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And though the splendour Ea tee Skateboard! 27 ADAM AND CASPAR PEACOCK, ‘Adam and Caspar started skating three years ago in | skateboarding’s birthplace — Dog Town (Santa Monica), California, Adam is now 17, and 14-year-old Caspar took third place in the slalom at Crystal Palace, ‘We were more into using skateboards for transporta- ton in Santa Monica,” says ‘Adam, “Everybody skate- boards there, We'd skate miles down-hill into the canyon, then hitch a ride bback up again. [tried out the Carlsbad Bowl while I was there, which w and round. As goes, Skate City is pr. good — anything else so heavy is more likely to be pool. The first time I went, there was hardly anyone ling the deepest bowl, we were practically the only ones re, just carving around going up to the lip and down ‘gtin. Now I go to Meanwhile Gardens or a couple of secret pools I know of which are drained in winter.” ‘Adam likes bowlriding and dowshill speed riding best, id doesn't see much future for freestyle. “You ean only 0 so far with it — although have to be good at it at ‘the moment to stand chance in a competition, “England is well behind Casper Peacock, . , abra America, and as soon as we've caught up they'll be way ahead again, But we are the hottest in Europe. How did Ben Howard of Benjyboards get hold of so many of the best skaters for his team? ‘He was in the right place Controlled, carving agression from Adam Peacock at Meanwhile Gardens, lip grinding on the summit, at the right time, guess. But it's a great team, we're all good friends with spirit Adam is also a keen photographer, and is preciag he aeinlaue fo ome really hot pictures of his friends in action ober Ve 28 Skateboard! DANNY ACTON-BOND. Danny is 15 and can usually be found skating down the sweeping road through Ashton Park in Bristol. He's been skating since last Christmas, in which time he’s had four boards — his latest being a Rocker deck with Mid and Powerfle It’s the best freestyle and bank board I could find, The deck is curved to lower the centre of gravity, and give better turning ability. It's like the flex has been frozen into it. My main interests are bank riding and igh just recently I've got into freestyle, I rode Skitel Hitchcock’ abit when Bristol. 1 bank riding didn’t impress me all that much, although Mike Weed’s freestyle did, His tictac h lot of style. Now I'm do Samoan squats and kickflips. I like riding skateparks such as Skate City, but I get bored with them quickly. I particularly like doing lip and wood slides. Danny came third in the speed event in his age group at Crystal Palace, and he’s been practicing every night for the local heat of the Nationwide contest, He Jeremy Henderson, making th rides in Ashton Park speed runs, but fave secret place known as the dam for some hairy bank riding. “The dam has got very steep banks and 6ft high speed bumps on it, but there's water at the bottom, like to lip slide around the top. About ten of us ride there, don’t worry about style while I'm riding, and I don't try to copy anyone else, 1 40 admire Simon Napper, though. JEREMY HENDERSON The number one jetsetting skateboarder in Britain has to be London's Jeremy Henderson! He pops back and forth to America quite regularly to see relations (he lived there for ten yeats) 30 Who better to assess the relative progress of the UK/ USA scenes. He sees many differences. To start with he els that skateboarding in States just happened and en kept going on its merry way. Over here everything has been much more organised In America, too, Jeremy finds a certain freedom in just being ‘one of the crowd, In Britain, those same skate- decisions at Skate City’s Black Bowl Danny board skills stamp him out as the skaters skater. He's 14 years old and has only been Fiding for a year and a half Six months of that time was tracing wet lines in Ashtop Park spent in the USA — and th experience certainly shows! Jere Tracke: ucks and whe either Powerflex or Tun Rocks. Rocks are something of a rarety in Britain, both Jeremy and his close friend, John Sablosky will testify tot aet that, when it comes to bowl riding, the wheels a speedy and grip like limpets He likes ramp-iding — in par- ticular the Hobie and Benji dels. — and he makes no bones about being a real fan the Skate City Black Bowl Fora while he also rode the Jengendary Dust Bow! in Croydon — till the owners decided things were getting out of hand? In America, like many other skaters, Jeremy searches out pools and pipes for the real thrills. But when he's heading for a bow! there's only one that really offers what he wants Uplands. There hell spen hours perfecting such goodies as stacked backwards kick flips, one and two footed ose and tail 360s, G-Turns, Weed walks, taltaps and rock-walks, Already he has stamped his name on the British ska circuit. In the years to come welll be hearing a lot more of Jeremy Henderson, Skateboard! 29 New! A British Helmet with WEST KENT ee meee og . SUES cre a etre cs a The Kangol Kangol, head protection specialists and Britain's leading manwfacturers of Motorcycle Helmets have developed theSkatemaiter specifically for skateboarding Based on a quarter of a century's experience in head protection, the Kangol Skatemaster offers the following safety and design features. tm Lightweight thermoplastic outer shell combined with shock absorbent expanded polystyrene line. Channeled ventilation for cool protection. Hard wearing nylon padded inceri 'm Adjusting sizing pads-affording maximum comfort Inft. High tensile serap with chincup and fastened by knurled bar buckle, gives complete helmet stability. Available in 4 high gloss colours. Red, Blue, Yellow Black, with attractively syled side ashes in black, red & silver, Recommended retail price £ O" Ask to see the Kangol at your nearest stockist {All above prices include V.A-T, and correct at