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Peg er iced eae ce Lehre Ten BER Ud and tells all mmerele suittace iced t¢ may be reproduced in whole ees BM RT 8 a eee Rae ety perfection and entertainment. ‘Severn Valley Press Ltd., | 1977 World Champic Poet reral ea ape eineti pati tiat only aaa Ree tee Oe Gace soe tiene Ree a eee Neca Distributed by | September’ Long Beach | anda revealing interview Moore-Harness Lid, | Contest. a Deets 31 Corsica St., London NS Association man, Bob Firth, | Reto este orbit esate all unsolicited material Wilber thei Cre | a photographie) and although | Skata Dats: techno talk, new Hier lbniak yout ‘no actual guarantee can be | products reviewed and, this | The Art of Skateboarding: patke-stop and thinks bout Pee ee CMe De eee tik Por skit irding: € CU | vontinue growing the way it Prorat agora Eos demos swoald teres tt Geather's fine-b'nd hood tc nytt =1638h SF all iteRCS wl X EG There are toys and there are skateboards. If you wantto buy a skateboard, there's only one name worth remembering. Banzai Whether you're a novice or a world champ, Banzai makes the right board for you Atthe right price, with a comprehensive spares and service backup. Buy one of our boards and you know you're getting the best. Because with a reputation like ours, we don't cut corners. Canyou ‘Sotto for less? California’s number one skateboard is now available in this country. Dealer enquiries to Banzai Skateboards UK Third floor. block s Avon Trading Estate, Avonmore Road, London W14 8S. Telephone 01 937 4872 or 01 602 6981it has to become a spectator sport, Onlookers generally feel that the number one ‘exciting aspect is bowliding With its high speed thrills and radical siding, Yet little thought is ever given to shaping and sizing bowls for competition purposes. Come to that, rules for such events seem pretty well non-existant anyway! The whole question of ‘spectatorappeal” has been sapallingly neglected ever since the sport began, I say we continue to sidestep the issue magazine the whole business of competitions and rules and publish its findings in a future issue, Outside contributions will be most welcome Such has been the success of our Skata Data section (at least, judging by all the Tetters we've had in!) this month we've gone one step further to introduce the start ofa three-part feature on, taining your skateboard, 1 hhope you'll find that it doesn’t take a mechanical genius to learn the workings fof bearings and trucks. Remember, a few hours simple checking and correcting can save pounds in the long ru At long last, as you'll see when you read UK News, Britain now has its own National Skateboarding Association and I for one can think of no better way to celebrate the end of 1977. Finally, on behalf of the entice Skateboard! team, may Loffer the season's greetings toall our readers, . -have a good Christmas! BRUCE SAWFORD Skateboard! Editor WEXTMONTH.. Whoops — the do-it-yourself ‘Padding up for Peanuts’ feature has had to be switched to the next issue. Skateboard! magazine"s new maintenance investigation and this time, the subject is tucks, All you never knew about kingpins, axles, rubber ‘cushions, pivot cups and so fon, Star interview — another trip to the Californian sun and this time the vietim at the business end of the microphone is wone other than the Mad Dog himself Tony Alva, Don't miss it! Skateboard Association— {As of September 2 British skateboarders now have their own official body, the Skateboard Association. | The objectives are: To promote and encourage skateboarding; to further the growth and development of skateboarding, including the formation of skateboard clubs and atea associations: to establish a coaching system; ta promote and advise on the provition of faites and opportunites for skateboar ding; to make the necessary artangements forthe promo- tion of skateboarding events and competitions at ll levels and to be responsible for the rules for competition; to be the sole body responsible for the administration and control of the sport :to ensure that a code of safety is observed throughout the sport rom these early begin nings, let’s hope big things arise Clubs and associations generally in sympathy with the above are invited to be- come members. Fora club to be able to afiate itself to the Association, it must have | at least ten members, be pro- perly constituted, and pay a fee of ten pence per member The Association sims to make itself felt decisively throughout the sport. On the practical side, the nuts and bolts ofits policy fall toa temporary 18-man steering. committee with members drawn from all over the coun. try. Skateboard! magazine is represented here by our tech- nical editor, Dave Goldsmith, Already, guidelines on for- ining a skateboard sociation have Over from Germany for a {Alving visit, US Free Former stars, Py Page and Brian Beardstey seem to have collected a fan or two at London's Skate City! Skateboard! 1 tial‘been drawn up and approved ‘These ean be obtained forthe price ofa stamped and 2ddressed envelope from their ‘offices. And already t00, sig gestionshave been put for- Sard regarding postbe finan ‘ial sistance forthe bullding ‘of skateparks, This should become a reality sometime next year. arrival of the Skateboard Association asa vital step for. ward in the continued growth and development of the sport in Great Britain... . and the magazine is ready to assist in every way possible, For fuller details contact: The Skate board Association, cJo 70 Brompton Road, London. SW3 TEX. Coming up soon, the new Universal film, Skateboard, ‘Thisisone you just can’t miss There’s hotties on board like | Tony (Mad Dog) Alva, Ellen, ‘O'Neal, Richard Van Der ‘Wyk, Steve Monahan and David Hyde ~ plus many ‘other ‘names’. The plot. apparently revolves around a certain team named The Los Angeles Wheels — a bunch of ace riders, but let down by their bumbling manager. Should be good! Having trouble getting sense out of your local coun- cil... then why not try tackling the problem the way John Jacobs did? Having seen skaters ejected from parks left, right and centre and also having been encouraged by dedication and enthusiasm, John led a deputation to the Enfield Council to hand in a (600 name petition — collected ‘over the previous four days, Not being satisfied with simply having had this accepted by the Clerk, he produced his rump eard. Into the Town Hall marched the skaters, all paddedsup and, helmeted and prepared to ‘educate the local leaders on their needs. A precedent was ‘created when Mr Jacobs was allowed toadidress the Leisure and Amenities Committee on ‘the problems ashe sav them, and with the cameras of the Press snapping delightedly away, huge strides were ‘obviously made in improving relations between co officials and skateboarders Thanks to Skate City skater Guy Wadsworth for letting us know about a pro [posed skateboarding ban on the pavements of Shoreham ‘and Southwick in Sussex. ‘And in Nottingham, parents ‘ae being told by road safety officer Jim Street, unless 18 Skateboard! ‘Skateboard! welcomes the | Above: This face looks familiar, Yes, its Tony Alva barely ‘making contact and still rotally in control. Below: Young Bric Dressen ratsing the crowd with some hot riding at [Skateboard World in sunny California you know that a skateboard Mall be used on a properly, prepared rink, de aot put ‘your child atrisk by givin iim (a skateboard) asa pe- sent”, Which rink, Mr Street? ‘One for ‘the skateboarder with everything’ department, “This Chestmas why not buy hima board like the one sold by Rel Sports toa Persian customer ~ for £1943! Desirable features include gold plating and diamonds for ball earings, Allhelibe short of then is 20-caat concrete torideiton ‘re you taking care? Karl Bennetto of St, Austell in Cornwall had a lucky escape ‘when practising in a local ear- park, He was ran right ove but received only bed brui- sing, This is the sortof statistc sateboarding needs less of Ifyou have to ride in public places, atleast make sure they're sae, ——S Wokingham Plenty of good news for the ture in this Christmas issue, Over first to Wokingham in Berkshire