Riding a 27 YEAR OLD SKATEBOARD!!!

Can you believe I even found this!!! And it still rolls!!!

[@andersborum9267]

44 year old skateboarder here; finally nailed 3 clean kickflips in a row today after 28 years of pause. Bent 3 ribs last sunday, back skateboarding again this weekend - love it.

[@abbeyglencircle]

Anders Borum 48 here man, still working on my modern kickflip. Landing a few holding on to a fence. Lol

[@DiscoStu950]

Wow!¡ Massive congrats man!!¡ Im 43 and still trying to get it :-S

[@DiscoStu950]

@@abbeyglencircle keep trying matey, i'm in the same boat and would love to get this.

[@juliom6260]

@@DiscoStu950 haha. Me too. 43 and holding in a fence

[@DiscoStu950]

@@juliom6260 Maybe i should give holding a fence a try, as i've not built up the courage to fully commit yet so this could probably help me improve!¡

[@CConky]

Could we perhaps see a "Skatehoarders" episode from ya Ben? Would love to see the collection from over the years.

[@DiscoStu950]

Personally, id love to see Ben do a game of skate, how cool would that be!?¿

[@artdude8278]

@@DiscoStu950 everyone who goes against him will lose

[@chipolata7605]

Haha great title 😂

[@loveandnapalm]

Old, short, sketchy, beat up looking, spent a number of years locked up somewhere.... yep that's definitely an Andy Roy board.

[@sidwellsk8er]

Lol, how many people probably don't know why this is so funny.

[@loveandnapalm]

@@sidwellsk8erI think most people that skate or follow it even a little bit know who Andy is, and even people who don't skate but watched kotr on vice. He's a pretty memorable character haha. Even though he can get a little annoying at times I like the dude and respect him for being passionate and dedicated to skateboarding for such a long time.

[@Iloveyoumotherearth]

you are skating on a skateboard that has been around longer than i have

[@hawkwind769]

I used to have this board!! 🍻😎

[@h3llokimmi3]

oHAWKWINDo Grandpa?

[@hawkwind769]

@@h3llokimmi3 not yet.... My kids aren't old enough yet to procreate. I guess I could be, but not at the moment.

[@matiasmcateer9634]

Its nearly twice my age

[@hawkwind769]

@@matiasmcateer9634 do you ever consider where you'll be at 40? Will you still have the agility to skateboard? Will you still love it? Ha, all the youngsters like to talk smack and that's fine... Just remember, us older kids have been around longer. Our passion for skateboarding runs deep. I've been on boards my whole life. Though I'm not awesome, I still have a great time skating. And that's cause I've kept my mind and body in shape after all these years.... And still going strong💪🏽. I'm not dissing, I hope you understand what it takes to be a man, what it takes to keep your body strong and fit... Make the right decisions (not end up in prison). Provide for a family, and yourself. And still have the time and energy to go rip on a skateboard. 🍻🛹👊🏽 I'm going skating now.

[@pared1986]

When I read '27 yo skateboard' I was expecting to see a mid 80s shape 😂😂. But yes, 1992 was 27 years ago 😂😭😭👴👴. Keep on going with these videos! I'm 33 and back on board after a 8 year hiatus thanks to your content 🙊☺☺.

[@deereal3173]

Amazing! Pressure flip on an original 92 set up! So fitting!

[@KurniaAjji]

"Go Ride Your Skateboard Whatever It Is, Enjoy It and Be Rad Today" ~Ben Degros 2019~

[@nuggym.5512]

Kurnia Ajji did you know that my dog is a cow because he was drinking a brick

[@KurniaAjji]

@@nuggym.5512 Apasih gak jelas 😹

[@skatevidcentral]

Makes everything 5 times harder than a regular board...puts into perspective just how good some of the guys in that era were. I think the same thing when I see footage of Natas ollieng onto waist high benches on those giant 80's boards.

[@joshuadugan1931]

Now just think Rodney Mullen was doing crazy stuff on boards like this back in the day. Makes the man even more legendary 🤯

[@EazyDoor]

I wish we had those parking blocks in Germany.

[@justinn.997_]

so true

[@dfpguitar]

I was always envious of those parking lots that have steep banked sides that you see in American skate & BMX vids. Also just generally smooth street surfaces.

