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The Force: Strength

The Force – It’s Here In Strength

Force your way into the top grade with this sensational new range of top-quality boards. Two woodies, two laminate and one speedflex deck, all fitted with top-line US trucks, all featuring the brand new Blackjack wheels, and all just dripping with class.

Every Force board has an anti theft serial number stamped on the underside – and they all come complete with free griptape too!

See the whole range at your local skate shop now – if you can force your wav through the crowd.

FORCE I: Deck: Solid beech, 27″ long with wheel cutaways machined in. Trucks: Troy, with 2½” yoke, 6″* axle and Hi-performance green action rubbers. Wheels: Blackjack 60mm diameter 45mm wide, top quality precision bearings.

FORCE II: Similar to the Force I. but in solid oak. Trucks: Troy with 3½” yoke, 6¾” axle, and Hi-performance green action rubbers. Wheels: Blackjack “Chunk” -65mm diameter, 55mm wide, top quality precision bearings.

FORCE III: Deck: 27″ laminate with two mahogany strips top and bottom. Trucks: The new Phoenix from tho makers of the famous Gullwing truck but with a straight through axle. Wheels: Blackjack “Chunk”- 65mm diameter. 55mm wide, top quality precision bearings.

FORCE IV: Deck: 28″ cambered laminate deck with wheel cutaways. Trucks: Gullwing for incredibly flexible response. Wheels: Blackjack “Overdrive” 65mm diameter. 44mm wide, top quality precision bearings.

FORCE V:  Deck:  29″ Speedflex laminated glassfibre for the optimum combination of strength, lightweight and flexibility. Trucks: California Slalom 6½” axle Wheels Blackjack “Overdrive” 65mm diameter. 44mm wide, top quality precision bearings.

Blackjack

A completely new range of wheels in a striking black finish.

Force Skateboards Limited
Unit 2 Guardian Road Norwich
Tel Norwich (0603) 612612

Specifications subject to alteration – check at your local skate shop.

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  • Stephen

    Wow, been searching a post like this for a long time. I actually own the board in the middle of the main photo still.

    Annoyingly I sold a set of 8 – still brand new Black Jack wheels. I can’t even find a photo of any of the Blackjacks still in existence since I sold them.

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