History of Skateboard Shapes - 2x4, Crazy Shapes, Popsicles, 90s Brands, Tech, & more

[@ShredzShop]

What's your dream board you could bring back from the past?! Skate it or hang it on your wall? ALSO: Where are you watching from?! 🌏

[@Szymanskill]

My H Street Ron Allen had great pop and lasted ages, Close second would be SMA Alan Petersen everslick (blue airplane graphic) lasted so long I had to shave it down to stay current.

[@ezgezg8618]

@@ShredzShop Pete Smolik Shorty's rolling dice board

[@ShredzShop]

@@ezgezg8618 I think there’s some Smolik reissues coming from Shorty’s down the pipeline.

[@ezgezg8618]

@@ShredzShop 🍻

[@pauliewalnuts5241]

Jeremy Klein's early 90s world industries candybar/Veggie graphic

[@Nimrod336]

I adopted my autistic nephew. I lost my job 6months ago..my kid has got into skating, I was happy it gave us something to bond over. I scratched together what I could and bought him a complete. Like all skaters starting he had razor tail with in a month..he's a tough kid he's still out there everyday and his board is haggard..I feel like crap I can't afford another deck right now. Jake donnaly skates at my park from real. He saw my son and handed him a brand new complete with indi trucks brand new bearing..never saw him so happy. Then 3 other guys walked up to him and gave him some decks..bro shit hit me so hard I had tears..shout out to the real team

[@ShredzShop]

Damn, that’s such a cool story! Love hearing of skateboarding bringing people together! And always rad to hear of good interactions with pros too! 🙏

[@reptilez13]

That's rad dude, all around

[@PowellPeralta_fan]

Texas here, I would LOVE a couple of Jeff Phillips decks to add to my Bones Brigade and Natas collections. Solid dude, cleared the bowl out in his park to hype up a really young me to drop into a bowl for the first time. Park would fill with us younger ones, but made us welcome and helped so many of us. RIP Jeff!

[@ShredzShop]

Love Texas! was down in Houston & Austin in 2019, such a fun time!!

[@chrhadden]

when society collapses the real skaters are coming to set your wall boards free!

[@chrisfrizzell1050]

Still got my skinny 7.25 and 7.5 decks/setups from the early 2000s. Crazy that used to be the norm lol

[@stucklock7514]

I'm riding 7.75 now, really fun

[@SharkCityGuerilla]

@@stucklock75147.5-7.75 is really fun and personally i really only ever got up to an 8.1 for bigger boards so I can do the same tricks on those boards as my 8” board

[@fortunatejeremy]

I just started skating again after 25 years and was like "why are these decks so wide?"

[@caseysmith544]

Still is for some smaller adult riders, of course at the same time the super wide 12 inch boards were a thing too in this era with egg and foot shaped board. Do not forget the trend in 2004--2005 of the mini popsicle skateboards using lower height penny-board like trucks with smaller wheels for doing tricks on the truck part were a thing in the early to mid 2000's where a board would be called a freestyle board made more for skate parks flat smooth ground because the boards wheels were tiny, about 30--35 mm wheels depending on brand where most would put on wider models of Penny board Trucks/build special risers for these mini trick boards so they could run 40--50 mm wheels.

[@steeleflex]

@@stucklock7514Same I started skating in 2006. First board was a 7.25 then slowly moved up to a 7.75. Biggest board I ever skated was a 7.9 and knew it wasn’t gonna work. I’ll skate a 7.6-7.75 for me it’s the perfect shape.

[@doomn3rd308]

You know only skaters watch these videos because this channel only has 85K subs.

[@ShredzShop]

🫡 Pretty niche !

[@memorysometimers3067]

@@ShredzShop deserves that 100k plaque though!

[@ShredzShop]

@@memorysometimers3067 🥹 we got be slowest channel to hit it when we do 😂

[@MrBioniclefan1]

I watch videos from and I don’t know how to ride a skateboard.

[@ZACKMAN2007]

Cochrane ab represent

[@ca9968]

Powell Peralta Tony Hawk "Medallion" for the win! That was my first pro deck, given to me on Christmas Day 1990 when I was 13 in South Africa, it was a mini and I rode it until it was a toothpick... That`s the one re-issue that I so wish they would release but don`t seem to want to...

