Man! You brought me 35 years back! I used to have a similar board. No pics of it, but I got a new setup with the same "feeling" that I had back then. Old school never gets old!
Fully agreed! Sometimes I will grab an old school setup to specifically NOT try to progress and just enjoy skating and doing less. If that makes sense. A buddy of mine calls it the devolution of skateboarding. What is your new setup with the same retro feeling?
Your video brought me much joy! What a time it was then. Most people might never understand the passion and nostalgia that comes with something like this from your childhood. Truly remarkable and magical experience! Thank you for doing this. Subscribed
Many thanks for your positive comments and encouragement! Glad you could relate. We’re lucky to have experienced those times, and it’s maybe even more incredible that we can relive it simply by hopping onto a wooden toy and riding around for a bit. 😁
I gotta admit that grip looks so awesome. I love riding 80s boards now a days as a aging skater. The McGill graphic is an all time favorite of mine along with the ripper.
Thanks! A ripper is on my want list for sure. I feel the same - I’ve got some more modern performance-ish boards but there’s a certain lo-fi enjoyment that I get from riding 80s boards. Almost like no pressure, just go out and cruise and have fun.
Dude that was awesome I loved this video, I was getting nostalgic for you. Much love from the UK, I recently bought a Toxics Skates team deck because Brand X are re-releasing them and it was my first pro deck back in 88'. Learning to skate again is painful but worth it. Keep up the early grabs mate it's a lost art👍
Thanks for the great feedback!!! Much appreciated and glad you enjoyed it across the pond. Congrats on your Toxic team deck, they look fun. Brand-X has a lot of great looking decks - I’m doing my best to resist the urge to buy more boards but if I give in, those are on the top of the list. 😁 And relearning to skate is one of the most rewarding decisions I’ve made - hopefully for you too. Keep ripping!
My 2nd board was the purple and pink McGill, and I still have it. It's the mini version w/ bottle nose. I remember seeing all the bones brigade guys a few years in a row on their tours/demos. I also still have the "89" tour patch with the wings. They even had young Danny Way, Frankie Hill and Bucky Lasek with them - all ams at the time. I skate with my kids now and thanks to brand loyalty we all still ride PP decks. That griptape does look good, maybe I'll buy my next deck a little prematurely so I can do an 80s grip job. *Did I miss something, did you say what happened to Ryan?
Awesome! Those were cool times - how did you like the Bonite? I’ve heard so many bad things but never had one. I went to a BB demo in ‘89 too, it was unreal! We had Hawk, Underhill, Harris, Saiz, and I can’t remember who else. I still have my booklet and a poster from that event. We were lucky to have that opportunity to see some of our heroes - Powell did such a great job at that kind of outreach and really building a lifestyle for us. As for Ryan: we lost touch at some point and he now lives out of state. He’s not active on social media but I’ll get in touch with him one of these days - I think he’d get a kick out of the tribute to his old board.
Secret tip for installing rails: drill pilot holes first! Use a smaller bit than the screws’ width. Mark the bit with a small piece of tape, paint or nail polish so that you don’t drill through. Halfway is perfect. The wood screws will drop right in and will never come out.
Nah, I wish. Get this though: a friend of mine has a backyard mini ramp right across the street. Standing on the deck of his ramp, you can actually see that patch of woods where the big ramp used to be. I get the weirdest/coolest full circle feeling anytime I skate there
@@robbeaton2178 I get you. I am from the UK and managed 3 trips to SoCAL as an older skater in the 2000's. It was like a pilgrimage for me visiting the towns that had been in the mags back in the day. I even got to skate Baldy pipe, many famous parks, spot for pools in a plane, drain and skate one as well as a few other pools. That was also like completing the circle for me. Having a taste of the life I had dreamed about from those glossy pics. Good times.
@@cakebabyman5090 That is awesome! I’m jealous!!! I have a similar list of spots that I’d hit if I were in California. Baldy pipe is on the top of the list as a lifelong skate dream. I recently managed to find my first two pools to skate here in New Jersey over the past year - skateable ones are exceedingly rare here - and now that I have a taste for it hope to fly out there sometime soon and see if I can make it happen.
