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Mountainboard
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On 1/8/1999
Zac Heise
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I also have two Mountainboards. I have a 132 and an 116(Orbiter) the orbiter has no cromoly frame, it is dubbed the freestyle board but its the best board for getting around town because with out the frame it is light enough to push. It is also fun for offroad because slides (coleman and power) are much easier to learn on grass and dirt. On pavement the hold an edge like no other, you can turn on a dime, they are a little sketchy if you trying to straight line a big hill, but they are really carving machines. the boards are all designed so the deck sits even with the axle so you are riding "in" the board as opposed to "on top" of the board, it really gives you a nice carving sensations, you can get the 183(6 feet long) with no bindings and ride it like a surfboard, walk the deck and all. or you can get an orbiter with bindigns and whip it around like a snowboard. I really urge you to go the the website www.mountainboard.com also check out www.hylineatb.com
Later
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Pro 36" Flexdeck
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On 1/8/1999 Jeremy Ryan
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If there is anyone out there looking for the smoothest ride in the world. I recomend checking out the "Flexdex". From my personal experience the only way you can float better is if you had wings! And there is no question about speed. Buy,borrow, or steal one and just try it out.
-Jeremy Ryan, St.Pete, FL
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Greenbrew 60" cruiser
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On 1/7/1999
Chris
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Today I got my new board. It is a greenbrew. You may not have hurd of this company but they only make 48" and 60" boards. It came with Kriptonic route 70's and 166mm Indy's.
It is 60"s and very snappy. It has a very tight turning radius without speed wobbles at speeds up to 30 mph.I bought it from big yank @ http://www.bigyank.com
Keep it rollin' Chris-
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REAL-WOOD
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On 1/4/1999
Matt Highison
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WOOHOO!! Today I got my Real-Wood longboard. It is 48" long, about 10" wide, and really just beautiful. I mean REALLY nice looking! The underside is fiberglassed-----its glass clear, smooth, shiny, and looks great. The top has a fiberglass finish, clear, but its not smooth, it has sort of a rough texture to it. It is MUCH smoother than gripptape, (which mean it doesnt scratch you or anything else up), but it still holds you to the deck very nicely. Also, the sides of the deck have the same fiberglass finish as the bottom, which is a plus. It came with a clear rubber noseguard. I know, your probally thinking, "what a pansy...", but the truth is you dont really see it, and i would hate to f*ck up the nose of this beauty, so it give me more confidence on the nose wheelies. Speaking of nose wheelies, I dont know what it is, but of all the boards ive ridden, this board is the easiest to wheelie on. Maybe its the weight or something. It came with eXkates ( i got red bushings ) and some wheels that i cant remember their name(not a big name-brand) and abec 5 bearings. The wheels were surprisingly GREAT!! .. 70mm/78a(i am guessing on the hardness) and they roll fast and grip as good, if not BETTER than Krypto's. THe deck is pretty stiff, with only a slight bit of flex to it, it turns great with the eXkate red bushings, i bet even better with the blacks or blues, but i havent found the diff bushings to make very much of a difference in turning ability on my other boards. This is a great board for cruiseing (no pumping though), walking/nose tricks, with a some carving, and a bit of downhill mixed in. (This baby really get flying!) So if your thinking about getting a new complete...think about Real-Wood (http://www.real-wood.com) Im outta here..gotta go skate...later
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REAL WOOD 48"
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On 1/3/1999
Matt Highison
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I love to just cruise about, walk the plank a bit, drop knee turns here and there.....so i ordered a real-wood 48" complete, i get it tomorrow, so ill have a review up real soon. ALSO--- they only had green bushings left, so i decided to get em and ill try em out, probally end up switching to blue or black anyway......... later
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Barfoot
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On 1/2/1999
Rich
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Hey Tannis
Barfoot are made by D'adv and the deck is basically a noserider shape with Barfoot secret see through grip on it. So therefore they are very nice.
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Barfoot's Boards
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On 1/2/1999
Tannis
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So Aaron, where can we find some of the legendary Chuck Barfoots boards? He was making skateboards with Tom Sims when I was just a grem in Southern California, I'd like to see what he has to offer!
