Independendent have come out the bear traps with gritty teeth this week raging with a web war on Bones® Swiss. Check this video out of the lab dudes testing and possibly proving that the new Indy bearings are better. Personally I have never skated any other bearing than Bones® Swiss but hopefully those cats at Independent will send us some, we can ride them and let you know in the product reviews section of this shite.
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The Drawing Boards crew are celebrating Skaterham’s 10 Years of service this Sunday with a monster event for all! Scroll down for the flyer or click here for the full details. Here’s a video of Potter warming up the Church that has come along way from its roots in the old Army barracks when it used to have ramps held together with gaffer tape!…..Can someone get him some shoes on flow FFS!
Size: 8.6 x 32.35
OK, so I could be a little biased in this review as this is the 4th Creature deck I have bought. It seems that the guys who ride creature are really loyal. It could be the great shapes or the fact that they last for a long time or the graphics which are always sick, but once you get a Creature you’ve pretty much sold your soul!
I never rode the 7.5 twigs that are classed as boards, I was always rolling on an 8.0. Which was ok but I never felt that stable and let’s face it I’m not the skinniest of blokes, so when I made the jump to an 8.6 Creature it took me a while to get used to it! But that was over a year ago now.
Navarette’s pro model is not a light deck by any stretch of the imagination. Your legs really have to get used to it before you even get your pop back properly, but once you do my god does it feel good! Just landing a kick flip on flat gives you major satisfaction, kinda like you just let one drop in a lift and someone else gets the blame for the fowl stench.
This board is one of the most popular size’s. Big enough for mad bowl and vert riding and not to big you can’t flip it. It’s got a great shape to it too, which a few people aren’t keen on but it works perfectly for me. It’s mainly the nose that you’ll notice as it’s bigger than Barry Manilow’s! Even if your front foot slips 9/10 times you’ll stay on your board, and for sketchy people like me that a major plus! The tail is pretty sizable too, there’s not much chance of the back foot slipping and slowing you down on this one.
Concave wise it’s a little shallow on the tail but has just the right kick on the nose so that it grabs your foot nicely on most tricks. I’ve been riding this board for two months now putting it through its paces every day and I gotta say I love it. She’s a little chunky skating street but when it comes to parks she’s perfect and in bowls – she wears the trousers.
This board will make your skating look and feel more solid, especially if you’re on the clumsy side of shredding like me. But right now I’m sitting at home with my leg in the air, ice pack on trying to get some stuff done for the site, despite any other personal activities the Crossfire heads think I do when all I have is the internet and my alone time……… even if you do ride a shred sled this wide you can still be a dick fall off and dislocate your knee!
Get out there and Support your local Creature!
Tom Halliday
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Creature Drop Sleds!
The fiendish minds of the Creature creative department have been working overtime by the looks of things. They have unleashed two series of Pro models from the entire team including our very own cranium splitting concrete abuser Stu Graham and several new team and custom shapes to keep every generation content in their coffins! Take a look at this extensive new range over at the Creature site now! In other Creature news, the new video Hesh Law is rumoured to be dropping on HALLOWEEN! More about that soon.
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Ben Raemers on Enjoi
This is probably the most exciting UK news we have had the pleasure of delivering for ages. Enjoi’s only UK rider Ben Raemers has now joined the full Enjoi team as an AM! Apologies for the post last night about him going pro, we were drunk!
Ben has gone from sweeping Crossfire Pounds at our Meanwhile jams to being one of the most talked about riders in Worldwide skateboarding. It’s more than deserved and we are stoked for him, Munson and all the crew from Essex who have all pushed their skating to another level.
Click here to watch his introducing video.
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Death hit YouTube
Death Skateboards have unleashed a YouTube Channel this week. Check out loads of Death videos on it here and watch Dave Allen‘s Squadrophenia part below as a taster.
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Great Dunmow Skatepark Jam 09
If you can get yourself anywhere new Great Dunmow Skatepark, Essex on September 19th, then do so!
This event is set to truly cater for all generations and factions of Skateboarding with tuition in the quiet corners of the park, BBQ, Music and the full blown park session that is bound to be unleashed by the visiting Death and Motel 6 riders.
This is a unique opportunity for up and coming riders to showcase their skills with prizes up for grabs from Duffs and LCB for those who step up.
To join the Facebook group click here.
Anthony Shetler has joined the newly reformed World Industries team. The New Bedford rider who now lives in Long Beach was am for Zoo York but now has his pro status elsewhere. Here’s his introducing clip, look out for a deck out there soon.
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Kenny Anderson top 5’s
Kenny Anderson drives an old Merc and runs it on chip fat. You learn something new every day! Is that news though? Fuck yeah it is.
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SPT rolls out Summer on Lock
What a way to to start the day. Science Skateboard’s rider Sam (SPT) Taylor has a full section online right now lifted from the Leicester scene video Summer On Lock right bloody here. If you want more, then check his Trick of the Week here.