press ate, Full workshop back up, all boards checked before delivery. When ordering by post please add £1 p&p for decks and complete boards, SOp forall other items, Send S-A.E, for our full stock list. Access & Barclaycard welcomed, London Bridge 10 miles. Dartford Tunnel only 4. Open all day Saturday. Plent of good ear parking 15/17 Bellgrove Road, Welling, N.W. Kent. ‘Tel, 01-305 5221 still highlight of the day had to be the visit to a certain secret skate place a few miles outside of the town. No, I'm not saying where iti. ‘that wouldn't be fair, but 1 se that our camiera will be back there again id we'll be bringing youa full report ‘Skateboard! magazine has been asked to help concoct a common set of contest rues, If you've at any time held a skateboard contest of any kind, then please fet me know about the rules you used, If everybody's brains can be eked we'll be able to come 1p with the right answers in the quickest possible way. Lexpect there's going to be aigreat many riders who'll be saving their energies for next Summei and laying up their gear for ‘8 while (more fool you!), Remember, when sioring your board, it’s absolutely essential you choose « dry place. Three or four months in a damp old garden shed ‘could effectively spell doom for your prized equipment, BRUCE SAWFORD ‘Skateboard! E SINT SDA LD: Star interview, Ellen Berryman ~ plus, we look at Britain's best female skater, Protective gear checked o and loose bearings main tenance explained, New skate places visited — amazin ‘Arizona pipes photo-fe Star Shots and radical riders, .. don't miss it! Competition reminder. ‘Skateboard! is accepting entries for last month's. Christmas Competition up ‘until January 1st. Don’t forget we're giving away 50 autographed copies of the Carvels great single, LA Run. (ihanksgo to Creole Records), 5 Subscriptions to ‘Skateboard! magazine and, Star prize, the choice of either G&S Stacy Peralta Warptail Deck plus Tracker Trucks and Road Rider 4 wheels OR the G&S Henry Hester Fibreflex Slalom Deck plus California qi Slalom trucks and Road Rider Henry Hester wheels AND a set of Rector gloves, For fuller details, check the last issue. ‘Once again, news pours in thick and fast from every | comer of this skateboarding (Over to the mad west where | the Bristol Skateboard Centre are busily organising their | Skatefest*77, It's a 2-day | event held 2ist and 22nd December at the Bristol Exhibition Centre, Cannon's Marsh Road, Bristol. Doors ‘open at 10 cach morning and for £1.50 per day, here's the sort of entertainment to et: there'll be large boarding area featuring famous Emotion ramps. ‘One goes up to the vertical ‘and the other is 45 degrees for lip slides, slalom starts sind so on, On day one there’s to be slalom and jumping events and on day two, a free style competition to. decide the overall champion Skateboard! Editor, Bruce ‘Sawford has been persuaded to co-judge the infamous goingson. Apart from all this, ‘you ean look forward to non. stop sounds, refreshments, showings of Magie Rolling Board (and other films), trade displays and much more besides. Safely equipment will be mandatory for all skaters, The Exete have stolen t Gity Council ‘march on many another council. In & notice they recen tly sent to us they asked us to announce their willingness to Tease suit able sites to commercial Organisations for the purpose ‘of building skateparks. Applicat wited and 1y proposals should be as full as possible, ig they should contain details of develop. ment costs, safety provisions and proposed ancillary services, Write to D.G ‘Suinsbury, Exeter City ‘Council, Civie Centre, Exeter EXLUN forts are being made to put together a Wigan Skate- boarding Championship. No date’s been set as yet, but if this notice provides a good response the organising wil swing into action nmediately. The planned try fee is £1.00 and money raised will go towards a charitable eause, All interested should contact G.8. Davey, 2 Churehfield, Shelvington, Wigan, If all goes as expected, a new club could can you beat tt? well come out of it Why is the British Safety Council insisting that riders should not make their own skateboards? Anyone who buys the board, wheels and trucks separately effectively doing and, let’s face it, it hardly takes genius t0 saw out deck from a sheet of plywood. on, London, a posible clash of interests between skateboarders and the authorities looms one step nearer with the threat of test case is well on the cards, sometime soon Nonsense in newspapers timet Emma Soames writing in the London Evening Standard not only predicts that a strange looking vehicle called the Wize Cart may take over from the humble skateboard (it’s similar to a board except it has three wheels, you sit on it and it has no trucks!) she also believes that skateboarding may soon be banned in the source of this startling information, she replied that ‘Skateboard! 31 she'd read it somewhere. Thank you and good night Ms, Soames. Chih & Team Checl Thanks to John MeGough for news of two clubs in the weastle Upon Tyne area One is at the Denton Youth Association run by John himself and Marcus Tinsley (c/o West Denton High School, West Denton, Neweastle Upon Tyne) and the other is at the Westerhope Community Centre and run by Trevor Steele (c/o West- erhope Community Centre, Hillheads Road, Westerhope, Neweastle Upon Tyna). Both Unknown skater getting lip sri on the tur. offer cheap equipment, hire facilities, portable wooden ramps and regular skating areas, Stand by for a ‘competition on Feburary 261h/27th, You can join the Welsh Skateboarding Association by ‘writing to 97 Castle Road, Mumbles, Swansea. There’ lots of members already and fora small fee you'll get a membership card, news- | letters and a discount at the local Dave Friar surf shop. getting on to its feet the Leyton Skateboard Club. They meet at the Temple Mills Cycle Racing wednesday