The Story of Grind King Trucks: Celebrities, Murder, Money Laundering, Wealth, And Much More!

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Жыл бұрын

This week we dive into the absolutely insane back story of Grind King Trucks. It's a story of success, failure, wealth, power, drug dealers, murder, and so much more! Grab some popcorn and buckle up, because this is the craziest brand story we've ever told!
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@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

What's kind of trucks are you currently riding? AND What brand should we do an episode on next?!

@a.nahtanoj Жыл бұрын

Tensor all day.

@NYRAD02 Жыл бұрын

Im On Tensor Maglights ATG 5.5s ❤️🤘🏻and maybe do a episode on Dwindle ? Worried about the availability of all the brands

@port-a-memes4291 Жыл бұрын

i ride thunder

@Lucas.stalcup Жыл бұрын

I used to own a pair of grind King trucks exactly like the first pair of you showed the silver with the red and black base plate or whatever color it is I'm color blind

@blaiseanddestroy Жыл бұрын

Silver trucks

@clokwize Жыл бұрын

Grindkings were definitely my favorite trucks. Extremely light and durable. I was so upset when they stopped making them. Glad to see that they're coming back!

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

🙏 🙏 🙏

@sandhanitizer15 Жыл бұрын

Oh my god, the entire Von Dutch phase lmao... I can honestly and proudly say that no, I've never worn anything from Von Dutch.

@printisdead1983 Жыл бұрын

This dude obviously knows how to market and all that good shit everything he touches he knows ...man..im glad grind king is BACK AND STILL AROUND

@LoVeAmBiEnT Жыл бұрын

Donald is a good friend of mine. He just sent me a few new pairs of his new designs. They are my fav trucks for sure. He’s doing great by the way

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Got to chat with him a bunch making this clip! Great dude and amazing inventor! Excited Grind King is back, stoked to see what's to come!

@LoVeAmBiEnT Жыл бұрын

@@ShredzShop oh nice. Ya. Great guy. For sure.

@notprochris Жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah! Thank you so much for this one. I've been rocking Grind King king pins since the early 90's because they were the only king pin that could handle the bullshit abuse I was doing back then. That was a pretty wild ride of a story you just laid out. Also, big ups for all those Pitbull's in the background. Nice to see one of my locals out in the wild.

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Stoked you enjoyed!! 🙏

@ramrunsfast Жыл бұрын

This was probably the best video editing I've seen so far from you guys as well as the great storytelling as always.

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Shout out to our editor Joel for really stepping up the editing on this one! 🙏 🙏

@snarevox Жыл бұрын

@@ShredzShop i really enjoyed the video.. but i wanted to comment on, or actually ask you a question about something i noticed.. the von dutch wikipedia doesnt say anything about donald casell5j being involved in the company, not initially, or at all. i dont know how accurate it all is and i was hoping you might comment on the overall accuracy of the wikipedia article, because i simply love giving wikipedia an earful whenever i find out they were wrong about something.. heres what it says: _Beginning of the company In the 1990s, art collector Ed Boswell began selling Von Dutch patches at Los Angeles art shows, having procured the rights to the Von Dutch name from Howard's daughters. He met former drug dealer Michael Cassel and competitive surfer Bobby Vaughn at a trade show, and they decided to go into business together, initially deciding to create an apparel line of garage-themed jeans and workwear. Cassel and Vaughn eventually bought Boswell out of the company, and brought in entrepreneur Tonny Sørensen as CEO and investor. Sørensen hired Christian Audigier in 2002 to design for the brand. Audigier came up with the trucker hat, inspired by classic Americana such as Marlon Brando's motorcycle cap in The Wild One._ looking forward to hearing from you.. thanks either way!

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

@@snarevox Yea I think it might just be cause the Wiki kinda skips over the start in 2 sentences. It says Mike bought out the name, but in reality it was Mike buying the name with Donald's GK money. Its weird Donald isn't listed because he is one of the main characters in "the curse of Von Dutch" documentary, which is the most comprehensive look at the brand (goes much deeper than Wiki). If you watch it he's in a headlamp sitting at a desk with Grind Kings on it (he's also in the trailer).

@snarevox Жыл бұрын

@@ShredzShop i might hafta get in there and get the brother his wikipedia props.. id hafta figure out how to word it and if its a big addition, point to a reliable second hand source.. ill meditate on it.

