G&S FIBREFLEX | HISTORY, SETUP, and SKATE
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- Опубликовано: 14 июл 2024
- Skateboarding Nostalgia: G&S FIBREFLEX TEAMRIDER. Complete Setup and SKATE (PART1)
First off, thanks to the Concrete Wave ( youtube.com/@concrete-waves?s... ) for providing great articles and pictures to go with this video. Thanks for all you do for the community .
I was going to nerd out bad on all the details, we will save that for part 2.
Bottom line, I love Gordon and Smith, G&S, Skate Boards. Growing up in San Diego, G&S is Surf and Skate culture to me. This video is important to me because I get one step closer to getting back to everything I love about skateboarding.
A Brief History of Gordon and Smith Skateboards, Fibreflex skateboards, a complete setup, and Skating Fayetteville North Carolina.
I hope you enjoy.
The Setup:
-A Reissue 1978 G&S Fibreflex Teamrider (Real OG Skateboard)
5 Plys of Maple with 2 outer layers of Pre-cured Epoxy Fibreglass (Bo-tuff).
- FibreFlex Stickers on the deck and bottom
Dimensions:
- 30" Long
- 7.5" Wide
- 16.5" Wheelbase
- Die-cut Grip Tape
- Reissue G&S 98a YOYO 63mm Rounded conical backs and they have a 1-1/2" contact patch surface designed by Hall of Fame Rider Steve Cathey
Benet Vector Trucks From SK8 Kings
RAD PADS and angled Risers (More on these in the next Video)
Bronson G3 Eric Dressen Bearing (They Match G&S Colors)
Time Stamps:
This Video is Important: 00:00
The Setup and The History 02:53
The Skating 09:34
Thoughts / What's Next 15:32
Winner of the Vallely Board: 19:27
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Awesome video! Love to hear these stories and the history behind it. I like that we keep them alive and passed down. My father, John ‘Terry’ was the founder of the G&S Trucks in 1985 which was when I fell in love with the company. However, my love for G&S was short lived! My father continued to manufacture these trucks until Larry Gordon took my dad’s design and started having them made overseas. Once we found this out and doing this behind our family’s back, it was then when San Diego Trucking Supply was born and started making our own 4130 Chromoly Truck. There is no doubt that G&S put skateboarding on the map and made it to what it is today. They gave my family an opportunity and a good living but the morals and values of their business was an ugly side of their company that people didn’t see.
This is the single greatest comment in 155 videos.
Thank you for sharing your and your family's story. I felt every word of it.
Respect that your father was able to adapt and overcome. Thank you for what he did for skateboarding.
Now I need to find some of his trucks (not the G&S) and skate them.
Again thank you for sharing and checking out the video. Stay Rad 🙏💯🛹
Awe.. thank you so much, that’s very kind of you to say. I just appreciate you taking me down memory lane. I miss our simplistic days as 80’s kids where we could just grab our boards and rip through the streets, bowls or half pipes without a care in the world. Keep rippin and continue your awesome content. Good luck to you, Sir!
@@chrisa5799 fighting for those moments at 47. It will never be what it was. However, every weekend I get to get out and push. This brings harmony to the rest of my work life. I will never have work and life balance, but with skateboarding and family, I can have harmony.
Stay Rad
I put some heart into this one. Hope you all enjoy it.
Going to miss this park when I ETS
@@vladimirkanevsky8157 Bring the culture to the next park.
Sounds like a great idea to me
I have always felt when u do videos you've put your heart into it. That's what I have always gotten. Thanks for doing so Bro.
@@bobbyallen2629 I appreciate you. The stats on watch time would say, a lot don't get it, connect with it, or relate. I am cool with that because of the good people that it does connect with and that is why I keep sharing. Stay Rad 🙏
First of all… Happy Birthday Sir. 47 years young… and a lot more to rip!
Good times… so much nostalgia in 20 min video. I never got to know those brands well and at that time back in Brazil we didn’t have much access as American brands like we have today.
My very first skateboard looks exactly like your fireflex one but it was handmade locally using trucks and wheels from a vintage roller skate.
Well done for growing such a wonderful community on here. Congrats to the winner and hope to meet you at some point!
👊🏼
That part of skate history of making your own board is so important.
Skate history moved fast and in waves. We were born and the tail end of the greatest part of skateboarding and we have gotten to witness the unreal progression of skateboarding.
Now we get to watch it again with the woman skaters. However, I also think there is room to take it back to its roots, to surfing. You can already see that with the surf skate and down hill communities growing.
