HIGH AND DRY
In 1991, the drought on
the West Coast was in full
effect. Dry terrain meant a
great skating season. Hell
Hole was drained for the
first time in years. Noah
Peacock (above) borrowed
a board and launched over
the hip and into the abyss.
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WHEEL AND DEAL
Hard and small is the call. Di-
ameters shrunk into the low for-
ties while durometers broke one.
hundred. Same price for half the
wheel-what a great idea. Evolu-
tionary wheel scale (below, left to
right); Pre-board 42mm urethane 1
rollerskate wheel, circa 1973.
King of the seventies, the magnifi-
cent 70mm, super-gooey Kryp-1
tonics was considered a street
wheel at one time. During the
eighties, wheels fluctuated in the
60mm range, with the Bullet 66
dominating the speed category. At
press time, wheel manufacturers
old and new were scrambling to
keep up with smaller wheel sizes
like this anonymous 44mm. What
goes around comes around.
LIVING LARGE
How many people have a
dream? How many are willing
to risk everything for it? After
all is said and done, skate/surf
pirate Jay Adams (above) is still
sliding waves and skating pools.
Or how about Kelly Belmar
(right), who conceived and
FAMILY MATTERS
Christian Hosoi meets
Topper Peralta (far left).
Tony Hawk (left) and Salba
(below) married their long-
time sweethearts, Cindy and
Julie, respectively
built a fantasy clamshell in his
own backyard? Cut to the
Spanish seacoast (below), fea-
turing waves and free skating
at this spot on a topless beach.
What am I, dead?