Guest Book
| NAME | Bog | |
| LOCATION | Aylesbury | |
| stephenjjohn@tiscali.co.uk | ||
COMMENTS |
Hi, i reckon i may have found you at last, sorry bowt the delay, its about the red star trac 70mm, my mobile number is 07895622894, giza bell, cheers Bog | |
| DATE | Friday, 1st August 2008 - 01:48:13 PM | |
| NAME | David Machado | |
| LOCATION | Warwick, Rhode Island USA | |
| dmach12001@yahoo.com | ||
COMMENTS |
Love your site.
Please keep updating. Only place I've been able to view my old Fav SkateBoard wheels, UFO's. Keep up the good work peeps. :) | |
| DATE | Monday, 28th July 2008 - 09:52:24 PM | |
| NAME | Joe W | |
| LOCATION | Hove | |
COMMENTS |
Hey very nice. Have recently pulled out my almost 30 year old homemade board with acs651 and lime green sims snakes
watchout world... | |
| DATE | Sunday, 13th July 2008 - 01:45:50 AM | |
| NAME | colin w | |
| LOCATION | southwick nr brighton | |
| colin.wickenden@btopenworld.com | ||
COMMENTS |
koool site
me and my mates used to go to the cage under the arches in brighton and the barn in southwick. i had a sims deck, indy,s and powerflex 3's in 4 different colours,looked the nuts. me and a mate are putting together a couple of vintage old school boards to start riding again. he has a beach hut in hove ,so we are gonna get some cones and set up a slalom course,his little boy is interested as well memories...... | |
| DATE | Sunday, 29th June 2008 - 04:29:07 PM | |
| NAME | Harry Ramsden | |
| LOCATION | Dewsbury UK | |
COMMENTS |
Glad you're updating the site again dude.
Looking forward to seeing more stuff as you add it. Hope you it up. This is becoming a great resource for us nostalgic old skaters. | |
| DATE | Monday, 9th June 2008 - 07:28:08 PM | |
| NAME | Ian Waine | |
| LOCATION | Kendal, Cumbria | |
| zoeandtoad@yahoo.co.uk | ||
| DATE | Saturday, 22nd March 2008 - 04:55:09 PM | |
| NAME | Michael Peck | |
| LOCATION | Florida | |
| cargacpt@embarqmail.com | ||
COMMENTS |
Absolutely cool stuff!
Can't wait for you to update. Peter.....please send me an E-mail. Thanx | |
| DATE | Thursday, 6th March 2008 - 04:49:23 PM | |
| NAME | Gooney | |
| LOCATION | Harrow UK | |
| strpedro@hotmail.com | ||
COMMENTS |
The riot at the Stevenage 1983 award ceremony might have started whilst I was fighting Rob Able. On the way home the ticket collector remarked on my swollen face, which I replied that he should see the other fella's face and promptly showed him my trophy...he wasn't to know it was for downhill racing!
I remember hassleing the ducks on the pond at Bewdsley (KIdderminster)Safari park, whilst we were in canoes, during an ESA round there. I also remember smearing someone's tent with margarine just before I left! So Rob if you ever see this I probably deserved the bloodied nose at Stevenage. LOL What with flashing at women, whilst being driven in cars back to London from comps it was quite a period. There was certainly no better behaviour back at Harrow skatepark whilst back wth all the other lunatics...happy times! Worked at Alpine Action until it finally closed, which was also great fun unless Derek decided it was time to beat you up. I am still skating with some of the Harrow lot from back then...still good times. : ) | |
| DATE | Friday, 8th February 2008 - 01:52:03 PM | |
| NAME | Andy Bee | |
| LOCATION | London | |
| andygkr@aol.com | ||
COMMENTS |
so many memories brought back to life by reading the stuff you guy's have written!!.....whats happened to the site? maybe im just too late....40 next year and have not been on a deck for a long time.i remember the south bank well my friend, jamie and sooty from Stoke newington too.... sims black diamond with a wicked set of bones!!.....down at PJ's in Hackney..... who remembers Yoyo wheels? red or yellow
Andy...getting the buzz back | |
| DATE | Thursday, 13th December 2007 - 02:41:18 AM | |
| NAME | Tim Leighton-Boyce | |
| LOCATION | London | |
| URL | http://www.whenwewasrad.co.uk | |
COMMENTS |
Saw the section where you were intending to post scans from every page of Skateboard! magazine (the original version).
I know what a steep challenge it can be to keep that up! I'm trying to do the same thing for a later era (mid eigties to 1993) and a different magazine: www.whenwewasrad.co.uk Tim | |
| DATE | Friday, 25th May 2007 - 09:54:50 AM | |
| NAME | Tim Leighton-Boyce | |
| LOCATION | London | |
| tim@whenwewasrad.co.uk | ||
| URL | http://www.whenwewasrad.co.uk | |
COMMENTS |
Saw the section where you were intending to post scans from every page of Skateboard! magazine (the original version).
I know what a steep challenge it can be to keep that up! I'm trying to do the same thing for a later era (mid eigties to 1993) and a different magazine: www.whenwewasrad.co.uk Tim | |
| DATE | Friday, 25th May 2007 - 09:53:26 AM | |
| NAME | dreadlox | |
| LOCATION | phx, az | |
| woodshopart@cox.net | ||
| URL | http://www.oldmanarmy.com/ | |
COMMENTS |
Great wheel collection!
