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Pacer Street Scooter at Southsea Skatepark from Rad Magazine
A hangover from the BMX days (and maybe a throwback to the seventies incarnation of Skateboard! Magazine) was the inclusion of product tests. These standard features of consumer magazines eventually disappeared from R.a.D, but at this point we were still following the convention. Southsea Skatepark was rad. So was Carl Westfield. Enough said.
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Classic Skateboard and BMX Adverts from 1987 Rad Magazine Issue 58
This page contains some key British skateboard advertisers from 1987. Some of them are still around. Rollersnakes appear as “Rollernsnake” (another mistake) offering Tracker, Powell, Vision and Alva — interesting to see a truck company at the front of the list instead of the usual deck brands. Bike City Bromley are there ( “now incorporating…
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Lucian Hendickse Interview Conclusion from R.a.D 1987.
This interview was published at a turning point in the history of skateboarding in Britain; it closed with a look back over the dark ages which were coming to an end. I liked it in the old days. Hanging out in Alpine Sports. It was much more mellow. It was a better scene in those…
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R.a.D T-Shirt Advert featuring Nick Philip 1987
Out of his box indeed. All of it out of the mind of Nick Philip. This is the authentic “Read and Destroy” original T-shirt. There was also a pure magenta/pink one, of course, this being 1987. Very over the top by today’s standards. Yours for only £10.45 including the 50p for postage and packing. Rare…
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Lucian Hendrickse Centre Spread R.a.D Issue 58
“Lucian Hendrickse, Reverse Sad Eggplant, Brighton, October 1987” says the caption. This would have been a skater’s choice, not a photographer’s one. I would have ignored this as too dark and moody. Just as well that the skater-viewpoint always won the day. One for the obsessives: note that the R.a.D logo on the centre spread…
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Lucian Hendrickse Interview Part 4 1987 R.a.D Magazine
Caption: This started out as a Method Air. Lucian’s determination to push for the ultimate in contrortion totally transforms the move. The result is so extreme it looks like a Japan. There’s lots of good skaters at South Bank. Floyd Reid for example is a really good bank skater, but everyone just hangs out all…
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Skateboard History Quaterback, NHR, Hills and Empire Skate Warrington Adverts 1987
Another classic skate shop, Quarterback, get to show their roots. Hills was also a significant player at this point, even though their advert concentrated on the infamous scooters. NHR were sticking to the BMX purist approach, while the Empire Skate Building in Warrington were skate through and through. The Warrington roller rink played a crucial…
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Lucian Hendrickse Interview 1987 Part 3
Two things come out of this for me now, Lucian’s very acute perception of the state of skateboarding in Britain just as it was about to go big-time again, and his sense of frustration. Wanting it and not wanting it. There were some very knowing sound-bites: “Publicity and money changes — everything. I’d like to…
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Skateboard History Death Box Hot Wheels and Skate Zone Adverts R.a.D Issue 58 1987
Death Box, Hot Wheels and Skate Zone shared this advertising page. The Death Box advert featured Wurzel’s board, but with a teaser mention of Mac’s freestyle and bank model being in the pipeline. At this stage Jeremy Fox was also distributing Flyaway helmets, but the future was in the boards — as he knew then…
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Lucian Hendrickse Interview Issue 58 Part 2
“High powered skating. Lucian’s Madonnas are FAST and HIGH. This one over the channel at the Brighton ramp screams agression and style.” The caption says everything.