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139 piece deal, and 100 of those pieces are single ball bearings! And for some (cheap)  reason they only give you one kingpin.

Introducing TIE BACK DOOR

Where even the youngest middleman can drive a hard bargain!

Why pay retail anymore? Now you can shop The Back Door and buy at wholesale prices. We felt it was about time somebody gave you the chance to buy what you want without paying for fancy stores, sales clerks, and all the extras.

We’re not fancy. We’ve cut out all the frills so you can buy skateboards, wheels, tools, and hundreds of other items at prices far below retail.

If you want to get the best and not pay through the nose, open up a middleman account at The Back Door today.

There’s no age limit. All we require is that you have a desire to drive a hard bargain. Just fill out the middleman order form on facing page and indicate you want to receive your middleman account card and our wholesale price lists. We’ll do the rest and let you know about the latest merchandise that’s come in. All items you order will be sent o your home.

You don’t have to wait to start buying wholesale. You can order any of the items in this ad today at low Back Door prices.

Don’t Miss This Month’s Middleman’s Specials!

#1 139-piece Spare Parts and Tools Kit

Suggested Retail $11.00

Special Middleman Deal $6.95

Today you can swing a middleman deal on this 139-piece Spare Parts and Tools Kit to keep your skateboard in perfect running con-dition. This complete do-it-yourself kit offers you all this:

8 “Outside” lock nuts
8 Lock washers
4 Rubber cushion washers
4 Rubber pivot bushings
1 Suspension nut and bolt
1 Master axle wrench
1 Adjustment wrench
100 Ball bearings
2 Suspension cups
2 Spacer pads
8 Race nuts

#2 High-performance Skateboard

Suggested Retail $19.95
Special Middleman Deal $9.95

Now you can drive a hard bargain on this limited supply of a famous brand skateboard that’s tops for trac-tion, speed and control. This skateboard is made to take a beating and has rugged Sunset urethane wheels and a 24″ molded plastic board. Don’t miss out on this special opportunity.

Mail to:

THE BACKDOOR
P.O. Box 1046
Lomita, Calif. 90717

Skateboarder V2 N5 1976

Volume 2 #5 June 1976 has 148 pages. The cover photo of Mike Weed in Mt Baldy Pipeline is by Warren Bolster. Feaures include interviews with Torger Johnson, "Long dogs with short tales" credits to John Smythe...,"Magic Rolling Board" from the upcoming Five Summer Stories film, an interview with Tom Sims, Skate Parks: Reality, contest roundups, A Mount Baldy photo spread, tips from Henry Hester on advancing slalom techniques, and an article from Chris Yandall titled "Cut the Jive & 'Jog'." It's a how-to piece about the benefits of alternating your back foot pushing placement from the left to right sides of your board, which is... interesting. Aside from Mellow Cat and the usual sections. WHo's Hot features Desiree Von Essen,Ed Nadine, Brad Logan, Tony Alva, Waldo Autry, (roller skater) Kenny Means, Mark Bowden, and Kevin Anderson.

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