[@ShredzShop]

Ooo that’s a rare one! Birdhouse has been reissuing the medallion shape lately, which is interesting. With new graphics. But it’s a rare one for Powell to reissue for sure!

[@DaytonJoey]

91 to 93 was sick! Great video! 🔥🔥🔥

[@256k_]

as someone who stopped skating in 2010 and just got back to skating in 2024, i'm amazed and hyped for the growth of skateboarding people and brands through social media, as well as the resurgence of unique shaped boards and sizes! used to ride a 7.75 back in the day eventually going up to 8. now that i got back i slowly kept going up a size until i decided to go crazy and get a heroin wide boy (10.75) and it feels absolutely amazing for my size 11 feet! the thing i didn't realize is that a lot of pro skaters back in the day were shorter than i was and had much smaller feet sizes so their board size was a lot more proportional to their feet and were a lot more stable! 10.75 is still a bit much but i think probably a 9.5" popsicle would be the sweet spot. sadly no one really makes those as far as i can tell

[@johnmcduggle4032]

sO GLAD you mentioned the Double Deck!!!! DK WHY ppl credit the Barnyard for being the first symmetrical...... Good video!!!!

[@ShredzShop]

Glad you enjoyed! 🙏

[@MadDgtl]

3:27 "25 more hot kids (you've never seen before)" is a *wild* name for an article. i feel like i'm being put on a watchlist right now just from typing it out lmao

[@DBthehumble]

Shredzshop bringing the knowledge 🔥 daps from New England 🤝

[@rodrigoxnevesx]

Commenting from Brazil, Love the videos, I watch almost every video you guys make! It’s awesome how you guys make videos on stuff that was really hard to find on the internet only a couple of years ago. My course conclusion paper on college was about 80s skateboard art and it would’ve been really helpful if this channel was around! Cheers for sharing skateboarding history to skaters around the globe!

[@ShredzShop]

Glad you enjoy the vids! And stoked you're researching and doing papers on retro skateboards! That's so cool!

[@seatun]

@ShredzShop my favorite local shop in a different country. 😊 ty for seeing me in America.

[@MJ_More]

I bing watch these at work and I can’t get enough, it reignited the spirit I had for the industry. Thank you Levi and Shredz team for the great work you’ve done with this channel 🤙

[@ShredzShop]

That’s awesome!! Glad you enjoy the vids and they’ve reignited you interest in skateboarding!!

[@constancemerryweather525]

First board was a yellow banana board, first pro board was a vision Joe Johnson clocks board. Took a break between 16-18 because I really got into bass playing and when I came back all boards had turned into popsicle shapes. It was surreal man…

[@julienbaut5784]

The 1988 SMA Natas Panther Mini Blacktop for me. Watching from Paris, France. 🇫🇷

[@JackTejada]

Watching from Medellin, Colombia .

[@Entheos369]

Dayton, OH represent! Skate community still alive and well here!

[@leamon2501]

Gem City stand up !!!

[@TOMG12XU]

Mike Hill.🔥

[@leamon2501]

@@TOMG12XU Mark Erickson

[@DiogeneDeSin0pe]

This video reminds me I was a teen skateboarding in the 80s, not just the 90s as it is in my memories.

[@mckane2]

Love this channel, it’s been years since I’ve skated, saludos 🇲🇽

[@ShredzShop]

Get out there! Even if it’s just a cruise!!

[@LonnieHutchinson90]

Watching from Jacksonville Florida USA !!!!

[@ShredzShop]

That's cool! So much skate history from Jacksonville! Florida is such a hotbed for amazing skaters.

[@beckysaladino6047]

@@ShredzShop yo I’m watching from Florida to!

[@mesafestival]

always waiting for the 🔥 spicy one.... from Manila Philippines!!! shout out!

[@marshalljohn1175]

At 0:15 who was it that slammed?

[@BlakeHunter44]

Watching from Columbia, South Carolina. Love the channel!

