http://www.whenwewasrad.co.uk/index.php/2006/05/15/pacer-raider-skateboard-trucks-advert/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pacer-raider-skateboard-trucks-advert History of Skateboarding (UK): Vintage R.a.D Magazine Official Archive Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:18:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.whenwewasrad.co.uk/index.php/2006/05/15/pacer-raider-skateboard-trucks-advert/comment-page-1/#comment-217 chiselbird Mon, 15 May 2006 13:26:07 +0000 http://www.whenwewasrad.co.uk/index.php/2006/05/15/pacer-raider-skateboard-trucks-advert/#comment-217 the hogs fell apart sadly! Pacer had another advert with cartoons about how well made their decks, wheels, trucks were *compared to the other budget/completes* which was like saying please don't compare them to the big boys... Rip Stix(?) were the only other budget completes I knew of that had (slightly) concave decks and non-plastic wheels, but it always seemed to make more sense to buy decent-but-thrashed secondhand if you were just starting out. the hogs fell apart sadly! Pacer had another advert with cartoons about how well made their decks, wheels, trucks were *compared to the other budget/completes* which was like saying please don’t compare them to the big boys… Rip Stix(?) were the only other budget completes I knew of that had (slightly) concave decks and non-plastic wheels, but it always seemed to make more sense to buy decent-but-thrashed secondhand if you were just starting out.

]]> http://www.whenwewasrad.co.uk/index.php/2006/05/15/pacer-raider-skateboard-trucks-advert/comment-page-1/#comment-216 rickcurran Mon, 15 May 2006 12:48:44 +0000 http://www.whenwewasrad.co.uk/index.php/2006/05/15/pacer-raider-skateboard-trucks-advert/#comment-216 Ah, I remember Pacer, I think I had a pair of those Pacer Hogs shoes! A bit like Converse but cheaper if I recall! Ah, I remember Pacer, I think I had a pair of those Pacer Hogs shoes! A bit like Converse but cheaper if I recall!

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