Abracadabra Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 um, i'm not sure where you lived, but that was definately not the case where i was. this video sums up what mid to late 90's skating looked like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRUNKEN-ASSHOLE-ONER Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 um, i'm not sure where you lived, but that was definately not the case where i was. this video sums up what mid to late 90's skating looked like Girl and World were the exception. And everybody hated them. And the smallest deck i could find was usualy an 8 and sometimes I'd be blessed with a 7-3/4 world or girl deck but those always sucked because they'd either break in a weak or they'd have like 2-3 inches of flatness between the back truck and the beginning of where the tail started to curve. And the smallest wheels i could find was like 52mm. And I felt like i was in the twilight zone. And if you don't remember these days then you were either not in the continental US or you were one of these pothead/dreadlock/hippies/in denial. Seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRUNKEN-ASSHOLE-ONER Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 ^And this is the mid 90's that I vividly remember like it was yesterday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhXbfdeXCdE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAL Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 I'm gonna have to go with Drunk Asshole. Skating must have been different in Oz. On the north american east coast, skating was fucking wierd in that era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullnbones Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Being also from aus, I'd agree with abra. I still own and love that video (mouse). I love how most videos from that era (like the one drunk asshole linked to) are childsplay these days. They look exactly like various clips posted by random kids that filmed the shit in one weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAL Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 pouser. ok. i've skated through providence, new haven, new london, i guess i just got spoiled out west.. You have to appreciate the uniqueness of skating in the northeast. Rugged ass pavement, huge cracks in front of all the steps and questionable landings for just about every obstacle. I remember at one point I was trying to ride 58mm wheels to compensate, but the board just felt too high off the ground. I couldn't pop my tail correctly. There was this really great set of 4 steps I liked skating. They were super wide, like 2-3' a piece, but the ride up was this wierd pavement that was little pebbles seated in a layer of concrete. Hard to get the required speed to set up for your trick and clear the steps. I don't know if anyone remembers the Playground skatepark near New Haven back in the early 90's. I used to love that place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELT Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 What's wrong with 60-62mm wheels ? lol :) . Different strokes for different folks...I still want my deck 9 1/2" or bigger . If you're the kind of person that wakes up , opens up a Pabst , puts on JFA's " Blatant Localism " or Suicidal Tendencies " Possessed To Skate " then I know where you're coming from . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAL Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 I love to thrash as much as the next guy, but I feel like I'm riding a monster truck with wheels bigger than 55mm. It's just the way I do it, I guess. Anyone know anything about making decks? I'd love to make my own custom shapes, without having to buy an entire woodshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Girl and World were the exception. And everybody hated them. "everybody hated them"? mouse is consistently named as a top 5 favorite skateboarding video amongst damn near anyone i know, as well as damn near any pro interview i've read. if everyone hated them why were they the most popular skateboard company at the time? hell, they're still one of the top companies to this day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUR X3 Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Maybe he meant everyone at World Industries hated them? I didn't hate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marks a lot Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 vision gator.hossoi.g&s neil blender.86 to 88 those wer some good times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhills Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 speaking of mouse, does anyone know if you can still buy that anywhere? my vhs of it broke years ago and i would love if it was in my collection again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUMPKIN ESCOBAR Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 They need to bring it out on DVD. Girl and Plan B are my fave. teams, companies, hands down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELT Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 I love to thrash as much as the next guy, but I feel like I'm riding a monster truck with wheels bigger than 55mm. It's just the way I do it, I guess. Anyone know anything about making decks? I'd love to make my own custom shapes, without having to buy an entire woodshop. Talk to these guys in Ohio..they make some of the weirdest shapes . http://factory13.bowlrider.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQUIRREL Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 chocolate/girl ultimate box set. needs to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 they did a vhs box set (goldfish thru chocoloate tour) a few years back. i think i still have it at home in australia somehwhere, as well as a copy of mouse with the white cassette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQUIRREL Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 i think my friend had that.. i forgot to add dvd.. a dvd boxset.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 can sopmebody clrify for me was there ever a deck by Santa Cruz for Jeff Grosso ( i think) that had the caterpillar from Alice in wonderland sitting on a toadstool with a pipe as the graphics. the smoke was making Jeff Grosso's name? I've been trying to find an image of it for a whil and i'm starting to think I imagined it!!! looked on sjateboard graphics .com and a few other sites but can't see it. anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeBee Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I never skated, or even knew anyone who skated until I hit like 8th grade. Shit seemed like it might have been fun back in the day though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mince Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Tensors were fun when they first came out, but those fuckers broke. all the time, and their bushings sucked. yeah and the "slider pads" are just gimics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUR X3 Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Actually they did work though. You could feel a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQUIRREL Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 no. marketing. if you can't slide it.. add speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEANCONNERY Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 i was watching Plan B virual reality yesterday because i haven't seen it in a while, great damn video, the skating was way ahead of its time, same goes for hocus pocus, video days, mouse, simply skateboarding at its finest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earmuffs Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 im still thinking about getting the H-street box set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Narnia Loc Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 chocolate/girl ultimate box set. needs to happen. I think it did. and all the plan B vids. Ebay doggg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEANCONNERY Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 yea those box sets came out a a while ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQUIRREL Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 on dvd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 on vhs. they came out in 2002/3 i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQUIRREL Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 yeah i remember those... but in that first thing i said i meant on dvd.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 i know. and i said they came out on vhs. if they came out on dvd i would have said they came out on dvd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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