurance ran out at 18! )

i'm a burnt out tranny-dog. grinds for life.

no tone here. i've got tons of respect for you all.

my favorite deck is one I won, Vision Gator deck, Indy trucks, and Sims "Pure Juice" wheels, they're like 2.25" wide. Bombing hills will never leave my life, if you ride through frederick maryland you'll still see scrolled at the top of some hills, "Bomb Hills, Not People." I doubt too many people know what it means...

although i missed the 80's era, i have been skating for over a decade. skateboarding was my exclusive thing for years, then i slowly started branching off... its still my main hobby, but now i do bikes (fixed, MTB, trials), surf, snowboard, etc.

Thrashin' is hillarious. I bought it from the local video rental place for 5 bucks.. I guess no one ever rented it heh. Score.

I've got a pretty sweet collection of 80's vids though...



The two H-Street vids are signed by Matt Hensley. Siiiick.

nah, that's not troll, it's just dobber on the bottom of your shoe

https://www.disposablethebook.com/


Have you read this book? It brought back so many memories of mail-order skateboard catalogues and made me feel warm and fuzzy.

P.S. Pistaboy is alright. However, my little brother (also 14 yr old roadie) could probably kick his butt

My fav deck. Landyachtz urban assault longboard.