Archive for: Skateboard! #9 | |
 | The Magazine: Skateboard Started publication in 1977. Published by Sportscene Publishers Ltd., 14 Rathbone Place, London WIP 1 DE, England Telephone 01-637 7991/2/3 Telex 943763 CROCOM C REF: BUNCH VAT No. 234 6363 1 Company registered in England No 121 8996 This Issue: Skateboard! #9 is the May 1978 issue. It's 100 pages long with less than 38 full pages filled with content that isn't advertising. Aside from the the usual housekeeping items like the editorials, letters and products releases, most of the content is photos of the U.K. locals, AKA the British Photofile. There's also a Tim Levis interview and a continuation of a how-to on building fiberglass laminated decks.All adverts in: Skateboard! |
Pro-Am Pure Gold
Company: Pro Am SportsType: Skateboards, Trucks, Wheels
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard!
Issue: Skateboard! #9
Country: UK
SL 90 Skateboard Lubricant
Company: SL90Type: Accessories
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard!
Issue: Skateboard! #9
Country: UK
Olympic Freestyle
Company: Olympic SkateboardsType: Skateboards
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard!
Issue: Skateboard! #9
Country: UK
Don’t Forget Wicksteed Park
Type: Contests and DemosDecade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard!
Issue: Skateboard! #9
Country: UK
Print It Tee Shirts
Company: Print ItType: Clothing
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard!
Issue: Skateboard! #9
Country: UK
Nortek Slalom Cones
Company: NortekType: Accessories
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard!
Issue: Skateboard! #9
Country: UK
Palace Sports
Company: Palace SportsType: Mail Order / Skateshops
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard!
Issue: Skateboard! #9
Country: UK
Blandford Sub Aqua
Company: Blandford Sub AquaType: Mail Order / Skateshops, Skateboards
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard!
Issue: Skateboard! #9
Country: UK
Leisure Wheels Skateboard Helmet
Company: Leisure WheelsType: Safety Equipment
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard!
Issue: Skateboard! #9
Country: UK
Capital Sports
Company: Capital SportsType: Mail Order / Skateshops
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard!
Issue: Skateboard! #9
Country: UK
Woodie from Colinbury
Company: ColinburyType: Skateboards
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard!
Issue: Skateboard! #9
Country: UK
Panda Protection
Company: Panda / PlanetType: Safety Equipment
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard!
Issue: Skateboard! #9
Country: UK
Skateboard Supermarket
Company: Skateboard SupermarketType: Mail Order / Skateshops
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard!
Issue: Skateboard! #9
Country: UK
Super Duper Tee Shirts
Company: KerreraType: Clothing
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard!
Issue: Skateboard! #9
Country: UK
Leisure Sports
Company: Leisure SportsType: Mail Order / Skateshops
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard!
Issue: Skateboard! #9
Country: UK
Trax Skateboards
Company: Trax SkateboardsType: Skateboards
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard!
Issue: Skateboard! #9
Country: UK
Standard Boards
Company: Standard BoardsType: Manufacturing Services
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard!
Issue: Skateboard! #9
Country: UK
CTH Digital Timing Equipment
Company: CTH ElectronicsType: Miscellaneous
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard!
Issue: Skateboard! #9
Country: UK
Bonzi Boards
Company: Bonzi BoardsType: Manufacturing Services
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard!
Issue: Skateboard! #9
Country: UK
World Calendar 1978
Company: Leisure WheelsType: Miscellaneous
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard!
Issue: Skateboard! #9
Country: UK
Recent Comments
- mark conahan: Is it okay to call a computer retarded?...
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- Bill Palmisano: Rick, I can't believe you saw this! John, Mike, Shaun and I talk about how we wished we could get in touch in you to see how and what you are doing and if you still have photos. What a kick. Ma...
- Bill Palmisano: Leon, I was just remembering you yesterday, and my brother sends me this. I was responsible for the "not a dead log" as I remember, but I may be wrong. A lovely young lady did the neat kicktail grap...
