Kracked Skulls Scimitar!

i
 got into freeriding recently, and i found this cool board called the kracked skulls scimitar. It's a small company but i've only heard good things about this board. there are tons of different ways you can set it up--- grooves, flex, or quartz grip to name a few.

without bearings or wheels the setup i liked on it was only 156 bucks! and here's a lil' discount code i found for y'all at silverfish.

kscrazy

that little piece of magic takes 5% off of your total cost at checkout. pretty nice haha. maybe i can pick up this board for x-mas or something... who knows?

i also heard that it rivals the dervish (dunno if this is true). it must be pretty decent if it does that right? people also recommend this board for freeride/crusing or carving.

pic courtesy of kracked skulls website!

have fun with this board!

Deck Maintenence

With many Sector9 minis, bamboos, Loaded, and most longer boards there is a clear, spray-on grip-tape. As some may know from experience this stuff is great and looks awesome however, sucks in the maintenance field. If you are one of those people that is ripping their hair out trying to clean it, here are some tips:

• Get a toothbrush you never use and some "409 all purpose cleaner"
  
• Spray the 409 on the board and gently scrub it with a toothbrush.

• When you are done scrubbing turn on a hose and put pressure to wash of the deck.
  

Make sure not to spray the trucks or bearings and dry off the board so the wood does not rot.


Signed, ~Kp15#

Gullwing part 3

Cont. This is my final Gullwing post. The first truck of this post is the Shadow DLX. These trucks are very durable mainly for street riding. With these trucks you can ride with ease while cruising and downhilling in the street. These are very similar to chargers but these are a little more durable and easy to care for.

This next truck is called the "Munkae" and I am sorry to say that I do not know how to pronounce it. This is a Gullwing-Munkae collaboration. The bushings in these things are incredible. With the symmetrical shape, the trucks are good for downhill and freeeride.

The final model of Gullwing is the "Stalker". This truck is for serious street riders. It has a rubber coating over the hangar for absorbing vibration from rough streets. These are great for downhill, freeride, and cruising.


Signed,~Kp15#

Gullwing part 2

Cont. The 3rd truck from Gullwing is the "Charger", as you know, my all time favorite truck. This model of trucks is known to be a 3/4 tool truck. Freeride, Cruising/Carving, Downhill, and Sliding. The "Charger" is pretty tough and is two steps up from the "Mission".

The 4rth truck is the pro 3. These are old school if I've ever seen it. Very tough durable trucks used mainly for tricks and freeriding. These are great for lookouts, snaps, G-turns, and air.

The 5th and final truck of this post is the "Alpine". These trucks, again are not great trucks, but are okay for beginners. They have tight bushings and kingpin, making them safe for kids, however not great trucks.


Stay tuned for part 3, ~Kp15#

THE dream setup

---links and pics courtesy of muirskate--- the best skateshop on the planet!


i've been doing some searching for my dream setup. i think i've finally found it for myself and am looking forward to completing it. huzzah!

looking glass deck 

this is a fantastic s9 cruiser deck. i'd recommend it for a first board for someone that doesn't plan to go 25+ mph. 

gullwing sidewinders

with a double kingpin, turning on these babies is smooth as melting butter. you can carve amazingly with these things! they are great! when one kingpin turns all the way, the other one sets in and turns, too. it's an amazing technical discovery! take that albert einstein! no. seriously. they are good. :D

bones reds bearings

bones reds. arguably (not really everyone agrees haha) the best bearings for their low price. slap some of these red thingies and your wheels will turn forever. maybe not that long, but you get the point.

otang 'in heat' orange

i think these are some of the best wheels, honestly. they have the sharp lip design and they hug the ground. they're ideal for carving, but come in higher duros for sliding.



well that was one LONG post. now quit reading and go board!

sensation

Gullwing part 1

As you may know, I am a big fan of Gullwing Chargers. But I am here to tell you about the whole company. The company of Gullwing has many models of trucks: Mission, Charger, Sidewinder, Pro 3, Munkae, Alpine, Shadow DLX, and Stalker.

The Gullwing "Mission" is an okay beginner truck mainly for speed and downhill. If you are just starting out and looking for boards usually you would go for the "Mission 1". These trucks are not so good for more experienced riders because with soft material and turdish bushings, bigger riders will experience many speed wobbles.