[@subieracer005]

James Kelch Flyer Slick! I got one on the wall, but can't bring myself to skate it. haha.. and much love from Beaverton, Oregon! Another rad video! Thanks guys!

[@ShredzShop]

Ooo the home of the swoosh! Went out and skated that Nike park like 10 years ago. Love Oregon! 🙌💖

[@subieracer005]

@@ShredzShop Still super stoked I made comment of the week about Levi and Nickelback! Haha!! Keep it up guys!

[@godswittness69]

Hi from Portland Oregon 💚 much Love my bros 🙌

[@SirRichardHardenThicke]

Grew up in Denver/Orlando/San Diego skating; moved to a corn field in the Midwest. Can't skate like I used to. I can't wait to buy my kids a board and teach them how to kick and push and then groove. True freedom.

[@ShredzShop]

Awesome! Seems like all the small towns everywhere have been getting local parks! Hopefully there's one close by, you can take the kids to!

[@kai_plays_khomus]

Thanks for the vid and greetings from Berlin! 🍻🏴

[@bluejeanjedi6870]

I’m watching from right next to Purcellville Va, where the urethane wheel was first produced.. I learned that from you and I grew up here lol

[@zekepowers]

Stoked on that Cordano clip on the Machnau rail 🫡

[@ShredzShop]

Levi filmed one of those angles! 👀

[@zekepowers]

@@ShredzShop yep, saw that. Skateboarding levelled up that day 💯

[@manbaerpigg]

Double Vision will always be my jam!!

[@bigsyntax]

tuning in from Casablanca, Morocco love the show

[@godswittness69]

What are you doing there bro bro ?

[@bigsyntax]

@@godswittness69 born and raised there

[@RobertJW]

Watching from Australia!

[@ShredzShop]

Rad! Its always been a dream to do a skate trip out there!

[@rutlandcitybikes9729]

That was great to see! And def the Vallely board was a game changer and an early voice on things. Love the on point quite jab too...

[@grimcity]

Great episode Levi and rest of the Shredz Shop fam! I love the historical memory flood shows! One thing I don't know if my memory is serving me correct on: I can't help but think that the Vision Double Kick came out before the Vallely designed by Rodney, but Vision was very clumsy and oafish when they introduced it (Brad Dorfman was a cheeseball). Not saying they were copied or anything, I think it was a convergent evolution and Rodney's design was just better (the Vision version was like having two big fishtails almost). My fav board from back in the day is the Matt Hensley King Size, followed by Ray Barbee's first pro model (even though I only really ride modern pill shapes now). I can also relate to riding some teeny-tiny ass decks from you're 7.5 era (I'm 8.5 as well, and even that feels too small sometimes). This comment is coming at you from Hammond, Louisiana... our shop Still Pushing sends its love and an invite for you to come visit the dirty south whenever ya get the chance! w00t! ps I'm wrapping up my Real/Spits review and have some good words in there for ya, and throwing a link back to you for the few folks I speak to on cam. Stay slaying, playas! -Neal

[@kitkatara]

watching from Greece!

[@toilltak7118]

Watching from Norway, and will continue to watch.

[@keenanmiltonrip]

Watching from Thailand! Great episode, thanks!

[@Mic420m]

My 90s H street just for the nostalgia factor. Complete with a set of those micro wheels . For the wall in the O-town!

[@LeftCat]

Obviously there is a ton to cover here. One thing that wasn't mentioned was Slick decks in the mid 90s. I remember those being half of the decks in one particular catalog.

[@MrWendel1973]

Watching from Curitiba, Brazil.

[@jonathanbarb5516]

Watching from Christchurch,NZ. (I'm originally from Atlanta, so I always have plenty of coke zero at my house at any given time, bro. You can chill here if you're ever in town 😀

[@Mystninja]

We had heaps of Phony Hawks in Australia back in the late 80s

[@fntncreative]

Thank you, Wee Willy Winkels for creating the wood I ride with resin-pressed, tried-it layers. We’ll appreciate it for years, with our thoughts and prayers.

[@ShredzShop]

🙏🙏

[@SebustienT]

Good work guys... Always great watch like as usual. I have two decks that I wish I could bring back to hang in my living room : a green stain Santa Cruz Jason Jessee Sungod and a Toy Machine Ed Templeton Guts. These are the missing link of my collection! Much love from Rouyn-Noranda, Québec!!

