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Trevor Reviews the Landyachtz Switchblade 36

Seattle Longboard Shop — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:48:03 +0000

MOBOT Trevor Preston came in over his spring break to help give the low-down on Landyachtz longboards new Switchblade 36 deck. The smaller cousin of the original Switchblade, this one is great because you still have the option of either topmounting it or riding it as a drop through. Not to mention, the graphic is [...]

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Bombsquad Agent Mini Longboard Review

Seattle Longboard Shop — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 05:01:48 +0000

MOBOT Ryan Vanderveen stopped by the other day to give us the scoop on Bombsquad Longboarding‘s latest and greatest: The Mini Agent Orange longboard. Obviously based off the larger and original Agent Orange, this little ripper weighs in at 34.75″ long and 10″ wide. It has a mild concave with variable wheelbase options at 24, [...]

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Nail These Tricks and Win!

Seattle Longboard Shop — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 04:56:05 +0000

Our latest video contest is brought to you by Mobot Jackson Wells. We’ll be giving away a set of aluminum core Monster Hawgs and Nersh Smoothie longboard wheels to the riders who can nail a series of four tough longboard moves. Jackson demonstrates these four tricks with style and ease in this video and explains [...]

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How To Throw Down Monster Toe-Side Slides

Seattle Longboard Shop — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 02:18:03 +0000

Have you been struggling with nailing those monster toe-side slides? Well who better to help you learn the ins and outs than master free-ride kings Ross Druckrey and Ethan Cochard. These BoomBots have these slides on lock-down and not only show you exactly what to do with your feet, board and body, but also help [...]

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Max’s Nersh Jawbreaker Wheel Video Review

Seattle Longboard Shop — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:08:10 +0000

As a follow up to the Nersh Jawbreakers wheel review I posted on the blog from Danny Smith the other day, MOBOT/Nersh Team Rider/Junior World Champ Max Wippermann chimes in with his own video review. He’s been thrashing his Jawbreaker 82a prototypes on his Landyachtz Evo and JimZ precision trucks. One reason he’s lovin’ them [...]

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Danny Smiff Rips it on the Omen Prototype

Seattle Longboard Shop — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 23:38:56 +0000

Here is the latest video of MOBOT Danny Smith (aka Danny Smiff) rippin on the new Omen longboards prototype deck. What prototype you might ask? Well imagine the Omen Pike with 2″ of length taken out of the middle with some pumped up fatty kick tails on each side. Same rocker, plateau concave and pockets [...]

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Divine Street Slayers Wheel Review

Seattle Longboard Shop — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:22:37 +0000

Recently, Divine came out with new freeride orientated longboard wheels called the Divine Street Slayers. They are 72mm tall and come in 78a (flesh, red, lime green and orange colors) and 82a (black and purple). They have a contact patch of 49.5mm and are slightly offset. Throughout the life of the wheels, they stay very [...]

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First glance on Nersh Jawbreakers

Seattle Longboard Shop — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:41:57 +0000

Nersh has come out with their newest longboard wheel, the Nersh Jawbreaker, available in 78 and 82a durometers. This wheel is essentially a 75mm version of the Nersh Candy, with a 58mm contact patch and thick juicy lips. They feature a centerset core so you can flip them around for even wear, also because the [...]

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Ross Druckrey Gives Us The Shaka

Seattle Longboard Shop — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:49:18 +0000

Boombot Ross Druckrey road-tripped from Eugene, Oregon to pay Motion Boardshop a visit last weekend. The Sector 9 sponsored rider has been shredding the Sector 9 Super Shaka longboard lately as his go-to deck, and this is his review. He suggests the Mini Shaka if you have a narrow stance and prefer a narrow wheelbase. [...]

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Video Sneak Peak-Omen Blem Sale

Seattle Longboard Shop — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:24:38 +0000

Two weeks ago we had a huge snowstorm in Seattle. Some areas got more than 12″ of fresh pow making for some rad urban snowboarding. Sam was the only one to make it into work to make sure another batch of Omen Pike longboards made it to the presses. Speaking of which, next week we’ll [...]

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