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| krayola |
 Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 1:55 pm |
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Yet I've to become excited about any of the old boards I ever rode. Though few my story and how I am not nostalgic, or fond of old boards maybe is unique. Or not.
I guess fortunately or unfortunately I grew up in what people consider the heart of skateboarding in the 80's. Yet I grew up poor and on the edge of a neighborhood where my friends, who where better off could afford store bought pro boards. I couldn't.
I grew up having to ride hand me downs, 5-10 year old big pigs found at garage sales. I eventually made my own boards because I rode boards that mostly couldn't perform the tricks my friends where riding.
I started with my first board, a GSD a hand me down. I liked it but it snapped in literally 20 Minutes. My first real street shape that wasn't a big pig Powell board. I started trading my lunch tickets, painting punk rock friends leathers....anything to get there barely used, discarded for the cool board of the moment to cut down into a GSD. I loved that board but it had a design flaw.
I did...and thus needed bigger boards to cut my GSD modification out of. I bought a blank, I cut a new version out of it. My first store bought board was one I made myself.
I later had the opportunity to ride a Monty Nolder, having liked the shape I bought a blank and made a copy. That lasted me about 2 days of hard bank skating and acid drops into pools.
I hated the wood of the 80's(Blanks that is) and attempted to create a better board at any cost. I went through what many of you have done, made my own blanks, they sucked.
But still now, there is no one pro board I crave or loose sleep over. I tried literally ever board ever made in the 80's borrowed them, studied them in my quest. The best wood in the 80's, Schmitt and NWS though both had there drawbacks.
I eventually started my own label in the mid 80's in the quest for the best shape that wouldn't splinter, get more air and be lighter, stronger. I was an idiot and would call up companies and give recommendations on glue and construction techniques. I think to this day a lot of company owners know me as that pesky kid that gave them recommendations on which Dow or Dupont glues to try.
I missed owning all the cool boards you guys had the opportunities to ride but I only know what I know.
However right now, I found out someone has a pile of NOS uncut Z-flex 1988 vintage blanks....I am licking my lips at this opportunity.
So I'm not so immune to the vintage craze as I thought previously.
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| Crazy Nick |
| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:29 pm |
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Hey Kray, I had a very similar story growing up;
I had tons of natural ability but I don't think I ever had a new board as a kid.
Does this sound familiar "my mom said I can't let anybody ride it"
Thats why nowadays when some guy with a few bucks inquires about my boards I usually politely decline their offers, on the other hand I really do love to spread stoke to some of my close friends when they least expect it with a custom deck.
BTW my first decent rider was also a used Powell  |
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| daveosbak |
| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:58 pm |
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| Dude i dig the art u did for the Paul Cullen deck it looks bad ass with your Name in the arm.Nicley done |
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| motorpsycho67 |
| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:03 pm |
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| And this needed to be dragged back from the dead why? |
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| daveosbak |
| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:13 pm |
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| Sorry i thought it was Bad ASS!! |
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| slob-air |
| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:58 pm |
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motorpsycho67 wrote: And this needed to be dragged back from the dead why?
Because daveosbak. |
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| daveosbak |
| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:29 pm |
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| motorpsycho67 |
| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:33 pm |
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slob-air wrote: motorpsycho67 wrote: And this needed to be dragged back from the dead why?
Because daveosbak.
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