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@skategamehub31112 ай бұрын
back in 2002 when the "dogtown and the z-boys" documentary came out me and a buddy of mine were so hyped about it that we started emulating them for a while. It brought a whole new life into skateboarding for us and I actually think it helped developed how our style looked.
@rizz16402 ай бұрын
SAME lol
@deexypher7373Ай бұрын
Same everyone dogged me for skating that way till they tried it
@jamesryan43252 ай бұрын
Dude you set the board up upside down. It's called a "cork top" for a reason. You even mentioned the "negative concave" in your intro!
@tylerdurden6882Ай бұрын
Ironically by the “rules” since he mounted it upside-down it’s more of a polarizer 🙃
@magicbox93715 күн бұрын
Don’t be a kook bra
@magicbox93715 күн бұрын
I never saw or rode a board with the kicktail down and I have 50y experience. In 1980 i quit for 13years. Look at a 3/4 solid oak from Logan. These retro gats emulate them and earlier toe shreders with no kick (flat)& we typically wore no shoes. Game of SK8…….?
@RetroCollecto2 ай бұрын
Me thinking he was about to gap the stairs at 3:14 😂
@coupleofkarens41142 ай бұрын
sick, wanna medal
@81casperflip2 ай бұрын
Looks like they're trying to appeal to a narrower audience
@LionAstrology2 ай бұрын
The perspective varies.
@TatuRahikainen-it8rh2 ай бұрын
Nice1😂👏
@rosstempletonogskater2 ай бұрын
That's Funny
@filippononino59952 ай бұрын
I have the same skateboard but I use it without the griptape because I think the top is the one with the cork layer
@deexypher73732 ай бұрын
Its so nice to see the surf skate and 60s style boards back in the mainstream. Now who is gonna be the first to be 86 rodney mullen.
@caseysmith544Ай бұрын
Same of smaller 30--27 inch downhill cruiser boards and I can even now in looking in 2022--2024 finding some with old style late 1970's tops where board is a no concave and flat nose out for sale. People are using boards for even doing old 1980's tricks after buying skinnier wheels in same diameters as before 60 mm on up like 80% of Dogtown boys in pool riding from 1978 Skateboard Kings movie where Dogtown pool people and seeing Z boys first doing freestyle on a short cruiser using again 60 mm skinner wheels but meet people in dessert for pipe riding.
@bricemenaugh4828Ай бұрын
I ride old school Alva boards. Super soft wheels and do all the 360's, Christie's, wheelies, etc. I'm obsessed. The golden era of skating.
@chriskunce3331Ай бұрын
FYI to anyone that gets one. His is upside down. At 1:01. He’s wrong. The concave and kicks should face down. The red side goes down and the cork goes up, no grip tape needed.
@Juan-yq3fbАй бұрын
Yep
@ChrisWarsopАй бұрын
Can I *respectfully* ask what is the motivation behind the negative concave and kicks thing? Is it to be deliberately 'backwards', a kind of FU to modern board styles that facilitate tricks and grip? Or is it to actively encourage you to go barefoot and curl your feet to grip the ride? (I don't mean full 'gorilla grip' to nose and tail, I mean more bending them across the convex 'concave').
@MrStufletcher28 күн бұрын
@@ChrisWarsop I believe that the negative concave is to help the board flex - and isn't a nose/tail like on a popsicle. Which kind of makes sense in my brain....
@nickpopovici41702 ай бұрын
In Theory you put the grip on the wrong side. Polarizer is intended for the nose and tail to dip down, hence the cork side up so no grip would be needed. But i guess you can ride it however you want cause no rules.
@BakedAndAwakePodcastАй бұрын
Most underrated comment here
@nathanbarria79252 ай бұрын
11:32 Purest moment and John’s experience kicking in
@brucetheukuleleteacher90082 ай бұрын
The cork is the grip. You were riding the deck upside down!
@Juan-yq3fbАй бұрын
Fail
@SoapworthyProductions2 ай бұрын
Going skating after work and this video has got me pumped!! Loved the montage, song is fantastic. The narrow challenge on top of the sign was wild!! _KEEP KILLIN’ IT_
@denisclark65392 ай бұрын
This was a great video. Really enjoyed this little deep dive into a different part of skating
@justin_your_cousin92732 ай бұрын
I love experimenting with different board shapes and wheel sizes. I have a giant 10.75 egg board!
@thickenstein2 ай бұрын
Those boards are like straight up 60s style. I would love to see John really work at this most pure and hallowed form of skateboarding. Also, I was worried at first that Neil Blender wasn't going to be mentioned!
