Great lists for both Old School and Slalom old school. Here are some more.
OLd School
You are old school if you can remember these too.
The Kona Bowl
Sims the Wheel (alway on the back of Skateboarder mag)
MOfo
Laguna Seca
Nukeland
Sparks SKatepark
You know that you are an Old School Slalom skateboarder when.
A G&S fiberflex, Hester with Bennett Pros and Road rider 4's WAS THE setup
You know what Kryptonic cutaways were
You Remeber that loose ball bearings with WD 40 kicked ass.
Are you an old school skater?
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Adam Trahan
- Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Posts: 795
- Joined: Tue Apr 02, 2002 2:00 am
You know you are an old school skateboard slalom enthusiast when:
a) You have a few Slalom! mags.
b) You can remember that Colorado was a force in slalom.
c) You saw the Wide World of Sports Slalom race: Hester vs. Alva when it happened.
d) You know not to forget the roots or the tree will die.
d) You can think for yourself.
Although I am an "old school skateboarder" for me, I think it is imperative to remember: "Live your life in the past and your life is HISTORY"
Nice job Corky, you have great balance.
a) You have a few Slalom! mags.
b) You can remember that Colorado was a force in slalom.
c) You saw the Wide World of Sports Slalom race: Hester vs. Alva when it happened.
d) You know not to forget the roots or the tree will die.
d) You can think for yourself.
Although I am an "old school skateboarder" for me, I think it is imperative to remember: "Live your life in the past and your life is HISTORY"
Nice job Corky, you have great balance.
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Hans Koraeus
- Corky - World Ranking Supervisor
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Hans Koraeus
- Corky - World Ranking Supervisor
- Posts: 2075
- Joined: Fri Aug 23, 2002 2:00 am
- Location: Stockholm, Sweden
- Contact:
Are you an old school skater?
You know your an OldSchool Skateboarder when:
You once thought Sims Pure Juice Wheels RULED
You actually took Bennet trucks up on their "unbreakable baseplates" promise - numerous times.
You actually took Kryptonics up on their "unbreakable fibre/ foam core/ski construction" board promise.
You had to explain to non-skaters why your board had "AWA" written on it.
You thought a "real fast" vert ramp had patches made out of panelling that you actually RODE OVER.
You had two sizes of coping: large and small broomstick handles.
You remember when boards were skinny *before* they were fat.
"Dogtown" was the Holy Land of all things Pool-like.
You thought the Krypto ad with the Cylon Raider toy was cool.
You actually skated more than one concrete park.
You knew not to buy a green Norcon helmet because it was hot.
"Pizza grip" is responsible for a random act of scarification on one of your legs.
You often wonder "what ever became of the giant pipes in Arizona?".
You think Tony Alva could still maybe shred Hawk.
You had a set of Tracker Full Tracks.
You know what Gull Wings are.
You know how big UFO downhill wheels were.
You thought Tunnel Rocks were fast.
You walk in a bowling pro shop, only to have the scent of urethane remind you of actual skateboard-only shops.
You once had an all-fibreglass board.
You had a set of Road Rider 4's.
You thought Z-Flex had a cool logo.
You actually skated the Pepsi plexiglass half pipe.
You know why Inouye carved grooves in his wheels.
You could tell the difference between AZF's and neoprene bearings by listening to someone skate.
You broke a set of die-cast trucks.
Hardcore hadn't happen yet and you didn't like punk, so you skated to tapes of Ted Nugent or Van Halen played at 45 RPM.
You knew the Guiness Book of World Records barrel jump record holder, and skated his ramp.
You remember that it was a picture of Tony Alva getting backside air in a
kidney pool that was the first shot of a pig in a magazine (and it was complete with a Darth Vader Star Wars bubble gum sticker).
You once could do more than 15 360's in a row.
Urethane technology was such that you once melted the core on a set of wheels.
You thought Gyro's were the best.
"Green CX-66's" meant something to you.
You know the story about how fat boards happened.
You once saw a movie called "Skateout".
You know that a Jim Muir Dogtown board was the narrowest board they made.
These names meant something: Upland; Highroller.
You know what "Rad-pads" are.
You know you're REAAAAALLY old school when you remember frontside/backside meant the opposite of what it does today.
AND..You were a poser if you were born before 1970 and don't get any of this.
Do You Remember...?
As a Skategeezer, you'll have no problem remembering some these people, places and things from the 60's, 70's and 80's.
ACS Gold
Action Now
Air Schooms
Airwalk
Alan Gelfand
Alligator Wheels
ALVA
Ampul
ArcherFlex Boards
Arthur Lake
Bad Co.
