Truck Wars: Part 1 | Jeff Grosso's Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS

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  • @damianedwards2327
    @damianedwards2327 4 роки тому +26

    I'm learning so much about skateboard history with these. RIP Grosso

    • @Dreadz530
      @Dreadz530 Рік тому

      Is he the guy in the last part? I only ask becuase the dude with the beanie is a known and proud piece of shit white power. He even is the lead singer in a white power band or was. I just watched a doc all about his Nazi ass.

    • @KidxChaos01
      @KidxChaos01 Рік тому

      Same man

    • @KidxChaos01
      @KidxChaos01 Рік тому

      RIP Grosso

  • @THICCTHICCTHICC
    @THICCTHICCTHICC 2 роки тому +6

    Jeff lived a ROUGH life, but that only makes these more sincere. He truly, truly loved skating.

  • @generalpolaris1778
    @generalpolaris1778 7 років тому +87

    Im afraid the Indy crew might beat me up, since my dad is long time Indy rider from 70's, 80's, 90's and now. I threw on a pair of Gullwing Pro 3's on my setup and I got a dirty look from my dad.

    • @dxmanforlife
      @dxmanforlife 4 роки тому +2

      Best comment.

    • @xisotopex
      @xisotopex 4 роки тому +5

      who is your dad? hope he still skates. it will keep you young or kill you.

    • @generalpolaris1778
      @generalpolaris1778 4 роки тому +13

      @@xisotopex hes gonna be 55 in september, skating since 74 and hasn't stopped since. I still skate with him to this day

    • @samstoner4984
      @samstoner4984 3 роки тому

      That's funny

    • @fabiendecker4936
      @fabiendecker4936 2 роки тому +1

      Your dad rips.
      You should follow his path, Indy for life.
      Nice day to the family !

  • @doubletakejake2664
    @doubletakejake2664 Рік тому +2

    Im 62yrs and first skateboard was a fence paling with a pair of cut skates shoes .
    We use do go to the steepest hill which was like 1/2 k of 70 degree death broke my arm trying to go straight down got the death woobles right at the bottom was going warp speed .
    To this day my mates still talk about how fast l was going .Killer experience l ended up surfing everyday but love skakeboarding still

  • @gs2904
    @gs2904 8 років тому +22

    Seriously thanks Jeff and VANS for keeping the Loveletter's going, I always look forward to the next episode!

    • @vans
      @vans  8 років тому +1

      Awesome! Be sure to hit that subscribe button on the channel main page in order to stay in the 'know' for all new clips! Since you liked Jeff's series, you might like this playlist too: bit.ly/1izd3DX

  • @arsenicpharaoh413
    @arsenicpharaoh413 6 років тому +10

    Jeff makes any day a good day in my book! glad to see him alive and healthy, pic show….love it!!

  • @printisdead1983
    @printisdead1983 2 роки тому +1

    Those og krux mirror finish were the best trucks I've ever rode.... every pair of ventures I've ever had the hanger cracked down the middle

  • @SuperJulio2008
    @SuperJulio2008 8 років тому +60

    Shitty morning but a Loveletters episode makes my day

    • @darthtortugas
      @darthtortugas 8 років тому +3

      I always smile when I see a new video in my stream.

    • @gavinsalas3585
      @gavinsalas3585 2 роки тому +1

      I hope you had a good day man

    • @SuperJulio2008
      @SuperJulio2008 2 роки тому

      @@gavinsalas3585 hope you’ve had a great week!

  • @ronthunders6124
    @ronthunders6124 4 роки тому +5

    6:06 Jeff’s sweet and stupid mug smiling LOVING his skateboarding conversations.... hahaha makes me smile and feel all fuzzy inside 😊
    When he listened to skates stuff I loved it! RIP IN PEACE YOU GINGER BITCH! We all love and miss ya!!

  • @h.c4898
    @h.c4898 3 роки тому +1

    Even back in the early 90s indies were the goats. We all gravitated towards that product not sure why or because everybody was getting it. Thanks for going on record for generations to come. All these guys are legends. That's before the bones brigades craze.

