40 Years Old and Still Skateboarding

[billywheat1]

Just cause your 40 doesn't mean you have to wear that gay ass sweater. Just kidding. Rip it

[sickonedude]

i wanna be like this guy when i'm 40

[SupMonkey1]

This music looks like Yugioh Gx's theme

[rajbec1]

in response to your comment from 3 months ago...i'm 37 and just recently taken it up again after the same break, i totally agree it hurts more,takes longer to heal and it also takes more to get the balls to attempt things because you know what the outcome could be. my advice is to buy a new board they are so much easier to ride. SK8 OR DIE.

[TheThiasAm]

Long life to old (school) skateboarders!

[xabrasionx]

Gnarly shredding dude, you got flow for sure, but what the fuck is up with this music.No Faction? Minor Threat? anything!?

[thewaterfalloflove]

I just started skating again at 43. I wish I'd stuck with it but in the small town I grew up in we didn't have parks and nobody had a half pipe, etc. I thought I outgrew it when I went to college and now that I'm losing my balance and flexibility I've decided to skate again. The really hard part is not being as agile and it hurts more when I fall now and the recovery is slower. Man to be a kid again... but then again, these are the days so live them!

[quickstyleken]

That song totally gives me a boner...

[bumblescum64]

15 bitter ,twisted sad fucks have watched this .......and felt the need to express their inability to enjoy a fellow human being enjoying himself.harming nobody(unless he falls)......i used to have that board........wish i still did...rolling again..and i am 46.

[petemk1966]

is your tank top for sale then-lol - or is it a stab vest. keep it up fella, from another old git!!

[davidnee]

board - the checker board one? I had that one - barely a nose, but felt smooth!!!

[Xing3000]

Damn man! Your good! :D Old school for the win! Just ordered some indy 169's and I'm gettin' a pool set up together. :P

[duckyoi71]

Lame music. Cool youre still skating. Im about to turn 40 and Ive been skating since I was 8. Theres alot of pros out there pushing 50 and still progressing and shredding...keep it up!

[wee1lou]

go on old man

[LLuDawg]

Nice man the funny thing is my mom or dad can't even stand on a board.

[SGTSlauhta]

cool to see you skate, shred till ya dead!!!! im 35 used to skate when i was a teenager, only started again 3 yrs ago got my 7 yr old son an angelboy and rode it more than him, forgot how much fun skatin is, my boy is now 10, built a mini in the backyard we skate together at home and at local skate parks, so cool to be able to spend time skatin and havin fun

[sunreynyc]

You shred dude!



[kantinploro]

la musica no me gusta mucho, pero haces muy bien, yo tambien he recuperado los recuerdo de la infancia volviendo a patinar, soy muy malo, pero disfruto deslizandome, al final, es lo que importa, que difrute uno mismo.

Saludos.

[surfbrdr1415]

Skateboarding, something you'll never forget

[jul7254]

sick old school skating man and the setup is so kool beats my deck

[cypressride]

dude, your still rippin. i'd be afraid to mess that board up though, it needs to be hanging above the mantle.

[drout0]

heheh.. why mention 40 as if it was too old to be skatin' heheheh.. ya could be saying this if you were 60, then that would be a feat! we're in the 2010's .. 40yo guys are a lot healthier now than 20, 30 years ago... keep rocking till to more! ya still got a couple decades ahead to ride the board!

[frankassert]

Cool as fuck mate, I am fortie three and ride an old - reissued Santa Cruz Jason Jesse, 1988 I think....Big wide Indy's and massive 1980 Pro-ams....nice and wide for my big feet.....and sticking to the walls.....I skate much better now than I ever did.....nice upload brohiem ;)

[Kevinthedarksithlord]

holy crap look at that freaking whale of a board!

[drout0]

i'm a retired vietnam war private, and i still skateboard at my sweet age of 78, i can pull a lot of tricks like 900 fake live ollie with triple salad macmuffin grills on top of 2 by 2's one of a kind 7 eleven guacamole mactwister dynacom sega genesis street fighter karate kid stance.

