THE OLDEST SKATEBOARDS IN EXISTENCE

[@DIYskate]

Fun fact: You guys have a FiberFlex skateboard with Krypyonics on your wall in the Braillehouse... it's the red slalom board near the 5 stair. And I know this because I gave it to you a couple years ago. You're welcome.

[@kyleperico]

Nice, it's funny how they have so many boards they didn't even know they had it

[@CrashRacknShoot]

@@kyleperico they literally said they had it in this video while looking at said board.

[@coiby346]

Where do they mention it?

[@kyleperico]

Kevin Fabian My bad, I didn't notice it.

[@CrashRacknShoot]

@@coiby346 ...really dude?

[@jinzoslegions]

I love how enthusiastic and knowledgeable about skateboard history this guy is. That's when you know a person loves what they do.

[@firestem4]

He's a very friendly guy! I just got back into skateboarding and he setup my board.

[@OhighOSkater]

This is the coolest video you guys have uploaded in a while. Thank you for this

[@Skateboarding101]

Yes! I agree!

[@christermannen]

Agree

[@brett_kendrick82]

Oof that's rough. Personally I think every video they upload is the best video ever.

[@midway626]

I was about to say that, then i saw your comment lol coolest video ever!!

[@carlmichell]

Big facts. I took the time to write this with an xbox controller specifically to help this comment.

[@HarounCherif1975]

You are a legend mate who convinced me to start skating at the age of 42... never thought that two years later I am even on a mission to skate all the skateparks in Portugal and working on a website for the moment with all the spots from Portugal to Morocco. Skateboarding changed my life and a big part of that is thanks to all your videos that convinced met to give skateboarding a try. Who else thinks this channels rock?

[@Goachi]

Legend.

[@surfandskatebucketlist3565]

quality content guaranteed. love it.

[@tuffgongc9]

That's incredible... Someone may have inspired you to get started, but at the end of the day you're the one making it all happen.

[@HarounCherif1975]

@@tuffgongc9 yep. That's true. So happy i gave skateboarding a try. Never thought i would get hooked this much. This stuff is addictive!!!

[@bigchungus4328]

És de que parte de portugal? (Portugal gang for life)

[@nollieheel]

Come by to skate and get some lessons with me #pushskateboarding

[@kurtownsj00]

Oh snap lessons with the man himself, neat.

[@bobbib7437]

So happy to see you guys interview Todd Huber. Todd has helped sooooo many people learn to skate and have a safe and wonderful experience for so many years at Skatelab (RIP) in Simi Valley. Now he continues to keep the history of skateboarding alive and known at the Skateboard Hall of Fame.

[@thesaltgrinder8419]

Yeah I live in Simi and since skate lab closed this is the best place to skate

[@tomarthur7622]

Glad to see the former skatelab collection is still up on display. Some of that stuff deserves glass cases, museum treatment.

[@willloomis1276]

I actually own one of the oldest skateboards in existence. My grandfather got it years ago. It was a couple of planks. The trucks shouldn't be known as trucks and the wheels are honestly fairly similar style but they're like the toughest callus you could imagine.

[@BulletFist]

noice

[@OhighOSkater]

julie That would be awesome! If OC wants to keep it, it would be really cool if he would record a quick video showing it, so we could all take a look. I’d give the video a like for sure

[@OhighOSkater]

julie Maybe even tell the story behind it or have his grandfather tell it. That could be really cool. A little piece of skating history here on KZbin

[@coorslightyearz]

Same dude. Unfortunately my grandfather is no longer around and wasnt ever able to tell me the story. But it's so crazy sick knowing his mindset led to him making a skateboard back then. I can only imagine the cool shit he would do with it.

[@vividerskink]

Cape Raider good luck mate

[@Bittzyy]

The skateboard shown at 10:37 has a roller in the trucks to keep the trucks from eroding. This video is amazing

[@nam6128]

14:05 this killed me how casually he just acknowledges the big shoe and then it slams down

[@ericholguin6054]

Those birdhouse boards with the original art were amazing!😲😲😲

[@kurtownsj00]

Owner mentioned the Hook Ups boards....guess since this is a family friendly channel we missed out on those. :P

[@ericholguin6054]

Kurt Stedman lol... those would’ve been siiick!

