Category: Skateboarding

I popped into my local skateshop the other day, just to have a peek and see what was being offered these days in the world of wheels. Blimey, there’s a lot of choice these days. After narrowing it down to just ‘white’ and ‘no gimmicks’ you’re left with essentially all that a wheel should be. Round.

There’s that phrase isn’t there, about re-inventing the wheel? You could try, but you will never improve on an already historically proven design that’s so simple that even a caveman thought of it. So the humble skateboard wheel is definitely something that doesn’t need taking back to the drawing board.

And Drawing Boards know exactly this. Don’t mess with success. Their new range of wheels are clean, simple urethane with just one goal; making your board go forwards and backwards smoothly.

Basic urethane wheels like this are what every skateboarder always returns to after a quick dabble with the gimmick-market, where once you discover that having hollow cores or liquid centres or LED lights inside them really are a waste of time. Look at anyone who has skated for more than a year and you’ll see lumps of plastic on their trucks just like these Drawing Boards 55mm wheels, because they work well.

So why buy these over any other plain simple wheel you ask? Well, as you should know by know, supporting British skateboarding by buying British products is what keeps our beloved tradition alive in this country. Drawing Boards riders Jak, Jerry and Matt can be seen repping their team at almost every UK skate event. They’ll skate their arses off at demos and it’s only right that their dedication is rewarded through you putting your money back into UK skateboarding and buying their stuff.

Drawing Boards also put out a ton of free, absolutely banging video content for you for nothing as often as they can over at their website. Go check out what they’re doing and the next time you’re faced with a dilemma of which pink-spangley-go-faster whizz balls to put bearings into, just do yourself a favour and pick up some of their wheels instead.

Moose

You never know, but one day you might get caught skating behind enemy lines at that sick bank to wall spot round the back of President Mugabe’s house, and suddenly you’ll need to dive for cover in some nearby bushes to avoid the gunfire. Hiding is no good without camouflage, as they’ll see your little face poking out between the branches.

Lucky for you, you got yourself this new Death Skateboard deck just the other day and it has a full camo print on the bottom, perfect for hiding your head behind. At 8.125”, there’s plenty of room to cover even the fattest of faces. The only slight problem is the massive white Death logo and Benson’s name underneath, these white marks may give your position away.

Should this happen and you need to make a quick escape, dashing for your helicopter pick-up point, you’ll be pleased to know that this board’s width gives you a lot of control and manoeuvrability to weave in and out of tracer fire. Any obstacles that block your path, there’s more than enough pop to get over fallen trees, trip-wires and landmines. Maybe even chuck a cheeky kickflip in there, deflecting a few bullets with the underside along the way.

Confronted with armed guards, you’ve got a couple of options with this deck. Either go a bit tech and knock out a tre flip, giving them the worst shinners they’ve ever experienced. Or go for the gnarly option, rag it as fast as possible and bodyjar those fools in the head. Both methods would be no problem for this fine piece of wood.

You’ve nearly made it to the rendezvous point, but there’s one final problem. The bridge up ahead has been taken out and your only option is to frontside lipslide the remaining rails. This is where the slow motion mega-action ‘I am Rambo’ bit happens, your war-torn board becoming another film icon as you slide down that rail, John Woo explosions going off in the background, landing and popping your board into your hand as you commando roll into the chopper.

So, in short, this Death Benson board will suit you down to the ground should you ever find yourself on the frontline of a jungle conflict, or if you’re just hacking it round your local concrete jungle.

Moose