Sometimes we just need to enjoy the push.
When we link up we will just PUSH.
Merry Christmas 🙏 my good friend.
This is a real "Back to the future". That board was definitely in advance on its time! Thank you for the nice skateboarding tale and explanation. Great video and edit! Keep shredding Sir!
Did you have access to boards like this in Finland growing up?
Thanks for checking it out and being a part of skateboarding and my skate boarding. You are the real OG and I appreciate you.
@@AdventuresInSkateboarding I was in France in my childhood and my brothers in the 70's had boards but I wouldn't be able to tell you the brand. Famous brand were pretty rare and it really developed in the mid 80's. BMX was even more popular in that time. Actually BMX brought me to skateboard.
@@SkateCrisis very interesting. Second channel? BIKE Crisis 🤣
@@AdventuresInSkateboarding haha! BMX is way too painful!...
@@SkateCrisis absolutely. I would be tied up in that thing like a pretzel on the ground.
I remember seeing those Fibreflex ads in Skateboarder magazine. As a kid those were way out of my reach. Now as an adult the collectors are still out of my reach :)
Mine too 😂. I put it off for a long time. Finally I looked at the wife and said, "I am doing it. Call it my birthday gift." Just a week later the went $50 cheaper on sale and they are still on sale on the G&S site. That hurt a little, but I get it.
Sometimes we just have to go for it. For me it was the Teamrider. The others are a bit small for me. However, they are all rad.
Tha ks for checking it out Sir.
Thanks Anthony for putting this vid together. Always a pleasure to have u put video's out there.
Appreciate you Sir. RUclips has gotten a little big and doesn't seem like there is room for the regular human anymore that just wants to share honest videos. Guys like you keep me sharing. The love of skateboarding keeps me sharing.
Next video we are really going to Nerd out.
Blessed Earthstrong Day❤💫✨🙏
Shortest Day of the Year 😂
@@AdventuresInSkateboarding my Earthstrong is January the first 😂
@@davidvanvliet193 long story short. 30 years ago I was working security at a car lot at night. A homeless man legally liven in the property and would keep me company at night. One night he started talking astrology and stars and all kinds of stuff. At the time I was was a new Christian and explained that to him. He looked right at me and said, "Did not God Creat the Starrs and You with Purpose?" I said, well Sir you have a solid point their.
This is the “scholar/athlete” content I need more of! I enjoyed the history lessons, and spotting some old haunts you were cruising around. Well done!
I don't hit the streets often but it felt right for this one. The city surprisingly films well.
I enjoyed making this one. Part 2 will be skate board nerd history. I am excited for it, but probably more than most 🤣.
Appreciate you checking it out. This one meant a lot to me. I put a lot of work into it.
My absolute favorite video!! Amazing edit! I love the nostalgia, the storytelling and the overall passion! Thanks for this one!! Stay Rad!! 🛹🐀
Appreciate you 🙏. Thanks for checking out and I stoked you enjoyed it. It was part 1 of an important one to me. Sharing it just made it that much better. .stay Rad Sir 💯 🐀
Great video! Very interested to hear the kingpin story. Standing by for part II.
Ohh man, a story it is Sir. Unbelievable
Happy birthday! Love your content🙏Started when I was 43 (45 now). Always loved the culture, videos and games, but nobody skated where I grew up. My biggest regret is I didn’t start sooner, it has in many ways changed my life. Keep on pushing and happy holidays from snowy Norway ♥️🛹
I always tell people that when I started to skate in my 40s was and is the greatest thing I have done for myself as an adult. It is important that we make time for ourselves. It makes us better for everyone else and everything we must do.
Thanks for being a part of skateboarding.
Stay Rad. 💯
Love this! I stopped for many years and wish I never did. But here now! And know for sure it’s not going anywhere
@@RealLifeSkater 💯🙏. It is in us. We just didn't make time for it. Once that door has been opened I don't think it can or ever should be closed.
Slam!! Lol Dude more history vids. This was a good watch. Congrats to Adam!
The Concrete Wave provided most of the data. It really helped things come together.
Appreciate you checking it out. And definitely check out the Concrete Wave channel and website.
Definitely learned a lot, very inspiring for sure!
Appreciate you checking it out. I know you don't really skate , but I think it is important we have a passion outside of work and hopefully that is what people see and get from this that know me. Stay Rad my friend.
That setup is epic old school. And your history lesson took me back to ‘79 when I really started skateboarding. Thank you for sharing.
