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Archive for December, 2011
Word of the day…Longboards
Longboards not yet recognized as a “word” in the English language. Yet a major aspect of America culture today. Yeah, that’s correct a MAJOR factor in the culture of modern America. I can say this with a strong belief in the statement, with no questioning it in my heart what so ever. Back in the summer of 2005 I wouldn’t have had the same belief. I was 22 years old living in Santa Barbara in a 2 bedroom apartment with roommate Chris and his older brother, Pete. And of course I can’t for get to mention Willie slept on the lower of the stadium seating couches that spring semester. We were only a block from City College and a block from the beach. It was the best time in my life up to that point.
That was the summer I also met my beautiful soon to be wife, Krystle. And I wouldn’t even be writing this today if it wasn’t for her hard-work and encouragement that helped us start our business. She also stuck through that summer where I was arrested and faced up to a possible 5 years in prison. Yikes, that could have sucked! Thank the Lord Almighty for bringing me out of that with no jail time.
But anyways back to Longboards. I’m just gonna list a few brand names; Sector 9, Randal, Gravity, Abec 11, Loaded, Orangatang and so many other’s. These are brands that through a downturn economy are going strong, innovating and making American made products for an affordable price and consumers are eating these products for Breakfast! Every college campus through out the country is a cruising billboard for each of these brands. But yet when I type the word, longboards on my computer it’s highlighted by a red squiggle line. Come on Microsoft! There’s a word you guys need to learn.
10 Best Longboards
The term “longboard” can be used to describe both surfing longboards and skateboarding longboards. Longboard surfboards can range between eight and 14 feet, in contrast to shortboard surfboards that range between five and seven feet in length. In 2011, the top 10 longboard surfboard manufacturers were (from 10 to one): Robert August’s RA Retro Single Fin; Infinity’s Rad Noserider; Stewart’s Hydro Hull; the Hydro Glide Longboard; Infinity’s Cluster; the Original longboard by McTavish; Robert August – What I Ride by Surftech; Fireball Evolution by McTavish; and Walden Surfboards’ Magic Model.
Longboards used for skateboarding are typically one meter long, which is nearly 10 inches longer than a standard skateboard. A longboard’s wheels are also usually larger and softer than a traditional skateboard’s. The top 10 manufacturers of skateboard longboards of 2010 were (from 10 to one): Comet; Rayne; Flexdex; Original; Never Summer; Ladyachtz; Gravity; Arbor longboards; Loaded; and Sector 9.