Welcome to "Skate the Planet"

This site is a resource for "aging kids" who refuse to give in to society's rigorous demands on maturity. We aim to keep older skaters on top of the latest stuff in skateboarding and other miscellaneous crap. If you think you're too old to skateboard or you think it's inappropriate for someone your age... think again!
This site is for you!

Skateboarding in the Seventies

As a kid, in the seventies, I had a blue plastic skateboard that sufficed in those days. It's center sparkled with a cheesy holographic inlay and an etched hatch-pattern in place of grip tape. I upgraded it with a set of Road Rider 4's, not really grasping the enormity of the activity I had stumbled onto - or it's culture. After that initial stumble, I devoured skate mags, soaking up every piece of info I could find. I'd skate to the local 7-11 with a pocket full of change and a dollar bill or two. With a slurpee in hand and a skateboard magazine in my lap, I'd sit on the curb and delve into skateboarding, wondering if I'd ever be pulling any of the moves I saw in print.

My first real skateboard was a Vision: John Grigley deck with Indy trucks and Toxic wheels. Yeah, it had rails and a tail-guard. I still have it and it's gonna stay that way!

Skateboard Technology Gets Better

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Fast forward to today - I have an income, the essential piece of the puzzle absent from childhood. Gone are the days of a pocket full of change. Now, I can afford a new set-up every now and then.

Technology has revolutionized skateboarding. From better materials and improved designs to main-stream media coverage, skateboarding has evolved into a growing business laden with energy, angst and passion. The diversity of skateboard culture flourishes letting you fit in where ever you want. You can find the prefect set-up whether you want to bomb hills, drop in or destroy the streets. Don't follow the leader - explore your inner cravings and do your own thing.

Skateboarding Resources

Dig through the site, soak it up and visit your local skate shop with a wad of cash (or credit). Don't look back and set off on the never-ending ride of your life!

Skate The Planet has it all (sort of)...

We want you to ingest the culture and go skate! Our goal is to motivate everyone who ever wanted to (or used to) skate to get out there and do it - REGARDLESS OF YOUR AGE!

Featured Skateboard Video

Cooking Up Some Skeightfast Dyephun

Sk8 or die! Go Skate!

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