Bahne Skateboards
Banzai Power Paw 50/50
Belagio
Bennnet Trucks
Bert Lamar
Big O skatepark
Bob Mohr
Bob Skoldberg
Bobby Valdez (foot plant)
Bombora Pipe
Bones Brigade
Bowl Rolls
Brad Bowman
Brewer
Bruce Logan
Bruce Walker
BSC trucks
Bunny hops
California Freeformer
Canyon pool
Carlsbad
Carlsbad Skatepark
Catalina Classic
Cell Blocks
Chris Chaput
Chris Yandall
Christian Hosoi
Cindy Whitehead
Conical Wheels
Conrad Miyoshi
CR Stecyk III
Craig Fineman
Craig Fineman (of course)
Craig Johnson
Curt Kimball
Dale Smith
Dan Wilkes
Darren Ho (Hawai)
Dave Andrecht
Dave Dominy (Tracker Trucks)
Dave Hackett
Del Mar Skate Ranch
Dennis (Polar Bear) Agnew
Dennis Martinez
Desiree Von Essen
Dog Bowl
Dogtown
Don Hoffman
Doug DeMontmorency
Doug Schneider
Duane Peters
Duane Peters
Ed Economy (The longboard guy in Quiver,Skateboarder Mag)
Eddie Elguera
Elephant Wrench
Ellen Oneil
Energy Trucks
Eppic Boards
Eric Dressen (He was there back in 1977)
Fibreflex
Flyaway Helmet
Fox Skateboards
Frank Blood
Frank Nasworthy
Free Former
Fruit Bowl
G & S
Gary Kocot
Gator Gum
George Orton
Glen E. Friedman
Gregg Ayres
Gregg Weaver
Gull Wings
Gunnar Haugo
Guy Grundy
Gyro Wheels
Half pipes in the desert
Haut Lama Flex skates
Head Honcho Skates
Henry Hester
Hobie
Home Ave Skatepark
Howard Hood
Huck Andress
IKS
Independent
Jay Adams
Jay Smith (lay-back master)
Jeff Phillips
Jeff Tatum (longboard vertical master originator of the backside ollie)
Jerry Valdez
Jim Cassimus
Jim Goodrich
Jim McCall
Jim Muir
Jim Plummer
John Hutson
Johnny "Tex" Gibson
Kanoa skates
Kanoa Surf
Kenter
Kevin Harris
Kevin O'Reagan
Key Hole
Kim Cespedes
Kirk Talbot (the carving Master)
Kryptonics
La Costa
Lance Mountain
Lakewood Center Skateboard World Park (California)
Larry Bertleman
Laura Thornhill
Layne Oaks
Lazar Trucks
Lee Gahimer
Logan EarthSki
Lonnie Toft
Loose ball bearings!
Lotus Skates
Magnesium Trucks
Magnum skates (by Mattel) Watch out EX-Skate! Same truck mechanism.
Makaha
Marty Smith
Matt Barden
Megatron trucks
Mellow Cat
Michael Williams The Gull Wing Father
Micke Alba
Mike McGill
Mike Rector
Mike Weed
Mr. Bennett and his baseplate
Mt. Baldy
Myrtle Beach Skatepark
Neil Blender
Nose Wheelies
OJ's
Patti Hoffman
Paul Engh
Paul Hackett
Paul Revere
Pepsi Team
Per Welinder
Peter Gifford
Pineapple
Pittsburg Trucks
Pizza Grip Tape
Pool Rat Wheels
Powell Peralta
PowerFlex
PowerPaw
Pro-Fire Skates
Quicksilver/QuicktailSkateboards
Rad Pads
Rat Bones
Ray Bones Rodriguez
Ray Flores
Rebound Trucks
Rector Skate Gloves
Reggie Barnes
Rick Blackhart
Road Rider Wheels
Robin Logan
Rockit Skateboards
Rodd Saunders
Rodney Mullen
Roller Sports extra wide
Roy Jamison
Samoan Squat
Santa Cruz
Scott Dunlap
Scott Hanson (A real classic action shot!)
