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Orangatang Stimulus Free Ride Wheels
The stimulus wheel was designed for freeriding, it is a mid ranged sized wheel that is great for sliding and also has the perfect amout of grip when needed. These wheels are 70mm in diameter with a 42mm contact surface patch.
Durometers: 83a purple, 86a yellow
The stimulus freeride wheels were designed with a nice wide contact surface that is great for freeriding and can even crossover to a carving wheel in most cases. However if you want a solid carving or slalom style wheel check out the in-heat or 4-president wheels. Like all the orangatang freeride wheels the surface is stone ground for a ready to ride wheel right out of the package. 70mm is the all around size for quick acceleration and enhanced control for a longboard wheel.
Orangatang Durian Longboard Wheels Review
Orangatang Longboard Wheels (Durian)
The durians were designed for freeriding, they are grippy when needed with consistent slide characteristics to allow for smooth slides unlike some of the other wheels that create a bumpy slide. The durains are a great all around wheel.
Specs:
diameter: 75mm
contact surface: 45mm
durometers: 83a purple, 86a yellow
The durians have an offset design and relatively wide contact patch for a nice solid grip (If you want more grip check out the in-heat wheels). It was designed with rounded innner and outer lips with stiff flex characteristics for clean slide initiation and smooth quite slides. The surface of the durian wheels are stone ground for to help create a consistent slide right from the start with no need to break them in. These wheels are intended to build confidence and elevate your riding caliber to the next level.
Cheap Longboards from Sector 9, Loaded and More!
So you’re looking for a longboard but don’t want to spend too much money. Well the best way to keep it cheap is to buy a customizable longboard. This way you can get some components that aren’t too high end. One big thing to keep in mind are the trucks. The truck is something you don’t want to be too cheap about as they are what allow the board to turn and manuver so well. Very cheap longboard trucks just don’t perform that great. It is well worth the extra $10 to upgrade to a good higher end truck. You can always get a cheaper wheel and bearing that still performs great.
An amazing set up for a beginner would be pretty much any sector 9, or arbor longboard set up with some gullwing mission or gullwing charger trucks and some simple rush abec 5 bearings. Rush abec 5 bearings are some of the best abec 5 bearings available and are very comparable to bones reds in my opinion. The next thing to keep in mind are the wheels, you can get a good cheap longboard wheel. Just make sure to get something in the 65-70mm size range minimum. Remember the larger wheels are going to feel a little faster and smoother but some boards don’t allow for too large of wheel. If you need help setting up your board for a cheaper price just post your question on here and I’ll help you out.
Longboards
Longboards from all the top brands like sector 9, arbor, loaded, landyachtz, gravity and more!
Sector 9 has just recently updated their entire line of longboards. Some of the newest additions are the carbonite longboard which was made to perform. It is light weight and utilizes the drop through mount for a lower center of gravity. It is 41″ long and 9.25″ wide a great board for any style riding. Another new addition is the Bullet which is made for speed and downhill riding. It has an extra ply of maple for stiffness and stability. 2 other boards in their line up are the bamboo ghost tree which is a completely new shape you got to check out as well as the cosmic series deserts longboard.
Make sure to get your longboard set up the way you want it and that will best fit your needs. Every one is so different when it comes to what they want these days. If you’re a beginner you might just want something simple with a cheaper price with no need for the best components so make sure you get exactly that. If you are advanced you might want to up your game and aren’t looking for stock components anymore as you want to pass your friends, go faster, slide farther, and carve harder.
New Coupon Code for $10 off Complete Longboards
Looking to buy a complete longboard skateboard soon, well check it out. For a limited time we are offering a new coupon code that will take $10 OFF your final purchase price on your next board. Just pick your board and at checkout use coupon code: saveten
Your order does have to be a minimum of $100 to take advantage of the coupon. But remember it is for a limited time only. This will only last for a little while so make sure to use it quickly or you might just miss out.
Also make sure to check out our new longboard wheels packages where you can also save when gettings bearings wheels and trucks all together. You can easily save over $10 with our new wheel packages.
