Wacky Skateboards – Page 12

Mecha skate

Another wackyboard design concept. These things keep getting more and more complicated. You’d think the industrial design tinkerers would push for simpler. Those wheels have a heavy 70’s vibe to them. – Thanks to (drumroll please….) Daddy Yo (!) for the tip. [Source: Yanko Design]

Wackyboard Tetris

Viral promotion video from Freeboard, maybe indirectly. We’ve covered caster board hybrids before, but surprise surprise, Freeboard is still in business. The extra caster wheel makes it possible to ride sideways on the board if you want, making this Tetris tribute with neon head gear possible. On the one hand, it’s kind of cool. On […]

loop in - skateboard of the future. surfboard

Wackyboard of the future

The concept is so out there, I don’t know if it even qualifies as a wacky skateboard anymore. I’d love to see one of these things get built. If it does, you can bet it will show up on Dydreks Fantasy Factory. The LOOP IN looks like an excellent way for someone to get hurt. […]

Free Wheelie

I couldn’t find anything on the Interwebs about what I thought was the product name. And then I realized “Free Wheelie” was a pun on the killer whale motif. Pretty slow on the uptake, huh Kil,wag? Straight from eBay Poland. Turns out these things are called Rat Tailz. A company named Sport Fun made skateboards […]

Meanwhile, at the toy store

X Board Illuminators as seen on the shelves at my local Toys-R-Us. These guys get around having to add the extra height by placing the batteries along side the baseplate of the truck instead of underneath. These guys even have a “pro” rider named Doug Brown. Who the hell is Dug Brown? I don’t know, […]

Nash Sound Boards - Radio in a skateboard

Jammin’ Sound Board!

Matt Mahoney hooked us up with some pictures of a relic he owns, possibly the ultimate achievement in wackyboards. It’s either the Nash Jamm Sound Board or the Radio Active, depending on whether you believe the top or the bottom of the deck. In Matt’s own words “It’s perfect for listening to static while skating […]

Most high tech scooter skate

Normally I’d be all over something like this, but I like the board so much that I don’t feel compelled to ridicule the optional equipment shown, namely the $25 aluminum scooter handle. I mean, If you are going to ride a scooter-skate, you don’t want to risk getting hurt on some cheap toy… Right? I […]

Two more wackyboards from Yanko Design

The first one is an updated version of those pumpboards, this one looks like it’s been crossed with a shopping cart. Seems like it would be utterly unsteerable. The second one is, believe it or not, an inflatable deck. This is a brand new approach to the collapsable skateboard concept, but one that seems to […]

Who killed Chromoly trucks?

Do you remember G&S Trucks? In my opinion, these things weren’t killed, rather delivered as a stillbirth. Everyone I knew who rode them always ended up breaking the weld that holds the hanger to the bushing casing, or bending the axle. They were not thought of fondly. Still, rather than continue my tradition on geeking […]