So, why the hell not?! After the success of last years sale at the Dangerous Decks workshop we've decided to go bigger and better this year.
We'll be hanging at Bar Surya on Pentonville road. Grreat location loads of comfy sofa’s plasma screens full bar, with soft drinks and (amazing) coffee for under 18's, teetotallers and nuns. From 11AM - 6PM they'll be a pop-up shop, we're bringing a sackful of treats so come grab a mega bargain, collect an order or just hang out. There's even free parking in the area on Sundays for you out of towners!
Upstairs we’ll be playing skate flicks nonstop, eating free food and playing games all day. Come down have an (amazing) coffee, a beer, eat our food and play on our Wii.
Once again, Newton's-Shred are proud to be sponsoring another great event at Hog Hill this month. Hogtoberfest is a weekend of downhill/freeride fun, slalom competition, camping and the infamous mini-moto challenge.
We're going to have a stall on the hill so you can come and get your grubby mitts on some product, try our tester boards or even order online prior (we can't bring everything!) then pick up on the day to ensure we have what you want.
New additions this year include a bouncy castle and “slide bowling” so extra carnage is predicted!
We hope you're all as stoked as we are for this, see you on the hill!
Have you noticed the New "Special Offer" section under "New arrivals" drop down tab ? If not you should because some big specials going on this month. We will have "Special Offers" every month, so watch this space! http://www.newtons-shred.co.uk/new-arrivals/specials.html
I've tried body armour from many other companies. Before G-form I used plastic padding and other traditional foam. I’m not going to go in the scientific terms because to be honest I don’t care, all I care about is how those pads are after a many months of skateboarding.
My first impression when I received was “Fuck, I can’t believe all that can fit in one envelope and so light too.” I decided to try them straight out of the box and they feel like you are not wearing any protection; even the crash shorts fit under my skinny jeans. My first ride with them was at my local hill in Southend, nothing amazing but I wanted to try them in the hot weather of England (28c) I had the the knees, elbows and the crash shorts . I never felt so comfortable and for 5 hours I forgot I had them on. If you worry about pads sliding down; not with these pads! They stayed in place and not once I had to re-adjust. But at the end of the session I knew that wasn't the real test.
2 weeks later at the IGSA Bo-Peep and I was determined to give the pads a real test in carnage corner.I fitted the knees, elbows, shins, crash short and the protective compression shirt under my leather and Man the pad don’t restrict your mobility and are very flexible even when you're tucking. But what really matters is do they really work when you crash at speed? I'm sure you all see the videos of some guy testing the pads (IF NOT CLICK HERE) but i wanted to make my own opinion and hell yeah, they work; I crashed few time and you can really feel the soft foam getting harder when impacted.
The bad side of these pad are if you are planning to go fast and ride with Duncan (and you know in the first place it’s a wrong idea to ride with him because 80% of the time he makes you crash!) These pads will not slide like traditional knee pads and will slide out from your knee, I really advise to wear the knee pads under a jeans if you are planning to go fast or your leathers. Any slow freeride (<30mph) the pad will stay in place and protect you but will not slide.
Check out at 1.55 what's happen when you ride with Ducan...
As I’m sure you’ve seen, Sabres new CF38 baseplates are a bit different to what some of the other truck manufacturers are putting out at the moment. For a start they are cold forged rather than CNC’d or cast. This allows them to be both stronger and lighter than a fully CNC’d truck while remaining just as precise due to the pivot and kingpin holes being CNC machined after forging, and also means that they cost less. It’s a win win situation, and as of yet Sabre are the only longboard truck to offer a forged baseplate.
The other slightly different thing about the CF38 is its angle which at 38 degrees is lower than you might be used too. This low angle ensures that the truck is very stable and solid at speed ( I’ve had mine around 60mph with no issues) as well as giving you great amounts of lean, and lean feels really good! Forget the ‘low angle = no turn’ idea and try out some of these trucks. I have yet to see somebody try them who hasn’t been impressed by the way they feel.
