Powell-Peralta® - Skate One

TO RESTORE OR NOT TO RESTORE

lynk729 — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:23:38 -0700

I am currently hopeful about restoring a Mcgill Pig. I bought it on EBAY for 26.00. I am super stoked about this. I will update with Pix as I do it. Has anyone in this forum completed a quality restore? If so can you post some pix?

I've read some sites that recommend using a marker to restore black lines...NOT!....I plan on having reverse vinyls made and either burning screens or using them as stencils. If the labor of the vinyls is easy ( making them) that might be the way to go. Only problem is the transfer paper is not very translucent...

Sorry I'm rambling...just excited about a new project...

What's your feelings on a restored stick?

Chin Mask 8.5

SK8ER — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:27:03 -0700

I just bought the Chin Mask 8.5 from SoCal. Strange that skate one doesn't have them listed or available. I decided to get the Chin Mask instead of the Graffiti Ripper.

powell-peralta business cards

brigade_bill — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:47:28 -0700

Shouldn't we have a WANTED or FOR SALE section on here somewhere??

H4ytr — Fri, 04 May 2012 07:17:40 -0700

As most of us are collectors shouldn't we have a section where people can let you know if they have anything up for grabs??

I for one am sick to death of trawling through ebay every few days to see if there is anything of interest kicking around... Not sure how it would work but would appreciate your thoughts on whether it would be possible?

I appreciate deals couldn't be supported through here but it could at least put you in touch with people who may have what you're looking for, or who may need the stuff you've got?

Out wiith the old, in with some new?

Ripper76 — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:03:30 -0700

Are we ever gonna see any of the ams goin pro anytime soon?
Garcia, Hawkins, McClain, Reeves...?
Also, iss VCJ workin on a new Hoffart graphic? Any new ones at all?
The re-issues aren't the only thing they should be focusing on. And I feel it's played itsself out, so how about something new?

New Bones video out soon

slippery — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:43:54 -0800

Has everyone signed up for the free download of the new bones video due out in 15 days?

Here's the link if you haven't. Can't wait to see this, should be fairly rad to say the least :)
http://bones.com/bones-video-in-progress/

2013 bondi bowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwl baby

brigade_bill — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:46:43 -0800

Petition for deck shape 174 to be released

SK8ER — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 01:11:44 -0800

Deck shape 174
Width 8.375"
Length 32.5"
Wheelbase 14.5"
Tail 6.75"
Nose 7"

This deck would be killer!

Cross Bones 64mm 98A

Beto — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:07:32 -0800

Hello,This is my first post in this cool forum! I'm writing from Brazil and have a doubt.

I bought a set of Powell Cross Bones, 64mm 98A. When I was looking for these wheels I saw some offers mentioning NOS Cross Bones. What does it mean the NOS?

When will the next skate one catalog drop?

SK8ER — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:18:34 -0800

Your verdict on the BB documentary reissues?

slippery — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 14:59:16 -0700

Half the decks I love - the other half..not so much. Looks like the really have lost the mold to the snakeskin and the chicken skull decks. Overall though, pass mark achieved - 76% awesome

George Powell answers some questions about the Bones Brigade Re-Issue decks...

Johnophean — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:00:19 -0800

Hey guys here's some answers from George about the BB re-issues. This is copied from a Powell Peralta Facebook group post.

I saw this and figured posting it here might help answer some questions and concerns you guys have been having.

"It is our intent to reproduce the original Brigade decks as accurately as we can. However, some of the early reissues we were able to ship before Christmas were the same thickness our current decks are, which is about .420-.430". This makes them slightly thinner than the decks we produced in the 80's, and thus slightly flexier than the originals. We thought they were functionally fine, and focused mostly on the accuracy of the shape, wheel wells, finishes and appearance. Reproducing the finishes we created in nitrocellulose lacquers during the 80's, in water base screen inks was a real challenge, and we've done our best. But being gnarly ass old school skaters, you took our beautiful, hand crafted recreations out and thrashed them, which is awesome, but brings to view both the importance of small differences in thickness, and the improvement in technology between the 80's and today.

A few skaters have complained about their reissue being too flexy, and we aim to please, so for those of you who want to skate and destroy on these reissues, we have thickened up the ones being produced today about .030". This makes the thickness and wood as identical as we can make it to the originals, in every way, but you know what... flat boards are just not as stiff as boards with concave, and even though they are now thicker than today's decks, and identical to the originals, they still feel a little flexy, because everyone is now use to concave. Flat decks with wheel wells are less stiff than the deep concaves we ride today (greater beam stiffness and no wheel wells)... Part of what is happening is that skaters are getting surprised by this contrast, for it is sort of like asking an 80's car suspension to corner like a new porsche or BMW... The products don't look as different on the outside as they fundamentally are...

So, if you have a couple of decks on backorder at a retailer that has not recieved them yet (or with us), rest assured that your decks will be about .450", and that they will perform as closely to the original as we can make them. They will be flexier than a 8.75" wide deep concave deck...even though they are thicker, so just saying... these are meant to be accurate reissues of 80's tech and style, not the state of the art pool performers most of you are use to now. In any case, I hope you enjoy your new decks".

Do you know who will be stocking the reissues in the UK?

"Our distributor, Shiner is patiently waiting for us to make enough to ship them a decent quantity. Production is agonizingly slow due to the number of colors and our hand screening process, but we are working to double production and then triple it in the weeks and months ahead. Their good dealers will receive decks as soon as they get them, I'm sure".

SPF 60mm?

SK8ER — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:55:34 -0800

I need some new SPF's and I've been riding the SPF Terminate 60mm. I would like a larger riding surface, would the 60mm Gear Heads offer that?

beamer the real one

britt — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:29:37 -0800

re issue them in yellow !

Best collection of decks i've seen

slippery — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:50:16 -0800

Wow

http://slipperymonster.tumblr.com/post/39684984267/best-collection-of-decks-ever

PLEASE POST HERE IF YOU HAVE SKATED ONE OF THE NEW BONES BRIGADE RE ISSUES!

NICK SPESIA — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:55:52 -0800

There has been alot of talk on the quality of the new 2012 bones brigade Re issues having major flex and being weak. If you have skated one "hard" at a park. Please give feedback here. Thanks!!!!

vertical skating

britt — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:30:23 -0800

wish it was still in the forefront of skating() rails and nollies ? SL ? Stairs ? seems boring to me !

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SK8ER — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:24:35 -0800

Future Primitive Special Edition

SK8ER — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:33:44 -0800

Finally watched it all. It's cool, but not as cool as the Video Show and Chin special editions, which is a shame because Future Primitive is the best skate video of all time. Peralta mentioned that he had hours of extra footage that got stolen from his car, dang! Can you imagine the extra scenes of TG street skating San Fran.

What does your hawk say brigade issue or bones brigade ?

B.G. — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 03:37:22 -0800

Mine says brigade issue