[@cruelpeanutbutter7598]

Perry Toad yo we don’t have them in lithuania also, but i made one by myself, they are sick to slappy

[@karsenic6436]

I’d die for wheels that size. Small wheels are so much fun!

[@alexmakridis8328]

Hey Ben! Cheers from Chicago. Just wanted to let you know how inspirational your videos are for me. I’m a 35-year-old father with one on the way as well, and have been trying to get back into skating after taking a 15 year plus break from it. I feel so terrible for giving it up for so long because I’m finally starting to feel the effects of aging especially when trying to skate. You give us all hope! Keep killing it out there and hope to see more videos of how you incorporate skating into your life with the hefty job of being papa dog of a large litter, whilst Still managing to make such cool content and work a grunt job. God bless.

[@nekro9t2]

Pleased to see you put up a picture of Simon Evans. He lived not far from me (Morden, SW London) and used to skate my local mini-ramp although that cover shot on RAD was taken after I stopped skating the first time so I don't ever remember him having that setup. He was a bit of a legend in our local area and I think he might have even turned pro? He skated with another wizard called Curtis McCann who got sponsored by Powell as an AM and had a short video part.

[@designergrinder2943]

I don't know why but I love how varial Kickflips look on these old decks. I think that they look cool in general but the shape of the board and the low pop makes them look so much cooler I really love that.

[@JazzDefiance]

I still have my Santa Cruz Slick from ‘92 in my garage. Wheels are just as small. Had to rotate my wheels because they’d wear down too fast. Had zero money to buy new wheels. It’s got razor tail like a Mafk! I still love the shape though. Same shape as the new Mike McGill Flight decks. Great video.

[@ethan-pu2zf]

6:07 those poor old bearings cant even make it up a little bank lol

[@Bigpantz]

I think it’s cool how long decks can last if they don’t get snapped or cracked it’s pretty gnarly that a 30 year old board or older stays together

[@pressureflipin1992]

Our favorite pro skaters put out some of the sickest videos parts in history on set ups like this. It just takes time to get used to it. Remember, people skated embarcadero on wheels this size. If you've ever skated there you know what I'm talking about

[@matthewhiner4318]

I didn’t realize 92 was 27 years ago. Put some 55’s on with new bearings that thing would rip.

[@bendegros]

No it wouldn't. Trust me. Go read the dimensions in the subtitles again.

[@mushlove6933]

Lol that would just make it feel weire

[@matthewhiner4318]

Ben Degros I didn’t catch that it was 30.5 long with a 13.75 wheel base I just saw it was 8.5 wide , I see what your saying . Nice find anyway.

[@bendegros]

@@matthewhiner4318 yup! Teeny weeny.

[@lesfaul4924]

@@timwoods2999 Do you say that to actual babies as well?

[@jimmytgoose476]

The best bit of skating in 92 was being able to get NOS 89-91 decks , 60mm wheels and Vans hi tops for next to nothing ....

[@skate4086]

Hi awesome video like always! It was a pleasure meeting you at granville island, love your work, Sung.

[@ryanhingorani4019]

this makes me wish i kept all my boards from over the years!

[@gabrielnolasco9732]

Damn, I’ve never even seen an Andy Roy SC board, super sick

[@skinhead-ej8ff]

Beautiful. Gotta do some double flips and pressure flips

[@FelipediOliveira]

Damn, Ben! I can't get enough of watching you. You've definitely got it right on your KZbin channel.

[@shane3736]

I always wondered why people in skate vids from the early 90s didn't pop their tricks very high into the air, Ben explaining that with tiny wheels you can't get very much pop makes a lot of sense.

[@PHeMoX]

I like how the pants are a little bit more nineties style wide too. I mean, not baggy pants perhaps, but not that far off either!

[@pressureflipin1992]

I have a modern version of that set up. 9.38 Frankie vilanni primitive foot ball shape deck, tensor magnesiums and 43mm boardy cake wheels. Love it!

[@sidwellsk8er]

Not really the same but similar. It A. is longer B. has a functional wheelbase C. and most importantly has concave and kicks. I have an old New Deal football as old as this SC and I would bet money it would skate like shit compared to that Primitive.