@mpawli10 Жыл бұрын

The first brand I ever skated.. I loved these. Paired with my alien workshop deck, I thought it was the absolute coolest setup possible

@rasheedpratt3229 Жыл бұрын

Grind king and a mini termite deck was the ultimate set up back in the day. Good old days

@carpo719 Жыл бұрын

That Kingpin was epic, I remember when those came out and we all went down and saw them at the skate shop in Portland. They were desirable but a little expensive. We got some and they were great

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

That's epic! What shop was around in Portland back then?

@romeisfallingagain Жыл бұрын

i had absolutely no idea about any of this. thank you for the history lesson. happy new year shredz

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!! We appreciate it!! 🙏 🙌

@CptCool-xt8ht Жыл бұрын

Great video,. Y'all should make this story into a movie.

@TheWaterboarders Жыл бұрын

I remember GrindKing bolts when they came out. We took one look and swapped the bolts on our Independents round. At least you get to use the same wrench. I ride a Bennet now, with a precision bearing.

@ComeRee Жыл бұрын

I just want to thank you all at Shredz for doing what you do. I can't skate anymore due to health problems, but the skater inside has never left me - where - your great quality content not only helps me re-live nostalgia of what I once knew, but also provides so much more in information that it's constantly an edifying experience! Keep doing what you do - you magnificent bastards! Cariad fawr o Gymru - Much love from Wales #SkateOrDie

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

🙏🙏 hyped you enjoy the vids!! Thanks for the kind words! 🙌

@ComeRee Жыл бұрын

@@ShredzShop Love everything about them! Keep kicking flips and popping tales ;)

@jebgordon6608 Жыл бұрын

I remember mail ordering a set of the kingpin after seeing an ad in Thrasher. The kingpins were great, but their truck had a hanger cracking problem. The cut me off the lifetime warranty on the trucks after I sent a bunch of sets back. I did the like the Bridgebolts those were great, my set lasted years.

@wannabeskateboards Жыл бұрын

I saw the documentary on Von Dutch and was amazed how connected things can be in the skateboard community. Love it.

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Don has a crazy story! Excited to see what’s to come!!

@rutlandcitybikes9729 Жыл бұрын

You guys put together the best shows with so much info!! I appreciate it. Cause I've skated since 84 and never payed attention. And I skate thunders!! Nothing is better!! 😤

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the vid!! They're lots of work but we love making em! 🙏

@sirchezdreammachine5112 Жыл бұрын

I skate thunder now too but I remember early 90s my friend had a pair and they were super top heavy like made you pop extra high like a heavy feeling when popping but light in the air hard to explain always remembered my first time skating them

@ariekanibalie Жыл бұрын

Too soon perhaps, but I'm already looking forward to the Shredz Shop video on Dwindle. Said it before, but these are some of the best-researched, edited and presented videos about skateboarding out there, much love and keep up the great work!

@Jugar Жыл бұрын

I was a flow rider for Grind King it was fun while it lasted and I was stoked to be on the same team as Jeron Wilson

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Dude! Totally missed Jeron in this vid! So many big names on the team over the years...

@Jugar Жыл бұрын

@@ShredzShop I know man, I believe Daniel Castillo was also a part of it

@sudo9866 Жыл бұрын

Yes I can confirm that they were both on

@jessevelazquez9345 Жыл бұрын

Great video man thank you for shedding more light on the origin and history or grind king 👏😤

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! 👑

@eigengrau1 Жыл бұрын

Very nice recap. Love to see how the quality and channel evolves; Best wishes from Germany.

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Glad you enjoy the vids!! 🙏🙌

@nunyabusiness9056 Жыл бұрын

Control and grind-wise i was in love with grind king trucks as a kid. Problem was that i was 6'4 and liked to go big. As great as they were they were the weakest of the big 3. I broke about 3 pairs of them before i switched back to venture which i didn't care for that much. Broke a pair of those and went over to independent. They were always too heavy for my tastes but they were tanks. Unbreakable.

@vperkv6554 Жыл бұрын

7:43. The employee was the head of security for transferring the actual winning tickets from the company tht made all the mcdonald's monopoly ( and their other prizes for tht matter) to distributing them around the country

@dieseldabz7104 Жыл бұрын

I remember GrindKing very well from late 80's into early 90's when I first started skating as a kid. Their trucks were revolutionary and innovative at the time as nobody else made anything even remotely similar in design. I'm glad still have my originals from my childhood on a old Powell deck. Gaurantee these made in Chinaland GK aren't same quality as the originals made in the USA

@jeffreysnewton Жыл бұрын

Great vid. You guys putting Alberta on the map! I might actually consider riding some new Grind Kings for shits and giggles.

