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Topic Freestyle Info
On 1/10/2002 Chris S wrote in from (208.164.nnn.nnn)

Jeremy,

Here's a few thoughts. Make your own. A lot of the boards from back in the day were made out of oak or other hardwoods, with a wedge glued on to the tail for a kicktail. It's really pretty low tech, even by 1970s standards. If you have access to decent tools or know someone who does, it wouldn't be that hard.

Also www.poolskater.com (in the slalom section of all places) has a reproduction of a 36" Sims oak kicktail. Probably too long for what you're looking for but could easily be cut down and redrilled to fit you needs.

Finally, not all vintage stuff costs an arm and a leg. Big name companies, G&S, Hobie, Sims, Logan Earth Ski, etc., go for big bucks, but there's a lot of other stuff that's priced pretty reasonably. Lots of small companies that didn't have people like Tony Alva riding for them made equipment real similar to what the big names did, and this stuff can be picked up for a quarter of what the name brands bring on the collector's market.

Good luck,

Chris

 
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On 1/9/2002 JUSTIN LONSKI wrote in from (169.207.nnn.nnn)

DUDE SPIDERMAN COULD KICK BATMAN'S BUT ANY DAY.

 
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On 1/8/2002 jeremy cooper wrote in from (152.163.nnn.nnn)

what should some one ride that would be perfect for old 70's era freestyle? i know you can do the same tricks on mostly any board but it's just not the same feeling, you know? i want people to know what kind of skating i do by the kind of board i ride. remember, stuff like old ed nadalin's aren't that common, or cheap for that matter! so remember when anwsering my guestion: stuff that is acsessable and reasonablely priced so that the board, trucks, wheels decribed can be bought again and again.

 
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On 1/6/2002 nathan wrote in from (12.252.nnn.nnn)

Why didnt anyone tell me about this forum?I just discovered it last night,and I read every page,I sat and looked at the Skateboarder archive in the russ howell section ,but it seems most of the Freestyle Trick tip pages were gone i was there for so long my eyes wouldnt focus for two hours.

 
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On 1/5/2002 hc wrote in from (65.184.nnn.nnn)


delmar freestyle (scroll down, installment 1), what year is this? (got michael jackson's "Beat It!" for the music)

http://www.concretedisciples.com/cd_visual/visual_eric_nash.html

 
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On 1/4/2002 BoBo wrote in from (151.196.nnn.nnn)

Thanks for the comments guys. I think I'm going to like this deck. I thought about getting it as a complete, but had the trucks and aforementioned wheels already.Should be a great set up.


BoBo [Team Knucklehead]

 
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On 1/4/2002 Kenny wrote in from (216.17.nnn.nnn)

I've had very limited experience with the reverse freestyle deck, but I'd probably just order it as the complete, I really like the reverse freestyle wheels, and the new full tracks fit it perfectly for rail stands/flips.

 
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On 1/3/2002 Crunchy Knee wrote in from (12.252.nnn.nnn)

RE: BOBO, Reverse Freestyle

I have one w/indy 126's and Reverse freestyle wheels. It is a great board. I cannot work it like Lynn Cooper, but I'm getting there. It has a flat nose, which for me lends itself to nose wheelies, etc. Great board!

Chris

 
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On 1/3/2002 BoBo wrote in from (151.196.nnn.nnn)

A question for all you frestylers out there. I am buying the Reverse Freestyle Lillis model deck. Has anyone tried it, and can you give me your feelings on it?


I'm mounting it with Indy 101's and 91a Lester Marbles.

Is this a good set up?

Help!

BoBo [Team Knucklehead]

 
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On 1/3/2002 Bob Loftin wrote in from (192.73.nnn.nnn)

Dude -- I only skate if I'm getting video taped -- haha.

 
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On 1/2/2002 Hodad wrote in from (205.188.nnn.nnn)

OK I have heard all the rumblings of freestyle events on the horizons ............Check with Steel Wheel BOB Staton!-- OK Lofton lets see you get out there and show your stuff! And you could bring your demo guy too......Peace out!