[@pressureflipin1992]

@@sidwellsk8er well i also have a guy mariano accidental death board that I skate too, original, skates really good.

[@sidwellsk8er]

It's an original and you skate it, hell no dude don't ride that thing. Original boards from that era are super rare.

[@pressureflipin1992]

@@sidwellsk8er I have two of them. Lol I collect boards, my other one is a wall hanger and in mint condition.

[@sidwellsk8er]

Yeah man as much as I loved those boards I hated them just as much. I broke a deck every few sessions sometimes just messing around. Flat concaves combined with narrower/skinny decks made for fragile boards. When they were 8.75-9.25 they were harder to fling around but they were tougher. By the middle of 93 they were tooth picks and they snapped like one.

[@00ffdc]

Who ever needs a wheel-well with such a small wheel? :D

[@christophersklanka4823]

I used to grind my wheels down on a circle sander in early 90s .. Tony Alva took a video of me and my board at a skateboard show in honesdale pa, it was grate to meet him and he liked my wheels said he never seen that before

[@circledizzle4889]

Your fs flips look so good on that thing. I love that you’re skating old historic setups.

[@nonelost1]

I found two 8 inch wide by 31 inch long skateboards with 16 1/4 inch wheelbase and 52 mm wheels today, by (not in) a dumpster. I think they were blanks because they have cellophane between the trucks and the board. Speaking of the trucks, the trucks are exactly like the one in your video. The “sandpaper“ grip tape is coming loose on one of them, and the wheels don’t spin well on the other one. One of them had cobwebs on it. I don’t think they were used a whole lot. After watching your video, I can see why.

[@jeancampaner5639]

Hi Ben! And thank you so much for this 1990's board review! You were lucky to find a board this age in such a good condition and you added great value while skating it. Back to the future! I get it was not that funny yet you did it well. I suppose you will lose 50% your great skills (and motivation) if you keep riding this beast one week long... Your commitment is very much appreciated. You know what? This no pop board would certainly fit one of the current trends : flappy tricks!!! Thank you again Ben👍 Enjoy!

[@daft_wizard]

Ben skating a crappy 27 year old board is better than most people skating a brand new deck

[@notprochris]

Nice! Still have my 91 Dressen slick in riding shape.

[@daKandiman14]

That board is the same age as me. Thanks for sharing, Ben.

[@TIJEY-BEG]

You are great Ben Degros. And once again congratulations to your additional 10k subscribers, since I met you looking for a Kickflip tutorial.

[@TheAdaptiveMaritimer]

Hey Ben, that's an awesome find, Andy Roy collector for sure

[@skarceoneafd9609]

Def don’t miss the extra thick soggy everslick decks of my childhood

[@e-money.]

Thought you were just gonna talk about it, thats so sick you had a sesh on it xD super satisfying seeing the double-sided curb action as well

[@ObitoVXM]

Can we all appreciate the style on that v flip, fitting for the board

[@marvean2519]

I’m turning 27 today. So cool to see that it still rides after all these years!

[@mr.jamster8414]

one time at the park i saw a guy with wheels so small that they were way wider than they were tall, and they made a machine gun sound when riding around. i looked up dingleberries and were like "these are smaller" i thought they were tiny then, and at the time i thought 54s were big!

[@rslevi6904]

you really have to admire the craftsmanship the fact its still skateable 17 years later!!!

[@danielchigurh2235]

keep one in a dry place and it will be the same.

[@ashton35]

Ru 12?

[@niles2150]

I hope you do a video on the Mike Carroll bruised heel reissue, the 7.5 one.

[@ss8512]

1:06 that's the sound when you know your old. Where country or state/city you live in, looks like a good place to settle down in.

[@ThanatosWings]

What if you had that deck in a modern setup? I want to get and ride my Ed Templton Television TV board again that was stolen in high school. The green one with the television sunglasses, lol. Thanks for the vid💚

[@abbeyglencircle]

The setup is for parking and street, where ever you can skate. In the late 80s and early 90’ there weren’t many places to skate. So the tiny wheels design is for clearance on low curves or low cement/ concrete blocks for board sliding.

[@damonbolduc137]

Love your videos.you are a real skater! Legend man

[@chromegnats]

Super awesome and very rare deck. Would not ride it anymore!!!