Post up on OMA, we'd love to see this. ~lox | |
| DATE | Friday, 18th May 2007 - 11:05:40 PM | |
| NAME | Mike from Tunnel Skateboards | |
| LOCATION | Santa Monica | |
| info@tunnelskateboards.com | ||
| URL | http://www.tunnelskateboards.com | |
COMMENTS |
Hello again from Mike at Tunnel Skateboards. I signed the guestbook a couple years back. We're still at it with new product - soft Tunnel Rocks wheels, a beam deck, and more. We also updated our site with tons of interviews with old Tunnel riders and some great old photos. Come check it out. I keep revisiting this site hoping to see a board collection. Cheers! Mike | |
| DATE | Saturday, 28th April 2007 - 08:14:52 AM | |
| NAME | Richard Dunkley | |
| LOCATION | Hove | |
| richarddunkley@ntlworld.com | ||
COMMENTS |
wheres my post | |
| DATE | Sunday, 22nd April 2007 - 01:04:04 PM | |
| NAME | Dick Dunkley | |
| LOCATION | Hove | |
| richarddunkley@ntlworld.com | ||
COMMENTS |
Yo, I hail back to 77 in Brighton, got sidetracked by college & girls in 80, started again around 86. although not for long, Took up Kitesurfing a couple of years ago and got the bug again, if only to show the groms I rule, lol
found my old SantaCruz / midtrak / green kryps in mothers loft but whats she done with my G&S / Inde`s / 1st Edition Bones, Jeez I loved those wheels, had one of the first sets from Max`s, and they cost £48 THEN. Skins | |
| DATE | Wednesday, 18th April 2007 - 12:48:02 AM | |
| NAME | Max Presneill, formerly Dale | |
| LOCATION | Los Angeles, via Dunstable, UK | |
| max@markmooregallery.com | ||
COMMENTS |
Used to skate Cali in Dunstable. Worked at Rolling Thunder in 79. Stopped in 80, moved to LA in 97 and started skating again last month. Thank God!
Anyone from those days that I knew still around? | |
| DATE | Wednesday, 21st March 2007 - 01:37:59 AM | |
| NAME | ChrisP | |
| LOCATION | Kent | |
| angel12@blueyonder.co.uk | ||
COMMENTS |
I started skating in 77, and stopped about 82. Mainly at a purpose built park in Gillingham that later got taken over by the BMX-ers. Still got my G&S Fibreflex (minus it's well scarred grip-tape and eventually removed centre sticker (damn I should've left it battle-scarred alone) the board split an inch or two at the back after suffering too many flips and unprotected amatuer wheelies. I have Lazer Freestyles (5&1/2 inch I think?) and C65 light blue Kryptonics (white centres) that I shamefully coloured darker with marker pen as I recall?) I haven't skated since about 85 and I'd love to be able to smarten up my board again, even with just some new grip-tape, wheel bearings/spacers and find some bolts/cups & rubbers for the trucks...dunno how it became so dismantled all that time ago, but just to have it complete again and displayed amongst my other 70's cool items (trim phones/Revrods - who remembers them? etc') would be good. My best mate who lived up the road from me at the time had a shiny new 10" Alva with ACS 651's and fitted the same blue Kryp's as me..I think we got them for Christmas from the same place. | |
| DATE | Saturday, 27th January 2007 - 10:05:25 PM | |
| NAME | Stevie | |
| LOCATION | Fife, Scotland | |
| Deancottage1@yahoo.co.uk | ||
COMMENTS |
Cracking site mate.It's a lot of work but keep at it.
You wanted to know how the Avon Boosters are to ride. Well they certainly grip in the wet that's for sure which was what they were designed for but, christ are they slow. They are slower than a big bag of slow things; that's how slow they are! Small children will laugh at you as they over take you walkin. Cheers | |
| DATE | Monday, 22nd January 2007 - 06:22:43 PM | |
| NAME | Hammy | |
| LOCATION | Essex | |
| Mark@Revive-Your-Drive.Com | ||
| URL | http://www.Revive-Your-Drive.Com | |
COMMENTS |
Great site - must be very time consuming to compile. Still riding my BenjyBoard White Lightening with ACS 651s and 70mm lime green StarTrac Kryptonics on weekends away in Newquay/Brighton. Just bought a Stacey Peralta Warptail 2 original deck - well-used. Many fond memories of the Rom and Plymouth Skatepark (in the zoo) and several fractures of my wrists. | |
| DATE | Saturday, 30th December 2006 - 10:13:20 PM | |
| NAME | neil | |
| LOCATION | Lewes | |
| neil.1stud@btopenworld.com | ||
COMMENTS |
42, still ripping, learnt all that ollie stuff, i actually broke my wrist 12 weeks ago ollying into vert..at my age!! anyway all fixed now. had 20 years off..neva again, im totally
re-hooked, my 8yo son loves it, a dad that is cool (ish) in the park. trying to nail feeble fakies as i type..party on..now wheres my Horlicks.. | |
| DATE | Sunday, 17th December 2006 - 10:50:34 PM | |
| NAME | eddie collic | |
| LOCATION | baltimore | |
| eholtc@hotmail.com | ||
COMMENTS |
old head skater 77 pure juice and full tracker | |
| DATE | Thursday, 16th November 2006 - 01:42:09 AM | |
| NAME | Julian | |
| LOCATION | Porthcawl, South Wales | |
| l70jul@hotmail.com | ||
COMMENTS |
Just turned 40, started skating in the mid/late 70s, with a polyprop Newporter, then the board of my dreams, a 30" Alva with fulltracks and Powerflex 5s.
