Author Topic: what was your first real set up, how old were you, and what was the year?.. (Read 6198 times)

Say Hi · « **Reply #30 on:** May 17, 2008, 11:53:23 AM »

I got a Flip Arto Saari Board in 2001 when I was 12 or something. My first trucks were yellow Ventures with bees on it.. Found a picture:

I was into this the more colors the better thing.. I used the wheels from the board I got in some sports shop half a year before this. I wore them down from 54mm to like 45mm. I ripped them 2 whole years i think.

cliff · « **Reply #31 on:** May 17, 2008, 11:56:35 AM »

Well the first newis board I had was a Varaflex complete from Target, it was my older brother Jeremy's but he threw a fit and He ended up with the Lance Mountain with the Yellow Little dude doing a flip or someshit. Needless to say this guy get's the new/used for-a-day Varaflex, 89ish I was 9 or 10.

First New board was a Ray Barbee mini with the like sock dude ruffling the cards, old gullwings and some onld OJII's.

Firebert · « **Reply #32 on:** May 17, 2008, 01:31:52 PM »

i love the complete lack of sarcasm in this thread, too bad gwb had to post in it.

Numeral · « **Reply #33 on:** May 17, 2008, 02:04:45 PM »

Speyer, early 90s

shreddez · « **Reply #34 on:** May 17, 2008, 02:11:08 PM »

Jeff Grosso Acid Tounge

Indy 169's

Bullet 66's

14

1989

milpool · « **Reply #35 on:** May 17, 2008, 02:35:37 PM »

Matt Hensley Black Label. It was way too big for me, but i loved it.

I also had some ugly bronze destructos, speed demon bearings and some spitfires.

I think it was 2002, I was 12 or 13 at the time.

Marty Mcfly · « **Reply #36 on:** May 17, 2008, 02:39:46 PM »

Quote from: rgrg215 on May 17, 2008, 05:14:03 AM

No shit! Although the pink hoverboard came in with a mongo strap, I guarantee everyone I did not push mongo in that video.

grimcity · « **Reply #37 on:** May 17, 2008, 02:48:11 PM »

The first board I really skated on was either a Valterra or a Variflex or something back in 1985, then I think in '86 I got a Nash that I skated for longer than anyone could imagine. It was a fucking beast, but I learned a lot on it. My first real good board was a Jeff Grosso toybox in 1987, with Indys, some OJII Combos, and I think I had a Cellblock III on the back truck... unless that was on my next setup.

phillip dominguez · « **Reply #38 on:** May 17, 2008, 03:17:15 PM »

first board was a cheap ass freeformer freestyle board toy r us special

first real board G&S billy ruff
tracker ultralites
scmitt stix saw blade wheels

that was in 1986 i was 12

jrock · « **Reply #39 on:** May 17, 2008, 03:25:08 PM »

my first board was some kind of random Nash that my aunt got me for my birthday. i think it was '86 or so. a year or two later i got a Nash Nightmare 2. the graphics were killer, but the board sucked so bad that I never wanted to skate again.

a couple years later i decided I wanted to start skating again, and I got my first real set-up that Christmas. It was a red Lance Mountain with the family crest graphic, white Tracker trucks with the plastic baseplates, and gray Schmitt Stix Sawblades wheels. I was 10 years old and the year was 1989. My mom made me put a tail guard on the board to "make it last longer", so it was pretty much ruined from day one. It took me years to learn how to ollie. jump ramps, skating in the rain, heavy metal...shit was fun back then...

skatemore,man · « **Reply #40 on:** May 17, 2008, 04:35:59 PM »

My dad brought me home a fiber glass banana board from the garbage dump when i was 10 or so. It had roller skate trucks on itwith big red urethane wheels. The thing was next to impossible to ride, super wheel bite on a 5 inch wide deck haha.

then this kid Eddy who wore the Misfits 85 skull shirt to school everyday gave me a purple powell mini logo right before he got locked up for burning down his parents house. I had that shit for a minute.

The first board i got to choose was in 7 or 8th grade in 98 0r 99. I was a green Paul Zuanich Think deck with two girls bent over farting. In the middle was a fart cloud that said THINK in the center. I got some ejaculator wheels, i think they were made by World or something, they were supposed to look like there was semen inside of them. The trucks were indys and Black Panther abec 5 bearings. That set up was fun as hell.

Edward Penishands · « **Reply #41 on:** May 17, 2008, 05:40:12 PM »

it was 2000, i was 11.

world industries TNT 2
black/blue fury trucks
tom penny ghetto child wheels

and i rocked some kastel ronnie bertino shoes i got at pac sun

j....soy..... · « **Reply #42 on:** May 17, 2008, 07:10:01 PM »

what's with all the fucking geezers?

grimcity · « **Reply #43 on:** May 17, 2008, 07:12:50 PM »

May we all become skateboarding geezers.

mini greek · « **Reply #44 on:** May 17, 2008, 07:24:02 PM »

Wow the memories...

Lance Mountain Future Primitive Powell and Peralta
Tracker Trucks
Pink Hosoi Rockets(which I quickly changed to Bullets)
White and pink copers
Pink rails

I was 8 years old and the year was 1987. It's been a long road....

able · « **Reply #45 on:** May 17, 2008, 07:41:05 PM »

Tony Hawk hammerhead. Some trackers and some Rat bones. It was 1988 I was 11 years old and SOOOO stoked I finally had a real board. (my two Variflexes i had before didn't count). I sat it next to my bed and stared at it till I fell asleep that night. The next day I traced the graphic off the board on to a sheet of notebook paper and brought it to school as proof I had a REAL Tony Hawk.

able · « **Reply #46 on:** May 17, 2008, 07:43:32 PM »

Quote from: grimcity on May 17, 2008, 07:12:50 PM

May we all become skateboarding geezers.