where John Woods, proprietor ofa local sports Shop, tells us of a most wel- ‘come tum of events. He is behind a scheme to build a large skatepark adjoining Wokingham Football Club — and planning has ow been Accepted. He's hoping to n= clude such concrete delicacies as anA0" tunnel, 3 bows (the highest with a 13° bank), an Sacros freestyle area, fall Uihting and a ranch style hire shop. The whole project, tasting around £60,000 and modelled indirectly on Lone ': Skate City, should be ly operational at Easter. Wirral and Bodmin ‘The Cheshire council at Wirral are looking at possible skate- park plans, largely asa result of the dicing with death they've noticed close to the new by-pass, Hold on skaters, salvation could be near. And in Bodmin, Cornwall, a park site has been proposed on ‘wasteland behind the Priory ‘Sports ground, The newly- Formed Bodmin Skateboar- ding Club is starting fund raising to support the project, ‘Can anyone help? Watergate Bay More news on the seemingly fated Comish pleasure spot. The very same council who, Tayoforenvironmental reasons, | ting a lonely campaign to construct a skatepark to meet the needs of the Vale of Austell —despite | Glamorgan, With population reputed Newquay summer | count of over one and a half pulation of up 10 70,000. | million, he sees the park as i tobe special as the ikdom, private | police have now begun prose- enterprise is planning at least | cuting streetborne skates, Sotherskateparks in the area. | He has plenty of opposition Meanwhile, Watergate hangs ” | and needs all the support he om. «just, ‘an get to see the Vale Skate- board Park idea get off the Portsmouth and Hastings | ground, Jon Davies of the Solent : Skateboarding Association | Kettering tells Skateboard! that Ports: | Andif the above sounds good, mouth is virtually 100% sure | then take a second look at of getting a skatepark ~ and | the plans being set up by the soon, They have planning per- | officials of Wicksteed Park in mission, money and site. | Northamptonshire. A four (possibly by the existing rink | acre plot has been set aside on Southsea Common) and | for the building of a concrete expect to seca slalom run, a | paradise, featuring a 60’ by freestyle area, asnake run’ | 50°leamer’s area, four pipes and bow! andthe elusive but | and bowls ranging from, unior desirable’ half-pipe, built by | grade to lunatic, anda stalom next summer. And further” | area. For those not local, around the South Coast, in| Wicksteed is an enormous Hastings, sports chop proprie- | 130 acre leisure park with tor Dave Beedon is hoping to. | facilites for just about every~ do something with an inusual | thing you can imagine (inelu- pool ea at White Rock to. | dingthree trains to get vistors Eteats an undercover arena | around!). forthiswell known resort. | | When this vison ofthe future finally materialises it Bary may well rove tobe the fore- John Foss reports that Coun- | most skateboarding park in illor Jack George is conduc- | the land. Wicksteed in fact plans on holding both national and international skateboarding contests and with their 4,000 seater spec- tator accommodation (a con- sideration often neglected by others), there’s no reason why they shouldn’t soon be doing just that. Skateboard! magazine will be keeping a close eye on this one ~ stand by for further news, Stalybridge Already in operation is a park in the Indoor Sports Centre, Caste Street, Stalybridge, Manchester. Featuringa free- style area and a bow, this facility is unusual in thatthe surface is of asphalt, rather than plain old concrete, Al- though apparently this allows forsafer skating in the wet, the drawback i that banks can’t exceed 40 degrees, For the technically minded, with any greater ange the surface starts to “ereep' — or in other ‘words, it slides slowly down hill! Admission to the Staly- bridge parks 20p for 3 hours Scarborough Get ready for Tony Hogan's Pure Fun Skate Park in Scar borough, Yorkshire Plans have been accepted b} council and construction is pinpointed to begin during November, Weather permit= ting, Tony believes it may be open for Christmas. More details coming soon, Bristol How about this piece of news from the Bristol Skateboard Centre? Local millionaire, Mr Critchley, has put on offer to them A COMPLETE ISLAND forthe sole purpose of skate- boarding, The island is Bum- beck — about a quarter of a mile out to sea off Weston- superMare — and itapparent- ly comes complete with its own currency and postage stamps! Mr Critchley wants to see Burnbeck become world centre for the sport, The island’s only hotel is being re-opened to offer the riders cheap accommodation and on paper, the whole thing sounds almost unbelievable, ‘Skateboard will invesigate further! ‘Ashton Court is now becoming very popular as a downlallte in Bistol and rumour says “Nationwide” may use itasa regional centre for their UK competition, Finally, Bristol can now boast nother skateboard shop — The Skateboard Centre has expanded into Park StreetJust formed in the Peston) Hounslow part of Middlesex isthe Black Bars club. Mem: bership for the year is 20p, plusan additional Sp per meeting. Prospective bats should contact ‘Butch’ at 46 Heston Road, Heston, Middle- sex. They also want to hear from other teamsin the. area. Tony Hogan of the East Coast Skateboarding Associe tan is getting into the skate- board spirit by entering his new Pure Fun team in local competitions, Both Tony and his stde-kick, Pete Brittain ‘would also be delighted to faces. Contact them at 74, Columbus Ravine, Scar borough, Yorks, ‘Steve Daniel writes to tell us of the newly formed Pty mouth and District Skate- Boarding Club. The main aims ate to organise skateboarding in the area and to encourage the council to provide ade- quate facilities, The member. ship fee is £1.50and for that you get a membership card a club sticker, regular news: letters and a discount on equipment. During October they held their first contest ‘on Plymouth Ho! for fiee style slal ing enthusiasts, with top prize a Hobie flex board plus trophy For more information contact secretary D. Brain c/o 7 The Parade, Barbican, Plymouth, Devon PI 1 2UL Thanks to Mark Davies for sending along the first news: letter of the Skateboarding Association of Wales. Though written some time ago, it still makes good reading. Less good is thenews that Langland Bay car park (a popular Welsh skating area) is now officially closed to skateboarders. But there's a lot of good things happening too, so for full details contact, Paul Conibe 39 Rotherslade Road, Lan iand, Swansea Mrs K. Bates of the Hang Ten Skateboard Cheb, 36 St. Catherines, Lincoln, Lincs INS BLY, writes to tell of a few changes. The Friday night ‘meet has been switched from the City Sports Centre to 36 Portland Steet and, sadly police have banned them from their usual skate spot Come on Lincoln Council how about a park! Basingstoke now has its own skateboard club — con- tact Mr K. Dineen at 23 Cheviot Close, Basingstoke, The Bradford Skate- boarding Cheb began in early September and withina month it had collected over 700 members, Run in con. junction with local paper, the elegraph and Argos, it costs nothing to join. Three even- ings a week they have use of a car park (floodlit) and at other times they use Peel Park. Contact Mrs. Ellis efo The Skateboard Shop, 132 Bolton Lane, Bradford 7, Yorkshire, (Late news, indoor facilities have just been arranged at Parkside Sports Centre, Sun. day mornings 10.30 t0 12,00) Moira Preen writes to say that new members ate wel come at the Thames Valle Skateboarding Club (c/o ‘Welby Crescent, Winnersh, Berks), Patrick Browne is attempting to form The Dartford Skate- boarding Chub, but is hesita ting now the council has with. drawn its offer of land for a park. In the meantime, interested riders should get together an Monday, Wednes. day and Friday evenings — and Sunday aftemoons — in Highfield Road, Dartford, Kent. The Four Counties Skate boarding Club is now fully ‘operational (incorporating Bucks, Berks, Middlesex and Suney) ‘The cost is £2 per year and members receive a monthly news sheet, discounts in some shops, a membership card