- Kilwag: Yeah got a post in the can on that one. Seems to predate this stuff....
- Lou: Actually I just looked it up, there other truck swapping thing is called "Qwik Truks". Spelling things differently makes them 36.4% cooler, guaranteed!...
- Lou: Looks like a fake "Quik Trucks" mechanism. The Quik Trucks are to fit any truck though, and they seem to be much lower than the Switch Board thingy....
- Kerry purcell: I have a pair of what I think are early Megatron trucks one has the number 1 stamped on one the other has 19 they were paired up on an Alva deck with powel bones which are totally original. Is there a...
- Cate: Hi Mike, did you do "funny " skits around Cronulla to put in the movie?...
- Gary moore: I have an original street warrior skateboard, it has a picture of a wasp with a axe in its hand and skater on it,is this worth anything?cheers...
- Eric M Fleming: Well that was something. Thanks for your effort....
- Pat Anstett: I bought my fiberflex with carry bag when the Hobie team came to Tampa. My dad was ops manager at JC Penny's, he took me out of school and we picked up the team at the airport. Had a blast hanging out...
- Kevin G: Great read, I love my G&S trucks. Of course the base plates died about as quick as Tracker ones did. I replaced them with Indy base plates, while not a perfect fit they are close enough to work. ...
- Jonny5: Fwiw those are not the original wheels as you correctly assumed. I have this board in original condition and the wheels are black. I was too much of a pussy to stand up on it and pretty much just sat ...
- Mark: Can’t believe I found this! My youngest son is a musician and we were talking about weird songs and I told him about one of my buddies from childhood in the 70’s whose parents were very German (th...
- Peter: I have a big surfi no.22 up for sale if anyone interested...
- Daire Meleady: can anyone let me know if you are selling any of the skb100 or sk100 helmets its for my son for christmas - heres my email to contact me - dairelfc@icloud.com...
- Daire Meleady: has anyone got any helmets like these, if so please send me an email at dairelfc@icloud.com....
- Paul Bates: looking for some flex power paw two tone scateboard wheels gold clear colour!...
- Peter Elliott: Hi guys, I was looking to purchase a Cooper SKB100 or Cooper SK100. Do you know how to go about buying one of these? Thanks, Peter...
- Monica Maka: A green version of Venice beach popped-up on Marketplace today....which led me here. Thanks for putting up all these great photos of what is out there. I appreciate it. Too Cool...
- Big Steve: What a killer thread! I got on here after seeing a T Hawk CoQ10 commercial that prompted memories of what I thought was a skating exhibition at the V.P. Fair in the Lou back in mid-to-late 80's. So I ...
- Kilwag: I thought that was joke Lance Mountain or Neil Blender made, can't recall....
- Kilwag: Fudge, link busted...
- Bobcat: Yee haw! I skated it last week - awesome mission. It's beyond crusty but there are some workable spots. For anyone asking for the location, I was able to find it using the clues in this blog post. ...
- Sean Landry: Tucker….I used to email and talk with Ellen many times before she passed away from COVID….killed me to find out and I’m trying to learn where she is buried now….i am terribly sorry that your s...
- Brian H: I was lucky to have a girlfriend with great taste who bought me these. Mine were dark blue though. Did these come in a dark blue?...
- Kilwag: Updated this ancient post so the embedded video works again....
- metal mike saunders: not unless being " the best live band in the entire world in early 1978" outside of AC/DC in their own genre and the Saints if they were still playing like banshees -- totals up to a joke. refernece...
- metal mike saunders: yea metal mike here and looking for something else entirely, this page/thread came up via the always unpredictable innernet of googleworld. i typed out a sufficiently totally-biased west coast ans...
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- Alec Brown: Martin Sweeney, unfortunately no longer with us. Passed away in 2017 aged 54....
- Seth: RIP to an OG...
- S Hughes: First time I met Sean was when I was a 13 yr old grommet. We had a 1/4 pipe out front, it was maybe 1985. Sean rolls up seeing it and wants to ride. He was a full grown man with a leather biker jacket...
- Duke: This is just not true. We all had 7 ply decks in the 80s....
