Skateboarding...the good ol' days! - Beyond Tiki

MTH Mike the Headhunter Tiki Socialite Wastelands of western NC Joined: May 24, 2004 Posts: 190	MTH Mike the Headhunter Posted posted on Fri, Sep 17, 2004 11:12 AM A friend found one of the old powell boards on that first page and I got it from him around '98 it still had the whale bone(?)and rails, best of all it had the (coveted) swiss bearings. Many years were spent just zooming up and down the roads on such boards(via ccs mail order). Then the change over of board style and the rest is ancient history. The only time I remember getting to go to a skate shop was in Eau Claire Wisconsin, when we visited mom's side of the family during the summer, neon green gullwing trucks were the most stand out puchase from any of those trips, it was the color. Eau Claire in the 80's was one of the fun things in the summer, and was kind of the same as cherokee, except there were sidewalks. The rez is a wierd place sometimes.

A friend found one of the old powell boards on that first page and I got it from him around '98 it still had the whale bone(?)and rails, best of all it had the (coveted) swiss bearings. Many years were spent just zooming up and down the roads on such boards(via ccs mail order). Then the change over of board style and the rest is ancient history. The only time I remember getting to go to a skate shop was in Eau Claire Wisconsin, when we visited mom's side of the family during the summer, neon green gullwing trucks were the most stand out puchase from any of those trips, it was the color. Eau Claire in the 80's was one of the fun things in the summer, and was kind of the same as cherokee, except there were sidewalks. The rez is a wierd place sometimes.

Post #115205 by Mike the Headhunter on Fri, Sep 17, 2004 11:12 AM