Shogo Kubo
Shu Fly Christie
Signal Hill downhill skate course
Sims 42"
Sims Pure Juice/Snakes
Skateboard World Magazine
Skateboarder Magazine
Skatepack
Skatepark of Houston
Skater Cross
Skatertown Skatepark
Skatographer: Bill Sharp
Skitch Hitchcock
Skitch Hitchcock
Sky Hooks
Snakes
Speed Sparks
Speed Spring trucks
Spheelie
Stacy Peralta
Steve Alba
Steve Caballero
Steve Cathey
Steve Evans
Steve Olson
Steve Rocco riding for Sims
Stroker Steering Systems
Tay Hunt (Badland master)
Ted Terrebonne
The Charcoal Bowl
The La Jolla Pipeline/Toenails
The Pipeline Skatepark
The Rhino Team
Tiger Paws
Tim Marting (with Blades trucks)
Tina Trefethen
Tom Inouye Pool Cleaning Service
Tom Sims
Tony Alva
Tony Hawk
Tony Jetton
Torger Johnson (RIP)
Tracker Full Tracks and Half Tracks
Tunnel
Turner Summer Ski
Ty Page
UFO
Upland
Val Surf
Vans "Off The Wall"
Variflex
Vicki Vickers
Vision
Waldo Autry
Warren Bolster
Wee Willi Winkels
Wentzle Rummel
Wes Hupston
Wide World Of Skateboarding
Wynn Miller
Yo Yo Wheels
Z Flex
Zorlac
You once thought Sims Pure Juice Wheels RULED
You actually took Bennet trucks up on their "unbreakable baseplates" promise - numerous times.
You actually took Kryptonics up on their "unbreakable fibre/ foam core/ski construction" board promise.
You had to explain to non-skaters why your board had "AWA" written on it.
You thought a "real fast" vert ramp had patches made out of panelling that you actually RODE OVER.
You had two sizes of coping: large and small broomstick handles.
You remember when boards were skinny *before* they were fat.
"Dogtown" was the Holy Land of all things Pool-like.
You thought the Krypto ad with the Cylon Raider toy was cool.
You actually skated more than one concrete park.
You knew not to buy a green Norcon helmet because it was hot.
"Pizza grip" is responsible for a random act of scarification on one of your legs.
You often wonder "what ever became of the giant pipes in Arizona?".
You think Tony Alva could still maybe shred Hawk.
You had a set of Tracker Full Tracks.
You know what Gull Wings are.
You know how big UFO downhill wheels were.
You thought Tunnel Rocks were fast.
You walk in a bowling pro shop, only to have the scent of urethane remind you of actual skateboard-only shops.
You once had an all-fibreglass board.
You had a set of Road Rider 4's.
You thought Z-Flex had a cool logo.
You actually skated the Pepsi plexiglass half pipe.
You know why Inouye carved grooves in his wheels.
You could tell the difference between AZF's and neoprene bearings by listening to someone skate.
You broke a set of die-cast trucks.
Hardcore hadn't happen yet and you didn't like punk, so you skated to tapes of Ted Nugent or Van Halen played at 45 RPM.
You knew the Guiness Book of World Records barrel jump record holder, and skated his ramp.
You remember that it was a picture of Tony Alva getting backside air in a
kidney pool that was the first shot of a pig in a magazine (and it was complete with a Darth Vader Star Wars bubble gum sticker).
You once could do more than 15 360's in a row.
Urethane technology was such that you once melted the core on a set of wheels.
You thought Gyro's were the best.
"Green CX-66's" meant something to you.
You know the story about how fat boards happened.
You once saw a movie called "Skateout".
You know that a Jim Muir Dogtown board was the narrowest board they made.
These names meant something: Upland; Highroller.
You know what "Rad-pads" are.
You know you're REAAAAALLY old school when you remember frontside/backside meant the opposite of what it does today.
AND..You were a poser if you were born before 1970 and don't get any of this.
Do You Remember...?
As a Skategeezer, you'll have no problem remembering some these people, places and things from the 60's, 70's and 80's.
ACS Gold
Action Now
Air Schooms
Airwalk
Alan Gelfand
Alligator Wheels
ALVA
Ampul
ArcherFlex Boards
Arthur Lake
Bad Co.
