Sorry for the lapse in coverage this week! But snowboarding season is here, and with that we're hitting the mountains for a few weeks. Until we get back, here's a quick-hit update on some of the stuff in our inbox:
We may be the "small company headquarters" around here at The Solitary Life, but there's one "big" company that we'll always respect, and fully support. And that company is Deluxe (www.dlxsf.com). There's many reasons for this, but here's the most recent: The Duane Peters Actions Realized deck. If I were Ed Templeton, I'd be ordering my loyal pawns to go consume this deck immediately. But I'm not Ed, so I don't think I can pull it off. Shit.
News flash from Seismic:
"For 2011 Seismic has updated the hub colors and graphics in many of its high-performance wheels. Most of the Hot Spots (in 4 sizes), Speed Vents (in 3 sizes) and Blast Waves now sport red hubs inside orange urethane, yellow hubs inside blue urethane, blue hubs inside purple urethane, and silver hubs inside “smoke” black urethane. New graphics highlight an updated “Black Ops” logo. A new hub material enhances bearing seat support in the Ripplers, Hot Spots and Avilas. www.seismicskate.com..."
Of course, we don't buy these for hub colors. We buy these because they're the fastest wheels on the market right now [literally... ask Mischo, he'll tell ya]. But, they are pretty. So we'll be looking pretty good while we're hauling ass everywhere. Bonus.
The Legion Skateboards just dropped a quickie promo video on YouTube that we thought we'd toss your way. There's four words' worth of reasons to peep this: Ron Allen and Frankie Hill. If you don't know who those dudes are? You're excused from class, 'cuz you're an idiot. These two guys were groundbreakers in the street skating world back in the late '80s and early '90s. And by the looks of this vid, neither of them have aged a day since.
I wish I could say the same about my fat old sorry ass.
That's all for now, we're heading to the mountain...!
Stay tuned next week for Perfect North opening-weekend coverage, a few snowboard gear reviews, and our usual skate-related stuff. Lates.