and hopefully soon, club insur- ance. Seventy people tumed up at the first meeting and numbers aer rising fast, Con tact David Hemimins at 26 Salthill Mansions, Bath Road, Slough, SLI 3XN In deepest Cornwall, The Graham Nile Skateboarding | Cab has just opened and al ready there's over 100 mem: bers. The cost is $Op to join | and in return, skaters get four newslettersa year,a club card, | a club badge, entrance to film showsat rediced rates plus the ‘hance of entering club com petitions, Asatemporary ste, ders are skating in the John Keay House car park in St Austell A proper park is [promised soon. Contact raham Nile c/o Ocean Magic Surfing Products, 7 Duke Street, St. Austel, Cornwall Write to Pam Binley at Glebe House, Cranford, nr Kettering, Northants if you' | lke to join the Keztertne Seat | | Kats Skateboarding Club. The acostisa modest {1ayear | 3 membership and apparently | cause concern. No matter 250 people did just that at | how careful you are and how the first meeting. There'll be | much protective gear you the usual membership card | wear, the chances are that Plusa monthly newsletter, | you are going to con club competitions and trips | eropper sometime in your to visit other clubs and skate | skateboarding career. Which | parks, For these lucky riders, | has prompted many readers the Wicksteed Skateboard "| to write in enquiring about Park looms close (see Skate _| insurance covering skate: Places). boarding accidents | Insurance - eerie: | the facts commerc In America, the cost of personal ‘The oscasional accident is an unfortunate and painful fact injury insurance is included in the admission price, If you of life for skateboarders, no tier how good they are. In take a tumble, all you have to the United States, for do is present yourself to the park office and show that you really were injured instance, skateboard injuries running at about 200,000 a year and appear to be | within the confines of the pack itself, (In the past the doubling every twelve months forso, And those are not just have been cases of Kids falling bumps and scratches either! h new skate parks opening up the length and breadth of | the country, many skate- boarders are attempting more | ambitious stunts — with a resulting increase in brok arms and legs, injured backs | and serious concussions. ‘Although injuries in Britain are not nearly so numerous as in the U.S., the occur often enough to injured skateboarders.) Onee that’s settled, the park management does the rest ind eventually you wind up with all your hospital bills Paid plus some compensation, | Bes more or less the same for skate parks in this the price of the ticket ensures your insurance. The complications set in once you get out of the available and are called. cd | personal legal liability | policies. Again, any legitimate firm will be able to help. However, before you go rushing off to sign up, check with ‘in your family, Many home policies ‘cover not just the building and its contents but also the | personal legal liability of the home-owner and his or her family. In other words, the insurance policy which Prot use may also Prot hav pay out large sums in damages to that little old lady you | happened to knock down in the street, | commercial park, Unfortunately, skatebs riders are not able to inst themselves solely agai accidents incurred while | riding a board. The reason is ‘obvious; if such a policy was available, ins companies would be inundated with floods of | injured youngsters all claiming to have fallen off a skateboard. Whether of not they actually had would be impossible to prove. So unfortunately the only means of covering yourself against skateboard injuries is to take out a general accident insurance policy — and the) ‘usually pretty expensive. Still, if you're into skate ding in a big way, you may consider it worth looking into the pros and cons of such a policy. Any recognised insurance firm will be only 10 help. The other point which is ‘causing concern to many readers is the question of coverage if you knock down and injure someone else oks like a real nosedive asort of skateboard third | Thy at all costs co-avoid arty policy, Such policies — | falling heavity on the wrists h apply not just to. Hey... come back! When skateboards but will cover | tipping backwards, iry 10 you for all accidents involving | spin your body round a title nother person — are before hitting the floor. Hurting yourself is as easy as falling off a skateboard! Land ‘badly and you could find ruarself itt tro worth insuring against accidents? From left {0 right: On the way down. Beware the flying ‘board i often has a mind of its own, 4 simple tal slip here should be no bother. Thisography by Kokom Chung ” "This wheel has sealed bearings.” That's something ‘you've probably heard many times across the shop ‘counter. It sounds good at the time and, yes, they are biter than open bearings. But there's a lot more to the subject than that. There are fas many different types of sealed bearings as there are shapes, sizes and colours of urethane, Next time you get offered sealed bearings probe more deeply. If your eyesight ean take the strain grab a quick Took at the side of the bearing. If it boasts 4 manu- facturer’s name and the ‘number 608 you're on t0 3 good thing because that bearing has been made t0 a hhigh degree of pereision. 608 is simply the model size of standard skateboard ‘bearing. Bearings without this magic number may be the same size, but as for the quality. .. well don't expect the earth ‘A 608 sealed bearing looks something like the ones in the photo. A skateboard wheel normally has two such bearings with a ‘spacer’ separating them, Each bearing consists of a number of steel balls selected for exact ‘matching size and encased ina circular ‘cage’. This component allows the outer g of the bearing (which tightly hugs the inside of the wheel) to spin around a *track’ machined out of the inner sing. This inner ring is in contact with the truck and is locked to it by the nuts at the end of the axle. Altogether there are four varieties of 608 bearings single-sided oz double-sided with either neoprene or metal seals, Single-sided bearings, as ‘their name implies, have a seal on one side only with the 22 Skateboard! MECHANICS & MAINTENANCE Introducing a 3-Part Feature OnUnderstanding, Maintaining And Customising Skateboard Equipment. This Month . SEALED BEARINGS ] working parts exposed on ie other. Don’t be fooled by single-sided bearings. When two are inserted into a wheel their appearance is outwardly the same as double-sided ‘bearings, This is because the open sides are made to face each other inside the wheel ‘There are advantages and disadvantages. A single-sided bearing loses its lubricant through its open side, Howe ever, it can be cleaned and lubricated more easily than a doublesided bearix Neoprene seals or metal seals? This isa hotly disputed subject and, unfortunately, there isjust’no snap answer. Double-sided neoprene sealed bearings are a good bet for keeping out dirt and water essential if you're an all. weather ‘go-anywhere” skater! The neoprene fits very tightly and the bearing is packed ‘with plenty of grease. Both these factors normally ensure ‘a good and long life. How: ever, these very factors also Greate a slight, inherent drag (on the motion of the wheel. The effect doesn’t amount to alot, but if you're an out and Out speedster, probably a high Quality metal sealed bearing ‘will be more to your liking. Metal sealed bearings are often beautifully constructed and very fast once they've been through the initial wearing-in period, They are jen made to high levels ‘of precision to keep turning fesistance down to an absolute minimum, They can also be very expensive. And. the quality of available metal sealed bearings varies mnsiderably. You'll often rather poor examples of this type of bearing in wheels selling for between £2 and £3, They'll be slow and will probably not last to0 Long. But, then again, they present fewer maintenance hassles | te starting to look at the than 40 loose (or open) possibility of producing bearingsand of course they | specialist skateboard