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strush

happybattle — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:09:44 +0000

bunch of clips from strush wheels outta japan.

Focus mag

happybattle — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:00:45 +0000

well i guess it’s been long enough. here is the AD we ran in the last issue of Focus magazine. Kenshiro Yagi, Backtail

maloofed

happybattle — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:25:59 +0000

went to the maloof money cup yesterday (it is in my buro) to see all the homies.. it was crazy hot and really freaking dirty.
i never actually went into the event. gave my tickets away. but it was dope to see all the guys from Naysayer, Prize Fighter Cut, KCDC, NYskateboarding.com and more. psyched to have a new epic free park in queens too!

we don’t suck!

happybattle — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:50:08 +0000

OPEN team rider Jason Park just won the Utility Board Supply / DVS get Flow’d video comp. as always, our hats off to Jason.

JL throw away

happybattle — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:20:05 +0000

project bushwick is putting the finishing touches on a full length video. Jayel posted some of his throw away clips. check it out.

JL’s THROWAWAY from Jonathan Shepardson-Legere on Vimeo.

how you get there

happybattle — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:17:27 +0000

i need to relax from my MTA rage. so here is one of the best things i have seen in awhile. a casual vid from Kyle Leeper and Etnies. this is a real skate vid imo. no big banger. just style and flow.
[See post to watch Flash video]

a new year glo mix

happybattle — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:46:23 +0000

i did this mix for my friends site.. percussionlab.com, but since i also have my own little site here.. thought i would post it here. a new years mix of some glowave.. if you dont know.. well now you know.

you can’t keep people down.

happybattle — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:36:41 +0000

heres something old. but whatever. this guy has to use crutches all the time. but he can still flow like a master.. and front side wall ride on crutches is pretty much 100% boss.

Expedition HELLO HELLO HELLO! china tour vid

happybattle — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:06:57 +0000

expedition has been dropping some cool deck graphics recently. like the ak47 board. their video from their china tour is free online. and on vimeo.
i really like the opening. the mood is perfect. i haven’t watched the rest. skateboarding is skateboarding. good opening though.

EXPEDITION – HELLO HELLO HELLO! from THE KAYO CORP on Vimeo.

ace trucks update

happybattle — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:54:38 +0000

so i’ve been riding a pair of “02″ ace trucks. it’s their lows, for 7.6/7.76 decks
as stock. these trucks have their own style. they have a very sharp turning axis. witch isn’t for everyone. your gonna get wheel bite at somepoint. but its FUN! to just cruise down the street.
they are crazy responsive. like an analog joy stick. its not just striaght, or turning.. ala silver trucks.

their low profile is not as low as thunder, indie, or silver lows. so i had to ditch my 1/8″ raiser pad to get back to “normal” for me. i like the profile and feel.
so the problems? well the stock bushing started to shred with in a couple weeks. what? seriously? so i put some bones mediums (yellow) in. they now feel more tech in responce. its like the best of both worlds. you lean heavy. you’ll get a sharp turn. land krook. they will lock like they were designed for tech. they are a skinny truck. some people just don’t like the way they look. witch is fair game. thats one of the thing i like. i don’t need those “wings” on my trucks.. i don’t do 10+ steps. its just not what i enjoy.

the “lowered” king pin has giving me no problems. it doesn’t look lowered at first. but, it is just a tat. perfect. the quality is top notice. they look like the forging is uppped a level from most other trucks. weirdly. they come with only 2 washers per axle. verse 4. sorta weird way to chimp out. ?
and they are really hard to find still. specially anything other then silver/raw. i hate silver/raw. (no local shops ive been to in the nyc area has them in stock.. NYC!!!)

the down and dirty. i’ve stock piled a couple set. cause, i dunno if other skaters will take to them enough for them to stay in business. i’ve been skaing since the mid 80s.. and you basicly have the same truck companies. you would think all skaters are all old conservative ladies from the midwest when it comes to new tech and design.

some people have noted that Ace’s team is all old school skaters. and yes, its true. but.. maybe they know something the kids don’t. since they have been skating longer then most of the kids coming up now, have been alive!