Oh, and another thing, these trucks use a ‘drop up’ system, which gives you a great range of height adjustability. You can run them dropped up on a drop through board, which gives you a feeling similar to that of a very low top mount. Or you can use the riser system (included with the baseplate) to use them as a standard top mount truck.
I have been riding mine for a few months now and have ridden them at Kozakov challenge, KNK, Giostekka,
Vandem Freeride, and for a week in Switzerland, and there 100% isn’t a truck I’d rather have been on.
Zac's recently joined the Newton's family & we took him out to some hills, being a young gun, he's taken to the steepest hill with ease & even spotted a crazy line on another. Watch out for this guy, he'll be giving us a run for our money in no time!
This board has magic powers! As quoted by the Legendary Ozzy shredder Craig Bond, It really does, it makes you instantly more STEEZY! It's surfy shape and jazzy colour, just encourage you to have fun on it. As for the technical bit, it is nearly 10 inches wide so great for bigger feet, I'm size 11 (uk) and it feels perfect, I like the way the concave starts flat and kicks out towards the rails, just hugs your heels and toes perfectly, so you can throw big standies and feel locked in. I (as with all my boards) whack in a 3d concave, and 'w' cave at the back (using layered grip tape), because I like to tailor my concave's slightly and the simplicity of this board allows for that. The wheel wells are cut nicely, and I have no wheel bite issues with it. It's also solid maple so it's going to last forever. I threw it straight on the smallest wheelbase (27') when mine arrived, so you have a bit of a tail to play with (can be drilled even shorter or chopped if you wish)
It also saw me through 2012 Bo Peep IGSA race (wet and dry), a week of Epic freeriding in the Pyrenees, and Peyragudes Never Dies World Cup. Pascal Jean (who this pro model is based on) is a great guy, who has designed a great board.
Altogether it's R.A.D, and I'm stoked on it, you won't be disappointed! Josh Monk
If you like concave and topmount speedboards look no further. The amount of concave on the front foot is unreal. IT feels like your feet are glued to the deck. The W concave at the rear lets you know exactly where you foot is at any time without taking your eyes off the road and gives you the confidence to slam into toesides with ease knowing that the deck will be there under your feet. Using the shortest wheelbase there is just enough tail on the back to do kick turns and any other wrongboarding manoeuvres you like and the hole cut in the tail makes getting your board back up the hill easyer as you dont have to carry the deck. Which isnt a problem either as the board only weighs about as much as a rizzla. Buy this board!!!!!
When my spooky was stolen I inherited a beaten, chopped and de-lammed Switchback from Alex with the instruction to skate it into the ground and that I did! After snapping one end off coming short on an early grab I re-drilled it and added a sick tail. It turns out that wasn’t a great idea as I pulled the bolts through the chewed up remains of ply.
As I was determinedly abusing this crippled old board I was all the time falling in love with it’s concave. When it finally earned it’s right to a retirement hanging on my bedroom wall it was unceremoniously thrown onto a BBQ when we ran out of coal. Thankfully a crazy Polish dude lent me his girlfriend’s kilima (bro’s before hoes!).
So the kilima got me from A to B but all the while I was skating less as I was yearning for some deeper concave and a shorter wheelbase. After finally saving enough pennies I pushed my way over to Newton’s HQ and got myself the beautiful board you see above.
I instantly felt back at home on that deep HP ‘cave and the slight camber had me popping off every little bump on the street. All this gaiety ended briefly as I met the ground with a crash, turning the tight corner onto my street. I looked back for the offending article that must have thrown itself in front of my wheel but found nothing. However, I did find the tell-tale kiss of wheel bite in one of the wheel wells.
I overcame the wheel bite by using a riser and the longest wheelbase, however I knew it was there, waiting for me to forget and get thrown arse over tit getting carried away with a silly standy. I couldn't really get the lean I wanted on a topmout so I swapped it in for the very similar (but drop-through) Hairpin.
