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Larry Bertlemann Deck
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On 8/8/2005 Michael - Gravity Skateboards
wrote in from
United States
(64.156.nnn.nnn)
Larry Bertlemann will have a new retro 70's model available shortly from Gravity Skateboards.....
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Deathbox:Hackett Purple Heart as a slider
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On 8/8/2005
Ethan
wrote in from
United States
(192.12.nnn.nnn)
I've been using Hackett's Purple Heart from Deathbox for bowls and sliding lately. I have it set up with Seismic 180's (quickturns, yellow front red rear) and 64mm Powell Bowl Bombers (95).
I'm getting some wheelbite so I think I need to switch to 62mm wheels or slide 2mm or so of 'thane off.
This deck/truck/wheel combo makes for a great sliding board. Its giving me better control and holds my feet better than the Rayne Pug I've been riding. I feel like my sliding is about to improve a lot with this setup...its definately easier to pendulum than my longer boards.
So I got me a cool dual purpose board...whenever the 'Chilli' bowl at Crocker Amazon park is full I just go up to some nearby steep hills behind the Cow Palace and have a nice slide session. Its a win win.
I suck at bowl riding so I'm not gonna review the board from that perspective.
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G&S Response/Attila
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On 8/7/2005 kaspian
wrote in from
United States
(65.99.nnn.nnn)
Duke, these boards designed by Attila are great little things, but ... have you ridden one yet? To many people, the original Response feels a little cramped -- there doesn't seem to be enough foot room to find a comfortable stance. The Response Pro, a bit wider, was designed to provide extra space. But still, these are kind of specialized decks, mainly for tight slalom. Is that what you're planning to do?
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G&S fibreflex Attila
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On 8/6/2005 duke
wrote in from
United States
(71.65.nnn.nnn)
any thoughts? i have a "new school" alien workshop board and am about to buy a g&s.
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Motion
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On 8/6/2005
kaspian
wrote in from
United States
(65.99.nnn.nnn)
Julien -- None of the vendor links on the Motion site seem to go anywhere really useful, so I wrote to the company to ask whether they sell boards directly. A gentleman named Dom wrote back:
"No trouble for an order straight from us. We got the Paypal system; so you
can pay with any standard credit card... Prices are in CANADIAN DOLLARS, so divide by 1.2 for USD pricelist."
Here's the list:
Gravy $60
Nicotino $105
Hybrid 36 $125
Spirit 43 $135
Bigfish $140
TS-30 $95
Carbon series:
Classique 42 $170
Comet 49 $175
Highlander $175
DH Speed $185
I would think, too, Purple Skunk would be happy to order any of these, since they already stock a few models. Their prices seem pretty reasonable.
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Skaterbuilt Jay Smith 2...almost
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On 8/5/2005 Ethan
wrote in from
United States
(68.121.nnn.nnn)
Grrr... I missed the UPS delivery of my Skaterbuilt Jay Smith 2. Now that beautiful deck is gonna be locked up in some storage room all weekend!
Oh well. I'll get some new trucks and risers and prepare for Baby.
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Motion BigFish
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On 8/5/2005 EBasil
wrote in from
United States
(63.206.nnn.nnn)
I've also got to chime in about the BigFish: it's a bitchen deck. It's a do-it-all pintail. A little wider than many others, with concave, a little camber, nice flex and low weight.
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Nosewalker
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On 8/5/2005 Reggie
wrote in from
Canada
(199.243.nnn.nnn)
I would say the same thig as Bean-a-reano for the nosewalker. My setup is exactly the same, but with Avilas 78a. I ride it with indy 215 and angle risers, wich I think make all the difference on that board... And I love it. The only thing to care with the Avilas is the wheelbite... I will try it with NoSkoolz...
Hope it helps...
