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Archive for February 11th, 2009
Sector 9 Laniakea Bamboo Longboard
The bamboo series longboards from sector 9 are not only great looking longboards, they’re also great when it comes to performance. Furthermore they are good for the economy as they used 100% bamboo wood which saves our trees. They also allow you to commute around town without having to drive and poplute the air and the less we drive the lower the gas prices will go.
The sector 9 laniakea bamboo longboard is a hybrid skateboard. It has a great shape for cruising around town but the tail allows you to ride this board in skate parks or just about anywhere you would want to. The laniakea is just over 3 feet long and is fully plied with bamboo wood. The board has a moderately stiff deck which in times tends to get a little softer due to the bamboo wood. It has a shorter wheelbase which allows for quick snappy turns. Just remember the shape of the Sector 9 Laniakea longboard isn’t meant for hard carving turns and if you want some giant wheels on this board you are going to need some large riser pads to lift the board enough to not get wheel bite.
Top Graphic Longboard
The Sector 9 Sections Longboard is a unique style board with a top and bottom graphic. It is the only one like this that sector 9 offers. The deck is spongy and flexible and carves hard and fast. This Sector 9 longboard makes you feel like you’re riding a hard charging wave. The convex shape of the Sector 9 Sections longboard gives will allow for lots of speed out of the turns and is a great board to pair up with the gullwing sidewinder trucks for maximum turning and speed. It will turn a normally boring flat ground into full-on stoke-fest territory. The medium sized deck and perfect sized width also provides a forgiving ride for beginners. A minor kick tail lets you lift the front truck and jam quick kick turns in tight spots. This sector 9 cosmic series is my favorite in the series by far!
Loaded Longboards
The design philosophy of loaded is simple, they want to engineer the longboard so that the decks and trucks interact to create a synergistic carving system. Loaded therefore design the boards around the trucks. It’s a great time for skateboard design with all kinds of cool trucks being developed, and we intend to build decks around all the ones that we enjoy riding.
Loaded Longboards current skate deck lineup, our construction combines the best of snowboard materials technology and skateboard inspired design: Concave and convex cambers, a vertically laminated Bamboo core, triaxle fiberglass, and a functional and symmetrical shape combine to achieve lively composite boards designed to skate bigger hills with enhanced control. Form follows function, and while we hope you’ll find them attractive, these boards are designed to ride.