[@tallglassofwhiskeysauce8552]

The way he talks really shows how excited and passionate he is about his shop

[@Kingspadeb]

Man.... The stuff sitting in piles..... It hurts my heart. I hope you guys brought back some of those boards to skate.... These videos will exists forever. Skate them while they still exist

[@Rooster_joe]

Hey guys i got a skateboard yesterday because of you all! Thanks for giving me the confidence to start skating again at 33 years of age. 🙏

[@jeee4674]

After watching this, i looked back on some braille vids to remember what a current skateboard looks like.

[@AlexSolomon91]

This has to be the coolest and greatest video ive seen for a while, just the history behind it all is amazing

[@ponas9767]

Got my first board today and i have had a blast skating it so far, thank you for inspiering me to skate :)

[@JSB-2Z-2K]

1950: people make their own skateboards 2019: Braille makes their own weirdest possible skateboards

[@oskargarden4559]

...not at all. They take ideas of other youtubers and screw trucks made for skateboarding to it. They build nothing

[@TrashRatRecycling]

People make them for them to skate (and most of the time break them)

[@oskargarden4559]

J.W. van der Horst .. .. what is your point ?

[@oskargarden4559]

.. if you can comprehend simple words... will be able to understand

[@lucasfrazier8021]

@@oskargarden4559 the point is people send them nice skateboards and they destroy them, it would be nice to do that but Its sad that they destroy nice skateboards that people sent to them that they paid for and braille destroys them

[@Flop_E_Bacons]

Seemed like it makes Tod day to show off his stuff. Great video!

[@DonChillum]

So cool video and such a big shoutout to you for not letting haters get to you and still stand true to what you believe, that skateboarding is for everyone and that it should be FUN and FRIENDLY. Love to y'all

[@anester1866]

thats an awesome place. you can tell how excited he gets explaining everything to people. he loves sharing the knowledge.

[@thebeese4763]

genuinely love how excited he is to show off his passion and collection

[@thafoo7076]

I couldn't believe Carlos was leaving. He was one of the best people from Braille. Good luck on your journeys Carlos.🙃

[@clairenicholls]

Dirtbike Rider30 ?

[@why.limelightxxx9770]

Dirtbike Rider30 How to u know?

[@thafoo7076]

Cassie. Vs020 Carlos did a live stream on Instagram stating that he's leaving Braille😭

[@stevencooper5235]

wait what!?

[@thafoo7076]

Digabyte yep so if you dont see him in videos anymore then you know😭

[@mojoxide]

This man is wonderful. I'm so glad people like him are out there. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@swoozyhits6421]

I want to thank all you guys at braille for helping get into skating you're all such an inspiration to me

[@Dessydd]

Much respect to the skateboard museum. Lovely, just lovely

[@gr8soundzrecords]

To see some early video recording of skateboards from the 60’s, look up the Jan & Dean song Sidewalk Surfin’ - you won’t be disappointed

[@gr8soundzrecords]

Just checked, make sure you watch the 6 minute version on American Bandstand, at the end shows Dean riding around on a really old board and talking about some of the tricks that were popular then!

[@ErnestsAustrins]

I just realized this is guy to who I sold board on ebay.com . It was on 2017, the board was from USSR. I sent it from Latvia. It was laying on my balkony, I thoght it would be cool to give it a second life. boards brand is RIPO, it was manufactured in Latvia when it was part of USSR, I think, in 80's. I added a letter to packedge, there was written "if you dont like this board, send it to braille skateboarding youtube channel guys''. And now, you visit this place which's adress is next to adress I sent my board. It is breath taking!!!

[@mesoc]

nice :)

[@gondra.w4v]

Skateboard collection... Wow, just wow..

[@BockwinkleB]

Thanks for posting. My Mark Gonzalez looked just like those back in the 80s.

