Vintage 1970s skateboard forum

thats going to keep you busy then

Ulon not a name I remember

Advert for looner fireballs , these were sold by looner skates of stephendale road London , very cool wheels

Sky of Macclesfield , all the wheels started with sky skygrip skysonic etc , I wonder what happened to all these small English firm when skateboarding went out

i remember ulon just from the ads,never actually saw anyone ride them though

It’s like the skateboarding industry spawned a load of cottage industries in the U.K. I wonder what happened when the bubble burst to most of these small firms

i suspect most firms were already manufacturing other things and the skatestuff was a quick cash in extra sideline,something they were already equipped to make without any extra outlay,especially joinery companies who could churn out a load of decks probably from offcuts etc ,they would just go back to their normal stuff after it fizzled out i suppose,likewise the companies who made wheels must have already been in the urethane industry making other stuff,i cant imagine anyone would have set up shop especially to make wheels in the uk

thomson deck

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/396167336710

It’s very clean, There was a time I’d have been all over that

looks like it was drilled for a 3 hole truck on the front but only underneath not sure if they are woodworm holes in the tail or just markings

i see the thomson sold for a hefty £26 you could put a great uk collection together for peanuts at those prices

Like most things it’s down to the brand name , Thomson made some ok stuff really

i think most joinery workshops that turned their hand to making decks for a bit of extra cash made decent quality stuff,it must have been extremely basic and simple for them,not like making a chest of drawers or a cabinet like you say though its all down to the brand name,in the early days i used to make my own from pieces of ply from the corner shop.they didnt last long though but cost next to nothing to make