That's because that's what they're for,stability. The popsicle sticks people think of as skateboards today are upsized freestyle decks come up with by Rodney Mullen during his World Industries days. 😆
+Whitebread raps Coudln't agree more. Just ordered a sweet 10" Alva deck and Trackers with Kryptonics. Rode those babies growing up and there's nothing like them!
Surprisingly, this skateboard is actually a pretty decent street board. It Kickflips VERY nicely, in my opinion better than the old popsickle stick. I can also get my ollies high enough on flat to be able to do Mute grabs and Indy grabs on it, so it has pretty good Pop. If you can get used to the size of the deck, you can pretty much do just as much on it as you can with a popsickle. Don't be mistaken, it's called the Street Axe for a reason, and it does its job very well. Buy this Deck!
How tall r u? Because im 13 and i skate a 8.25 and mostly ride bowls and vert but occasionally street that's why I want to get this but the problem is will it be to big for me?? (Shoe size : 9 uk)
Rob Fitzpatrick I'm thirteen as well but I'm a size seven shoes UK and I find that a board as wide as that is very hard to Ollie and kickflip on. if you want a shaped deck I suggest getting a smaller width one around an 8.25
@@robfitzpatrick2763 im thirteen while you are now seventeen. i have size 12 shoes and ride fat shaped decks or at least an 8.6 popsicle. got my eyes on the steadham spade deck from '85.
cuatromonster Most of the better Skateshops have them, or can order them for you. They are easy to find online in trusted shops. just search for elephant skateboards. Also Santa Cruz and Powell reissued their most important oldschool Decks and you can buy them for about 50-80dollars.
When I was younger and watching Mike in the 90s I wondered why he wasn't blasting handrails and stair sets like everyone else at the time. 23 years later he is one of the few pros I still remember and admire. I forgot all the handrails and gaps from the magazines, but I vividly remember seeing Mikes handplants on things nobody else was touching.
I love the retro look with the modern feel. That also looks like it has some serious concave to it. more than your average. Im getting one. not to do street skating with but i think it would be cool to have one you can just have fun with
That double sided deck that Mike showed, I remember that. An older kid that we all looked up to because he was so good, plus he was nice to us, he had that. He told us it was the future of skateboarding. I didn't realize it was a Mike Valley board. I've been wanting an 80s fishtail style set up. I may grab one of these. The Caballero reissue looks sweet but the nose is short and flat. I'm digging this shape.
This is the best thing about coming up with your ideas being creative and doing wat your mind tells yiu to do its cool thats a subscriber for you my man
I learned bonelesses and street plants from watching mike. I eventually got to the point I could 360 boneless in a mini pipe. Didnt think much of it till I was getting props from other skaters. Thank you mike V for all you have done for skateboarding 🤘
Other than the blue color, I think it looks pretty solid. I'm def gonna order one soon. The team fits my style of skating, so the board shapes should mirror that.
You are very right. Back in the day when Mike V grew up skating everyone just skated everything. We would skate street then hit up a backyard ramp or ditch or anything we could find to skate. It's more fun than only doing one style. Another good example to watch is Mark Gonzales.
+jake hoyt haha I know, I thought that, doing a trick in front of you mates is one thing, but keeping up a flow, with the name Mike Vallely, is another.
The first company to come out with a commercially available double-tail board was World Industries - Mike V was involved with them in 1989 after he left Powell-Peralta. This ultimately became the industry-standard shape and the first board to be commercially released on this design was Mike V's deck with World Industries. Hope this helps, buddy :)
Those decks with cruiser wheels go crazy fast which is perfect to me. The challenge is getting the same tricks I get on a 8.38 board with a 10 in board.
I'm riding a Krooked Zip Zinger, Theeve TiAX 5.0 trucks, Krooked Krusherz wheels (78a 54mm) and bones reds with 1/8inch riser pads. I'm really just getting into it but its super fun so far.
If I could have my choice of shape I would like that double kick tail skate deck that Mike V rode like he showed when he was mentioning the popsickle stick deck because that 80's shape was similar,but not the same due the nose and kicktail being more squared off rather than rounded off. If I could have one of those same shapes that Mike rode in the 80's with an 8 inch width by 31.75 inch length with that more squared off nose and kicktail,I would buy it in an instant! I remember Mike V's final part from that old Santa Cruz video at the end as the last skater and fell in love with that deck he was riding.