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Barfoot Custum by Chuck Barfoot
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On 12/31/1998 Aaron C.U.I
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Forget sector nine and all those burned out brands.
These completes are the phatest longboards. Mine is
47" and the glide is unbeliveable. My homies have
sector nines and powells and the say their boards are
shit compared to my barfoot. Kapu trucks give you a
true cruising sensation. Four hundred and twenty
thumbs up!
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Complete boards
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On 12/24/1998 you're siezing
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Hopefully manufacturers of "complete" boards have done their R&D. It is a bummer that so many companies have jumped around when it come to their truck manufacturer. This piece is the integral part of the skateboard system. The wheel base, deck width, wheel size and width, and nose and tail lengths should be designed around the truck. Selling the same board with new, different trucks proves that the decks were designed first. Playing with longboard is good, but companies are in business to do this R&D for you. Who could care about product integrity that much? Most don't.
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Mountainboard/Carve USA
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On 12/21/1998
Duane Gabel
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Tater,
I really don't know anything about Carve USA boards, but you should check out another company, Mountainboard Sports (www.mountainboard.com), that makes similar boards. They have a couple of different models; I have the 152cm, and it is incredibly fun on hills. You wouldn't think from the pictures of these boards that they carve that well, but they do, much tighter than my 41" Flexdex before the torsion truck craze. They are a lot of fun on grass hills (some ski areas are beginning to open up "all-terrain board parks"). Some folks ride them on dirt, rocks, in Moab UT, etc., but they also give you a great carving sensation on pavement. They are on the heavy side, I think, so they're not much fun to push around. But, again, get a nice hill, and they're great. You can also control your speed by how much you inflate your tires. Let me know if you have any questions.
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carve usa??
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On 12/19/1998 Tater
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No Review, just curious...anyone own, hear of, ride or know anything
about these boards other than a tease here and there? Check it out
at www.carveusa.com.....
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Bareback skateboards
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On 12/6/1998
josh
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hey, my brother's thinking of getting one of those bareback
boards, the long one. i have a gravity and love it.
anybody out there have an opinion on the bareback boards.
he's really into just cruising and carving on some decent hills
let me know
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cali. classic
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On 12/6/1998
shea manning
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I MENT 25MPH ON FLAT LAND WITH THE ENGAINE.I SUCK AT SPELLING.THEN I MENT I WAS GOING DOWN HILL AT 60MPH!!!!
GET IT KNOW.THE CITY PARK GAVE THE 8 OR 9 PEOPLE IN THE
TOWN THAT SKATE THIS PLASE TO SKATE,WE KELP GETTING IN THE WAY AT THE PARK.THE RESON I ASKED,EGGHEAD,IS I NEVER HAD A
LONG BOARD.I HAVE BEEN LOKING AROUND ON THE WEB DOING RESEARCH ON IT.I ALREADY NEW THE TRUCKS AND BEARINGS WHERE TOP OF THE LINE,JUST NOT THE BOARD.AND MY OWN SKATESHOPE IS RAN OUT OF MY BEDROOM ELEGALY.I JUST HAVE POWELL DECKS.AND AL KIND OF TRUCKS.SORRY ABOAT THE THIS.ANY MORE QESTION,ASK.THANX,SHEA MANNING.
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California classic
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On 12/3/1998
Tyler
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Sean,
Work on the spelling bro, you spelled your name with 2 n's and then with only one. That's not the point though. I find it interesting you are 14 and own your own skate shop and your own skate park. Then you say it runs at 25 mph but after that you say it goes 60mph? Anybody see a trend here with Sean's story? California Classic used to make surfboards
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CA Classic
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On 12/3/1998 eggman
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Hey Shea
If you are so sure it is a kill deal, why did you ask?
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suck a nut!!!!!!!!!!1
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On 12/2/1998
SHEA MANNING
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DAN,THE BOARD CAME WITH INDEPENT TRUCKS AND KYRITONE WHEELS.
