14th Jun 2015
1. Wearing a durable and well fitted backpack will help you stay balanced. Pack the heavy items on the bottom and lighter towards the top. This keeps your center of balance around your waist. 2.…
Read The Article10th Jun 2015
(Landyachtz Space Black Slide Gloves) Slide gloves protect you during "Hands Down" slides or falls. Like many of the previous topics we've discussed on this blog, gloves are chosen around person…
Read The Article31st May 2015
The Bushing. The true quiver killer. This small component sandwiches the hanger and sits quietly around the kingpin. It can transform your ride from one extreme style to another. The various durometer…
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13th May 2015
Scott and I went on an adventure to the new coffee cafe down the street from The Longboard Store warehouse. Before even describing the ambiance, I want to immediately give the customer service 5…
Read The Article27th Apr 2015
Wheels come with two different surface textures, stoneground and smooth. Stone ground surfaces are pre-broken in, which makes breaking into slides less difficult. Smooth surfaces usually have a glossy…
Read The Article19th Apr 2015
It's a bittersweet feeling when the spring weather starts. Losing snow means the end of snowboarding season, a sport that inspired many longboarders and longboarding companies. Thankfully The Longboar…
Read The Article14th Mar 2015
The real artistry in making the ideal wheel comes in the choice of the A and B molecules. Long flexible molecules for B tend to give the urethane a low durometer - a wheel that is soft and grips the r…
Read The Article13th Mar 2015
Up to the late 60s, wheels were manufactured from clay or metal and lasted 8 to 9 hours. In the early 70s, Frank Nasworthy introduced the urethane wheel to the sidewalk surfing world. This new smooth…
Read The Article5th Mar 2015
Owned and operated by Keith Schuman, Recycle Music sits on the corner of Arizona and NW Bond in Bend, Oregon. The crew and I went to check out some records and shoot the Bustin 38" Boombox.…
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I woke up tired and dreary. The faint word of "coffee" escaped my lips like the dream I was pulled from. The Arbor Axis and I were out the door headed for work. Instantly greeted with blaring northwes…
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