[@stevencooper5235]

Sweet I recently placed myself on the braille world map it's amazing how many skaters are out there

[@senorcastillo8854]

It's growing. I feel like it's going to be mainstream soon.

[@JSB-2Z-2K]

@@senorcastillo8854 It is way less popular then in the 90's. Back then it was truly mainstream, scooters where not even a thing, now it's more about scooters being mainstream

[@senorcastillo8854]

@@JSB-2Z-2K if we encourage more people to skate. Then we could possibly have less scooters.

[@HollowPs]

I love how passionate this guy is, absolutely amazing.

[@thesurfhotrodscene4060]

Great collection. What I remember was that Skateboarding (Sidewalk Surfin) started in 1963 in California and spread to the whole USA in 1964 and later worldwide in 1965. Take it from one who was there. Check out the newly published "The Skateboard Craze Of 1964" on KZbin which also include the original Skateboard music.

[@TC-ng9ne]

Yes Doug!!!

[@willis4734]

The passion this dude has for the history of skateboarding and skateboarding in general is amazing.The braille house has to get a board from him to put onthe wall..

[@trsc32]

I remember when it used to be SkateLab!! R.I.P. I’m stoked to see what Todd made it into and is keeping it alive.

[@stevehooper304]

That Back Room is a-maz-ing .. so much history, some one needs to make a long video with this guy, a wealth of knowledge.

[@tja9212]

this man is so enthusiastic and has so much interesting stuffs to show and shares his passion. visit him again and make a 3 hour video with him, please.

[@rollerblade_ronny2884]

I can finally do treflip because of u guys love u guys keep it up🤘

[@mnnkhu]

congrats!!! :DDD

[@fridgepuff1722]

Congrats!

[@kyushastyle3192]

Cool🛹 ↙️🔄

[@raddog1478]

learned lazer flips before i could 360 flip

[@campfire8103]

I went through a good 2 years of anger and sweat just trying to 3 flip now they're so easy keep practicing them man

[@jasonpearlman6236]

Love the early connection between roller skates, skateboards, and scooters.

[@neurokinetik64ES]

What an incredible place. I could watch hours of video from here really showing off everything.

[@greller01]

This is what you call a VERY IMPORTANT PERSON kids. He is preserving the foundation of your passion. No Nyjah, no Street League, no Supreme, no nothing without this. Show some respect and get a lesson. Great Video Braille!

[@spokanewarrior]

I saw that caliber aluminum deck on the wall.. that takes me back.. in '77 I have a board with an metal deck nearly cut my leg off a few times

[@brailleskateboarding]

Oh wow 😳

[@Nunya_Bidnez]

Good job guys. The new generation needs to know their history. Do more like this Gabe. Do one on rollerblading and surfing and whatever else you think is cool.

[@megaflux7144]

possibly the best video you guys have ever made

[@ethanduncan2444]

Gotta say I love this channel and it encouraged me to start skating so thank you guys for being so awesome. Keep up the good work

[@magicunicorn4070]

When I was a kid they didn't have store-bought skateboards yet, so my friends & I made our own. Mine was a wooden 2 x 4 plank, about 18" long, with the skate trucks nailed on with bent-over nails. The wheels were metal. We decorated them by using crayon or thinned oil enamel paint to color in the grain patterns of the wood. They didn't turn. If you wanted to turn you stopped, picked up the board, and re-positioned it in the direction you wanted to go. They made a LOT of noise going down the sidewalks.

[@omarakadroopy1]

Dope video....and the guy is very polite

[@noahmoran32]

Skate boarding is so fun I just started

[@duncanv5537]

Aaron when he sees these old boards Aaron: I feel old again

[@sawyer_9102]

man where is this place ive been skating for 25 years omg i would spend 2 days in here. this dude is my hero.

[@Labergemusic]

Very great video and educational. Found a great guy to interview.