[NintendoDSVampire]

@drout0 Dude your DEFINITELY lying.

[EatMyTrousers]

FTW LOL

[tylorski]

thats a fuckin sweet board bro, keep skatin man skate or die

[walmartian]

ok thats awesome but you should have picked a better song like one from the 70's this teeny bopper song combined with an old man skating is just flat of creepy

[kingflynn1]

@ingr7 oh man teenagers will allways think they invented a culture , but give em props they keep it fresh bro....

[TomTrey]

tony hawk 42 and still skating

[Doderkiller3]

good job man :)

[guitarjur]

respect

[xXSC4TMANXx]

tony hawk is over 50 and he still skates

[lelievre21]

@xXSC4TMANXx Tony Hawk is 42 buddy

[kaspatheghost419]

super great video gotta love the ol school check out my videos at kaspatheghost419 and comment would love the support

[slipknotdudegreg]

good on ya im not stopping when am 40 lol

[NintendoDSVampire]

people need to stop making up excuses "I'm too old". "it's for kids". WRONG. now get your fat a** up and DO SOMETHING.

[pAtRiCo1243]

Dude Tony hawk is 40 . He skates what is wrong with skating at the age of 40

[jimbotro]

to all all the groms - i hope you break your balls and your little snot noses trying to ollie up a curb haha

[Shibby995]

@jimbotro thats the spirit right there!



[Grady05]

hahahah sk8r boy

[igobet]

HE IS 50 NOT 40!, and music don't pass to this video ...

[TheDarthskater]

my dad skates and hes 40

[TheNoodleSkate]

thats not a strange if 40 years old still skateboards. think about rodney mullen and tony hawk.

[foSteezy]

Isn't Steve Berra pretty old too

[182armyofangels]

The people hating on this video don't understand that without old school skaters, skateboarding wouldn't be what it is today.

You have them to thank, assholes.

[182armyofangels]

Ohh, I see. Well that's not very nice then! Haha

[182armyofangels]

We all do. It's in everyone's human nature to be rude to others at one point in our lives. It's good to see there's some people who realize it.

[yoshikisaito12345]

Crawley Skatepark?

[Baconfoshow]

old school is cool!

[falcoman10]

nice man thats cool u still skate and ur 40

[iwantt0beme]

do some tricks fat-ass :D

[nathantracey]

i love little kids commenting here saying someones better than this dude. 90% of skaters are fucking trendies and dont understand skatings not about how good you are. Its the feeling you get from riding one. And enjoying it . It's good to see this guy still skating, and keeping it oldskool .

[brendogg]

big up man, dont listen to the little groms on the comments saying rodney is 203 or tony is 65 - they are pros - takes balls to ride when yer older. im 32 and hope to be doing it for as long as my legs hold out.

[tina0087]

rodney mullen is 43 YEARS OLD.

[3321Gamer]

to al the dads dont go skating ur not 16 and ur not in a damm movie

[xcess000]

@3321poser im old, and still got that "thrasher" mentality. im pretty sure there are alot of other fossils out there that would agree that w/ that attitude, sooner or later one of us would hand your ass to you...

[xcess000]

@3321Gamer nm nerd

[vytevdx1]

OLD SCHOOL IS COOL

[igobet]

i think this music is not good for this vid! and on example Duane Peters is still skateboarding but he has 48 years ;p

[OldSkaterGuy]

@blackphonetic1

only one way to find out.. get back out there and do it...

[da324]

You should have put some old school music to your vid since you started skating in the late 70's.

[rudidower]

Nice one mate ! big respect to you. You're not only skating you're skating with style

[thepimpjuice64]

dude at my park i got a 78 year old and better then tis guy

[romsk8er]

yeah man ,,,old school just get older,,,,46 ,and sk8in daily ,,,ya gotta luv it..

[grindwalker]

w00t!

[Pileofdiscs]

Dude. I am 40 too. Still skate. Respect my friend, respect.

[bigboss4ever1]

dude u wud rip me to shreds in a skate contest...if it was u and me in a contest i wudn't even try cuz i'd lose like first trick

[drboose]

that was awesome, especially on such an old board. keep ripping!

