The Spooky, Kilima and Revolution are three decks from Lush Longboading that have developed "classic" status in the longboard world. Now, Lush has updated, improved and release three new decks "based on" the old classics. Check 'em out...

Three new boards from Lush

Lush have started to dribble out the first of their all new lineup, with two new speedboards and a drop-through cruiser - here's all the info.... the vandal is a medium-length topmount, built at the team's request for a super stiff race deck. This is effectively a replacement for the famous "Revolution" speedboard of old - but a totally new shape, adjustable wheelbase and all new wet layup construction which features a diagonal layer of bi-axial glass to keep things really stiff across the width of the deck. The result? Super responsive cornering, fast, strong, and most importatly - FUN.

Everyone gets the wobs. Whether it's the mild shimmy you just rode through or the sudden feeling of disaster just before a gremlin wrenches the deck out from under you, we've all dealt with it. Of course, the first thing for us all to learn is to keep weight on that front truck, but for those looking to know and understand more about how that gremlin does his dirty work, and how you can dial your board in to castrate the bastard.

Speed Wobble Hunting I decided to explore the wobble phenomenon from two perspectives, alternating between the scientific and the experiential, in hopes that between the two a better understanding of wobbles would emerge. I start my inquiry into the science behind wobbles by looking at the laws that govern the phenomena we’re experiencing. But the more I look into the physics of wobbles, the broader and more complicated the story gets. There’s the kinematic analysis of the geometry of motion, the harmonic motion of sine waves and the properties of self-exciting oscillation. Then on the mechanical side there are steering systems, dissected into the basic geometries and their performance characteristics. At first I wonder how much of this will actually relate back to my skateboarding speed wobbles, but the more I read, the more I’m amazed at how wobbles occur in everything, from vehicles and wings to electrical systems and the stock market. They’re the gremlin in the works of everything.

Rayne Idle Hands Slide Gloves

Here at Rayne Longboards , we believe in continuous innovation, so we’re always evolving. With years of experience building high-performance decks for the World’s best riders, we decided it was time to put Rayne on our hands and created the Idle Hands Slide Gloves. These reinforced leather gloves are made to fit tight, flex in the knuckles and wrists, and overall perform to a freeride-minded criteria. Pucks are Catch-Free, long lasting and designed to offer minimum obstruction with optimal protection. Who puts their hands down these days anyways?! Go fast. Be safe.
Features:

Thrash Protection – 100% Top Grain Leather. Superior fit and knuckle safety so your hands never get thrashed.
Blow Out Prevention – Built tough. High Wear areas are reinforced and Critical Seams are all wrapped.
Clam Free – Perforated Leather fingers and Corded Nylon Top to help prevent sweaty hands.
Adjustable – Comfortable, secure Neoprene cuff enclosure and industrial grade Velcro means they wear just like you want them.
Freeride Pucks – Round UHMW, Catch-Free pucks can be rotated for even wear (included).

The Kahuna Blade

Today, Kahuna Creations is announcing one of the biggest things to hit the skateboard industry: the Kahuna Blade™.

Kahuna Creations' founder Steve McBride revolutionized the skateboard industry in 2008 by introducing the patent-pending Kahuna Big Stick™ land paddle for longboards.  With it, riders propel themselves with their upper body, giving them an exhilarating ride.  It liberated thousands of riders around the world, but after three years it came time to release “The Big Kahuna.”
Today Kahuna Creations is nailing it.  Kahuna Creations announces the next generation of land paddle technology: the Kahuna Blade, now featured on the Kahuna Big Stick.  Shaped in the image of the native Hawaiian Lei-o-mano weapon, the Kahuna Blade is the ultimate innovation in skateboard technology.  The Kahuna Blade is engineered for performance, durability, and is aesthetically killing it.

vans

Skate Shoes, Kickin' it Old School and New

Vans were the first shoes specifically made with skating in mind.

"What shoes should I get for skateboarding?" This is probably one of the more frequently asked questions in the skateboarding world, but before we answer this lets talk about some skateboard shoe history. 

Skateboarders used to limp a lot more. If we go back a few decades before anyone had skate gear, before anyone looked so-called skaterish, unless they were a skateboarder and you gazed downward at the telltale sign, his shoes looked as if they been received from a trash disposal. Duck tape flapped from toecaps, broken laces were tied together, Shoe goo was globbed onto the torn material, and depending whether they were goofy or regular footed, an Ollie hole was burnt into one side of the shoe, exposing sock or even bloody skin. Trashed shoes were like a war wound, evidence on how hard you skated, not something to be embarrassed about. And most skaters limped at least part of the time from heel bruises, an unavoidable injury that occurred when running tricks with shoes lacking proper shock absorption.


In the world of shoes designed for skateboarding there was basically only one serious contender, back when the "second coming" of skateboarding hit and the infamous "Z-Boys" and other Los Angeles-area skaters convinced the Van Dorens to market their lace-up deck shoe directly to skateboarders. With their Off the Wall model, Vans concentrated on the grippyness of the sole. The company's vulcanized rubber waffle soles were like "melted gummy bears on the bottom of your feet."* Converse`s Chuck Taylors were also popular due to their thin soles, but everything about them was thin and they could be ruined in a day of skateboarding.

seismic bearings

                                                              Seismic introduces Tekton™ bearings

The bearing behind the Official IGSA Downhill Speed World Record!

May 16, 2011
For immediate release

Boulder, CO - After more than two years in development, Seismic is proud to unveil the patent-pending Tekton™ bearing - the bearing behind the Official IGSA Downhill Speed World Record.  Said 2009 World Cup Champion Mischo Erban, who set the new record of 80.83mph last fall, "Tekton bearings roll fast, hold alignment better and stay cleaner, longer. It's that simple!"

"The difference is the wide flange at the ends of the integrated half-spacers," said Seismic founder/owner Dan Gesmer. "The big, flat contact surfaces square up, co-align and self-stabilize inside your wheels."  "Once coupled, the Tektons literally block themselves from sitting or rocking out of alignment, so they stay straighter than any other bearing system ever," Gesmer added. "Your wheels roll faster with better control, while the bearings last longer and stay quieter!"

According to Neil Sload of Focus Supply, one of the world's leading suppliers of bearings to top pro skateboard brands, "The Seismic Tekton is by far the most technical skateboard bearing I've ever seen produced."  "It wasn't easy to find a bearing factory capable of manufacturing this design," Gesmer continued. "The integral flanged half-spacers need to be custom-machined, not just cut from a stock steel tube."

win a hybrid GT from arbor

The Hybrid GT Skateboard was recently featured in this Arbor video: Kody Noble Shreds The Streets Of San Francisco. Read below to find out how to enter to win. To check out the entire new Arbor Skateboard line, click here. 

On the Arbor website, arborcollective.com, participants must make a quick comment on any news story, (participants must make a real comment) in the comment section and write, “I want to win free Arbor stuff!” A real full name and email address must be used so Arbor can contact the winner. Then participants must also make a Facebook Like and/or Twitter Tweet on any news story to finish their entry  (look for this option at the bottom of each news story). Upon submitting a comment and a Like and/or Tweet, participants will be entered into a random drawing. Within about one week, Arbor will post the winner’s name on the Arbor website, Facebook and Twitter. The lucky person will be contacted by Arbor to obtain pertinent information and the product will be shipped to their location. Participants may enter as many times as they like by commenting on and liking or tweeting multiple news stories. GOOD LUCK!