Went to Florida a few years ago, bought another Alva, and skated the Vans skatepark in Orlando with my son. Am now hooked again, I get some odd looks now and again, but who cares !!! | |
| DATE | Tuesday, 3rd October 2006 - 08:46:47 PM | |
| NAME | jason florio | |
| LOCATION | new york | |
| florio@floriophoto.com | ||
| URL | http://floriophoto.com | |
COMMENTS |
sat in my NYC office at midnight ... trawling the web .. well.. looks like I found a bunch of of mates. LSD ! | |
| DATE | Wednesday, 13th September 2006 - 05:04:27 AM | |
| NAME | ian | |
| LOCATION | Manchester uk | |
| encnew@ntlworld.com | ||
COMMENTS |
well I'll be 40 on Wednesday!!!!!!!!!!! My memory's from back in the day are fading fast LOL.
Just looking through the site and its well over due for an update ;-) I remember my first home made skateboard was a piece of wood with a roller skate screwed to it. I then progressed to a polypropylene jobby PRO-AM maybe? through various other deck, wheel, truck combinations culminating to my final set up of Alva deck, ACS 651 trucks and blue kryps (happy days) Anyone remember skating Bolton skateboard city with its cool snakerun and massif bowl, Southport skate park, also a big indoor park in stockport in a mill near the arches. Also vagley remember visiting a park known as Pandoras box ????? | |
| DATE | Friday, 7th July 2006 - 09:26:35 PM | |
| NAME | Dickie Dido | |
| LOCATION | Bristol | |
| rich2004@blueyonder.co.uk | ||
COMMENTS |
I remember going down hill on my second board it was a wooden deck with rubber wheels and when my zip of my coat got caught it flattened the wheel making an ace sound.
My first board was hand made from a bit of wood with a flattend Jacko skate. Progressed to a "Skuda" deck with "oj super juice wheels, cant remember the trucks. | |
| DATE | Thursday, 8th June 2006 - 11:20:24 PM | |
| NAME | lee smith | |
| LOCATION | burton on trent | |
| w31end@tiscali.co.uk | ||
COMMENTS |
groovy site, all that old stuff,like being 14 all over again! nostalgia trip or what!! brings back all those memories from'77 '78 '79. What happened to my orange California sun polyprope deck with acs 430's!!!!!! Does anyone remember what the wooden boards with black rubber rollerskate wheels were called in around'78, something surfer i think?
Very cool site looking forward to the rest being up. | |
| DATE | Wednesday, 19th April 2006 - 10:03:09 PM | |
| NAME | dazza from kickflips | |
| kickflips03@yahoo.co.uk | ||
| URL | http://www.kickflips-skateshop.com | |
COMMENTS |
sorry all this is the link and not the one from the last message, steez aurevoir | |
| DATE | Thursday, 23rd March 2006 - 08:59:47 PM | |
| NAME | darren | |
| LOCATION | osw/shropshire | |
| kickflips03@yahoo.co.uk | ||
| URL | http://www.kickflipsskateshop.com | |
COMMENTS |
wicked site!! been skatin since '86' and man was it amazing, dudes today dont realise just how gnarly the scene was back then. i am a married chappy now but made redundant 3 years back so i did what i always wanted to do and opened a small skateshop! we started a clothing brand too its called FEEL so check the site for the latest news and availability!! i also used to skate with Rowley around 1990 ish he used to come down from liverpool to the park we built he was a skin head back then and 4 foot tall but still hard as nails ! nothing changes iether, keep it good guys and well done!! | |
| DATE | Friday, 3rd February 2006 - 07:39:22 PM | |
| NAME | paul | |
| LOCATION | rochdale | |
| m24paul3@hotmail.com | ||
COMMENTS |
Yeah cool,great stories gotta get a board together again alva re-issue trackers red kryps i think. the last time i had this set up i let some geek have a go he fell off and a car snapped the beautifull alva in half, wont be doin that again !! what about the yellow pacer board and the all black alley cat similar to a fibreflex ,yandall,brewer,keep surfin ace site oh i dont suppose any one has any nos white traknologys ah well | |
| DATE | Thursday, 29th December 2005 - 01:16:40 AM | |
| NAME | karl preston | |
| LOCATION | islington | |
| estarae@hotmail | ||
COMMENTS |
Hi to all ya'll too many to mention but if you was at South Bank,Skate City,Meanwhile,Harrow,Rolling Thunder etc You will remember me but don,t call me Mushy.If You Skated in Kidderminster,Birmingham,Woking,HemelHampstead,Kettering,T amworth,Farnham,GuildFord,Romford,Waltham Cross,And that one in the Safari Park,Then you Will Remember the day london skaters came to town....L.S.D. One more thing best skateboarding moment recently was photo in first dogtown movie of Tony Alva in Trafalger Square, I recognised Trucks R.I.P., Sticks, Jingles and Gilbert,Some Badass Brothers to be sure Long Live The SouthBank. | |
| DATE | Sunday, 6th November 2005 - 01:28:49 AM | |
| NAME | Hervé Berthou | |
| LOCATION | Bordeaux, France | |
| trashproduktion@yahoo.fr | ||
COMMENTS |
Thank you for your site, i came back to 15 years old.
I'm 42 years old, riding slalom boards since 77. I begin my collection, i'm looking for fibreflex, santacruz, quiksilver decks. Let me know if you sell some or know where to buy. Tks Hervé trashproduktion@yahoo.fr | |
| DATE | Monday, 31st October 2005 - 11:36:46 AM | |
| NAME | shaun larrington | |
| LOCATION | dunstable | |
| shaun.larrington@ntlworld.com | ||
COMMENTS |
Just reaching 40 still rode my red krys and acs500 with fibre deck till i broke my leg 8 months ago but i'll be back!
