Traffic Skateboards
June 16th, 2007 by JJ
I’m feeling a little link crazy today. Just thought I should warn you.
I don’t care if I’m an old man, I’m going to start skateboarding again. I picked up a new deck today at a Philly skate shop called Sub Zero. The deck is made by Traffic Skateboards which is owned and operated out of South Philly. Ricky Oyola runs the company - he’s a Philadelphia icon known for his fearless skating style, weaving through city traffic as he pops tricks.
The deck is part of Traffic’s Philadelphia History Series. Other models commemorate happy moments in Philly’s past, but not this one. It’s kind of creepy actually. As I was walking out of the skateshop, a dude saw the board and did a double take. “Did that skateboard come like that? Was that actually painted on there?” “Yeah.” He shook his head in disgust and walked away. That made me happy.
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Old guys unite! I’m 35 and started skating again about 6 months ago. There’s a group of us old dudes who stick to the pools and mini-halfs at local skatepark and go longboarding, it’s er dare I say “rad”. Check out http://oldmanarmy.com.
I love it. I had no idea there were so many of us out there.
YOu know, I seriously doubt that most skaters in Philly even remember MOVE. Kids these days…no sense of history.
That board is right in its wrongness.
wow, folks still know what the MOVE bombing was? i thought i was the only one in our age group…
kids these days is right.
Lets try to break that thing in with some big fat ollie one footers!
By the way, i showed the guy I’m dating your new board, and it inspired him to buy a new one…which truthfully I find really HOT. There is just something about a skater boy…Or whatever you call a 35-year-old who still skates.
Corey:
I’m so into that website now, man. I’ve been spreading the word.
sarah:
I lived here for maybe a year before I heard about it. I saw it on some history of Philly thing on PBS. That’s some fucked up shit.
oldgreensock:
Consider it done.
trouble:
I love it. You sound like a really cool girlfriend.