at 4pm. For fuller information write to: Ann Clifton, 14 Downsell Road, Leyton, London E.15. ‘A big hello to the Dudley board Club, c always, welcome. They skate every Tuesday and Thursday ‘and all day dn Sundays, at the Stafford Street Car Park The area is floo without hassles, A local shop has donated a ramp (built to the specifications given in 2 Skateboard! ‘Mark Holder somewhere” tn South-East Loncion riding the Pipe he helped co-discover. Skateboard! magazine) Prospective members contact T. Tighe (club secretary) 2i Eve Lane, Dudley, West Midlands, ‘Good news for boarders in the Farnborough area, Just formed is the Rushmoor Skateboard Club and not only do they offer skateboard ear at reduced prices from a Tocal dealer, they now have large wooden ramp, courtesy | of the progressively minded ‘council. Write for details to D, Seatom (secretary), 156 Farnborough Road, News isin of the Torbay Skateboard Association, ‘They've already got a few ‘200d skate-spots and possibly soon, a bowl. People interested in joining or arranging competitions, write to Phil Way, 73 Hr Codewell Lane, Shipay,, Torquay 5. Devon, The East Kent Skateboarding Club has just ‘got going in association with | the Eagle Sports Club. 10s designed to cover the Margate/Ramspate area and those wanting more formation should write e/o 16 Pa Margate, Membership is £1.00, please send sae, ‘A new East London outfit is the Newham Skateboard (Club. They have the use of a ‘multi-story car park courtesy 0f Newham Borough Council and also Stratford Central Car Park in Grove Green Crescent. Over 700 skaters tumed up on a recent week- tend! Membership charge is £1.00. .. write to Skateboard International, $0 Plashet Grove, London E.6 ‘A club in Christchurch, Dorset has just got off the ground and it meets outside the local swimming pool on Saturdays. They've got use of ramps,a slalom run and only gharge 25p membership. t Andrew Hunt, 13 Hinton Wood Avenue, Highcliffe, Christchurch, Dorset Write to Mr, J. Norris, 2 Police House, School Road, Gillingham, Dorset for details of the Gillingham Skateb oard Club. They've got the use of alocal car park (with slight line) for the moment and moves are afoot to persuade the council to provide proper facilities, The Nottingham Skate board Club now has well ‘over 500 members, Member- ship costs just SOp per year and for that you get a membership card, sticker newsletters, ete. They want to form a girls team so come on all you ladies. .. join up. ‘They also want {0 hear from any other clubs/teams who ‘would like to take them on in competition, Ring Barry Crawfoed or Brian Pluckrose on Notti West Bridgford, Not ‘Members are wanted to hielp form the Raynes Park Skateboard Escape Club, Write, sending a stamped and addressed envelope, to: Mike and Murray, 44 South- . Raynes Park, London W230. ‘There's a new club int York area called The Flying Wheels. Having been tumed Off just about every stretch of concrete in the area, in desperation they approached the Lord Mayor. Apparently he felt ital a passing craze and declined to help? Fortunately the local press have started to champion their cause so the future may be brightening, All interested contact Tom and Will Clowes, 18 Middlethorpe Grove, Dringhouses, York. Looking for opposition are the Hot Wheels Skateboard ‘Team from Portsmouth. They seem 10 be into just about every thing (including wipe ‘outs!) and they need other ams 10 compete against. ‘Contact them c/o 91 Hayling Avenue, Copnor, Portsmouth, Hants, "Run by 17 year old Mark Sayers is the Bedford and District Skateboard Club. So far they've over 50 members who've all paid S0p each for the 12 monthly newsletters, Every fortnight they've been weeting in the main shopping centre, . until that i police threw them off Ir you'd like to help — or join ~ contact them by Finging Sandy 82066, "New om the scene is the Ups and Downs Skateboard Club in Croydon, They have 30 members right now and membership costs just 30p. The local Tavistock Schoo! is a probable meeting place, but for more information, write to: Mr Colin Batchelor 26 Adiscombe Avenue, ‘oydon, Surrey "You can find the Hearne Hill Hustlers at their twice weekly meetings at Brockwell Park Lido, Dulwich Road, London SE6 ~ Tuesdays From 6pm and Sundays from Hipm. Also try Crystal Palace later on Sunday afternoons, The annual membership is £1.00 plus 10p for each meeting attended to g0 towards the costs of facilities Interesting pro news is the Formation of the UK California Freeformer Skate~ board Team, So far, the line Uupseemsio be UK Champion RCs wl K EG There are toys and there are skateboards. If you want to 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 ‘Settle for less? California’s number one skateboard is now available in this country. Dealer enquiries to Banzai Skateboards UK Third floor. block six Avon Trading Estate, Avonmore Road, London W148TS. Telephone 01 937 4872 or 01 602 6981 Tim Levis, Lorraine Rossdale (2), Chris Mayle and one of Britain’s star ride John Sablosky. Tir, hhas been practising th Tate and Lyle, the suger | people, in conjunction with | National Car Parks are | planning to open a string | skateparks across the UK and Europe. Top of the list and first to open, is one in brand Street, London scheduled to have doors on unaffected by Runs include a be land measuring | beginner's chute 16). speed ramp (13. leading to a 26" dian bowl, Extra fun will also be a eafe, a hire | shop and a club room, Futur developments are planned for | Leeds and Birmingham, Portland The Portland Skatepark looks like it’s about to receive some more attention. Owner Lorne Edwards, tlls Skateboard! that, given ble weather, the next involve the addition of new bowls Harlow News rom Essex that £10,000 has been made ava phase one of a skatepark Completion should be next May. To tide rider ramps have been und the town haunts when the Southern Ska