Anyone used to ride at the california skatepark in Dunstable?? Used to be the california ballroom berore they concreted it in 198? | |
| DATE | Thursday, 27th October 2005 - 06:22:00 PM | |
| NAME | Sean | |
| LOCATION | Surrey | |
| bskdoyle@hotmail.com | ||
COMMENTS |
Anybody got any new/old yellow or green alley cat wheels to sell? Or a full board, trucks etc? | |
| DATE | Monday, 19th September 2005 - 08:58:16 AM | |
| NAME | ant liddell | |
| LOCATION | suffolk | |
| antliddell@yahoo.co.uk | ||
COMMENTS |
still got my original board from 1980 complete wiyh red kryps acs651 s and slalom board. still gets used by my kids though. happy boarding | |
| DATE | Sunday, 4th September 2005 - 10:30:33 AM | |
| NAME | Simon Halley | |
| LOCATION | United Kingdom | |
| pompeyfan@fratton23.fsworld.co.uk | ||
| URL | http://www.phatblue.com | |
COMMENTS |
Great Site! Great memories! Only now nearing 40 do I look back to those wonderful days of care free innocence. Started skating in 1977 and continued well into my teens. Most of my time was spent at The Barn in Southwick just outside of Brighton - endless summer days bowl and pool riding. How I regret ever throwing away my board: Jeremy Henderson deck, Tracker Full Tracks and white Bones - they were the dogs! I wonder what Steve Kelner, Mark Baker and Phil Earl are doing now? | |
| DATE | Monday, 11th July 2005 - 08:08:59 PM | |
| NAME | Mark Titcombe (aka Mr Rad) | |
| LOCATION | Err East Yorkshire knowadays | |
| mark@marktitcombe.com | ||
| URL | http://www.marktitcombe.com | |
COMMENTS |
Great to see a site covering olschool skating, man this brings back some memories. Jason Florio, Davros, Ian Cocking, Don Brider, Mark Abbott (bulky), Lee Bryan where are you all now? | |
| DATE | Thursday, 30th June 2005 - 12:39:51 PM | |
| NAME | Tunnel Skateboards | |
| LOCATION | Santa Monica | |
| info@tunnelskateboards.com | ||
| URL | http://www.tunnelskateboards.com | |
COMMENTS |
Hello!
Love the sight. Just wanted to let everyone know that Tunnel Skateboards is making a comeback. We are currently in the process of re-releasing the Tunnel Rocks wheels and other Tunnel Products from the 70s. Please check out our website at... www.tunnelskateboards.com Thanks! | |
| DATE | Friday, 17th June 2005 - 06:58:20 PM | |
| NAME | FF | |
| LOCATION | Tokyo | |
COMMENTS |
Dude, great site!!! getting nostalgic.
just asked my mom to send me my old GT Coyote II which has been resting in their basement since the early 80's | |
| DATE | Friday, 17th June 2005 - 06:08:15 AM | |
| NAME | Stephan | |
| LOCATION | Monroe/Shreveport, LA | |
| SSpence@cox-internet.com | ||
COMMENTS |
Way cool site Pete,
Skated back in the day, believe it or not in Monroe, Louisiana at the college stadium. 1974-1979. Picked up this great chick boarding back in the summer of 1977 in Panama City Beach, FL. Still have some cool pix of us w/ the board. All I have left is a 1975 Chessy Grentec, found in my mother's attic this past Christmas. All the wheels are shot. My rad boards went into the wind over the years, my younger brother and friends waisted them. If anyone knows where I can find some of the Grentec ball bearing wheels, let me know. Would like to rebuild and ride and then maybe get a better board of the era and do a few 360's. Thanks again, Stephan | |
| DATE | Sunday, 12th June 2005 - 11:25:06 PM | |
| NAME | SK | |
| LOCATION | NJ | |
| skrentz@verizon.net | ||
COMMENTS |
I'm 41 and still have my Jim Muir DogTown board. Tracker trucks and Kriptonic 65s. Did some 360s not to long ago and took out a load of garbage cans. ooops! Dig it! | |
| DATE | Monday, 30th May 2005 - 10:44:01 PM | |
| NAME | Stu Mackinnon | |
| LOCATION | Swansea, Wales | |
| stu_mackinnon@yahoo.co.uk | ||
COMMENTS |
Hey - cool site!! Brings back such 'rad' memories. I used to skate from 84 - 91 and was there when the whole bones brigade thing kicked off. Tommy Guerrero signed my converse at morfa and nearly took some racist dudes head off. Mike McGill pulled off a few McTwists and the whole day was top notch.
I had so many decks, but the ones i remember are Jason Jesse, Bonite Tony Hawk, Jeff Sims (the worst deck i had) usually rode on indies or gullwings with some really coned slimeballs or oj2's !!!! God i feel old. Im gonna buy another deck and just do some slideys and some small ollies for the rest of my days. Peace, Stu | |
| DATE | Monday, 23rd May 2005 - 05:20:37 PM | |
| NAME | Jaycey | |
| LOCATION | East London | |
| jaycey@gmail.com | ||
COMMENTS |
Stuff like this almost brings tears to my eyes, what a time it was! I used to ride Mad Dog Bowl (Old Kent Road) Rolling Thunder, 'ROM', The fibreglass Park @ Tottenham Hale and Meanwhile 1 & 2 @ Kensal Rise. Now 36 and DESPERATLY seeking a Sablosky or Henderson benjy board, also set of Trackers or maybe Independants and a set of Bones (dont know what they were called but they were White with Red writing??
