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Bought a Palace Jamal Smith deck yesterday, as I realised the 8.25 is basically my dream shape, mellow with 14" WB...I'm London local and they are a moderately popular brand amongst the scene heads...I kinda equate them with Supreme and the smaller scale but super hyped Clown skateboards.
The graphics and art direction isn't too bad, and their team is pretty stacked... if the wood works for me I have no problem supporting the brand.
As a British skater it gives me some pride to see British skate brands operating on a global scale since I came back to skating... blows my mind that Skateboard Cafe, Palace, Clown, Death, Heroin, Isle (and a bunch more) have all made waves across the pond and beyond.... world of difference to the early 2000s.
Clown skateboards has been on my radar for a whole year and I still don’t know where to buy a board from them. Which sucks because I dig their vibe
Yardsale looked like it was going to be really sick before they lost half their team, not that you can blame guys like Charlie Birch and Kyle Wilson for taking an opportunity to ride for Palace.
The UK scene is probably my favorite for footage right now. Palace, Isle/Atlantic Drift and Skateboard Cafe (especially Korahn Gayle) are killing it. Been a big fan of it since watching Lose and Found, and the evolution is awesome.