[@rcgldr]

Old guy here, 69 years old. In the 1950's some of my friends removed the crates|handles from their crate style scooters to end up with the first skateboards that I recall. I bought my first skateboard in 1962, with steel wheels, and a couple of years later one with clay wheels. In 1965, I bought a Hobie Super Surfer wooden skateboard and later a Hobie waffle pattern fiberglass skate board, which was concave, and probably the first skateboard that could be considered to have a kick tail and a kick nose. Both of the Hobies used Super Surfer clay wheels and the same or similar trucks. Vita-Pakt was associated with Hobie, but I only recall seeing the Vita-Pakt label on a pack of Hobie clay wheels. Sunkist was associated with Makaha skateboards. In 1972, someone from Blue Cheer (Hobie) saw me on the fiberglass board and asked if they could use it to remake the molds, but by the time I met up with that person again, they had bought one that they wouldn't have to replace. The remolded boards were released around 1975 with "Super Surfer" polyurethane wheels, but they no longer had the center stripe decal which looked like wood with the Hobie logo on it. I bought one of the 1975 remolded boards, and I still have it. It is still working and has the original trucks and wheels (I managed to not lose any ball bearings). The 1965 board is in storage somewhere, but missing threaded inserts used to mount the trucks, and I no longer have the trucks or wheels for it.

[@toddjames8760]

I just got my board less then 2 hours ago and I kind of learned from you guys. Thank you!

[@seanlangaker1]

Love this guys passion.... you can tell he loves sharing it as well. 🤘

[@achepapi22]

Guys this video has been one of the best one ever...!!! You guys should do a “back to the past” episodes where you guys try out some of the old school boards and old school trick for the younger generation, for they could see how it all began I would love that..!!!! And I know a lot of ppl on you channel would love that as well...!!!

[@bryanbmx778]

"core" skaters getting triggered when they find out scooters where existing before skateboards where a thing 😂

[@3.1415Ds]

Can we just talk bout how passionate this man is! like if "you do something you love you never have to a day in your life"was a person this would be him

[@dougmedina4619]

I see my old Black Knight w/ clay wheels from 73'. lol. and my fiberglass Bahne from 75'. Cadillac and Metaflex urethane took us places we never could before. Nice museum!

[@LatencyPacketloss]

Looking forward to the day that Braille is inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame!

[@simonisenberg4516]

Great Dude, awesome collection, thanks for the tour!

[@jackcarreno907]

Man, that place is just down from my dads house! I was just there and if I knew I definitely would've gone Next time I'm going out that way I'll go for sure.

[@Kimber_M]

my husband was a skater back in the 70s he said they were small and were not for doing tricks just something to get around town with. His favorite memories is riding down the hills of Santa Cruz CA streets with his buddies, he said 5 guys down a hill sounded like a jet plane that's how fast they got going. He would enjoy this video!

[@shaolinwarrior1308]

Thanks for uploading this video guys. All that history about skateboarding is so cool! Thanks!

[@GyaradosFreak]

Such an honor just to be able to see everything there!! Thank you guys!!!

[@laurenthompson744]

Landed my first ollie today

[@Blue-ju3jo]

Lmao we used to go to school together

[@mongo9144]

That’s great! Congrats

[@panthr4332]

Well done 👏

[@julia_3094]

Yay! Congrats

[@laurenthompson744]

Mongo thanks!

[@lane1]

Oh my god I have a techno ski! I had no idea how old it was. We even have poles for it and I’ve used it like twice. It’s terrifying

[@williammadray7818]

I'll never forget my first skateboard a Sidewalk Surfer my grandfather bought me in a department store Tri City in 1968. It was actually too dangerous at age 8 in 1968. The second board I acquired was a Mickey Bahne from K-mart in 1972. Of course the dream board of 1976 was the Gordon and Smith Fibreflex with Bennett Pro trucks and Road Ryder wheels.

[@spoofington1419]

They still do grass ski tournaments in Central Europe, like in Austria and Switzerland. The rollerskis are still popular in countries that do a lot of cross country skiing. You see it all the time in the outskirts of cities.

[@OneUpCamFilms]

I luv your guys vids learned to Ollie and drop in small drops and kick turn in 5 days

[@Tony-lv8uh]

Amazing collection. No wonder they’re hard to track down... he’s got all of them!

