HYPER!
GIANT KING POST
The Smooth Turning,
High Performance Lightweight
No hardware store boll here. This specially
machined stud lakes strength and light-
weight to their outer limits. Only on Ben
netta Finally some world class progear
RECESSED SHOCK TOWER
Not only is this the strongest king post
shock assembly, but it's completely hidden
deap in the mainframe Say goodbye to
ground down, dinged and thrashed nuts of
other trucks
SUPER SHOKS
Mr. Bennett is famous for his "Big Red
Rubbers introduced on the Hijacker enes
in 1975 Now with these all new, double
conical Super Shoks", he's done it again
Super resilient, high-rebound formula of
pure gum surgical, and other space age
goop these are the heart muscles of the
Rebel turning system. Sorry-won't
ordinary trucks
QUEST'S
JANUARY 1986
Vol.6 No.1
THRASHER
PIVOTUS GIGANTUS
Oh my gewdl Look at the size of this main
phot. By far the biggest and strongestin the
industry. Break this baby and Mr
you a double soda on the rocks
QUIK-CHANGE AXLE
Whoa! A one minute exle change? You
Only Mr. Benne knows the tua importance
of this feature. (Maybe he's working on
secret ultra-lite glass sxie? Maybe some
thing bigger than that??)
FULL FLOATING FLEXAXLE™
Held at A taxible axle? You bet Only from
the train of Bennett comes this unique,
no-band, no-break design. Exclusive soft
mounts allow the axle to defect in its own
dedicated channel, Talk about smooth
quet. hi-speed cranking! Talk about getting
air Talk about performance! Talk about a
Rebell
TWINI-BEAM ASHFRAME
Heavy duty, ghleg
by cast
ing Precision Ins
miche act alignment Built-in
Clasey! Very
STAK+TRAK PLUS
Another Bennett exclusive. Precision
spacers provide fully adjustable axle width
from 6 all the way to 6.6 and six incre
ments in between Perfect for carer
wheels and super fine tuning on any board
Again, only on Bennetts
DIRECT DRIVE GEOMETRY
Only Mr. Banatt tuly understands this
phenomenon, Others have tried and failed
This is smooth, responsive steering at its
fast. Effortless cruising snap burns, reng
cerving and all the other great things in
Gecem
Dealers...Order Now For Spring Delivery
...The All New Bennett Rebel™
And Airlite Decks
AIRLITE DECKS
The only way to top a Flebel is with a new Bennett Airlite Deck. These clean, glossy
decks are lighter, thinner and stiffer with a hollowed-out maple inner core and outer
plies of high tensile composites. (No cartoons)
SORRY, NO PROS!
You won't be seeing the pros flying high on Bennetts right away in the magazines.
That's because they can't afford to leave their sponsors who pay them to ride their stuff,
So get hot More of the world's greatest skaters have ridden their way to fame and
fortune on Bennetts than any other truck. You could be next
BUG YOUR DEALER!
The best dealers are aiready stocking Bannetta. If your dealer is out or doesn't have
them yet, do a kick tum out the door and order direct (P.S. To him to get on the ball)
SUDDEN SERVICE
Rebel Truks (ARB-8-6966), per pair, $50.00. Airlite Decks, $50.00 each, Specify Air Tool
(standard shape) or Air Foil (narrower noer, wider taij. Colors High gloss black or
white Specs and stickers (refundable) $2.00. Rebel Team Shirt (S, M, L, XL, and
stickers, $10.00. Postage and handling (domestic), add 10% Foreign and 30%
California orders add 0% sales tax. Please send cashier's check or PO money order
only
Bennett Leads in Superlight Technology.
Mr. Bennett, P.O. Box 8500-9 Newport Beach, CA 92660
Cover: Culture clashing, Claus Grabke vaults
an invert over the Iron Curtain into Czecho
slovakia to experience a skating adventure.
Photo: Shane Rouse.
Contents: Party of five. A monument to our fifth
year of publishing THRASHER Magazine.
1/1/81-1/1/86. We'll see you around.
Photo: Kevin Thatcher
SKATTERED SKATERS
Each day the skateboard scene rolls
further on, spreading thin, set to win
a radical audience worldwide
26
CULTURE CLASH
East meets west as West German
skatist Claus Grabke and entourage
drop into Czechoslovakia.... 36
SHUT UP AND SKATE,
HOUSTON
MAIL DROP
SKARFING MATERIAL
ASK THE DOCTOR
SKATER'S EDGE
STEP BY STEP.
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15
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60
PUSZONE
66
IGOR'S RECORD COLLECTION. 68
RANT 'N REEL.
69
FROM THE UNDERGROUND
74
PRODUCT PATROL
79
54
ON BOARD/TRASH
SOMETHIN' ELSE
80
87
A contest sketch from the traditional
S.U.A.S. blowout down in Texas. 44
MASSIVE TERRAIN
The bigger they are, the harder they
call... We're talking burly skating
on a major scale
THRASHER Magazino (18SN 0742-4022), January 1986, Ves, 8, No. 1. Published monthly by High Speed Productions, Inc., PO Box 884570, San Francisco, CA 94188-4570.
Cover price is $1.50 (US), $2.00/Canada), C110 (UK). Available worldwide. Subscription rate in the USA is $10.00 for one year (12 issuca), in Canads $18.00, all other countries
$25.00 per year (payable in US. tunds only)