doors on N lub is based on a three acre asphalt area in the centre 0 ' greyhound stad course with 2 ramp start and some high jump fences. Mor will be added if the venture is successful 34 Skateboard! Wadebridge Cornwall does it again! Suddenly, in an old corn store in Commissioners Road, Wadebridge has sprung up a single bowl. The area is round 2,000 square feet and the highest bank is 14 feet John Geogh, the owner, allows 14 riders into thé bow] at ind he charges 20p 4 out, 30p per houe plus Sp per hour for hire of helmet if needed, The place is open 7 days a week, from Iam to 10pm. First reports to reach us from deepest Cornwall suggest that radical isn’t the word, .. some say nearly impossible! Skateboard? is going to have a loot Brighton News that the coun be backing off itso plan of insisting on commercial park, o nothing at all. A good compromise might be an excellent idea be a good idea. Any developers interested are asked by him to contact the council Swansea Word has come in of plans to Skate City concept, Opening. is due early in the New Year ire isp former Weyton Wrestling Stadium, Higher Bridg Street, Bolton, The £60,000 provided plan will includ hall into a 12 aa snake run and an 18 foot diameter half pipe. complete the ar be freestyl juntry company mandock Limited, have plans into an extensive indoor skateboard park. i square feet! Planning tion is with th Council s0 let’s ho mammoth venture soon gets under way ConcMeren mecey mmr enc Skateboard! 35 THE SPECIALIST SKATEBOARD SHOP Were alittle out of the way, but well worth a visit. And, because we're notona main road, we don't have to pay the rent that shops on main roads have to pay. So it means that our prices are as good,and often better, than anybody’s. We're open from 10 till 6, Monday through Saturday. Come and see us. ‘We only stock the best ACS, G&S, TRAX, TRACKER, GULLWING, TRAXION, BLAKTRAX, KRYPTONICS, OJ's, SURFACE SUCKER, HIGHWAY ROCKER, UFO's, PARKRIDER'S, VANDALLS, ETC. 57 Boscombe Road, London Wiz. O1-749 1399. Leicester Thanks to James Fox for Writing to tell us that the Many Returns Surf Shop sof two mh possible Devonian sites £100,000is going to be spent | Firstly, Brian himself has developing parks at Syston, lease on the old and one just over th on Westward Ho! an old dump site in Barn opened at his staple for the possiblity of Wanlip Cou building a skateboard park Systen. [cater for aes iveginners and more mature | Lewisham riders. Later on, an advanced_ |, An exciting plan for Lon stage i planned |'donersis the Lewisham Skate $$ | atk panned for opening in London | the New Year. In con) Wandsworth Council have, we | with the National © told, approved boarding Ass ect a skatepark on the site | Council s bulding a good the old disused open ait | sized skateboard area in Ford- at Battersea Park, _ | ham Park — opposite New Cross Station, There'll be a ry | 200" ong freestyle flatland, i application has been | bowls and slalom runs, and ewbury | snakes. hire shop and a cafe wil complete th picture Finally some quick r- ports, Nick Farren conflms Some delay in the finishing of petmistion to convert alae Building in Wese Stree skatepark. Plans inc provision af bowls. Enda freestyle area | Nottingham — the opening date has yet to be decide ceard For the hungry skaters es of beautiful country: | of Norfolk, why not get along Side looks ike becoming | tothe carparkin Rouen Road le for the building of a | in Norwich, The surface is park, The council have | good and it's got slope. Only provisionally approved ofthe | On Sundays tHough because Scheme and, subject to cars se tthe rest of the being finalised, the | week, Can anyone tell Skate ity may be completed by | boani/ about rumoured parks xt summer at Normanton near Wakefield inc at Dewsbury? Informa: Westward Ho! and Barnstaple | tion please! News from Brian Adams (of We have seperation — at Meanwhile SICATE LINE EUROPE'S HOTTEST Your magasine certainly wope's Hortest Skatebard Msgatae! ie fsa om the Cover My frends and {have used many ofthe colour poropaphs {ovdecorte our wale: Do ou rake any ponters ofthe hovtest Sarin action which we could ity? Skatebourding not $0 big herein tay yt, not ie Germany {nd Britany Bat we are catching Sm fst and many of my tends sre buying boards when we con ind them in shops Can we fet your maga regula in fay? Ana wl you prin some Pictures of French, German oF ren, ye) alan skateboarders Soon? Hoping hat my English rotso bud and thut You can duet thewe questions. ‘fon Vin Milano, Teal. OK; Lif you ating goed at your Fags you deserve Stateboard rotary uta (or yorker aloe fa Enrope) by” Subscribing as instructed in um Subscription Offer elsewhere {Setmagrine esse re asin to featre fot more European forthcom {o publish a monthly poster ms ine sing the bes skateboarding photographers und skaters from round the world. The first fete Wille out in the U.K. in December and monthiy from thea ‘nH going to be called ‘Statebourd hamptons’ and ‘rammed with really dynamite photograpts and posters. Ed. ‘Thank you, Andrew Westgate from Hove, Sussex for this great poem! INSPIRATION He started out young, With a present rom fis om. Ws what they’te all doin Inthe USA Hey! land surfer, ‘You came acroes the water. Hey! land surfer, You'rean Enelish hybrid daushter His ist competition, Everybody laughed th derision, 2360, what's that hed say. A street pizza? Off the lip, ‘The talk was so ip. ‘No instructions on the box, From the USA. So he sat at home and thought out now wa Balance, grace and poise, And the only noise, Was urethane on gravel, From the US. When he rode again in competition| Hie lauehed at the decision. No judge can judge this man, They'd sa. He doen He docs ‘do the things we do, opy the US.A. WATERY WIPEOUTS? Pim an Amerian living now in ‘Holland, so imagine ny detight finding Skareboard! on the stands fvAmsierdary. 