Old yo yo's

**Raoul Duke** · 12-15-2005 08:03 PM

I came across this

http://cgi.ebay.com/70s-Quicksilver-...QQcmdZViewItem

and the retro yo yo wheels caught my attention. I know they have new wheels, but im sure they dont look like this. Can any one tell me more about these? abec 11 retros should redo this wheel, i think chris can come up with some dual duro mix or something really cool

**Hintermute** · 12-15-2005 09:25 PM

awwwww man.. if i had a few grand to spare i'd buy that just for the wheels. those wheels are totally rad. man, wtf, why cant they start at 0.01c eh? why? turds i say.

I do want to see some slalom super fast with those wheels though. hah, funny stuff.

**silversurfer** · 12-15-2005 09:26 PM

Back in the late seventies the quicksilver was my dream board.

I never got one though.

Now for the low price of $900 I can finally live out my childhood dream.

Well I could if I had $900.

And yeah those yo yo's are sweet.

The new ones are nothing like the original's.

Same name, that's it.

**Raoul Duke** · 12-15-2005 09:29 PM

Those trucks are interesting too, reverse kingpin, and are they tortion? i cant see the top bushing. i didnt even look at the price

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still want those wheels!

**crawdad62** · 12-15-2005 10:00 PM

Those must be ultra rare Yo Yo's. I can't remember them. I had a couple sets of them in the day and while they had a huge radius they weren't completely round like that. The new ones look exactly like my old ones. I had a set of yellow ones and a set of red ones.

I'd sure like a little more info on them. I had a Quicksilver ordered from Val Surf when they first came out but it was always backordered. I finally gave up on it. Then by the time you could get one pretty easily I was into more of the wider pool boards so I never ordered one again. Wish I had.

**silversurfer** · 12-15-2005 10:25 PM

My local skate shop "the board room" has a collection of vintage skateboards decorating the walls of the shop. They have some real old solid wood boards, like a logan earth ski and the early laminated ply decks, a sims I think.

And they have a quicksilver. The board of my early skateboard dreams.
Looks a little smaller than I remembered. All the old boards seem small, except some of the big pig pool boards.

I dunno if Jason and Jack know the value of that quicksilver or not.

I'd be willing to buy it for say $100 to $150. But I can't justify $900 or even $500 for a used board. Even if it's museam quality. Now I might spend that (if I had it) on a new high tech super set up with all the latest and greatest gear. But even an uber set up like that should be a little under 900. Well unless you get a carbon fiber evo, PVD trucks, NiNjA ceramix and 97mm flys. That run you into the 4 digit figures real fast.

Hmmmm.....That WOULD be a nice set up.......

**atxjimatx** · 12-15-2005 11:21 PM

I think those are G & S rollerballs ...
they really weren't very good; but they are really rare....
these are the YoYo's I remember
http://cgi.ebay.ca/VINTAGE-1970s-NOS...QQcmdZViewItem

**silversurfer** · 12-15-2005 11:28 PM

Originally Posted by atxjimatx

I think those are G & S rollerballs ...
they really weren't very good; but they are really rare....
these are the YoYo's I remember
http://cgi.ebay.ca/VINTAGE-1970s-NOS...QQcmdZViewItem

Good call Jim.

You know your vintage skate stuff.

I had to look it up myself cause I couldn't remember for sure.

**atxjimatx** · 12-15-2005 11:33 PM

I wanted a set of those rollerballs really bad when they came out ... they looked so cool in the magazines.... I remember an ad for them and the
G & S speed sparks.. which were metal spring like things that attached to your kingpin and would drag what appeared to be giant cigarette lighter flints on the pavement behind you -- shooting up a roostertail of sparks... very silly, but kinda cool

btw .. those reissue YoYo's are amazing for ramps and masonite etc ... nice and fast and grip really well...

**Momona Boe** · 12-16-2005 05:40 AM

yeah, I wanted 'em too.

but then a buddy of mine got them and.............................................th ey weren't all that great

My hopes and dreams were dashed, y'know like when you pay top dollar for a hot Malasian hooker that you wine and dine and take back to your hotel room only to find out that she has external junk

uhhh.............................................. ........or so I've heard

**crawdad62** · 12-16-2005 09:12 AM

Originally Posted by atxjimatx

I think those are G & S rollerballs ...
they really weren't very good; but they are really rare....
these are the YoYo's I remember
http://cgi.ebay.ca/VINTAGE-1970s-NOS...QQcmdZViewItem

Rollerballs! Yeah now I do remember those. When I saw them listed as Yo Yo's I couldn't place them.

In any case 900 bucks is a bit too crazy for me. Especially considering there's some "slight scratches on the board.