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May 23rd 2008 01:01

The Tool To Conquer The Mountain

The need for vertical speed

As I have gotten older my taste for adrenalin sports has not wavered but my physical ability to thrash and tear has diminished. In the water I moved from surfing on a short-board to a Malibu (longboard) because of the more casual style.

In the last few years my passion for skateboarding has also seen a move from the traditional shorter board to the carve mastering longer downhill boards. I purchased a Koa Pin Arbor deck with gooey wheels and super wide trucks a while ago. Ordered from the US, when the beautiful machine arrived the classic wood finish and alluring perfection of the lines had me second guessing wether to ride it or frame it on a wall as a work of art.

My Board of choice, the Arbor Koa Pin

Designed specifically for handling at higher speed these extended planks allow you to easily stay upright on steep gradients and to cruise on mellower slopes. For me the attraction in the graceful turning and smooth ride but in competition these boards are often used for high speed, reaching deadly velocity on dead mans hills. The discipline is called “speedboarding”.

The sport itself has been around since Skateboarding popularity soared in the 1970’s but these newer boards have maximised the technology in the last decade with a revival in the more classic form.

Used also for slalom courses which is no less dangerous or demanding the skilful riders navigate there weapons of the road with a precision that should be admired with the same passion as the pipe riders who achieve big air.

I know I really haven’t shared much information about the evolution and specifics of the sport, instead getting distracted with gushing about my own experiences. If you’re interested in knowing more about the history and technical side, please visit ncdsa.com

Video 1 - radical downhill action

Video 2 - The art of the power slide

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Comment by Timothy Powell

September 24th 2008 04:47

my second my first blog
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i have grown up here in Dunedin NZ where we have the steepest street in the world and heaps of others every day i have to speedboard (we call it bombing) down the hill to go to uni or when i was younger school. I ride a normal shortboard but with risers and 64 mm wheels (not longboarding wheels theyre a Gbones reissue) this is because of the grit that gets put down during winter because of ice. I have been followed by a car at over 75 kph and i don't bother wearing protective gear oh and this is in traffic most of the videos i see on you tube etc seem pretty lame in comparrison. I even know the timing of the lights at all the stops on my route to uni so i get good lines. You should come to Dunedin one day if your interested in some serious hill boming. I'm not sure if it's because it's so hilly or if people saw one person doing it and decided it wasn't a bad idea but there are quite a few people who live here who are like me. None of them ride longboards people with those here tend to stick to the flat(i think it's cause they can't ollie) peace keep rolling

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