1 aleady heard ‘oF your ma from friends in West Germany, but T wasn't prepared {or the degree of excellence sxhibited by your magazine and the Brith skateboarding fraternity. Ifthe photos are any= thing to bo by, some of your ‘ould stand up to the sical outlaws fn 1A back "Yu might lke to know that skateboarding is exploding now hhere and, from what U ear, in Germany’ too. [fits action you're ater, come to Amsterdam and ‘Watch come of the locale “saloming” around the trees that Hine the eiges of the sual thi city. Teast be seen t0 be believed! Keep up the fine work ‘ill Swart, Gouda, Holland. ‘A MODEL SKATEBOARDER Twas stuck in one day with nothing to do, as it was too wet to go skateboarding 201 decided 10 ry and make some ‘model skateboatders ut of some (ld solders [got for Christmas a few years ago, They were the ‘ones you assemble yourself. painted them in flashy colours {ike the Hobie gear, then made ‘boards out of cardboard which look lke the Logan Earth Skis, ‘There's only one problem 1 Can't find anything to represent ‘wheels and trucks “The mag i realy neat ‘especialy the colour pics! Simon Wall, Guilford, ‘Any other bright ideas for ‘rounded skaters? Fa ‘TIME TO HANG UP THE WHEELS? Tam writing in answer to Roger Crier letter n kote 3, to let ‘him know that he's not the ently skater over the age of twenty fre in the south-west there azelots of old-timers, surfer. skaters. frst started skateboarding in 1969, Compsti- tion roller skates screwed on t0'9 Plank of wood, sing straight own bills then Hsmmace’s £5195 set with wheels ‘But with only poor equipment and heavy police and focal coanell fcitinty, the sport faded, bat now Thm glad to say it's back ina big way, ‘Although mainly a surfer, sehen the surf down [ike to skate ~s0 if you too are over twenty just.g0 out and do it You may fal nd kids wil ugh 4at'you, but nobody's perfect and ‘ven the pros Blow it Sometimes! Tinink the Skegebogrd! Is doing 2 reat deal for the sport in Britain Nigel Whittaker, Dawlish, Devon. ‘These days we're getting just as many letters from the over {wonties ax the unders 504 time the oldies stopped feeling 0 self fonseious. As tong as you stay fi there’ no reason why you Shouldn't be showing those 10 Yara kate chtnahing oF THE GEORDIES ARE COMING. + The north-eat of England is thought of asa bie pitmen ~ BUT! our skate cats are Belling hotter than eve, and {mysell am pretty ood at 360, ‘sheelies snd bank riding The focal council has given us a path to wie; and its always packed wit skaters, amd we are tn the ‘middle of winning a bate to fet 1 dkatepask to ial you London, ate, We have a club called the Neweustle Panthers, so satch out ‘Tim Levisand you other London kidy, the Geordies are ON THE ADVANCE Ite a tadical mag, Bruce and Maggi! Chack Sheldon, Don Roman, Lemington, Newcastle, SKATE VIGILANTE. Having looked through your latest faane, saw nodes than eleven Pretues of the 3 called stars in evon, and none of them were Wearing crash Helmets, Azd yet You preach the safety code, Le. ways wearing protective peat. hardly encourages the Wearing of safety equipment when one ae aay ccmpletby followers re T pla vst 10 Skateboard Escape, Portland ast wesk, and approximately S0% of the ikaters ‘were without helmets ~ aod Supervision relating 0 safety was nom existent, [fel it would bea pity for skateboarding tobe Eetsed as dangerous and irresponsible hat if the people ‘ho hold the tena. Yourselves tnd the managers and promotors don’t set am example, then no doubt it wil pet bad putty Gnrthe other ide of he coin, ‘chen vised Skate City, insite Df huge numbers of skaters. the, ‘mamigement were doing fran fob toensuresafety. J. Wiseman, Matenbead, Berkshire. We applaud you, Me. Wiseman for keep things, Mater wearing feimets But until ‘Seay equipment ie made com: Polsory by law. deere will aways Be those skaters who woa't use W'salbo unlikely that protective geiroil ever be made Eomputsory for freesytists, 35 ical lnpedes ok performances If we have a pat ticularly hot picture of a skater ‘without safer z Print it. We prefer Feaders with the sense not to be ‘heep-ike in the copying of And although there were (ographs of Skaters without crash helmets (7 of ‘ehiom wore other protective gear ike tow pads we alo fublshed 22 photographs of ces with helmets in that same! Just a line to say thanks for featuring The Art of Skate- bboarding®artkle in your October edition. Thanks to you 1 can now fio perfect 360 anda good ‘walkdng the dog. Eve beon {ying to do these manouevres for months! Keep up the good work! Gey uke, Dumbarton, Sco Unfortunately, Paul Simmons who draws The Art of Skate- boarding: for ws, recently fell of hhisskateboard and broke a bone {in nis weet. That means this month he's having to take a break from the drawing-board! He ‘should be back with Us next Weld jus ike to say that Skateboard? i realy great, the best over, and way ahead of any ‘other preudshate publication really thick with the garbage they turm out ICeobvtous they don't Know the frst thing aboot the Sport. Keep those hes coming, ‘evel impatiently waiting 0 Id to our collection, Steve and Sue, Leicester. We print your criticisms, 30 lve to print some lavish praise ‘once ina while too! Ed. Could you give me some Information om Skate Ciy in Condon. 1 would lke to Know the ‘opening ad closing times ~ abo the entrance fee. chink your ‘magazine is fantasti, 1 Hove the Photosand all the information Shout skateboard pear. Thao a Super Skuda Deck with ACS 61 trucks and FUR 4 red wheels, Michael Gardner, Lower Wock, Worcester. pee Gee eta great ere eae Spec nentemst eee se Skateboard! 