The second truck is "The Sidewinder"(Sensation's trucks). This is a very effective carving truck due to the double kingpin. The "Sidewinder" is mounted into the deck twice making the first mount super flexible. These can be used with much heavier riders however if you put to much weight on one side you are bound to fall.

Signed, ~Kp15#

Da Gloves

hey

well i've done a bit of hunting around and i found these super awesome loaded slide gloves. i'm a noob, i know, i've never slid on a longboard before. i'm smart enough to know that sliding on gullwing sidewinders is a bad idea off the bat. i'm thinking that some slide gloves could help me slow down really fast if need be. or if i'm just cruising and i wanna hit a tight carve. it would be fun to experiment. here's a pic of the cool gloves

i like the neon a lot.

for my bday hopefully i can pick up a set of otangs 'in heat' orange. that'd be sick for my cruising setup i bet! i ordered some softer bushings too. dream setup here i come! geronimooo!

sensation

EDIT:

here are some more cool ones

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.. WHOAH!
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This is the most amazing board ever. The "Legendary Rasta Dragon." This board costs $9,999.99. It is only 29" yet it still costs this much. It is made by the same company as The Gnome. It has a custom rasta stripe design on the belly with "Paris" 180mm crimson red, "Bones" reds bearings with "Abec 11 lime 70mm zigzag wheels.


Signed, ~Kp15#

ESW v. LG

hey

i've been debating whether to save up for the earthwing super model or the legendary mini gnome. the super model is much longer, but i heard it's a great board for cruising and downhill. the gnome is just an epic looking board and it has a cool shape too.

my current problem is that my looking glass is super stiff. when you jump on it, it's like jumping on concrete. i'm a tiny dude and it's killing my ankles and stuff riding on bad pavement with my looking glass. i really hope the gnome is flexy. that would totally sell me on buying that. however, i haven't found any legit info saying that it's flexy enough for me being 80 lbs.

i've only read good things about the super model. it's supposedly a sick downhill board and can be great at cruising and pumping. cross stepping at the moment is hard on a 34 inch board, and i'm also hoping that a longer deck will improve my robotic cross-stepping.

hopefully i can earn the cash and then i'll really get down into the deciding stages.

wish me luck!

sensation

Boca Surf And Sail

I was really bummed yesterday not getting the board but relieved to find a new board on Nord's I like. So today I went into this cool place in Boca called Boca Surf and Sail. They had a Sector9-Sea Shepherd complete with my personal faves Gullwing Chargers, and I was messing around on it. They Don't carry Arbor but they have plenty of nice S9's. So I ask the guy what do you know about Gullwing Chargers . He tells me that Gullwings are pro quality and that Chargers are great all-around trucks and they are really tough.

He opens up the cabinet and pulls out a Rasta Charger. I notice they carry the whole line of Gullwings, a few Paris's, and some others I couldn't see. They also had a huge selections of skatepacks, shoes, and surfboards. I'm impressed with Boca Surf and Sail.


signed,~Kp15#

New Ideas

I originally was planning on starting off with a Sector9 complete, a quad30. I have changed my mind. After my unsatisfying day at Island Water Sports, I ended up saying thank God I didn't get it.
I looked on Nord's Boards and found an Arbor complete 31.75 GB sizzler with rasta colored Gullwing Chargers and cheap Rush trucks that are ABEC9! I am really hoping my mom promotes of this.


Wish me luck,~Kp15#

Daytime Radness was fun

hallo

well, just got back from a fun day. at 9:00 am, we got to IWS. i had a full pocket of cash. as soon as we went, i ran and bought a green electric backpack, and some bones reds bearings.

as soon as i got home macpac helped me put on the bearings. they're good. the red is great. we loaded our bags with water bottles, towels, and some board shorts. we long boarded around the 'hood and then bombed down a bridge. it was sick.

we went to the beach, and the water was great but the wind was howling. macpac skim boarded while i sat in the water and got trucked by waves. it was cold.

