Posts Tagged ‘sports’

New Skateboard

// May 8th, 2008 // 3 Comments » // Personal/Blog News, Technology and Gadgets

WEUT! My new skateboard came in today!

I just finished assembling it and took it out for a little ride. Its smooooooth and has a ton of pop.

newdeck

View more photos on my flickr slideshow

Les Spécifiques

  • ELEMENT MIKE V AVIARY DECK – 7.88 width – On sale, and its a helium deck, so its lighter and stronger.
  • TENSOR RODNEY MULLEN CUSTOM MIDS TRUCKS – Mullen is my all-time favorite skateboarder and he personally designed these trucks.
  • SPITFIRE OLSON LIFERS WHEELS – 57mm, 97a durometer, for a smoother ride over crappy asphalt.
  • FKD SAWBLADE SPEED BEARINGS – ABEC 5, IMHO the best balance between speed and durability. These ones have a clear shield so you can see inside, with a red spacer for a little extra bling.
  • BLACK MAGIC GRIP TAPE – of course!
  • MYSTERY RISERS and hardware – No real difference in performence, but they are white and complemented the trucks nicely.

Now to go work of those extra pounds!

NYC Bike Messenger Race

// May 25th, 2007 // 1 Comment » // Books, Movies, Music, and TV, the cool, weird, and funny

I promise this isn’t turning into a video filter site, I’ve just seen some fun things to share with you all! Heres the last one for a few posts i swear!

Its a Bike Messenger race in NYC, and there are some insane squeezes and close calls. Notice the “skitching” (grabbing onto a moving car so they can pull you along) at about 3:10. And here I used to think motorcyclists had a death wish!

Cool Motorized Snow Skate

// April 15th, 2007 // No Comments » // Technology and Gadgets

Can you say “I Want One!” kiddies? I can:


Motorized Snow Skate

Its a motorized snow-skate created by some engineering kids at the University of Waterloo, and its really, really awesome. Check the video out via MAKE.