If anyone can help please mail me, also looking for pics taken at the Mad dog Bowl. Love the site and will come back often! Many Thanks | |
| DATE | Tuesday, 22nd February 2005 - 04:04:25 PM | |
| NAME | Karsten | |
COMMENTS |
I was a little kid when I started skateboarding back in the 70's and I couldn't even remember the names of all the companies whose stuff I rode back then. Seeing the pics of them Road Rider 2 wheels brings back memories that are beyond description: I can recall how it felt to push bearings into these wheels and how they smelt when they were new ... Thx for building this site. Want to see them Gullwing Phoenix trucks and the Hobie "Radical Terrain Model" again!
Karsten | |
| DATE | Tuesday, 8th February 2005 - 11:30:56 PM | |
| NAME | Paul Hanson | |
| LOCATION | London | |
| paul.hanson@talk21.com | ||
COMMENTS |
what an awsome site. Do not give up your cataloging we owe this to future generations. I use to skate at skatestar in Guildford and Rolling thunder somewhere near brentford I think now. Had a benjy board John Sablosky,Tracker extracks,White yo-yos. Sadly lost in a flat move 15 years ago. My wife thinks I'm mad for spending an hour looking at skateboard wheels on the web... | |
| DATE | Wednesday, 15th December 2004 - 11:42:09 PM | |
| NAME | MT | |
| LOCATION | www.skateboardpimp.com | |
| mtheadspace@yahoo.com | ||
| URL | http://www.skateboardpimp.com | |
COMMENTS |
I always keep an eye on this site as it has a great layout, keep up the great work Pete! | |
| DATE | Wednesday, 10th November 2004 - 01:45:26 AM | |
| NAME | Paul Gartside | |
| LOCATION | Oldham | |
| piccallopaul@msn.com | ||
COMMENTS |
Hi there all skaters of the E.S.A from 1980 -84.
Had some great times at colne, Kiddy bradpipe and Livingston. I think I was nick named spiderman. I was first to do a frontside Olly at the 80 Kiddy comp. | |
| DATE | Thursday, 30th September 2004 - 08:38:26 PM | |
| NAME | Rob J | |
| LOCATION | Basingstoke UK | |
| rob@psylins.co.uk | ||
| URL | http://www.psylins.co.uk | |
COMMENTS |
Hi all, cool site, just totally full of nostalgia. Sniff sniff. Had a spin om my daughters deck today, 1st time for 25 years. Wow, why did i wait this long!!! I'm not knocking the webmaster, but is the site ever going to get finished? Time i spose. How about a forum? Exchange views, advice etc with other 35+ year olds. Hehe. Anyone got a set of original Kryptonics preferably red or Alley Cats any colour they want to sell? I'm sure i saw the Alley's in blue once? Can only hope i spose!! Any 1 know what the equivelant modern wheels of the above would be? Sorry to ask so much, but where else can i ask about these things? The net is lacking on this memory lane nostalgia. Really needs a forum. I may be able to help out with one if required!! Lifes a bummer. i struggled to afford a set of kryptonics when i was a kid, I'd probably struggle to afford a set of 70's originals today!!! | |
| DATE | Sunday, 29th August 2004 - 01:59:09 AM | |
| NAME | Dave | |
| LOCATION | Baltimore, MD USA | |
| davedemarco@yahoo.com | ||
| URL | http://www.davedemarco.com | |
COMMENTS |
Pete,
Outstanding site! I'm getting back in after a 20 year absence. Where on earth do you find all this stuff? I'm desperately trying to rebuild my classic '78 board which I no longer have: Bunger deck, 70mm bottle green Kryps and Trucker full trucks. Currently riding a Seabreeze deck w/ 60mm green fluorescent Kryps and Oak trucks. Would love to talk to anyone who can help my in my quest, as well as any US (Maryland specifically) riders looking to get back into it and go for a skate. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Dave | |
| DATE | Tuesday, 3rd August 2004 - 07:46:28 AM | |
| NAME | Peter Trevor | |
| LOCATION | Grantham | |
| petert1965@hotmail.com | ||
COMMENTS |
Rat house local here,still skating.
When the rat house closed we moved the whole lot to a secluded wood near lincoln, but the weather & some robbing gits trashed it. Now we have a new park in Grantham, check it out www.gzone.org.uk | |
| DATE | Wednesday, 19th May 2004 - 01:22:08 PM | |
| NAME | Paul Sayer | |
| LOCATION | Suffolk | |
| paulsayer@tesco.net | ||
COMMENTS |
Top site , totally stoked by the pictures.
Bought back some great memories, 38 and just started to skate again, as long as i can get over the " look at that old guiser, what does he look like". Look forward to the completion of the other stuff. Thanks | |
| DATE | Saturday, 17th April 2004 - 07:21:46 AM | |
| NAME | i@n | |
| LOCATION | Cornwall UK | |
| iantnutz@aol.com | ||
COMMENTS |
Hey ! Well done for collecting and keeping the old stuff.....I still have my Bahne Slalom deck w/Bahne pressed steel trucks originally supplied with Yellow Alley Cats...a great combo especially for handstands (also got larger green Alleycats too)
Keep Street surfin guys...grow old disgracefully like me Ha Ha :o) | |
| DATE | Wednesday, 10th March 2004 - 11:07:28 PM | |
| NAME | Neil Buchan-Grant | |
| LOCATION | York | |
| nbg@tiffanybadges.co.uk | ||
COMMENTS |
One of the best sites I have ever come accross on the Web. I've seen stuff I had forgotten I owned! Brings back great memories, I am looking forward to its completion. | |
| DATE | Tuesday, 9th March 2004 - 12:32:12 AM | |
| NAME | rod | |
COMMENTS |
Hi Peter, I can't find your email,can you drop me a mail?