if you have trucks you like. dont fuck with the voodoo. but if your not sure. you should try a pair of ace trucks. they are not out to reinvent the truck. just clean it up.. and really. your trucks might be the most important part of your set up.

via: cliché \ globe

happybattle — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:46:50 +0000

cliché’s video “a live and unplugged video” is now online and free. its quiet good.

also globe’s “united by fate 5″ has gone live. once you get past the crap “chat” part. (like the whole first half). it also is really cool. much more.. artsy style. looks like a team pain warehouse. predictable animal collective sound track. come on companies. think for yourselfs! nicely shot though. lots of really cool stuff.

review: better skateboard wheels

happybattle — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:43:39 +0000

your really going on on a limb when you call your company “better skateboarding“.. and you make wheels.
i mean wheels!! does anyone make good wheels? no. its impossible.. i want the comfort of 85as.. with the power and speed of an 100a + wheel. but better does make a better wheel, depending your taste. they are hard as all get out, speedy, and they will take your abuse all day. in fact. better will replace them with in 30 days if you blow them out. and i have not been able too. they are just starting to cone. a month later! at first i got some 50s. but that was just my mistake. 50′s don’t really work in nyc for me. to small, to hard. i settled on a set of blank 52′s. these i have been on for awhile. i popped on some spitfire 52s.. then back to my better’s. they were just. better. as noted though. these are some rock hard wheels.. better won’t say how hard they are. but my guess is on 101 or higher.
they come treaded, that shockingly took about a week or so to take off. these would probably rip in an indoor park.

ss851648 ss851650 ss851651

next up will be a set of 51m 99a minilogo’s.. (by bones). want to try something softer for a bit.

skate dice: thoughts on these things

happybattle — Sun, 10 May 2009 00:31:45 +0000

so i will admit. i got some skate dice from the berrics. just a quick note. for those that don’t know what “skate dice” are. they are dice, with part of a trick on each die. you throw them, and the combination of tricks. “nollie” “backside” “180″.. is the trick you need to do. when you miss a trick. you get a letter. like the game of hoarse. but with the word “skate” last person standing wins.
well it’s all fun and good. good way to practice, and learn new tricks. heres my beef.
the berrics skate dice (does any one else make this? i should look some time).. are made really really poorly. the text is starting to significantly run off. after one use!
my quick fix, witch hasn’t been fully test. was a spayed a couple layers of clear coat on then.
anyways. i guess thats about it. if you get some. clear coat them well before use.

[See post to watch Flash video]

fail notes: their was no warm up to these. and, i had been drinking tequila.

the updates

happybattle — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:41:55 +0000

i know the updates have been lacking for a couple days. i wanted to update every day. specially during the weekdays! so heres the story. i have nothing done to post. all my posts are being worked on. things you’ll see soon. a rant on virgin galactic, a review of “better skateboard” wheels, updates on my records labels, skateboard sub label OPEN. including our first limited deck. made form 100% bamboo. (yet it still a street pill based board). so their will be lots of updates on that.
good stuff i swear.

serious? dirt

happybattle — Wed, 06 May 2009 05:30:15 +0000

i have been skateboarding since, about the mid 80s. with a very big break in the late 90′s, through the early 00s. not untill tonight. has the idea of cleaning bearings, been even a sniff of a dream of a thought. ok, yes, i don’t “race” (is that really skateboarding. i say no). so i’ve pretty much normally always used budget bearings. not the cheapest ones on the lot. bones reds have worked for me. 10 -14$ at your shop.

yeah. im holden them upside down. big woop. you wanna fight about it?

well here are directions to clean your bearings. does it sound snobby to say. its not really worth the money? it probably does. right now my wheels are massive noisy. i’m sure some clean bearings would clear that right up. for an afternoon. beyond being noisy, they roll real fine still. atleast for me. i’ll probably replace them soon. but i got like 2 month out of them! thats like the life of a deck. and a 5th of the cost. so i just replace them when they bother me. do you clean your bearings?

btw. this is not an endorsement of bones bearings. i am actually using some by momentum that i am diggin’ right now. so.. don’t be thinking that. it about cleaning them. and the only box i had around were reds. that i’m holding upside down.