  • @dandelcastillo8176
    @dandelcastillo8176 6 років тому

    No one talks about skating the way Grosso does, can't get enough of this stuff and i'm always on the search for more in depth
    skate history/lore/anything cool, kind of stuff

  • @Finallybianca
    @Finallybianca 2 роки тому +1

    Had those titan ti lights. Kept having axle slip. Worked in a machine shop at the time ended up re centering the axle and tapping a set screw into the axle and they were the lightest trucks I could find.

  • @austinhayshays2891
    @austinhayshays2891 8 років тому +30

    Thank you for multiple eargasms around minute 6

    • @Psymon1471
      @Psymon1471 7 років тому +1

      that monty climax THROUGH the death box!

    • @mortyfalch
      @mortyfalch 7 років тому

      kkkkkkkkkk heck yeahh

  • @DiecastHD
    @DiecastHD 5 років тому +1

    I remember Tracker trucks with the plastic base. Those models sucked because they would crack and stick when grinding. Indy and Venture would grind the best for me. Skated in Fresno, CA back in the 80’s. My homeboys and I were the first to grind all of the curbs. The old days! Thanks for the video.

    • @franciscoduarte1925
      @franciscoduarte1925 Рік тому

      I got a magnesium tracker nylon base.....rode 1 time.. broke my arm......back to Indy.

  • @Zecodar
    @Zecodar 3 роки тому +2

    Crazy how there’s been over 25-50+ truck companies. Keep on keepin on

    • @jimmytgoose476
      @jimmytgoose476 Рік тому

      And some of them made a really good product . Having a good product doesn't equal success . Independent made crappy trucks for decades .

  • @robertwilder7489
    @robertwilder7489 8 років тому +1

    I still have Indys, trackers, and gullwings that I skate. love them all.

  • @satanlaffing
    @satanlaffing 7 років тому +5

    for me, I always loved INDY, THUNDER, & VENTURE. but for some ungodly reason, I always ended up with TRACKER. mind you, I NEVER bought a single set, but somehow I always ended up with a bunch of TRACKERS. I really appreciated the rubber base plates because I went through some base plates, but no one mentioned the 1 OBVIOUS problem with TRACKER.....the fvkkin' axles would slide inside of the hangars so 1 wheel would become super tight while the other 1 would become super loose & you'd ALWAYS have to bang the axles back into position just to roll. I know i'm not the only 1 to ever have to deal with that.

    • @deadbeat-vc9kg
      @deadbeat-vc9kg Рік тому +1

      Exactly what happened to all my friends who rode Trackers. They broke their base plates and had to bang their axles on the curb once in a while to fix their wheels.😂

  • @lukashrgovic8707
    @lukashrgovic8707 6 років тому +4

    Grosso’s reaction to the E-Clips was priceless

    • @jimmytgoose476
      @jimmytgoose476 Рік тому

      I'm amazed that Hawk doesn't know the difference between nuts and bolts .

  • @jarkokoo
    @jarkokoo 7 років тому

    My first trucks were Trackers, back in the '87. Now I went and bought a new pair of trucks just yesterday and so be it, that they happen to be Indys. Nice coincidence in light of this episode. :)

  • @starzkream
    @starzkream 2 роки тому +1

    Personally, Thunder trucks are my favorite street trucks. Perfect sweet spot regarding weight, durability, grind surface.

  • @johnavery1518
    @johnavery1518 8 років тому +3

    The sound of grinding trucks makes me tingly inside

  • @ccollins125
    @ccollins125 8 років тому +9

    Great idea to go into equipment. I wonder if you could do an episode on wheels or bearings or even griptape?

    • @NoBrakes23
      @NoBrakes23 8 років тому +1

      I'm hoping that's where he heads with this.

