Thrasher Magazine February 1981 — Page 12
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            NEW PRODUCTS TI
Z Nose Guard new formulation of
our Z-Poly Super Stuff to achieve
slight flex and dampening (protec
five) properties. It also acts as a
nose grabber. it is not the cheapest
nose guard on the market, but
its protective qualities are the
greatest
Shawn Peddie
SPAwwke the Sex Pistols
Buzzcocks, Sid Vicious, Heartbreak-
ers, Deva, B-52's Cars and the
Kinks
88 Most of the New Wave-Punk
type stuff, eh. Really fast music.
SP. Yeah, New Wave. The
Ramones
88 What do you think of heavy
metal like Nugent, etc.
SPI used to like that... Now I'm in-
to PUNK Kind of stick to punk skotin
music
88 That's cool What do you think
of Donnie & Marie?
SP.They SUCK
88 That's good Ever been to Wo
Disney World?
SP. About seven times
88 What's that like?
2 Transbeam & fits under rear truck
using the same truck mounting so
no extra holes are needed, and it
also acts as a truck pod extends
3 forward and then makes a
radical turn back to act as a spring
loaded transbeam and kingpin
protector. It is made from the same
Z-Poly Super Stuff as our rail slider &
truckslider.
Shawn pogoing with friends
SPIs pretty hot... You can catch
a lot of air.
BB Pretty hot
SP. Yeah, a lot of fine looking
chicks
88 What do you think of Folmer's
skating since he was out of skating
for about a year or so?
SP He's shredding heavily. He's
got a lot of unique tricks Ive never
seen before, and real consistent. He
skated the pool really hot
Cup
68 For sure. He tore in the Gold
o Series, 7th overall Tell me
about clothing Do you wear heavy
punk clothes to school and your
friends freak out or what?
SP. No I kinda just stay regular at
school
88 Go with the scene, huh? Don't
like to be sticking out like a
SCHMITT STIX
A) Slider Bars
Bj Truck Guards
A) These new 'st from
designer Paul Schmitt are the
ultimate in rails Each bor has a
totally radiused edge for no-hang
function and comes with four pre-
drilled mounting holes. They come
in lengths of 14 with a width
of and may be used on all
models Schmit Stix come pack
aged with mounting hardware
and a decal or you may obtain
them unpackaged and stay dry
on the screws and sticker. These
are the newest design in rails and
by far the most functional to date
Look for Schmitt Stix of your nearest
skateboard dealer
B) These new truck guards
from Schmitt Stix Inc. are used
purely y for function. The guard
makes rock n rolls way smoother
by not letting the metal grind on
the cement. Truck Guards will
also function when you are doing
gnarly lapover grinders and you
need an extra edge pulling the
truck back in to the bowl Truck
Guards come pre-drilled with two
screw holes, two wood screws, and
a Schmitt Stix decal Both Schmitt
and Truck Guards are made from
a long lasting polypropylene sub-
stance that adds mere ounces to
your overall board weight
weirdo?
SP.Right. I got my hair cut and
uh...I just couldn't handle it.
88 Really, what did they think
about?
SPAww, they thought I looked like
a weirdo
88 Like a Marine or something?
SP Yeah! They asked me if I was
goin to the Army, told them NO
(hard laughter)
88 How's your diet? Do you crave
McDonalds and Wendy's crap or
heath food or home cookin?
SPI like home cookin' like uh, you
know black eyed peas
88 Ham hocks?
SP. No. Not that
88 Are you into meat courses or
vegetarian?
SP. No, I like meat. I like all kinds of
meat
88 How are those S0 shorts? Ive
noticed that you always have them
on in photos
SP. Yes, they're my favorite shorts
made. Mainly cuz of the pads and
because of Barry Zrinski-he got
me started in 'em
88 Do they hold up? They're
made of cotton/corduroy-it
seems like they would just shred on
Impact
SP.Well, they last a good year or
so. Ive had these three months and
they look brand new.
88 Who's Barry Zrinski? You men
floned his name earlier
SP. Yes, he's one of the managers
at Sensation Basin skatepark down
in Gainesville. Today him and I are
doing some ramp exhibitions at
FSU
88: What's FSU?
ТИІ
REW TRACKER LAPPER
The new Tracker LAPPER is an
innovative skateboard truck
accessory that protects the truck
while enhancing performance. The
LAPPER prevents truck hang-ups
and protects the truck stud area
during many different
maneuvers. Some of the pool
moves which are especially
improved by LAPPERS are: lapovers
rock and rols, boardslides and vari
ations of these moves such as rock
and roll fakies in the street, LAPPERS
improve the street and curb ver-
sions of these tricks, as well as spe-
cifically outdoor moves such as
curb hops
is secured onto the board
simply, by the use of two slightly
longer than usual screws for mount-
ing the truck
SP. It's a college we have. They
have a real good football team
88 So you'll be doing some
demos?
SPYeah, demos, then a contest
with a party afterwards
88 You're using that ramp, right?
SP. Yes, it's the half-pipe. Its about
8 by 16, kinda small but fun
88 And it's on a trailer, that's hot
What kind of toothpaste do you
use?
SP Toothpaste?...Crest.
88 With fluoride do you like reg-
ular or mint flavor?
SP.Mint
88 All right. Do you have any
brothers or sisters?
SP. Three sisters. One lives in
nois, one lives in Tallahassee, and
one, Tanya (14) Ives with me here at
home. She skates too, also roller
skates. Pretty hot.
Be Your family has a lot of cats
How many?
SP. Yes, we had 14 cats but three
didn't live in the birth, three got run
over, and now there's about six run-
ning around it's hard to keep count
Don't ask me the names of em
88 Any closing comments?
SP. Aww....d like to thank Bruce
Walker for picking me up and mak
ing my boards. I was riding for Fite
and he came in there and got me
and told me he'd give me some
bucks. So I started riding for him and
he really helped me out a lot. And
r'd like to thank ya'all for comin
down and riding the pool. Yalall
skated hot. We usually don't have
many people come over and we'd
like more people to come over and
skate the pool
WHO
ME?
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