You know you are old school when...

[VulgarDisplayCFH]

-You once thought Sims Pure Juice Wheels RULED
-You actually took Bennet trucks up on their "unbreakable base plates" 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 paneling 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-fiberglass 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.


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My dad got a kick out of this.

[mangels]

I remember a lot of that - and even some stuff earlier than that. I started back in the mid-60's on an 18" long steel-wheeled death trap. It's amazing to see how far we've come. I can't say I'm real pleased with everything that's happened along the way, but who am I to say? I'm greatful to be still at it 40 years later.

[VulgarDisplayCFH]

I remember a lot of that - and even some stuff earlier than that. I started back in the mid-60's on an 18" long steel-wheeled death trap. It's amazing to see how far we've come. I can't say I'm real pleased with everything that's happened along the way, but who am I to say? I'm greatful to be still at it 40 years later.

Yeah a lot of this stuff got my dad but not all of it. He's 52.

[Irish]

I remember a bunch of it. I tried to post the pics of my first board. But since I had already put it on a thread 1 more question I couldnt figure out how. Does computer illeratecy and obviously bad spelling count on Old school,,,, before school????
Irish

[VulgarDisplayCFH]

I remember a bunch of it. I tried to post the pics of my first board. But since I had already put it on a thread 1 more question I couldnt figure out how. Does computer illeratecy and obviously bad spelling count on Old school,,,, before school????
Irish

Was that directed towards me?

[Irish]

Not you bro,,, directed at me! How would I upload the pics?

[VulgarDisplayCFH]

Not you bro,,, directed at me! How would I upload the pics?

Click the button that is next to mail letter. It's a green square.

My dad has a Sims Superply and a Bahne

[Ogre]

You forgot to mention the act of chasing loose ball bearings down your driveway while trying to re-assemble them in your garage after cleaning them..Or the pride you took in knowing you got the bearing cones "just right"

[crawdad62]

Ack! I'm not sure whether or not this is a good thing but I remember everything on there except what Green CX-66's were. I'm sure they're wheels and I'd probably remember them but it doesn't ring a bell at the moment.

Some others:

Rhino Skate Team

Long sleeve skate jerseys
Waiting weeks for an order from Val Surf or Kona Surf

Flipping out when you finally see local stores carry skateboards even though they were California Freeformers.

California Slalom Trucks.

Rector Shorts and gloves.

Sims gloves that I wore out in about an hour.

[EBasil]

Ha ha!...getting the cones "just right" was always a fleeting victory in my experience.

The other night, I skated with the Rad Pads Guy. He swerves a lot, but still rips it, that's for sure.

[jhelm007]

If you can tell me what's wrong with this sentence......."you skated to tapes of Ted Nugent or Van Halen played at 45 RPM."

[VulgarDisplayCFH]

If you can tell me what's wrong with this sentence......."you skated to tapes of Ted Nugent or Van Halen played at 45 RPM."

Records not tapes.

[Ogre]

If... DK 51 means sumpin' to you!
Slalom cones were .50 each.
Bushings were rubber
The single letter "X" on a hanger , told you the brand.
Sims stickers were placed on everything
4 different colored Powerflex were the same duro
RR#2's ruled for 360's
Turner Summer Ski's were $80.00

[Irie]

Ah memories!!!!

[Irish]

skated to 8 track tapes on my radio shack ghetto blaster

[Ogre]

skated to 8 track tapes on my radio shack ghetto blaster

Yeah..but did you play them @ 45rpm??

[Irish]

Dont you wish you would have kept all your old skateboards?? I usually gave away or threw away when I upgraded. I do have my 15 toes though.

[Warren]

One more -
Having Ty Page of the California Freeformer team "long jump" over you at a "World of Wheels" car show.

<------ First board - 1969. (Avatar pic.)

[Ogre]

Dont you wish you would have kept all your old skateboards?? I usually gave away or threw away when I upgraded. I do have my 15 toes though.

Fer sure..I gave probably 8 or 10 awayto local kids who would come-by and "compete" for them with freestyle tricks..
Logan Earthski
Banzai
Sims Super-Ply
Maharaja
Sims Competition
Z-Flex Jay Adams
the list goes on ......
All of them were completes too!!!

But at the same time..I spread the stoke!!

[Irish]

Had a Logan, Always seemed like I was soo high off the ground. A Fiberflex, red with the grip going down center.
Remember Chicago trucks,, or is that coming out of my imagination?
You said rr2's I liked rr 4's were 2's bigger of what ? I dont remember.
Banzai,, Aluminum with double kick, had one like it dont remember if it was Banzai brand.
This is fun tripping down memory lane, let keep it up.

I made quite a few boards out of solid oak back then. Burnt out the old guy nextdoors jig saw doing one. Im making some copies of shapes I did in my garage back then.
Im back in the garage making them , just to get a little of that old feeling. Watching Dogtown z,, the doc.,,,,, not the drama got me stoked on things I had cared so much about but had put way on the back burner.

But , I quit listening to all the whiners that say" arent you a little old for that" let them sit on their butts and get old and fat!!

Is ze wango ze tango