Skateboard Museum

Skateboard Decks:

• My original board from the late 70's. The underside. Side view. The Road Rider 4's that replaced the original wheels with loose bearings. A side view. Notice the front wheels are smaller than the back, a-la-hotrod... sort of.
• John Grigley board from Vision. The Underside.
• Another retro shaped deck. The underside.
• A retro board That I still ride. The underside.
• And can you believe I still ride this Airbourne board too! The underside.
• This is a reissue of the Powell Vato Rat design from the 80's although the board is new.
• Similarly, here is a recent Dogtown deck.

Skateboard Accessories:

• Santa Cruz made these risers called Cellblock III's.
• SC also made coppers which enabled you to grind trucks easier than the metal.
• Too keep from grinding down the tail of your board, Tail Bones screwed onto the underside of the board. This didn't help your ollies much, but it was in the early 80's! This product was called a Tail Feather 8.5".
• Back to the grind... Rails were attatched to the sides of the underside to enable sliding without damagin the graphic on the underside of the board. Both Powell Peralta and Zorlac made rails.
• To prevent getting hung up on your truck's kingpin, Lappers could be attatched to the truck to create a smooth plane over the hanger. Similarly, Blunts were atached to the board, in front of the truck, to prevent hang ups from that angle.
• These Angled Riser Pads are so soft you can almost fold them in half. they'll absorb anything the pavement can dish out.
• Tailbones were not usually this large (underside). You practically need risers just to get this thing under the tail!
• My original SK8 Tool from the 70's. Notice the flat-head screw driver tool.

Skateboard Clothing:

• In the 80's it was acceptable to accesorize your look with strangely bright colors. These Airwalk Buttons are a good example.
• Patches are still a good way to make a boring sweatshirt exude more sk8 appeal. But you're not likely to find Sant Monica Airline (SMA) Patches in any store.
• "Skate Tough" shirt from Zorlac.
• Tracker Trucks used to feature the Trackerman as their mascott.
• I still have Toxic Wheels on my Airbourne board. Back of shirt.
• Remember Santa Cruz's Screaming Hand logo?
• Vision's "No Rules" shirt. And their 110% shirt.
• Everyone remembers the classic Vision Street Wear logo.
• This shirt from Vision Street Wear was an old favorite of mine.
• Vision's John Grigley shirt (back). The graphics can bee seen on the Grigley deck.
• Powell's Bones Brigade shirt (back).
• Airwalk's Disaster Series shirt.
• Remember when Skate Berets were cool? Here are a few: Airwalk's beret, VSW beret, G&S beret and the VSW beanies.

Skateboard Zines and Printed Info:

• Powell's "Bones Brigade Team Zine", Spring 1996
• Powell Vato Rat Vert borard spec sheet