37 yaan AKI AKIYAMA has held the Japanese Championship title for three years — which is just about as long as he has been skating. And judging by the performance he put in at the World Championships at Long Beach, California, he's {thot contender for the World Title, as well. The top American skaters seem to think so. They showed their appreciation and liking for hhim with a great display of clapping and whistling when hhismame was announced. But then Aki is an old friend and a highly respected one after he took tenth place at the San Diego World Championship two years ago and he'd only been skating for six months! ‘Skateboarding took a hold in Japan about three years ago, and they already have three skateparks. Unfortunately, the builders didn’t really have a clue about the sport, and so they built super huge pools, with walls over 4 metres high and with such steep verticals they are virtually impossible to ride successfully. The Japanese Skateboarding Association petered out through lack of support, and as of now they have no publications on the subject. But they do have 30,000 skaters, and an annual contest which Aki has won every “if I could stay in the States longer," Aki told us, teckon I could soon beat them all, especially in freestyle.” ‘AKI certainly turned out a good performance in the Long Beach freestyle event, even though he'd only learnt 4 routine two days before hand! He rates Mike Weed 38 Skateboard! and Ed Nadalin as the hottest lers in the world, a was very impressed with slalom techniques of our own. Tim Levis ‘Aki’s manager, Masahiko Kito owns a shop in Japan, and used to run the associa tion, California Pro export a ot of boards to Japan, but they make their own trucks and wheels — although Kito rates them as rather too hard, [Aki also has his own brand of skate shoes, designed for extra grip, which he exports to! the States, ys Aki: “You can only jet good by skating a lo 1 do it practically all the Being a karate black belt helps alot, too, C nada Steve Ibbertsen is the Canadian Freestyle Champion, hie also holds the Canadian High Jump Record of 4°2 He rides for Bennett Boards, is 16 years old, ives in Toronto and has only been skating for a year! “I get really mad,” he told us, “because people keep promising to build all these skateparks in Canada, and we still haven't got even one! It drives me nuts, because you and we've been skating Jonger than you have, I've designed an indoor park, which I hope will be built soon. Our parks will have to be indoors, because in winter the land is 4° deep in snow Steve practices his skating at every opportunity. This is his average day: Get up at 7 am and do push-ups, then out for an hour's skating. Skate to school on his board, pnetice for an hour at lunchtime, Skate home at 4.30, and practice until dinner at 6,30, After dinner, skate until 10.30, When asked [if he ever does any thing else, hhe answered “Yes, sleep and_ | going to do that’ — eat have! There are only ‘Steve was invited to the | us in Canada who can do it World Championships in Los | I'l try to do anything nobody Angeles, and was knocked | else can do. {tried jum ‘out to meet Brian Beardsley, | off the top of a loaded, ‘Curt Lindgren and Ty Page.” | on a skateboard ‘Brian is my idol, I guess, | on my feet — but ‘When I first saw him jump a’ | board hit me on the head car, I thought ‘One day I'm Hew Jedand_ ‘The skateboard explosion | facilities in municipal parks burst upon New Zealand | and ior the most prt, they around the same time ithit | ae free. The Meas they run the UK. Early sixties themselves provided the usual quota of ‘Number one Trax rider, bad equipment. police busts_ | Peter Boronski. has and sow detine, Then nS | the 2nd Nz Nation me revival Pal Sait, manager of is pain, he ‘Trax, pulled together the a to the US, By all New Zealand Skateboard | accounts Peter is some thing Association to try to counter | of a power performer and the adverse pres the sport id's premicr skater wwaseetting and now the | boarding magsrine Scene is a whole for healthier. | Skateboarder, recently Already there’ arash of | dexcribed him as a stylist ‘Below: Avhome Boronskt — New Zealand No 1 Right: TO pear ou” Callornsan rider, ric Brien, Bk mang on tea | that it's a welcome way of resting one’s breaks from Me unsenin poner thigh muscles. Especially if sons vigbleand one | You've tictacked more times, ible — motorboards and sailing skateboards. The Dirt Board also comes under review. .. this may turn out to be a popular new development in the sport ieee Finally remember send | wiggling your thumb on the any technical queries direct oe a all the many eye-popping Protianns, esate spectators who tend (0 Whatever'son your mind, | #PPedt when there's «motor bread iar ard around. t's a gas, It runs on two-siroke, 1's 8 it. DAVIDGOLDSMITH | "uns on two-stroke, Hs Motorized skating ~ is ita le deck. es fast but it cop out? ‘The answer has to be a resounding ‘‘perhaps”. Some would argue that it's noisy, | when he went out for a spin, lazy, nothing to do with round South Kensington, skateboarding, limited Afterall, motorboards a id er fas pumped rion af the het cf his Wind Board tate res sence furniture ‘Brvtot only Dirboerd exaetly licensed for use on the road, let alone making right turns at “no right turns” and driving the wrong way down one way streets, But then you tend to blow your mind when let loose on a motorboard ‘AS yet there is only one motorboard actually made for sale, and of course it comes from “Motoboard”” has a chainsaw motor which is fixed to the back truck. It turns when the truck turns, motor drives one of the ack wheels by means of a chain. ‘Down in Bristol the notorboard industry is also aking off. John White has produced a slightly different Wehiele which has a motos mounted underneath the deck, This isa much neater design, enabling the back foot toreach the kicktail for tricks. Unfortunately this arrangement also makes the air intake rather vulnerable 10 dirt intake, but John hopes to iron this problem out. In fact he expects to have a Mark Two version available for sale in the next few months, Price to be decided. Cast your skate to the wind Take a wide open tarmac like