bearings. ‘can always be replaced with | After ll, the 608 was never something better later on. If | designed to operate up and ‘you have what you suspect to | down kerbs and through be cheap bearings, be careful_| slalom gates! As a represen- to keep them dry and clean | tative from SKF (who make There's no real point in | 2 fifth of the world’s tying to recommend bearings) said recently pparticular brands, The bear ‘We are very interested Fhanufacturers-IKS;NSK, | i the skateboard industry — Hoover Koso andSKF to” | not somuch in the short | fame Duta fev wallimake a | term as inthe long term and ‘wide range of bearings, ‘we are at this moment | siftering wildly in quality and hing on our bearin | type, Anyway carly on in the | technology to cater for this. game, you are unlikely to hhave much say in the matter. | Maintenance of sealed Many skateboard wheels are | earings available in shops only You an minimise the ‘with a Gied brand of bearing. | servicing needed on any type Some discerning shops are | of bearing by not using it in ‘thankfully beginning to buy | the wet. Even so, it's their wheels and bearings | good to at times separately, however, s0 you | Temove the bearings from may be lucky enough to have | your wheels and wipe them a choice, ‘with a clean cloth, This is Tfinish on a happy note, | particularly necessary with Thanks to tbe boom in neoprene-sealed bearings ‘demand for 608 bearings, | which “bleed grease for some the manufacturers are happy | time after first being used. (Ge, prosperous) men. They're | This makes them attract lots 50 delighted in fact that they | of dirt and grit To Service Remove the wheels and lever each bearing out of its socket small screwdriver, Wipe away any grease and dirt that ‘you can see on the outside of the bearings. 2, Remove one seal from each bearing (not necessary with the single-sided variety). With a neoprene-sealed bearing, use the fine serewdriver and prise the seal open at the point shown in the photo. Take care not to damage the seal, Metal seals are more difficult to take off and sometimes impossible to relocate. Some seals are fixed permanently and cannot be removed without causing damage to the inside of the bearing. ‘If you have metal seal, double-sided bearings think twice before opening them up. Ask yourself whether you think it absolutely necessary. If you decide itis, then you may hhave to face the fact that the bearings will become single- sided once you have removed the sealsen exposed, pour fuel or paraffin into it to dissolve the grease. 4, Squirt alittle detergent into the bearing. 6, Make sure th 5, Rinse in water and spin the bearing 8. Press the seal back into the bearing (generally neoprene type only) (@ 1. A low quality double-sided bearing, The inner seal are combined. The steel balls are not contained in a cage. 2a. A single-sided neoprene-sealed bearing. 2b. From the other side: this side faces the inside of the wheel. The sge" between the inner and auter rings holds the steel balls, 3. A high quality doublesided metal-sealed bearing. 4 A double-sided neoprene-seated bearing. Next month, Skateboard! discusses understanding and maintaining your trucks, Skateboard! 23SKATEBOARD'S| OUTRAGEOUS CHRISTMAS COMPETITION! Feeling bored with the usual sort of competitions! ‘Okay, here's something a little different. Listed below are si tri mind, add the numbers all situations which a skate together and simply wet varding friend of ours found down the total on a posteard inself in. What we want only please and mail to da is decide for each man. tc ateboard! vuvte, how many wi isimas Competition, 14 were I snd Rathbone Place, L When you pyour WIP IDE He's doing a one foot reve He's putting in a handful of front-side 360s on the bank He’s catting with a friend down the speed run He’s over the lip and airbo Now he’s switched to a snake daffy Finally, he’s up on the tiles with three out Remember your name and address (written cleat vary Ist, 1978, indard... the board | ender of th posteard out of the b Dige of either: ralta Warptail Deck, plus Tracker Truck: whe The G&S Henry Hester Fibreflex Slalom Deck plus California Slalom trucks and Road Rider Henry Hester wheels and plus aset of Rei Senders of t (courtesy of Creole Records). ee Standby for the results in Skateboard! magazine No. 6> Fit Turbos’ to your board with the very latest, Newporter, super light, ‘High Rise’ trucks, specially cast in LMG aluminium alloy. LMG. is. a carefully researched alloy which combines greater strength with reduced weight. ‘High Rise" trucks with either 6 or 7 inch (152mm ot 478mm) axles and Turbo’ wheels are available from your nearest Newporter stockist TAKE OFF WITH TURBOS The NEW Adiprene wheel from Newporter Newporter Turbos’, the naw Championship wheels produced in ground-gripping ‘Adiprene’ with preci- sion bearings, are specially designed to run faster and smoother with a gnip that can get you to the top —and keep you there, WS s OT NEWS oseai sean” FORTHE Stay THERE eee TER: NEW ADLER E ygeL FROM NEWPOS ‘A Newporter wheel alone, will not make you a hot skater, but if you're already hot it could make you a champion. There should be a ‘Newporter’ stockist in your town, if [Link]’t know where they are drop us a line enclosing a stamped addressed envelope. Peer Pee ia eee ie 2 oe Cie OYE Ns eo NEWPORTER LTD. Walton House, Central Trading Estate, Staines, Middlesex. Tel: Staines 53906.Great news for hot skateboarders! LONDON - a) Seah oa > , CENTRE s CHE NORCHERN SOURCE ST oa or call at Centresport Merrion Centre, Leeds. 0532 31024IS77 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PHOTO FILE Never before had the world seen such an array of skate- board talent assembled in i ane place. The atmosphere at the Long Beach Arena was electrie and sa t00 was rmweh of the skating. Skateboard! asked some of the stars for their impres- sions of the event and we begin, naturally enough, with Britain's champion, Tim Levis. TIM LEVIS “Tye learnt more about slalom in one day than in months previously, I've never started on a ramp like that before — but it's just like coming down a bowl. [ve never seen anything like this before — there are 30 many good skaters it's fantastic Once I picked up the techni. ‘que to get a good start, Iwas only 5/L0th of a second ‘behind the top racer.” STACY PERALTA Sis the best ran contest ever, and it's real scarey. The best ‘skateboarders in the ‘world are here, and they're all ut to win. Between first place and tenth there will nly be a haisbreadth of difference in skill. The new tricks that came out at the pre-contest riders’ meeting, ‘when everybody had to demonstrate their wicks For the judges were a revelation, ceverybody"s been Keeping ‘them real quiet. This contest hhas been on everyone's mind | for months ~ people here are in pain with worry.” | Top: The lovely Ellen Berryman retracting smoothly from a rocksteady LL-sit and switehing to a hanel- ‘Stand vargas — and victory in the women's freestyle. Left: Free Former man, Brian Beardsley, getting hooked on his one and only flying ‘attempt at 5°1”. Right: A very determined Laura Thornhill rounding the cones ina heat of the ladies slalom. 28 Skateboard!ELLEN BERRYMAN: “Some people say gymnastic tricks like mine arent really skateboarding. Some judges prefer footwork tricks. 1 always skate in barefeet — if shoss are compulsory 1 don't enter. I get very nervous in ‘competitions ~ Ihave to shut the crowd out of my mind, especially all the \histLng from the guys. I's important to our sponsors that we win, TONY ALVA: smoother, it just goes straight wap and down, We were offered 200 dollars by Free formes if we could get to the Tcould get 12:t0 15 feet up it, (it's 20 feet high) but ts coo right wp a down to get higher. If it were sloped like a bank’s suppased to be, Lcould get co the top. They wouldn't let me compete in the freestyle ‘event here for political reasons, Last year I got second plage, Chris Chaput isn't here either ~ and he took first! SS HOWELL: 'm comparing the event this year, This one's rally running smoothly so far — but wat tll they hand out the Cheques — then yor tohear some comp But is very well organised, lights, the read out digital clocks for slalom, the new soring system, the ‘horeography being a mandatory tem in the fee Style, and everything on 1 points list being evaluated piior to the actual perfor- ances. Itdoesn't leave much room for complaint You've not only got an individual skater out there, you've gotan entire gain advertising advantages t's incredible. We've had problems in the past unfair judging, bias — year they've done their best to establish fair judging and a set of rules that leaves no doubts. “You can't have a compulsory routine in freestyle, because it might favour one system over another. So we have certain categories of manoeuvers — whee!