a pretty good day

sensation

I hate Island Water Sports!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On IWS's website there is a poster for Daytime Radness selling longboards for $99. So my mom gives me a $100 dollar bill and I say, "Well, this won't cut it for tax." So I bring my wallet with $58 bucks in it for shoes and leftover price of the longboard. I go in after I waited in line for an hour even after I cut line to go wait with Sensation and other friends. I pick out an Arbor, though it had Gullwing Mission 1's, It felt nicer than Bacon in syrup. So it says $180 on the board. I ask a guy what it would cost on sale: $140. WHAT?! It said on the website $99, but i just smile and say thanks. This dude obviously Doesn't know what he's talkin' about. I ask another guy,"Aout $147."
WHAT?! Ahh whatever I can still afford it. I go wait in another hour-long line to get to the counter. "That'll be 162." WHAT?! Seriously it goes from $99 to $140 to $147 to $162. Whatever. I grab my wallet,$158. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! YOU SUCK, ISLAND WATER SPORTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Signed,~Kp15#

Arbor

This company is amazing. The maple deck, the imported wood. This is Arbor, possibly the finest l longboard ever. Ranging from 28 to 43in. Bearings being standard at 5 APEC, however with Gullwing Chargers specializing in carving and turning. What I'm talking about is the Arbor Hybrid 38". A great board I am also looking to find at "Daytime Radness"at Island Water Sports.

~KP15#

Cross-stepping

I don't own this video in anyway

i learned to cross-step today. the first couple tries were terrible-- they usually ended up with my on the ground. finally after lots of experimenting, i found it.

up top is a video i found on the 'tube about cross-stepping. i certainly learned a bunch from it. here are some additional tips that could help:

1. whenever you decide to cross with your foot, put your weight on the foot that will stay planted on the board

2. keep trying (doh) you don't know how many times i failed this trick. i kept trying a KA-BAM success!

3. IF you are crossing with your back foot first, slide your front foot back on the board a bit. this helps give you some extra room to place your foot

4. use quick movements, being a sloth makes it harder to balance. don't rush, but try to have some fluidity in your crossing.

good luck!

sensation

Hill Bombing

Over the past month, i have found quite a few hills. Me and my friend, Devin found 4 nice hills just in his neighborhood. Alright who wants to hear me talk? Basically I am saying,"You don't need much to bomb hills. Grab a board and find the nearest hills with some height and length and you can practically carve in your own neighborhood streets."

When you are going down hills don't be an idiot. Wear a helmet. I don't know about you, but i would rather live than look cool. Also, if you feel like you are falling off, jump off the FRICKING board!!! Don't try to make it down the hill if you got speed wobbles, once again I would rather live than look cool. As you can tell I'm very strong on this topic because I hate when people "pose" and then get injured.


Signed with strong hatred of posers,~Kp15#


If this guy wasn't wearing a helmet his brains would be spilled out.

Mainly Cruising

So far I've mostly been cruising the neighborhood and stuff. I've gone down a few hills, not many. I'm mainly cruising nowadays and just trying to find a good spot to downhill.

Cruising has definitely been a blast considering my double gull wing sidewinder trucks. With the twitch of a muscle my double kingpin things turn like butter. It's been fun. Hopefully I'm going boarding on Friday too.

Sensation

Daytime Radness

99 bucks !!!!! Island water sports is having a huge sale on Friday, the 21st. They have longboards for 99 bucks. they have Vans, Sector9, Adidas, and some of my other favorites. If you look at KP15's Sector9 Quad 30, I am looking forward to get it for 99 bucks. B)


Signed,~Kp15#

KP15 1st Post

Hey everybody, I'm the new guy and I just wanted to thank "JellyBoarder" for adding me to the team. I'm ~Kp15#, a fan of Sector9 and I will be posting along with Asian Sensation and MacPac.


Signed,~Kp15#

$55? nope

well it's sensation

i've been looking at some cool wheels for my board. automatically what popped out at me was Orangatang. sadly, the price for the orange in-heats that i was drooling over are like 55 buckaroos on Muir Skate. no thanks!

i looked some more, and found some ABEC gumballs. i was like 'cool wheels' and then i looked at the price. $40 bucks again. i know they're boss quality, but who wants to pay that much for their first set?

the search continues i suppose....

sensation

1st ONE EVER!

Hi
this is the first post if you were wondering. i hope you're smart enough to notice that. i'm the asian sensation (i'm not that asian fyi) and my friend is macpac. (he isn't asian either fyi)

we are here to blog about our lives living in south florida. (macpac wishes we live in afghan. NO WAY MACPAC) we are gonna write about longboarding, skateboarding, skimboarding, the beach, and all the other 'boarding things you can think of. we look forward to a good time!

-asian sensation and macpac

:D