+Jampi Jampe hard to skate with hard wheels good for a cruiser or a filmer board but year it's fun the concave is nice and you could probably pull of some tricks. Don't underestimate how small it is its a lot smaller than you think I could compare it to like a nickel board
I rock the jersey devil deck myself, actually I'm the first person besides mike V to ever have one. !!!! It flicks so much better than the popsicle decks ive become so used to riding Elephant brand WMC !!!
I love how mike v is doing his own thing. Personally i prefer the 'modern' style boards but hes right, skaters should be individual therefore everyone should have an individual board
yes they are. fish shapes with "money bumps". big wide decks with indy 169 or 215's with khiro bushings and big ass 60 - 65 mm wheels. rails are a must.
Is that the same mike v who got in a lot of fist fights? Damn he's mellowed if it is him. He seems way lighter hearted and happier. Good for him. Always one of my favs.
I do have a set of STFs but I don't know if I like them so much yet because they are hard and so bumpy on the road, where I live there are a ton of trees so the pavement is a cracked and uneven from the roots and strewn with sticks and leaves so I have to find a happy medium, I'm going to try some Rat Bones wheels though.
Was so funny seeing Mike V on the Viva la Bam episode Vito's revenge. At the end how Bam and CKY had the construction dirt lifter to destroy their house lol
OLD SCHOOL LATE 80S BOARDS ARE THE COOLEST LOOIKNG
+youreallbrainwashed Hell Yeah!
My favorite late eighties early nineties I loved newdeal and channel one
Agree! I just started riding a Black Label OG Bars Lucero board and love it. Kids at the park keep thinking it's a long board 😁
Hell yeah!
Pretty much anything 80s was better.
The reason mike v isn't in street league is everyone is a pro in there and mike v is a legend
100%
Street league is lame tbh
I actually think oldschool decks are perfect for vert skating and cruising ,anyone agree
+Whitebread raps I'm actually trying to pick up an Old School deck for cruising actually.
+Tyler Cochrane good luck
That's because that's what they're for,stability. The popsicle sticks people think of as skateboards today are upsized freestyle decks come up with by Rodney Mullen during his World Industries days. 😆
+Whitebread raps Coudln't agree more. Just ordered a sweet 10" Alva deck and Trackers with Kryptonics. Rode those babies growing up and there's nothing like them!
+Whitebread raps He doesn't really need luck...most companies reissued all their old school decks..H-Street, Santa Cruz, Powell, etc
This guy has so much control on the board. This is why he is a legendary skater. East coast represent
Now thats how you end a set up video! 540 boneless!!!
I love when he does that trick!! Who else do u see doing that? No one that's who lol foreal thou dope af bro I love boneless tricks
Surprisingly, this skateboard is actually a pretty decent street board. It Kickflips VERY nicely, in my opinion better than the old popsickle stick. I can also get my ollies high enough on flat to be able to do Mute grabs and Indy grabs on it, so it has pretty good Pop. If you can get used to the size of the deck, you can pretty much do just as much on it as you can with a popsickle.
Don't be mistaken, it's called the Street Axe for a reason, and it does its job very well. Buy this Deck!
How tall r u? Because im 13 and i skate a 8.25 and mostly ride bowls and vert but occasionally street that's why I want to get this but the problem is will it be to big for me?? (Shoe size : 9 uk)
Rob Fitzpatrick I'm thirteen as well but I'm a size seven shoes UK and I find that a board as wide as that is very hard to Ollie and kickflip on. if you want a shaped deck I suggest getting a smaller width one around an 8.25
Rad Skanking Skateboarder lmao mute grabs and Indy grabs on flat
@@robfitzpatrick2763 im thirteen while you are now seventeen. i have size 12 shoes and ride fat shaped decks or at least an 8.6 popsicle. got my eyes on the steadham spade deck from '85.
@@mr.jamster8414 gonna be 18 in 2 weeks, how time flies
i approve this move to oldschool shapes very much!
Ya me too. Where can I get one? Hate popsicle boards. Old school is the ONLY way to go in my opinion.
cuatromonster black label makes some welcome is pretty popular and is what I'm riding and solitaire makes a few
cuatromonster Most of the better Skateshops have them, or can order them for you. They are easy to find online in trusted shops.
just search for elephant skateboards. Also Santa Cruz and Powell reissued their most important oldschool Decks and you can buy them for about 50-80dollars.
try Welcome board. they makes such that shape too
I just bought this board at a shop in OceanCity Maryland 3 days ago
Thanks for keeping originality alive Mike. Much love.
When I was younger and watching Mike in the 90s I wondered why he wasn't blasting handrails and stair sets like everyone else at the time.