WOW! My first impression of this board was very positive; the same sweet concave but not the slightest risk of wheel bite. I felt like superman pushing this low rider (almost a whole inch lower than the previous set-up) home and blitzed the corner into my street with the back wheels skipping across the tarmac to keep up with the front truck. This board wants to drift, all the time, the long wheelbase and drop-through mounting see to that. Kebbek’s thinking has created a shape that will fit almost any truck and wheel combo with no wheel bite.
As my combo was not nearly at risk of wheelbite my eyes were drawn to the giraffe like neck and I imagined where the truck could be to reduce the wheelbase. With the help of Dangerous Decks, a router soon took care of the job and now the wheelbase is <30″. This has stiffened up the board and made it a bit more nimble; after all, there’s no hairpins in London, just plenty of dog mines and suicidal brats!
Whether you're after a long drifty drop-through that makes stand-ups child play, or a top-mount with some flair, both of these colour stain models are reduced by £25 to make room for the 2012s. Another new arrival from Quebec are their new wheels and with Kebbek's reputation for quality gear I can't wait to try them out!
When I saw this board I fell in love with it, I’m not sure why as I don’t like flexy boards, I don’t like pseudo-oriental imagery and I don’t like companies claiming bamboo is going to save the world’s forests when it has to be shipped thousands of miles. But there was something I couldn’t put my finger on about it that made me want it; such cravings are rare so I trusted my gut and got one from Newtons-Shred.
Normally getting a board to suit a style of skating, I now found myself looking for a style of skating suited to a board! The blurb from Rayne focuses on pumping and carving so I set out with every intention to learn to pump; something I’ve neglected to do, being a fan of hills and drop-throughs.
I’ve found the flex/camber to really help with certain pump techniques, it really throws you back to centre so you can concentrate on your next move, not finishing your last one. It’s made trips to the local shop that bit more fun and given some enjoyment out of very flat neighbourhood; somewhere I’d hastily escape before when I needed a skate. The short wheelbase lets me pick my way between drain-covers, pot-holes and cracked whilst gaining speed whereas I’d have to bump over them ungracefully on my longer boards, it’s really brought some fun back to my daily trips.
As soon as i got the wheels out of the packaging they went on the board. First few slides on them felt very rough but thats normal for most wheels finding the slide point and breaking them in. Anyway after breaking them in they slid perfect and feel sooooooo good! havent really been on the abec11 thane for a while ,only really the really old thane years ago. So far the wear hasn’t been much for on the freerides and they still going strong still looking new.
The ones i have are also centerset which means they can switched around for a even wear pattern and stop you from coning the wheels up. I would say the wheel in itself is not a icy slide but more of a buttery slide with some chatter put it this way its not going to slide from underneath your feet as soon as you break into a standup so theres some resistance. The wheel has a nice 39mm contact patch given you better life on the wheel but also keeping that nice slide and letting you control the slide more. All in all this wheel is perfect for freeriding i would definitely recommend it to anyone looking to get there first set of freeride wheels or even looking to try something different KEEP SHREDDING!
Aaron (Family rider)
2 all new shapes in Kebbek's 2012 lineup have arrived at NS late this week: Ben Dub & Pierre Gravel Slalom decks are now available to order, with all the pre-orders being posted out tomorrow (thanks!) http://goo.gl/RXCHh <Ben Dub http://goo.gl/LclQG <Pierre Gravel Slalom Updated pics for the site to come later in the week. I dare say, they might be the only 2 boards I skate (outside of an HDV) for a long time! Alex
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It's been a hectic couple of months for us here at NS HQ,
outside of packing orders & reviewing what stock we'll be carrying throughout the year we've been busy traveling to events & trying to sneak in some sessions whenever the weather allows.
Event Reports
Style Jam in Southampton (organized by XSS) went down really well with a great turnout despite the rain, check out these sweet couple of videos from the event.
That same weekend a few of us made the trip to most heavily UK rider attended freeride I've seen to date!
Houyet Spring Session, as run by the Blutcher crew.
Despite the heavy rain & windy conditions the UK massive took to the hills which resulted in quite a few soaked pairs of trainers & funny bails.
