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 | The Magazine: A publication for those in the skateboard industry, including skateparks, skate shops and equipment manufacturers. 1978 – ? Based out of ? This Issue: April / May 1978All adverts in: Skateboard Industry News |
Mr B’s Skateboards: We’re Your Kind of Skateboard
Company: Mr B's - Baxter ManufacturingType: Manufacturing Services, Skateboards
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard Industry News
Issue: Skateboard Industry News v1 N4
Country: USA
Skyhooks: The Hottest New Accessory
Company: Skyhooks HawaiiType: Accessories, Manufacturing Services
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard Industry News
Issue: Skateboard Industry News v1 N4
Country: USA
Pro Class: Every Month…
Company: Pro ClassType: Manufacturing Services, Skateboards
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard Industry News
Issue: Skateboard Industry News v1 N4
Country: USA
Bahne: Equipment You Can Take To The Bank
Company: BahneType: Manufacturing Services, Skateboards
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard Industry News
Issue: Skateboard Industry News v1 N4
Country: USA
Megatron Trucks: Meet the Quality truck
Company: MegatronType: Trucks
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard Industry News
Issue: Skateboard Industry News v1 N4
Country: USA
Duraflex: Wicked Woodie
Company: DuraflexType: Skateboards
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard Industry News
Issue: Skateboard Industry News v1 N4
Country: USA
Blazer: When You’ve Said Blazer…
Company: Blazer, Camus Sports InternationalType: Trucks
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard Industry News
Issue: Skateboard Industry News v1 N4
Country: USA
Progressive Excellerator: Best Speed and Traction Ratio
Company: Excellerator Wheels, Progressive SkateboardsType: Wheels
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard Industry News
Issue: Skateboard Industry News v1 N4
Country: USA
Which is the Real IKS Bearing
Company: IKSType: Bearings
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard Industry News
Issue: Skateboard Industry News v1 N4
Country: USA
Skateboarder Product: Do You Have the Goods?
Company: Skateboarder MagazineType: Clothing, Magazine Promo
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Rider: Conrad Miyoshi
Mag: Skateboard Industry News
Issue: Skateboard Industry News v1 N4
Country: USA
Starflex: The Board You’ve Waited For
Company: General Skateboard Products, StarflexType: Skateboards
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard Industry News
Issue: Skateboard Industry News v1 N4
Country: USA
The NHS Advantage
Company: NHSType: Distributors, Manufacturing Services
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard Industry News
Issue: Skateboard Industry News v1 N4
Country: USA
Donel: You Wont Make a Nickel
Company: DonelType: Distributors, Manufacturing Services, Skateboards
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard Industry News
Issue: Skateboard Industry News v1 N4
Country: USA
Cooper: Skateboarder
Company: CooperType: Safety Equipment
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard Industry News
Issue: Skateboard Industry News v1 N4
Country: USA
California Hardwoods: Keep it all Together
Company: California HardwoodsType: Manufacturing Services, Skateboards, Wheels
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard Industry News
Issue: Skateboard Industry News v1 N4
Country: USA
Atlantic Skateboard Co
Company: Atlantic SkatesType: Skateboards
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Rider: Patrick Truitt
Photo: Alan Lee
Mag: Skateboard Industry News
Issue: Skateboard Industry News v1 N4
Country: USA
Laser: Radical
Company: LazerType: Trucks
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard Industry News
Issue: Skateboard Industry News v1 N4
Country: USA
California Free Former: More Than Just 4 Wheels
Company: California Free FormerType: Manufacturing Services, Skateboards, Trucks, Wheels
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard Industry News
Issue: Skateboard Industry News v1 N4
Country: USA
Rector: High volume sales and profits
Company: RectorType: Manufacturing Services, Safety Equipment
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Rider: Wentzle Ruml
Mag: Skateboard Industry News
Issue: Skateboard Industry News v1 N4, Skateboard! #10
Country: UK, USA
Duke Skateboard Pads: Nothing Moves Faster
Company: Duke Skateboard PadsType: Distributors, Safety Equipment
Decade: 70's
Year: 1978
Mag: Skateboard Industry News
Issue: Skateboard Industry News v1 N4
Country: USA
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- Magnus: I'm in no way an expert in skateboarding history, but. Based on the pictures off of Hobart "Hobie" Alter's hall of fame page on the "Skateboarding Heritage Foundation" website (attempting to link ...
- Andy: ABEC ratings are not a guarantee of speed or durability; they primarily measure dimensional tolerances so anything over abec 3 makes no difference to skating whatsoever but you try getting skaters to ...
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- Shawn MacLeod: I just saw this post. I used to skate with John when I was a kid in Hacienda Heights. He and Frank were good friends with my best Freind Erich Hernandez brother Chris Hernandez. I saw Frank about 25yr...
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- Adam: I bought some wheels under some UFO name around the mid to late 1990s. I was looking for wheels smaller than 38mm and bought 35mm. They were completely flat and were amazing... never got a flatspot. ...
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- Christiaan Dykstra: Dan Brown still skates pools. I saw him at the Venice beach park today. 2025. Hyped....
- Michel Durand: I have one original...
- Nicole Andrews: My 1st skateboard was the Widow Walker, in red. I didn’t know much about the company, just that’s all my Dad could afford. It was crap, but I was happy to have any kind of board. I still have it. ...
- Text to Coloring: Those early motorized setups always felt like a wild mix of garage ingenuity and skate culture. Makes me wonder how many of these were actually functional riders versus just fascinating collector piec...
- Ciaran Gallagher: My father manufactured and sold bobcat skateboards growing up in Derry Ireland. Would love to buy one . We should have trademarked the name bobcat ....
- Jerry: Cool. I posted the photo yesterday as a story on Instagram and a lot of people contacted me asking who shot it/who the skater is. What’s your name so I can give you the photo credit? Or your account...
- Kilwag: I shot the photos, I don't remember that kid's name. I probably knew a first name at the time but forgot....
- Jerry: Any idea who the skater is or who shot the photo of the frontside carve?...
- Erik B Roby: Please sell this to me. This was my first board as a kid in the 90's....
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- Kilwag: "Mad Skull" or just "Skull?"...
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- Matthew Mackenzie: I've just found what I think is a freestyle board. Balck with a green stripe. Looks like it's made of carbon fibre. Is it worth anything?...