[@ShredzShop]

That are some quality boards. Definitely would love a Grosso Coca-cola, which that Sungod just reminded me of. Gonna hopefully make it to MTL for a skate trip this winter!!

[@raynardhymen2139]

Late 80s was peak board design. Been skating since 1983 and have recently started accidently collecting reissue boards, I've built 4 set ups since january 😅

[@godswittness69]

I bought that Mike Vallely double tail when it first came out ! Absolutely loved it ! Much love from Gresham Oregon 💚🌹

[@ShredzShop]

Lots of Oregon love today! 🙏

[@user-zx8de8op9l]

I have that life magazine,.The oldest skateboard I've seen in person was a home made board I found at my grandparents house in rural Wisconsin. It had to be made by my grandfather in the 50's. or early 60's. There were 2 other boards with metal wheels and a tapered shape to them. I took those home and tried riding them, they were dangerous to bomb hills with in 1989.

[@ShredzShop]

That’s so sick! I hope you kept em!! 🙏

[@user-zx8de8op9l]

Wish I did, I do have an old board metal wheels that either says 999 or 666 on top. I got it also from my granfather's poll barn after it collapsed in a snow storm.

[@oopsydaizi3s824]

Levi still wearing the Evan Smith DC shoes! Thought i was back in 2017 for a second.

[@ShredzShop]

haha Its an old clip, from an old Vancouver skate trip we did years back.

[@oopsydaizi3s824]

@@ShredzShopahh that makes more sense hhaah

[@ShredzShop]

@@oopsydaizi3s824 but who knows, maybe he still has those shoes and wears them on dates with his wife… 😂

[@krakernotever]

Watching you from russia, i think skateboarding is the best part of my life

[@guyparsonage4148]

Dude keep doing what ya doing - we love it 🤛

[@I_am_Christmas_knives]

I love the 9 egg boards they feel hella nice

[@21CP]

I love it when he's being serious and breaks out in laughter😂😂 u can't fake that

[@RYULAKI2D]

Hi Levi from Shredz Shop

[@ShredzShop]

👋

[@thatguythere3558]

I had an old Acme Slip & Slide in Jr high in 00s (I still have it around) when everyone had the skinny decks, and guys loved how wide it was

[@nickmaatjes5611]

I live in Braunschweig , Germany! love the channel , stay rad!!!!

[@ShredzShop]

Been to Germany like 15 years ago, need to go back on a skate trip!

[@JimmyS-f3n]

This and the one about the history of skateboard shoes are my favorite from your channel. Also I am a "Switzer" too - From New Jersey USA.

[@markfitzurka9995]

Thanks for another spicy one

[@jedinightstalker]

Natas Panther for the wall. From Superior AZ. Great videos. Been subbed for a few years now.

[@ShredzShop]

So many good versions of the panther out there over the years. 💖 Appreciate the sub! 🙌🙏

[@Nomad_Skateboarding]

I was laughed at when I skated switch on my Double Vision and told everyone it made no sense to have a front and back when you can skate switch, which everyone can do. 35 years later, my regular and goofy skating are identical. Nice to see the culture catching up.

[@ElectroChards]

Watching from Philippines

[@xxmega__chronicxx3768]

You know I’m watching from Leduc, Alberta lol😊

[@ShredzShop]

❤️‍🔥🤝

[@jaydubb01]

I've never stepped foot on a board, but I've been playing skating games for most of my life and have always had an huge appreciation for skateboarding and the culture that surrounds it. I think its freaking awesome and it has always interested me, but I wonder, am I a poser?

[@kevinmorrice]

ive never skated popsicles in the 25 years ive been skating, my favourite shape is the salba stencil deck, that pool deck shape fits my feet perfectly

[@luisdaniellunamoya7163]

Hell yeah, shout out shredz here from venezuela

[@holdencaulfield5826]

Watching from Leavenworth Kansas. Home of MALTO!