23 years later he is one of the few pros I still remember and admire. I forgot all the handrails and gaps from the magazines, but I vividly remember seeing Mikes handplants on things nobody else was touching.
I just bought a board like that.
I'm so digging this guy style.
It's cool when you see people that think the same
I just switched to shaped deck recently and I love it, I'm riding a welcome at the moment but I love the elephant decks they have some crazy shapes.
I love the retro look with the modern feel. That also looks like it has some serious concave to it. more than your average. Im getting one. not to do street skating with but i think it would be cool to have one you can just have fun with
I love the 70's style skating. it wasn't all about those difficult flip tricks lol haha
Don't you mean 80s? Because mike's board is inspired by the 80s.
i was just talking about my favorite era of skating.
got u...
I like both styles I love flip tricks but I also like old school style I mix it up and do both but tbh I'm more of a new school kinda guy
@@BobDaPumpkin Skateboard had metal wheels in the 70's.
That double sided deck that Mike showed, I remember that. An older kid that we all looked up to because he was so good, plus he was nice to us, he had that. He told us it was the future of skateboarding. I didn't realize it was a Mike Valley board. I've been wanting an 80s fishtail style set up. I may grab one of these. The Caballero reissue looks sweet but the nose is short and flat. I'm digging this shape.
This guy brought back the oldschool deck took 10 years now everybody is skating these, Mike Vallely a trend setta 💯
I absolutely love the street axe I love the look, concave and shape is so cool and unique
love the board and the idea of Individualality with a different board.
This is the best thing about coming up with your ideas being creative and doing wat your mind tells yiu to do its cool thats a subscriber for you my man
Great idea. Excellent skating. Keep 80's style shapes alive!!!
if you guys like retro shapes try welcome skateboards one of my setups is a welcome board and I love them
Yes! I've got the lindworm shape on my park setup they're solid
That run at the end of the video was sick!! The old school(1980s - 1990s) style of skating will never die!!! :-)
Damn right Mike. Love the board. Fully support the style.
I learned bonelesses and street plants from watching mike. I eventually got to the point I could 360 boneless in a mini pipe. Didnt think much of it till I was getting props from other skaters. Thank you mike V for all you have done for skateboarding 🤘
I love Mike V's riding style on the miniramp!! he's so good
Dope setup! Even though I didn't live to see the 80s, I love those decks and the shape. I ride a old school Powell Peralta and it is so fun.
Other than the blue color, I think it looks pretty solid. I'm def gonna order one soon. The team fits my style of skating, so the board shapes should mirror that.
Love the way that guy skates definitely one of the best of all time he's in my top five of my favorite skaters
You are very right. Back in the day when Mike V grew up skating everyone just skated everything. We would skate street then hit up a backyard ramp or ditch or anything we could find to skate. It's more fun than only doing one style. Another good example to watch is Mark Gonzales.
I'd love this. I really want an old school board like this. I'm breaking out an old Valterra to ride, but wish it was concave like this.
he destroyed that mini ramp, all them people watchin too
+jake hoyt haha I know, I thought that, doing a trick in front of you mates is one thing, but keeping up a flow, with the name Mike Vallely, is another.
+Tracy Panavia word
Mike V, what a legend! Tore that mini ramp up!
Just got a Dimebag with indy 169s and 60mm spitfires, it shreds so hard, is comfy and unique as hell.
Love the look and colours
Man that board looks so unique and sick for bowl riding
I bought this board few days ago and it is absolutely amazing!
The first company to come out with a commercially available double-tail board was World Industries - Mike V was involved with them in 1989 after he left Powell-Peralta. This ultimately became the industry-standard shape and the first board to be commercially released on this design was Mike V's deck with World Industries. Hope this helps, buddy :)
Those decks with cruiser wheels go crazy fast which is perfect to me.
The challenge is getting the same tricks I get on a 8.38 board with a 10 in board.
THATS A SICK BOARD SHAPE, I REALLY WANT ONE NOW!!!!!. MIKE V YOUR AN AWESOME SKATER!!!!!
that board is badass
I'm impatient to find this board in France. Looks to be great !!!!!
Mike V is one of my favorite skaters in 2005 when he was on Element Ality vol1
i got one of his company's boards and it lasts a long time for me and it skates so good
I'm riding a Krooked Zip Zinger, Theeve TiAX 5.0 trucks, Krooked Krusherz wheels (78a 54mm) and bones reds with 1/8inch riser pads. I'm really just getting into it but its super fun so far.
It looks like the right brand for me. I like MV because his style is old school but still so unique. Wish I could meet him some day.
Hey Mike will this shape is amazing !