I really appreciate you checking it out and I am stoked you enjoyed it. Part 2 we are really going to Nerd out 🤣.
I really enjoyed making this one. It means a lot to me that you like it. 🙏 Stay Rad.
Great job on the trip down memory lane and also the origin story of the board. Getting really good at this brother.
Thanks Brother. I really want to improve the production of the videos. Each video I learn something more.
Tha ks for being part of the adventure.
Very Cool!
Appreciate you checking it out. Love this one and the next one 🙏. It is important to me to always take a stay back and remember skateboarding for what it is and its history. It is easy to get caught up in progression and tricks but sometimes, I just want to go ride my skateboard.
Stay Rad and Happy New Year.
Rad video homie! Thank you!
Appreciate you check it out. Making some changes to this set up and see where it goes. Stay Rad
Awesome! Really fun video. 👊🤘
Appreciate you Sir. I have been working in this one for a while trying to get it right.
I almost over thought it and needed out on all the history of all the components. We will save some of that for the next one 😁.
Stay Rad Sir. And looking forward to your Over 49 video drop.
Happy Birthday!!!! that board is sick!
Thanks Brother Toni. Appreciate you checking it out.
More of this please... I l9ve history..happy holidays and 47th.. 👏.. we made it over that hill..
Happy birthday dude! Looks like some really fun slides and a great setup. loved the little wave transition haha
I felt the 🌊was an appropriate transition 😂.
I need to find the right wheels for the slides. I was having to push real hard.
Surfskating, people talk like it is something new but really it is the start of all skating and this board wants to dance.
Tha ks for checking it out and thanks for the Birthday 🍻. Now I am much older and less wiser. 🤣🤣🤣
Happy Birthday 🛹 that's a cool setup
🍻 Thanks Sir. It is THE Setup for to me. Going to be hard to beat this one but I may have something for part 2. 🤣
Cool video man! I am loving the passion!
Appreciate you Brother. OG from Day 1. Means a lot to me.
Great video!
Appreciate you checking it out. I loved making this one.
❤ Everything about this one Anthony. Top tier video
Appreciate you Sir. We love skate boarding, it's history, and what it does for us. It is hard to explain and share but the people that get it, get it. Stay Rad and thanks for being a part of skateboarding.
Nice build! Looks like a blast, especially through downtown. Great video to match!
Appreciate you checking it out. It was a lot of fun to make and a great break from the park. I need to street skate more.
Wait for the Bill Bomb in part 2 🤣
Stay Rad Sir.
@@AdventuresInSkateboarding Looking forward to part 2. Happy 47th Birthday to you, Sir! I hope it’s Epic! Keep Pushing…
@@Daddy_Reissues 💯🛹
Very cool video!
🙏 appreciate you. Tha ks for checking it out. Not going to lie, I put some heart into this one so I appreciate it 💯. Stay Rad.
yooo this was awesome! Happy Birthday man - your skate journey is just getting started. Loved the history lesson mixed with the setup experiment 🔥
Thanks for all you do for skateboarding. Your channel reminds people to PUSH and enjoy skateboarding for what it is. I can't tha k you enough for what you bring to the table. Stay Rad Sir.
Rad. Grew up in San Diego too. 1968 for me. Wrote G&S on everything
Awesome. I was a North country kid. PQ and RB near Poway. G&S is a good one to write on everything 😂.
It was definitely part of our culture. They are still doing great things.
Stay Rad Sir.
Happy birthday!! I’m 37. If I’m still able to skate and have fun 10yrs from now I’ll be psyched. Let’s touch base and make sure at 47 (me) and 57 (you) we’re still going!
💯🙏. You have a world of skating in front of you. Starting at 41, I calculate that I should have a good bag of tricks by 61 🤣. The good news is we can skate the bowl forever.