[@nunya8938]

@santacruzskateboards should make a reissue of one of these with the almost no concave

[@MonkeyMagick]

Kudos for the Simon Evans RAD cover!

[@MikaelFlyer]

I hate boards with concave, I’d love that shape reissued

[@H0tDawgWater911]

I love the period correct pressure flip!

[@MrPDTaylor]

Damn, I wish I would have saved one of my little Alien Workshop decks from the 90's that I loved so much.

[@oh_yeah81]

Man... I sold mine for 20$ back in 2001... Stupid me...

[@MrPDTaylor]

@@oh_yeah81more than the alien workshops I wish I still had my first deck which was an old school shape pool deck Powell Peralta Tony Hawk Gems

[@oh_yeah81]

@@MrPDTaylor I don't know what my first deck was, but it wasn't any known brand that's for sure. We didn't have skate shops in Israel when I was a kid, you just bought an old school crusier with a tail and rail plastic guards, at the toy store, and ripped it till your knees ripped... We didn't have guards and helmets back then. I'm talking about mid 80's man.

[@MrPDTaylor]

@@oh_yeah81 nice. My first deck was purchased from a bmx shop in 1994

[@oh_yeah81]

@@MrPDTaylor well I cant aeem to link the photo I found, but I bet you know what I'm talking about

[@jwest88]

I've had a cold all week so haven't been skating; just wanted to get through the work week. Watching this makes me want to get out and skate asap. I also want to maybe try some new indies out again; I've been on Thunders for the last good while, but I want to change my setup for some reason. I think I have my old indie stage 11 159 hollows lying around, maybe I'll throw them on to see if I like them. Winter is almost here to ruin the skate days too; sucks that I haven't skated all week, hopefully I can get back at it next week.

[@Gourmondise]

Now it make sense why it felt so incredibly hard for me to do an Ollie on my board. As soon as appeared I thought this was exactly my first skate board. Slow as hell, cheap wheels and flat as a pancake. No wonder why my pro-skateboarding career never took off...

[@sk84life80]

The wheel wells on that board don't look original with uneven cutouts. Are they worn that way from wheel bite or did someone take a power tool to that deck? My 1st set-up was a G&S slick on Tracker B-2s. That was in 93 or 94. It was skinny(under 8"). I just recently got back onto a slick and finally moved up to 8"+ sized decks. I'm riding a 8" Creature everslick now with a 8.25" DGK on standby.

[@plasticpropeller]

FYI they had no pop because everything was veering towards tech tricks that required for faster ollies not higher ones so they were made lower for less distance between the tail and the surface you were ollying on and as an added bonus lower center of gravity. The ramp boards of that era had larger wheels and more concave and kick

[@rupert6478]

90’s = getting the board to flip in a new way

[@dumbwaller]

I remember when this style board came in. I continued to ride a fish shape. Lol.

[@stevecolvin1234]

i have a Powell Peralta Lance Mountain board from 1987 (34 years old). It is soo heavy compared to today's skateboards. I converted it to a surf skate with a Waterbourne Surf Adapter.

[@NathanB417]

That shape and not being able to roll is giving me flashbacks to my first rocket power board 😅

[@SurfariFilms]

Complaining the whole time yet shredding the whole time

[@WarrenLeeds]

Holy shit! You could give Ben a plank of 2 x 4.... put some old roller skate trucks and wheels on it and he would proceed to shred the fuck out of it.

[@dfpguitar]

do you think the board came that flat or did it flatten out over many years of use? I have my own board from around 1999-2000 and it is almost totally flat now when it had plenty of concave when new.

[@bendegros]

I bet your old deck had less concave than you remember. I think that old deck was pretty flat. I have looked at a lot of old brand new boards from that era and they were all super flat.

[@BlueRidgeKites]

Still a popsicle, not old enough, cool video

[@Viniskates]

Those wheels are more bearings than actual wheel hahaha, I like the design to avoid wheel bite!

[@Szymanskill]

I still have a John Drake everslick with thunders and 38mm wheels (from 1996? or so). Probably the slowest board I ever rode and entirely useless for UK streets. People still managed to do amazing stuff with that setup but for me it was a poor trade, the extra weight of a 50mm+ wheel was worth it.