 
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On 12/19/2001 hugh r wrote in from (64.8.nnn.nnn)

Apparently the Palmdalecable.com server is dead... I will put up some of the La Costa stuff onto my regular site... but there is too much

Does anyone know of a free webhoster where I can get some ftp-able webspace? HR

 
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On 12/17/2001 steelwheelBob wrote in from (4.41.nnn.nnn)

Thanks Glen, is there any way of getting some of that
video footage?
When I was shooting the hill there and doing those classic surf moves by Phill Edwards, Kemp Aaburg,
Mike Doyle, and Micky Munos, I was thinking that on a clear day, you could see Micky's house, from that hill.
Also, just to top it off, I wore my Hawaiian shirt that had
that classic shot of Edwards drop knee turn.

 
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On 12/15/2001 Glen wrote in from (216.102.nnn.nnn)

Bob "Steel wheel" - I was reviewing the La Costa slopestyle video tonight, I was great to see you ride that board. taking us all back to the roots.

 
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On 12/14/2001 Glen wrote in from (216.102.nnn.nnn)

This Is Not Skateboarding has Brad Edwards slopestyle run on it at the very end.

www.creative-license.com/thisisnotskateboarding

 
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On 12/13/2001 hc wrote in from (65.184.nnn.nnn)

jimi, it's hughr's page (see ncdsa link), hugh?

glen's new "this is not skateboarding" video might have slopestyle from la costa...

 
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On 12/12/2001 Jimi wrote in from (210.54.nnn.nnn)

hc, is there any reason that i haven't been able to get to that slopestyle page in the last week, it doesn't seem to be working.

 
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On 12/8/2001 Bud wrote in from (24.64.nnn.nnn)

I have a NOS Tracker flipside and a mint NOS Ray Meyer Escher graphics .Both are for trade. Thanks

 
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On 12/5/2001 Bob "steel wheel" Staton wrote in from (4.41.nnn.nnn)

There are some freestylers in the bay area.
I will look through the WFSA membership files and find some for you.

 
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On 12/4/2001 hc wrote in from (65.184.nnn.nnn)

bob staton, are there active flatlanders in the bay area? I am in San Jose.

 
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On 12/4/2001 hc wrote in from (65.184.nnn.nnn)

jimi, for slopstyle footage,check

http://palmdalecable.com/hugh308/
(under la costa)

hugh, you da man!

 
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On 12/4/2001 Bob "steel wheel" Staton wrote in from (4.41.nnn.nnn)

The results of this week ends World Flatland Freestyle
Skateboard Championship in New York are available
on the F forum, go to WWW.reversefreestyle,com/f,
and look for the F forum button.
Daryl Grogan is the new World Champion!

 
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On 12/4/2001 Claude wrote in from (66.185.nnn.nnn)

Jeremy, You ride, how you want , whe you want and what you want. It's all IF YOUR DOING YOUR OWN THING THEN IT"S DEFINITELY CALLED "FREESTYLE".

 
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On 12/3/2001 jeremy cooper wrote in from (64.12.nnn.nnn)

oh yeah, the new issue of SKATEBOARDER MAGAZINE has an interview will Steve Rocco (the best, smartest, and richest freestyler of all) in it. it pretty interesting, its worth checking out.

 
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On 12/3/2001 jeremy cooper wrote in from (64.12.nnn.nnn)

i stopped riding my foster freestyle. i thought i could be "strictly" freestyle, i can't. i found myself getting my street deck out and hitting up that curbs at the park, i'm weak. i have always had a style that mixed the two styles together. i have never went that big like the rest of the people i skate with. i never really been into ramps, gaps, drops, handrails, etc. its just not my thing, you know? i've always liked the old school street, curbs and banks have always been my favorite things to skate, besides just flat ground. i don't thing i'll sell it, i'll break it out every once in awhile. i know one thing i'm going to do, stop trying to be something i'm not...

 
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