{"id":1466,"date":"2015-04-30T22:14:17","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T22:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/galleries\/?post_type=vintageadverts&#038;p=1466"},"modified":"2026-03-20T08:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:34:08","slug":"oak-street-sure-grip-and-metaflex","status":"publish","type":"vintageadverts","link":"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/galleries\/vintageadverts\/oak-street-sure-grip-and-metaflex\/","title":{"rendered":"Oak Street: Sure Grip and Metaflex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/vintageadverts\/oak-street\/oak-street.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1469\" src=\"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/vintageadverts\/oak-street\/oak-street-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/vintageadverts\/oak-street\/oak-street-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/vintageadverts\/oak-street\/oak-street-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/vintageadverts\/oak-street\/oak-street-207x275.jpg 207w, https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/vintageadverts\/oak-street\/oak-street-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/vintageadverts\/oak-street\/oak-street-120x160.jpg 120w, https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/vintageadverts\/oak-street\/oak-street.jpg 751w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At first glance this appears to be an ad for Sure Grip Skateboard trucks and Metaflex Surfer wheels, but it is instead an ad for Oak Street Laguna distribution. The most interesting thing about this ad aside from the groovy illustration is the announcement of Sure Grip&#8217;s first entry into skateboard manufacturing, having previously only made trucks and who know what other roller skating paraphernalia.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Detail of the products.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/vintageadverts\/oak-street\/oak-street-details.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1468\" src=\"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/vintageadverts\/oak-street\/oak-street-details-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/vintageadverts\/oak-street\/oak-street-details-173x300.jpg 173w, https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/vintageadverts\/oak-street\/oak-street-details-87x150.jpg 87w, https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/vintageadverts\/oak-street\/oak-street-details-159x275.jpg 159w, https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/vintageadverts\/oak-street\/oak-street-details-58x100.jpg 58w, https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/vintageadverts\/oak-street\/oak-street-details-92x160.jpg 92w, https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/vintageadverts\/oak-street\/oak-street-details.jpg 578w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"galleryadcopy\">\n<p>Sure Grip Skateboard Trucks<br \/>\nMetaflex Surfer Wheels<\/p>\n<p>Sure Grip &#8211; The most copied trucks in the world<\/p>\n<p>Metaflex &#8211; The very best<\/p>\n<p>Alumaflex 160 Skateboards<\/p>\n<p>Metaflex skateboard wheels and Sure grip trucks. The two most trusted names in skateboards combine their years of experience to bring you the Alumaflex 160 &#8211; a truly fine skateboard.<\/p>\n<p>OAK STREET LAGUNA, 1088 SOUTH COAST HIGHWAY, LAGUNA BEACH, CA 92651, PHONE (714) 494 &#8211; 1430<\/p>\n<p>Exclusive distributor for Sure Grip Skateboards, Sure Grip Trucks, and Metaflex Skateboard Wheels.<br \/>\nMfgd. by Sure Grip Skate Co. Dealer Inquiries Invited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At first glance this appears to be an ad for Sure Grip Skateboard trucks and Metaflex Surfer wheels, but it is instead an ad for Oak Street Laguna distribution. 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