Shakastics
Some people find the retro fetish tipping the scale more towards “annoy” than “skate,” but I’m all for it, just as I like the new plastic banana boards. I’m not sure if boards like this ever actually existed though, that shape looks like a direct copy of 60’s era Nash boards, and while they did have that style trucks with composite wheels, I would had guessed urethane wheels would have first appeared on a little bit of a bigger or wider board. Someone (slightly) older than me should clear this up. In any case, these are really nice looking decks, even though I can’t really get behind a name like Shakastics. However, urethane is for wussies. Part of the reason I like these so much is because I am prototyping a steel wheeled version in my garage right now. And you think I’m joking…
– Thanks to Seth Levy for the tip.
Steel wheels? Sounds like it would be good for spinning 360’s.
Dumb name. I love the retro. Fryar has a clay-wheeled board in the same approx. size and shape. Fucking hard to skate, but still fun.
Retro is only lame if it’s not being used. I dig a museum piece, but I dig it more if it’s being used for it’s purpose. Art is not eternal…
I had a GT back in the day that was kinda shaped like these. It had two stripes of grip tape on it though.
Seems like I remember Makaha, Maharajia and Logan Earth Ski decks being shaped like these with narrow Bennett trucks (NOT Bennett Pros) and Road Rider 2 or 4 wheels. So yeah… I’m sure there were clay wheeled boards that were similar, but Road Rider, Cadillac or Power Paw wheels were much easier to ride. Steel wheels always sucked!
Bennett Truks !