    • @jimmytgoose476
      @jimmytgoose476 Рік тому

      A love letter to bearings or griptape ?!! Fug no 🤣🤣🤣

    • @ccollins125
      @ccollins125 Рік тому

      @@jimmytgoose476 Grip tape jobs are serious business

  • @bonelles
    @bonelles 8 років тому +1

    I hope they talk about Crail Trucks in part 2. 26 years and they are still going strong! Solid team with Lincoln Ueda and Leticia Bufoni on it and they were big in late 90s and early 00s with the World Cups and ads in US and European mags.

  • @chiefmachine24
    @chiefmachine24 8 років тому +22

    16:07
    I think Daewon would disagree lol

  • @mikey-bz4it
    @mikey-bz4it 4 роки тому +1

    I feel like hearing and watching people grind makes me wanna go skate more then watching flip tricks and gaps

  • @ERICF66
    @ERICF66 8 років тому +4

    Man, I fucking love the Letters! Best episode in a while! Can't wait for part 2 of Truck Wars!

  • @jarrellvinson2624
    @jarrellvinson2624 8 років тому +5

    best luv letter ever espied b/c jeff air it on my Birthday thanks

    • @vans
      @vans  8 років тому +1

      Happy Birthday Jarrell! Glad you enjoyed Truck Wars: Part 1! Truck Wars: Part 2 is going to air on Thursday, August 11th! Make sure to check back! Until then, you can find more Loveletters here: bit.ly/29SdQDy

  • @JeremyWint
    @JeremyWint 8 років тому +4

    In part 2, could you guys address the size change of baseplates that seemed to have happened at some point in the 90s? I've always been curious to understand why from a design perspective that they got smaller.

    • @frankiegamboa7240
      @frankiegamboa7240 6 років тому +3

      nose slides/ tail slides would destroy base plates at that time period beefed em up to save the pivot point and to modernize bolt patterns

  • @LyndonTCorbett
    @LyndonTCorbett 8 років тому +4

    Would be rad if we could get all these Love Letter's compiled on a DVD!

    • @vans
      @vans  8 років тому

      That would be awesome! Thanks for watching, Lyndon! You can always watch all the Loveletters episodes, here: bit.ly/2bGui9o

    • @cron205
      @cron205 6 років тому

      LyndonTCorbett I totally agree VHS would be SANO RAD too

    • @cron205
      @cron205 6 років тому

      Vans put out DVD's of this show

    • @sarahpottshaynes8150
      @sarahpottshaynes8150 4 роки тому

      💘

  • @xisotopex
    @xisotopex 4 роки тому +1

    Grosso is a classic... "sun and fun"... he cant really be dead...

  • @ErgoCogita
    @ErgoCogita 8 років тому +3

    Gullwing Magnesiums were pretty cool to see in action. They sparked a little and smelled like an electrical fire.

    • @cron205
      @cron205 6 років тому

      ErgoCogita GULLWINGS RULE😎

  • @ratinthecat2
    @ratinthecat2 6 років тому +1

    Bless the editor of this video, the visual references please my feeble, millennial brain.

  • @quinnhudson6064
    @quinnhudson6064 4 роки тому +1

    That grind compilation is not something I need I needed

  • @skategreaser
    @skategreaser 8 років тому +1

    This is one of the best Loveletters yet.

    • @vans
      @vans  8 років тому +1

      Hi +skategreaser, so stoked you enjoyed! Check back for Truck Wars Part 2 on 8/11. Meanwhile, check out more Grosso clips, here: bit.ly/2a950RM

  • @hosoiarchives4858
    @hosoiarchives4858 8 років тому +3

    Jeff Kendall needs to be on loveletters

  • @mehugtree
    @mehugtree 8 років тому +2

    Love the C.H.i.P.s. insert at 7:24!

  • @DAWIII
    @DAWIII 8 років тому +1

    ran into Jason Jesse at Venice Skatepark "Out of the Blue ", it was Great to see him after all these years!

  • @gregbillings
    @gregbillings 4 роки тому

    I had a set of tracker ultralights..... a nd would snap kingpins and be unable to ride until I could afford a replacement base.
    My dad drilled put the base to remove the king pin and we went to the hardware store and bought upgraded bolts.
    I eventually swapped to indy with a set of red trucks that I ground to the axle. They looked dope.

