Skating An Amazing Retro Reissue Deck and Re-Learning Old Tricks. (Santa Cruz Jeff Kendall Review)

In this video I’m exploring the possibilities that riding retro reissue decks presents. The Santa Cruz Jeff Kendall Snake Back light is a cracking looking deck and I jumped at the chance to buy my mates spare one. I’m also working on re-learning some vintage tricks.
I also recorded some new music and re-worked the intro sequence.
All music by www.jonbishopguitar.com
Instagram @jonbishopskate

[@sabrisamsodien1220]

You've really progressed so quickly, inspiration for the 40 plus you hear, dang I gotta catch up

[@morphosis7655]

Agreed, you are a great skater with a big bag of tricks.

[@R0bl0x_L0v3r_3]

Not seen your vids for a good while, you've made some great progress!!

[@thatoneguy2057]

That was a fun watch. I've been curious about how the flat deck feels in comparison to the modern concave. I have my eye on a Hosoi deck but they are very flat. I mainly do pools and bowls so maybe it'll be perfect.

[@JonBishopSkate]

Yeah man, this one feels ace, really fun!

[@joecuillo5005]

I'm a year late but wanted to say love this deck. I only have a couple original 80s decks left and this is 1 of them. Mines natural wood color. Love your vids your helping me get back into it after almost 30 years off!!!

[@JonBishopSkate]

Many thanks for tuning in dude !!

[@markpolitowicz5295]

You really do have a lot of tricks Jon! Wish I could get over stepping off the board dropping in on a mini ramp. Standing.over it I'm not scared, but I open my shoulders when I start rolling down and the board goes left.

[@JonBishopSkate]

Nice one dude. Yeah I found the drop in is so hard! I’m Still not that happy with it 😂 I guess it’s just a case of starting as small as possible to build the confidence?

[@ianedmonds9191]

Is a boneless still a ramp trick? It was a street trick back in 90 when I was learning but it could be done on ramps too. Looked similar to your Sweeper. Luv and Peace.

[@JonBishopSkate]

Hey dude Yeah the boneless one is very much all the rage on ramps. Started on Vert and then made its way to the street as a way to get over stuff before the Ollie was invented?

[@TheMultitasker123]

Dude how the hell do you have a pair of full cabs??? Haven’t seen a pair in years just the half cabs

[@JonBishopSkate]

Yeah, I keep an eye out on EBay, I have emailed Vans as I imagine there is a market? if they ever re-release them I gonna buy 5 pairs 😂

[@cats8957]

BRO- your videos are funny i like your enthusiasm you seem to be a humble guy. I like you man!

[@JonBishopSkate]

Many thanks for tuning in dude!!

[@darkwaterblack]

On the fifty fifty grind around the corner I was expecting any minute to see hands behind back for extra style points, you got that dude.

[@kevin_kevinson]

Love your channel bro! Do you make those groovy tunes as well? I like em regardless lol. Keep skating dude!

[@JonBishopSkate]

Many thanks for tuning in dude, yeah I record all the music for the vids.

[@kevin_kevinson]

@@JonBishopSkate nice!

[@TakeItToTheGround]

Yesterday I did that fall onto my shoulder on the drop in like in your intro at 0:01. Ow. Hurts today. I might take the day off & I might not. Too dumb to know when to stop.

[@JonBishopSkate]

Ha me too, best to keep going in my experience 😂

[@TakeItToTheGround]

@@JonBishopSkate Need to avoid concrete for a few days. Went surfing instead. Water is lovely & soft. BTW: You are a bad influence. Just ordered a black label street thing after watching too many of your retro board set ups.

[@davidristic3800]

awesome progression, keep it up!

[@tim.jenkins75]

man your progress is amazing !!!

[@slayer666ere]

🤘❤️🤘

[@johnh7447]

Fantastic Jon! Love the Kendall and those old school tricks - keep the inspiration coming man it's awsome!!

[@JonBishopSkate]

Cheers John !!

[@maxwlt3405]

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[@ichbinoder9829]

Hey Dude, i‘m a new subscriber and really enjoy your Videos. Nice to see big boards and oldschool stuff. Keep rolling🛹🤟🏻kind regards from Germany

[@46ARF]

Awesome video and I love your attitude!! Thanks for showing the sweet board and nice skating

[@MegaKubel]

Hey, I love your channel! What are those Spitfires exactly?

[@JonBishopSkate]

Hey Dude They are called OG Classics, 99a, they come in a variety of sizes, cheers

[@MegaKubel]

@@JonBishopSkate Are yours 55mm? In the vid they look bigger . But the graphics seems to be Grant Taylor model that goes up to 55 mm max.