@@robbeaton2178 Don't give up on that dream, you can make it happen. I'm living in Indiana now and back on my board at 62 after 11 yrs, pretty sketchy but it's coming back. Skater for life! lol
@@cakebabyman5090 Sweet! I’ve got a couple of skate buddies in their 60s. Having just turned 46, it gives me hope that there’s a long skate journey still ahead of me! By the way, how was Baldy?
Ha ha - that’s it! I find that a lot of non-skateboard themed coasters actually mimic the feeling of cruising around skate bowls. Nitro and Jersey Devil Coaster especially. Getting up on the wall where your body is horizontal, pulling some pretty high Gs, it’s a very similar sensation
@@robbeaton2178 Hence, that's why you like both. Pipeline, the Surf Coaster, at Seaworld Orlando, is meant to mimic surfing. Did we talk about that already? You'd like it.
@@robbeaton2178 I’m Not sure what wheels they are I know there green there about 56mm in diameter and I’m sure there duromatur they are shaped like a new Powell Peralta dragon wheel but otherwise I’m not sure what they are
Yep - I haven’t talked to him in a few decades but he’s alive and well living somewhere out of state. I’ll have to track him down and send him this. He’d get a kick out of the tribute setup.
Agreed! We had a local shop that used to have so many amazing, creative grip jobs. (I think this board came from that shop.) I still love taking the time to do something a little more interesting than the standard full coverup. A buddy of mine calls the process “grip zen” - where you just get into the zone and do something cool with it.
I just got the mike McGill this deck with 169s and cubics on it 60 mm with none Swiss bearing been riding reds. Man the Swiss are so much better. This is my favorite deck I love it. Have about 8 old school setups this is my fav
Thanks!!! I just hit 3 years skating again, hoping to squeeze out another 30 more. Something about those old school boards makes me not want to take things too seriously, always a good thing
@robbeaton2178 Yes I hear ya. I skate the Steve Steadham reissue from the mid 80s. It's super fun even though its less functional for tricks. You're rite there's more of a less serious fun vibe when skating these boards and that's fine with me. Keep it fun
@@Leslie-y2r Exactly! One of my skate buddies calls it the devolution of skateboarding - exploring older style reissues and being okay with doing less in order to enjoy it more. Great choice on the Steadham deck, what’s the rest of the setup like?
@@Leslie-y2r Awesome, sounds perfect. What do you think about the Mini Cubics? I have a couple sets on old style pig shapes and have really enjoyed them myself
Oh, and I went to Busch Gardens - Williamsburg last weekend, which brought back band trip memories. Loch Ness Monster has been rehabbed, if you didn't already hear. They reprofiled the loops and drops.
@@robbeaton2178 It's definitely held up well, regardless. The drops were profiled to have lots of airtime, and it really surprised me to get flung out of my seat. I even hit my knee on the bucket car rim. It demonstrates that the park will continue to invest in that coaster.
@@dougronald561 I think the takeaway is that they’re willing to keep and renovate it instead of just removing and replacing. And for that I am thankful!
Thanks!!! I started looking for some Gullwings just like those - might be time to upgrade the setup with the authentic trucks/wheels. Thanks for watching!
Ryan is still alive and kicking! He has moved out of state and we lost touch some time ago - I don’t think he’s on social media. I’ll track him down eventually and share the video with him 🤙🏻
Sick riding man that all I do anymore also is transition can still do flip tricks but have no desire at 40 years old. Thank god I’m in good shape and can still do all this
Totally agreed! In my 30s, I never would have expected to be doing this now in my mid 40s. I have never landed a kickflip, even as a kid, so I’m happy to be skating transition. It’s kind of a rad feeling to be okay with performing at whatever level we can and just enjoying it. Where are you from?
@@priestskorge Oh, nice! I've spent quite a bit of time at Roslyn as well as Lansdale and Quakertown. Jersey side too with Pennsauken and Maple Shade. Lots of great spots. What type of transition are you into -- bowls, mini ramps, etc?
I am located in NJ (Jersey Shore area) but venture out to PA once in while. I took a ride out to Philly one night to check out the Foundry’s open skate night and buy some stuff from their shop. If you’ve never been. 8 highly recommend it - they’ve got a really fun mini bowl, a street section, and a fairly big half pipe in the back. Right around the corner from the Philly Zoo. The address is 888 N 40th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
i have a mcgill skull/snake reissue from 2012ish, the background is black/purple. i'm not sure what year the shape is from, it's 10" wide and has a short, upturned nose. it has stage 5(or 6?) indy 149s with grindking kingpins and santa cruz oj2 60mm 97a wheels, original from '80s. one of my favorite ones to skate.
