Full Pads.
A well protected Jaya takes flight on a mini ramp. Skateboarding's transition from parks to streets in the early 1990s resulted in some retrospectively strange gear and fashion choices/requirements. It made sense at the time if you were following along, but to have to explain things at this point would be an awkward conversation.
I also think it is amusing how there is a current fascination with egg shaped boards. The eggs of today are a slightly invented nostalgia based on some deck designs from about 2015 that were influenced by shapes from 1992 or 1993. A modern egg is not a throwback to what was being ridden in the early 1990s, it is its own different entity. Of all the sellers of ovals, Black Label probably gets boards the closest to the what the shapes were actually like in the olden days. I don't know why this topic bugs me since I only ride popsicles, but that's how skateboarding goes.
I'm not sure if I'm cut out for life on 56mm wheels again. I'm not skating too terribly for me, but ollies and nollies feel a tad off at times. I also need to start a new pair of shoes so I'm thinking that might be part of the problem. I keep telling myself I did all my best skating on 56s and that it will be fine. However, the results aren't there. If things don't get better shortly, I'm dropping down to 55s.
Chris Kardas was the photographer.
Strange Notes - late 92/early 1993
4 comments:
I'm riding an Alien Workshop Thomas Morgan Reissue (9.25 wide ) and I really like it ( so much that it's my third one ). The reissue decks are a money spinner for the industry in that people then have to change their truck size to fit a wider board. I like popsicles but enjoy the wider decks with shape ( once you go wider it's strangely hard to come down again, at least in my experience ). The shaped reissues are really expensive to purchase, especially here in England which sometimes makes me want to go back to a popsicle as these are still relatively cheap. I get your sentiments about the 'egg-shaped' decks ( I never remember them having a name other than 'a deck' ) as many times they don't have the flat concave they had in 1992 and often have long wheelbases. When the tail and nose taper so much as in the egg shapes then it's actually quite horrible for many tricks ( especially tailslide and noseslide tricks ).
There's no reason the egg boards should bug me as much as they do. I'm stoked Heroin is moving some decks. A couple trips to the mall skatepark ago, there were three or four people all riding eggs. It was something to see. Only one dude was really making it work.
I think pros try them and they get a good nollie heelflip so they stick with the odd shape.
You're right about the shapes back then not having any special name. They were maybe kind of more football shaped occasionally, too. I assume the egg and football names came about in trying to describe the decks to other people in the present day.
that looks like a small vert ramp, not a mini. padded up was also common for all skateparks insurance wise.
I think it might be a 6' mini so somewhere in-between for size. It's hard to tell.
Pads were the uncomfortable and stinky norm back then, too. With baggy jeans, people would wear them under the pants. That must've been so gross and sweaty.
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