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Old school pool riding virtually drove the world into a ravenous skateboard culture explosion. The Z-boys came out of Dogtown in the mid 70s riding for the infamous Zephyr Surfboard Production shop’s owner Jeff Ho. Shortly after their claim to fame they all eventually parted ways from Zephyr and joined with more polished companies or started their own. To check out Jeff Ho of Zephyr go here: Zephyr Productions.
Jay Adams
One of the most famous of the Dogtown boys was Jay Adams. Jay is hands down one of the most influencial skaters of all time. His spontanious and carefree skateboarding style made him both famous and infamous. It has been rumored that he once publicly snatched a wig off of a womans head while skateboarding past her.
VIDEO - JAY ADAMS Skateboarding 1975.
The Jay Adams Skateboards
The Jay Adams uni-directional skateboards were deemed the highest performing boards of their time. Z-products is still producing them to this very day. You can find order them here at KAB under Jay Adams Skateboards or Z-Flex Products.
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