- balancing, inverted tricks. Some tricks you'll see here ‘only one person in the world ‘can do — have everyone doing the same routine and it spectators.” “Lots of amateurs are ‘coming up and they're really hot, but they can’t break into the pro ‘competitions like this one, because it’s Far left: Laura Thornhill (note the left arm brace, sepporting ‘recently healed fracture) lining up for a one foot carving nose wheelie. Left: Stacey Peralta, going for maximum (points for a one foot, back ward tail wheelie, Mid lef UK Ohampion, Tim Levts on is way to mecting Aki Akiyama in the Rest of the Word slalom final, Mid Right: Skitch Highcock in classic gorilla grip style, off the ramp. Bottom left: The victorious Tony Ala raises high one of the plastic ‘barrels fo acknowledge the cheers of the fans. Bottom right: Ellen ONeal witha ‘noking daffie. Skateboard! 29will undoubtedly be shoppin around for budget price skateboards this Christmas. They should take care! There | are very many skateboards on | nd the matket Below the £20 | PN price level and some, without doubt, represent excellent value for money. Others, however, fall some way short of what Skateboard! considers tobe an acceptable standard We approached 1 facturers and/or distributors of ten of the most popular budget priced boards avail- able and borrowed standard foduction models for ting. Though by no means range Of equipment available for between £14 and £20 (the price range chosen by us to Indicate budget price boards) they do, however, represent a good selection, Most are widely distributed through- | fe out the country and you should in general have no | mi inding at lea 30 Skateboard! Decks Decks — What Length? The ieal, average length fora skateboard deck is between and 30 wel neigh imposible to complet, budget skateboards in these hora they Come out around 24 ns would require Complicated manufacturing roceses which would tum ad considerably 10 the cont. Boards unr 29° may ran | he suitable for 11 year os but they" almost certainly be ton short for anybody holder, All the decks we tested were except tl lengths Siteo which was What Material? Polypropylene is used extensively in buda: boards because also cheap. Fibreglass decks provide a more lively, springy wand are also very’ strong. All decks tested were factured from easily support a normal ult’s weight except t Beadle, This was an excep- tionally pliable board which the manufacturer hime admitted would not effectively support anyone over 9 stone, ately, Longer Kicktails are they necessary? Ricktails ate by no means essential on a skateboard almost all manoeuvres ean be performed without them. However, shallow kicktail can be useful in earrying out certain tricks, for example, 360s and kick turns. We ‘were rather concerned over the fact that half the decks (Cobra King, Sunset, Beadle, Sitco and Skuda) had very acute angles of kicktail (see photo), Such exaggeration could be considered an | adverse factor in learning to | skateboard. The kiektails on these five models were so steep, it was difficult to find 4 comfortable position for the ear foot, ‘The remaining decks had Tather less clevated kicktails, The Red Devil had none at all (although a kicktail model will, we're told, be available soon), The Fordham Mustang differs from the rest in having a small, one inch ridge at the tail, Wheels — Width and Diameter Most of the boards examined had wheels containing loose bearings. Such bearings are generally felt to work effectively in combination with narrow wheels than with large, wide wheels. Many of the boards had fairly wide wheels. This was felt to be more a fashionable whim than a necessity. Diamete' also has.a part {0 play. Wheels measuring SOmm or more are recommended for speed, sates Seat ype Repane tae for raphy by Kokon Chang.Newporter Sprint Fordham-MustangHere is The Complete Skateboard Book. Packed with practical advice from the Editors of “Skateboard!” Magazine. ‘The Complete Skateboard Book tells you all about Buying Equipment, Basic Riding ‘Techniques, More Advanced Tricks and Manoeuvres, Improving your Style, Skateboard Safety, Where To Skateboard and How to Enter Competitions. Watch out for it in your local bookshop of order direct from us using the coupon below. . . price 95p (plus 25 p&p).Robert Vente SICATE [LINE TOO OLD TO WHEELIE? First of all, an excellent magazine, enjoyable from cover to cover. Lam writing because | would relish some feassurance from somebody who is at the hub of the sport snd knows what they are talking about. started skateboarding way back in the sixties when skateboards were no more than elongated roller skates It was great, but somewhat limited. Now, in 1977, I'm still very interested in skate- boarding, but unfortunately, Pm now a 26 year old married man with a family, and I feel very self-conscious getting on my board. When Yyou visit the well known sites and see 12 to 16 year-olds performing so expertly, the ego gets drastically deflated. Couldn't somewhere like Skate City set aside an after- noon for the “old folks” 10 practice? Then we wouldn’t have to suffer the scornful stares of the expert young as they perform nose whee past that “doddering old amateur” Asitis at the moment, other than the most extrovert senior skaters, we have to Practice in the dead of night, Or in the privacy of our own homes, both rather dan- gerous. [ may even be forced to resort to the old paper bag Cover the head trick in the hape that the locals won't recognise me and point out to their friends “That man down the road with a family to Support who refuses to grow up" L. Ruoeeo, Guildford, Surrey, We asare you, Mr. Ruoeca, that there are many of us ‘over-twenties who refuse to lie down. Russ Howell, known in the USA as “The Old Man of Skateboarding” is another 26 year ald, who can still do more consecutive 360 than anyone else. Windcraft of Bristol have their own “Old Fools" team, and one old guy in ‘Switzerland is still skating in hisscveaties! You could always try putting those urethanes under a wheelchair A HARROWING TALE. Congratualations on the production of your excellent magazine .. just a few points. Firstly, quite a lot Of boarders (me included) can not affort £17 for 29” of oak with “Bruce Logan Earth Ski” written on it, How about some tips as to how to make decks? Secondly, in your August edition you mentioned talks of a Harrow skatepark. What has become Of this idea? Most of us meet in one of the Civie Centre carparks, and we've made a couple of decent wooden ramps. Howabout turning the spotlight on some of the local kids who may not be as spectacular as the Mare Sinclairs and Fohn Sabloskys Of this world, but are just as interesting? ‘Why not go on location and meet some of us, because without us you would not hhave a magazinef (Ha ha, blackmail!) Simon Phillips, Harrow-on- ‘the-Hill, Middx, Keep on at Harrow Council until you get your park. We are indeed planning to get around the country to meet you all inthe near future. SKATE LINGO. I think your magazine is the best of all the UK produced leaflets, magazines and news- papers. I find the “Skate News” and “Skate Data” bhutthe "Who's Hot?” featire depresses me somewhat, with itvelbow stands, 10ft long jumpsand one fot 720s. At present, these ae tricks I only dream about My biggest citcism is of the incredibly trendy, hp, California style language Now,| know skateboarding originated in the States, but I think importing the lingo along with