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Hyped you enjoy the vids!! 🙏 🙌

@derekgatzxx Жыл бұрын

grind king was the top truck to me and my friends, i never even knew they were clowned on til later. i still have a cracked pair on a old setup i saved.

@patrick_do Жыл бұрын

That was a gnarly one....so many twists and turns in that story

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

A wild ride!!

@Botmatrix Жыл бұрын

Wow, Thank you for the epic video Shredz and Levi!!! The wait was well worth it!! I wish I could give it a hundred likes 😁 It seems like a follow the money story, booms and busts.

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!! 🙏

@tylerbrunton7696 Жыл бұрын

I've got a set of black kre-pers on my wife's board. My trucks are some colourful shop brand, came with a shop complete my wife gifted me.

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

thats epic 🔥 🔥 🔥

@jasondashney Жыл бұрын

WTF!? Von Dutch?! I rode for GK for years during that time and I had no idea. So random. Donald himself put me on the team and he seemed like a really cool guy. I loved the trucks. First ones to have non slip axels and that kingpin was great. Rode for them until I had a career ending injury. Edit: You guys are from Cochrane? Cool. After my run ended I moved to Edmonton for a few years and would go through Cochrane to bypass Calgary when driving from Vancouver. I thought about you guys more recently when I saw RAD in a special theatre showing in Vancouver. Greatest 80's movie. Cheers fellas. Great content.

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy the vids! Dude that’s crazy! We had a 30 year anniversary of rad event here a while back put on by Vans and they flew out a bunch of the old actors! Swing by for a visit if you ever make it back through town!

@drxmxrxm3674 Жыл бұрын

yea the non slip axle was a huge plus next to the king pin. i had a few slip outs with independet back in early 2000s along with a bunch of broken king pins...

@-Anthracite Жыл бұрын

Man its so cool to hear about radrat getting his props he does so much for skateboarding for so long has a small audience but delivers quality as if he had millions of subscribers and the only other time i heard him being mentioned was when jamie thomas was pissy about something dude is a big part of skateboarding history

@joelgodrimedia Жыл бұрын

I love that Gene Simmons was trying to make a kids show 🤣 This whole story is super interesting!

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

🔥 🔥 🔥

@bittmanbobby Жыл бұрын

F Gene Simmons

@shatnerhasselhoff Жыл бұрын

He did eventually.

@tyrel6732 Жыл бұрын

I remember seeing "my dad the rockstar" on tv when I was younger 😅

@emperortrevornorton3119 Жыл бұрын

Gene Simmons is the worst member of KISS but it would be weird and probably not quite kid safe entertainment

@joelandlilylandon Жыл бұрын

Had no idea and absolutely loved the content. My first pair of trucks were GK in the 90’s. Gold base, so light. Ground down to the axle. Loved listening. Thank you!

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Right on! Stoked you enjoyed the vid, Thanks for the comment!

@Shredxcam22 Жыл бұрын

I got 3 pairs of disruptors. They warrantied a set when my king pin broke. Such a sick brand and truck.

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

🔥 🔥 🔥

@BoondockGore Жыл бұрын

Great video! Best one yet

@MisterElement Жыл бұрын

I rode a lot of the truck brands in the early to mid 80’s. Bennett, Gullwing, Tracker - all skinny board trucks. When I went to wider boards, I loved my Thunder’s and the logo of the screaming skull! However, once I rode Indy’s I NEVER turned back (other than industry testing I performed in the early 90’s working at High Speed Productions with Venture and Thunder) - I still have my Indy 215’s from that era with the OG Grindking pins in ‘em!

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

That's so sick! Got any interesting stories from the High Speed Prod days? Any interesting Fausto stories?!

@eatassonthefirstdate 8 ай бұрын

holy shit dude u had Indy after the stage 4 advances with GK kingpins?!?!? That's so dope no smith grand hang ups due to kingpin height😅 u had to do a shitload of 50 50s before Indy don't hang up on smiths lol it was a small price to pay

@MisterElement 8 ай бұрын

I certainly do have stories!! Interesting fact; Jake Phelps was the shipping and receiving guy when I started working there!! He went from the bottom ALLLL the way to the top in one gigantic leap!! Fausto was a rad bo$$ as was Ed Riggins!! They were low key and allowed us to pretty much do whatever we wanted to do with the mag…I worked at SLAP Mag…just b4 Big Brother was 1st published so it was an “anything goes” mentality/vibe!! Great memories!!

