Skateboarding

Ha yeah I saw these. Really temping to set up a fun cruiser with one of those, but I barely get time to skate the one set up I have, without adding more :-D

I fancy one as a cruiser that I could try and Ollie if no-one is watching, I pass Kelvingrove on the way to work & have often wondered how a broken ankle feels at 7am in your forties

Better than the Fracture ones, but they will most likely have a huge backlog of orders too. Last lot we ordered were 6+ months lead-in time. I’d avoid Route One like the plague, but then I am not a kite/rollerblade/scooter user (and know how their business works..) so your opinion may vary.

often wondered how a broken ankle feels at 7am in your forties

I’ll update when I find out. I’ve been regularly-ish going to the couple of skateparks near me with my eldest daughter lately. Slowly starting to get some tricks back, but it’s only a matter of time until I awkwardly land primo on a bank and my delicate 40 year old bones crumble to a fine powder

Big aye skateboards, Leytonstone, London. Can glue and press your own deck and then do the graphics. Can’t get much better quality control than that.

Oh man, they have some great shapes.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y4aAqJiHF9g&t=148

Marc Johnson Man Down

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2CZ_MuTmCiQ&t=7

Elissa Steamer Welcome to Hell

I was talking to my hairdresser (!) about Elissa Steamer just Wednesday. She was basically the only girl skater I was aware of in those days. Brilliant that there are so many female and non-binary skaters around these days - feels like a world away from my experience as a skater in the late 90s Home Counties.

Also I love The Sundays.

Marc Johnson

what happened to him?

had a rowdy split from lakai and joined adidas.

https://whatyouth.com/78092/marc-johnson-sets-the-record-straight-if-im-not-going-to-say-some-shit-that-doesnt-mean-anything-im-not-going-to-say-anything-at-all/

It felt like a tipping point after Elissa blew up. Grand Royal ran an article about female skaters. It seemed like things were on the cusp of equalling up.

I don’t suppose you have any more info on that article? I’d love to read it.

I can post some photos of it tomorrow I think.

Mark J section songs:
Band of Horses. Q Lazarus
Ficsherspooner. All we are
Us. She wants revenge
Stones. Miss you
Joy Division. Love will tear us apart
New order. Ceremony
Yo la tengo. Decora
The plan. Built to spill
Bowie. 5 years

Theres lots more

Here you go. 1998

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Amazing! Thank you so much

what happened to him?

https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/marc-johnson-from-soty-to-hell-and-back-interview/

Skateboarding still lacks a duty of care to professionals. Those at the top are still burning out without support. No lessons have been learnt from Penny, Mariano, Reynolds, Margera etc.

Picked up a new longboard deck - anyone have any 180mm trucks / wheels they'd like to move on to get this thing rolling?

Anyone want some super hard wheels? Bought these thinking they were 83a durometer and they’re actually 83b, which is super hard! Tenner posted if they’re of use to anyone. I put bearings in but never skated them.

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Raw street skating from Paul Alexander back in the day

https://youtu.be/V5ad_xS523k

https://youtu.be/d09soDoUvaw

That’s a tough watch. My cousin is going through something very similar at the moment, having had a couple of major psychotic breaks and basically deteriorating mentally (he is bi-polar with episodic scitzophenia, I think it’s described).

Anyone got a set of trucks/undercarriage for a deck a smidge over 8” wide and an offcut of grip tape they want rid of?
Trying to get back into it but I used to ride skinny boards so my old grind kings are silly narrow...

Can offer up this cruiser-beast in trade for a higher end undercarriage if anyone’s interested?
Came from this fair forum and is a great pub board but has prevented me spending enough time on a popsicle as it’s just so cushy...
Has seen a few curbs but tail hasn’t been razored or slammed into any walls, mostly just used to go to co-op.
Think it’s a 10” wide, bullet trucks, Santa Cruz wheels and rails. New bearings recently, goes like stink and rolls over rough stuff with ease.

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