ARE THESE SKATEBOARDS BACK IN STYLE AGAIN?!?

You know that weird feeling of Deja Vu you get walking into a store and everything you see was popular when you were in middle school (I am looking at you Urban Outfitters and Target)? Well that is how I feel at the skate parks recently. What do you think about these super old school shapes being back in style, is it a short trend or are they here to stay??
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[@brailleskateboarding]

What size deck do you skate? I just went up from a 7.75 to an 8.0

[@skavidlemley341]

8.25. Enuf room to make my feet comfy but small enough for fast flips. Lots of concave

[@TheDhweiss]

Born in '82 and skated through de 90's and stil got my Powell Angle boy ^^. 1 month ago i started skating again, after not skating for 20 years. My big inspiration to get back on the board was your channel and Andy Anderson so i got his shape deck in 8.45 and loving it !

[@milespriest2281]

just when from a 8.375 to a 8

[@johnny_jun_]

7.75

[@billyscholl52]

I ride a 7.75

[@RyanWalsh83]

We used to skate tiny wheels like that between 1990-1995. Mostly because where we lived there were no skate shops or parks or anywhere to buy skateboards. So when we found wheels, they went with us through Jr. High to High school etc. And they were smaller wheels to start back then but they wore down so much over the years and it became a sign of pride, experience and cool factor at school if you had tiny wheel because you'd think, man that guy skates a lot.

[@musclecarfan74]

I started skating in 1986, that shape is about 1990-91, as I had the Tony Hawk Medallion board. The smallest wheels I remember were 38 mm and called bearing covers, and they came out around 1992. I had 44 mm Spitfire wheels, and thought those were small. If I still skated I would ride that board.

[@megaflux7144]

props for remembering.

[@robbiewilson214]

i legit thought everyone i saw with those tiny wheels was just super into power slides. had no idea they made em that small lmao

[@AMaupin2]

Yeah, I agree--I don't remember the wheels being that small on the 80's boards (or early 90's).

[@yamashitanakamura8589]

I still ride small wheels mine are 36mm rode those in mid to late 90s still skate em from time to time now that I'm alot older

[@JessicaSimonson1976]

Cute started skateboarding in 86'. I started 6 years prior to that.

[@ericharmon7163]

I don't know about those wheels, but yes, we old guys are getting back into skating, and the shaped boards are wide. This makes it much more forgiving to us. Most of us aren't looking for flipping tricks, so big shaped boards allow us to carve and to basic skating while feeling stable on the board.

[@brailleskateboarding]

Yes love it! We got some Old School Braille boards on the website

[@thisgoestoeleven]

big surfy shaped boards are so much fun, especially with a modern concave and a proper nose, they don't feel weird trying to do flip tricks, riding fakie, etc. Best of both worlds.

[@UTP_ENT]

I used to ride a looked zig zagger, def was my favorite

[@atodamadre3197]

I'm a mid 80s skater so I'm almost 50 now. I've tried popsicle decks and I just can't skate them so I've been buying a slew of fishtails that I wanted in the 80s. I still have my 1986 cab with boneite, currently skating a roskopp reissue and about to set up my vision gator. All hail Chris Hiett btw

[@agomodern]

Boneite! I was just thinking about that the other day but couldn't remember what that layer was called. I remember a friend showing me his board and how it had boneite, but I didn't think much of it. Back then, for me, Powell Peralta was the mainstream brand, so never interested me.

[@AMaupin2]

I think it's because those of us who were teens in the 80's are starting to skate, again--'cause we're crazy old people, now. LOL! I still love those board shapes!

[@brailleskateboarding]

Hahahah I think you are right

[@atodamadre3197]

Sounds like you're describing me

[@JuanKenobiObi]

and we have money this time. also popsicles are just uninspiring unless you just want the tiniest deck possible

[@jodi183]

Haha! Me too! But I’m female and 50, riding again. Started riding off and on in mid 1980s and more seriously from 91-96.

[@looplop]

4y ago i bought the Mark Gonzales Blind reissue then as well a Ed Templeton with the Cat, love shaped boards, but yeah i was 15 1990, so we grew up with it.

[@chadnoles5671]

I'm an 80s baby and I've been really digging the welcome Mandrake shape for a while now to me it just feels a little more familiar I never was really big on the popsicle shape

[@GatchamanG4]

I skated a Christian Hosoi Hammerhead. Sometime around 1986. Still have the Deck hanging on my wall. ✌

[@coffeejoe3494]

Zorlac, and Alva was all I used to ride. Seeing the reissues of some decks has gotten me happy again. Right now I’m riding a cut similar to Gibson ( I believe) it’s 12 inches wide in the nose.

