I'm starting to get back into skateboarding since my back hates the long surfing session so i was wondering if any of my vw family here like to bomb a hill or two. I don't ride a trick board just a long board that i can carve the bitumen up on. I grew up in the 80's & 90's when skating was mostly done by surfers when the surf was flat and we searched for hills to bomb early in the morning and storm water drains that we could ride like waves. We use to love drains that ran down a hill and spent hours sweeping them out digging out tuffs of grass just to shred them to bits. Unfortunatly i live in a pretty flat area, only have one slight incline at a new estate behind the fruit shops on Bribie rd so i'm using that to practice and get the feel again. Anyone know of anymore around north brissy area ?
So lets see your boards (i'll post a pic of mine soon) and also love the old dragster bikes as well.
Found a huffy bronx at the markets and have customised it a bit for the kids.
If only it was denim blue hey Matt B...
tar76 ·
Thinking about packing the skater for Valla ?
hellbugged ·
Yeah good skating at Valla Park.......roads of bitu-pave!
Couple of good hills up in "the beach" to hit as well
I'll have the longboard and hellbug scooter there as usual!
with the "h-street" Magnussun and "Alva" eddie Rategui and longboard......must dig out my original Caballero. Long board has original thunder trucks, powell 65mm 85A's and bones ceramics 🥷
2008 spectacular with ZJ, 8 months old 🤘
tar76 ·
Sweet man might have to get a Valla bones brigade carve session going! I'm packing the longboard for sure
tar76 ·
My cement surfboard. Custom paint job i did 2 weeks ago.
tar76 ·
hellbugged ·
Ha remember as each bones brigade was released.......was so exciting to sit down to each new one. The dude with the giant tree house in one of them commited suicide years later and that was sad
Some good you-tube on the Christian Hosoi story around, his too easy rockstar rise to fame then drug fall......and how cool are the clips of Chris Mullen reinventing his "feestyle" to full steet, mad board contol!!!
Always loved the one of Gator calling his tricks before he did them on the 1/2 pipe from one of the vision vids (man he stuffed his life).........umm the Zboys of dogtown movie is sweet too if you've never seen it!
But check out anything from Pedros Barros in the bowls from recent times, just awsome!.....he's torn Manly's bowlarama apart the last few years now
tar76 ·
Yeah man those were really good days. Luved the old skool street comps..handplants, acid drops, wall rides
Mate the hill at "the beach" is that quiet spot for cars?
hellbugged ·
Mullen.......now!
Gator calling them.....
Hosoi's story.....
Dog town and Z-boys.....tells the story of the beginings of vert riding with Alva and Peralta etc literally RAIDING pools around Cali. This really is a must watch!
BugsyMalone ·
My side project
Used to skateboard, but no more.
tar76 ·
Mullen is off the charts Fu*k.
hellbugged family and i are staying in Nambucca so you'll have to keep an eye out for me and my 2 groms going for an early morn down the main street if it's smooth enough.
tar76 ·
BugsyMalone thats sweet!
hellbugged ·
yeah when youre there.....we used to do the post office to RSL! and the road from Woolies down to the v-wall....😉
Yep yep, we will catch up sometime over the weekend.
yeah Valla Beach always good for little traffic
BugsyMalone ·
tar76 wrote:BugsyMalone thats sweet!
Free-bee, came with the beetle, I saw it in a pile of junk, they had know idea what they are starting to be worth these days, I said how much and they said free. BARGAIN. Im keen to get my hands on a 3 speed gear shift. But they are going for alittle to much on evilbay. Need to go hunting through some back yards!
RODZ ·
hows the new wheels runing on the board? tested them out yet?
tar76 ·
hellbugged wrote:yeah when youre there.....we used to do the post office to RSL! and the road from Woolies down to the v-wall....😉
Yep yep, we will catch up sometime over the weekend.
yeah Valla Beach always good for little traffic
For sure, nothing like local knowledge. skate or die!
tar76 ·
BugsyMalone wrote:
tar76 wrote:BugsyMalone thats sweet!
Free-bee, came with the beetle, I saw it in a pile of junk, they had know idea what they are starting to be worth these days, I said how much and they said free. BARGAIN. Im keen to get my hands on a 3 speed gear shift. But they are going for alittle to much on evilbay. Need to go hunting through some back yards!
Excellent score! i really would like one for myself so i'm going on the hunt.
tar76 ·
RODZ wrote:hows the new wheels runing on the board? tested them out yet?
