What skateboard deck did you grow up riding?

[holliscx]

Post your deck(s) here ..

I had a lime green Steve Caballero. I skated ramps a little but was such a wuss dropping in. My ollies were terrible as well and I wasn't much of a street or freestyle skater. Mostly my skateboard was just transportation to get from A to B. It didn't matter if B was 3 miles away and I don't remember getting tired once.

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[David Tollefson]

I made my own...

[ElvisMerckx]

I had the one that was kinda shaped like a whale shark. Can't remember the name of it because I've backfilled that part of my brain with trivial bike knowledge.

[maunahaole]

I had a G&S Stacy Peralta model, then a Logan Earth Ski (a 3/4" solid oak plank that weighed about 50 lbs) then a maple laminate Atlantic deck, iirc like 34-36" x8" made by some small shop in Maryland. That was set up with some tracker mid-tracks and some Bones wheels that I dumpster picked from some joint in Purcellville, Va. That was a nice setup.

[David Tollefson]

Kryptonics and Tracker 6-Tracks...

[Matthew Strongin]

I had a ton over the years, but my first "real" deck was my Vision Gator.

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[xjoex]

I'm pretty sure it was a Mario Rubalcaba of some sort... i sure did suck at skating.

-Joe

[holliscx]

I had a ton over the years, but my first "real" deck was my Vision Gator.

Totally forgot about this board, I had one too purple I think!

[swt]

I had a ton over the years, but my first "real" deck was my Vision Gator.

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Same but orange. Others I don't remember as well.

[jclay]

Post your deck(s) here ..

I had a lime green Steve Caballero. I skated ramps a little but was such a wuss dropping in. My ollies were terrible as well and I wasn't much of a street or freestyle skater. Mostly my skateboard was just transportation to get from A to B. It didn't matter if B was 3 miles away and I don't remember getting tired once.

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Mine was a relatively tame time, skateboard tricks-wise; pine wood from the local lumber yard, then a G&S Fiberflex.

[Dallas Tex]

I almost killed myself skating down the circular ramps from the top of the Gov center garage.

In fact, part of the reason I took up mountain biking (as a young adult who had to go to work everyday) because skating was beating the hell out of me.

Amazing. I skated the same circular exit/entrance ramps. It got ugly quick when cars would be would ruin the fun... Quite dangerous

[Dallas Tex]

Grew up skating with maunahaole at Zero Gravity Skate Park in Cambridge, MA. Used to take the T there from the suburbs every Saturday morning during 8th grade. My favorite board was my Tony Alva which I hang next to my bikes in the garage.

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Very cool. I busted my wrist there a couple times. Did you ever skate that empty public pool that was a couple blocks away from ZG ?

[steve d]

Very cool. I busted my wrist there a couple times. Did you ever skate that empty public pool that was a couple blocks away from ZG ?

Sure did! Not very well though. That uncovered drain at the bottom of the deep end scared the crap out of me.

[yashkatsumi]

Are you guys talking about ZT maximus next to the alewife station which was owned by a crazy guy named Ken?

When he wasn't there we would get sooo many discounts. I once saw pro skater Danny Sargent skating that pool across from Zt. It wasn't a demo or anything he was there just because he heard that it was a good bowl. My god he was fluid, powerful, and fearless.

We used to skate this crappy park called "turtles" in cambridge too.

Sure did! Not very well though. That uncovered drain at the bottom of the deep end scared the crap out of me.

[steve d]

Are you guys talking about ZT maximus next to the alewife station which was owned by a crazy guy named Ken?

When he wasn't there we would get sooo many discounts. I once saw pro skater Danny Sargent skating that pool across from Zt. It wasn't a demo or anything he was there just because he heard that it was a good bowl. My god he was fluid, powerful, and fearless.

We used to skate this crappy park called "turtles" in cambridge too.

No, Zero Gravity was on Landsdowne Street near the old Necco factory. It was open in the late 70s, long before Zt Maximus.

[Dallas Tex]

Sure did! Not very well though. That uncovered drain at the bottom of the deep end scared the crap out of me.

I remember having to concentrate waaaay too much to maintain awareness of that 'death box', it was difficult to maintain a good natural flow going as a result.

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[Marin]

Rob Roskopp! Don't have it anymore sadly :(