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the sweetness of motion
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On 8/5/2005
Julien
wrote in from
United States
(71.132.nnn.nnn)
Dude, Motions are the shiite. I would go as far as to call them a canadian comet. Very similar type constructions on a lot of their decks but a more longboard/carve oriented line than the Comet guys. I have only had the pleasure of riding the Big Fish but damn these boards are nice, this board seems like it could do everything, fricking rocked with R2s and some big ole avilas. Really nice flex too and I think they usually drill multiple sets of holes in the back so you can adjust wheelbase and flex to suit your weight better. Their speedboard is in my opinion one of the most stylish I've ever seen too, they have a new graphic out now with some hara-kiri style samurai imagery goin on that I saw at the skunk and was really diggin, I think it was a demo board for their Speedboard racer Eli Smouse.
Anyone know any other places to get the motions (online or off?
julien
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sector nine bola
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On 8/4/2005 Alex
wrote in from
United States
(70.60.nnn.nnn)
I’m looking for a good all around board. I mainly carve and cruise but I’m starting to get into some slides. I’ve been riding the sector nine super cruiser for a while and really liked it. For my new board I was stuck between the sector nine super cruiser and the cosmic 2, then I saw the sector nine bola. So I was wounding if anyone knew anything good or bad about this board. I’m 150lbs 5’11.
I was planning to put seismic trucks 45 degree on front and back with some 70mm Kryptonics Hawaiian K blue.
Thanks for the help
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Motion Longboards
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On 8/4/2005
kaspian
wrote in from
United States
(65.99.nnn.nnn)
Somebody posted this query a while back, but ... has anybody gotten a chance to ride any of the Motion Longboards line? A few models have popped up on vendors' web sites (Purple Skunk and Mile High). Motion would seem to be another little Canadian company with soul, a la Landyachtz. The boards are mostly V-lam with fiberglass and some models have a carbon beam. They look really nice in photos ... but you know how that goes.
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luke
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On 7/31/2005 bean-a-reano
wrote in from
United States
(216.89.nnn.nnn)
I have a nose walker. Setup with cutouts where the wheel wells were. Indy 215 trucks, noskool 65mm 75a. And angled risers. I run the trucks loooose. I really like it great for cruising the neighborhood. Hope this helps.
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Luke
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On 7/31/2005 toddc
wrote in from
United States
(68.121.nnn.nnn)
hate to say it, but you should hack some wheel cut-outs into the deck, or stack that sucker high. I don;t like the high ride, so I am a cut-out guy. I'd suggest R2 180s with a 77mm striker. Great turning (not as turny as originals or exkates but they still turn well), very stable up to 35-40 mph (can;t say that about orig or exkates). Strikers will be fast, grippy and slide when you want them to. If you want to live without the cut outs, you'll need to go small on the wheels (66mm strikers?) with less risers - but the key to enjoying long wheelbase boards is the smooth drawn out lines - and NO friggin wheel bite. Ever.
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luke nosewalker
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On 7/31/2005 Adam
wrote in from
United States
(64.81.nnn.nnn)
van,
What have you tried thus far?
I'd look at the wide eXkate trucks and also the wide Original truck. Wheels: 3dm Avalons in 78a or 80a, or perhaps an ABEC11 Flashback. Too tall a wheel will promote wheel bite, and that ironing board of a deck has no provision for wheel cutouts/wells.
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luke nosewalker
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On 7/31/2005
vancheesey
wrote in from
United States
(146.82.nnn.nnn)
i bought the 57" sector-9 luke nosewalker and have had a hard time coming up with a good setup for it. if anyone has had any success setting up a board this large please let me know what your setup is, cuz i love this board but just dont feel right with anything i have put on it yet. also, does anyone have any feedback on Landyachtz boards? i am interested in buying my first drop through downhiller, but dont want to spend unecessary $. thanks, keep pushin'
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las vegas skater
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On 7/27/2005
skater girl
wrote in from
United States
(207.200.nnn.nnn)
Man skateing in Vegas sucks. I can't get any better 'cause I can't meet skaters my age, there isn't even a skatepark in UNLV for us to meet up! That's one of the many reasons UNLV sucks for skaters besides the fact thats it's full of stuff shirt old people and preppies that hate skaters. Hey if any skaters in UNLV wanna chat and meet up come the fall season email me. There just is so much in skateboarding that just cant be self taught! I really wish someone would help me get a skatepark in UNLV so we wouldn't run into preppies who refuse to get out of the way and glare at us when we have to stop short for there damn asses! S'cuse my french, but what moron stands in front of a skater going 35 mph! Any wayz that's my shpeil, buh bye!