[@JonBishopSkate]

@@MegaKubel ha, eagle eyes, yeah 55mm for the first session, and then I switched to 58mm for a more authentic 80s experience for the bowl riding, I really enjoyed the 55mm so might put them back on at some point,

[@ssjcj4081]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Tom_miller]

You are crushing it!! Can’t believe how much you have progressed. Everything is looking a lot smoother and more refined. Keep it up!!

[@JonBishopSkate]

Cheers dude I’ve been lucky to have a few lessons with the mighty Greg Nowik. He has got me working on some basic fundamentals and things I just never thought of. It’s been great to go back to basics and do some focussed practice!!

[@patximendizabal5150]

@@JonBishopSkate I would love to watch a video about this.

[@LBWallace]

Damn, you have really gotten good. You give me hope!

[@vasiliiprivalov4091]

Hohohooo) Love your videos, man! Keep them coming)

[@skater_scott]

Holy crap! Your skating is so much better!

[@markdearlove8634]

Quality vid. Looks like a great board. I'm in the process of deciding which reissue deck to get myself. How does the quality compare between Powell Peralta and Santa Cruz?

[@JonBishopSkate]

Many thanks for tuning in!! I wouldn’t imagine there is a difference in quality so to speak? They are both top notch, high end manufacturers. I like riding Santa Cruz and PP boards pretty much equally I recon?

[@Zonks666]

Do you find this deck heavy? Especially after riding the flght deck? I bought a Santa Cruz Pre-Issue Wall hand deck and absolutely love it but it is heavy AF.

[@JonBishopSkate]

Yeah, feels sturdy, I haven’t skated 7 ply for a while. The AA flight deck is 5 ply. I don’t really mind it though, overall I like the way this deck feels, and it certainly didn’t seem to hold those guys back in the late 80s !!!

[@bigd1979]

Not to nitpick but 80s boards had butter size raiser pads (well beyond 1/2) and 60mm wheels. Fantastic video regardless.

[@JonBishopSkate]

Ha, yeah, I don’t like a big riser, but I know what you are saying!

[@fazer2747]

What size wheels do you typically use? I prefer old school decks and put 65 mm wheels on em, but wondering if that’s a tad too big for bowl riding.

[@JonBishopSkate]

Hey Dude I ride 58mm for bowl. I’ve got 55 on my street/mini ramp setup.

[@matthewheaton9700]

Which skateparks were you at?

[@JonBishopSkate]

Hey dude, this was filmed at Prevail Skatehouse, Duck Lane and Beaminster

[@matthewheaton9700]

@@JonBishopSkate Legend! Cheers mate. I remember meeting you at St. Ives skatepark when you had your dog. We chatted in the car park. I was one of the proper skaters on inlines lol then a few days later I typed St. Ives into KZbin and there you were. Even though I can't call myself a skateboarder anymore, I can still really appreciate the beauty and difficulty involved with the sport so yeah, well done mate and keep up the good work.

[@JonBishopSkate]

@@matthewheaton9700 nice one dude, I don’t have a dog, but my mate Geordie does and he was there, you can hear Dave the dog in the background on the video 😂

[@DansTigerSuper6]

Great inspiration mate. Love the faces you pull mid-trick and you certainly don't mind a bale! Got a mini arriving today, can't wait to start my journey.

[@JonBishopSkate]

Great stuff, can’t beat the back yard mini !!

[@SunriseSessions]

Great as always! Wouldn't it be a good idea if you made a video with your most stylish tricks (best suited to you) combined in your favourite lines in your favourite bowl? BTW how is the bowl always empty when you film? Do you go early in the morning?

[@JonBishopSkate]

Thanks for the feedback and ideas dude. The bowl is empty because I go weekdays just after the school run. I only film when it’s empty as it’s not really workable otherwise? If there is a crew I just leave it for another day usually?

[@scottgarred6261]

This was a really fun episode. Well done. Anytime you want to come film an episode in San Francisco let me know. We can skate some awesome stuff.

[@JonBishopSkate]

Many thanks for tuning in dude!! Wow that would be a trip !! I’ve visited SF once (pre skateboarding) and thought it was amazing!! There was a pretty nice wave under the bridge as I remember??

[@Lostforgottenstudios]

Don't worry about the rails being to slippy, when you break them in they slide perfect

[@JonBishopSkate]

Wicked, Yeah, loving them now !!

[@brendenharper9898]

Damn bro you made this so simple and easy to understand , can tell you put the work in. dope video I just grabbed a similar reissue deck

[@JonBishopSkate]

Yeah, so much fun, I love the old school shapes!!

[@mikepatten2211]

I love this channel 🤘

[@phildapunk70]

Great video Jon. Love the board slides to fake through the corner. You’ve got them buttery smooth

[@JonBishopSkate]

Many thanks for tuning in dude!!

