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Archive for January 14th, 2010
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
Longboard Wheels
Ok, so you need some new wheels for your longboard. Here are a few suggestions on some of my favorite wheels out right now based on the type of riding you might want them for.
Freeriding: You definitely need to check out the new orangatang freeride wheels. They have 3 sizes 65mm (fat free), 70mm (stimulus), 75mm (durian) and they offer 2 different durometer’s at this time and 83a(purple) and 86a(yellow). These are some of the best freeriding wheels out right now and are highly recommended.
Carving: So many different options out there right now, orangatang in-heats, sector 9 74mm and 77 mm race formulas in yellow and red, and retro bigzigs and zigzags. These are my top 3 choices right now.
Cruising: Depending on the cruising surface you might want to adjust or change. A great cruiser wheel has to be the abec 11 gumball wheels. Some of the best all around wheels out and a cruisers perfect wheel.
These are just a few options if you want some advice feel free to post up a comment and I can help guide you in the right direction.
Landyachtz Dually Longboard
Symmetry helps define beauty, especially when you are talking about a longboard. The dually longboard is perfectly symmetrical with added length with a larger footplatform. It has the largest Effective Foot Platform (EFP) available from landyachtz. The gnar bars allow for a better board feel and more control than just about any other board, especially at extreme speeds when downhilling. The long wheelbase increases stability and makes it easier to throw it crook when needed and makes for a smooth flowing ride. The platform is dropped 1 3/4 inches to help improve drift and slide ability. If you are looking for something a little smaller check out it’s counter part which is called the switch.
My recommended set up for the dually is some 852 bear grizzly trucks, I would set it up with some fat hawgs monster 76mm wheels in the black which is an 84a durometer that allows the wheels to break free for a smooth slide around those crazy bends. One of my new favorite bearings has to be the bones super reds as they seem to be as fast as the swiss at nearly half the cost;) might want to check those things out!
Performance ratings from 1 to 10, 10 beings the schniz.
Pushing: 7, but really could be more like a 9
Cruising: 8
Carving: 9, but I’m going for 10
Sliding: 9
Freeride: 10
Downhill: 10
My overall grade has to be a 9.75
Landyachtz Drop Speed
Landyachtz Drop Speed Longboard
The drop speed has doulbe the concave as most longboards that allows for a huge amount of grip and helps to lock your feet into place. This board gives you so much control you’ll take your riding to a whole new level. The drop through mounts allow you to slip when you want and make for a downhillers dream. Want to take this board to a whole new level…Set it up with the new gullwing stalker trucks and you’ll be flying past all the competition.
The drop speed is constructed out of 9 plies of canadian maple which give it a very stiff stable feel, great for downhill riding. The length is 39.5 inches with a nice wide 10″ deck that gives a huge area to stand on. the wheelbse is 30.25″ long which allows you to carve with ease.
Performance ratings from a 1 to 10
Pushing: 8
Cruising: 7
Carving: 9
Sliding: 10
Freeride: 10
Downhill: 9
Personally I give the drop speed an overall 9.5 out of 10.
My dream set-up for the landyachtz drop speed:
Trucks- Gullwing Stalker
Wheels- Orangatang Durian 75mm 86a Yellow
Bearings- Bones Swiss
english story (skateboard related)
There was once a narwhal (we’ll call him “Narwhalius Maximus”) who possessed a skateboard and with that skateboard, did many great things. One day Narwhalius was skating to the marina trench contest when a dolphin (we’ll call him “Dolphinius Maximus”), who came nowhere close to Narwhalius’s absurd skill and finesse at skateboarding and Narwhalius had found him in a rage after falling and scraping his tail fin. Narwhalius was curious as to what had happened and dolphinius had told him that he was trying to 720 finflip to yacht grind to triple salchow dorsal flip out, Narwhalius sat there and snickered at Dolphinius, he couldn’t even 720 finflip to triple salchow dorsal flip out! Narwhalius had skated through the water faster than squid-o-romicus the marina trench legend, and done the 720 finflip to yacht grind to triple salchow dorsal flip out and told dolphinius how easy it was and swam off to his private submarine trailer to slumber. Dolphinius had decided if he were to win the contest that he must land this trick, Dolphinius tried the trick even until after his fins bled (this is my experience, all credit to “Chunk” Dourte) and eventually got the trick down to where it even out-finessed Narwhalius. When the contest started the next day the lazy Narwhalius had decided he could take the easy way out and win the conest with a simple finflip but was soon defeated by Dolphinius’s perfect 720 finflip to yacht grind to triple salchow dorsal flip out. Dolphinius had won the trench trophy and had won free chum for life, and everyone lived happily ever after, except Narwhalius of course, the only flipping he would do again, was burgers.