YOUNG WHIPPERSNAPPERS
Street skating is everyone's
favorite pastime, and impossi-
bles are the borderline from old
school to new. Every little kid
can do the whip, while old
dudes still scratch their heads
over the basic ollie. George
Guzman (opposite page) steps
lively down five stairs. The new
set-up at press time (it may
have changed by the time you
read this, T-ed) is small wheels,
micro risers, flat nose and tail,
shallow concave-you know, a
freestyle board (below right).
...AND OLD CRANKERS
After thirty years on wheels,
skateboarding's legions are still
diverse. Speed is still a common.
denominator in all good skal-
BRYCE CANT
ing. Some skaters have gone
back to their roots with the
oldest style yet, hill bombing.
Fast cats Ruben Orkin, Curtis
Hsiang and Blake Von Knopka
(below left) show some butt
crack on the steep slopes of
Berkeley, California, before the
big char of 1991. Empty pools
always turn the heads of
crusty veterans. Keith Meek
(above) couldn't resist the lure
of the Charm Bowl.
FASHION FISH
Skate fashion tended toward
the hobo vein in 1991-the
dirtier the better. Sacramento,
California, has the dirtiest