[@satoshioyama]

Sick Grindking trucks bro!!!! OG kingpin from 1988!!! Jay Adams used to have his pro model trucks from Grindking trucks!!! So sick and nostalgic!!! 💪😤

[@GroundZeroSalem]

That deck looks roughly late 89 - 91 ish. Looks like it could be an H Street or super early World Industries shape. It still has the shaped thing, but larger noses were being developed for better nose slides around then. That weird football shape came in around after that, which didn't last long.

[@agomodern]

Yes, I thought that board in the video was kind of a boring design compared to many others. Pre 89 were the best, like 87-89.

[@Dav2112]

I just goof around at the local park these days, got back into skating again in my mid 30s, now 42 and I'm back on shaped boards, it's what I started on, I much prefer them to popsicle boards. I don't really flip my board at all these days, I much prefer the width and shape of a board like this, or even earlier like the Santa Cruz Roskopp face or Corey OBrien Reaper, they were 2 of the boards I had as a kid, really want to grab reissues of them to hang on the wall.

[@rachaelmarquez9150]

Aaron you are freaking amazing. Everything you do from skating to cheerleading keep it up making ppl smile and skateboard!!!

[@samanthamcintire9036]

That is an early 90s shape, then along came the Mike Vallely Barnyard deck that was the forerunner of the popsicle era. Since reissues are bringing back these boards they are all I ride now. I am currently riding Santa Cruz Eric Dressen everslick reisdue, and a Tom Knox Punk reissue.

[@Coleman_H]

Has anyone ID the deck they're riding? Is it a World Industry deck?

[@samanthamcintire9036]

@@Coleman_H it is a Dog Town.

[@Coleman_H]

@@samanthamcintire9036 ohh it's a Dogtown Karma

[@yavin99]

The nose on our boards in the 80s wasn't anywhere close to that big although the last board I had was the Chris Miller and it had the biggest nose at the time and that was around 1990.

[@JessicaSimonson1976]

I have a Allen Losi deck from 85' I still skate, a Mike McGill from 98', Mike V elephant from 2000. And then about 10 other decks

[@fhiarhhenry1582]

Been off the board for 18 years jumped back on about 2 weeks ago I went with similar shape Santa Cruz deck 10 by 32 such a fun comfy deck to ride for us older blokes I have been learning transition on it and must say I personally think I'm progressing abit faster with it being so comfy

[@SoapworthyProductions]

Supper rad! Chris Hiett is bringing these old school shaped boards back into style. Had a similar board in the early 90’s and would totally skate it again! Bought a shaped Powell Peralta cruiser last year and skate it more than my Braille popsicle tbh

[@godswittness69]

Chris Hiett ? All alone ? lol

[@SoapworthyProductions]

@@godswittness69 well for me personally, he is the reason I got a shaped board

[@SoapworthyProductions]

Honorable mention to Victor Garcia

[@SNOwyte]

I got back into skating thru longboarding n started on Axis style boards before switching to directional shaped cruisers n eventually directional shaped skate decks with harder smaller wheels...i use to say 'errything i ride grown up' but them old school decks got me back into skating a regular deck starting with a zero misfits ol skool deck

[@brailleskateboarding]

Word

[@mrfuzzypaws]

My first pro deck was a Mike Vallely from ~1988. I remember wheels getting to about 35mm in the early 90s. And they were soft, like 89d.

[@jodi183]

I remember them being hard, like 101. 38mm 101 was fairly common. I recall riding 44mm 100s back in the mid 90s. And I rode at EMB quite often those days. I remember how bouncy the bricks were with those wheels. Lol

[@jodi183]

I will add that by 93, wheels got way harder and smaller. So maybe 90-91 it was still softer wheels. It’s been almost 35 years years since those days!

[@Baker501esS]

This video has so much hype in it!!! Loved it!! Aaron is a great performer for sure! Hahah sick video .

[@williammadray7818]

I think a lot is nostalgia, and I think a lot of the decks are being used for cool custom cruisers and surfskates.

[@phillipspf42]

Loving the Woodward content!

[@Crossfirepyro2]

My first board was a Billy Ruff bomb joker tracker ultralight trucks and bullets 66 wheels 1987 ( small wheels 1992 to 1996)

[@TheDhweiss]

Baggy Pants for life!

[@Ghost-kn6zw]

You guys are so awesome. You did your job perfect, brought me back to sk8 with more interest than ever. Ps.: i love kyros introducing line😂 Greetings from Austria 🇦🇹

[@brailleskateboarding]

Awesome! Hello to Austria

[@nickhunter8707]

My wheels are back again lessgooo

[@survivealiveofficial4056]

If I remember correctly we didn’t get concave until late 80’s and double kick feels like early 90’s. I started skating in 85, just now getting back into it because my kiddo wants to learn, got him a Braille board for his first.