the equipment isa bit much. | Thave'a question — where fi the adverb “to be stoked” come front? | know there are Stoker wheels, but I can't think of a connection, Ali Stride, Exeter, Devon, “Stoked” is a surfing expression — like most of skateboarding jargon. We think it's great for skaters to have auniversal language of their own — there's no reason why the British shouldn't add to it. Any ideas? Ed, EASTERN PROMISE? T have just finished reading your mag — really fanta magorical that’s all [ean sayt ‘The articles on equipment are really good for us here on the cast coast as we ean’t get hold of the yank hardware, Except for one small piece on Norwich you haven't mentioned the east coast much, s0 please print this to put us on the map, Anybody in the Lowestoft Yarmouth area should eame down to the carpark near Vietoris Road traffic lights any week end, as it’s packed with local | skaters Ould also like to make a nation for the Skate- ders of Britain Motto, | seen recently in an American publication. “You may think but we know we are The Wizard of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Any other motto suggestions? Ed. OUTLAW BLUES REVISITED... Seems to me Rod Holmes in his letter last month hit on some pretty important points. Like him, [started skating several years aga, about the same time I first headed down to the south coast to try out some surf Iwas impressed by the freedom and lack of commer cialism surrounding both and soon acquired a Hammaco- wheeled board, Today, although by no means & sreat/radical or above average skater, I've moved onto Benji, Gullwing, OF set-up. But where has all the soul gone? Seems skating’ rapidly becoming pre-packed and hideously commercial, Whilst it's fan to try out purpose built parks, the really radical moves still come on the roads and paths where you don't know what's around the next bend. By all means push safety and competitions but don’t expect us all join in some of us prefer the scene that still surrounds surfing in this country. Other- Wise an interesting mag P.1. Kinnig, Holsworthy, Devon, We're into freedom too, Mr. Kinnig, that's why we don't recommend skating paths “where you don't know what's around the bend. Just one aceident, and how Il be signs g0 up? Why blow it for everybody else? Ed IN SHORT Reoently when 1 was out on iy board, tired of shooting down the same of hill, I decided to see how many “ticetacs” I could do, First my record was 52, then 102, and now it stands at 281 Any advances? Chris Webb, London, N.S. My 15 year old son, Steve, was the winner of the Yorkshire v Lancashire speed compatition held in Morecambe in September. He was riding a Henry Hester cutaway deck, soft Kryptonies with open bearings and full Tracker trucks. His speed was 14.1 seconds over 100 mettes. He was presented with a cup by Richard Dunne, the boxer. All Steve's spare time is devoted to helping his dad design and make decks. Our latest project isa 3° 6” speed deck for the Leeds Centre- | sport Team. | | Brian Hinks, Leeds, | Skateboard! 35Pehrne Ble oe dels ie are are retinue RED cara thought best to attach the [have made adeck out of | American prices and is Sepeu en bav trucks with bolts tak taken from an old school | uilikely to drop further, One Gad aad have found tie deck | development has been the problems, isa contained or | Lock Nuts too slippery. Could you fill | number of manufacturers in semi-sealed bearing. We found | !t is very important that a ime in on the types of grip Britain producing imitations these on the Newporter, skateboard be fitted with @ | ta5¢ available and where I can | Of popular American trucks Beadle, Skuda and Fordham- | lock nut at each end of the | Setar e* ge and wheels. These are bound Muang axle to prevent wheels from |B Mtombbey Co Antrim, | £0 be cheaperand if you're Working loose during skating. | N°yqmges*?<°° A™™ | prepared to skate on the less Trucks — Axle width Al the boards we looked at Well-known names, you ean As explained earlier, all used either lock nuts: boards in this budget price bracket tend to be on the Grip tape is almost entirely | certainly economise here. made by one company, 3M. | However, don’t always ‘The name of the product is | expect the performance to be short side. This factor, is best to use nuts containing | ‘Safety Walk” and it comes in | up to that of the original! coupled with a narrow truck, | a nylon loeking ring. They are | several different versions can make for a rather | more convenient to use. Avoid the type with a After 4 weeks of general unstable combination. A | ts ersctions rubbery surface —in wet | use, the metal spine of my wider truck inevitably provides more stability. The conditions it is ineffective, | Vulean board snapped in two. Aim for ‘General Purpose” think it may have been my narrowest trucks we found Safety Walk which is self- ‘weight (8 stone), Also, could were fitted on the Lotus art adhesive and has an abrasive | you tell me if the following (4°), Fordham Mustang operating and mintenance | surface, It comes indifferent_| combination is easy (0 (20%) and Skuda 48) The eee ese oe fostace | widths, four inch being the | assemble and would give Widest trucks were foundion | Red Devil, Fordham-Mustang | best ityou want a generous | traction (rip), speed and the Newporter (6”) and and Sito manufacturers who | Covering, or one inch if you | sturdiness. Magician Double Beadle (54"). all included stickers offering. | want to economise. Colours. | Kicktail Deck (24”), Road mes ois ype this necessary information. | gyalable are green and black. | Rider No. 6 wheels and Twoiyperotane hiting | Gltarantees and Service If your local stockist doesn't | California Slalom 7” trucks. were found, The most tis obvious that skateboards | have it, try « marine supplier, | Kieran Brogan, Lisburn, Core found Tis mes aype | Wilbe old nallkinds of | asitis widely used on boats.” | Co-Antrim, [Link]. ilanaxle fixed permanently | Places this Christmas. Ifa ‘The best way to cut grip tape in the yoke of the truck with | Skateboard is used long Sits peace ua eee in the yoke of the tuck with | enough it's Bound to require | (heavy duty scissors). servicing at some stage. It We were surprised to find that several of the boards came entirely without Dealing with the first point, ied as to exacly what isa long bolt with anut | | With it be possibi naeed. to | may even prove to be | poets 14 ort spine’. In general, | certain fae ond. This wpe proves ‘| Gafective and requie repace- | cheaper equipment in the | Spine’ fa general! cotainly ment. Skateboard! sugests | future? Grant Read, Derby. necessary to remove the wheel at the "wrong? end since the opposite wheel and axle have to be extracted first. To unscrew the nut | also requires the use of two socket wrenches, We found this bolt type of axle on the Sunset and the Lotus. ‘The diameter of the axle is also an important point to consider. A narrow should occur as a result of an that you only buy equipment | pars certainly a $64,000 _| eight stone rider. Perhaps you | omealer who cant | Gueton, an $64,000 should enquire at the shop necessary, provide replace- | Gestion never seem to get ¢ you bought the equi ment parizal alter ate. | CUejons never sem to get | where you bought the equip. Many boards are being ment has been coming down | problems. The Magician deck Imported from distant lands | jn'price generally, partly | is now discontinued, and | apparently without regard 10 | through increasing compet doubt you'll be able to locate the question of replacement | tion amongst importers of ‘one now. The other point is Parts Others, such asthe | ‘{rmerican equipment. As for. | that forthe width of trace Grentec Coyote, are being | Sydget equipment, the mass | (7") deckwise you could sold with an excelent import of boards mana- really do with something a diameter axle, which we pene factured in the Far East has | tittle longer — say 27/28”. found on the Beadle and —_| Best Buys helped reduce the price level_ | You'l find a wide range of Lotus, will only take anon- | Out of the ten skateboards | of polypropylene boards, etc. | choice at around the £10.00 standard