Powell Peralta Celebrates The Mctwist 40th anniversary And Bones Brigade Series 16 Info!

Powell Peralta and skater Mike McGill go hand in hand. Mike McGill's first Powell Peralta Skateboard was released in 1984. This deck featured artwork by Vernon Courtlandt Johnson (V.C.J.), inspired by McGill's love for the snakes and lightning bolts of his home state, California. This board became one of skateboarding's most recognizable graphics and was tied to McGill's invention of the McTwist that same year. Now that were in 2024 the Mctwist has become one of the most notable vert skateboard trick to this day. Powell Peralta and Mike McGill have created a limited skateboard deck the McGill 40th anniversary Mctwist deck. The McGill 40th anniversary deck incorporates the Skull and Snake graphic that was on Mike Mcgills first pro model. The snake one the McGill 40th Mctwist deck is taken from Mcgills Home State "Ocean Side". Check out what makes this McGill Powell Peralta deck different from the others. 

 Now that we have made it fourty years from the original date of the first Mctwist, which was done during a summer session at the Del Mar Skate Ranch in California. Powell Peralta has made a 40th Aniv Gold Foil Deck. There is two color ways in the Powell Peralta deck White with Gold foil accents and the opposite Black with gold foil accents. The McGill Reissue deck still incorporates the original skull and snakes that are on Mikes first pro model with a few extra hits of gold foil. At the bottom side tail there is a gold Foil "McGill Mctwist 40th Anniversary" images that has the silhouette  of Mike McGill doing his very own Mctwist. Also on the tail graphic is the 40th anniversary gold foil text. The crown of the skull graphic is also finished with gold foil along with Mike Mcgills signature which always placed under the Skull and Snake Graphic. This deck truly celebrates on of the most iconic skateboard tricks invented. A trick that is still massively popular. The Mctwist is still to this day a staple in vert skating and being taken to new levels. Many vert skaters Build on the Mctwist and add other trick combinations to it. Tricks like the varian Mctwist, switch mctwist, and even the double Mctwist done performed by Shaun White.

At Amateur Athlete Skate Shop we have seen the rise of Powell Peralta skateboards. Ever since 1982 our shop has carried Powell Peralta. We got to witness the Bones Brigade fury first hand. In the early 1980s We even Has Mike McGill and other Bones Brigade members in our parking lot for a demo. So we know and have first hand seen the rise of Mike McGill and Powell Peralta. Below is a newspaper clipping of that very demo we had at Amateur Athlete Skate Shop. June 30th 1986 at Bones Brigades hight Lance Mountain, Mike mcGill and Jesse Martinez came to Bethlehem Pa and put on an unforgettable skateboard demo.

 Our Long history with Powell Peralta is unlike any other skateshop around. There is very few skate shops left that have had the Powell Peralta team in the past for demos that are still in business. Being an authorized Powell Peralta Dealer for so many years is something we take pride in. That's why Amateur Athlete is the East Coasts premier skate shop for Powell Peralta skateboards. If you're looking for the McGill 40th anniversary deck be sure to check our stock! Dont wait to long to gets yours their won't be another anniversary like Mike McGills Mctwist 40th anniversary.  Also when the Bones Brigade 16 set drops remember Amateur Athlete Skate Shop will be stocked and ready! 

Bones Brigade Series 16 Drop Information.

The Bones Brigade 16 Set has an official drop date of March 25th! Each year Powell Peralta Drops a set of six pro model skateboards Hawk, Mullen, McGill, Mountain, Guerrero, and Caballero that was the infamous Bones Brigade. Every year the color ways and decks differ sometimes in graphics always in color. This year we are able to release the Bones Brigade images March 10th.So don't forget to check back promptly!

 All we can say is the Bones Brigade is back in black, with those classic looking gold foil hits that tie back to the recent Vallely gold foil deck, the McGill Mctwist gold foil and more. Pre orders can be placed at Amateur Athlete Skate Shop on March 10th as well. The Bones Brigade Series 16 will be available individually or also as the entire set. So weather you have a favorite Powell Peralta Bones Brigade member or you have been grabbing the entire set for many years, Amateur Athlete Skate Shop will have you covered. The Bones Brigade 16 Set Is Limited. Often times orders to shops are adjusted and cut. The Bones Brigade set gets more popular each year so set an alarm for March 10th for pre orders and also March 25th where we also have a small amount available for immediate purchase. Watching the Bones Brigade Set grow each year is something we love to see so set the date and don't miss out on the Powell Peralta Bones Brigade Series 16.