Wheels are really good mate, took it for a roll yesterday arvo haven't rolled that fast for a few years! going again behind the fruit shops tomorrow. mate you have to get a board and come carving.
matberry ·
Nice shot of your bike n u Tarin.... you gotsta paint that frame Dove Blue 😉
tar76 ·
matberry wrote:Nice shot of your bike n u Tarin.... you gotsta paint that frame Dove Blue 😉
sorry man dove blue, would look good beside old bluey 😎
matberry ·
The run from Woolies down to the wall ..... hope you have some very large gonads
tar76 ·
Lost my gonads on a hill in Paddington Brisbane one night many moons ago, got half way down nice and low and started to get the speed wobbles and ended up using someones front garden as breaks! lucky i was under the influence 🤪 and didn't feel it too much. Owner was pretty cool as he use to live in Noosa and surfed and skated back in his day.
hellbugged ·
Yeah was talk on jjj with Doc Karl a while back on how the old teenage reckless abandonment had been scientifically researched and actually lasts till very late 20's or even mid 30's before the brain changes in that "give it a go and see what happens" mindset.... Hit me hardest with windsurfing over the last few years, big jumps just suddenly seemed somewhat unnessesary.... Sucks
Still sk8 as a mode of transport daily tho.... Try the park out everynow and then with the kids.
The boardwalk along the river in Nam would be good for a family sk8/bike ride when youre here...... Good 4 km to explore
Plenty of toys here if anyone feels the need over the weekend, mal, shorties, softlite, body boards.... A hobie 16 for matty 🙂
kombibob ·
I still like to hit the pavement, cant do as much as i could 20 years ago but like to forget how old i am and hit the odd sk8 parlk from time to time.
got this one from San Fran but can't bring myself to skate it so its bar wall deco.
kombibob ·
hellbugged wrote:Yeah was talk on jjj with Doc Karl a while back on how the old teenage reckless abandonment had been scientifically researched and actually lasts till very late 20's or even mid 30's before the brain changes in that "give it a go and see what happens" mindset.... Hit me hardest with windsurfing over the last few years, big jumps just suddenly seemed somewhat unnessesary.... Sucks
Still sk8 as a mode of transport daily tho.... Try the park out everynow and then with the kids.
The boardwalk along the river in Nam would be good for a family sk8/bike ride when youre here...... Good 4 km to explore
Plenty of toys here if anyone feels the need over the weekend, mal, shorties, softlite, body boards.... A hobie 16 for matty 🙂
Yep took untill mid 30's for me.
Hit the water real hard from about 30 odd foot up kitesurfing and broke most of my ribs on the left side.
After that i gained fear! and now cant do half the tricks i used to do with out even thinking.
matberry ·
hellbugged wrote:Plenty of toys here if anyone feels the need over the weekend, mal, shorties, softlite, body boards.... A hobie 16 for matty 🙂
Woo hoo....might have to extend our stay
tar76 ·
Yep i'm 36 and lost my edge a few years ago, don't bounce like i use to and feel it the next day.
Are you bringing a skater down Bob, for a beach hill session?
dragsters for life ·
i like dragsters
dragsters for life ·
BugsyMalone wrote:
tar76 wrote:BugsyMalone thats sweet!
Free-bee, came with the beetle, I saw it in a pile of junk, they had know idea what they are starting to be worth these days, I said how much and they said free. BARGAIN. Im keen to get my hands on a 3 speed gear shift. But they are going for alittle to much on evilbay. Need to go hunting through some back yards!
not hard to find just gotta know whom has them, what 3 speed shifter you looking for? i have all types
Ian 68 ·
Must admit I don't skateboard but I do have a good mate who does..
His name is Danny and he holds the World record for the highest Olly
Our eldest still skates and we have a few boards, a few signed by Danny, a very old Birdhouse deck that I bought in Belfast years ago, a few prettied up by Bristol graffiti artists and a couple of pinstriped old decks by a graffer from Boston who's Graf I collect.
Danny is also a good artist in his own right..top man. Got some shots somewhere of My lad and him on his personal ramps at the back of his shop in Bristol..
tar76 ·
Oh Fu%k yeah, now thats some sic dragster's! Mate that is a awesome collection. They are very hard to find up this way....the only ones i can find are the Bratz ones.
tar76 ·
not me but a bit of drain action
polarbus93 ·
THAT GOLD dragster is just like my bike when i was a kid i remember coming off it at high speed once lol
tar76 ·
Love to have this close by
Check this out even some dubs at the start. Bit before my time but this is were it all started, and they had that real surf style of skating.
kombibob ·
tar76 wrote:Yep i'm 36 and lost my edge a few years ago, don't bounce like i use to and feel it the next day.
Are you bringing a skater down Bob, for a beach hill session?
yeah man i'll bring it down, not sure i'll be in any state to ride it though ha ha.
matberry ·
Ahh Bob, surely you'll be in NSW....not sure what difference that makes tho....😀
tar76 ·
You'll be right Bob , you skate better with a bit of Dutch courage 😀
tar76 ·
Just got back from a down hill session, getting my training up for Valla.