wheel, If you feel | examined, there were none | American equipment isnow | | mark. you may later want to up- | that could not be faulted in | selling over here only a small fade the skateboard by some respects. In our table changing to superior wheels, | we have given a ‘Skateboard! | ___ ee ‘make sure that the truck you. | Rating’ to each board and, as toy basa standard 9/6" | you can se, the Grentes axle ‘oyote and the Newporter acs emaowable? ‘Sprint come out ahead of the us | It may sometimes by Secs Rocket sad Fodinee’ <———————___| he whee! thus eliminating the necessary to remove the fitters cee aloo “The run up to Christmas | need for a spacer. The first trucks from your deck and | MUsing aa ood value | Seems tohave spurred the | wheel to appear in Britain therefore the ease with which | ferommene skateboard industry into | with these bearings is called this can be done is important, | frmoney-_| another peak of frenzied _| the UFO and it's been All trucks were removable | Sturepewat agains vanes mango | activity. On the wheels front | brought over by the Bristol except those of the Beadle cciruainanyse apie | the big news this month isa | Skateboard Centre. Initial Which were riveted. Some ining macro pos Wehie | new size bearing. Not only | tests indicate that the UFO were screwed on to the deck | Sictisc*iuriadisisal tate sed reqare | oes this type of bearing have | spins fast with very little and some were bolted (see | Tcsntysacorcsact-" | on extralarge diameter, it | resistance. The urethane fsa the table), It ismormally | estes’ also forms the entire hub of | hard one in acoot blue 36 Skateboard!Pree netieay | iteration te vital statistics are 63mm Gull Wing in turning respos See, (aes ree |e ‘of the UFO ee fact prove L__——_——_——_ ’ eee. A, Shineino! wrens” hts Months in the normal way Aes ‘SCI have hit the scene with U tngimetbles Woaders eames chi lacei canpeanis sae | ee = eee a ‘apparently geared towards thing you think the world ae eee | eae a ea nan oar eee Sareea oS eee | eee re eee |e ras ee ae Bees back. Now a hard orange Fapdpetigoehepn ng tan nip easy ee model has been added to the | Stephen Foster of Woodley, | MRUNE! mide! wi ratte tats, tne ae hen any of pelea bee et| Snp ne oC | nee ne pee es | Bernat nregs Lec eer el ge meee cere reer | eames oe eee eee Be aly bata feos poe pe See after Jay Adams of Dogtown. pee sec eas man of skateboarding who'll attempt just about anything. ree apparently cast inthe same | Thanks, Stephen, could you mould! It's 30 inches long | write in please to claim your and constructed from fibre- prize. ee a is After the Gull Wing, son of Last issue we stid the two ‘evi Gan wing won ot | La se wes te wo Ga Wing Tacoma | sk Ds we pr ferro | Zetland S50. et ‘6 inch model. The Phoenix been £9.50 Cee |r canner all ena Wing. Reports from the ‘on the strangely shaped ‘States say that the Phoe ball wheel. Don’t miss it! “On the question of grip-tape highly recommend “wei and dry” emery cloth. It is very abrasive if you use the roughest grade there is. It is only about 15p a sheet and if you tse Evo-stik (or ‘similar contact adhesive) to stick it on, you can glue on toa polypropylene deck.” A correction oat i Above: The UFO features a single 11/8 diameter bearing. | Below teft: The original Gull Wing 63/8” truck with new | action boit support bracket. Below right: The Gull Wing Phoenix has a single 6” axle Above: The Z-Flex Jay Adams model ‘Skateboard! 37STAR INTERVIEW Meet Californias Most Entertaining Rider.. STACY PERALTA * FT burope off — th gover Maggi Russell of Skateboard! them back on — they talking to US superstar Stacey the chisels to them and atthe Califoraia Preeformer take them off again! I know World Championship in Los these Angeles. this and the police put pipes all SKATEBOARD: What do cor eens You think of the way this pipes out ~ the police put ane has been them back ag the guys orga ceut them out, and this time STACY: I'm really happ Soy cotel Bee oe witht, it’s one of the best ‘on the ground go when you're contesis ever ~ and its real up in the mountain looking scary! All the best skate down it looked as if the pipes ee ae * were still there. These guys two, and everyone is out to eaten aati win, First place isn't going to dedication is amazing tee that much higher marks SKATEBOARD: Tell me wise than tenth — the winner eee ere Will have 10 do something, STACY: Before a contest | that’s just a hair better. It’s fpeacticn for weeks; pting 30 hard to judge — I judge my routine down, memorising amatevr sontess and they ‘my musie so that if T mess up Ei nie out of my min trick T ean listen to my song i 00. to see how much more time SKATEBOARD: Do you Tve got. Getting my footwork think there should be a skate- perfect, making sure my | boarder on this judging panel? board is Ok — Tonly ever use STACY: Yes, bist = there are ‘one board — I don’t like | no unbiased skateboarders — in the middle of a soit couldn't be done, think it looks SKATEBOARD: Who ese is messy unless you can doit ont eam? ‘exactly right ike Steve as caterer |i get more [Link] [Sin fink O'Neal, Doug ‘pineapplk another so smoothly. [ride Saladino, Denis Mart hand-jive than for my Skating! | ior Pepsicots besides G.&s, Paul Hoffman, Greg Tye. — | nd I do demos for them. They're all here at the comes down to style, grace | falling — the sensation was | Last year we did 200 junior contest, and fluidity — to judge it just unexplainable. On every | high schools, and some big SKATEBOARD: How long | you'd need skaters who know | tide, the others who were | shows at sports arenas, and have you been skating, and ‘what they"re talking about Just watching were going we found that skateboarding which aspects of the sport do | but are unbiased. It's about ‘WOOOOW! — cverybady was | is not the only thing people nd the most exciting? | being able to hold your speed, | just on the ceiling screaming. | want to skating for | staying in there longer, doing’ | SKATEBOARD: fs it possible | be entertained too, $0 Tike twelve years on and off, ‘something frontside as to do the loop in a pipe? | to do things to make it look about five consistently. I like | opposed to backside ~ it just | STACY: No = not yet, you'd | more fun so they think wow, vertical pool and pipe riding | goes on. . . . need a special runway ‘cause | that’s really different! Here best, but Tuy to doevery | SKATEBOARD: What is the | it would take tremendous | at this contest there were a kind of skating possible. Like | most radical thing you've ever | speed. couple of times that I messed most people are just into one | done, and where? SKATEBOARD: What's up slightly, anda year ago I thing only, but I like to cover | STACY: Probably when we Mount Baldy like? ‘would've got mad and upset the whole lot, slalom, free- went out to Arizona to ride STACY: Ok, Baldy was the | and blown my whole routine, style, pools, pipes, parks... | some 22ft pipes —one of | first known pipe and it was | But now, I snap my fingers, 's getting closé to the time | President Carter's water 15 feet high and at the time | start shaking to the music, do when we'll have pool-riding projects. Being out there was | it was really good as it hada Competitions because every- | like being on the other side | litte bit ofa downhill run, body wants it —it'sjustso | of the earth, or the other side | but after people started nga good time, I get insane to look at, Trouble is, | of the moon ~ there were just | discovering other pipes Baldy | more compliments for my nobody knows how to judge | these massive pipes way out | went down. Finally speed | hand jive than for my skating! ‘it — like if a guy hangs a one- | in the desolate desert, and we | bumps were put down onit | If you cover up a mistake by wheeler out, and there’sa | were siding these giant to keep skaters out, But | doing something funny uarter or half his whee! left | tunnels, and we got so high | skateboarders don't give up, | people don’t notice the in= who can judge at? | we were just lying, free they just take the speed | mistake, Tused to think one 38 Skateboard!slip up and I'm through, but Tye leamt to control myself, and