Riders from all over the UK travelled to make this event: Bristol, West Midlands, London, Bo Peep way & even an Aberdeen local (working out of Holland) managed to make it down
As always, riding your skateboard is a risky pursuit & our very own Brad dislocated his shoulder at the end of a seemingly perfect run.
I decided to duck out of the rain in the wonderful motor-cottage to save myself for the following weekend.
Here are some videos from Houyet including Brad's POV when he popped his shoulder, rest up well dude!
The following weekend we were off again, this time the weather was with us!
The Bear Awakening, organized by Longboard Magazin
After a few of us attended the last event at this location last August, we suffered from withdrawal symptoms all winter, quite simply it's the best downhill track we had ever skated.
Here's Marcin & myself skating down 1 section of the track last year.
This year we came back en masse & rented a huge ass people carrier to fit the 7 of its who had come in on the same flight.
The crew for this trip consisted of: Christine, Kami, Marcin, Duncan, Tim, Brendan & myself.
We also met Chris & Uldis who usually reside in Aberdeen (who had driven from Holland)
We were met in Osilnica by friends old & new, partied hard then hit the track on Saturday morning.
Needless to say dropping into corner 1 is always a wake up call & by the time corner 8 is behind you you're pretty wired for the rest of the day.
Due to works on the mountainside to reinforce it & a landslide, the track was cut short, finishing at corner 13 instead of 17.
Here's the lads on the last run (I was still slaying by the end & not keeping up)
That said 12 corners were still more than enough to completely blow newcomers minds as well as a few people blowing out their cores (shearing)
Here's Marcin's vid for the trip:
Here's Hertler laying the smackdown on the track, ripping it up on Cult Traction Beams
The DTC family were representing en masse, with one of the heads of the assocation, Alexandre Ulrich, also tearing up the mountain on some DTC 75mm protos! check out their event report here.
Newtons Nation, was happening the same w/end as the Bear, not organized by us, honestly....
Crew rider Josh Monk had been down under for a while, tearing it up throughout the Australian summer & topped it off with this sick race that usually chews people up & spits them out into several pieces, giving them a year to recover before trying it again.
Here's a clip of Josh leading a practice run & getting drafted out of the last corner. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=750913483428
If you want to know what I'm talking about in terms of utter bodily destruction, watch this video:
We've been busy on the stock front too, with some recent top ups & stuff inbound from abroad all the time.
Bushings
We've had a top up on the wicked Reflex Bushings, quantities have been limited but we managed to snag a decent amount for you in most duros. More to come in the following months. Sabre Bushings also make an appearance on Newton's & as standard, you can buy just a single bushing instead of a pair, but only what you need, that's how we roll.
More bushings brands are inbound so keep an eye out!
Boards
We received stock across a fair few brands recently, Original Freeride & Apex 40 models are back in stock. Earthwing supermodels & other boards have landed & represent amazing value & construction quality. We even have the Frequent Flyer available as a complete option now too. Rayne boards have been restocked too, with the latest models arriving this week (available for Preorder at present, Vandal/Rival/Supreme) the Amazon to arrive in the not so distant future.
Kebbek 20th Anniversay Barnets are now in stock too, coming marked with the sick medallion! Lush Longboards Legend & Wizard models are in stock (at the time of writing) Symbians though are super hot & sold out within days, no dates on a restock just yet but we're on it!
Wheels Earthwing's slide A's are in stock in all sizes at present, that's 62/65/72mm & we now have some Smokers in stock too (images coming soonish, honest ;) ) Abec11 Flashbacks will be back in stock this week from the looks of things, CenterSet freerides are flying out like hot cakes too, def. my favourite wheel after lot's of abuse at The Bear Awakening recently, think mini flywheel with better depth.
There's a fair bit more, but that's it for now.
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Topmount, adjustable wheelbase, integrated wheel wells and gas pedals.
Click the picture and be the first in the UK to get this super versatile and stylish deck on pre-order!