@DjPizzaPartyPresentsАй бұрын
You should put another one together upside down and do a comparison video. I wouldn’t have thought it did anything but it has a cool pump feel kind of like a camber snowboard would
@HighhScore2 ай бұрын
I remember taking a generic mini board and slapping narrow venture trucks on it with some small oj’s and it was such a blast carving that thing around. It tre flipped real nice too. I’m going to have to find another deck like it. Skateboarding is starting to look fun again.
@MyNameJeffrey2 ай бұрын
Just got back into skateboarding and subscribed to you. So happy you uploaded this and this topic especially, because I've been seeing this "trend" as well
@viniciusmolina67112 ай бұрын
Love it! Such a good vibe video!
@Gmosk8z2 ай бұрын
This song goes with the video so well
@user-kq9fs4sw1o2 ай бұрын
What’s the songs name?
@ittwsasvi2 ай бұрын
Shout out to NEIL BLENDER ! For creating the Heated Wheel companhy and what he did for skateboarding in the 80s and his street skating progression & his contribution in the creation of Alien Workshop back in the early days.
@Poser_kid2 ай бұрын
Love you John
@Basedinmadworld2 ай бұрын
Just bought and currently riding sure grips. 🎉 happy to see the creative uploads!
@PatrickPoet2 ай бұрын
I loved seeing your joy carving:)
@danielgron8954Ай бұрын
Bro...i wish i coukd skate that board like that. Looks like you had fun!!!
@zarongreen27602 ай бұрын
You looked like you had a blast on that board. Sending you some good spirits!! Stay blessed and keep having fun!
@inactive30342 ай бұрын
Love your content!!!
@mikehemens93592 ай бұрын
"It's over!!" -Right on John, you and the Polarizer are a good combo.
@android28592 ай бұрын
John you are the man !
@Puxto12 ай бұрын
Think your actually supposed to ride these upside down, as in nose and tail pointing downwards, the opposite way to a normal board.
@andresarregui34172 ай бұрын
add to that that particular deck is called a "cork top". Im guessing hes looking for our comments and engagement...
@nickpopovici41702 ай бұрын
@@andresarregui3417 I think he genuinely didn't know, but also riding it with the cork side down, gives enough nose and tail to actually do tricks, which he wanted to do. But yea, not riding it as a polarizer, just as a regular board be it very skinny.
@andresarregui34172 ай бұрын
@@nickpopovici4170 I see, makes sense, more worried about getting attention and followers that what he actually talks about. You can buy the same deck, cheaper, without the cork that is meant to work as grip (no shoes).
@jeffreycutts23932 ай бұрын
Great video, John-we’ve missed ya! I firmly believe that playing around with different shapes/styles of skateboard is both super fun and really good for your skating (especially as an intermediate/novice skater trying to unlock style/technique). Bravo!
@Jupiter2igniteАй бұрын
Nice Storror shirt! Love that channel also!
@levigieratz96262 ай бұрын
Looks like a cool board to whip out to warm up on before actually skating always my thoughts of these or at the end of the sesh just always my thoughts on those little boards
@bricemenaugh4828Ай бұрын
Those are rad... I skate a 1977 Alva board with softer wheels and I can't stop riding it. I'm obsessed with it because of the feel it provides. I feel like I'm surfing. It's hard to go back to my regular boards. Have fun
@johnnydeadd2 ай бұрын
Just got my Penny "Nickel" board the other day. This thing looks pretty fun.
@JoeCarterDesigns2 ай бұрын
“A little scary” … gotcha. 😅
@TheWaterboardersАй бұрын
"Kickflipper discovers turning!" Now ride a pool on it like Greg Weaver. This is kinda cool. As skateboarding is hijacked by competition and moves into official skateparks, here's a rebel telling you to ride on the sidewalks! Didn't know anything about this trend, but last month I made a flat narrow deck with old Lazer trucks and OJ3 wheels. It looks like a lot of fun to ride if it ever stops raining....
@kylehazachodeАй бұрын
Reminds me of thos professional quad figure skaters at the roller rink. I think they'd really like this skateboard
@JoshChristiane2 ай бұрын
Great video, John. Shame I missed out on the book for my newborn though, really wanted him to have it one day. I'll keep an eye out for when you release more.
