New Flexdex Dropthrough

Flexdex released a new limited edition drop-through board 3 days ago. I heard about it then, but fell asleep because it was so boring. It is worse than a dervish in almost every way. They are the same shape, except the Flexdex had less footspace. The Dervish's bamboo is a ton better for the envirment then Flexdex's plastic. The Dervish weighs a slight 6 pounds less than the Flexdex's 13 pounds! The Flexdex is skinnier and shorter but still weighs 6 pounds more! Flexdex decided not to put the wheelbase on their website. 

The Dervish does cost $50 more but it is so worth it. If you buy the Flexdex you do help bruthadood's skate across America, so there are two good qualities. It's cheaper than one of the most expensive carvers and has a good cause, but it is not worth it.

This however does not mean I am telling you to buy a dervish, because they are almost 100% hype, so the end of all of this is buy a dervish or a fish, you wont be dissapointed.

ORANGatang wheels

Today Loaded released their new "Orangatang" wheels. the come in 80a and in two shapes. "4President" with a 53mm contact patch and 70mm and "In Heat" with a contact patch of 56mm and 75mm.
These wheels could be the most amazing thing you have ever ridden or pieces of poop in a flaming brown paper bag on your doorstep. Loaded described them as " nice 'n fast, grippy as hot chewing gum on a park bench," Why Loaded chose grippy wheels instead of nice slidey wheels that more fit the riding style of Adam^2 and most of Loaded's fan-base, I don't know. But what I do know, is that the little kiddies with their posters of Adam Colton on their walls and the pillows that had a dervish screen-printed onto them will make these suckers out of stock faster than K-rimes going down Rist Canyon with a jet strapped to his buttocks.
So if you want any of these, you better buy them as soon as they go on sale in limited production on July 1st.

http://www.loadedboards.com/adam2/blog/index.php?2008/06/23/141-orangatang-wheels-are-here-available-july-1st

DOUBLE TROUBLE!

First, thanks to bassman, we have the most mind blowing, trippy skate video I have seen.

Next we have an amazing skate video. In-fact, the best I have ever seen. The cinematography was better than many professionals. So I now present you with, rollerboard!

Downloadable Danger Bay Trailer

From the Masters, Colabo Innovations. I know I'll be buying it.

click it.

New Earthwing Superglider Graphic

                                  

Errrrrr I mean new Bustin board! The Soujourn has arrived. As Wells pointed out and you can probably see from above, the Bustin is almost identical to a Superglider.

It is bamboo, unlike the Superglider. It is 5 inches shorter at 35 in. You can customize it, but expect to pay $140 for it! 140! The Superglider costs $80 at mile high skates. That's almost twice the price for 5 in. less deck and some weeds. 

Will the Bustin be an amazing board with a sick graphic? Yes. Is it worth $60 more? No.

Just do yourself a favor and buy a Superglider, especially since the new ones will have wheel wells.

new layout

How do you like it? My brother thought the old one wasn't good and said he could do better. He was right. I think it is lookin pretty good right now.

To end my post, I will give you a picture from my hospital visit:

                                                    

no longboarding for a while, atleast for me

Two days ago i had a half day of school. Got picked up by my dad and went to the church where he works so he could finish up some stuff he had to do. I had some goldfish and a rootbeer and woke up  looking at a bloody hospital bed while getting put in a cat scan machine. The first thing I thought was dang it, I fell longboarding.
I don't remember any of this but its what i have heard. I went speedboarding on my favorite road which starts on a steep section into a tight right hander, this section of the road, I had not done more than once before. I most likely started low on the steep section then worked my way up. 
There are multiple ways i could have fallen on the turn. I could have lost traction then regripped and highsided, or I could have hit gravel and flipped forward. Either way I have road rash on my elbow, knees back and head. I was wearing my helmet, so I most likely fell luge style and my helmet caught the road and it slipped up my head.
A lady who lives in the house on the corner was unpacking groceries and heard my fall. She came over to help me and i didnt respond to her. I picked up my stuff and proceeded to walk home. She knew I wouldn't make it home and saw that I was bleeding from my head, so she took me inside. I called my sister, said hello, then handed the phone to the lady because I had no clue what was going on. My parents came and took me to the hospital.
I now have a concussion and am out of the hospital. I had an iv in my arm,so now I look as if I shot heroin. I'm not in pain. I've got 2 weeks of no exercise and 6 months where I can't afford another head injury. Now go skate enough for me!

Gravity Amazes Us Again

I just saw Gravity's section from the Concrete Wave Evolutions DVD. All I have to say is the gravity has so much style it overwhelms me. I will let the video finish the talking for me.

Justin 10 Day Update

"10 days: Thank you to everyone on "the Fish" and in the longboarding community who have been so involved in Justin's recovery. You've been great! Although Justin is out of the ICU and off of most of the monitors and life support, he is far from recovered. He still needs a feeding tube since he can't be counted on to swallow past his airway, and his strong, uncontrolled movements require him to be strapped to his bed. His eyes open but they don't track or focus yet and he doesn't respond to verbal prompts or directions yet, except for once last Friday when he said his name and again on Saturday when he said both his first and last names. So far, those three words are all we've gotten from him. This is all to be expected while his brain injuries heal themselves, but we're anxiously waiting for him to come to and talk to us. He had orthopedic surgery on his broken pelvis yesterday where they discovered that his whole right illiac crest had separated from the pelvis in addition to the several small broken pieces we had already known about. A plate and a couple pins put him back together, and they reattached some tendons and muscles. His liver laceration seems to be healing, and he appears to have recovered full motion, mobility and reflex movements although he's still slower and weaker on his right side. We're hoping for a full recovery, but it's going to take some time before we know. We appreciate the cards, letters and visits he's gotten so far although Justin hasn't been aware of them yet. Either Carol or I read his messages to him and hope he can hear them. I'm sure he'll read them all and respond when he comes around. His mother and I had to trade places last Saturday, so I'm back at home in Virginia now and Carol is at the hospital with him. Thanks again for caring. Drew"

Best of luck to you Justin and thank you Drew for keeping us updated.

Maryhill Registration

Registration for Maryhill Festival of Speed opened yesterday. Then closed seven hours later. That means 120 riders signed up in seven hours. The good news is, there is a reserve left and 40 spots left or inlines, gravity bikes and luges.