Category: Skateboarding

Reviews: Skateboarding, Wheels

From the Rebel Skates web site: Rebel Skates has a custom wheel developed for skating concrete parks or backyard pools. This durometer is 99a, and the wheel measures 62mm. Made in the USA! So I tried out a set of these Rebel Wheels that I have been showing up more and more around the Portland […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on February 10th, 2005

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Reviews: Skateboarding, Trucks

For every diehard Indy fan there’s someone who doesn’t really care or worse yet, someone who thinks that the quality of the product has suffered during this last era of the industry expansion. Then there are those who simply don’t want to be associated with a product whose logo is sported by the largest population […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on January 10th, 2005

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Reviews: Bearings, Skateboarding

Editor’s note: Talk about opening up a can of worms. What I thought was going to be a simple review has turned into a debate. Rather than the usual shallow reviews that come off more like product anouncments, we like subject products to real-world situations and real-world riders to get an evaluation. While still an […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on January 6th, 2005

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Reviews: Skateboarding, Skateboards

Yeah, I’ll write’ya a little something about the Sector 9 action machine of mine. It’s been a while since I’ve ridden the thing though… when I think back I can kind of remember the sense of exhilaration, the feeling of radical self-expression when taken to a new and different zone. Yes, it’s coming back to […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on October 24th, 2004

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Reviews: Skateboarding, Wheels

Recently I picked up a set of the new Bones SPF (Skatepark Formula) wheels. Yes I bought into all hype that I read on the Concrete Disciples bulletin boards. Firstly these wheels are a little more expensive than the average set of wheels, I spent about $34 on the first set I bought compared to […]

Posted by: Danimal on October 10th, 2004

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Reviews: Skateboarding, Skateboards

What brand new BMW has a blue book value of $500? It’s the StreeCarver, if you can believe the balls on anyone expecting you to actually shell out that much cash for a skateboard. The StreetCarver actually works quite well. Damn it all if it doesn’t actually handle like a, well, BMW, but it should […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on May 25th, 2004

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Reviews: Skateboarding, Skateboards

Gringo Skateboards: What happened to Zorlac is a travesty. Actually, what happened to Zorlac? Last I heard it had improbably turned into a Christian company. All I know is that the logo and name started showing up on questionable toys and the boards all but disappeared. A back check of Transworld Skateboarding Business reveals that […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on May 20th, 2004

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Reviews: Skateboarding, Skateboards

I liked my Factory 13 Hammerhead so much that I started lurking around the Factory 13 web site to see what else was cooking. I was stoked to see a new model by one of my favorite new bands, The Briefs! I got one of the first ones off the production line. It’s a classic […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on May 11th, 2004

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Reviews: Skateboarding, Skateboards

Veggie Skates: Another cool small company is Veggie Skates. Fighting a seemingly uphill battle to promote vegetarian awareness in skateboarders (?) Yes. It’s true. These boards are made with eco friendly glues and laminated from eco friendly wood sources that are managed and replenished with greenhouse effect in mind. I’m sure I’m messing up the […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on February 16th, 2004

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Reviews: Skateboarding, Skateboards

Factory 13 Non Conformist Skateboards! There’s a guy in shed somewhere behind field out in the middle of a nowhere called rural Ohio. In stead of the staccato of banjo strings and the theme from Deliverance, you’ll more likely hear punk rock and some powerful urgent sandin’, drillin’, cuttin’ and paintin’, cause this factory makes […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on February 6th, 2004

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