After seeing the rad video that Gravity recently posted of Robbie Lyons riding the 42″ Spoon Nose, I decided I had to try this board out. I’ve been riding my no-kicktail downhill boards almost exclusively for many months now, and had just felt the need to use a kicktail again. After a conversation with Gravitiy, [...]
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Review: Gravity 42″ Bamboo Spoon Nose
Posted: 16th August 2010 by bibliosk8er in ReviewsTags: Gravity 42" Bamboo Spoon, Gravity Burners, gravity skateboards, longboarding
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Review: BombSquad Agent Orange Deck
Posted: 17th May 2010 by bibliosk8er in Reviews, UncategorizedTags: Bombsquad longboards
This review is by my friend and Texas Outlaws rider Chris Doan. Thanks for the info, Chris! (click the images to see the full – sized versions). I’m gonna review the Agent Orange downhill deck from Bombsquad Longboards. This is a topmount style deck and is made out of a solid piece of aluminum that [...]
Review: Gravity Burners
Posted: 2nd March 2010 by bibliosk8er in ReviewsTags: Gravity Burners, Gravity Mini-Carve, gravity skateboards, Hybrid trucks, longboard wheels, Wedge Risers
While on my previously posted trip to Austin and ditch session, I decided to try out some 77a Gravity “Burner” wheels I bought a while back. For quite a few years I used to be a big fan of the Gravity Street-G wheel. Even when companies like ABEC-11 started coming out with some more expensive [...]
FSM vs Pagan and Retro Freerides
Posted: 23rd December 2009 by bibliosk8er in ReviewsTags: Comet FSM, Comet Pagan, longboarding, Retro Freeride wheels
After several weeks of mostly riding my Comet FSM, a few days ago I took a few runs on the Comet Pagan. While both boards have the Comet Rocker and concave, they ride a lot differently. First, the Pagan is about 2″ longer. More wheelbase. More stability. Not that that FSM is unstable or anything, [...]
Comet FSM Review and Video
Posted: 23rd November 2009 by bibliosk8 in Downhill Freeriding, Reviews, VideoTags: Comet FSM, freeriding, longboarding
I’m pretty late to the game with this review, as the FSM has been out for a while. But I just got mine, so here goes… A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to ride my friend Mike’s Comet FSM board, set up with Milehighskates.com Indy 215 Hybrids and Retro Freerides. I kind of [...]