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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2011, 01:47:58 PM »
Ron Allen!  Awesome.

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2011, 01:51:09 PM »
I think I saw him at the hood games this past weekend.
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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2011, 02:07:43 PM »
My first pro model.  H-Street board.  This dude is SO sick.

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2011, 02:15:17 PM »
If this doesn't give you a warm fuzzy feeling, you lack a soul

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2011, 02:29:38 PM »
thats so awesome.

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2011, 02:36:01 PM »
fuck yes

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2011, 02:39:40 PM »
god damn that was great

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2011, 03:25:25 PM »

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2011, 03:34:17 PM »
Watching that makes me want to skate more than I already want to skate.

Does anyone know where that park is at?

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #11 on: July 25, 2011, 03:36:55 PM »
wow holy shit! i thought he was like 40 tops and that was still making me psyched to be getting older and keep skating, but 48!?!?  awesome. 

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #12 on: July 25, 2011, 04:21:12 PM »
I had a few of his minis back in the day. His 1 foots scared me  :D


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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #13 on: July 25, 2011, 04:27:52 PM »
If this doesn't give you a warm fuzzy feeling, you lack a soul

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #14 on: July 25, 2011, 04:29:43 PM »
I had a few of his minis back in the day. His 1 foots scared me  :D



yeah... he's always had an odd one footed ollie. Almost a no grab madonna.   Board smacking his knee. 

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #15 on: July 25, 2011, 04:30:04 PM »
Im sorry Ron who?

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #16 on: July 25, 2011, 04:45:27 PM »
This guy kills the Berkeley park. Huge 5-0s through every corner

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #17 on: July 25, 2011, 05:03:19 PM »
he's the exact same from like 1988,this is so awesome!

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #18 on: July 25, 2011, 05:11:23 PM »
he's the exact same from like 1988,this is so awesome!

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so are the Berkeley bulldog-dykes apparently
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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #19 on: July 25, 2011, 06:28:21 PM »
real.

I remember seeing him skating some curb cuts in Rockridge... not too far from his famous driveway spot. I was stoked.

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #20 on: July 25, 2011, 08:39:21 PM »
me too!


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yeah... he's always had an odd one footed ollie. Almost a no grab madonna.   Board smacking his knee. 

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #21 on: July 25, 2011, 09:35:37 PM »
Ron Allen, Stoked!

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #22 on: July 25, 2011, 10:05:23 PM »
amazing !!!

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #23 on: July 25, 2011, 10:49:31 PM »
inspiring! He still skates like he always did
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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #24 on: July 26, 2011, 01:29:54 AM »
This makes me feel safe.

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #25 on: July 26, 2011, 02:01:17 AM »
That's sick!

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #26 on: July 26, 2011, 05:56:53 AM »
This just gave me a great start to my day! Thanks for posting

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #27 on: July 26, 2011, 06:57:21 AM »
Awesome. Old dudes...no more excuses, dust the boards off.

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #28 on: July 26, 2011, 08:27:48 AM »
he's the exact same from like 1988,this is so awesome!

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the filming on that kickflip rock was so sick!

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Re: Ron Allen still killing it at 48 years old
« Reply #29 on: July 26, 2011, 08:57:55 AM »
can only hope i'm chugging along as well as he is at 48. damn. that's setting an example.