*Timber
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Surf the Streets
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On 7/26/2005
Dave
wrote in from
United States
(24.26.nnn.nnn)
Needed a all round deck, and a extra for people with out longboards,who want to try it.Looked and looked so many.You know same old post" which deck for me".Saw this site STS.Three people, small company,figured looks cool what the heck .Got the board today.Just killer graphics, don't know if I want to ride it or put it over the mantle(no way says the wife)Board is great, 150's and Grippins for me.Look forward to a little longer deck in the future maybe.These guys are great to deal with.Way to go S.T.S. Dave
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Slalom Decks
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On 7/16/2005 Paul Howard
wrote in from
United States
(64.5.nnn.nnn)
PAVEL ROADSTER- Very Nice!!!!
SUBSONICSKATEBOARDS.COM- Pauliwog Model(click onto the "future" icon, carbon stringer model)- I'm not the fastest guy out there but last weekend at the Hood River West Coast Championship, I used the deck Scott made for me for both the G/S with a 22"(?) wb and the T/S with a 19" wb. I finished 10th overall in GS(I think ?) and 8th in the A Division in the T/S. I guess I'm no longer a "B" division guy (at least in T/S), but have moved up to being an "A Division bottom-feeder" per Gary Fluitt. This deck did work better in the T/S as a T/S deck but felt pretty good in the G/S as well as a "One Gun"(but, I did change trucks and wheels between races so I guess I cheated on the "one gun" approach). For a stiff concave/no camber, simple wood core laminate with hobby shop carbon stringers and fiberglass top and bottom made in some guys garage(the best part), I felt really comfortable on it both days. Thanks again to Scott Moore at Subsonic Skateboards. -Paul
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eden
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On 7/15/2005
joe
wrote in from
United States
(64.12.nnn.nnn)
Has anyone ever heard of a longboard company named eden?I recentley purchased one of there boards just to try out for fun and well there have ben alot of problems with it since i got it.First of all i ordered the board offline,and i picked one out that had some nice graphics but when i got it it was blank,except for there symbol.The information said that the deck weighed about 5 pounds,but when i recieved it and and picked it up out of its box i knew that something wasnt right,i put it on a scale and it was ten pounds,i love to race and well theres no way im gonna win with that much weight.I guess all i want to know is there anyboady else that has one of these boards and if so what do you think of it,and if you do have one is there a website i can go on to and see if there other stuff is the same as what i have.Thanks
joe
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SURFTHESTREETS.NET
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On 7/8/2005 Erick
wrote in from
United States
(68.116.nnn.nnn)
www.surfthestreets.net it's amazing what you can find by typing a name into a search engine...your right, thats a killer board that they got.
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Surf the Streets???
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On 7/5/2005
Ryan
wrote in from
United States
(68.116.nnn.nnn)
Hello, I live in Medford Oregon I just bought a new longboard (kinda long) from the Hot Skates in Medford, apparently there is a longboard company from Medford (I previously lacked this knowledge), called surf the streets. I have rode sector 9, gravity, vision, and a surf one. None compare to this board. They way it rides, the graphics, and the overall control this board has. DOES any body know if they have a website or if they really are from Deadford Oregon????
