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Month: January 2020

San Leandro, CA – Skate Industry News: Who Invented the Ollie?

Wed, January 29 2020 - 6:36 PM
In 1978, Alan Gelfand, who was given his nickname "Ollie" by Scott Goodman, learned to perform no-handed aerials in bowls and pools using a gentle raising of the nose and scooping motion to keep the board with the feet. There are numerous references to Alan Gelfand's Ollie with most notably pictures in the 1970s skateboarding magazine "Skateboarder". In…

San Leandro, CA – Skate Industry News: Where Did Skate Shoes Come From? and Who…

Wed, January 15 2020 - 8:46 AM
While early skateboarders generally rode barefoot, preferring direct foot-to-board contact, and some skaters continue to do so, one of the early leading trends associated with the sub-culture of skateboarding itself, was the sticky-soled slip-on skate shoe, most popularized by Sean Penn's skateboarding character from the film Fast Times at Ridgemont Hig…

San Leandro, CA – Skate Industry News: Where Did Griptape Come From?

Thu, January 9 2020 - 10:17 AM
When skateboarding first surfaced in the 1960s, sidewalk surfers tried a few different approaches to staying on their boards. Jerry Madrid, owner of Madrid Flypaper, explains: “We skated barefoot back then. We used to drip wax on our skateboards, which didn’t really work that well-we’d try to wax everything.” Another short-lived idea was to use Slip Check,…

San Leandro, CA – Skate Shop News: New Year’s Resolutions for Skateboarders

Thu, January 2 2020 - 8:06 AM
It is a New Year!! Time for some resolutions!! In a 2014 report, 35% of participants who failed their New Year's Resolutions admitted they had unrealistic goals, 33% of participants didn't keep track of their progress, and 23% forgot about them; about one in 10 respondents claimed they made too many resolutions. Now this happens every year, and wit…

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