[hordslayer69]

Damn man. I gotta give you props for skating that good. keep it up man. =)

[sebmaljinx]

Very nice! I'm an old timer myself, but skate only occasionally during the summer. I still manage to pull of some sweet old school and some new school tricks. I guess once a skater always a skater.

[Dragon0flyer]

cool.

[kopingkiller]

Thumbs up!!!! Keep shredding!!!!! I'm 35 now can't wait to do a big smith grind on my 40th birthday.

[horizenwest]

olson deck, indy 169's & gyro hub wheels??? tahts really SICK!!! whats your asking price???

[MrOffshore]

Not for sale...I remember having to beg my parents to buy it for me...can't part with it. Sorry.

[TTamRR]

@MrOffshore lol

nice answer !

[DayLight95]

@horizenwest wow you're really in sensitive. a but headed american am i right?

[HapplyFace]

@DayLight95 Wow you take things too seriously and are stupid. A youtube troll am I right?

[agentfazexx]

Damn he's old school.

[proSk8boarderboy]

i saw a 40 year old skate poping ollies

[narutodork113]

song name?and sick man

[spikeydrummer456]

Skaterboi - Avril Lavine.

[tccompaq]

hey what size board are you using?

[MrOffshore]

10.5 wide, x 30" long...if I remember correctly. It's a Santa Cruz Steve Olsen

[SuperGroganButtstink]

thats stupid! tony hawk is like 45 its not really a big deal lol... your still awesome!

[skatingpancakes]

and mullen

[bashen745]

Dude that's cool.

[jessdaman08]

REspect man

[DeusEx3]

clean rock and roll at the end btw ^_^

[DeusEx3]

cool! keep it up :D

[f4llenSk4ter]

dude u got skills

[Tigerbabysob]

Skating keep ya young, man... Peters, Olson, Hackett, Wentzl, Alva, Salba, Adams, ALL SHREDDING now in their MID 40's!

Love seeing older guys at the park, doing what you love until you drop, nothing more punk rock than that!

[bobipoirier]

wow guys i like to see*old people* with old boards countinue to skate....keep rocking ol dudes!!!

[Carlonepapa]

Nice vid. I'm 46 and use ride my skateboard sometimes. I would like to recomend you to use some protection.

I have 2 pins in my wrist and spend 70 days to fix it.

The sport is wonderfull. Still my favourit..

[didimo1963]

Carlone, sei italiano?

If you are, you should join my Facebook group about those who skated back in the late '70s. Email me.

[Carlonepapa]

Io sono cinquanta per cento italiano,

cinquanta per cento portoghese, natto in Brasile, con cuore brasiliano..skatista.

Your facebook is just for italians? Didimo seems to be an italian name.

[didimo1963]

Io sono cento per cento italiano, nato in Italia, ma abito in America da 15 anni. Skatista dal 1977!

The Facebook group is open to all. Look for:

Noi che facevamo skateboard nel 1977-1980!

On Facebook.

Ciao!

[1LoveGame2]

nice work grandpa .. keep it up ;)

[keithskookingklan]

were is this park by the way???

[MrOffshore]

It's in South Bend, Indiana, beautiful transitions, it's a Wally Hollyday Design.

[keithskookingklan]

that guy rocks those rock and rools good

keep it up

[Deathblow1989]

the worst think is...................the song.

[therocker27]

43 from CT, but brings back memories of skating in Santa Cruz as an early teenager in the late 70's myself. Aunt and Uncle still live there on Windham St and yes I have my own teen now and how I ran across video... cheers

[19arc7O]

40 aint old kids.

skate and destroy your body

hardcore til the end

i am going to get bionic meniscus and its back on like a mofo!!! If I am not mistaken, Tony Hawk is about 40 now too....

[xxxGRENADESxxx]

so is Rodney Mullen

[jessbooka]

i skate my local with a 40yr and 38yr old havent missed a day in 25yrs

[samsmithmix]

nice video - terrible song.

Keep skating

[Peteru69]

awesome, keep riding.

