Boards n' whatnot
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Powell Peralta skull and swords longboard
The Powell Peralta skull and swords mini longboard is great for anyone looking for a new pool, cruise, ditch, freeride, or moderate downhill deck. The double kick makes even tech sliding possible and is a great time for just flipping around busting out a manual on that hour long ride across town, popping over cracks and curbs on the way to the corner store, the things you can do with a couple of kicktails are almost endless. Not only are these boards timeless and an aversion from the norm, they're extremely versatile and make an excellent addition to anyone's quiver.
Powell peralta micro ripper
The Micro ripper is an awesome cruising, carving, bowl, and ditch board, and can also take moderate downhill if you know what you're doing (although I wouldn't recommend going past 25 or so if you're not experienced with shorter wheelbases for downhill). However, the ripper mini longboard
is extremely versatile is a really awesome jack of all trades type board, and although it lacks a nose the tail alone makes tons of tricks possible. If you're undecided on a board or just want to add a new board that can do it all to your quiver then look no further than the Micro ripper!
Powell Peralta Caballero board
Ever looked for an awesome little cruiser, or something to slash some ditches and tear up pools with? Kick it old school with a retro Caballero. It comes with a nose and kicktail for more control in tighter urban areas as well as give the ability to do stalls, flips, slides, manuals, etc. The possibilities that this board offers are virtually endless. I own a Powell mini longboard
myself and it's lasted me for 4 years so far and it's still going strong. These boards are really awesome for whatever you're doing except for extreme downhill, and are a real crowd pleaser, the boards design has been around for quite some time and for a reason, they're durable, versatile, and look rad as *************************.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Rayne Vandal longboard
The Rayne Vandal is Rayne's newest longboard
and it's really tearing up the downhill and freeride scene, I was little dissapointed that it didn't have kicktails because the pictures kind of looked like it would but, nonetheless it's an amazing short wheelbase speedboard, and that's all you see the pros on lately, in fact, I've seen the Vandal being debuted in a lot of races this year so it's probably going to be a really awesome up and coming board. The short wheelbase gives a lot of agility on those technical roads, and although it can feel kind of odd at first if you're used to a large wheelbase mastering a shorter one can really up your cornering game, and maybe even save you from overturning on that super sharp hairpin one day, also sliding is much easier to brea into but will be a slight squirrelier than a long wheelbase, but not only is it fun to slide these because of the slightly harder difficulty but once mastered you can really pull out some amazing slides that just won't happen with a longer wheelbase, and if they do, they'll come out a lot slower. I recommend the Vandal to anyone that's looking for an amazing short wheelbased top mount board.
Rayne vendetta longboard
This is a great jack of all trades type longboard
, it's a lot like the vendetta but with flex. It's an amazing cruising and carving board, and can even handle hills, and freeriding. However if you're used to riding a stiff board then you may have a tough time using one these. All of these features make the Vendetta an amazing city board especially due to it's short wheelbase which makes it more nimble in those tight urban areas. I recommend the vendetta to anyone looking for a does everything well btu excels in nothing type of board. Also, with Rayne you don't have to worry about durability, no matter what board you pick you know it's going to last you, so if you can't decide on just one board for a certain discipline just pick up a Vendetta and hold out until your next purchase, if that day ever comes.
Rayne Baby killer longboard
The Rayne babykiller longboard
is perfect for downhill and freeriding it was modeled after the killswitch but is a bit smaller and tightened up a bit for more leverage and a tighter turning radius when going down hills. This board has a 3 part rocker that cups your feet on the 3 different sections of the board to better lock you in along with the pleasure dome concave. Last, but definitely not least this board is also micro dropped by 3/8" to give you that extra little grip that's going to keep you from flying off your board not only because it will lock you in, but because it gives you a point of reference so you don't have to worry about where your foot is poistioned and take your eyes off of the road.
Rayne Nemesis longboard
The Rayne Nemesis is perfect for you that want an over the top freeride board. Not only is it super durable with it's vert laminate bamboo core but it also comes with a fiberglass coating that leaves a touch of a dampening flex. It also has a slight linear drop platform as well as sharp edges that you can really dig your shoes into for more control when taking big turns or just freeriding. The Nemesis is highly recommended for people that want a freeride board that can take on big hills or just a want a board that's just a touch smaller then most of Rayne's longboards
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