@btully55 Жыл бұрын

When I lived in cali, don owned a couple warehouse’s near Venice beach. They used to throw massive houseware parties that would go until 8 in the morning. I’ve personally met Don on multiple occasions

@imkingmidas3767 Жыл бұрын

One of my all time Favorite setups was a element feather light deck, grind king trux, speed demon bearings and world industry wheels...

@JonnyDIY Жыл бұрын

I still have a set of OG grind kings on one of my boards. I skated Ventures, Grind Kings and Independents all through the 90s 💕 And I owned 1 Von Dutch tee shirt my aunt bought me for birthday 😆 Cool story thanks for sharing 👍

@mikevee9145 Жыл бұрын

I always rode Indy's and hated on Grind King for no real reason, then I decided to give them a try and loved them. They went out of business shortly after and I went back to riding Indy.

@OGDooshbagg Жыл бұрын

I ride a set of disruptors right now. I rode Krux, Silver, Indy, Tracker and G&S Gullwings and a few other cheaper brands. I always went back to GK's.

@davidlavange301 Жыл бұрын

I love KZfaqrs that put so much work and research behind videos like this keep it up ❤

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

🙏🙏thanks! Glad you enjoyed!

@garyvoigt321 Жыл бұрын

Sick intro. Loved this video and looking forward to more.

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Thanks Gary!! Glad you enjoyed! 🙏

@b1bout2jam3 Жыл бұрын

Guys! Excellent video. I’ve been waiting for this. One of your best yet. Consider making a 14 things you didn’t know about Gonz video!

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

That'd be dope!!

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

@Tele-gram-me-at-ShredzShop FAKE account pleas do not message

@caodesignworks2407 Жыл бұрын

I've been a fan for years. I had the same pair on my cruiser since 2002 (which I think I got them from my friend who got them from his older brother back in 1998). They finally broke around 2018. Just in time to pick up a new pair from the newly reformed company. It was a crazy trip when RR dropped that video to when he announced they were making a comeback

@matthewjames206 Жыл бұрын

A wild ride indeed. This story has a little bit of everything. I'll have to watch the Von Dutch documentary. A pleasure as always 🍻

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Its long but its entertaining!

@NatGreenOnline Жыл бұрын

I sold Grind King at my shop in the 90s and there was a lot you mentioned that I didn't know. You guys went deep for this one!

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nat! Glad you enjoyed! Yea, we sold GK back in the day and I learnt a lot talking to Donald on this vid!

@BigEpinstriping Жыл бұрын

I got on the ground floor when Grind King introduced the hex kingpin; they were awesome! corresponded with them in the early days, lost track of how many early new products/stickers I got from them... so much swag... Never knew about his other exploits, but at the time, they were cool in my eyes, and their products were awesome!

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

It's nice to see companies take chances and try new things! Always respected Gk for trying to do things differently.

@colin19273 Жыл бұрын

So excited for this!!

@streetfightertwo Жыл бұрын

*Grind Kings* were BIG in the 90's

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

HUGE in the 90s! 🔥

@vasectomyfail442 Жыл бұрын

I loved grind king growing up. And they would hook it up if you broke your kingpin or slipped your axles. Got a lot of free GKs back in the day. I was bummed when I couldn’t find em anymore. I eventually got used to regular kingpins. I always sucked at feebles and smiths anyway .

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

thats dope! Those were the glory days, stoked to see em back. Love your handle by the way 😂

@rodjames760 Жыл бұрын

Great edit guys! keep it up

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

🙌🙏

@Vizzacherry Жыл бұрын

Hands down the most well spoken, well edited, and enthralling story I’ve ever seen around skate content! You guys absolutely killed it! 🔥👏

@jeremylamovsky9868 Жыл бұрын

I remember seeing my first grind king ad with Jay Adams. Had a pair too they were great

@markfitzurka9995 10 ай бұрын

Going back through your older videos to see if I missed any. Giving all of them a thumbs up and a comment. I never owned or wore a von duch hat or any von Duch anything.

@ca9968 Жыл бұрын

Grind King kingpins on Tracker Agro trucks...best combo ever, skated that set up for years, until they vanished from the South African market, where I grew up and lived at the time... Bridge Bolts were terrible though, I broke every set I bought within a matter of days...