a disused airfield, a brisk wind and a sailing skate board and you have the perfect ingredients for one of skateboarding’s more exciting spinoffs. Pete Christopherson, ‘whose skateboarding history includes three knockouts and many another hairy experiences, recently intro- duced us to this new diversion at an airfield on the outskirts of Bristol. ‘The beauty of the equipment is its simplicity. A normal skateboard deck is converted to take a sal by simply serewing a plastic socket cup near the front truck. Insert the mast with its wishbone boom and sail and you're off. Even with a Telatively smal sail area the power of the wind is pretty formidable and the board accelerates very rapidly. Controlling the machine is largely a question of the rider’s strength apainst the sail and even a five minute ride is back breaking feat But the thrill is huge and if the land being used is limited in size, its possible to “tack the eraft so as to sal in & cite Bristol Skateboard Centre, along with theie sister company, the Winderaft Co., 42 Skateboard? are developing the technology Of the sailing skateboard with their knowledge of wind. surfing, the new sport which is exploding on the seas almost as fast 2s skate boarding on dry land. They have already built a “and- board! which fits the same sail and rides over rough terrain, Fireball wheels road test A fair amount of excitement ‘was whipped up by our tion of these new, spherical ‘wheels two issues back The first interesting ‘measurement one comes up with is the sheer size of this wheel. It's diameter is a full 75mm — a real monst height which one doesn’t really appreciate when viewing the wheel from its side, The second point worth ‘ting is that, in spite of overall width of 30mm, the ‘width actually used in i skating amounts to just abe 20mm. The remaining 30mm Only really comes into play ‘when the board is slammed into a powerslide, The most stunning Property of the Fireball, and ‘One which one doesn’t normally refer to when describing a wheel's performance, i its turning response, I slotted my set on toa pair of Bennett Pro Ads ‘which had previously housed four Yoyos. The Bennetts ‘weren't very well run in the rubbers weee stil a little ‘on the stiff side, Suddenly 1 felt as if | was skating on different trucks, The Fireballs ‘seem just to roll into the direction of the turn without ‘any effort. An impressive sensation and one that allows for fast changes in direction, The only drawback that sight arise with the Fireball is that it will probably wear to become a flat-surficed Above: Fireball wheels nen ona band of onty 20mm. fra tight fen they roll ¢owardt thelr ims, wheel after period of use, This is not a serious fault the wheel will merely adopt a more standard performance, | suspect ‘And finally. . isan extra ier pad necessary with a 7Smen wheel? With this par- ticular design, the answer is no. I was using a half inch riser with the Yoyos (60mm diameter) but there was no need for a the wheel measures only 59mm, diameter, and even in tight tums there is no rub-out Looner Landskates, who make the Fireball, tell me that a new 80 durometer formula is being developed. They are also working on a 60mm diameter version to be launehed soon Rad Pads diminish circles Ever thought of making your trucks tuen smaller circles? Not a bad idea if you lke tackling impossible slalom courses or doing rapid U- tums in busy skateparks, ‘There are two ways OF making your trucks turn more tightly. One method is to shift your trucks closer together. This has one draw. back — if you take it too far you'llend up with a see-saw. Alternatively how about ing wedge-shaped riser is? It may sound a strange idea if you haven't seen them before but the thinking behind them is quite simple and sensible, A truck is normally serewed an to a deck so that the deck and base plate are parallel, But if You tilt the trucks forwards dr backwards itis possible to alter their turning Fadius Try this simple experiment and you'll see what I mean. Grab your skateboard and tip iton to its front wheels (a manual nose-whecli!). Tilt the deck from side to side and you should find thatthe tek turns with much les effort than when all four wheels are on the ground The feason is that you are applying extra leverage to the truck The same effect is obtained if wedge risers are Fitted so that their t face inwards under If they are fitted in opposite way (with the thin Below: Rad Pads fitted in these Doutions produce ner tht sides facing inwards) the turning cirele of the trucks is increased and the board is stabilised, Rad Pads are the only wedge risers you can bu they're pretty pricey, b they do work, Basically they come in three different ‘Systems”, There are wedges of different angles and two different materials for alternative ltardness (rubber or urethane), The most popular use of Rad Pads is as we've shown in the photo to increase the turning power of a slalom board, but either pad can be fitted th ‘other way around to suit your preferences. Another popular use is as an erative to normal riser for eliminating rub-outs A Rad Pad cures tub Remove the rubbers and clean them with detergent. Once | dry, leave them off the trucks until you next use the board. | & To some extent this will allow the rubbers to expand and | reaume their original state. ‘Skateboard! 