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Most high tech scooter skate

Normally I’d be all over something like this, but I like the board so much that I don’t feel compelled to ridicule the optional equipment shown, namely the $25 aluminum scooter handle. I mean, If you are going to ride a scooter-skate, you don’t want to risk getting hurt on some cheap toy… Right? I think I can see where they are coming from on this, and that means I’m in a weird place right now…. I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for these old solid aluminum decks, and I am solidly behind manufacturing a liquor store board that happens to be a near museum quality reproduction. This would probably fall under the movie prop category, since the wheels look the part, but have been upgraded to center set bearings so you could actually turn at speed without feeling like the wheels were about to blow out . The firm known as Roger Brothers Downhill makes these, as well as a surprising host of other machined products, including a skateboard deck with a built in bottle opener (where the skyhooks would go…) Now I’m definitely a fan.

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2 thoughts on “Most high tech scooter skate

  1. The Roger Bros. make some gnarly downhill boards! The whole reason they made the scooter handle attachment is so their kids could ride the boards. It’s pretty cute seeing them take their kids down big hill with those. Gotta learn one way or another. I’ve riden one of their street luges a couple times and it feels like you are laying down in a sports cars. Super fun and scary too!

  2. It may be me being OCD, but I prefer the placing of the bottle opener on the Brue Killers(I own the Navarette).
    Granted, either can get dirty, but I don’t want to be riding around with my foot on something that’s gonna touch something that’s gonna go in my mouth.
    And yes, I generally dust the opener off before I use it.

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