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                                                              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."