Fourth of July in Napa

Toucans, dogs on skateboards, men on horses and big brass bands, hell yea!

wow these photos are late. Sorry about that, folks, but blogger wasn't really allowing me to upload photos for awhile. Oh well, here they are.

AMURICAH!

is a big pink truck and gigantic flag.

First Look: The Loaded Fattail

I got greeted by a box with a smiley face on it when I got home this monday, and everyone knows that smiley faced boxes bring great gifts. Lo and behold, upon opening it my eyes were cast upon the bodacious bamboo curves of the new Loaded Fattail. Now, I'm not one for getting fat, but sometimes it is necessary, and this board proves it. So, since I just received it today, here is a little photo dump of the Loaded's recreation of their old Pintail. I will try to get a more thorough write up done on it in a week or so after getting to know the board a bit better.
The complete setup came with the flex 2 deck, Paris 150mm trucks, orangatang stimulus 80a wheels, loaded jehu bearings, and orangatang Nipple bushings (80a barrels all around).

38 inches of lean, mean bamboo and 8.5 inches wide through the main part of the deck with the camber (and a little bit of concave) that Loaded was first known for. Upturned kicks on both the nose and tail. The front kick is a little over 4 inches wide and the rear kick is a bit over 5 inches. Two wheelbase options (drilled twice in the back) of roughly 26.5 and 27.5 inches.

Updated graphic inspired by the old Loaded Pintail graphic.

Needless to say, I am stoked to be trying this fine board out and will have a review in the works soon. Its official release is on August 1st. In the mean time, if you've got any questions, feel free to ask. But for now, I'm off to a garage session!

Happy skatings all! Eat lots of zucchini!

Lonboarding Video

Sooo, I finally got around to really using the video function on my Canon. I shot this video using my Canon 7d with my Sigma 10-20 and my Canon 24-70L. Really happy with how it turned out. I filmed it for a contest on Silverfish (that's why it says Buzzed Trucks at the beginning on the end). Edited by me, as well, using Windows Live Movie Maker. It gets the job done. Anyways, lemme know what you think, eh?! I still have a lot to learn when it comes to making movies.

Summer in Davis

Where it is hot enough to do Bikram yoga without setting foot into a studio.

Bhangra Freeride

This board is still going like a champ and is treating me great. I've definitely been putting it through some hell lately and i've got nothing to complain about. Been working on holding out longer slides and learning a few tricks here and there. Also, as a heads up, I think I have a video in the works. All self filmed and edited. Hopefully I'll be able to finish it up by the end of the month.

Free From One More

So I finally took off my bike chain bracelet. I had it on for almost exactly a year without taking it off (since the only way to take it off and put it on was with a chain breaker). Well, it is now off, and to be honest I hardly notice the difference haha. It's funny how the feeling of a piece of metal can be so easily be forgotten, even though its been there for an entire year.

Sciurus carolinensis

Little buggers are EVERYWHERE in Davis. Go back to the east coast! You don't belong here!

Hiding Insects

Look closely. He's there.

Owl Street Art

I got a text from a good friend last night saying that owls may be the "trinket" to our friendship. I like the sound of that.