  • @danieldrkness7489
    @danieldrkness7489 8 років тому +1

    LOVE LETTERS RULE!!!!...such good watching and history channel of skateboarding!

    • @vans
      @vans  8 років тому

      What's up, Daniel! Thanks so much for watching! Check out more of Jeff Grosso's awesome skateboarding history, here: bit.ly/2a950RM

    • @danieldrkness7489
      @danieldrkness7489 8 років тому

      Vans!!!..seen them all!..too good!..I wait for the new ones and check in each week!..love your work!

  • @TheMarct707
    @TheMarct707 4 роки тому +1

    After almost 2 years of learning as much as I could in my driveway and neighborhood streets on a fucking Nash Executioner, I had finally saved up enough for a real set up that I could bring to a local spot and skate without ridicule. I ordered and Adam McNatt complete from Skully Bros. It showed up and I spent another week getting the nerve to actually show up to the curbs & loading docks behind Longs Drugs. I finally gathered up enough testicular fortitude to roll up. The last thing I was thinking about was that I was riding Gullwings...and that was the day I learned how serious Northern Californians take their trucks. After a few days of going through the motions the local crew realized that I was not going to go away. One of the older kids gave me his old Indy's and the world kept on turning.

  • @kerryogrady9927
    @kerryogrady9927 6 років тому +2

    Lance Mountain,skateboarder and damn fine human being.

  • @trevor_mcdonald
    @trevor_mcdonald 3 роки тому

    I’ve been a thunder guy from 2011-2019. I picked up a pair on Aces and I love them. I want to try some 159 indys next

  • @manelew7754
    @manelew7754 8 років тому +1

    just when you thought the letters couldnt get better, it does! best part. jeff and jason smoking. jeff or jason should have their own show like B~Reals smoke box.... I wonder if those crazy round G&S trucks will make the next episode?

  • @maxiepattie85
    @maxiepattie85 8 років тому +1

    Dame that was one of the best ones yet... edit wise. I LOVE THESE!!!

  • @samstoner4984
    @samstoner4984 3 роки тому

    I skated 30 plus years.rode independent that's it...going out this summer I'm 47 years old had a stroke 3 years ago.it's my passion.SKATE

  • @JAWS1376
    @JAWS1376 7 років тому

    I remember back in the day Gullwing came out with super flyweights or something like that. it was a black plastic base to replace to make them lighter.

  • @cberbes
    @cberbes 8 років тому +1

    No single mention of G&S chromolly trucks? Late 80s I loved those, grind like no tomorrow, could turn great even when tight. Didn't last long, so I went back to Indy after a few sets, but aside from the fact that they didn't last, they were the best functioning truck in my opinion.

  • @Ayanami0001
    @Ayanami0001 8 років тому +2

    Jeff Kendall needs an entire Letters dedication!

  • @SeyePhi
    @SeyePhi 3 роки тому +1

    these letters will live on forever

  • @Painless1992
    @Painless1992 8 років тому +1

    Didn't even mention Destructos, they had pretty sick team as well and I really like the ones I am riding.

    • @skulleagletartat
      @skulleagletartat 8 років тому

      renaldis, was that a truck, too?

    • @Mockyovelli
      @Mockyovelli 8 років тому +2

      Web Trucks and Kreeper

    • @MilkSteak23
      @MilkSteak23 8 років тому

      oh shit I used to rock Destructos, I remember they had so much room to grind down before you got to the king pin. I was disappointed in the one pair of Fury trucks I got, the bushings were so soft they squished out the sides when I tightened them. P.S Tensor trucks sucked and I forgot about how many trucks in my day came and went like Ruckus, Monster, Kreper etc. Sorry nostalgia got me rambling.

  • @wagonburnerturner369
    @wagonburnerturner369 6 років тому +2

    5:39 absolute music to my ears

  • @larryzeno7133
    @larryzeno7133 5 років тому

    I had all your boards skating Upland pipe growing up there. Tried most of them ended up Tracker with Oj 2’s one small riser and any board left!

