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nash
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On 11/21/1999
aftermath
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i have a red transparent plastic nash, about 27-28" (i don't rightly know, but around there) and maybe 6" wide. it's got three molded-in support rails running from truck to truck. the trucks look exactly like rollerskate trucks except they say 'nash' on them. the kingpin is a flathead screw with the nut on the outside of the truck and its bearings are loose-ball. does anyone know when these boards were made/popular? any info would be great.
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"Skuda"
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On 11/20/1999
jens
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I bought myself a board named "Skuda" on a garage-sale.
It`s red, flat, and it has a metal-plate on the bottom (the metal-plate is also coloured red!
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picts of old boards....
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On 11/18/1999 eggman
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Check out "greg's longboard page" in the links section... There are a few pictures of old boards.
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Archery Flex
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On 11/17/1999 Herbn
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This primevil memory just hit,while I was out carving to the Pizza shop on the Stroker board, I carved under the back of a truck ,the low center of gravity design droping down between the trucks, makes for some real solid crazy carve control. I remembered the only other board with this design, the Archery Flex a real early laminate board,actually formed for skateboard use ,5 thick plys, totally slalom dedicated ,with special molded rubber risers ,that gave the Trackers a flat area to bolt on to,I saw these boards in the Valsurf ads in the Libraries' Surfer Mags probabely before I was even buying Skateboarder mags.Once again anybody got one to sell or at least post a picture of.
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Logan Earth Ski* Brad Logan Model
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On 11/17/1999
steve c
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I think this was the first board with any real width to it.
It's fatter than my first Oak board shaped with a Bahne nose and
Logan diamond tail.
I have it sitting right here...
Look at the Buy-Sell-Trade posts for the good news about this board.
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Old School Pics
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On 11/17/1999 Adam
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Check www.ebay.com. Search for "skateboard".
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picture galleries
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On 11/17/1999 brian
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does anyone know of a site with a good amount of pictures of old boards, trucks, wheels or anything else old school?
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Greenough Hawk
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On 11/11/1999 Sender
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I am willing to make a particular custom skate deck for those interested. This is a board that was described and sketched for me by George Greenough himself. It involves a taped and bent maple ply "spine" with fiberglass wings. I don't care to make too many. Please post any interest. you are looking at ~100+ for the deck. Higher weight will demand more material.
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Bulldog designs
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On 11/11/1999 Relic
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Solid surf has a couple of their decks (prices & pircutes). THe soli surf address is on the Links page.
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Sims Lonnie Toft Outrageous 8-wheeler
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On 11/11/1999 Minimig
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That's the one I have. 2 plies of fiberglass sandwiched between 3 plies of wood, probably maple, full rocker with really smooth kicktail. I'm not sure but I think they were made by Wee Willy Winkel in Ontario, Canada.
It's not one of Toft's boards, cause it was new and I bought the deck alone. The mid-tracks didn't need to be cut down and fit perfectly with 65mm second generation Krypto's (the one just after the ones on the picture below).
Hey Herbn, can you post the Bulldog Designs website address? I couldn't find it. Thanks in advance.
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Bulldog designs
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On 11/9/1999 Herbn
wrote in from
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I've seen they're website the boards look ok,an in between length cruiser/parkriding kind of scene, pretty cool retro D.T.S. style.The real rare eightwheelers to have were the thinner ones with fiberglass between the fewer plies. Toft also said he cut some mid or full tracks narrow on the inside, those may just have been his own boards.
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skateboarding
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On 11/8/1999
sam
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215 Indys, 36 x 9" twin tip and Kryptonics make the most functional skateboard I can imagine. Downhill to the skate park and then across town to home. Shoot, hug, slide, ollie, grind, peddle, ride.
Skateboarding is triple hot.
Keep going.
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On 11/8/1999 Minimig
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To herbn: You're right and I'm wrong. Already made the same mistake several times. I read somewhere that Wes Humpston and Ray Flores have joined forces and are producing boards under the name Bulldog Designs (I think...). Do you have any information on them?
To PreSchoolRider: I'm not offended. In fact, I'm sorry cause I was in a bad mood and was having a really, really bad day. I've read several of your posts in the other forums and gained total respect for you. By the way, I own a Sims Lonnie Toft Outrageous 8 Wheeler with Midtracks and green Krypto's. I think I bought it in '78 or '79, but I'm not sure.
To BUDDY Hascal: 1- Don't insult me. My friends have been calling me Minimig for many, many years. Insulting people on the NET is easy BUDDY, but the Earth is round and one day, who knows, we could meet face to face. Then you would understand the irony behind my nickname... 2- I'm not "attempting" to gyrate, I'm doing it. 3- I don't bring along my whole longboard quiver whenever i go skating, BUDDY, which consist of 9 boards (36" to 72", with Indy's, Seismics 157, eXkate 101's and 201's, R-II's, Power Paws, Krypto's and many more stuff...), and the stiff 6 footer with 201's is currently my favorite setup for cruising down hills and doing footwork and noserides. And around here BUDDY, we have FLATS between the HILLS, BUDDY. And I like to ride the FLATS, BUDDY. When I say ride, I mean ride not just push or walk, BUDDY. Does that make any sense to you now, BUDDY? I don't own a TURNER SUMMER SKI, BUDDY, but sure would like to get one. But I own a custom made slalom/GS board that I designed (camber, flex, shape and construction) and had it made by a snowboard manufacturer. It fills my pumping needs, BUDDY.
