Paul Howard's Page

Favorite type of skateboarding?

Park, Longboarding, Slalom

What year did you begin skating?

1974, maybe earlier.

What's your set-up?

Subsonic Pauliwog model for Tight and Hybrid/General Slalom with a modified RT-X 105mm front, Asphalt Playground Splitfire 105mm in the back, Avalons or Hotspots.

Subsonic Scout model for Giant Slalom, modified RT-X 130mm in front, modified Seismic 130mm 30 degree truck in back. Usually Grippins or Sunspots or Speedvents.

Comet Proflex Park 36" deck from 2002, Trendependant 159's, Rainskates Tsunami wheels for parks.

Pauliwog's Wides bombtail(think SchmittStix Monty Nolder )deck 10" with17" wheelbase with Tracker Aggro's and 65mm/92 NoSkoolz for park/pool. Presently retired and on the wall - too short.

Landyachts 36" park deck with a 19"wb with Red Tracker Aggro's and Noskoolz 65mm/92a's.

Gravity Brad Edwards with Trackers and Rainskates Tsunami's for skatepark and pools.

Sector 9 Woodcrafter(like the old Sims Taperkick) with Bennett 4" hangers, Manx, Avalons or Seismic 77 Speedvents. Just fun to cruise around on and do old longboard freestyle things like G-turns, nose wheelies, walk the board, etc or just go fast on bike paths and small hills.

Where do you live?

Corvallis, Oregon- Formerly Cheyenne, Wyoming

Age:

45

Occupation?

Radiologic Technologist, Stone-Age Technology Instructor.

My top three skateboarding influences:

Tom Conroy, Brandon Goode, Dave Doty, and little kids and anyone else riding around me.

What was your first skateboard?

Unknown, I bought it at K-Mart and loved that thing, wish I had all those old setups now, lots of fond memories.

What skate mags do you read?

Concrete Wave

Are you sponsored? If so, please list your sponsors.

There's getting to be too much emphasis on being sponsored or not.

Do you use safety gear when you skate?

Always