Thanks | |
| DATE | Wednesday, 25th February 2004 - 12:28:02 PM | |
| NAME | Martin | |
| LOCATION | Sweden | |
| juiceknacker@hotmail.com | ||
COMMENTS |
Hi a little question!
I have a complete alley cat skateboard and a never used Gordon & Smith warptail skateboard (very old model) anyone knows what they are worth if i would sell it to someone? | |
| DATE | Saturday, 14th February 2004 - 02:10:04 PM | |
| NAME | Jack Banyard | |
| LOCATION | slough | |
| jack@sk8erz.co.uk | ||
COMMENTS |
Gettin back into sk8in after 25yr break now streetluging also. | |
| DATE | Thursday, 12th February 2004 - 03:34:10 PM | |
| NAME | Phil and Alex Woodhall | |
| LOCATION | Derbyshire | |
| URL | http://hometown.aol.co.uk/Philip%20Woodhall/index.html | |
COMMENTS |
Great site, excellent reference for wheels. Look forward to seeing the rest. Alex is 8 and only rides oldskool. Check his ALVA/ALEX deck at
http://hometown.aol.co.uk/Philip%20Woodhall/index.html | |
| DATE | Thursday, 5th February 2004 - 09:03:49 PM | |
| NAME | Phil and Alex Woodhall | |
| LOCATION | Derbyshire | |
COMMENTS |
http://hometown.aol.co.uk/Philip%20Woodhall/index.html | |
| DATE | Thursday, 5th February 2004 - 09:01:04 PM | |
| NAME | ed kevill-davies | |
| LOCATION | london | |
| edkevill@hotmail.com | ||
COMMENTS |
Hey, great site!!
I'm making a documentary at the moment about the Westbourne park skatescene and how it contributed to the British skate scene generally. I'm looking basically to give a history of the meanwhile skateparks with interviews, old footage and pictures and stuff. I need as much help as i can get as you can imagine so anyone who's interested let me know asap! I want to get in touch with members of London Skate Dominates and chat to them so if anyone can help with anything i would be most grateful. If you ysed to skate there let me know. Cheers! Ed | |
| DATE | Monday, 6th October 2003 - 05:12:02 PM | |
| NAME | dave cornell | |
| LOCATION | swindon/england | |
| charisecornell@hotmail.com | ||
COMMENTS |
great site. cant wait to see the rest. do you or anyone else remember flexello flames ? these are wheels from the late 70s made by my father at flexello casters & wheels in highworth, near swindon, wiltshire, england. i remember having loads at home, and all the local skaters wanting to buy sets(at discount prices !) unfortunatley over to years everything i ever had to do with skateboarding has gone. amazing what marraige does to a man !. including all my wheels. if i remember correctly flexello flames were quite a good wheel, but they didnt last long in manufacture. any adverts in your magazines ? i cant find anything on the net about them. i will endever to pump the old man for info and maybe source a set from a contact. | |
| DATE | Wednesday, 24th September 2003 - 10:17:42 PM | |
| NAME | Pete | |
| LOCATION | Caifornia, USA | |
| pkrame@sbcglobal.net | ||
COMMENTS |
Best 70's site yet. Great pics. Vintage gear. Looking forward to seeing it all. | |
| DATE | Thursday, 18th September 2003 - 03:16:57 AM | |
| NAME | Nigel Poole | |
| LOCATION | Derbyshire, England | |
| nigel.poole1@btinternet.com | ||
| URL | http://www.btinternet.com | |
COMMENTS |
Excellent Site and quality photo's.
I am currently in mid-life crises mode and being nostalgic about the skatepark in darley-dale near matlock in the summer of 1977. | |
| DATE | Wednesday, 3rd September 2003 - 10:58:25 AM | |
| NAME | hugh regalado | |
| LOCATION | california, usa | |
| hugh308@yahoo.com | ||
| URL | http://www.hugh308.com | |
COMMENTS |
WOW!!!!!!!!!! | |
| DATE | Thursday, 28th August 2003 - 02:37:07 AM | |
| NAME | Steven Potter | |
| LOCATION | Chester-le-Street | |
| fios1@aol.com | ||
| URL | http://www.geocities.com/onefios/ | |
COMMENTS |
Canny site! Am heartened to see folk my age, having another go at skating, and hope to find out that there are others like me, 30 year old, really bad skaters (I can't do many tricks!) but would like to improve! Keep it up lads and lasses!! | |
| DATE | Thursday, 7th August 2003 - 06:45:47 PM | |
| NAME | Johnny Chingas | |
| LOCATION | Hermosa Beach, CA | |
| johnny_chingas_90254@yahoo.com | ||
COMMENTS |
great site! Finish what ya started! Any bits or pieces for sale? I'm looking for Gyro double conical wheels and Sims Snakes/Comp II conicals. I have stuff for trade as well. Cheers! | |
| DATE | Monday, 4th August 2003 - 07:53:32 AM | |
| NAME | Tony Hallam | |
| LOCATION | Down under | |
| tony@iceit.com.au | ||
| URL | http://iceit.com.au | |
COMMENTS |
Hi Kev, I don't know if we ever met, but I was a local at the Rat house in '83 whilst I was visiting the UK from Australia for six months, I used to come across with the Nottingham boys mainly on the weekend, I was to young to drive and I remember the train sucked.