[@craigdanielmaceacher]

The Jack Sparrow of skateboarding

[@JonBishopSkate]

Ha, I wish I had the good looks, the hair and the treasure 😂

[@nachosipsi]

Great video man, love that board!!

[@doxmandude8820]

Another quality episode thank you sir

[@JonBishopSkate]

Many thanks for tuning in dude!!

[@robdapraia3486]

Nice! I skate an old school Winkowski deck 10.3 with Indy 169, rails and kryptonics 60mm, for me this is the perfect board to cruise through the bowl. Those board slides of you are awesome!

[@JonBishopSkate]

Yeah dude! I was interested in one of those but the prices have gone sky-high? I believe it has the same concave pattern as the Kendall?!

[@robdapraia3486]

@@JonBishopSkate Yes, it does have the double tail concave, although I hardly notice it while riding. The nose of the first models might be even shorter than the Kendall. Later they made a second design with a longer nose and extra holes to vary the wheelbase. Prices have gone sky-high? Crazy times. Two years ago I bought several of those first series boards, some to shred in the bowl, and a copy to hang on the wall.

[@keithreynolds6359]

Great video Jon. Love all the tricks. How do you find the 159s under that deck. I ride 169s under a 8.75 deck and love the stability of wider trucks. Recently got a 10" Madness shaped deck for cruising and threw 215s under it. Great for getting around town but they do stick out alot. The deck is pretty tasty though and am tempted now to put 169s on and dip my toe in a few pools with it. Like you said it's fun to try out different setups. Variety is the spice of life they say!

[@JonBishopSkate]

Nice one dude. Yeah 159s feel ace. Looking from above at the plan shape this board is only 10” for a tiny bit where it bulges out for the front foot. It’s only 8.5” where the back and front wheels sit believe it or not?! I put the 159s on mainly because it’s what I’m use to? My first board was the Roskopp, which is essentially the same thing and I had 169s on that. It felt fine also ?!

[@keithreynolds6359]

@@JonBishopSkate Cool. Nice to hear your perspective on it. Thanks for replying 🤙

[@wazzaboet]

Nice work mate

[@japrar]

Old school shaped boards are a ton of fun. With your style, maybe try to get one with an even longer wheel base (15.5 to 16) and a slightly longer nose. Pool King, Black Label, and a few other brands make some nice shaped decks that fit the bill from time to time. The longer, slightly more pointed noses are wonderful for grabbing.

[@JonBishopSkate]

Yeah man, thanks for the input. I agree, a longer nose would be ace, it’s kind of fun battling with it though 😂 I think I’m so use to the 15” WB that it worked a treat, but I love riding my jM Duran and that has a 17” WB, so I know exactly where you are coming from !!

[@japrar]

@@JonBishopSkate If you're having fun with the board, it's clearly a great board for you!

[@jimbob6501]

Enjoy your vids John, I'm 44 in a few days and been skating off and on since I was a kid and your videos have helped me learn new tricks and inspired me to keep skating! Love the new intro with the extra bails, cracks me up! Keep em coming bro! Doolz from nz

[@JonBishopSkate]

Many thanks for checking in and tuning in dude!!

[@jamesryan4325]

Looking for skate buddies if you're in Akl!

[@troyjango2492]

Legend! inspiration to some of us younger ones too!

[@JonBishopSkate]

Many thanks for tuning in and for the kind comments Troy, this has made my day !!

[@patximendizabal5150]

I love your videos. So inspirational.

[@JonBishopSkate]

Many thanks for tuning in dude!

[@BlackMarketHoney]

That extra kick on the tail is stop the back foot slipping off during backside airs. A lot of riders also move their back closer to the bolts for the same result. Your board slides around the corner are looking sick! I went from rib bones to santa cruz ribs and noticed the same difference as you. Now I can't go back! Skating different decks is like playing different guitars. I love the differences, I like to feel the differences and they make you approach things differently. Keeps things fresh and interesting and as you said, fun! It's the same when you try the same tricks at different parks. All the best, Rich in Sweden.

[@JonBishopSkate]

Yeah man, thanks for checking in dude. Yeah love the tail, it locks the back foot, which for me can be a bit hit and miss placement wise?! With a bigger nose this would be perfect!! I was looking at the Jeff Kendall Atomic man. Seems to have the Cruz Missile II concave and a 6” nose??

[@BlackMarketHoney]

@@JonBishopSkate sounds like a beast! I meant backside airs - not dockside airs! Spell check! 🙄

[@JonBishopSkate]

@@BlackMarketHoney I liked the sound of the dockside air though!! There is always a new move I’ve never heard of. I was imagining the Dockside air being some sort of street move invented at Venice Beach 😂