What made you Skate

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Permalink Reply by Col on May 13, 2011 at 18:15

I got my first board in about 1972, it was a Mustang, had felt like substance on the deck. The deck was about 20mm thick and solid, wheels rubber roller sports i think , then somthing awsome happened the mid 70s skateboard boom hit and with it urathane wheels and flexi fibreglass boards,,man were they smooth. The mustang went in the bin and i forked out $60 for a Bahne super flex,,,man it took skating to a new level for us. There would be 20 to 30 skaters at each spot everyday, you got to know every one and push each other,,board shorts and bare feet were the norm. It lasted about 4 or 5 yrs and then started to die down, we got older and found girls and motorcycles and dropped skating, but kept the boards.

Fast foward 30yrs and damed if i didnt see a vid of us skating at Cronulla Public on youtube to the song ,,,Forever Young...got so exited i dusted a couple of the boards of and got right back into it!!,,,The feeling of fluid motion you get from a skateboard is addictive and unforgetable ,,even when your an old bastard ..LOL

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Bruiser on May 13, 2011 at 20:31

Done. Reg I tried to keep it brief. The 70's was a blast and a bunch of mates made a movie about our surfing days. It's on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYuOwkrIg4A at 1:42 there are some of us skateboarding through Forest High School. One mate surfed Natural but skated Goofy, could not skate Natural or surf Goofy....freaky. Another one of my mates was an artist and did Gonad Man for Tracks Magazine. Happy times and great memories....the transition from black rubber wheels to urethane was amazing...sealed bearings were a welcome addition as well. Good luck in the assignment.

Bruiser said:

Reg, I just wrote war and peace on the subject from 1968 to now and have just parked it. If you want to see it, friend me and I'll flick it by PM in your direction - the punters on ASRA do not want to see my rambling and they'll tear me to shreds over it as well. Forever young.

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Permalink Reply by Leksi on May 14, 2011 at 12:15

got bored of playing sports like soccer and tennis because it was becoming no fun. wanted to get into an extreme sport like bmx but my rents wouldnt let me. a lot of the older guys at my school were into longboarding so i decided to give it a try. got a cruiser and a downhill board and got hooked!

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Permalink Reply by stephen cummins on May 17, 2011 at 21:51

i started skating because my brother did. i then decided to buy a longboard because im a speedfreak, i love anything that goes fast

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