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dts
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On 11/5/1999 Herbn
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re. minimig, its Jim Muir , not Mike ,brother Mike is in Suicidal
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Fun Stuff
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On 11/5/1999 PreSchoolRider
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Well Jym,I AM having fun,especially on my older boards!I find that no matter how complex this sport gets,the pure joy of flowing down a good hill,or carving on a smooth bank is what puts a grin on my face!If I'd a clue 27 years ago that this silly "toy" I just got would still be one of my fave things to do,I might never have gotten around to going to work,or college,for all the good that did me.It is amazing to look back and see where this sport has gone,and even more amazing that it is cycling back to it's roots and soul with the longboards,cruisers,and slalom boards that one can buy today.I can only hope that the stoke will live on!
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On 11/4/1999 Jym
wrote in from
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Kid will hasel you not because of what you ride
but because there kids. Remember when you were young.
Ha Ha Ha.....
I enjoy getting in there way with why long board
at the local skate park. Its just like being in the
line up at your local spot, sometimes you just have
to kick out and let the board fly. Lets the groms
know who's boss no matter how rad they are.
Hey, remember to have fun why don't ya.
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flexless deck
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On 11/3/1999 BUDDY Hascal
wrote in from
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YO minimidget, why would anyone want to attempt to gyrate on a flexless deeck with 201's on it. Sounds pretty senseless to me and a lot of hardwork. Maybe thats why the TURNER SUMMER SKI was made.
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Skinny or Fat/Minimig
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On 11/3/1999 PreSchoolRider
wrote in from
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YO,Hey,I'm not on an Ego Trip.I SK8 all kinds of boards,and the wide stuff works too!As I recall,Alva Ruled on Small boards,as did Lonnie,Who came up with the Fat 8 wheeler!I do get tired of newschoolers bugging me about how skinny some of my boards are,thus the "less adept"comment,but those same kids will rag on me for riding fat old boards,too.I'm not into the stereotyping thing,I just SK8,have been since '72,and likely will untill I die. If I were any good,though,I'd still be sponsored...Minimig,I didn't mean to offend.Thanx for the reality check,Skate on in peace!
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To PreSchoolRider...
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On 11/3/1999 Minimig
wrote in from
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Man, I can't help it but I have to say something this time. I've been visiting this site daily since early 1997 and it's the first time I feel the need to write.
If you think Lonnie Toft, Wes Humpston, Mike Muir, and Tony Alva (who where the pioneers of wide boards) are less adept beings who did it to "attempt" to sk8 as well as you do, you really have a big ego problem. You should bow to those guys (and many more...). Gyrating and accelarating on a 28" x 7" deck across a parking lot is pretty easy. Try doing it on a flexless 72" x 12" verticaly laminated hardwood noserider with eXkate's 201. It's a little bit harder, even if the eXkate's help a lot. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against you, you just touched a sensitive string.
Minimig
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On 11/3/1999 Jym
wrote in from
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still rinding my Jay Adams Z Flex and Sims Taperkick.
There beat, but still loads of fun.
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my humble replies
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On 11/2/1999
aftermath
wrote in from
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i really respect you guys, sincerely now, since the earliest skateboard i can remember is a purple k-mart variflex my friend had...the wide single-kick 80's decks. i'd have loved to have been alive in the 'golden age' of skateboarding; i envy all of you 'old folks' more than you can imagine. so all i'm doing now is trying to relive what i've missed. and preschool, how did you roll across the parking lot on yr bahne?
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Aftermath's forgone conclusion
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On 11/2/1999 PreSchoolRider
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Hey,Whaddya mean "RODE" those skinny things?My Hobie ParkRider is still in use,and I'll bet my Bahne glass board will leave you wondering how I just Excellerated across the parking lot Without putting my feet on the tar!The wide boards came about just so the less adept beings out there could attempt to SK8 as well.
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old school
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On 11/2/1999 Herbn
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We had balence of the gods, arms of steel ,legs of granite, and we skated those little primative boards uphill into the wind in the sub zero summers of the iceage,dodging woolly mamooths both to and from school where we learned the earth was flat center of the earth while the teachers beat us.
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history
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On 10/30/1999
aftermath
wrote in from
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what can anyone tell me about anything in the history of skateboarding (e.g. the development from old planks to companies like sims etc to the diverse mix of skateboards today)? i'm not doing any reports or anything, but i'm sincerely interested in the skateboards of the past, especially how people rode those little tiny 27" and less boards with those narrow-as-hell trucks...anything at all would be appreciated. thanx.
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No product
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On 10/29/1999
Glen
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Does anyone know Pat McGee. She was on the Hobie Team in the 60's and on the cover of Life Magazine. I'm trying to track her down for a history project. Email me if you know her whereabouts.
Thanks
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