Everyones father is 42 and still skating. Ofcourse of talking about Rodney Mullen.

This is old school, the way it should be. The reason should be because we feel like it. I think it's awesome when someone keeps doing what they like, no matter what age.

[tekmek123]

Wan't that that checkerboard model? Kickass OG.

[msmbuchanan]

Hell yea Bro ... I'm 40 and still BMX..

Great video keep the dream alive...

5 Stars!!!!!!!

[yap93]

gay music lol but nice skating! i hope i can do that at 40

[mcbenbo1]

sweet!

Keep it up dude !

[captjjt]

hahaha!!!

I'll be 40 in 4 months. Haven't skated in 6 years and 13 years before that. I"ll hop on my board today and do better than that - all switch.

[detnuigare]

yeah!

[didimo1963]

Great! I'm 45 and I've been thinking of going back skateboarding again. I was on my board practically everyday from '77 to the mid-80s, and I really miss it. Nothing "radical", just skate around the local park and get some good exercise. Relieve stress and forget about adult life for a bit ;-).

[MrOffshore]

You know the best part of being 40+ is that I can go and buy any equipment I want. Shortly after making this video I was at SkateLab in Mill Valley, CA (just watching not skating) and I spent quite a bit of money buying a new board, trucks, wheels, etc...all the young kids were watching me buy this stuff and just getting whatever I wanted, they asked if it was for my son, I said "no", and they were in awe....it was a lot of fun.

[ocmartz]

do it. i'm 35 and quit when i was 17. just started back 3 months ago. i am in pain a lot, but it's all worth it.

[didimo1963]

I've been skating since I last posted! I got back on the board, like, 2 days later, and haven't quit since! I skate at the nearby park everyday, and even tried a couple of skateparks. I'm not really into learning tricks, I'm afraid. I like to just carve and pull out my old-skool surf-style moves ;-). I've bought several old-skool boards, including my favorite ever, a '77 30"/8" Fibreflex Teamrider with Tracker Mid Trucks and 78a Tunnel Rock wheels. I've also updated my '98 new-style Vision setup

[auldsk8r]

I'm 47 and still skate the local skateparks.

It's a great way to keep in shape and deal with work stress.

[THELIGHTMONSTERS]

a lot of people skate when they are older its a young sport we need to keep it going in order to make it something people take seriously.its an experience that once part of your life should be kept.

[london1817]

Not bad! I am 36 and I skate!! check me out! I still love to go to skate parks... Rick.

[bagwhanbill]

loved it, im 43 and still skating .wish i had more than hills to bomb

[dlxsfBRUH]

board is sick though, get some fs airs in the bowl.

[dlxsfBRUH]

There's a 40 year old here that skates, but he has a better taste in music.

[MrOffshore]

Hey, I couldn't agree more...it wasn't my choice of music, rather my 7 year old (at the time) daughter. My musical tastes are fairly eclectic ranging from Neil Young to Paramore, so though I am now 44 years old, I still jam to decent music!!

[dlxsfBRUH]

Yeah, I read some of the comments after. My fault. I still think you should do a back smith in the deep end of the pool.

[sk8all247]

awsome...keep skating man...its d best

[American1Pride]

I hope I can still skate when I'm 40 :D

[stefh73]

nn ci credo neanche morto che ha 40 anni

[VolcomStone128]

need to get sponsored ¤_¤

[WildmanBorneo]

Rad man ! Like it !

[numax94]

Keep on skating ! See people living passions across the years is a great pleasure. I bought a SC, Jeff Kendall and will soon try to rip the bowls again ;)

[dolcechokolate]

that's the passion of

real skaters =)

[sadtimes1101]

I'm almost 47 and skating better now than when I was 16 or 17 - and having the time of my life while doing so!

[freqeist1]

im 43 still skate, but not as good as you.

very inspirational.

[MrOffshore]

Thanks, I grew skating in Columbus, Ohio...luckily during the Apple Skatepark era...it was a great indoor park so I spent quite a bit of time there...growing up on homemade ramps and halfpipes made Apple a paradise. I haven't been out this spring, but hopefully soon!! I'm 44 now!

