There are some unfamiliar names in here. Which of these is still in existence? Add a comment if you know.
- Surf Ski, Coventry
- Gridiron, Nottingham
- Stamyps Skates, Birmingham
- Cheshire Skateboard Centre, Northwich
- Skate Zone, Torquay
- Mycyles, Malvern
- TnB, Tiverton
- Scotby Cycles, Carlisle
- Round Ocean, Doncaster
- Tombstone, Bristol
There’s also Matchrite, selling their jokes and someone advertising wholesale supplier of “Totally Radical Surf’n'Skate ‘T’ shirts now available!! Does anyone know who that was? Could it have been one of the great industry titans of the current boom starting business life in their back room?
CH responded on 03 Oct 2009 at 8:33 pm #
Mycycles went in the last few years, sad, used to love looking at the decks in there
Skate ads, pre internet « Wheelsontoast’s Blog responded on 29 Oct 2009 at 11:21 am #
[...] Skate ads, pre internet Published October 29, 2009 Wheels , counter culture Leave a Comment I had to post this as theres an ad for a tiny little ship called Gridiron Sports in Nottingham which was a catalyst for my obsession with all things skate/BMX related, it was our very own little M-Zone. Read more. [...]
Si responded on 08 Dec 2009 at 6:50 pm #
Scotby Cycles…..We are still on the go!
We did really well with Skateboards and BMX then.
Weve dropped skateboards now though!
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