Don’t forget coupon code: saveten
Loaded Longboards Coupon code
We are offering a limited time $30 off coupon for all loaded complete longboards
coupon code: loadedsave30
Boards like the loaded dervish bamboo longboard $30 off!!!
Save $30 off the loaded pintail, loaded vanguard, loaded ceviche and loaded dancer longboards.
Why Loaded Longboards
So your child, significant other, friend or someone wants a loaded longboard. Of course they want a loaded. Vertically laminated bamboo, variations in flex patterns, randal, paris, gullwing trucks, orangatang wheels, bones swiss bearings. These are all some of the top components used on longboards are all recommended with loaded longboards. Loaded currently has several different styles of boards; dervish, vanguard, pintail, ceviche, and the dancer. The dervish comes in 2 different flex patterns, the vanguard has 5 different flex patterns, the pintail longboard comes in 4 different flexes, the ceviche comes in just one, and the dancer has 2 flex patterns.
Recommended setup for the loaded dervish longboard-
Trucks: Gullwing Charger 10″, Wheels: Orangatang Inheat 75mm Orange, Bearings: Bones Swiss
Recommended setup for the loaded vanguard longboard-
Trucks: Randal 180mm or Paris 180mm, Wheels: Orangatang Durian 75mm yellow, Bearings: Bones Swiss
Recommended setup for the loaded pintai longboard-
Trucks: Randal 180mm, Wheels: Orangatang Stimulus 70mm purple, Bearings: Bones Reds
Recommended set up for the loaded ceviche longboard-
Trucks: Randal 150mm, Wheels: Orangatang fat free 65mm in yellow or purple, Bearings: Bones Reds
Recommened set up for the laoded dancer longboard-
Trucks: Paris 180mm, Wheels: Orangatang Durian 75mm yellow, Bearings: Bones Swiss
Sector 9, Arbor, Loaded Longboards 15% OFF Savings
Save on Loaded Longboards, Bamboo Longboards, Sector Nine Longboards, Arbor Longboards. 15% off any purchase valid until Dec, 31st 2009!!!
Ok so here is our holiday 15% off any purchase from our store. You can save huge on longboards like Sector 9, Arbor, Loaded, Gravity and more.
make sure to use coupon code: b6n4ord15off
Sector 9 Ala Moana Sidewinder Longboard
Longboards are amazing modes of transportation. Smaller sized longboard such as the sector 9 ala moana longboard are great ways to get around town, or college campus. The smaller longboards tend to manuver a lot better as they have a shorter wheel base which creates tighter turning abilities. Match a short wheel base up with some sidewinder trucks and you have a carvers dream. The sector 9 ala moana is the shortest sector 9 sidewinder series longboard. It has a nice flat deck which allows you to use the entire top for foot placement. The ala moana is also 100% bamboo wood which is great for the environment for many reasons. It is 31.75″ long x 8.8″ wide so just about the same size as a standard skateboard. Don’t let the smaller size fool you though. The sector nine ala moana longboard is fast and smooth and rides just like a larger sized longboard.
The best set up for the sector 9 ala moana longboard is sidewinder trucks to take advantage of the short wheel base for amazing turns. You want to set this board up with the correct style wheels so you can make the trucks work correctly. I would suggest either 69mm or 72m sector 9 wheels as they have the flat edge and wide wheel that allows the wheels to be extra grippy to reduce sliding. You can also get some retro zigzags or bigzigs as they are similar. Also orangatang longboard wheels like inheat and 4prez wheels are good choices.
loaded longboards review
Loaded longboards have to be some of the best longboards out there. they are highly flexible and super comfortable, the bamboo makes for a more secure and sturdy board. Meaning if you buy one of these then you’ll be set for a long while (a long long long long while). These boards are also frickin speed demons man, they rush so fast it makes your face feel like it’ll peel off at any second, kinda like a giant potato peeler is grinding at your face.
But the best Loaded longboard would have to be the Dervish fo sho. its got a great surface for zooming across anything you want to conquer and not to mention that these boards have amazing handling in case you almost get hit by a car you could maybe i dont know.. mybe move the heck out of they way really fast. All in all these are fantastic boards so you should totally get one now.