I still have some of the hand made stickers that either Pete Trevor or Lee Bryan gave me. They were great sessions and awesome times, Lee used to rip that place, I remember learning the variel boneless on that ramp. I have a few shots from the ramp from those days. Great memories, Tony. | |
| DATE | Thursday, 19th June 2003 - 01:24:09 AM | |
| NAME | Huw Williams | |
| LOCATION | Chester Le Street, Co. Durham | |
| h.t.williams@talk21.com | ||
COMMENTS |
One of a VERY small number of UK (oldschool) sites that I have been able to find. Keep it up! Listen, where are all the people that used to skate? There must be other guys my age, in their 30s, who'd love to get back on The Board. Let us know if you are still skating (and where), then perhaps the rest of us can join in.
PS. some awsome stuff on the extreme sports channel if you haven't seen it. How someone produces a list of sites that us guys would enjoy? | |
| DATE | Wednesday, 18th June 2003 - 08:25:22 PM | |
| NAME | ole git skater | |
| LOCATION | essex | |
| dwe007@aol.com | ||
COMMENTS |
great site cant wait till finish...does anyone know where i can find out about DARK GREEN 70MM STAR TRACS,THEY WERE NEVER CLEAR..AND LOBO MAHONANY PATHFINDER DECKS BOTH FROM 76/77........ 38 and i can stiil daffy and took 6 yr old son to the south bank last week.......THERE STILL AT IT!!!!!!so was we!!!!! | |
| DATE | Sunday, 8th June 2003 - 10:37:56 AM | |
| NAME | KEV RANYARD | |
| LOCATION | HORNCASTLE | |
| kevin.ranyard@talk21.com | ||
COMMENTS |
Nice to see some old names especially Lee Bryan. Any Rat House regulars out there? Get in touch. Remember when Tony Alva came down to skate and we were all at school/work. Keep the faith Kev. | |
| DATE | Wednesday, 4th June 2003 - 03:08:10 AM | |
| NAME | ian | |
| LOCATION | south yorks uk | |
| ianwood2002@aol.com | ||
COMMENTS |
Great site man.Was syrfin web for sims pure juice pics & google threw your site up.Brill pics,great collection.I rode OJ's, California slaloms & wanted Fibreflex teamrider but couldn't afford.I've got a reissue teamrider from surrey skates, trascker sixtracks & clear 65mm Kryptonics,rides wicked.Can't wait so see completed site.Nice work m8 | |
| DATE | Tuesday, 3rd June 2003 - 10:02:24 PM | |
| NAME | Greaser Leo | |
| LOCATION | North London | |
| leo@greaser.com | ||
| URL | http://www.greaser.com | |
COMMENTS |
What a big stinking load of skateboard shit.
Skateboarders are good, in-line skaters are gimps. Long live the wheel, god save the wheel. skate drunk and wear bruises like medals. i used to have a vision gator. i covered the deck in whisky labels and did the grip tape over the top like the shape of a bottle of whiskey, in the middle as the label it had a sexy lady. 10 years on - I just got a new deck and dropped my old arse in for the first time last week. - on a 6 foot ramp. can you send me those green wheels, they are speaking to me. cheers. | |
| DATE | Friday, 11th April 2003 - 04:32:09 PM | |
| NAME | Keith | |
| LOCATION | Slough/Windsor | |
| ipreferebayuk@yahoo.co.uk | ||
| URL | http://www.aoyd74.dsl.pipex.com/ | |
COMMENTS |
This is a really nice site and with lots of good material, too. When it's more complete it'll be superb! All the best, Keith | |
| DATE | Wednesday, 19th March 2003 - 11:54:27 AM | |
| NAME | rob | |
| LOCATION | hatfield, | |
| spagettihoops@aol.com | ||
COMMENTS |
great site, great photography dude! its good to see other people with as much dedication!! if any 1 wants to meet up and ride, or know of any skateable hills in the hatfield/ st. albans area give us a shout! p.s. amazing new longboard / oldschool board shop in st. albans!!!!! it goes by the name of conspiracy, pay them a visit if you'r in town!! | |
| DATE | Thursday, 27th February 2003 - 05:00:38 PM | |
| NAME | Ian | |
| LOCATION | Stourbridge | |
| ian@ity.co.uk | ||
COMMENTS |
Fantastic site, you have all my dream wheels. I'm currently riding my 78/79 BB John Sablosky with Cal Slalom trucks and Sims Snake Conicals. I'm going to build a new board so I can return mine to the wall (I can't see the point in damaging it). I've been offered some Bones Parkriders (my dream wheel back in the 70's). Am I going to find them as slow as my Sims? I've found I ride much better with modern wheels because of speed (and the reduced effort in a half-pipe). I'll be building something like a Death Box Wentzle Ruml. With trackers and either the Bones or something like ABEC11 No Schoolzs. Advice anyone? Once again, great site, and great pack shots. | |
| DATE | Thursday, 27th February 2003 - 01:10:45 AM | |
| NAME | JOE | |
| LOCATION | Overijse | |
| joe_p_torrez@hotmail.com | ||
COMMENTS |
I am a first time visitor. This looks like t great site to bad its not done yet. Can you give us any idea of when you will have finished the next part. I realize that this takes time and effort but I am impatient to see whats next | |
| DATE | Wednesday, 12th February 2003 - 01:45:08 PM | |
| NAME | David | |
| LOCATION | Cornwall | |
| david@laplage.co.uk | ||
COMMENTS |
Any chance of Buying/Borrowing the wheel moulds to do some pouring we are a board manufacturer in the uk making long and slalem boards looking to pour wheels we already have the formula!!!! please contact me Thanks | |
| DATE | Monday, 10th February 2003 - 06:54:34 PM | |
| NAME | Pete | |
| LOCATION | Essex | |
| pete@creativecs.co.uk | ||
COMMENTS |
Its great to find a cool UK based retro skateboard site.