So I finally got my commenting rights back after two back to back 3 months suspensions…thus I can comment. Yay. That G&S board reminds me of the shape of my second board I ever had, a Maui and Sons. My first board was a Nask, flat, no concave, sorta that standard shape with a bent tail. The Nash I got in 88’. The Maui and Sons must’ve been closer to 90’. My first double sided board, like the ones we have now was an ever slick. I don’t even know the make, but it had a graphic of a woody woodpecker type character with a smashed in beak with a cigar coming out of his mouth. I’ll never forget it. Funny cause it must’ve been a thing cause I saw a guy with that design on a hat a few months back and it made me remember it. My first little wheels were red translucent spitfires, something small like 50mm or something. I still have my last board from high school. The deck I spray painted so I don’t know the make. I think I was skating so little by then because of chicks that I was buying any blanks that had a shape I liked and skating them. Cheaper. My trucks still have all the heavy k grind marks and crooked 5-0 grinds in them, which I find pretty cool. Never thought about trying to piece my old decks together, but what you’re doing here sorta reminds me of my Pop who bought all his old baseball cards he had as a kid. I guess our generation had skateboards so maybe we’ll collect skateboards from our past. They’re a few decks I remember clearly that I’d like to own again to hang up. That could be neat. Don’t know if you ever saw the Girl skateboards reunion exhibit that had all the old Girl stuff set up in a museum in LA a few months back? I’d have enjoyed going to that exhibit. I saw decks I had and it brought back lots of memories. I was a huge fan of Girl Skateboards and their team. Also, was that the downtown where you live? It reminds me a lot of the downtown in my hometown, has that feel. 🤙🤙🤙
I definitely saw the Girl exhibit. It is not my generation but I appreciate it. We live in a time where you can. Rebuild your old boards either to have or to skate. To be it is finding a piece of the puzzle. It isn't just bringing back a memory, it brings back a feeling, but then provides a vehicle to new memories.
Amazing times.
Glad you are up on net. You always bring good conversation to the table.
Stay Rad Sir.
This is our down town. I had never really skated it. I really like the way it filmed and turned out. It is funny to me, I have been around the world and more countries thank remember but I don't even know what's in my downtown 10 minutes away.
Happy birthday bro!!!
Thanks Brother. Always appreciate you, your music and creativity. Stay Rad, John Wick Style
Happy belated birthday! Really cool to hear some history. Those trucks are crazy looking. Looks so fun cruising on that set up. Loved that (cruise) edit, was very relaxing. I wanted to see that slam at the end! lol
😂 I left that slam just for the people that actually made it that far in the vid 🤫😂.
It is a rad board and I am blessed to have it. You won't believe what my wife found for me at an estate sale while I was building this one. All in the next video. 😂
Just had a chance to watch this video. First, happy birthday CSM! Next, I appreciate the backstory. I did something similar on another one of my RUclips channels, that I started while in Recruiting. I felt giving a back story, could grow a more open relationship with prospective applicants. Great video and appreciate what you do.
I appreciate the feedback. Honestly, I wish more people would provide feedback on the videos themselves, production, what they like and don't. I don't want to make better videos. It is a learning process. I am guessing most of the time trying do the best I can.
I love this board. The next board is historically insane.
It sounds crazy but I find it's more fun to skate older style skateboards in bowls if you stand on the front of the board rather than the back. I got the idea looking at early issues of Skateboarder Magazine. It's difficult cause you can't kick turn so you have to carve but once you get it the flow is awesome.
Love that. Not sure I am talented enough for it but I love Stacey Peralta's style.
Stay Rad
Dope ❤
Any questions or feedback before I edit part 2?
Happy belated birthday! It’s so awesome to see you progress with age not stopping you, thank you for being an inspiration!
Loved the history behind the board!
Rad sesh, and I wonder how that broke 😮
We may never know how it broke. But I think it is hadn't maybe we wouldn't have found what we found. Next time
Happy Birthday, great video
🍻 thanks my friend. Appreciate you checking it out. That was rad of you.
Happy Birthday and keep it going.
Appreciate it. And thanks for checking it out.
Happy belated birthday! Lots of cool info about the older boards. Loved the spots you found and cool shots around the city! Great video.
It was cool to skate and explore my own city that I have lived in for over 24 years. The simple act of pushing is underated and important.
It was a fun video to make. Thanks for checking it out. Getting older. However, finding more peace along the way.
Stay Rad Sir.
@AdventuresInSkateboarding the best part about skateboarding is skateboarding. Not the tricks.
@@KevinNiceTry absolutely.
Happy Birthday!
Appreciate it. I made it around the sun once again. Let's see what we can do with with this next trip.
@@AdventuresInSkateboarding You're Welcome!
Ty for making this video. I’m 30 and learning to skate transition and it’s magic. I can’t wait to get my G & S slalom deck, Dog-town and Alva 77 Twilight reissue.
It is a great time for skateboarding. We and build all the original board or a hybrid. My Alva is a hybrid. I run the Alva Lost 78 with ACE trucks and K9 wheels. Fun for downhill or bowl.
The G&S Slalom Fibreflex is a classic.