@breakamane Жыл бұрын

I’ve been doing the same thing but with the tracker B52. Best combo ever.

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Interestingly, when talking to Donald he says Bridge bolts were actually good quality but there were tons of companies knocking them off and the knock offs were terrible, which eventually sunk the idea. We left that section out to shorten the vid, but he's got tons of crazy stories.

@NYRAD02 Жыл бұрын

Thanks guys for this amazing one !!! And i used to have a Von Dutch T-shirt which i loved Much Love Guys !! 🇿🇦🛹🤘🏻❤️

@adamguzzo94 Жыл бұрын

Used to have a set of these on a blind deck probably 20 years ago. I remember they were waaaay lighter than the destructos they replaced.

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

destructos were always super heavy haha

@minter_fab_mafia Жыл бұрын

Very cool!!! I ran grind kings on my boards back when I was skating!!

@mutecommercials Жыл бұрын

Bro, I had a pair of grind kings, I think every old fart skater had a pair at one point, they were by far the fanciest pair of trucks I've ever owned, the base was covered in American flags and I didn't even mind.

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Those graphic Grind King trucks changed the game!

@emperortrevornorton3119 Жыл бұрын

My first rummage sale board had those neat trucks it was the only reason I bought the board that was starting to fall apart replaced my good board's cheap trucks

@Yadudeboibro Жыл бұрын

Local shop back in the day had hella grind king and krepar trucks, safe to say I still have like 4 sets of OG GrindKings, best things ever.

@solodolo6018 Жыл бұрын

My friend had the flame Grind Kings in the early 2000s on a crazy Zero Jamie Thomas Statue Of Liberty board.

@WhatisReal11 Жыл бұрын

the ability to tag kingpin on a grind to this day, is actually insane. They are a superior truck, had them as a kid... yes skate indys and thunders for years... and every now and then would DIE... from grinding a rail and tagging pin.

@andrewharner8273 Жыл бұрын

First video of yours I've seen, you sir have a subscriber.

@MrAdamdot Жыл бұрын

One of my lifelong friends was Australia’s First Grind King sponsored riders , and he hooked us all up with GK’s , but I never knew what the brand went through 😂

@2saddads 8 ай бұрын

Dude I love you guys, but seriously shout out Rad Rat thats dudes skate history videos are sick! And i had no idea he brought Grind Kings back, those were my 1st or second trucks back in the day because I was a big Joey Brazinski fan!

@ILLAILLS Жыл бұрын

Definitely had a few GK trucks back in the day. Great vid and I hope the company makes a comeback

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! 🙏🙌

@SkateboardingWithLo Жыл бұрын

Donald also had "Hazmat" snowboards. My friend use to work for him in the 90's. I would tag along and get some products. I gave my nephew who was in Jr. High in Euless Texas 1999 a Gring King t-shirt. The school called his mom (my older sister) telling her to bring him a different shirt to wear because the school said the Grind King was a gang and not aloud in school. So my sister had to come home from work to get a Pokémon t-shirt and drive to his school to replace the Grind King "gang".

@sudo9866 Жыл бұрын

Why the school pretending to be the mob When we the mob? 🤣🤙

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 that’s a great story!

@SkateboardingWithLo Жыл бұрын

@@ShredzShop thank you for your great videos.

@skhateanddestroy1252 Жыл бұрын

*allowed - Sorry had to do it😄

@romeisfallingagain Жыл бұрын

that story is hilarious hahahahahhaha

@jspec-vz3mc Жыл бұрын

I remember the flame grind kings on my board as a kid. Ground those suckers down over the years skating to school, and hitting the skate park after with friends. Memories I'll never forget.

@truthnpaws3866 Жыл бұрын

This was a great one!

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!! 🙏

@kosycat1 Жыл бұрын

My first real setup when I was 5 was a Bucky Lasek birdhouse white B logo with green grind kings, speed demons and spitfires. had those trucks for years... think they got me up to 6th grade. I skated Krux and ventures for years too. but i started skating vert a few years ago so i have some indys on my boards right now

@raymondpatrick430 Жыл бұрын

Grind Kings were the best! Super light and crazy durable. Never rode anything else.

@purm0ndis Жыл бұрын

Excellent work as ever!

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!

@johntrammell2529 Жыл бұрын

Bennett trucks had reverse king pins in the 70s. some were just a king pin pushed in the other way and some of the vectors had a flat head and phillips head bolt.

