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Ed's 5-Day Ollie Challenge - Day 1

added 19th July 2010

Hello, my name is Ed Slateford, I'm 42 years old and cannot ollie.

This may sound like a terrible confession from someone who claims to run a "skater owned" skateboard shop, but please let me try to explain:

I first started skateboarding in the mid-1970s and continued into the early 80s. the ollie was invented in 1976 but didn't really become a part of mainstream skateboarding in the States until the late 1970s, and it didn't really make it over… Read More

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