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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1061 Berlin, Germany 
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Posted on Jan 31 2009 01:54 PM
I came across this 1970s skateboard safety movie and it has some cool surf at the beginning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icCcrY4knoY —The Exotic Guitar of Kahuna Kawentzmann You can get the boy out of the Keynes era, but you can’t get the Keynes era out of the boy. |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25568 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A. 
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Posted on Jan 31 2009 02:10 PM
cool, thanks, reminds me of my 2 uncles who used to skate back in the 70's —Jeff(bigtikidude) |
Joined: May 25, 2006 Posts: 537
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Posted on Jan 31 2009 05:41 PM
Yeah, cool video. Too bad it got cut short. It looked like one of the riders was wearing a baseball/batters helmet in one shot. I skateboarded in the 70's. Anyone remember Super Surfer's? Plastic decks, different wheel combinations depending on the color of the deck. My first was the light blue one with clay wheels. The cheapest. With clay wheels any porous asphalt surface would vibrate heavily up into the feet so badly that they would become numb and fuzzy. Not to mention that hitting even the slightest pebble would cause massive deceleration, throwing you to the ground. After a while the wheels wore down and got all pitted. Eventually I upgraded to the green model. Urethane wheels. The tail wheels were wider than the nose set, like a dragster. I still have a red plexiglass deck somewhere. I think it's a GT. — |
Joined: Feb 11, 2007 Posts: 591 Encinitas, Ca |
Posted on Jan 31 2009 05:56 PM
My first skateboard was a Black Knight c. 1965. Then we upgraded to these laminated Hobie's with white wheels. |
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Joined: May 25, 2006 Posts: 537
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Posted on Jan 31 2009 06:19 PM
I don't know about '65, but the O.P. shorts I wore in the 70's were hella fricken' short. Just long enough to cover my sack. I wore boxers underneath and they'd be longer than the shorts. Lots of exposed skin. Except for the tube socks pulled way up. — |
Joined: Dec 14, 2006 Posts: 117 Covina, CA.
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Posted on Jan 31 2009 09:17 PM
Yeah! My first board was a hand me down Duraflex with cadillac wheels - graduated to a Hobie Fiberglass with Bennett Trucks, and the rest is history.....I went professional in the 80s eventually hanging it up to race Mountain Bikes. Now I spend time teaching my daughter how to do all the old school tricks. |
Joined: Feb 23, 2007 Posts: 1650 Santa Rosa, CA
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Posted on Jan 31 2009 10:23 PM
My first was a Makaha..latest is a custom made longboard of bamboo from Hawaii...I may have to stick to sponging...the concrete does not forgive much and it's taking longer to heal |
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Joined: Oct 28, 2008 Posts: 671 Winnipeg, Canada 
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Posted on Feb 01 2009 12:06 AM
Cool a GT, my first board was a black GT toothpick with ball bearing wheels. Now I've got a Sk8Kings Jester freestyle deck that I bought after a 25 year absence from skating. I don't use it much, but this summer I'm going to be teaching my son to skate. I think mostly I'll be trying to stay out of the hospital. The following URL is to WinnipegSkateparks.com where I've got a couple of mentions and some pics in the history section - sheesh I just realized I'm history! (I"m about 3/4 of the way down, Richard Derksen) http://www.winnipegskateparks.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=37 —https://www.facebook.com/index.php?lh=9353f9155b5ff32e14c998495fd00da4&#!/rich.derksen.7 |
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Joined: Sep 07, 2008 Posts: 21 Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Posted on Feb 02 2009 09:43 AM
Wow, this brings back alot of memories. My first was a wood Surfer with the steel wheels back ca 66 or 67. Those wheels were great for shooting the streets/sidewalks where we lived in San Diego (Baypark)....NOT. |
Joined: Jan 04, 2008 Posts: 1276 San Pedro, CA
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Posted on Feb 02 2009 10:05 AM
Ben said:
Black Knights ruled! They sold 'em at the local Thrifty's, and I must've bought a dozen or so from '69-'72 (those clay wheels burned up pretty quick). I think they sold for about $12, and with my allowance and a few recycled soda bottles I was good to go. —Bill S._______ Last edited: Feb 02, 2009 10:10:04 |
Joined: Jun 21, 2007 Posts: 3909 San Diego, CA
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Posted on Feb 02 2009 10:08 AM
I skated in mid 80s. I had a Santa Cruz Jeff Kendall board with Goldwings and OJs. Loved that board. —Ryan |
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Joined: Jan 04, 2008 Posts: 1276 San Pedro, CA
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Posted on Feb 02 2009 10:19 AM
norcalhodad said:> I don't know about '65, but the O.P. shorts I wore in the 70's were hella fricken' short. Just long enough to cover my sack. I wore boxers underneath and they'd be longer than the shorts. Lots of exposed skin. Except for the tube socks pulled way up.
Bill S._______ |
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Joined: Oct 28, 2008 Posts: 671 Winnipeg, Canada
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Posted on Feb 02 2009 11:16 AM
Like this?
https://www.facebook.com/index.php?lh=9353f9155b5ff32e14c998495fd00da4&#!/rich.derksen.7 |
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Joined: Jun 21, 2007 Posts: 3909 San Diego, CA
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Posted on Feb 02 2009 11:29 AM
Actually, it was this one: Ryan |
Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC
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Posted on Feb 02 2009 11:34 AM
The mid-80's was my skating time too, I had a Powell-Peralta "Per Welinder", Indie trucks & Slimeballs. — |
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Joined: Oct 28, 2008 Posts: 671 Winnipeg, Canada
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Posted on Feb 02 2009 11:42 AM
Fast Facts: You're probably talking about the vert board, but have you seen Per skate Freestyle? I believe he is the only guy to ever have beaten Rodney Mullen in a Freestyle contest. —https://www.facebook.com/index.php?lh=9353f9155b5ff32e14c998495fd00da4&#!/rich.derksen.7 |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25568 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Feb 02 2009 03:08 PM
I was no great shredder, but I had this board. Jeff(bigtikidude) |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Feb 02 2009 03:12 PM
Everytime I visit the site I think this thread says Waterboarding. |
Joined: Aug 27, 2008 Posts: 1570 New York
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Posted on Feb 02 2009 04:00 PM
My first board was a 1980's Capital board. I do not remember any of the details. But it had an awesomely 80's Devil face on it. Very corny, but it was my first board. |
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Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC
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Posted on Feb 02 2009 08:19 PM
Oh sure, I sustained many cuts and bruises trying to do that crap myself... there's a nice collection of Bones Brigade videos on youtube if you get nostalgic. My neighbor, who did a pretty convincing freestyle, used to have an Alva he'd loan me on occasion, and I actually liked it better than the clunky vert boards of the 80's. Too bad there was no ebay back then. — |
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