@davidpatrik4142 Жыл бұрын

briliant job on this video!

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed!

@ConnorHolbrook419 Жыл бұрын

This was actually really really good

@a.nahtanoj Жыл бұрын

That was super interesting, cheers!

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Hyped you enjoyed!! 🙏

@bikenraider99 Жыл бұрын

I still got my OG GK pins and a couple sets of the new trucks. Score one for skateboarding never being kept down!

@pinstripedynasty6117 Жыл бұрын

In the 90's I had those flame GK's on my Foolio World Industries board and always have and always will only ride Spit Fires. I actually still have the matching flame painted Grind King tool

@xtaccreations6969 Жыл бұрын

I bought a pair from the dump shop for $1 today, didn't know what I had till I got home!

@roland4d Жыл бұрын

Amazing! I wish I still had my Grind kings

@WheelcraftBicycles Жыл бұрын

Someone needs to make a TV series about this guy! WOW

@vperkv6554 Жыл бұрын

His brother was part of the von dutch clothing industry. I saw the doc on hulu a couple months ago

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

He’s in the doc too! He’s the dude wearing the head lamp

@SubversionGarage Жыл бұрын

Before getting our hands on GK kingpins, we used to flip the original kingpin, and grind down the head.

@trustever15 Жыл бұрын

Jay adams was right once again telling gk as a standard kingpin. Donald Cassel is straight genius

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

It definitely makes the most sense, why have a protruding kingpin?

@trustever15 Жыл бұрын

The patent stuff behind trucks is pretty interesting , from the bennet to gk

@kickyourfaceandlaugh607 Жыл бұрын

I remember looking at grind kings in ccs catalogs from back in the day. Didn’t know about the crazy behind the scenes!

@christianterrill3503 Жыл бұрын

I rode on grind kings. Good price, they held up well and didn't wear out super fast like cough cough some other brands did.

@ohainickify Жыл бұрын

Damn dude. I had no idea GK was that old - I always thought they were the kinda gimmicky brand with the name back when I skated in the early 2000s. And then out of nowhere somehow it’s related to the McDonalds Monopoly fiasco - I actually watched that whole documentary about it here on KZfaq like a month ago?! What a small world!

@fromthedoor22 Жыл бұрын

Jud Heald! Yo! Didn’t know he was still skating, remember him from “livin’ it” and “Word”

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

he's an OG! Posted a Grind King video last week too!

@pauldunne1434 Жыл бұрын

That’s not what Mike told me. Wow. You learn something new every day 😮

@lcsksr Жыл бұрын

In Germany, Von Dutch was on the same level as Ed Hardy. So I've never had clothes by that brand. But the Grind King trucks were well known and had a good reputation, even when most people used Independent or Venture.

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

I think Von Dutch started cool as a lil Hot Rod inspired brand in Venice, then kinda got adopted by the worst celebs around...

@2HEX Жыл бұрын

Wow! What a story! ❤

@kryptichands968 Жыл бұрын

Great episode, never knew any of this, I've been skating since 83

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Damn! Before I was born! Glad you enjoyed! 🙏🙌👊

@magistertempli8967 Жыл бұрын

GK titanium's my 2nd pair of trucks long ago they lasted forever and it was curious how eventually 1 kingpin broke, got a 2 pack from the store fixed it and the other 1 broke within 2-3 flip tricks. Like it was made to withstand 4 example 10 000 tricks before being compromised lol. Currently normal Indy trucks, they work fine but the bushings destroyed themselves within a week was kind of shocked (my first pair)

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Funny how it works that way sometimes! I remember the same thing happening to me as a kid with a pair of Phantoms.

@kijnek Жыл бұрын

Kid you not. I met Donald once while skating a local spot in Monterey Park. He told me and a friend that the kingpins were coming out. Few weeks later they hit the shops.

@cosmodigi1 Жыл бұрын

Haha haha them gon Dutch hats!!! I saw the doc but seen it on Hulu but regardless I remember lookin at a stupid price tag of like 50-80$ n was like….mmm…nahhh. Ima stick w my (at the time) local shop skate lair (enfield, CT) n do what I felt. Big up y’all at shredz lov the content homie

@aaroncarter939 Жыл бұрын

I already knew this was a great one before I start watching

@ShredzShop Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoyed!

@Skepticalio Жыл бұрын

I actually rode GK's back in the day. They did grind good but wore down quickly. I switched to Ventures and stuck with them. Never had a bad pair. Independent it my next pick.