[@vincentestrade1283]

Thank you so much for sharing this video! I'll definitely plan this museum in my travel trips!

[@Rambone1978]

This guy makes me want to go out at 4 o clock in the morning just to skate. He is so freaking passionate. I love the video guys!

[@m0rk18]

That place is so freaking cool, you need to do an even longer interview with Todd again, he is fun to listen too!

[@reeceguzzo3858]

I go here all the time. It’s in my home Town.

[@caseysmith9635]

I live in Santa Cruz and you can find crazy boards and cool little pieces of skateboarding history all over the whole town

[@graphixkillzzz]

idgaf, that helmet on the Pepsi mannequin, fucking awesome looking 🔥😲👍

[@MartinAston00]

I have a lime green fiberglass Bahne there I sold to Todd in 99’ … I wish I kept it, but I kept skating it and every time you pick it up, you get fiberglass in your finger tips ! Drove me nuts.

[@madblank]

This man is gold for skateboarding...

[@FCASMRASR]

what a place - amazing project hope this is still there and un-affected by tthe lockdowns.

[@zayjay6082]

So awesome! Glad you guys shared this.

[@jsvallee567]

this is place i have to see one time in my life for sure !!!

[@yutz8279]

Это самый лучший канал про скейтбординг! I love braille skateboarding !

[@BFREEletsgetitforever]

Cool that there’s a conversation about how the roller skate evolved into the skateboard...shredding is shredding ✌🏿

[@5Pectral]

Im a 28 year old professional skateboarder from the San Francisco bay area, and this video just learned me so hard.

[@uknownunknown9051]

Dude you can’t not love his passion for his collection. I hope to have at least half of his passion for collecting

[@notpaulnovak8250]

Go to Lincoln City Oregon best skatepark on the coast for sure

[@realmackle]

I live near there and can confirm

[@noahsteeves3485]

It's really only for vert skaters though.

[@notpaulnovak8250]

@noah steeves yeah accept the moto

[@Bonesph]

I live there myself or in Otis

[@Bonesph]

@@noahsteeves3485 It's got a kiddie pool street course.

[@tyler1234321]

This dude is so easy! What an awesome collection!!

[@seanneketchell9014]

I got into skateboarding when I quit smoking a couple of months ago ,now I'm back in the boxing sparring thanks to skateboarding keeping me fitter and braver

[@MichaelaBrooke18]

Thanks for everything you do for skateboarding!!! Epic video

[@_Maxten]

i bought a penny board style skateboard from the 70s off ebay. it was huffy brand and they're a bike company today. the wheels were super hard and modern day bearings didnt fit so i swapped the wheels for penny board wheels that were the exact same color. it was pretty cool it being vintage but i barely rode it so i just donated it

[@bigdaddy7796]

This is one of the best SKATEBOARDING video youv made in a longg time

[@devonphornsovann6091]

I’m glad that I’m watching y’all Videos again! 🔥🔥🔥

[@luismora9121]

In some years, Braille will become something like this

[@deedeeiam]

Well, that's neat. I'll have to add that to my stop-by list next time I'm near LA

[@CapitolGain]

hi, I love your guys videos, they always cheer me up when I get sad or mad. And I always fell inspired to learn tricks. I learned how to pop shuvit from one of your videos

[@wbrodi1]

That was cool AF dude!

[@4mods]

Wow, that was a great tour! Thanks guys!

[@ShadLife]

I love it that you say skateboarding is anything you want it to be. I think the same message needs to be said about BMX. Not everyone has to be pushing the limits. Just do what you are comfortable with and enjoy the f*** out of it! I watched a video of a woman who is skateboarding at 66 years old and she just started when she was 63! Get out there and shred!

[@734wheeler5]

Absolutely incredible!!! This guy is next level!

[@metalngames509]

9:57 The DRI logo "Skankerman" character on a skateboard. Glad there's some good punk rock reference there. That makes me so happy as a punk/thrash musician. :)