51 3, When re-assembling your trucks there are three important points to remember. Firstly beware the danger of stripping the thread of the baseplate by over tightening. Secondly. ‘your skateboard, the king pin lock mut must Screw the king pin lock nut Foasely on to the king pin so that | always be tight against the base plate. The function of this the latter can wobble freely inside the yoke. Finally, make | nut is to prevent the king pin from rattling loose. At worst, sure that you push the pivot as far into its socket as possible | if this nut is not down tight pin may suddealy strip before tigh ty screwing the king pin into the baseplate. the base plate thread. If you have a truck similar to the Following these points will help ensure that the king pin ‘Tracker models oF ACS 650, then the king pin is fixed centers the baseplate at the correct any | permanently in the base plate and the above doesn’t apply 6. Ifyou have lock [Link] your axles of the type shown, then regularly check the condition of the nylon ring insert. If is worn, the nut will no longer lock and may easily work ose. Carving the lip on three wheels is not to be recommended! These nuts have a strictly limited life so those prone to frequent wheel changing would be well advised to check nuts regulary, Make sure, t00, they are always fully screwed om the ale, I the nylon fails o reach the thread, she mus will not Tock 4. When screwing the king pin into the baseplate, make sure 's hard to turn, check | The good news is that Skateboard! is currently developing a it has jammed against | test programme for skateboard trucks. Our results will appear the base plate you will not be able to tighten the king pin | in Trucks Checkout soon! Aany further without slackening the lock nut first. 52 Skateboard! PADDING UP FOR PEANUTS Protection The Do-It-Yourself Way. Are you nursing a badly *burger'd arm or knee tight at this moment? An unlucky fall ‘ean shake your confidence for weeks, apart from to live with the paia of {njuries. With a full set of pads selling at anything up to £15.00, s0 far your precious elbows and knees will probably have had to do ‘without some much needed protection. All is not lost though, because Skateboard! is going to show you how to make a set of pads which are tough and long-lasting, and ‘will stay looking smart even after a few dozen falls. They ost a fraction of what you'd pay in a shop (that’s if you can actually find any, of course!), The really good thing ‘about these pads is that, because you'te maki yourself, you ean bui Sort of design into th making them personal and The end result ~ healthy protection the inexpensive way something to be proud of. What you will need to make them is a heavy vinyl (or something similar); a metre length should be easily nough. The stuff [use is quilted with a thin layer of foam, which is ideal, but that cost me about £2.00, you sould probably get an off-cut for half that price. Large hardware shops keep this sort of material because its usual use is for covering chairs. The other thing you'll need is some foam rubber, preferably the firmest you cam get. Get this from a hardware shop 190, although it pays to have look round the dustbins as it's a common packing material. With a needfe and thread and some glue suitable for sticking foam rubber, that’s all you need With luck, the whole lot shouldn't come to more than £3.00. Okay, if you've got the | tight against your arm. Mark | the vinyl where it overlaps materials together, then we'll start, First measure around cone arm (1) just above and just below your elbow. This will be the width of your pad. Now decide how much of your arm you want the pad to cover — about halfway down your forearm is as long 4s you need make them. With these two measurements, mark out a square (2) on the back of the vinyl, adding two inches tothe width measure trent. Cut this shape out, and hold it atound your ar this stage it should overap by about two inches, ‘Now turn under the edges of the length side (3) and sew up. Try the pad on again, this time pulling it wth a penel, and then turn the pad inside out (that foamside outwards) and se along this seam (4) just inside the peneil mirk, Pull the pad fightside out, try it on and you should have a perfect pad? It feels litle loose, {urn it inside out again and ree the two ends a litle tighter. Now make the oth one inthe same way IE you feel like having a go at sewing some sttpes oF decoration on the pads, the time to do itis just after you've eat out the vinyl and before you've stuck the foam on, Just a couple of stripes in 4 different colour make all the difference. Of course you could also put your name on them — or perhaps a silhouette ofa skater. In fact, whatever you want! The knee pads are made in a srlar way to the arm pads although, as the plctare shows, they are more diamond shaped, with a narrower strip a the back. Another good idea isto make them detachable, using buttons, vlero or poppers Altematively you could make them ‘pull on/ pl off by using elastic. Again measure above your knee,(S)) mark on the vinyl andcut | ‘out, Stick the foam rubber | fon, then taper the two widthways,as shown.(6)Decide which type of fastener you are going to use at the back, then tum under the edges accordingly. If the ‘alternative’ method of astening is used, then only cone narrow end is needed. (7) ‘And that's it; a full set of pads that will protect you for along time to come. If you do tear one, just stick a Square of vinyl on all the pads | to keep them looking smart. Feeling a bit overawed at all the ‘technicalities’. Then try and talk your mum/gitl friend into making ther. For persuasion try the line that it's easier than sewing up rips in jeans! Of course you're going to need some gloves. Wel, several readers have written to say that the super- tough variety from gardening shops are cheap and very good: insert a foam pad in each of the palms, though. So far as helmets are concerned, it’s doubtful that any real money-saving improvisation can be done. The shaping and design of protective headgear is fairly critical so the answer haas to be to invest in one of the proprietary brands. ‘Once you're fully kitted out, you'll be amazed at what it does for your confidence, Here's to "burger-free Sad RTA Aa Skateboard! $3 pat nance ures. gen is aura HEAT Gd. Te ques, nshuctensara & RE THOS sere cy Ny invented thee ! 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