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Flatspot Weekly 06.09.2016: Sho Raw Run, Maxwell Slays Euro Vlogs, Landy Revival Series and #FlatspotDeckofTheDay
Hi! Welcome to the flatspot weekly. This is where you can find a solid overview of everything recently rad and awesome at the shop. Plus some more thrown in here and there.
Here’s a brief overview of what we are stoked on:
- Sho Ouellette x Valhalla Skateboards: Pure Columbia Gold
- Maxwell Kay on Olson and Hekmatic Vlogs
- New Landyachtz Revival Series AND Triple Beam
- Dirty Dancing for the hell of it
- And of course #FlatspotDeckofTheDay: Bonzing MC Cat Board, No Future Sorry, Arbor Vugenhausen
Sho Ouellette x Valhalla Skateboards: Pure Columbia Gold
Flatspot team rider Sho Ouellette is down in Colombia hitting up the community and events. Not only did he podium, he set the road on fire with this raw run!! The road this was filmed on was the La Leonera Race course, in which Sho took first in juniors!
Sho rides for, Valhalla Skateboards, S1 Helmets, Orangatang Wheels and Paris Trucks.
Instruments of Radness within this video can be found bellow.
Zealous – Ceramic Bearings
$39.99CADZealous downhill Ceramic precision Spaced longboard Bearings
Ceramic Balls
-Ceramic balls are lighter, stiffer, smoother and naturally corrosion resistant. This means we can use a lower viscosity lubricant which makes them fast right out of the tube.
– Precision 8mm axle holes
– .4045″ built in spacers
– .5mm built in speedrings
– Strengthened Nylon Ball Retainers
– White rubber seals to keep dirt and debris on the outside of the bearing.
– Lubed with Custom Nanoceramic Grease
-The unique feature of our lubricant is how the nanoceramic compound fills in deformations or asperities in the bearing. These deformations cause friction and heat around them which hardens the nano-ceramic compound to that specific area. This micro coating is 5 times the hardness of the host alloy and has a molecular bond with the host metal, filling in all the asperities and eliminating friction over time.
-The coefficient of friction is the lowest in the field of Tribology at 0.003% creating a near frictionless surface. Mainly because the nanoceramic compound eliminates all asperities.
-Corrosion on the inside of the bearing is nearly eliminated.Sold in sets of 8 bearings.
Landyachtz Revival Series
The Revival Series aims to create one of a kind skateboards while using reclaimed wood. Wood which has a past in the grains that is greater than just getting cut and peeled. These boards are also limited runs of 500. Which will surely not last long considering how epic these boards look and feel.
Olson and Hekmati with Maxwell Kaye Vlogging Abroad
Maxwell Kay is the closest thing we have to an international rider. Hailing from Salt Spring, he is a surprisingly worldly man. Max lives primarily in Germany, but manages a few months a year here in BC where he hits every event he can and helps run a few of his own!
Max also does a great job hitting events in europe, and strives to win the party just as much as the race. We miss him dearly but couldn’t be more stoked for him to get out and skate those epic European roads. If you wan an insider look into the european race scene, let Olson and Hekmati and Max take you on a magical radness tour.
KnK Freeride Slovenia
Get Dirty Dancing!
We’ve said it in the past, and we’ll continue to say it, WALKING IS FOR CHUMPS! The great thing about skateboarding is theres virtually a limitless amount of ways to ride them. Some people like to go fast, others like to push across countries and some like to do flip tricks. Skating has always been something you can enjoy by yourself or with a friend, and there nothing like throwing in a pair of headphones and getting an escape for the daily madness of life. Check out our selection of dancers and find one that suites you and your style!
See Our Selection of Dancers HERE
Bonzing gets it. They get that skateboarding is about the people, good times, and adding those two things together. Michael Carson shreds all things with immense proficiency, but this is his go fast and sideways plank of choice. The nicest thing about this board: its simple and affordable. Just maple, concave and enough holes to mount a pair of trucks. Which is really all you need anyway.
Staying true to its roots and ideals, No Future has created something rad whilst not giving a rats ass. The Sorry is a letter to the cheif hooligan Mercado, explaining why the board graphic isn’t done yet. Skateboard always gets in the way of deadlines, but your pooched if deadlines get in the way of skateboarding. So give this rad shred stick a gander and maybe you’ll be late to something important because you were having fun.
Symmetrical, rockered, super stiff, gas pedals, and really really pretty, the Arbor VugenHausen kind of looks like an excaliber sword hilt. Its also James Kellys brainchild from way back in the day, and has managed to live on without its master and creator. Primarily due to the fact that its just an awesome board. Arbor’s signature design move is to finish their boards off with a matchbooked koa veneer. In normal words that means super pretty matching wood grains. Its hard to decide if this board is awesome because it rips, or if its awesome because it looks so flossy.
The wait is over! The Landyachtz Triple Beam is now available to the public. This board is completely handmade in Vancouver by a handful of skilled individuals at landyachtz. At no point was quality sacrificed for cost, so although this board is expensive, you are getting quality to match. The limited quantities of these boards comes down to the fact that they are exceptionally difficult to make. There are many steps involved, which require lengthy curing times for the various epoxies used. So don’t be upset when they run out, we have been told they are doing their absolute best to make as many as they can, but you can’t rush perfection. As soon as we picked this board up, and felt how light it was, it was clear that it was going to be deck of the day. If we had a deck of the month category it would probably be that too.