  • @julianwallinger8700
    @julianwallinger8700 7 років тому +1

    Beautiful show.

  • @erichanhauser3190
    @erichanhauser3190 9 місяців тому

    Losi is a beast. Indy for life. Thunder on the long board. I fall more on the long board but pretty fun. Bumps & bruises. Element. Prob 25 yrs old.

  • @eight_hundred_eighteen
    @eight_hundred_eighteen 2 роки тому

    Not even a minute in and I had already fell in love with this episode 0:47 that fucking adolescent pre-testicle drop battle cry was everything.

  • @winsomelosenone
    @winsomelosenone 8 років тому

    I know that anxiety when getting new trucks. I just bought my first pair (Thunders) in about 4 plus years. At least I have my old bushings though. P.s, boil your new bushings for a few minutes, idk it just works.

  • @Therealbackslabbath
    @Therealbackslabbath 4 роки тому +1

    Hey, can we go back to that Indy ad real quick??

  • @ca9968
    @ca9968 3 роки тому +2

    Tracker Agro`s...best trucks EVER!!!

  • @sidlo5174
    @sidlo5174 8 років тому +52

    Wow that bs smith by Dylan. Rip

    • @evanbeavis4665
      @evanbeavis4665 7 років тому +2

      sadiq carrington is called a monty grind there a love letter on it

    • @fuckyshityfuckshit
      @fuckyshityfuckshit 5 років тому +1

      Dude slayed on transition.

    • @sulfurcorpse4335
      @sulfurcorpse4335 4 роки тому +1

      RIP grosso.

    • @Tricklarock
      @Tricklarock 4 роки тому

      Riiight!?! It almost looks like he intended to stop at the death box to make it even gnarlier?

  • @joedegraeve
    @joedegraeve 8 років тому +2

    Favorite show

    • @vans
      @vans  8 років тому +1

      Hey Joe! Thanks so much for watching the Loveletters with Jeff Grosso! The next episode will air on 8/11, so be sure to check back! Meanwhile, check out his Lovenotes, here: bit.ly/29SdQDy

  • @RaulJanga
    @RaulJanga 11 місяців тому

    Cutter trucks from La Jolla, San Diego. Chris Cook put me on their team. Good Trucks !

  • @fuckhead9194
    @fuckhead9194 3 роки тому

    Lazers were very good, and had a bunch of extra metal on too to grind off before you get to the axel...

  • @2499517
    @2499517 5 років тому

    Such well put together shows. Take a bow

  • @peterjones9646
    @peterjones9646 8 років тому

    can't wait for the next episodes I watch them all.

    • @vans
      @vans  8 років тому

      That's awesome, Peter! Thanks so much for continuing to watch! The next Loveletters episode comes out on 8/11, so be sure to check back. Meanwhile, check out this Love Notes episode, here: bit.ly/2aJJm6p

    • @peterjones9646
      @peterjones9646 8 років тому +1

      Heck yes!

  • @big3ye378
    @big3ye378 7 років тому +1

    I really want to skate one of those 80s boards to see what it feels like

  • @microchrist6122
    @microchrist6122 7 років тому +2

    came back for the truck noise montage 5:57

  • @comradesandwich9437
    @comradesandwich9437 5 років тому

    Yo that backtail Ben Schroeder did was like from the future. Looks like it was filmed yesterday with a hi 8 cam.

  • @mikecynic5167
    @mikecynic5167 3 роки тому

    I just skate Ventures and Independents. Venture started out as the cheap version of the Independent truck. Both are good.

  • @erikmolnar6585
    @erikmolnar6585 3 роки тому

    Lance is Awesome! He reminds me of Oscar the Grouch sometimes. Rest in Reeses Pieces Jeff.

  • @scottieskatan4219
    @scottieskatan4219 8 років тому

    Gullwing super pro 3 had a pair in the late 80's loved them,now Destructo I run and there pretty good.