Picture courtesy of Michael Eijansantos or www.mylifeonboard.net Patrick Switzer at the one of the VLT events in the Phillipines these past weeks.
Our friends down at XSS in Southampton are putting on a Stylejam this Sunday that we're happy to be supporting. There's going to be a sliding competition as well as a flatland dance battle and it starts at 10am so get up early or scrounge a sofa the night before!
It's been a hectic couple of months to say the least, the weather's been really mild & spring has kicked big time!
This spring, Isaac's Crew will be behind the Downhill at Hog Hill once again, we're stoked to get you down, up & then down the hill again as many times as you can handle!
Of course, don't forget the slalom being run by the UKSSA, while Dangerous Decks will be running a Mini Moto Race, Buttboard Race & maybe even a slide Jam!
2 months ago i(kami) gave some cult converter to one of the southend pirates ;
CULT CONVERTERS REVIEW: George J Bottomley duro: 85a Height: 70mm Width: 46mm Contact patch: 31.5mm Bearing seat: Sideset I've been skating these babies for just over 2 months and i can without a doubt say they are the best wheels I've ever skated, the slide they give is unreal, you feel like effortless in all you're movements, I feel these wheels have taken my longboarding to a whole new level, they are perfect for my style. Even though they are mega slidy i find them very easy to control when i need to, i feel as if i could do anything on these wheels. An average day on these wheels for me in a light cruise/pump along the seafront the my spot, then slide the Jesus out of them for the hole day 3-4 days a week, no better way to spend you're free time other than sideways. I'd recommend these wheels to pros and beginners, i wouldn't suggest these wheels to people who are doing 30mph + sliding. I find even at 15 or so they can be nuttts, to sum these wheels up, Mega slidy, great for beginners and pros, super easy and looooottts of fun! I'll defo be skating these wheels again 10/10
Kebbek are a well respected company and have been around for 19 years, I picked up their 2011 Smoothcut 37 model, and have now been riding it for one month, not too long but I feel I have the knowledge to write a good meaty review on the deck. As I said I have been skating the Smoothcut for about a month. I came from a top-mount and felt the deck took a bit of time to get used to, but I don't think I will be going back to a top-mount for a while.. so far I have been very impressed with the deck, coming from a deck with little concave it was a real step-up, the concave locks you in really nicely for doing heelsides, I have had problems in the past with my feet slipping of other boards, but I can happily say that nothing of the sort has happened on this deck yet, set it up with edger grip tape and your feet grip to the deck like a dream, for toeside pre-drifts the concave will lock your back foot in perfectly, however toeside standup slides took a while to get used to on this deck, but it was a case of getting used to it, and now I am happy doing them on this deck and feel very comfortable with them.
The size of the deck is a key aspect to making it great for smaller skaters and people who want shorter wheel base. I started freeriding on a 26" wheelbase top-mount, then I moved onto a 30" WB deck, then finally I came onto this deck and I am very pleased I did. Its a really nimble deck which made learning technical tricks such as no-comply slides and shove it slides that little bit easier. I also felt that some drop-throughs can feel a little unresponsive but on this deck I think that the short WB (28”) turns it into a reasonably responsive deck, meaning that getting around town is not an issue, but bombing hills is a breeze.
So... Bombing hills on this deck. Well to start of with I felt it a very stable deck, even when I had loose trucks and soft bushings, but when I swapped them out for harder bushings, god did it shred hard! the sharp edges and sharp concave that only starts rising close to the edge which Kebbek call ‘SC concave’ means that you always know where your feet are avoiding the awkwardness when you have to look back to correct your back foot placement after a fast corner or slide, which can lead to wobbles... And wobbles suck!
Freeriding; this deck likes to freeride. It likes to go sideways, it likes to do big standies, it likes shredding the gnar. So basically this board is at home when sliding, I've got it set up with Randals and pink Powerballs. A great deck, I would highly recommend it for someone wanting to do freeriding and/or downhill.http://www.newtons-shred.co.uk/decks/kebbek-skateboards/kebbek-smoothcut-37-2011.html
Ok so Kamiasked me to review the Symbian for the blog . So here goes .