[@terratenientesalgo2511]

you just reminded me i have a super similar set up that i put together just for fun and havent skated it since because the kingpin is super long and makes me anxious.

[@christopherwho8566]

that thing should be in a museum, lol !

[@SkaterDeeVlog]

Jesus... I did a video a few months ago using a skateboard from around 2003 that I thought was sketchy to ride. It had been sitting the trunk of a car for almost that entire time. The bushings had crystallized, the cups both cracked into dust, and the wheels actually began to disintegrate and come apart while I was riding it. The board was still in pretty good shape, though.

[@jorisgiantforehead9897]

Dude, just saw your youtube banner and realised how rad it looks

[@azazelreficulmefistofelicu7158]

I'm sure the bushings and pivot cups are incredibly hard... talking from experience. Bearings?

[@Oldmonstrosityshop]

Man I actually remember those video parts where somebody’s trick would be landed on a non moving board 😂 small wheels just had no roll. Still, that era really advanced tech street

[@mitchnorman596]

“K grind” nice! 😂👍👍

[@subieracer005]

Awesome!!! You did it! Sweet!!!

[@madmyers8356]

Editing is getting better and better

[@generalsnuse]

I was on the hunt for the ~perfect~ football shaped for a year, tried them all and found franky villani 9,125 x 32.186 x tail 6.5 and nose 6.9 with wheelbase 14.25, riding it with forged hollow 69 indys and 52mm tablets and never felt better on my board, you should try it would be fun to hear someones else opinion on it.

[@sidwellsk8er]

I have the Heroin board that is the exact same deck, same shape, concave and and woodshop. 6.1 8.75 Ventures 54mm Slimeball Mini Vomits. It's a totally sick board.

[@seanylewl]

that board makes your skating look like mine!

[@walczak9862]

Wherever u are it looks like the best park ever

[@richardsmith7322]

What a find Ben! Damn

[@_roughsawn_3990]

Good video 👍

[@patfilice]

I bet those are the crazy’s tricks that board has ever done

[@DiscoStu950]

Hey Ben, quick question please.. so looking for a new deck, i want a 8 or 8.1 with concave, which brand would you recommend?¿ Saludos desde Madrid!¡

[@skatemusicgamerhackveganmodder]

I loved those boards when I started skating back in 1994....super small wheels.... Super light, thin boards.... and sturdy (and with acrylic all over the board) there was no need to wax it.... Now in 2024 I'm still using thin boards but no acrylic (they don't have acrylic anymore) but I'm still using super small wheels... I've never stopped skating.... from 1994 So far 2024.....That's WL real and real skateboarding: never stop skating.... Well, now a lot of fools just "skate" for fucking "fashion" for pathetic "ego" or to look "cool" and post it on stupid "social networks"

[@kharyan2]

Those wide shots are legit

[@findmenowhere631]

Would be cool to see you put some different wheels on it and witch out the bearings!

[@cry9c115]

Great sunday mornings with you ,,from spain,,,, go skate,👾

[@fivehourenergy6159]

Those trucks look really tight

[@johneapleseed6876]

That was the truck I loved most. I never ran anything smaller than 48s with minimal wear. I quit for like a year until 53 up became available again at the shop. 48 down for like 18 months 👎

[@gt_outdoorexcursions]

The thing that's sad is that doesn't feel like all that long ago of a ride to me! Of course I learned quickly not to skate those wheels, was quick to upsize, bet if you threw some at least 50's on it wouldn't be so bad!

[@andreasakselvoll171]

Believe or not, Franky Villani actually rides a 9.125. Maybe you should try out one of his decks Ben :)

[@kingofthedeepsea2458]

It's almost old as us Ben! 🧙‍♂️

[@tatesummo4391]

damn that setup looks sick

[@unethicallemon67]

I like how the Mic catches all of his celebrations

[@matiasmcateer9634]

Skate it with some huuge pants

[@waynebarnette1435]

Keep up the good work 🤘

[@johneapleseed6876]

Mad props on switch crooks

[@sdhayes]

Try a Skull Skates deck please. Let's see a West Coast Canadian on local product!

[@_Maxten]

i can totally relate to how you're "skating AT this board, not WITH this board" because Low trucks + flat/mellow is NOT a good combo. i've tried. unless you add risers or something