[ckeyler]

 

 
Just tell me if you want more

siiiick, always wanted to get into cruising/dancing. What campus is this at?

 

[customcoco]

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siiiick, always wanted to get into cruising/dancing. What campus is this at?

UCLA I believe.
 

 

[customcoco]

Has anyone here tried one of these? http://www.boostedboards.com/
 
It's kinda neat, but 1300 bucks? For a longskate? They're going to have a hard time selling these...

 

[Podster]

That is just crazy, I remember my Dirt Surfer was $699.00 retail when I got mine and you could buy tweaks IE: Exhaust, Throttle bodies with better carbs and get them up to 28 to 33 MPH depending on your weight. Everything seems to be way too expensive these days then again maybe I'm just getting old

 LOL
I went Native on this one

 

[customcoco]

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That is just crazy, I remember my Dirt Surfer was $699.00 retail when I got mine and you could buy tweaks IE: Exhaust, Throttle bodies with better carbs and get them up to 28 to 33 MPH depending on your weight. Everything seems to be way too expensive these days then again maybe I'm just getting old

 LOL
I went Native on this one

 

Cool board !

 
The thing that I don't understand about the boosted board is the market they're looking at.
 
The average longskater (like me) won't buy because it's just way too expensive compared to a "normal" longskate (we are talking about a 1K increase).
 
The average joe that happens to commute everyday will quickly find out that for that kind of dough you can get a VERY nice urban/hybrid bike fully equipped with racks, fenders, paniers etc, AND a great longskate à la Loaded for the very last meters.
 
Don't get me wrong, I really like the idea behind it. I also happen to appreciate the engineering process that they had to went through and if I were rich I'd certainly buy it just for the sake of it being cool and to support those guys.
 
I just don't see who they're going to sell those boards to.

 

[darkswan]

Any other Earthwing riders here? I absolutely love my Supermodel and am a complete fanboy now.a

 

[darkswan]

 

[customcoco]

Cool Board !
 
What are those trucks?

 

[darkswan]

Cool Board !

What are those trucks?

Bear Grizzly 852's

 

[customcoco]

Have you ever compared those to Paris 180's?

 

[darkswan]

Have you ever compared those to Paris 180's?

Yes, The bears are more durable (looking and feeling at least) are stabler for higher speeds downhill and if you flip the hanger around it changes the feel to be either more carvy and fun or more lean and restricted(better for downhill). The Paris is a more 'fun' feeling truck that is better for carving and lower speed freeriding because of the bushing seat. It is more responsive in turning making it fun at lower speeds but can be twitchy once you get up there.

Sorry if I'm bad at describing but that's how they are IMO. I think if you are just doing some carving and low(ish) speed freeriding, the Paris is better and for downhill and more all around Id go grizzly.

 

[egosumlux]

I used to skate as a kid for a long time and decided to cruise again at 42 .Can you imagine it?
 
After dealing with the wrong board and many falls I have now a Mistery board quipped with 140 wide Independent trucks and Gravity 74a wheels just for carving and street cruising.
 
Found an image of my board here http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Yj1Ym_BwIF8/TXgF4xxBaoI/AAAAAAAAA88/M_UsW-u6Ops/s320/31v-pII87SL._SL500_AA300_.jpg  it's a great one beautiful and veeery comfy

 

[indieman]

This thread needs resurrected!
lol here's my current setup:
42"x8.5" dregs fiberslide 101 dropthrough w/minilogo clear griptape
184mm caliber 44 trucks
90a hairy bushings
70mm 80a white owl wheels
abec 7 funbox bearings
 
Here's pics of it when it was new

 

 

[Podster]

  This thread needs resurrected!
lol here's my current setup:
42"x8.5" dregs fiberslide 101 dropthrough w/minilogo clear griptape
184mm caliber 44 trucks
90a hairy bushings
70mm 80a white owl wheels
abec 7 funbox bearings
 
Here's pics of it when it was new

 


 
Nice Indie, glad you resurrected this thread as I have a brand new deck as well but it's just going to be a wall hanger. 
 

Came with my new bike

 
 
 
 
This is the deck I've been riding for the last 10 years

Most boarders turn their noses up at my motorized (33cc Weed-eater) machine but I have a blast on it. Unfortunately I have had to fully maintain it now that Viza stopped making them, seems they have been outlawed

 
 
Guess I'm going to have to have the wife shoot some new film of me riding mine as this is the last soul surviving clip I can find of these

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB8v2Yt-hvE   Sorry about the horizontal bop

 
 

 

[indieman]

Sweet! I had a pair of skull candy skull crushers with that exact same santa cruz graphic way back before headfi Their decks are pretty expensive for decor! I like the star wars ones. That Boba Fett pintail is calling to me :O
Always been interested in mountain boarding, I actually have 2 of them in storage that we rescued from a dumpster. They don't run, but could probably rebuild one of them between the parts.