    • @skooli2
      @skooli2 8 років тому +1

      I kept breaking kingpins on GW Super Pro 3's. Some kid left a Caballero with Indys on it at my house around that time, and I've been on Indys since.

  • @jeremymtc
    @jeremymtc 8 років тому

    Grosso's the original skate dinosaur and has the graphic to prove it. I rode ACS, Bennet, Lazer, Tracker, Gullwing, Indy and Thunder, in that order. Favorite was the late '80s Thunders with Indy stg V as second. The newer Thunders kind of suck, thanks Shrewgy!
    Let's do wheels next!

  • @Natus_ReBorn
    @Natus_ReBorn 8 років тому +3

    Monster trucks heath kirchart as the ambassador , I had a pair

  • @cron205
    @cron205 8 років тому

    thank goodness i was wondering when the next episode for the loveletters to skateboarding was gonna happen EL heavy grosso is Da Man the legend the skateboarder RAD DOG and GOD

  • @hosoiarchives4858
    @hosoiarchives4858 8 років тому +1

    Best video in world history

  • @Noahsage781
    @Noahsage781 4 роки тому

    jeff was fuckin narly and he always will be inside our hearts

  • @corywilliams3846
    @corywilliams3846 6 років тому

    You guys are so ****ING RAD ! Don't stop doing what you do

  • @dirtlos3497
    @dirtlos3497 4 роки тому +1

    Indy for life!!

  • @jcolterh
    @jcolterh 4 роки тому

    Venture was all I would ride in the 90s. Later I branched out to independent and Tensor.

  • @lukeadams8565
    @lukeadams8565 3 роки тому

    i had a red pair of web trucks when i was a kid cant really remember them all that much aside from the front truck breaking

  • @efjefe
    @efjefe 4 роки тому

    I use to ride indie on the back tracker on the front. Back in fish boards nice setup.

    • @jimmytgoose476
      @jimmytgoose476 2 роки тому

      I bet it handled like a fork lift truck 😃

  • @sinisterblister9981
    @sinisterblister9981 Рік тому +1

    Steve Olsen is so hilarious. He just talks like skate god :D

  • @finejustgivemeaname
    @finejustgivemeaname 2 роки тому

    Ventures were my truck of choice in the 90s

  • @CreationArtCards
    @CreationArtCards 8 років тому

    Where can I get Steve Caballero's t-shirt .. ? Love it !!

  • @erichanhauser3190
    @erichanhauser3190 5 років тому

    This show rules.

  • @shanereaction1396
    @shanereaction1396 7 років тому +2

    All that grinding was music to my ears

  • @sofa_king_gnarly6166
    @sofa_king_gnarly6166 8 років тому +1

    Indy 169s with a Grind King kingpin and Supercush bushings on a 1" Cell block. Now that's Oldskool!

  • @michaeljohn8905
    @michaeljohn8905 Рік тому

    Dude LANCE hit it right on the head . Yo to me these guys where my freaking HEROS . Even when VERT went unpopular I still wanted to ride VERT ! Those dudes were gnarly and all you had to do to shut a mofo up was to tell that person to drop in a 12 ft. Ramp . People tired of it cause they couldn’t do it. I was into street and I moved to CLEARWATER for a short time and there was a indoor skate ramp with mini and vert ramp. It was gnarly. I learned a lot there and when I ca,e back to NY my style was so much bigger and better.

  • @nickc3121
    @nickc3121 4 роки тому

    Can you please tell us stories about how skaters created names for all tricks because without ever knowing, I always wanted the roast beef grab to be my go to trick for air grabs/inverts, and that's your baby. And you're rashnadr to the max.
    Edit: oh my God,I just found out that my very much longtime skateboard idol has passed away. I'm in shock still so I have no idea what to say, but I need to say my part in saying he was as awesome as it gets. RIP Grossman.

  • @jaysonmclellan2081
    @jaysonmclellan2081 6 років тому

    My first pair were Gullwing. But I'm an Indy guy till death.
    When I was a kid, we all thought Trackers were hollow... or soft!

