A DAY IN HERTFORD – CATES / NICOLSON – RAW 1998 Death Skateboards

Lovely little day out skateboarding with Dan back in 1998, at the beginning of Death Skateboards.
Dan was clearly riding one, from the first EVER batch!

Skating round County Hall and then a little visit to the viaduct bank on the border of Hertford and Ware (Cates’ home town), and a few other spots in between.

With hindsight it turned out to be a bit more like Muska’s epic day from that old transworld video. “..he’s got one more spot!…”
Jokes aside, hope you enjoy this very early slice of early Death Skateboards history.

Left raw-ish for posterity!

Filmed in 1999, and edited by me today 26th July 2017

I love skating in combats, wearing some today! Check them out on ebay if you are after a pair or two!
COMBATS

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Summer option? COMBAT SHORTS

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Get all kinds of GRIPTAPE and be like Dan!

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mini dv tapes

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