Best board I have ridden yet...never going back!!!!
You are one of my favorite skateboarders
mike v is one of a kind when it comes to skateboarding
I had the old Vallely Snake edition, awesome board, i wish I had another one!
Didn't they make a re issue ?
Amazing, he got unique style.
Dirty Fences! Holy crap! Tiny band I did sound for at university last year!
mike v is so classic!! that last 360 boneless was NUTS!!!
I believe that's a 540 boneless.
Awesome setup. I like it.
Mike is sooo damn cool! Love his style and his boards! Keep up the amazing work and keep on shredding :)
I have been waiting for one of his Elephant boards to get to my house!!
If I could have my choice of shape I would like that double kick tail skate deck that Mike V rode like he showed when he was mentioning the popsickle stick deck because that 80's shape was similar,but not the same due the nose and kicktail being more squared off rather than rounded off. If I could have one of those same shapes that Mike rode in the 80's with an 8 inch width by 31.75 inch length with that more squared off nose and kicktail,I would buy it in an instant! I remember Mike V's final part from that old Santa Cruz video at the end as the last skater and fell in love with that deck he was riding.
Really like that board.
love the set up man
Just bought his deck for 55 dollars on select skate shop it's 9.5 32 inches and it's amazing looking forward to riding ot
Is it good? Im planning on buying it too.
+Jampi Jampe hard to skate with hard wheels good for a cruiser or a filmer board but year it's fun the concave is nice and you could probably pull of some tricks. Don't underestimate how small it is its a lot smaller than you think I could compare it to like a nickel board
man that setup is sweet
got mine last week on indys and g-bones soooo sweet!!!
I used to have an old deck the same shape (nose & tail) same and old skool style i got for xmas early 90s from Sears n Roebucks.I miss that board..
I think I'm going to try this board out.
Boards cool, but I was more impressed at how effortlessly your ripped that pipe.
Probs gonna see this man on vocals for Black Flag next week, sick! 🤘🤘🤘
I love this board!!!
Great! Does not know how wide his board is or how long...But yeah, real modern! Awesome board and looks great.
I rock the jersey devil deck myself, actually I'm the first person besides mike V to ever have one. !!!! It flicks so much better than the popsicle decks ive become so used to riding
Elephant brand WMC !!!
Such a legend !!!
I think mike v has a buttery setup best looking board i have seen these days for sure...
I love how mike v is doing his own thing. Personally i prefer the 'modern' style boards but hes right, skaters should be individual therefore everyone should have an individual board
i wanna get the Elephant Street Shape just cause of Mike V hes such a legend
yes they are. fish shapes with "money bumps". big wide decks with indy 169 or 215's with khiro bushings and big ass 60 - 65 mm wheels. rails are a must.
Is that the same mike v who got in a lot of fist fights? Damn he's mellowed if it is him. He seems way lighter hearted and happier. Good for him. Always one of my favs.
Mike V gets me so hyped
Beautiful
That's a sweet deck!
So cool and he is so right, I want that board :)
Street Axe, yea.
dude thats awesome. I just got some 149s and I dont want to purchase a whole new set of trucks just because I want a wider board
Mike V is such a badass!! Wish i could meet dude or even skate with him
A skate board legend
Damn you mike v that's actually pretty rad!
dope ,style old school rules!!! gotta have the converse chuck taylors!!!
Finishing move was awesome, he went so far out he all most missed the ramp 💜🇺🇸
This guy is a legend
Mike V = Straight fucken LEGEND!
This is super gnarly , finally someone says no the the popsicle!!
That's a nice setup
I Love that set up!!! Th e popsicle shape is totally not for me, so this to me is perfect !
O Street evoluiu.
O Vertical andou para trás.
Hoje é chato ver um cara andar no vertical.
Old School is the best!!!
you look so different from tony hawk underground :3 its cool seeing skaters from a game in real life
That was an amazing miniramp run at the end. What do you call the thing he pulls at 1:43? Dude is flying
That's so cool!
Mike v's skateboard party! Awesome app! I'm always playin it :)
i love this guy so much...mike V is a fucking LEGEND!
I do have a set of STFs but I don't know if I like them so much yet because they are hard and so bumpy on the road, where I live there are a ton of trees so the pavement is a cracked and uneven from the roots and strewn with sticks and leaves so I have to find a happy medium, I'm going to try some Rat Bones wheels though.
He still makes it look easy.
Nice board!
Was so funny seeing Mike V on the Viva la Bam episode Vito's revenge. At the end how Bam and CKY had the construction dirt lifter to destroy their house lol
Legendary