Hangar Bowl Charleston, S.C. 1992

Lots of incredible skateboarding going on here at the famous Hangar Bowl, Charleston, South Carolina. Big Thanks to Chuck Powell for posting these up! 1992 East Coast skateboarding at its BEST.

Locals Only

"Locals Only” Vintage Santa Monica Picture Courtesy of Daniel Travers.

Gnarleston Goods: Blair Burns Quick Clips

Blair Burns Quick Clips 6-7-2014 from Gnarleston Goods on Vimeo.

The Assault Video

Courtesy of Lowcard.

Coping Mechanisms

The grind. It is perhaps the gnarliest thing you can do on a skateboard. Metal versus concrete, the force of inertia. But what about pvc? Is the grind any less of a grind when good old polyvinyl chloride is introduced to the eqation? Personally, I have always liked the slippery slide and grind of pvc coping, but others may disagree. Adding pvc to your trucks is a novel idea and is nothing new. GSD and others were making homemade copers out of shopping cart handles in the early 1980s. And we've seen trucks that will grind anything, and we've seen these. Either way, copers, feelers, grinders, whatever you want to call them, have been on my mind lately.

A photo of a well worn Independent coper that I found on the internet. Photo credit unavailable, I'm lame.

Darren Navarrette's Skeleton Key Mfg. produced these gems. They are now sold out. Apparently I am not alone in my love of the slip grind. Or The Turf has been unearthed and reopened.

Universal copers, cut out to fit around the kingpin and snap on over the hanger. Sometimes they snap off of the hanger too, typically mid-grind (see also: The Downside of Copers).

Another view of the Grinders.

Vintage Santa Cruz copers found on eBay. If I remember correctly, these were universal fit, like others on the market today.

Get Laced with Skate Strings

The primary purpose of your shoe lace is to fasten your shoe in order to hold it tight to your foot. When it comes to skateboarding, your feet are in control. So it is essential to have your shoes laced securely (unless you are doing this).
As skateboarders we know that our favorite pastime destroys shoe laces. And if your shoe laces are destroyed, you risk the destabilization of your shoe and loss of control. Period. So, unless you are one of those talented shredders who can manage with a 14 inch piece of shoe lace tied in six knots and running through only the middle three of your shoes seven eyelets, you may want to check these out. SKATE STRINGS High Tech Abrasion Resistant laces are ready for shipping NOW and I am lucky enough to have a pair on the way to me. I will be posting photos and a review in the coming weeks so stay tuned!

Photo sources.

This Machine Destroys Curbs