This is awesome, to be able to see it in such good quality! Priceless! Thanks a lot!

This was the era. Yes. 🤙

I used to have this on vhs in the uk when i was 12. Love it!

Jeff Phillips was such a rad skater. I wish he had stayed around to watch vert skating come back again..I would have loved to see him skate again..so powerful. RIP Jeff

@chrhadden

5 ай бұрын

i saw him at houston skatepark and he didnt do anything i couldnt do. i was never pro so i guess he must have known someone.

@fernandomaron87

2 ай бұрын

​​@@chrhaddenCan you pull off fakie 360 boneless? Phillips 66? Invert to fakie? If you could, you were rad af. Anyways he had a beautiful smooth style that is easy on the eyes, i that alone made him to get sponsored, also he could do a nice variety of tricks, grinds, tweaked out airs, inverts, blunt to fakie, some cool fastplant variations. To be such a tall long dude and skate with that good style, without looking lanky and slender is actually very hard, also tweaking airs like he did.

@chrhadden

11 күн бұрын

i skated with him once at houston skatepark

Speed Freaks is the greatest movie of all time. Just the list of skaters is worth the price of admission.

@chrhadden

11 күн бұрын

have you ever seen cant stop the firm? im not disagreeing. 1989 was one of the best years ever.

@ezrhino100

11 күн бұрын

@@chrhadden never heard of it....

Fav OJ’s riders : C Hosoi, S Oster, A Murray, B. Sturbins, E Dressen, N Blender, S Ventura, M. Nolder, N Kaupas & M Valelly … cool

Still one of the best videos ever. Dressen's part was the best and relatable to everyone.

I remember Grosso saying that he really regrets this part because it was a great opportunity and he just phoned it in. He is there at the pool with Hosoi and he just sits there. He said it on the nine club I think. Jason Jessee has a great style.

@disseminationnetwork

5 ай бұрын

@disseminationnetwork 0 seconds ago I agree, Jason Jesse, such a relaxed style, never misses, they were all great, but he stood out for sure...Magnussen was really ripping too!

Was 4 when this came out and it sits easily in my top 4 skate vids of all time.

Wow, I'm riding oj wheels!

I'd forgotten about David Nielson. He's got some sick fast plant variations. Also I appreciate a fellow Mongo pusher. I got myself out of the habit but now I'm old muscle memory has let it creep back in occasionally

🤙✌️🌏🌎🌍🤞🤯💨💨💨😤🤪🙃👌🤘🙄😁🥶🌨️❄️☃️👽🏂🐐 from Lakes of the North, Michigan 💚💚💚 HIGH NEIGHBOR'S

Was the 2nd tune in Tar Babies- Rockhead ? or is this some kind of mandela effect 🤔 ❤

@RealSkateStories

9 ай бұрын

Yes, live version

@thomascochran5244

6 ай бұрын

@@RealSkateStories That is not Rockhead.

Great video

I love this video. Ever thought of doing an extended director's cutt?

@RealSkateStories

3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Once there is interest I will for sure, still way too slept on.

Thanks for the upload! Has anyone ever come across a comprehensive soundtrack list?

@RealSkateStories

Ай бұрын

skatesonr.com/films/s/speed_freaks-270807452487680/

@dogisblue

Ай бұрын

@@RealSkateStories That's amazing thank you! I knew many of them, but some were just an enigma.

Who’s the street skater with the long hair who thanks all his friends at the end of his part? Dude was waaaay ahead of his time

@jons.1002

7 ай бұрын

Jim Thiebaud

Dude, you're keeping my mind off things with old skate videos again...thank you! Hey do you take requests? G&S Footage, H-Street Shakle me Not double hitter with the second one. Oh also circa 89-90 Foundation, Todd Swanks company I think? I've been looking for that video for decades.

Will he ever make money out of skateboarding? hahaha 30+ years later ummm? maybe hahaha......cheers legend .....

@scottieskatan4219

9 ай бұрын

@@RealSkateStories Eric D still killing it...

@danielakerblom

9 ай бұрын

And it’s a bloody miracle! E.D has to be the most overrated skater ever. If Spead freaks was made 1980 his part would’ve been outstanding. His main super power must be picking up speed without putting his foot on the ground. And I don’t understand how his style can be that cool that he can still be a pro without doing any tricks.

@RealSkateStories

9 ай бұрын

@@danielakerblom Dressen overrated? Bro it's 89! The next year he was doing 360 flips and a bunch of tech tricks...while going fast with steez. But in this vid how many tricks does he do in his mini ramp part alone?

dude skating the vans ramp at 7:43 (forgive me, can you tell me who it is?), has a big OJ wheels sticker on his board? So did speed wheels come out after oj's? I know it's NHS, but I don't understand the timeline I guess? little light research, ig speed wheels came out in 85 and OJ's 1970? I love this! Thanks for the videos, really enjoying them!

@ashmasterson314

7 ай бұрын

also, if anyone knows that Bl'ast song title!

@RealSurfStories

7 ай бұрын

Eric Dressen. The inventor of OJ's in the 70's was Richard Metiver, the same man that created Speed Wheels in the 80's, which included a variety of other wheel companies. He is a true visionary.

@vistalite-ph4zw

4 ай бұрын

Eric Dressen is the skater, not sure about the wheels I never skated Santa Cruz wheels. I skated Powell and Spitfire 2s. At this time a lot of wheels were being produced, hard to keep up. Street skating was starting to really take off so companies were making different hardness. 92A, 95A, and 97A was the most popular, I believe Powell freestyle wheels were 99A...

Great vid, probabl m fav:)Why did ou change the music of the intro?

@RealSkateStories

9 ай бұрын

Thank you. Copyright restrictions.

@RealSkateStories

7 ай бұрын

Thank you to everyone who loved my original soundtrack picks and welcome to all the new viewers who are watching Speed Freaks for the first time!

What's the song on Neil Blenders part it sounds awesome TR

@thomascochran5244

6 ай бұрын

Dinosaur Jr. - Let It Ride

@AlexHill1991

6 ай бұрын

@@thomascochran5244 thank I was hoping this wasn't a band and and some that is long lost but thank you again I found a new favourite song

why are they remaking shit wheels like oj s and slimeballs but leaving out some of the best wheels ever . BULLETS 60MM 95A

@RealSkateStories

5 ай бұрын

Good call Chris, although I just ordered some 58mm 95's from Santa Cruz so we'll see how they go!

@chrhadden

5 ай бұрын

@@RealSkateStories i think thats a different shape wheel right? i just know i was riding crossbones for like 6 months until i got a set of bullets that blew my mind

@RealSkateStories

5 ай бұрын

@@chrhadden Yes, but stoked to see 95a available. I used to love the 92a bullets

@chrhadden

11 күн бұрын

@@RealSkateStories so they still make them?

@RealSurfStories

11 күн бұрын

@@chrhadden Not the exact same wheels as before but yes!

Everyone, I know who skated wore a ball cap turned it around backwards after watching Eric, dress and shredding in Santa Cruz speed freaks wheel video. And then we went to Ross and got Converse cons in wacky colors took the laces out spray painted them flat black, put the laces back and skated the crap out of our flat black Cons Super stealth skate shoes. DIY MAGA 🗽🇺🇸

Tom Knox 21:28 the original curb master! This part blew my mind the first time I saw it!!🔥🔥🛹🛹👍🏽👊🏽