Bahne Skateboards
Banzai Power Paw 50/50
Belagio
Bennnet Trucks
Bert Lamar
Big O skatepark
Bob Mohr
Bob Skoldberg
Bobby Valdez (foot plant)
Bombora Pipe
Bones Brigade
Bowl Rolls
Brad Bowman
Brewer
Bruce Logan
Bruce Walker
BSC trucks
Bunny hops
California Freeformer
Canyon pool
Carlsbad
Carlsbad Skatepark
Catalina Classic
Cell Blocks
Chris Chaput
Chris Yandall
Christian Hosoi
Cindy Whitehead
Conical Wheels
Conrad Miyoshi
CR Stecyk III
Craig Fineman
Craig Fineman (of course)
Craig Johnson
Curt Kimball
Dale Smith
Dan Wilkes
Darren Ho (Hawai)
Dave Andrecht
Dave Dominy (Tracker Trucks)
Dave Hackett
Del Mar Skate Ranch
Dennis (Polar Bear) Agnew
Dennis Martinez
Desiree Von Essen
Dog Bowl
Dogtown
Don Hoffman
Doug DeMontmorency
Doug Schneider
Duane Peters
Duane Peters
Ed Economy (The longboard guy in Quiver,Skateboarder Mag)
Eddie Elguera
Elephant Wrench
Ellen Oneil
Energy Trucks
Eppic Boards
Eric Dressen (He was there back in 1977)
Fibreflex
Flyaway Helmet
Fox Skateboards
Frank Blood
Frank Nasworthy
Free Former
Fruit Bowl
G & S
Gary Kocot
Gator Gum
George Orton
Glen E. Friedman
Gregg Ayres
Gregg Weaver
Gull Wings
Gunnar Haugo
Guy Grundy
Gyro Wheels
Half pipes in the desert
Haut Lama Flex skates
Head Honcho Skates
Henry Hester
Hobie
Home Ave Skatepark
Howard Hood
Huck Andress
IKS
Independent
Jay Adams
Jay Smith (lay-back master)
Jeff Phillips
Jeff Tatum (longboard vertical master originator of the backside ollie)
Jerry Valdez
Jim Cassimus
Jim Goodrich
Jim McCall
Jim Muir
Jim Plummer
John Hutson
Johnny "Tex" Gibson
Kanoa skates
Kanoa Surf
Kenter
Kevin Harris
Kevin O'Reagan
Key Hole
Kim Cespedes
Kirk Talbot (the carving Master)
Kryptonics
La Costa
Lance Mountain
Lakewood Center Skateboard World Park (California)
Larry Bertleman
Laura Thornhill
Layne Oaks
Lazar Trucks
Lee Gahimer
Logan EarthSki
Lonnie Toft
Loose ball bearings!
Lotus Skates
Magnesium Trucks
Magnum skates (by Mattel) Watch out EX-Skate! Same truck mechanism.
Makaha
Marty Smith
Matt Barden
Megatron trucks
Mellow Cat
Michael Williams The Gull Wing Father
Micke Alba
Mike McGill
Mike Rector
Mike Weed
Mr. Bennett and his baseplate
Mt. Baldy
Myrtle Beach Skatepark
Neil Blender
Nose Wheelies
OJ's
Patti Hoffman
Paul Engh
Paul Hackett
Paul Revere
Pepsi Team
Per Welinder
Peter Gifford
Pineapple
Pittsburg Trucks
Pizza Grip Tape
Pool Rat Wheels
Powell Peralta
PowerFlex
PowerPaw
Pro-Fire Skates
Quicksilver/QuicktailSkateboards
Rad Pads
Rat Bones
Ray Bones Rodriguez
Ray Flores
Rebound Trucks
Rector Skate Gloves
Reggie Barnes
Rick Blackhart
Road Rider Wheels
Robin Logan
Rockit Skateboards
Rodd Saunders
Rodney Mullen
Roller Sports extra wide
Roy Jamison
Samoan Squat
Santa Cruz
Scott Dunlap
Scott Hanson (A real classic action shot!)
Shogo Kubo
Shu Fly Christie
Signal Hill downhill skate course
Sims 42"
Sims Pure Juice/Snakes
Skateboard World Magazine
Skateboarder Magazine
Skatepack
Skatepark of Houston
Skater Cross
Skatertown Skatepark
Skatographer: Bill Sharp
Skitch Hitchcock
Skitch Hitchcock
Sky Hooks
Snakes
Speed Sparks
Speed Spring trucks
Spheelie
Stacy Peralta
Steve Alba
Steve Caballero
Steve Cathey
Steve Evans
Steve Olson
Steve Rocco riding for Sims
Stroker Steering Systems
Tay Hunt (Badland master)
Ted Terrebonne
The Charcoal Bowl
The La Jolla Pipeline/Toenails
The Pipeline Skatepark
The Rhino Team
Tiger Paws
Tim Marting (with Blades trucks)
Tina Trefethen
Tom Inouye Pool Cleaning Service
Tom Sims
Tony Alva
Tony Hawk
Tony Jetton
Torger Johnson (RIP)
Tracker Full Tracks and Half Tracks
Tunnel
Turner Summer Ski
Ty Page
UFO
Upland
Val Surf
Vans "Off The Wall"
Variflex
Vicki Vickers
Vision
Waldo Autry
Warren Bolster
Wee Willi Winkels
Wentzle Rummel
Wes Hupston
Wide World Of Skateboarding
Wynn Miller
Yo Yo Wheels
Z Flex
Zorlac