If you love to surf but are far from the beach then you should get a loaded pintail longboard. This board is a surfers dream and an amazing way to surf the concrete. This bamboo styled longboard has an amazing design that allows you to carve hard and fast at high speeds and has a great amount of flex to allow for smooth riding. This board is a true carver styled longboard. You can get the pintail in a variety of flexes depending on what you are looking for. I prefer a medium amount of flex to low flex for more stability and harder carving.
The loaded pintail longboard is also great for downhill riding. The dervish is recommened over it for down hill but the pintail can perform well down hill at high speeds as it is a great carving longboard. This board is an overall amazing riding board and should be an option for your next longboard.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
My New Loaded Dervish Set-up
My new Loaded Dervish Bamboo Longboard
So I decided to set up a new longboard last week as I have been wanting the dervish longboard for quite a while now. I ended up with the dervish flex 2 as that was the only one we had left from the older graphic which is the one I prefered. It has a little more flex than I wanted but I still really love the board. I set the dervish up with some 10″ all black gullwing charger trucks that give it a nice sold sturdy wide base that is great for carving, sliding, and downhill riding. I ended up putting some retro bigzig 75mm lemon wheels which are 83a hardness as I wanted something that would grip the ground really well but also was hard enough for smooth slides. I had some extra sector 9 greaseball bearings laying around so I just put those on the board to break it in for now.
The results: The board is super fast, light and carves great! I keep the trucks very loose to allow for sharper carves. The down side is you have to watch yourself a little closer at high speeds as you can get wobbles. My first ride on the loaded dervish longboard was about a 15-minute all out sprint around my neighbor hood to get the feel for the board as it has been a little while since I had a brand new longboard. It resulted in a very sore leg the next day! So I had to wait another day before I could get my loaded slide gloves out and really start the break in the board. My next ride was with my wife who rides the vanguard flex 3. She was just out for a cruise and I was out to really break in my board and test the limits. I was interested to see how the wheels (retro 75mm lemon) would perform at high speed slides. First time I broke traction on the wheels they were a lot more slick than what I was expecting and I over rotated just about to 360 degrees which was a little surprising. It took a little while to get used to the wheels but so far I am really enjoying them! I’ll make sure to give another update of my next ride! Should be soon!
So I decided to set up a new longboard last week as I have been wanting the dervish longboard for quite a while now. I ended up with the dervish flex 2 as that was the only one we had left from the older graphic which is the one I prefered. It has a little more flex than I wanted but I still really love the board. I set the dervish up with some 10″ all black gullwing charger trucks that give it a nice sold sturdy wide base that is great for carving, sliding, and downhill riding. I ended up putting some retro bigzig 75mm lemon wheels which are 83a hardness as I wanted something that would grip the ground really well but also was hard enough for smooth slides. I had some extra sector 9 greaseball bearings laying around so I just put those on the board to break it in for now.
The results: The board is super fast, light and carves great! I keep the trucks very loose to allow for sharper carves. The down side is you have to watch yourself a little closer at high speeds as you can get wobbles. My first ride on the loaded dervish longboard was about a 15-minute all out sprint around my neighbor hood to get the feel for the board as it has been a little while since I had a brand new longboard. It resulted in a very sore leg the next day! So I had to wait another day before I could get my loaded slide gloves out and really start the break in the board. My next ride was with my wife who rides the vanguard flex 3. She was just out for a cruise and I was out to really break in my board and test the limits. I was interested to see how the wheels (retro 75mm lemon) would perform at high speed slides. First time I broke traction on the wheels they were a lot more slick than what I was expecting and I over rotated just about to 360 degrees which was a little surprising. It took a little while to get used to the wheels but so far I am really enjoying them! I’ll make sure to give another update of my next ride! Should be soon!
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Dervish Loaded Longboard
One of the most popular high performance all around longboards from Loaded Longboards is called the Loaded Dervish Longboard. The Derivhs has a lower center of gravity and a torsionally stiff design, the Loaded Dervish Bamboo longboard is built to hold an edge and maximize energy return.
The Loaded dervish longboard has a drop-thru carver designed to work with most reverse kingpin geometry trucks and 70mm+ wheels. The dervish a small nose and tail for manual and shovit tricks.
The construction of the loaded dervish longboard:
Epoxy and Tri-axle fiberglass sandwich a vert-lam Bamboo core, pressed into concave and convex cambers for liveliness, responsiveness and high energy potential.
