r/Skateboardlove

So I’m making a skate brand and I want to go with a vintage photography angle. I just want something that looks amazing.

I cut some papers to test different spots for The design on My old deck. I originally thought The horizontal line would look good, But having only The diamond lowkey looks good too (with The line it kinda looks like a present/gift). I also can't decide on how high i want The design to be.

Do you Have any insights on this?

“Phil’s Hell Day”

Ray Underhill

Ban This

Anyone know what this t shirt is and who made it? Thanks.

My collection of decks I’ve accumulated over the years. I like to get decks that I really wanted as a kid but couldn’t afford to get back then.

Hey fellas. Im selling this bundle here bc my fuel pump shit out in my car and i could really use the cash. Here's what you get. Super clean brand new vans half cabs (i wear a 10.5 and they fit perfectly comfortable) .

56mmx39mm 93a powell dragon wheels (dyed)

10" inch Super 8 deck brand spankin new! And lastly a like new Thrasher hat. You can take the entire bundle for $120 bucks and ill ship it all for free via ups. Ill even do paypal goods & services so you know its 100% legit. Thanks guys. Happy 4th!

A month ago I would’ve been scared to try this. Slowly getting confident

Bought this skateboard off marketplace a couple days ago
and used it for the first time today

I've uploaded a comparrison from one of the working wheels to this broken one
I have no clue what im talking about, but maybe im missing a washer?

When i got home i noticed this one wheel was moving along the axel

Was a sold a faulty board? Anyone know if theres a piece or somethin i can buy to fix it?

Hypes me up every time

Hi,
I Thrifted it at goodwill for 13 bucks, couldn’t find too much about it but the board itself is super cool, is wooden and painted white. Grip has a cool wave design, and overall is super cool. Can anyone tell me more about it, maybe who designed it or what its worth? Definitely keeping it for my collection

After years of skating together in Shanghai, Mike (his insta) moved back to Sheffield and began putting together a DIY skate spot largely on his own terms.

Built with scavenged bricks, backfill, and a stubborn amount of self-direction, the project is gradually becoming a meeting point for skaters from around the city and beyond.

What has the process of building these obstacles been like? Is it mostly solo, or has the local community been pitching in?

Mike:
so im gunna say conseratively that im responsible for 95% of the build which includes finding the backfill & bricks and transporting them to the spot. its pretty hard to get people to help but i kinda bring it on myself by not consulting anyone about the design or accommodating anyone’s schedule so i guess thats the price for complete creative control.

Building with bricks is the only way i could’ve achieved as much as i have by myself. Concreting is too full on for one person to make big obstacles without a cement mixer

So the materials are mostly found out in the wild rather than bought? Old construction sites, abandoned lots, that sort of thing?

Mike:
ye in my area theres a fair few wastelands and in particular theres one less than a five minute drive away where used to be a brick warehouse that they demolished and left the bricks in big piles or they just knocked in the second story and left the pile of bricks where they fell and walked away. that is where the old diy was and where this all started. if that site ever gets cleared up then ill have to change my approach massively.

so achieving as much as i have is a combination of having a car, having the cash to front the builds, living 5 mins from the spot, having basically unlimited bricks 5 mins from the spot, having a builders merchants 5 mins from the spot and the spot being by a river

What is the crew situation around the spot? Is there a regular group holding it down, or does it draw a more mixed bunch? And how do you deal with gatekeeping?

Mike:
quickly i gotta shout out @tasiek2 (insta) Tomasz who made the ledge happen. i helped him concrete the deck but he did everything else and it’s excellent.

there’s not really a crew because most skaters live on the other side of town or are too old to be hanging out endlessly. some days itll be dead other times not. one of the coolest things is that it brings people from elsewhere to the city and i get to meet people from different scenes that i wouldnt otherwise.

theres no gatekeeping other than not publicly posting the location basically. its not hard to ask through social media so better that it stays that way until its a officially recognised spot, which is only a dream at the moment

Bought at a garage sale a bit ago, thought this was just a sick shirt until I saw the autograph when I got home.

I recently bought this Baker board on Vinted (I am Italian), and I noticed an autograph or signature of someone on the back of the board.

I don't know whose it could be.

I've done some research online and it could be Zach Allen, one of the professional skaters, sponsored by Baker and many other brands, but I am not sure who it could be.

Can someone help me figure out who it is?

The board was purchased without trucks and wheels, only with the grip tape already attached, in excellent condition and practically like new.