G&S SKATEBOARDS - NEIL BLENDER "MODIFIED EIGHTIES COFFEE BREAK" DECK (9.5")
Step into a flawless blend of functional skate history and premium modern performance with the Gordon & Smith Neil Blender Modified Eighties Coffee Break Deck. Sourced, crafted, and pressed by the master builders at BBS Manufacturing, this legendary reissue features iconic, whimsical cartoon artwork hand-drawn by the true master of creative street and transition skating, Neil Blender. Rather than a rigid flat-concave historical replication, this specific version has been carefully modified to implement fully updated, modern concave contours, ensuring it rides as incredibly as it looks on a wall.
Measuring a substantial 9.5" x 31.5" with a striking, premium full-dipped paint finish, this deck is completely hand-screen printed the old-school way to retain its raw, vibrant textures.
Technical Specifications & Board Details
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Brand: Gordon & Smith (G&S Skateboards)
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Pro Rider & Artist: Neil Blender
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Model Layout: Modified Eighties Coffee Break Custom Shape
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Manufacturing Facility: BBS MFG (Bareback / Generator Distribution)
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Production Method: Hand Screen Printed Graphic over Full Dipped Paint
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Deck Width: 9.5"
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Deck Length: 31.5"
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Wheelbase (WB): 15.625"
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Construction Layering: Premium 7-Ply Canadian Hardrock Maple
Modified Modern Concave & Precision Shape Parameters
Every line of this Neil Blender reissue is engineered to offer peak leverage, contemporary foot locking, and heavy transition control:
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BBS Premium Modern Mold Optimization: Unlike the flat, non-existent concave profiles of the original 1980s pressings, this shape is pressed on a modern BBS mold. It incorporates a functional side-to-side concave and refined pocket transitions, giving you a locked-in foot feel for aggressive bowl carving, modern mini-ramp lines, or street cruising.
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The 9.5" Transitional Frame: Cut to an expansive 9.5" width at its sweet spot, this shaped deck offers an incredibly stable and spacious platform. It delivers massive landing security and maximum foot leverage for high-speed tracking across pool coping, vertical ramps, and pump tracks.
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Extended 15.625" Wheelbase Stability: Outfitted with a stretched 15.625" wheelbase configuration. This longer distance between your trucks acts as an excellent stabilizer, smoothing out high-speed wobble, providing surf-like carving trajectories, and ensuring a predictable turning radius.
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Full-Dipped Paint & Hand-Screened Artistry: The entire 7-ply Canadian maple block is fully dipped in a rich, solid base coat before the graphic layer is applied. Neil Blender's timeless Coffee Break artwork is then carefully laid down using traditional hand screen printing, yielding thick ink lines and a premium tactile finish that modern digital transfers cannot replicate.
Product Summary
The G&S Neil Blender Modified Eighties Coffee Break 9.5" Deck is the premier choice for transition purists, skate historians, and shaped-deck collectors who refuse to sacrifice modern rideability for vintage style. By matching a premium 7-ply Canadian maple BBS press with an updated modern concave, an extended 15.625" wheelbase, a beautiful full-dipped paint job, and authentic hand-screened Neil Blender art, Gordon & Smith delivers an uncompromised skate tool built to carve deeper, track smoother, and stand out on any terrain.
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