@@robbeaton2178 they feel fine. i have kept most of my gear that wasn't thrashed through the years, so i have several sets of trucks and wheels from '90s-'00s. nothing seems to have been negatively affected by age, other than some bushings/pivot cups. some of the wheels have the usual browning, but they all skate fine.
That’s North Wildwood. The scene with the abandoned warehouse shortly after that coincidentally has a very vintage looking closed Acme across the street as well (Egg Harbor City)
@@robbeaton2178 oh man, there's a blog I used to follow where he actually went into the ruins of the abandoned Egg Harbor City location. That makes sense that it's N. Wildwood.
Man! You brought me 35 years back! I used to have a similar board. No pics of it, but I got a new setup with the same "feeling" that I had back then. Old school never gets old!
Fully agreed! Sometimes I will grab an old school setup to specifically NOT try to progress and just enjoy skating and doing less. If that makes sense. A buddy of mine calls it the devolution of skateboarding. What is your new setup with the same retro feeling?
Your video brought me much joy! What a time it was then. Most people might never understand the passion and nostalgia that comes with something like this from your childhood. Truly remarkable and magical experience! Thank you for doing this. Subscribed
Many thanks for your positive comments and encouragement! Glad you could relate. We’re lucky to have experienced those times, and it’s maybe even more incredible that we can relive it simply by hopping onto a wooden toy and riding around for a bit. 😁
I gotta admit that grip looks so awesome. I love riding 80s boards now a days as a aging skater. The McGill graphic is an all time favorite of mine along with the ripper.
Thanks! A ripper is on my want list for sure. I feel the same - I’ve got some more modern performance-ish boards but there’s a certain lo-fi enjoyment that I get from riding 80s boards. Almost like no pressure, just go out and cruise and have fun.
Dude that was awesome I loved this video, I was getting nostalgic for you. Much love from the UK, I recently bought a Toxics Skates team deck because Brand X are re-releasing them and it was my first pro deck back in 88'. Learning to skate again is painful but worth it. Keep up the early grabs mate it's a lost art👍
Thanks for the great feedback!!! Much appreciated and glad you enjoyed it across the pond. Congrats on your Toxic team deck, they look fun. Brand-X has a lot of great looking decks - I’m doing my best to resist the urge to buy more boards but if I give in, those are on the top of the list. 😁 And relearning to skate is one of the most rewarding decisions I’ve made - hopefully for you too. Keep ripping!
My 2nd board was the purple and pink McGill, and I still have it. It's the mini version w/ bottle nose. I remember seeing all the bones brigade guys a few years in a row on their tours/demos. I also still have the "89" tour patch with the wings. They even had young Danny Way, Frankie Hill and Bucky Lasek with them - all ams at the time. I skate with my kids now and thanks to brand loyalty we all still ride PP decks.
That griptape does look good, maybe I'll buy my next deck a little prematurely so I can do an 80s grip job.
*Did I miss something, did you say what happened to Ryan?
And my McGill is a bonite deck
Awesome! Those were cool times - how did you like the Bonite? I’ve heard so many bad things but never had one. I went to a BB demo in ‘89 too, it was unreal! We had Hawk, Underhill, Harris, Saiz, and I can’t remember who else. I still have my booklet and a poster from that event. We were lucky to have that opportunity to see some of our heroes - Powell did such a great job at that kind of outreach and really building a lifestyle for us. As for Ryan: we lost touch at some point and he now lives out of state. He’s not active on social media but I’ll get in touch with him one of these days - I think he’d get a kick out of the tribute to his old board.
Secret tip for installing rails: drill pilot holes first! Use a smaller bit than the screws’ width. Mark the bit with a small piece of tape, paint or nail polish so that you don’t drill through. Halfway is perfect. The wood screws will drop right in and will never come out.
Good tip! That probably helps prevent the wood from cracking too.
Cool story, now is the ramp still there???