I too have a full set Skateboard magazines (with binder!!) I have lost most of my original gear but still have my ACS651's and a set of green Kryptonic 60mm. I am sure that my Red Kryps and Trackers are around somewhere. Keep up the good work. | |
| DATE | Thursday, 6th February 2003 - 02:55:17 PM | |
| NAME | Guy | |
| Guy734@yahoo.com | ||
COMMENTS |
This is one cool site | |
| DATE | Monday, 27th January 2003 - 10:53:40 AM | |
| NAME | David | |
| David790@yahoo.com | ||
COMMENTS |
Enjoyed my visit and I'll pass the word around | |
| DATE | Thursday, 2nd January 2003 - 04:32:41 PM | |
| NAME | B Ramirez | |
| LOCATION | Houston, Texas | |
| lowcab@houston.rr.com | ||
COMMENTS |
Great site, I look forward to seeing more updates. I was fortunate enough to be living and skating in Southern Calif. during the late seventies and early eighties. during this time I got to skate with some guys who wound up being pretty famous. I lived close to Santa Barbara where the Sims team was from. Our area shops were the first to have Sims merchandise. Yes the first Sims wheels did smell like some kind of Cranberry/Cherry smell. I still ride a little as now my son has taken up skateboarding. I might as well pass it on. The board I rode during the late seventies was a Wes H Dogtown model with tracker mid tracks and the green Sims Snakes which were the best wheels ever, not this new hard wheel crap of today. Skateboarding has lost its mellow edge that it once had...sorry it is gone...preserved by few. Enjoy your ride...skate on! | |
| DATE | Saturday, 28th December 2002 - 12:41:56 AM | |
| NAME | pelleplast | |
| LOCATION | sweden | |
| pelleplast2@hotmail.com | ||
COMMENTS |
EXELENT site!!!!!!!! I just love the kryptonics wheels!
any one who got cx-66 in yellow purple or green for sale?? and c-60c-65 c-70 in all colour?? Thanx for this wonderfule site | |
| DATE | Saturday, 14th December 2002 - 11:36:41 AM | |
| NAME | Tim Gill | |
| LOCATION | Cleethorpes | |
| timgill@ntlworld.com | ||
COMMENTS |
I remember the Cherry Comp well ,maybe Lees mum finally paid off the phone bill .Does anybody know where any of the other Rat House Locals are ?
Great site by the way. | |
| DATE | Wednesday, 4th December 2002 - 06:37:44 PM | |
| NAME | Joe | |
| Joe561@yahoo.com | ||
COMMENTS |
Hi! I am here to say hello and you have a great site! ! | |
| DATE | Sunday, 1st December 2002 - 10:48:45 AM | |
| NAME | Matt Sefton | |
| LOCATION | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| matt@red-hot-poker.com | ||
| URL | http://www.red-hot-poker.com | |
COMMENTS |
I'm currently in plaster having broken my wrist on the mini-ramp at Hartlepool (not having skated for 20 or so years!), so I was delighted to find your site after trawling through an awful lot of old skool dross that's out there on t'internet! It's great to see a site put together with so much love and care (and knowledge) so please keep going! I'm 36 and going through a major nostalgia trip at the moment. Unfortunately I no longer have any of the gear I used in the 70's and 80's (including a Dogtown Jim Muir bought from Tynemouth Plaza skatepark, Trackers, Kryptonic conicals, a Surrey Skateboards pig deck, etc), but I do have the pics of me in the full pipe at Plymouth from summer holidays long ago to keep the memories alive! Can't wait for your magazine collection to go up as well. Oh well, back to do Google searches for Dread decks, John Sablosky, Tynemouth Plaza and the Mere pool at Scarborough :) | |
| DATE | Monday, 30th September 2002 - 09:56:18 AM | |
| NAME | matt | |
| LOCATION | munich | |
| mrr01@gmx.net | ||
| URL | http://www.mad-mat-skates.com | |
COMMENTS |
uuups posted a wrong email address last time,
hope you will soon continue with your work on the site Matt | |
| DATE | Monday, 23rd September 2002 - 01:59:03 PM | |
| NAME | Gary Hornby | |
| LOCATION | So. Cal. USA | |
| grhornby@cox.net | ||
COMMENTS |
Great Krypto page!!!!!! Excellent layout. | |
| DATE | Saturday, 21st September 2002 - 08:21:14 PM | |
| NAME | paul haines | |
| LOCATION | Brighton, East Sussex | |
| retaliateuk69@yahoo.com | ||
| URL | http://www.urbanation.co.uk | |
COMMENTS |
EVERYBODY get to Urban Nation at The Brighton Centre on September the 13-14th! It is going to be amazing!!!
They have Skateboard and DJ competitions, which anyone can enter and they are giving away some fantastic prizes, including clothes, huge cash prizes and even a pair of professional turntables from none other than VESTAX!! As well as an indoor market, for all your shopping needs! GET YOUR TICKET NOW! go to www.urbanation.co.uk NOW for more information! | |
| DATE | Wednesday, 28th August 2002 - 09:14:49 PM | |
| NAME | Matt R. | |
| LOCATION | Munich | |
| mrr73@gmx.net | ||
COMMENTS |
What a superb site !! For your Info, The Vision Batman wheels were indeed limited and came always toghether with the deck. There were two colors, black and white, issued 1989.
Just have thrown a set (deck and wheels) in ebay.com as well as a bunch of 70ies wheels. email me if you like better pics of these wheels. Matt | |
| DATE | Thursday, 22nd August 2002 - 09:17:40 PM | |
| NAME | Tim Walker | |
| LOCATION | Bradford UK | |