And not forgetting if you were any good you were 'radical'. Unfortunately, as a kid I could never afford a really decent board and had to settle for a Coyote polypropylene board that had only partially sealed bearings. The cool shop in Eastbourne was Skater City in Seaside Road. Spent many day...
Oh the golden age of skateboarding! Kryptonics with sealed bearings and either ACS trucks or Gullwings. And forget Tony Hawke the main men were Tony Alva and Stacey Peralta