Nah, I wish. Get this though: a friend of mine has a backyard mini ramp right across the street. Standing on the deck of his ramp, you can actually see that patch of woods where the big ramp used to be. I get the weirdest/coolest full circle feeling anytime I skate there
@@robbeaton2178 I get you. I am from the UK and managed 3 trips to SoCAL as an older skater in the 2000's. It was like a pilgrimage for me visiting the towns that had been in the mags back in the day. I even got to skate Baldy pipe, many famous parks, spot for pools in a plane, drain and skate one as well as a few other pools. That was also like completing the circle for me. Having a taste of the life I had dreamed about from those glossy pics. Good times.
@@cakebabyman5090 That is awesome! I’m jealous!!! I have a similar list of spots that I’d hit if I were in California. Baldy pipe is on the top of the list as a lifelong skate dream. I recently managed to find my first two pools to skate here in New Jersey over the past year - skateable ones are exceedingly rare here - and now that I have a taste for it hope to fly out there sometime soon and see if I can make it happen.
@@robbeaton2178 Don't give up on that dream, you can make it happen. I'm living in Indiana now and back on my board at 62 after 11 yrs, pretty sketchy but it's coming back. Skater for life! lol
@@cakebabyman5090 Sweet! I’ve got a couple of skate buddies in their 60s. Having just turned 46, it gives me hope that there’s a long skate journey still ahead of me! By the way, how was Baldy?
All of a sudden, Timmy's Halfpipe Havoc at Nickelodeon Universe makes a lot more sense.
Ha ha - that’s it! I find that a lot of non-skateboard themed coasters actually mimic the feeling of cruising around skate bowls. Nitro and Jersey Devil Coaster especially. Getting up on the wall where your body is horizontal, pulling some pretty high Gs, it’s a very similar sensation
@@robbeaton2178 Hence, that's why you like both. Pipeline, the Surf Coaster, at Seaworld Orlando, is meant to mimic surfing. Did we talk about that already? You'd like it.
Nice Gordon and Smith hat
Good eye! I’ve always had a soft spot for G&S
@@robbeaton2178 same I used the blue cromoly 4690 hollow gns trucks and wheels
@@AlwaysThrashing Nice! I remember those trucks but forgot that they made wheels - were they Bam Bams? My first good skateboard was a G&S Bill Tocco
@@robbeaton2178 I’m
Not sure what wheels they are I know there green there about 56mm in diameter and I’m sure there duromatur they are shaped like a new Powell Peralta dragon wheel but otherwise I’m not sure what they are
Is your old friend Ryan around still?
Yep - I haven’t talked to him in a few decades but he’s alive and well living somewhere out of state. I’ll have to track him down and send him this. He’d get a kick out of the tribute setup.
So many cool grip jobs back then. It's a lost art.
Agreed! We had a local shop that used to have so many amazing, creative grip jobs. (I think this board came from that shop.) I still love taking the time to do something a little more interesting than the standard full coverup. A buddy of mine calls the process “grip zen” - where you just get into the zone and do something cool with it.
I just got the mike McGill this deck with 169s and cubics on it 60 mm with none Swiss bearing been riding reds. Man the Swiss are so much better. This is my favorite deck I love it. Have about 8 old school setups this is my fav
Awesome! It’s hard not to love those old school decks, they’re just so fun. I’ve never ridden the Swiss, think they’re worth the price?
@@robbeaton2178 absolutely they are. You feel the quality
So sick bro
Thanks man! Much appreciated!
Great video and awesome skateboard. You're still skating pretty awsome. Nothing like the 80s skateboarding aesthetic. Keep skating
Thanks!!! I just hit 3 years skating again, hoping to squeeze out another 30 more. Something about those old school boards makes me not want to take things too seriously, always a good thing
@robbeaton2178 Yes I hear ya. I skate the Steve Steadham reissue from the mid 80s. It's super fun even though its less functional for tricks. You're rite there's more of a less serious fun vibe when skating these boards and that's fine with me. Keep it fun
@@Leslie-y2r Exactly! One of my skate buddies calls it the devolution of skateboarding - exploring older style reissues and being okay with doing less in order to enjoy it more. Great choice on the Steadham deck, what’s the rest of the setup like?
@@robbeaton2178 Nice. I have Indy 159s. And mini cubics
@@Leslie-y2r Awesome, sounds perfect. What do you think about the Mini Cubics? I have a couple sets on old style pig shapes and have really enjoyed them myself
Oh, and I went to Busch Gardens - Williamsburg last weekend, which brought back band trip memories. Loch Ness Monster has been rehabbed, if you didn't already hear. They reprofiled the loops and drops.