@GreybeardSkates2 ай бұрын
Looks like a lot of fun. Blender is legit. Heated Wheel has more traditional boards too, popsicle and shaped. I picked up "The Ostrich" deck a few weeks ago and it rides great, sort of a 90s shape. I started riding on a board similar to the Polarizer in 78. I think that the surfskate scene has really done a lot to bring back this style.
@dylansousa55712 ай бұрын
John keep up the great work
@kickflipdemon2 ай бұрын
0:52 7/8th inch allen hardware call jamie thomas
@Paul_Shwartz2 ай бұрын
When john doesn’t post-😭 when john posts-😁. Makes my whole day.
@El.esposo2 ай бұрын
I missed you!!!!!!!!!!
@jeremiahjohnson2741Ай бұрын
My first board was a hand me down 1970's Amflex Board with Holland Tunnel Wheels, and all I had for pavement was our family farm market space, so I was dodging bushels of apples, and half bushel baskets. This board could easily make 3 ft diameter 180 degree turns. My second was a double Vision two tail so I went from no concave to all of it. tiny board to a massive one.
@ob882Ай бұрын
cool shirt!!!
@jamespisano1164Ай бұрын
Notwithstanding any cultural/social factors, it's a small longboard; what's the big deal? It's cool and all. There were "Penny" boards that are quite similar. Either way, keep sk8ing!!!!
@kitolen06072 ай бұрын
Where do you get your pants? They look so comfy!
@robertcrystals2 ай бұрын
You set it up upside down. Tail and nose dip on a Polarizer. Also it’s a cork top. Top. Cork. Geddit?
@jacobbaranowski2 ай бұрын
Cruzer nice 👌 old-school is back
@LuckyLupusSoundLabs9992 ай бұрын
I’m planning on starting a board company with shaped boards. Any recommendations?
@juanpablodo123456782 ай бұрын
Branding, you re competing against well established companies. Find a niche and hit it!
@LuckyLupusSoundLabs9992 ай бұрын
@@juanpablodo12345678 thing is, I’d be doing it just for fun and because I want to share my art with people
@juanpablodo123456782 ай бұрын
@@LuckyLupusSoundLabs999 Thats cool! Start small and see where it takes you. Maybe make around 10-20 boards, create a page and start advertising with videos and friends.
@AngelHernandez-sj4nkАй бұрын
Animal Farm shape but 33in long w/ actual nose & kick!!!
@LuckyLupusSoundLabs999Ай бұрын
@@AngelHernandez-sj4nk 👍
@Iamtraceur2 ай бұрын
Ooh. You also saw that STORROR t-shirt
@box3y2 ай бұрын
Old school is genuinely fun! Whether they are big and wide or short and narrow, it offers something different than the standard popsicles.
@caseysmith544Ай бұрын
Yes, I remember when in 2000's round/oval micro downhill freestyle boards came out using some of widest freestyle downhill trucks you can buy with wide wheels and when fat popsicle style used with wide downhill freestyle trucks and normal width for trick but big like downhill were a thing. Second often people attached/melted a piece of plastic board slider to wide popsicle boeard trucks for easier truck slides but sometimes used weird materials like hot glue, resin/epoxy glue, or brand shoe goo on trucks for a plastic like material for easier sliding on wide popsicle style. Now wide popsicles with similar wheels and trucks are SUV, all-around, or the filming boards as companies call these boards with most gatekeeping of companies, still forcing Filmer board and maintaining said image in marketing that all these SUV/all-around boards are only good one thing, only filming riders do tricks when a downhill cruiser and very big diameter 70+ mm wheels are what people would prefer to use maybe even some specialty drop board freeride downhill boards using big scooter or bigger speed rollerblade wheels.
@gilbertchavez2819Ай бұрын
I would love it . I skate vintage anyways . The trucks are old skool like ace trucks .
@user-ce2ri8xy6e2 ай бұрын
that setup looks fun I WANT ONE
@RidgePhillips2 ай бұрын
Such nostalgic lords of Dogtown vibes.
@S4V3GU1D32 ай бұрын
11:40 nice one
@Sigmund-Fraud2 ай бұрын
because of the nostalgia, the simplicity and beauty of sidewalk surfing, gliding, turning, carving - the pure joy of raw roots skateboarding.
@ryanrowe19752 ай бұрын
Looks so fun
@MonkeyMagick2 ай бұрын
My favourite Blender clip was him and his mates (O & Lance) skating the ramps in the house in Ban This.
@Barry-gi7hrАй бұрын
Those trucks are made like the original trucks from the 60's, nut under the bottom bushing and flathead bolt kingpin. Chicago truck company. It's a sidewalk surfer. Enjoy and leave the tricks for the kiddies.
