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One of skateboarding's original brands, Z-Flex Skateboards, continues it's storied history of producing quality skateboards ranging from cruisers & longboards to pool & street shapes.
This new deck and is in honor of Jay Adams the legend himself! The blue metal flake finish is a call out to the classic sparkled motorcycle helmets of the late 70's and 80's. The 9.5" shape is one developed by Jay before his passing, and through you it lives on.
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Vintage Bronze Age Skateboard Jay Adams art by Doug Smith. $79999. All Scream Distro. affiliated brand skateboard decks are made entirely in our Southern California factory from 100% rock-hard Canadian Maple and hand screen-printed by true craftsman and artisans.
- Early Days at Venice Beach
- The Star of Z-Boys
- Drugs and Prison
- Dogtown Renaissance
- The Original Seed
Jay J. Adams was born on February 3, 1961, in Venice, California. He was the only son of Philaine Romero and Robert Adams. Sadly, he never knew his father, a heroin addict who went to prison when his son was still a baby and later committed suicide after knowing he had cancer. So, Adams was raised by his mother and stepfather, Kent Sherwood, who ed...
But the first trick he remembers learning was a wheelie on the ground. In 1974, Jay Adams became the youngest member of the restricted skateboard club Z-Boys, the crew who put an end to "skateboarding as gymnastics." Adams was the first of the Z-Boys to compete in the 1975 Bahne/Cadillac National Skateboard Championships and finished third in the j...
Adams struggled with drug addiction throughout his life and career, especially when the skateboarding fever faded in the 1980s. His sponsorship deals were no longer enough to make a living out of the sport. In 1982, Jay Adams served six months in prison after being convicted of assault following a fight he was involved in in Los Angeles. In the att...
In July 2008, Adams was released to a halfway house and completed his probation in January 2014. By this time, Jay was a Christian. Emile Hirsch played Jay Adams in the 2005 movie "Lords of Dogtown," written by Catherine Hardwicke and Stacy Peralta. The Venice Beach surfer-skater was featured in "The Westsiders," a 2010 surfing documentary by Joshu...
Two murals pay tribute to Jay Adams. One of them can be seen on the building site of the original Zephyr skate shop in Santa Monica; the other was painted on Venice Beach Skatepark's bowl. The man who created foundational skateboarding tricks and maneuvers was known for shouting "Get radical" to everyone around. Adams won several surfing and skateb...
Z-Flex Jay Adams Master Crafted Zipper Head Re-Issue Shaped Skateboard Deck - Purple 9.375x32.625. A fresh first re-issue run of Jay's Zipper Head deck released by Z-Flex April 2024.
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Z-Flex makes decks for skateboards and longboards. Their decks are constructed from 7 ply Hardrock Canadian maple. Z-Flex skateboard decks come in a variety of designs featuring unique images such as skeletons, astronauts, burglars, and more!
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Jay Adams was a surfer on the Zephyr surf team which was based out of Jeff Ho Surfboards and Zephyr Productions, created by Jeff Ho, Skip Engblom and Craig Stecyk. Deck printed by and on PS Stix wood.