Very nice. How did it feel? More fine tuned? I never noticed a problem with how it rides but then again it’s been 15 years
@@robbeaton2178 It's definitely held up well, regardless. The drops were profiled to have lots of airtime, and it really surprised me to get flung out of my seat. I even hit my knee on the bucket car rim. It demonstrates that the park will continue to invest in that coaster.
@@dougronald561 I think the takeaway is that they’re willing to keep and renovate it instead of just removing and replacing. And for that I am thankful!
@@robbeaton2178 It’s become a sentimental ride not just for you and me but obviously for many others. Glad the park recognizes it.
yeah gullwings. wow what a nostalgic experience. nicely done sir.
Thanks!!! I started looking for some Gullwings just like those - might be time to upgrade the setup with the authentic trucks/wheels. Thanks for watching!
Where is Ryan? Has he seen the board? Is he in prison? Is he alive?
Ryan is still alive and kicking! He has moved out of state and we lost touch some time ago - I don’t think he’s on social media. I’ll track him down eventually and share the video with him 🤙🏻
Great Video 🙏🏾
Thanks!!! I appreciate the encouraging feedback. Thanks for watching!
I’m pretty sure there’s a reissue of this board lol
Good job recreating the board. I could never building anything myself lol. The wheels would not stay on lol.
Ha ha - thanks!
Sick riding man that all I do anymore also is transition can still do flip tricks but have no desire at 40 years old. Thank god I’m in good shape and can still do all this
Totally agreed! In my 30s, I never would have expected to be doing this now in my mid 40s. I have never landed a kickflip, even as a kid, so I’m happy to be skating transition. It’s kind of a rad feeling to be okay with performing at whatever level we can and just enjoying it. Where are you from?
@@robbeaton2178 I am from Pennsylvania Philadelphia. A lot of rad parks around me and FDR
@@priestskorge Oh, nice! I've spent quite a bit of time at Roslyn as well as Lansdale and Quakertown. Jersey side too with Pennsauken and Maple Shade. Lots of great spots. What type of transition are you into -- bowls, mini ramps, etc?
@@robbeaton2178 I skate at Pennsauken in Jersey. I skate it all the bowls mini and ramp and I enjoy it all to be honest.
@@priestskorge That’s awesome, Pennsauken is a great park. I also appreciate the pool coping on the bowl - we don’t have a whole lot of that in NJ
how did you get that skate the foundry t shirt? are you in Philadelphia? if you are near here, where is that park?
I am located in NJ (Jersey Shore area) but venture out to PA once in while. I took a ride out to Philly one night to check out the Foundry’s open skate night and buy some stuff from their shop. If you’ve never been. 8 highly recommend it - they’ve got a really fun mini bowl, a street section, and a fairly big half pipe in the back. Right around the corner from the Philly Zoo. The address is 888 N 40th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
i have a mcgill skull/snake reissue from 2012ish, the background is black/purple. i'm not sure what year the shape is from, it's 10" wide and has a short, upturned nose. it has stage 5(or 6?) indy 149s with grindking kingpins and santa cruz oj2 60mm 97a wheels, original from '80s. one of my favorite ones to skate.
Nice! Great setup. How do those vintage wheels feel? Mine were kind of soft and squishy feeling but not sure what the durometer was.
@@robbeaton2178 they feel fine. i have kept most of my gear that wasn't thrashed through the years, so i have several sets of trucks and wheels from '90s-'00s. nothing seems to have been negatively affected by age, other than some bushings/pivot cups. some of the wheels have the usual browning, but they all skate fine.
@@diplenski That’s awesome! I wish I kept more of my old gear.
Nice!!!
Thanks! 😁
Is that the Brigantine Acme? I can't tell. The facade looks different.
That’s North Wildwood. The scene with the abandoned warehouse shortly after that coincidentally has a very vintage looking closed Acme across the street as well (Egg Harbor City)
@@robbeaton2178 oh man, there's a blog I used to follow where he actually went into the ruins of the abandoned Egg Harbor City location. That makes sense that it's N. Wildwood.
@@dougronald561 I should have known that you’d spot the Acme in the background though 😆
@@robbeaton2178 you know me