@grantgruver4392Ай бұрын
Love the Storror shirt it’s weird seeing my two interests intersect on your channel
@gavinsoutherland73232 ай бұрын
cork goes on top
@landy99682 ай бұрын
He sounds like he knows what he’s talking about. Could sell ice to an Eskimo. Always loved that clip? I don’t buy this
@magicbox93715 күн бұрын
In the days before ramps and pools we did what is called sidewalk surfing. Skateboarding was invented later in pools, on ramps and full pipes. Watch Dog Town & Z boys before they show a pool. Walk the dog. Hang ten do a Bertelman spin or spacewalk…..find your soul…… leave your body in Arizona- Find the Bonzi Pipeline in your head
@jiggypopp2 ай бұрын
I don’t know how people don’t fall off those boards tbh.
@bamwaldripАй бұрын
Danm I miss living burbank but danm too bad now only billionaires can afford the la area lol but the fact that they have retro boards is just epic I love trying new things I shall check these out sooner or later. Right on man.
@LeonPaxton2 ай бұрын
You’re having way too much fun on that thing 😂
@mht21042 ай бұрын
That looks hella fun
@jamesriendeau73512 ай бұрын
I prefer 70s Z boys style cruisers and the plastic Penny boards, but its kinda cool that these 60s style cruiser decks exist now too. Set one up with clay wheels for even more historical authenticity!
@caseysmith544Ай бұрын
1978 Skateboard Kings shows off these early trick/early generic all around boards very well and movie is found on KZfaq by a guy who posted movie in late 2020. Also were wood kick flip penny boards in 1970's made for heavier riders/wilder tricks pool/skate areas, now might be called mini cruiser boards or similar.
@user-qm6vr5os1nАй бұрын
My dad got me a similar old school board in like '00 when I asked for a real board. Orange Hot lips wheels and two narrow strips of grip
@Jonontoast2 ай бұрын
Storror top is sick
@usernameonutube2 ай бұрын
looks sick asf
@Antho511462 ай бұрын
Hope all is well John 🙏🏼
@dogbog99Ай бұрын
Storror ❤
@jensoh2 ай бұрын
❤️❤️
@Markcurb2 ай бұрын
Let’s bring back 09’ skating size 8.0 I think it’s making a comeback
@TheCardSnatcher2 ай бұрын
Old School is the best its so peaceful.
@Miory7792 ай бұрын
3:10 song??? Please 🙏
@ethanli81182 ай бұрын
Letting go- almost barely
@Miory7792 ай бұрын
@@ethanli8118 tnx
@joedent33232 ай бұрын
I always took it these were for girls who didnt want to really skate. Something to roll-on, hold, and look cute with.
@powerbuidling99724 күн бұрын
3:20 somg name?
@alpineflauge909Ай бұрын
nice
@kyletcameronАй бұрын
If you watched any clip of Blender or Hewitt, you would know you set the polarizer up upside down.
@crazywolfWTF2 ай бұрын
yo wsg w vid much love also idk why there popular but i olike them!
@FrostVRreal2 ай бұрын
W john
@krsp420Ай бұрын
ive ridden a penny board into dusty riding in this style. Ima consider purchasing.
@LavelWashington2 ай бұрын
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@GoSkateLouisa2 ай бұрын
Any chance you're coming to the East Coast this summer?
@andrewventura86542 ай бұрын
think about participating in the ysl pt.2 🙏🏽
@Riz23362 ай бұрын
That's pretty sick a 360 flip on that board
@aaronrattley8580Ай бұрын
This style of riding is pretty interesting to me but there’s not enough room for my size 13 feet on that
@tannerneth5083Ай бұрын
1:36 THAT DID'NT ROCK AT ALL LUACHNARF oh snap nice steeze
@selfawarepotassium2 ай бұрын
Always thought it was funny that you didn’t vibe with competitive skating. Considering half of you sessions (on KZfaq atleast) are structured so much like a normal practice/ training.
@xavierrivera91302 ай бұрын
Slap says you skated it upside down
@nestorross45242 ай бұрын
Whats the song that starts 3:05
@bFOURdwZEROlfАй бұрын
wow it's like you got transported back to the 70's
@Aminormaze2 ай бұрын
John is the canary of trends in skateboarding 💀
@leorudling52912 ай бұрын
why is no one talking about the storror shirt
@DLivingston2 ай бұрын
Father John is back. Hope all is well with You, Peachy and Little Peach.