I’d bet that practically the same day the name “sweeper” was coined, someone cracked the joke while cleaning off a ramp somewhere. You know, the one where you are sweeping out the flat or something and someone says “Hey, nice sweeper you just pulled!” I swear I thought I made that joke in with a picture post, but I can’t find it. Greg Baller of Freezine fame sent in some pictures of a board he made for a fundraiser. This is one of the all time great artsy fartsy concept boards.
From Greg:
The premise was a ride-able broom. The bristles were from a stiff street sweeping broom, and I inlaid them into a deck. I went with narrow trucks so that the broom surrounded the wheels like a hovercraft. Then they were trimmed to length, so that they did apply pressure as you rolled, so they actually swept.
If you went down a steep hill where you might normally get a speed wobble, the bristles acted as drag, and made the hill managable! And turns got a bit drifty if the bristles outpowered the trucks….
it was so funny to ride.It sold for $350 at the gallery, and was part of a fundraiser for our skatepark’s construction. If you are like me, you probably keep a broom in your car trunk for sweeping out skate spots. I liked the idea of a rolling broom, even if it is just a gag.
Horizontal pics can be enlarged. Hey Greg, where are the construction pics? I’d like to see it in progress. How did you inlay those bristles?
6 comments
spk
sweep and destroy !
kvon
I love it! If a girl rides it will they call her a witch?
Greg Baller
Indy’s were unavailable skinny enough at the time I made it, trust me, I tried!!
I wanted the trucks to be skinny, so that the bristles surrounded the wheels like a hydroplane.
The black wheels were to make them blend in with the bristles.
Artistic license prevailed over true function….
Carl
Indys and white wheels and I’m sold.
Larry
yeah there is, i’ll be out skating!
paige
there’s now no excuse for not helping your lady keep the house clean.