This video is pretty surreal for me. I'm Roman's Dad. HUGE Natas fan, have boards on the walls etc... To see my son skating a Natas for a Santa Cruz video is just really special for me. Pretty much a dream come true.
can't believe I used to watch this dude when he was a little skimboard grom when he was like 9 or something and then he randomly made an appearance on camp woodward, was so good got cast for the next season and now he's a big face in skating.
I loved the end with the guys doing little air walks and judo airs. Reminds me of when I was riding an original Natas board from SMA/Santa Cruz. Me and my buddies would do these same tricks of little launch ramps that our dads built for us. Thanks Pops! 👍🙏
@@chriskunce3331 yet in a very sad way it also caused the increased sales of his deck across the midwest due to the Satan thing. Sad F'n kids but I understood. Emptiness breeds the darkness...
I remember getting my first Natas board and I definitely thought I could Ollie higher because it was his board! LOL. He was just such a legend on the street, I remember watching Wheels on Fire and Streets of Fire or whatever they were called. Seeing him rail slide that big garbage can at the end of his part in that first video blew my mind! 🤯🤯 I’d do anything to get back to those days again.
I love doing grinds so damn much. The sound of metal on concrete is the greatest. It's just so damn aggressive and out there. I'm going to need new trucks soon just because of the ledge and curb near my apartment. It feels even better on a wide board like a 9 or 9.5 with some Ace 55s or indy 159. A nice and responsive truck with softer bushings. It just flows for me.
@@jaxon.frandrup for me it comes down to the deck. On larger wheelbases I prefer ace and some risers for a little more height. It takes a while to break in bushings though but stock is better than bones or shorty's bushings.
This was my Christmas present in 88 or 89 can't remember . It was a complete red paint indies and Santa Cruz wheels . Best days ever! It's so funny watching the front crook challengr cause ya gotta go fast on that ride. That board back then was the BEST of my life I can still feel it under my feet just watching you guys skate LOL . Natas changed street skating forever, all small town kids realized they didn't need ramps and parks. Ya gotta skate faster for those crooks ys gotta surf like Natas did . That nose was short but I was able to nose manual and hang ten for blocks . It's all about finding the center of gravity which is freaking heavy. Nowadays it is so hard skating big boards after you get used to long nose shapes ...Honestly I think that shape would be better with an inch and a half more nose. Popping nollies was hard with that little pointy tip but it was only pointy for a few days anyways before chipping it out on a curb. I'd love to see old shapes blended with new size modern length noses.
Such a nice shape. Great job on these blind bags Andrew, they will be hard to resist. Hopefully see more SC 80s reissues made in this way in the future.
a. Simply amazing skating gents. Makes you really respect the old school skaters and their abilities. 2. Roman is legit. Next vid please mini mic him up so we can hear him speak. III. It always amazes me they skate such tiny tiny wheels. I would eat it on the first pebble.
Dude I had a Natas Deck in ‘89-‘90 in Red and that Nose was revolutionary, no one had scooped noses... It was a Ollieing Deck.. Nobody beat Natas at Ollieing...
10.5" deck yet Indy 159 trucks are installed? So when do Indy 169 or 215s get used? Also I'd like for Andrew to skate the newer OJ wheels that are available now. Gives us an idea about them.
@@SantaCruzSkateboards Thanks. I'll check my local shop to see if they managed to score any. These are badass designs, hope you guys do more like this in the future. Natas panther was my second deck ever.
hey there, i recently got a dresses roses reissue board (as big as these boards here) and super confused abt what truck size to get because of the taper in the deck. i really wana use 169s but now im confused.