[@brailleskateboarding]

Awesome, I love that your son is learning now too! That’s the future right there

[@DannYIIF]

I love the energy in those videos! Inspired me to go buy a board and have a go at skating myself!

[@zom6ieslayer189]

I started skating in the 2010's and idk why ive always liked the old school shape better. Im currently riding a danny way nuke baby blind deck that has the same shape and its my favorite deck ive ever had. This is the first old school shape ive ever owned too.

[@robbiewilson214]

I’ve been so tempted to get one of the Powells that Chris Hiett rides but noseslides are my favorite trick 😢

[@bronzewand]

Get the Dane 1 shape from Polar

[@vorpalblades]

Flip Lance Mountain.

[@idmhead0160]

Powell has other old school decks that have more of a nose. For example, Frankie Hill. There are several others. For a bigger deck that is shaped but similar to a Popsicle, I like the Nitro deck.

[@Mallivex]

Stoked to see how fun this looks in the video. I just bought a couple decks on sale, one each for my partner and myself. Marketed as cruisers, but with a short wheel base and nose and tail kicks, similar to this but with slightly smaller noses. We are just learning to ride and thought they looked like a bit of fun, something to ride over the rough asphalt around here, didn't even think of putting on smaller wheels and using them at a park.. looks fun! Stoked to see a lot of old school stuff coming back. Now we just need Rat Nuts for the board rails!

[@histemplefitness357]

I started skating in 1985 and it was a store-bought board. That shape I got in 1989 and was from Veriflex. Ain't gonna lie, I geeked out a little when I first saw the shape in this video. Now I skate an 8.5 popsicle braille blank. ILIKESK8 Lets go!!!

[@andybrown8293]

I have that style board as my surfskate(welcome Chris miller 10” & mindless trucks), soooo nice to ride!

[@ekkanofiqandriyana7325]

I still ride this Hybrid cruiser-popsicle type of board, a Sector 9 Bamboozler with sunset kind of painting under the deck, its a *GEM* of a bamboo board.

[@soylentbob6725]

I just bought a Frankie Hill reissue. 10" wide body. It's so fun relearning to skate again.

[@brailleskateboarding]

Rad

[@ElsonLim78]

That green Karma shape came in the early 90s, the first to come in that shape is the Tony Hawk Medallion, it’s almost a twin kick tail compare to the 80s skateboard which has short nose skateboards. Tony Hawk Medallion is the precursor to that popsicle stick that came also in the mid 90s

[@punkfiendofficial]

To answer the title They sure are back in style!

[@brailleskateboarding]

What type of board do you skate?

[@punkfiendofficial]

@@brailleskateboarding i ride the standard popsicle boards but I do have a old school cruiser board when i just want to ride around

[@GroinFaceGroin]

@@brailleskateboarding still have my old Lance Mountain future primitive deck. Bought it in the mid 80s when Powell dropped their Animal Chin video in VHS. Yes I'm freaking old and I don't care. I never got into popsicle decks, they just feel weird to me

[@idmhead0160]

@@GroinFaceGroin I had a couple of those back in the 80s. I think one was white/gray/red. The other was pink. Those were some of my favorite decks. I've been wanting to get a reissue. Problem is, they only make a small number and they sell out fast. Then, people immediately list them on EBay for twice the amount. I think it is BS that they don't make more of them.

[@MrPoodlekiller]

As I remember 1990 saw the boards start having the long noses, small wheels came in 1991ish followed by the football shape that led to popsicles around 1993...

[@brailleskateboarding]

Fascinating

[@MrPoodlekiller]

Yeah, most wheels were 90-95a in the 80's and when the 101a formula came out wheels went tiny....

[@markprice2225]

Man said, In Style!!! I had a used Vision skateboard deck from the 80s that I got from a sponsored skater friend, i put Indy trucks and white wheels on it, didn't quite look as dramatic as yours but

[@Datttsnake]

My very first skate board was a 2015 Powell and Peralta Ripper 10' deck, had that old school shape with a concave I still skate it!

[@djscottie2010]

Great Board!!! but the “Animal Chin” reference is stellar!!!

[@brailleskateboarding]

They go together in my mind! What a time to be alive

[@donnytucker]

My first board in 89 was a vision aggressor 2 which was a huge old skool shape. Then I switched to the small boards around 1991 and I think that's when I also had the tiny wheels. Possibly in 92 as well.