Enjoy the ride and stay Rad 🙏💯
@@AdventuresInSkateboarding That’s a killer setup. I’m going to run the slalom deck with tracker mid tracks and tunnel wheels.
@@Juan-yq3fb sick, wait for Part 2 I think you will be real hyped on that board and setup.
Love the video man, that’s a sick board. I used to have some of those yoyo wheels, I think they were blue. Anyways, Happy Birthday!
Yoyo wheels have such a cool history that I will share in part 2. Thanks for checking out the video, glad you enjoy it. 🍻 One year older but not slowing down.
Stay Rad Sir.
Happy Birthday Brother, I Hope You Had A Great One👊Great Boards, Great Little Bit Of SK8 History, Great Riding. I Love This Video Bro. $150.00 Kingpin Is Wild. Stay Rad, Keep Up The Great Work And As Always Keep Shredding Bro😎👊🤙
The story of the $150 kingpin will all make sense soon 🤣. It is a rad one.
Thanks for checking it out. Can't wait for you to heal up and get back out there to share your skating and BMX. People need your energy. Stay Rad Sir.
Happy bday 🙌🤘
Thanks Anthony. I appreciate you Sir and all you do for skateboarding. Thanks for being a part of my skateboarding. 47 and just getting started.
@@AdventuresInSkateboarding epic 🤝🤝
@@ALLiNEEDSKATE 🙏
Congrats on getting to experience your grail 👍🏻 you look very happy about it and are enjoying it a lot and that’s what skateboarding is all about 👊🏼
Yes Sir. Not sure others get it 🤣🤣🤣. But I am pleased with this video for my personal record. When I am 90 I will be hyped on this one just as much as I am now.
Part 2 will be nerdy with hill bombs.
@@AdventuresInSkateboarding That’s all that matters and the main reason I make my videos, so I have something to look back on . If anyone else enjoys watching then that’s all good but I really just do it for future me 👍🏻
Oh and I forgot to say I hope you had a Happy Birthday! 👊🏼
@@NeilHesterSkateboarding I definitely would like to inspire some joy, but that may be a bridge too far. I will just keep pushing and the right people will enjoy the videos.
@@AdventuresInSkateboarding I think it’s definitely the case 👍🏻
I want something like that tail with a hockey or fa nose about 9” wide.
Ha, that would be gnarly 😂
Happy birthday! I appreciate the effort that went into this video.
🙏 appreciate you checking it out. We will have you inspired to skate in no time.
happy birthday
Thanks AA Ron. Hope you enjoy the video.
Tony need to change out them trucks and go deep in the Bowl. Let me know next time your down here in SAV. I'll let ya know the next time I'm around your area.
I have the 109 Indys ready to go for the bowl. They will be rad on the setup with the YOYOs I think.
Will definitely let you know. There are some good parks right in SC around Bluffton.
Stay Rad
It's the OG flight deck.
It is absolutely the OG Flight Deck 🛹💯
@AdventuresInSkateboarding I commented that before you brought it up towards the end of the video. Then my wife tuned me into live chat with video premiers and called me a pleb for not knowing that was a thing. Anyways, great video, and I'm excited for part 2.
@@adamwashere228 ha Awesome and Epic
Could you in the future do a review on the bowl rider?
From what I understand, the team rider and the bowl rider will build similar in stiffness. The bowl rider is smaller. What I am going to do, switch the trucks out on this board for independent 109mm and really ride this bowl in the bowl.
When I do that I will see if I can look up the differences between the two boards.
Thank you for being a part of the adventure.
Stay Rad. It means a lot. I don't monetize, I just do this to share with people so thanks.
I’m in Salisbury where is this park at in NC?
This is all filmed in Fayetteville
Thanks man I’m also in my 40s and started skating again back in December with my youngest son, I skated with him in a pool without my wrist guards on at the end of February and fell and broke my left wrist. I have about 10 more days with the cast on and then hopefully I can start getting back on my board. Have a great day man.
Dude hope you cover quickly. Most sessions I have my wrist guards on. In the bowl I have everything on when really putting in a session. We skate weekend mornings at Rowan Park, on the Google maps. Hit me up if you head this way.
Stay Rad
Vice grips is a No No ha ha
For sure 🤣. With the Rad Pad Riser, I had to use longer hardware and my skate tool didn't work with it. I was out at this park setting up the board and didn't want leave to get right tool. I searched my truck and found the vice grips in the glove box and went full send with them. 🤣.
But really, that the take away from the video? damn... I worked hard on this one. I quit 🤣🤣🤣