The Dervish is available in two flexes:
Flex 1: 170 lb – 230 lbs
Flex 2: 100 lb – 180 lbs
Keep in mind that a softer flex pattern will give you more control and tighter turns at a wide range of speeds, but tend to lose stability slightly at higher speeds. Stiffer flex means more energy potential and more stability at higher speeds, but will not be as forgiving and lively when cruising.
A good Downhill Longboard
The company known as loaded longboards makes high performance down hill longboards, racing style longboards, and dancer style longboards. One of the most popular loaded longboard is the Loaded Vanguard Longboard. The Vanguard is made from 100% bamboo wood which is super strong, lightweight, these lively composite longboards offer the finest ride legally available.
Loaded advanced technologies, innovative design, and a commitment to using only the finest ingredients, has resulted in the evolution of longboard skateboarding. The Loaded Vanguard Bamboo Longboard is Pre-LOADED with concave and convex cambers, and LOADED with the best components available, the Vanguard series represents groundbreaking innovations in skateboard design.
Loaded advanced technologies, innovative design, and a commitment to using only the finest ingredients, has resulted in the evolution of longboard skateboarding. The Loaded Vanguard Bamboo Longboard is Pre-LOADED with concave and convex cambers, and LOADED with the best components available, the Vanguard series represents groundbreaking innovations in skateboard design.
Loaded Down Hill Longboards
Longboards have been becoming more and more popular over the years. Companies like Loaded Longboards, Sector 9 Longboards, and Landyacthz and so many others have been the ones to capitalize on the popularity of the longboard scene.
Loaded Longboards are created fully of 100% bamboo wood. Loaded longboards are usually at top of the down-hill longboard racing scene. Loaded has some of the top longboard racers in the world on their longboard team. Loaded keeps it simple with just 5 different longboards. However they do incorporate something that is different than almost all the other longboard companies. Each board with exception to the newest Loaded Ceviche longboard all have a different flex. The different flex’s are recommended guidelines for a persons weight but do not necessarily mean that you have to ride the board with the weight specified for you. Loaded bamboo longboards flex really just varies the amount of flex the board has from a board that is very flexible to a board that is stiffer. So you really can just choose the flex by wether you prefer a flexible board or a longboard that is more stiff. If you are serious about longboarding make sure to check out Loaded Longboards.
Loaded Longboards are created fully of 100% bamboo wood. Loaded longboards are usually at top of the down-hill longboard racing scene. Loaded has some of the top longboard racers in the world on their longboard team. Loaded keeps it simple with just 5 different longboards. However they do incorporate something that is different than almost all the other longboard companies. Each board with exception to the newest Loaded Ceviche longboard all have a different flex. The different flex’s are recommended guidelines for a persons weight but do not necessarily mean that you have to ride the board with the weight specified for you. Loaded bamboo longboards flex really just varies the amount of flex the board has from a board that is very flexible to a board that is stiffer. So you really can just choose the flex by wether you prefer a flexible board or a longboard that is more stiff. If you are serious about longboarding make sure to check out Loaded Longboards.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Loaded Longboards
Skateshops & Clubhouses.
For as long as there have been skaters there has been a need for some form of skate shop. In the earlier days these consisted of “mom & pop” hardware stores as well as garages from which extraneous hardware and components were harvested. As the years and sport progressed the face of skate shops had evolved as well. These store fronts became a common ground for all shredders to fraternize and exchange information as well as techniques. It is an area for veterans to reminisce on simpler times and for groms to learn from the experienced. All skaters constantly welcome (skate, longboard, shortboard, freeride, downhill, etc.). I have been blessed and can say that I am lucky enough to spend most of my day aboard one of these “club houses” rubbing elbows with some of the most modest pioneers of the sport. Life is good.
If you are feeling in the mood to join the club of millions strong, come see me at the store front at 641 Nord Ave Ste. D, Chico Ca. If the shop is a bit too far of a drive feel free to hang around our “cyber” clubhouse at nordboards.com. While you are there feel free to check out some of our bamboo boards produced by reliable companies such as Loaded and Arbor. From free ride tan tiens to the bhangra we have all aspects of Loaded bamboo decks covered. So again if you are interested in joining the club head by the site nordboards.com and pick up your plank today.
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