ALSO BONE BEARINGS,THAT ALONE IS MORE VALUEBLE THAN $54.ALSO THE LOCAL SKATE SHOP.MY OWN.ORDERED AN ENGINE TO PUT ON IT.IT RUN ABOUT 25 MPH.IT IS WAMMEY TO DRIVE.I GO EVERY WHERE ON IT. I OWN A VERY COOL SKATE PARK ON A ABANDON
TENNINS COUT.I RIDE THE 5 MILES ON IT EVERY DAY AFTER SCHOOL.I'M ONLY 14,SO IT IS GREAT FOR ME.IT IS STABLE AT 60MPH.I WAS CLOCK BY MY FRIEND'S BUG.(don't you wish you had one)also it is made by maple,a great brand of boards.AMIT IT, IT WAS A GODD PRICE.NOW GO CRY AND WISH YOU CHRISE COLEMAN ARE SOMETHING.SPEED KILLS,I PRON TO DIE SOON.
SHEA MANING
DA"MAN!!!!
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Ca. Classic
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On 12/2/1998 Dan
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Shea,
I think I remember seeing that Deck in a cardboard box at Big-5 sports for $60. It looked extremely cheesy. Sorry, Bro, but you probably got ripped off. At least you didn't spend too much! :-)
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cali. classic
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On 11/29/1998
shea manning
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have any one herd of this board.california classic.i paid
$54 dollar for it on a on-line acution site.how much is it worth.it was a complete.brand new.kriptone wheels or something.please tell me.thanx.
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Deck with speedometer
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On 11/25/1998 Dan
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The deck you saw was probably a Gravity Hyper-Carve. They sell it complete for US$210.00
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reef longboard
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On 11/23/1998
BLUNTKING
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I saw a reef longboard fot sale in the UK with a speedometer embedded in the front truck!! cool or what?
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Sector 9 or Freeride?
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On 11/17/1998
Time
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I have been wanting to get a longboard for ages and ages and have narrowed it down to a Sector 9 original or cosmic series or a Freeride. I want a board that carves really well but can also do some manouveres on (bearing in mind I am a novice) I also reckon I am going to get eXkates for it as well...If anyone can recomend one of these boards and setups over anything else I would be really grateful for your experienced opinions!
Heres hoping to bring some longboard style to the U.K! (Well, at least when it is onshore) Thanks!
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flexdex skateboards~ b-33
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On 11/12/1998 team rider "dicko"
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b-33 of flexdex, are insane for carvin your side walk at home and for boostin some air at you r skatepark.
there insane . buy one . they ride great look great and they dont break. i ride mine everyday and that s it there the best! bros!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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homemade a.k.a. "the pimp board"
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On 10/27/1998 sam "sancho" miller
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ok as you have seen my board is called the"pimp board" and that it is.
i am the kind of guy that loves to have that slow funky ride that leaves you with that
feeling that makes you feel like that is why the gods put me here!
but the borad is the slickist thing equipt with trackers and 72 mm "moon rovers"
gives it the funky groovin flow that you trive.
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Purple Skunk 40" double nose w/ indy 215's and spitfire 66's
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On 10/11/1998
noah
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I got this board about 3 weeks ago from wendell at the purple skunk skate shop. Obviosly it's a deck of the own design, but it shreds at the skate park. Loosen up the trucks a bit, and you will be goin every the toothpick riders go, but faster and bigger. It's fairly light so you can float huge late grabs, or keep it stable with an early grab. Once you get this thing dialed in, you pump up a hip and it just floats up several feet. I highly recommend this board settup and skate shop. Check out the shop at www.purpleskunk.com
Keep rollin' and "Go big or Go home"
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SECTOR 9 Cosmic Rider
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On 10/8/1998 Chris
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This is really a terrific board! the graphics are great. the
flex is amazingly poppy and not soggy like some other slolom
boards.This baby can turn on a dime. It is a great cruiser and is very stable at speed.Running cones is a sinch. It will
gain speed when rapidly pumped.
This is probobly my favorite board out of a wide variety and
is short enough to be convenient.ride this board it's fun and
springy.You'll like it.
My recommended setup:
Trucks:Tracker B2's
Risers:S9 angled risers
Wheels:65mm 9balls
bearings:S9 grease balls
Hardware:S9 1 1/2" 2" combo (makes all hardware at the shortest length)
Keep it rollin' Chris-
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