Kevin Shelton’s Skateboard Collection at The Push Gallery
Author: tracysigler | Posted: June 25th, 2007 | | Tags: art, Asheville, skateboarding | 2 Comments »This one if for my main man Bennie. He was the first guy I knew to have a “serious” skateboard. It was a Kryptonics Krypstick with gnarly see-through pizza deck grip tape, Tracker trucks, and some sweet green Kryptonic wheels. He was cool enough to let me use it to commute to summer school one year in junior high. It was slower than riding my bike but I really wanted to show off that board, even though it belonged to Bennie.
Asheville’s Kevin Shelton has quite a collection of cool boards too. And he’s not just a collector; he once was pro and road for Walker skateboards. Thanks to Push Skateshop Kevin’s collection is on display in their gallery. The gallery, which is probably bigger than the skateshop, regularly has art exhibited, paintings, sculptures etc., but this collection really combines the twin forces of art and skating like nothing else. I didn’t even know about it until I started talking to Rob, the owner, when he was helping out at my son’s skateboard camp last week. He helped Mars learn some new things. Maybe I can get him to coach me.
I took a ton a pics of this collection and had a difficult time picking these few. Shelton also has quite a collection of vintage snowboards and land luges on display, but the skateboards are what do it for me. Here are some of my favorites.
This is very cool. Can Mars rec a good board and parts for me. Back in the day I built my own board and it was sweet. Still can’t believe Mom threw it out. But, anyway I want to get Kyle a good board. But, 20 years later I have lost touch on what makes a good deck, trucks, etc. Maybe he can find me one on ebay that I should bid on?
This is really cool. Kevin always took me along to all the best skate spots, contests, manor inn pool, cp&l ditch, and He skated on my own half pipe and also at Jakes skate park. He always kept his old school boards and liked to skate old school on them. I’m so glad he kept all these boards. I watched Kevin ride most of these at one time or the other and seeing this collection brings up a ton of memories.
We had a killer show at Bele Chere one year where we jumped over race cars, from the top of one tractor trailor to another, and had one of the first built hand rails i ever tried. First try I made a 50/50 the whole length. Iwas so stoked, but afraid to chance it again until I seen Kevin do it, then I had to at every show that day. It was the newest coolest thing, you know. anyway, it’s soo cool to see someone with such a passion for the sport!
Kevin, if you read this please get in touch with me or if anyone out there that knows where he is to get me in touch with him.
Thanks to the people who keep skateboarding!
TRAVIS GOSSELIN