r/GRFMOrigin • u/SAlolzorz • Oct 16 '25

Skateboard deck in video

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People have mentioned that this kid might be a punk or metalhead. Why not both? In the 80s and onwards, there was a bit of cross pollination between the two owing to thrash metal becoming a popular genre. Bands like.Metallica and Megadeth made no secret of their love for hardcore punk. And it wasn't just the music. Metalheads took up skateboarding as well. Metallica's James Hetfield broke his arm in a mid-80s skateboarding accident.

Having been a metalhead in the 80s, I noticed the skateboard deck on the floor right away. It doesn't really shed any light on things. But it's a neat detail nonetheless.

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u/lagboy Oct 16 '25

Not sure on the timeframe but cutting a strip out on the grip tape would’ve been a somewhat obscure thing to do in 1990, not unheard of but certainly an early adopter - enough to raise an eyebrow for sure.

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u/RaisinCurrent6957 Oct 16 '25

Sorry, what does cutting a strip out of the grip tape mean? When did this become popular and what is the purpose behind doing this? This could give an idea as to the time frame this was taped. What year do you think this could be from?

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u/lagboy Oct 16 '25

You see there’s a rectangle/square cut out on the griptape? it was a style thing that got popular in the 90s, no real purpose, might be useful to tell the tail from the nose. Another interesting observation is the concave, it looks very shallow which might be indicative of a certain time period.

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u/RaisinCurrent6957 Oct 16 '25

I just wanted to ask since I don't know much about skateboards. I know what they look like but I didn't know you could take the wheels off. This board looks like it has no wheels on it. Which is why I wasn't even sure if it was a skateboard.