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The History Of The Awesome Lester Kasai Oak Leaf Skateboard
The Lester Kasai Oak Leaf 1980s Skateboard Deck Lester Kasai, designer of the 1986 Oak Leaf Deck designer, was one of the top pro skaters of the 1980s. The 1980s were the days of pools and vert, and the wider “pig deck” reigned supreme. With its 38.1 cm wheelbase and 26.35 cm width, the Oak Leaf …
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The Great Dogtown Skateboard Deck and its Epic History
Why are Dogtown Skateboard Decks so Popular? The greatness of the Dogtown Skateboard is easily recognizable, especially If you were born in the 70s and started skateboarding as a child of the 80s. In fact, you will likely agree that the Dogtown Skateboards made the skaters and artists the godfathers of skating as we have come to …
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Converse Chuck Taylors: the greatest of the 1980s skate shoes
The distinct colors of Converse Chuck Skate Shoes, with their rubber toe and white circular and blue star logo, made them extremely popular in the 1980s
Review: A Secret History of the Ollie. Volume 1: The 1970’s
For the past while now I’ve been working my way through the weighty tome, A Secret History of the Ollie, written by Craig B. Snyder. The book caught my attention early on when I heard various skateboard pros make reference to it in interviews. Now the present rediscovery and re-connecting that many are doing with …
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Most Culturally Important Skateboards in the 70s, 80s & 90s
Click here to read our Ultimate Retro Skateboard Buying Guide Introduction In a previous article on the Most Iconic Skateboards of the 1980s, we tried to develop a rationale and list of those boards that had the most popular familiarity and thus could be considered iconic. As noted in that article, these boards aren’t necessarily the …
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Dr. Skaterock’s Vintage Skaterock book review
I had the distinct pleasure of being sent a copy of Dr. Skaterock’s Vintage Skaterock book that was released a few years back. To be honest I had really no idea what to expect from the book. The subtitle of the book is, “Skateboard Music of the 1960s and 1970s.” It intrigued me. I mean, …
The Unique Rob Roskopp Face Deck and its Epic History
The Rob Roskopp Face Deck is one of the most iconic skateboard decks of the 1980s. It has an important place in skateboard history and skate culture.
Unusual Lorax Dr Seuss Skateboard By Paisley Skates
Check out this cool Dr Seuss skateboard featuring Lorax. The Unless II skate deck was released by Sean Cliver and Paisley Skates.
Jay Adams by Glen E. Friedman
Typically I have used the site proper here for written pieces and social media for photo posts, but when it comes to the photos of Glen E. Friendman, that’s a whole other story because they are a story in and of themselves. Glen’s Instagram page is sharing some amazing stuff as you’d expect and a …