  • @curtanderson4145
    @curtanderson4145 Рік тому

    They didn’t mention Deadbolt trucks, i road those while skating for Zorlac.

    • @JimmyHandtrixx
      @JimmyHandtrixx 11 місяців тому

      were zorlac on thunder trucks as well or just alva? i wonder how many still rode indys even when sponsored by other brands....

  • @vincentanderson1188
    @vincentanderson1188 8 років тому +1

    jason jesse, what a man.

    • @vans
      @vans  8 років тому

      Thanks for watching, Vincent! We're glad you enjoyed! Don't miss out on the most recent Grosso episode, here: bit.ly/2bR4KVm

  • @jesusdanielruiz8596
    @jesusdanielruiz8596 8 років тому +1

    Godbless skateboarding and its history

  • @adamfan82
    @adamfan82 8 років тому

    Damnnnnn so cool there is a Taiwanese house plate at the back next to lance 's head!? How did he get those?

  • @NoBrakes23
    @NoBrakes23 8 років тому

    I was all about Tracker BITD, but now I put my son on MitUSA Indies. Curious about those Avenues, though.

    • @delplaya5
      @delplaya5 8 років тому

      If the reason your choosing Indy over Tracker is where they are made Trackers and Orion which are made by Tracker are made in San Diego area. I believe Thunder and Venture are also made in the U.S. That might be it, possibly Gullwing? Indy, Trackers, and Orion are all trucks I have experience with and they are all great. Indy and Orion are fairly similar, I have some Tracker Darts that are really unique fun trucks.

    • @NoBrakes23
      @NoBrakes23 8 років тому

      +delplaya5 I honestly thought Tracker had gone out of business. I haven't seen them in forever, and I thought I saw them on a Wal-Mart board about a decade ago. If they are still around and US made, that's awesome.
      When I got my son his first complete a few years ago, the only US made trucks in the shop were Indys.

    • @delplaya5
      @delplaya5 8 років тому +1

      Yeah they are still around with several different models and sizes. Can't go wrong with Indy though.

  • @kristopherkrueger4617
    @kristopherkrueger4617 3 роки тому

    Olsen & Oster are spot on. Nobody changes trucks unless they have to. Decks & wheels are more consumable, degradable parts.

  • @jugaloo5873
    @jugaloo5873 8 років тому

    Ok, UK Skater first since 82 ish. Right... trackers, super cheap on Gary Smith complete setups would break (bought it for the trucks, laper and the tracker copings, (the Pacer boards were shit). Later 80's as street came in, indys axles would shift. Gullwings were cool but the cut out on vert seemed to be cheating (as with everything from z-rollers!). Late 80's/90's G&S had some sort of magic about them that made them grind anything...dunno what it was, but like stussi hats, it was the bomb. So Venture.....ground fine, didn't break, no axle shift and not as expensive as g&s, (which had died out by then), and they listened out about nose slides and the placement of the front truck bolts...options!. No more double drilling with a sketchy shit drill!

  • @seanthomasrauchert1695
    @seanthomasrauchert1695 5 років тому

    6:20 dylan has so much style!

  • @kristopherkrueger4617
    @kristopherkrueger4617 Рік тому

    TORCH! Magnesium hangers that threw sparks while grinding masonry.

  • @mahoney1360
    @mahoney1360 8 років тому +1

    This episode was fucking excellent.

  • @1ironaut538
    @1ironaut538 8 років тому +1

    I love the loveletters

    • @vans
      @vans  8 років тому

      We love you! Thanks for watching, John 117! Truck Wars Part 2 comes out this Thursday, so be sure to check back! Meanwhile, watch more Jeff Grosso videos, here: bit.ly/2aEtmj5

    • @1ironaut538
      @1ironaut538 8 років тому +2

      +Vans haha yes I've probably seen it but I will check it out! i honestly don't even skate, I mountain bike and mostly ski, but I love the history of skateboarding and how the jeff grosso episodes illustate it. never stop producing this shit it is fucking fascinating and forever entertaining. love jeff and these episodes