[zodih4x]

Sick man, I love seeing guys that just dont stop skating. Inspiring.

[myunnamedaccount]

damn.

thats a pretty small board

[MrOffshore]

Looks small in the video but it's a circa early 80's Santa Cruz Steve Olson...black with checkerboard, they also make white with checkboards...it's 30 or 31" long x 10.5" long with I believe a 12 degree kick...not really small at all, especially by todays standards....I can't ride a board less than 9.5" wide, I prefer the wide 10" or 10.5"...I also don't like double kicks...I am totally old school when it comes to boards...I ride a Powell Caballaro reproduction with a concave deck these days.

[HughJuanSon]

what a damn cool dad :P

[skateronguitar]

lol i think i saw you in riverbank california today that guy was at least 35-40

[MrOffshore]

Wasn't me...I live in Indiana...would love the weather in Cali right now though, we're struggling to see spring.

[Zerosk8er32]

so what tony alvas 54 and he still sk8s but keep it up

[MrOffshore]

Alva is 51 and never stopped skating...I hadn't been on a board in over 20 years...there's no doubt I would put the smack down on Alva...and then I woke up...

[sirswedishmike]

keep having fun and rippin

[TheorieQuantique]

Haha, this is cool, im 35 years old and im getting back on a skateboard as soon as the snow leave the ground, oh men im gonna need medic haha!

[craig57street]

Lol cool but the song really made me laugh

[MrOffshore]

Hey, I hear ya on the song...my daughters picked it out, now I have to live with it!! Aaauggh!!

[fuepie84]

song

[smores4breakfast]

rockin it. period.

[atomicFlyer]

Heck yeh! If I had that park, I'd skate too!

[SharpBalisong]

That's a rad old dude!

[Royanrocks96]

going old school!!!!!!!!!!!!! song????????

[Animorph]

"Skater Boy" from Avril Lavigne

[eastcoastsrfr]

yeah dude still killin it on the old school board! keep it up!

[renaldude]

Thank you for posting this Mr O,I've been viewing all the "old school" skate stuff on the web i can find and this makes it real. I'm 47 this year and going back to the pool to carve for the first time since what, '81 or so. Hang Loose

[MrOffshore]

Well...I'm 43 now...going to be 44 in April, I guess I'm going to have to hit the pool again this spring...I got a new board two years ago I haven't skated yet...so I have that to look forward to.

[jew500]

woa you crazy dick! lol wow this cracks me up but in a good way im impressed my dad got on my board when he was like 44 and almost broke his wrist rofl!

[kiwijohn01]

Dudes, I'm 41 and have just bought a new Intense freestyle BMX bike... let's see how many of these young fella's are still riding and skatiung when they get to 40!! Long live the old fart's....

[legosk8ter999]

tony hawk 2

[dproep]

much respect :D

hope i'll be able to do that at that age.

i am 22 and didn't skate for 6 years, but since they don't allow dirtbike's in indoor skateparks i grabbed my old board and started skating again.

Still love it.

[sikk138]

man. i hope im still skatin when im ur age......... even if ill only be able to skate flatland. better at bowl than me. haha

[jsnjsn13]

Smooth! Sick...(Grabs board bolts out door) ...interesting music :)

[danismadchill]

thats awesome

[Fro84]

death to the song!! hahah, i just dont like the song :p

thats awesome tho to know people will still have spirit to do what they love when they get older and to hell with what anyone says

skatings good for the soul, young or old =)

[MrOffshore]

I'm in total agreement on the song, my young daughters picked it out and I'm getting ribbed for it ever since. Thanks for the encouragement, I have a few neighborhood kids that had the boards out a few days ago and I couldn't resist...had to skate with them.

[Fro84]

haha, oh well, music is all co-ordinated sound, everything's good even if i say its bad at first!

but thats really awesome, i skated last night for the first time in a month or so because the weather sucks here but i try and make the most of it :) im 18 and skated since i was 12 and it's one of the only things ive never dropped out of because of a fad or trend and im proud of that much