[@brailleskateboarding]

I had the same Vision deck!

[@donnytucker]

@@brailleskateboarding I knew you were a man of class and style! 😄🛹

[@user-lf9kg5yj7p]

The Deck would be from 88-90. It is when decks started to get bigger noes and deeper concave. 1992 would be the year that the first popsicle board dropped, and even then the shape was not "standard". Some had asymmetrical noses compared to tails. Small wheels got around 48mm and smaller around 92.

[@Beerbong1987]

That board was actually released in the 90s when Dogtown moved to San Francisco

[@skavidlemley341]

I bought a Santa Cruz deck with a similar shape because I thought the one my uncle used to use was cool. I like it for bowl and cruising but my popsicle is def better for street

[@matthewbennett]

The smallest wheels were Zorlac Bearing Covers - 37mm.

[@watchmesquatch]

8:42 OMG, it's Mr. Bean!! 🤣

[@jakegroll7317]

Lol my first board came from a Sled Shed.. Idaho/Montana got skateboarding weened in fully by the snowboarding community. Rock on!

[@allanpatterson6741]

I had a Lucero racing stripes, Indy trucks and 48mm spitfires in early 90's

[@Stigness23]

I cant imagine how many injuries happen at Woodward on a daily basis!

[@Airik1111bibles]

Big nose like that were early 90s , the 80s had tiny noses . I love shaped decks, the popsicle gen was depressing in my opinion. It's cool seeing shapes coming back.

[@bobanmilisavljevic7857]

I had an old school board with a nose and tail like that with the big old school wheels. I eventually got some tiny wheels of that era and I could finally Ollie! It was an amazing moment for me way back in the day

[@SammeLagom]

I look forward seeing you skate in those huge tent pants again on an old school 9" board! I definetly gonna order one of these classic boards.

[@izmizzle]

I've always liked the decks with like a fishtail shape and not much nose

[@exmedium]

That looks like 89-90, (Tom Knox is what it immediately brings to mind.), right after that was the "egg" shape,. I think Andy Anderson is experimenting with something like the egg now, so that the center of mass is in the middle rather than at the ends, like his current pro model.

[@mgers75]

thats a 90's board. The 80's boards didnt have those huge noses

[@roberthartmann782]

If I had a near skateboard park I'd be riding more than in my basement.. dover-foxcroft Maine don't have any where Kool to ride anymore. Ymca took down there park to put up more basketball and tennis courts.. sucks. But I have a few original boards.. that Era deck.

[@brailleskateboarding]

Rad

[@roberthartmann782]

@@brailleskateboarding hope you saw my other message I said on here. I have about 100 sk8boards or more. Original and few reissue decks. Most are complete with trucks and wheels .

[@wickedishiccy7621]

I just bought a plain blank old school board to build my refurbished powerboard, i might put a regular one together for tricks

[@thatslifebro.]

That board was from the early 90’s then mid 90’s went to popsicle shape as we know it today. Back then it was big baggy pants and small wheels 🛹🔥

[@agomodern]

Like small phones and big headphones today.

[@Erinnem]

My first board was an orange Nash skateboard it had cut outs for side grabs and a plastic thing on the tail to save it and plastic rails down the sides underneath I did all kinds of what I thought was sick tricks then I wish you guys could find one and skate it

[@idmhead0160]

Nash Executioner probably. It didn't have cutouts for grabs though. Unless maybe it has something on the rails that I'm not remembering.

[@yossie3660_]

JD is always sweet boy face but great talent, awesome see his with others boy outside, great 😁👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@casanova_]

I think they look sick!

[@socalautisticman1975]

Just this month I bot 💸an old school 80's board. I skated at age 13 & stopped. I retook skateboard 6 years ago at age 41 & my 1st skateboard as an adult had old school 80's wheels conical 61mm 35mm contact patch 78a tho I don't ID style of board(likely 90's) but not wide. Now that I set up the 80's style board I use the old school wheels with it. It also goes great with my conical OJ 58mm 95a & my Spitfires 58mm 97a conical full as well. I understand that Bones wheels are superb with old school skateboards. I'm 47 amd skateboarding😎

[@kylayaffe8141]

These skateboards are 100% coming back! Not Yet BUT THEY COMING!!!!🔥🔥

[@kylayaffe8141]

Forgot to mention baggy jeans in style🔥🔥

[@anakinlapierre-tate4127]

I'm just learning and use an old school board. My first board was a popsicle but I could barely stand on it so I bought a wide one

[@anakinlapierre-tate4127]

Also been riding long boards for years and have size 14 feet

[@playdohmasochist]

I just bought a shaped techdeck like that one yesterday to make a necklace of the trucks to match mine ^^

[@R0B690]

In rollerblading there are some upcoming dudes and skates that look really 80's/90's. They skate the same way but with modern tech. Me personally 2000s - 2010s was the best style ever though.