It's the gift that keeps on giving.

fuckingvegan · « **Reply #47 on:** May 17, 2008, 07:46:23 PM »

Yo Able Hosoi had the hammer head, I forget what the Hawk was called.

skatehole · « **Reply #48 on:** May 17, 2008, 07:53:38 PM »

Damn, I'm a newcomer compared to you guys. I didn't start REALLY skating until about 2001 or so. My first board was a Mini Logo with fake trucks.

able · « **Reply #49 on:** May 17, 2008, 07:56:36 PM »

Quote from: veganshawn on May 17, 2008, 07:46:23 PM

Yo Able Hosoi had the hammer head, I forget what the Hawk was called.

sheeit! I thought hammerhead only referred to the shape of the nose? Shit, I guess these years of drinking have really had an effect on me. Thanks for the clarification.

Raw!!! · « **Reply #50 on:** May 17, 2008, 08:13:38 PM »

Some Think board, still don't know what the graphic was as I got it second hand. Green and silver destructos, random pig wheels, and some riser pads that I kept for at least a year. It was 2000, I was 10.

brownjenkin · « **Reply #51 on:** May 17, 2008, 08:49:16 PM »

1993, 13-years-old

- Rene Matthyssen New Deal. It was green with the Beck's beer logo on it
- silver Ventures
- hand-me-down wheels that must have been about 42mm, maybe even smaller
- random assortment of bearings and hardware

j....soy..... · « **Reply #52 on:** May 17, 2008, 08:58:45 PM »

Quote from: able on May 17, 2008, 07:43:32 PM

Quote from: grimcity on May 17, 2008, 07:12:50 PM
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May we all become skateboarding geezers.
[close]
It's the gift that keeps on giving.

i'm waiting for....

'2x4....sister's roller skate....nails...'

Ronald Wilson Reagan · « **Reply #53 on:** May 17, 2008, 09:50:30 PM »

Quote from: I Joey I on May 17, 2008, 11:25:39 AM

Acme Devil Made me Do It Deck

Like 34mm wheels lol

summer 1993 I was 13

Dude! No Way! Nobody I skate with or know started skating in the era besides me. They all either started before it when it was all powell and shit, or later on when wheels got big again Its weird, but I'm hyped!

Quote from: grimcity on May 17, 2008, 07:12:50 PM

May we all become skateboarding geezers.

Indeed! Four wheels for life! I'll skate till I gotta roll on a wheelchair!

datsnare · « **Reply #54 on:** May 17, 2008, 10:10:56 PM »

i feel really young posting in this thread...

geoff rowley flip new wave
some thunders
some sort of spitfires
and some shortys bearings

i think that was 2001, i was 12 and in sixth grade

Sleazy · « **Reply #55 on:** May 18, 2008, 05:29:23 AM »

glad to see i'm not the only guy who started out with a shit setup

my first board really became a huge regret for me. everyone that skated in my town had powell's with all these skulls on them and when i went to the shop my mom told me i could get anything i wanted which was rare because we were poor a shit, so i figured i'd out evil everyone and pick the board with the most gnar graphic on it which too me was this board with a reaper on the bottom. i quickly realized how regular that was when i showed up at the spot with my piece of shit board.

masturskater · « **Reply #56 on:** May 18, 2008, 06:28:06 AM »

i always wanted to skate, but bein young i needed my parents to get a board. they kept saying it was too dangerous so i didn't get one until one christmas...probably '98 when i was about 13. it was nash and it sucked so bad (plastic wheels, plastic trucks, plastic kingpin perhaps?) i never could get around town with it because i would keep getting wheel bite.

finally around 2001 or 2000 my older brother got into THPS2 and he bought an enjoi jerry hsu complete with indys, spitfires, speed metal, and risers. i started using that, then when that got beat to shit he bought a new board and i used it full time. my first real fresh setup was a girl koston deck with destructos, spitfires, and reds.

Choad Muskrat · « **Reply #57 on:** May 18, 2008, 08:48:46 AM »

It was 1996, I was 13 and got a powel blank, indys, spitfire wheels. My mom wouldn't fork over the extra cash for a pro deck but I didn't care cuz I had my own skateboard finally.

Edward Sebastian · « **Reply #58 on:** May 18, 2008, 10:41:19 AM »

Quote from: able on May 17, 2008, 07:43:32 PM

Quote from: grimcity on May 17, 2008, 07:12:50 PM
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May we all become skateboarding geezers.
[close]
It's the gift that keeps on giving.

i'm not sure my my knees, ankles and feet would call it a "gift"

Anton · « **Reply #59 on:** May 18, 2008, 10:46:04 AM »

I started skating at 12-13 and I was mad legit, my setup was:

Small Steve Olson Shortys deck with that chinese dragon on it
Blue GrindKing trucks because I was told that they turned the best
Doesnt remeber what wheels

the best images I could find:

Author Topic: what was your first real set up, how old were you, and what was the year?.. (Read 6198 times)

jrock

skatemore,man

Edward Penishands

fuckingvegan