Thanks friends----Ryan
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Insect Sidewinder 30"
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On 7/5/2005
lonerider
wrote in from
United States
(65.249.nnn.nnn)
I love the Insect Sidewinder I got a few weeks ago and it took a little bit of tweaking, but now it does everything I want it to - I can pump it forever, carve down mellow inclines, or run it through cones in a tight slalom. I have it setup with 81a Grippins, 139mm RTS/RTX trucks set at the narrowest wheelbase (19.5", although it also can do 20", 20.5", 21"). My tweaking involved first adding a full 1/2" of riser to the board to compensate for the low profile of the Tracker trucks (otherwise I get wheelbite). Then I added 7* (1/8-5/8") wedges to both trucks (forward/forward for slalom, forward/backward for pumping) to adjust the turning. Finally I replaced the stock bushings with and sanded Radikal bushings (75/75 front, 85/80 back) which really improve the stability and rebound of the trucks.
After all that I tried it out this weekend, I did some mellow TS course runs (6'6" cones and then some offsets) setup by Rick Sayers in Golden Gate Park - my first run I found it a little getting used to (first time ever running cones) but after about an hour I was able to run the first two sections cleaning at a slow pace... I wasn't able to do the 6'3" "stingers" he set up at the end of the course... but no one else (aside from Rick) seemed to be able to do them either so I guess they kind of difficult to do (especially for your first day doing slalom). I had a blast - even when I was bulldozing cones and freaking out the tourists walking by!
After that, I flip the back wedge to turn it into a pumping deck - I now can easily indefinitely pump the board around in my parking lot... which was *exactly* what I was looking for! (I can sort of pumping my 38" Loaded Vanguard, but not quite as well yet). I am very pleased with the board! Some thoughts...
Wheelbite:
One thing I noted was there there is a several potential for wheelbite with the
Trackers... Eli at PurpleSkunk ended up giving be 1/2" of risers PLUS the 1/8"
to 5/8" wedge which according to my calculations is about 3/4" of a riser. This
is irrespective of the stock Tracker bushings, or the Radikal bushings.
Bushings:
I would love to try Yellow Stim bushings... but they are an endangered species
it appears... so the Radikal bushings seem to work really well for me. They are
definitely more lively than the stock randals AND the blue Khiros with built-in
washer, better feel than the stock Tracker hourglasses (which are a little
mushy).
Trucks:
I went to PurpleSkunk at SF tried the 105, 140 Seismics and the 106 and 139
Trackers (I might have the sizes offset by a few millimeters, but it was
basically small and medium width trucks). I wasn't too key on the super narrow
trucks even though they give you quicker turning. I think that the that the
Trackers are a better truck for slalom (at least for starting out) - I like
their versatility (slalom, pumping, downhill), ease of use (changing bushings
vs springs) and economy (prce of trucks and springs). That's not to say that
Seimics weren't fun - I really like them as well and they are on my short list
of things to buy in the future - but they turn and respond a little...
differently and it would take some getting used to in slalom (Ricker Sayers had
Bahne Backhill with a 106 Seismics and grey springs on the front and a RTX 105
with stock bushings in the back that I tried out).
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Kyle Nyman pro model
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On 7/5/2005
Tanner
wrote in from
Canada
(207.161.nnn.nnn)
This was the worst longboard I ever bought. It was too long for me and the tail was very gay. I tried to go down a big hill but I fell really hard on my ass so I snapped my deck. Kyle nyman longboards suck don't buy them.
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Insect GS City Bomber
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On 7/2/2005
Eddy
wrote in from
United States
(207.69.nnn.nnn)
I own one she is a bute. I first saw the board at the Gathering 4. Vlad was ripping the Hybrid course on one. When I got home I got a hold of Steve Hopper at Insect. He made one to my specs and sent it out to me. The board handles very nicely on Hybrid courses and for general cruising. I did not place one sticker on that board. It is that nice of a board. Steve at Insect puts his heart and soul into his boards and it shows. Eddy Texas Outlaws.
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Insect City Bomber (GS)
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On 7/1/2005 EK
wrote in from
United States
(207.200.nnn.nnn)
Has anyone tried the Insect City Bomber? If so, how is it?
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