[@vindogg87]

Watching from Auckland, New Zealand 👍👍

[@Simonisms]

Watching from Melbourne Australia

[@FrankBrenes1988]

Watching from Costa Rica 🇨🇷

[@chriskelly515]

Love the show. Watching from Iowa. Keep em coming!

[@ShredzShop]

Thanks for watching! 🙏 Gotta do an Iowa skate trip sometime! Ya'll got spots out there?!

[@bigdeckenergy8119]

Let’s talk about some big decks

[@cristianordaz9567]

😂

[@paradis_skate_shop]

Hi from Madrid, Spain!

[@rileycashmore7751]

From London

[@ShredzShop]

Rad!

[@SireOnesixone]

Hey, I watch your channel shout-out from NYC.

[@gabegionet1535]

Watching from Calgary AB!

[@ShredzShop]

Local! 🙏

[@mariocristobalcolladoavile448]

Hi. Greetings from Nicaragua 🇳🇮

[@Gabbycatty]

this didn't show up in my sub box even though I have the bell on, thanks youtube :|

[@Gkilleen]

Watching from Port Elizabeth South Africa 🇿🇦

[@ShredzShop]

Whoa sick! You guys got a good skate scene out there?!

[@masontalbot9703]

I had the vallely barnyard back when it came out. And yes it was an amazing deck

[@ShredzShop]

thats epic!

[@aleksandarprodanic2613]

Watching from Serbia

[@Gabbycatty]

watching from ottawa, ontario canada!

[@brianrochman1443]

Schmitt Stix "Yard Stick"🤙

[@turtleboy4111]

Australia here🤙🏻

[@me-bf1re]

broken rib on the intro?

[@davep5698]

Would love to know too, Looked like wrist to me? Mostly just want to know if they are okay, those were some serious noises for a human to make.

[@kotka-sininen]

I'm watching from Brazil, SP!

[@clarkalcock6535]

Love this channel man, from down under / New Zealand 🛹 chur

[@ShredzShop]

🙌🙏 Glad you enjoy!! Let us know if you ever make it to Canada! 🇨🇦 Come for a coffee and a skate!

[@ezgezg8618]

🍻 from Edmonton

[@ShredzShop]

🙏 👊

[@TheWolfwarmonger]

These are so awesome! Thank you and keep it up!!!

[@ShredzShop]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@bFOURdwZEROlf]

Do history of the wheels next! And Trucks!!!! And Board Rails

[@ShredzShop]

We’re got a history of the wheel video! It’s real good! Give it a watch!

[@skatefan216]

Hell yea! Been a minute.

[@Mic420m]

I had one of those aluminum/aluminium Banzai rigs when I was a kid@'77.? It had cool wheels I remember, but that f-er would cut you like a knife!😂 esp. once you started grinding down that tail.

[@sixsicksixhell]

Missing the New Deal era but thanks a lot 🎉❤

[@meangreenmememachine2890]

Not a skater, high fives from Germany ✋🏻

[@310Erbs]

Watching from Hawthorne California brother man

[@thorbille9346]

Watch from Stockholm, sweden

[@solocasting22]

Man this takes me back! My uncle gave me a NASH and for xmas got my first Fish Tail board by H Street! My first Pro deck was a Tim Gavin double tail!😂

[@solocasting22]

Forgot to say Howdy From Los Angeles I might upload more old skating videos up to my Channel instead of just new stuff! Old local spots that are a big deal nowadays!😂

[@boomernoname3032]

And one no what a bear flex is i remember mid 80s maybe early 90s playing with my friends first board we were poor so first time I thank he called it a bear flex

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

Probably Variflex.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

Veriflex, pronounced like bear flex with a V.

[@Mic420m]

In the 80's I had a pink Bert Lamar with indys and a set of purple and black two tone Sims wheels. Matter of fact, I think I still have it in storage somewhere😂😂. The graphics ain't there but still the same trucks n wheels...

[@ShredzShop]

That's so sick! That could go in a museum!

[@Gerardo-qk3ed]

Hello support from Puerto Rico used to skate till the 2000s bit always follow they industry

[@turyzamora1987]

For many years I thought u was in Cali! Shout out to Canada!

[@oscarenriquegarcia3157]

watching from Venezuela!