First off how about the vital statistics
ShapeSymetrical
Length 41.6” – 106cm
Width 10” – 25.4cm
Wheelbase From 30.5”-77.5cm to 31.3”-79.5cm
Nose/ TailFrom 2.7” – 6.8cm to 3.1”-7.9cm (changes with wheel base obviously)
Construction 9ply Canadian Maple
Profile Rockered 0.75”/ 1.9cm
Concave 0.75”-1.9cm
Flex Stiff
How I set it up
Dropped thru
I like to have mine setup on Sabres with double Sabre orange X-type cones , and rolling on Cult Classics . Short Wheelbase .
Top mounted
I go for an Indy 215 or Krux 10” (don’t think they make them anymore) again with double orange X-typeSabre bushings but rolling on Cult Converters rather than Classics . Short Wheelbase .
Ok so the geeky numbers and setup details are out of the way how does it feel under foot .
First off I really like the ability to adjust the wheelbase soI can set it how I want it . Short Wheelbase all the way for me . I like the shorter wheel base as I find it helps me to get things snapped sideways a bit quicker .
I really find the standing platform is a natural fit for me , my feet lock perfectly into the hips .These hips are so good . They are developed by the combination of concave and rocker . Which if you then combine with the shape top edge of the rail . You getall the control you could want . This locked in feel really gives you the confidence to hack into a standy or speed check without fear of loosing your footing . However it’s not obstructive if you want to move your foot around . I hate it when you have a ton of grip but can’t adjust your feet quickly when you need to .
The deck is nice and stiff so there is minimal flex and torsional twist .I find this really helps slides to be a lot smoother and help to reduce wheel chatter . Sorry I know loads of people out there really love a flexy deck but at speed they are horrible . This also means Symbian can handle a bit of speed . Don’t get me wrong I won’t be swapping it for my Vandella or Sequel anytime soon but I would happily go bomb a hill on it .
I would seriously recommend the Symbian to anyone looking to get into longboarding as it acquits itself well within a few different disciplines . It’s a great freerider that can handle some hill bombing , and makes for a good flatland freestyler too . So with one board you can try out more or less the full range of riding experinces longboarding has to offer and see what floats your boat .
It also makes a great board for the accomplished rider too as it is a well constructed and shaped Freeride deck that you can really push to the limit . I have been using and abusing mine for quite a while now and it is holding up really well .
The Symbian is also good option for the flatland freestylers out there amongst you . As it has fully functional kicks on the nose and tail . This helps to make the board snap up into your hands a lot easier for your Tiger claws , big spins , and finger flips etc . The kicks make shovits , manuals , ollies , and sucha lot easier too .
As for the Graphic ....well you don’t ride the graphic but we all like having something pretty to look at right . Personally I really like the art work on the Symbian it’s a bit of a trippy designwith the foil details which really help make the whole thing ping and come to life .It’s a design done by artist Jethro Haynescheck out his work on his website http://www.jethrohaynes.com/.
If you folks have any question about the Symbian I’ve not covered in this review please contactme via email adam@lushlongboards.com and I will do my best to answer any questions you may have .
i have the 81a flashbacks on my freeride setup and these wheels are great for sliding, they slip out when you want them to, for as long as you want them to. In other words very predictable wheels and very easy to have control over them when sliding or gripping. it took me one session of sliding to break these wheels in and when i did i could feel i huge difference to my old wheels (landyatch zombie hawgz 80a) i would highly recommend these for freeride, sliding and an all round good performing wheel :D Jorge Higgins
Recently I have been using the psd foot stop on my smooth cut 37.
Before that i used many foot stop and I can tell you after riding the best hill of my life in knk camp in Slovenia PSD is a much better choice in all aspect.
Whether you are going downhill and want your feet to stay where it's supposed to be. Your feet will be locked when pushing and give a better feel when cornering.
Not only very light and strong this baby is adjustable and can be used for all type of discipline.
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