[@Disconauts]

there in style 😎

[@playcenter-band3994]

deck like 88-89-90. Wheels 93-94. For me, by the late 90's and the east coast. I was back on large wheels.

[@brailleskateboarding]

Sick

[@playcenter-band3994]

@@brailleskateboarding like that board has a nose early to mid 80s, no nose hardly. Natus, Gonz, tommy G, Mike V... Those were the guys that needed noses and a double kick. eventually pop boards.

[@kurtownsj00]

I got an old school hybrid shape deck recently (a customer started a deck company December Skateboards, so I got one!)...but had intended to use as a cruiser.

[@JoeKyser]

I was going to say that I have a couple of Dogtowns that look like that but with a shorter nose

[@JoeKyser]

3 to be exact 😂

[@brailleskateboarding]

Nice

[@himebaughchris4026]

Remember "Con-Vex" decks? '80's I had some Giant Powell G-Bones. I swear they were 85 mms back then.

[@xavprd]

aarons kickflips are so satisfying to watch

[@skibs6514]

grind king trucks lol i used them 15 years ago

[@pezette7717]

94 is when I first remember the tiny wheels

[@brailleskateboarding]

Sick

[@SWEETWILD]

i want to buy an oldschool deck because i want to enjoy like skimboarding!!

[@brailleskateboarding]

Same

[@IAMEYI]

Aarons cheer face 😳 ROFLMAO!!!

[@brailleskateboarding]

Hahaha

[@jasonpannett1325]

It's definitely a 90's style skateboard. I started skating in the 70's my first board was plastic banana board then laminated decks. That deck is definitely a 10 for style and old school points.

[@nasserbukhari9513]

I’ve seen these shaped boards in the 80s more often

[@idmhead0160]

@@nasserbukhari9513 True, but, noses weren't that big at that point.

[@agomodern]

From a banana to a popcicle.

[@braybirdsteenlife8291]

Yes I’m 16 and love them.

[@farahshahidb5433]

Top 5 Les go btw ayron kyro inspired me so much to skate and the way he teaches I learned to Ollie a shreked board in a month he need a credit

[@BrailleShorts]

🙏🏼💙

[@willnecker3828]

The board shape is 90 - 91, the small wheels era was 92 I think.

[@MrGwaldo]

True but the small wheels back then weren’t this shape. These are more like worn down modern wheels as they’re wider.

[@randomz4347]

That darn Andy Anderson made these popular again lol Started on a 7.75 In 2003 and now on a 8.25 cause of old age lol

[@megaflux7144]

back to the baggies brother! maybe you and dan c. could do a collab around it!

[@awesome4some-11]

imagine if braille released baggy pants that would make my year

[@brailleskateboarding]

Ya so sick

[@frankcastle3827]

Idk what planet your living on but where I come from, baggy or lose relaxed fitted pants never went out of style or puffy shoes. oh and that board has always been around, Steve cab, Mike vallely have never stopped skating it lol!!

[@danielcambray5575]

I would say yeah I bought one not to long ago love it.

[@Draconamous]

I use to have one from the late 90's. Of course being a tiny kid it never saw any real tricks. But stable as can be though.

[@brailleskateboarding]

Truth

[@lcrilley93]

Arguably you guys helped them come back with Andy Anderson

[@danger8430]

I've been riding welcome shaped boards for the last 7 or 8 years, started with the Nolan Johnson neon green with a pink 3 legged rocking dog graphic. That board was wiiild.

[@apmikalogran]

The first pro model I bought was a Jason Jesse Santa Cruz

[@insanogeddon]

You need electric colorway baggy pants and shoulder pads to be rad enough for that board 10/10

[@BONGTV911]

Bruh this channel is the real reason why I started skating

[@jamesmorgan7299]

Since I’m riding a ray bones sword and skull. It make me happy to see it.

[@abelyjrwhynot2051]

I remember every indoor park had a guy with horrible flat spots on his wheels. Brrrrrrrr the whole f'n day hahahahahaja brrrrrrrrr rrrrr rrrr rrrrrrr lol

[@brailleskateboarding]

Hahahaha

[@kelvinramirez661]

Great vid love how the boards coming back in style

[@A9uafina97]

Can you do a video about the arbor Pilsner board pleaseeee💕💕💕

[@brailleskateboarding]

Whats that?

[@Mr.Hopper1]

hard timing all the fellas in front of the girls, lol. Priceless.