I have looked all over the Internet and cannot find the answer to two questions:
Why did skateboard companies change the hole pattern for trucks on decks back in the early 1990s?
When did skateboard manufacturers switch to heat transfer graphics?
Thanks for any answers you have. I love this site!
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We started heat transfers maybe 5 years ago in house. The process is very similar to normal screening except we screen on acetate in reverse layers, so when we turn it over and transfer to the deck, it looks normal. I've tried screening on decks and it is not only difficult but you need real long arms. Lots more blems. Much easier to screen on a flat piece of plastic. Not just cost but efficiency. Plus you actually get sharper graphics.
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?feature=youtube_gdata_player&v=IPM8OR6W6WE&desktop_uri=/watch?v=IPM8OR6W6WE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
It was the tricks like many have said in this thread. Nose/tail slides chewing up truck bolts and actually making it harder to get a good slide because they were catching on everything.
I believe the first indy trucks with the six hole pattern was stage six but then with stage 7 they did away with old school altogether until recently.
Just my opinion though.