to dig just entertaining people, Some of the contest ants here are in pair they are $0 nervous, this contest has been on everybody's minds for months — it’s real heavy’ Once you're out there on the floor and the spotlight’s on you, you have to get totally locked into it. SKATEBOARD: How do you feel about being a superstar? STACY: I don’t realise it it's hard for me to under stand all these people asking ¥y autograph, I'd only do that to a movie star. But f really appreciate it, it's real thouightful of people. SKATEBOARD: Some of the like skaters are arrogant to act up a bit STACY: You can’t be that way — I feel real guilty if | ever do it SKATEBOARD: Tell me about your board, STACY: Ihave my own model, G & S made an. autographed board for me, and we've updated it a bit now, It’s good for every type of skating — it's not really a slalom board but it can be ridden in pools, parks, for freestyle and banks, I'use it all the time unless I'm riding super tight slalom for which Tneed something more flexible SKATEBOARD: Which are your favourite tricks? STACY: Llike spinning tricks, every kind of 360, and a little thing called a G tum. Ihave a trick of my own invention, it's « 360 anda half slide on the bank — like you slide your board around using your hands and you've got to switch your body around in the middle of it and pop right back out of it SKATEBOARD: Wh: your advice to your admirers jn the UK? STACY: Hang in there, skate where you're supposed to, wear your gear, keep on thinking upwards, Afterall you don't have to. what we did, you ‘our tricks and copy them, and learn by our mistake you don't have to start from the bottom. And don’t get upset if you can’t get things down right away, Fused getupset with myself if I couldn't doa trick, but you've got to relax and under stand it. The more you get upset the more you fighting yourself. I hear that some of your guys are better than ours already!42 Skateboard!Courtesy of US correspondant, Alan Zanger, ‘Skateboard! presents a photo- file report on the recently held Catalina Classic, The contest is held every year on beautiful Catalina Island (oft the coast of California) and ut of each year’s crop of events, this is probably the skater’s favourite. Events are restricted t0 speed and slalom. with alittle freestyle added for demo purposes Left to Right, Top to Bottom: Elen Berryman proving that freestyle isn't ‘the only game she can play! John Hutson, Free Former "77 Champ, on his way to notching up a 4th place in the Men's Slalom. Nor to be ‘outdone, Earth Ski's Robin ‘Logan makes @ tidy ran through the cones, Greg Tal, the man who helped our own Tim Levis nota little at the Long Beach, grabbing his own slice of slalom action, Skateboard! magazine will be presenting more such photo-files in issues to come, As important world events take place, so we shall be bringing you on-the-spot coverage courtesy of our lang, list of averseas correspon- dants, President of the Canadian Skateboard Association, and this is what he told us about the skateboarding scene in Canada today. tanada is 18 months behind the USA, the prime reason being because we don't have any parks, But ‘we're developing some right now, $0 we hope to be: catching up, Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia are the rovinees which account for 80% of our skateboarders ~ and we esti- mate that there are over 150,000 active skateboarders spread over the land, The second we announced the existence of the association 4 months ago, we were deluged with requests for jembership,and we're looking to the USA for guidance, and around the rest Of the world so that we can learn from other country’s mistakes, “At the moment, most ids skate in public parks and | on the sidewalks, but already half a dozen major cities have | legislated against skating in public areas, One kid will Grain his swimming pool fora couple of weeks, then every ‘within twenty miles ‘comes t0 skate it, “We've had several local | and regional contest so far, and two major ones. The jagest was the Canadian North Star Championships held in Toronto in early ‘August, Steve Ibbertson was the overall winner out of 287 contestants, “The best known deck manufacturers in Canada are Bruce Bennett and Willy Winkles, Urethane Products are going to be making wheels| here shortly, but all trucks are imported, “We are planning a national tournament for next year, to be held from coast to Coast, and we'll be selecting a winning Canadian team for the country, We'd like to encourage some European countries — especially England — to try and put together a national team to compete in an international tournament in Canada during. August of next year. This tournament will be strictly on an amateur level. Prizes will be in the form of equipment, travel opportunities and. special scholarships as in other sports — for a university education. People may think it’s asquare way of doing it, and the big buck always speaks, but we're convinced that if the sport {s going to last, we need to de-commercialise it a bit.” West Germany Back in September, Skate- board! visited the West German Championships, held in Cologne along with the SPOGA Trade Fair of Sporting Goods, ‘The SPOGA Fair isa vast exhibition of all the sports goods that will bein the shops in 1978. The majority | of stands were exhibiting heap polypropylene boards. | The American Hobie Team wore there to give a freestyle and ramp-riding demonstra- tion, Fly'n’ Brian Beardsley was on hand to show how he acquired this name-tag by leaping brand new TR7. To soincide with the fair, Blue Diamond, a Cologne skate- board firm, arranged the championships. ‘The event was open to all comers, and as such was a Valuable training ground for future champions. The contest was run on German bearings — ruthless precision! Tt was interesting to note the American influence taking over after only a couple of months of concentration on the European market, The top riders were using all the Pro equipment that we are used {0 ~ G&S decks, Powerflex, OF and Road Rider wheels, Gull Wing, ‘Tracker and Bennett trucks, but it was the kids in the crowd, clutching their Hobie and Freeformer boards, who were showing the main evidence of Stateside imports in the sports stores. The only European brand that stood out Was the Blizzard board, with Kjell trucks and Road Star wheels, The trucks are a cross between a Tracker and a Bennett, but with the interesting concept of \corporating three different andnesses of suspension, bbers for various applicae tions, They'll be in our shops here soon, and should carry very reasonable prices. ‘The slalom event was impressive. Starting from a ramp, a straight course of cones was laid out over SO metres. The contestants had pumping entire length of the course, ome of the younger compe- titors didn’t have the strength to do this, but the eventual winner, Norbert Wienholz, powered his way down the ‘course accelerating all the way. The freestylists ranged Fromaminiscule 4 year old to the superbly fluid Michael Woll, This 15 year old had obviously absorbed Ty Page's demo to turn out a near perfect routine including 8 headstand, moving from one board to another, and absolutely precise kick-ips. Each speciality was linked by fluid combination of walk the dog, toespins, 720s and helicopters, Hopefully teams such as these will be pitted against our own teams such a5 Alpine ‘and Benji in the near future, Such competitions are valuable training grounds for | would-be competitive skate- | boarders, But only the top | ders will make their mark in | ternational events, and European skateboarding has a | Jong way to go before we ean compete on alevel footing | ‘wich ths Acogiiear | RESULTS, SLALOM Ist Norbert Wienholz (Hobie) | 2nd Max Victoria (Hobie) FREESTYLE Ist Michael Wolf (Banzai) 2nd Marty Victoria "(Hlobie) — ‘SkateboaBREGISIONGENGINEERING GUARANTEED UNBEATABLE VALUE EDO Srna Taranto) WHY THE COYOTE IS THE BEST £16 BOARD IN BRITAIN * Front and back kicktail- ideal for tricks ote. Cee ee eae iant extra wide wheels (57mm wide x 60mm diam.) * Spare parts always available. 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