Stan’s Tire Sealant Review

Manufacturer – NoTubes, Big Flats, NY
Model – Tire Sealant
Price -$25

Review –

A workshop staple for many riders, Stan’s Tire Sealant has saved many from losing precious seconds in racing, hiking their bikes down the hill or making their riding buddies wait as they change a flat.  Stan’s solution has been around for years and has seen use in many venues from National’s to grass root races.  Pros and weekend warriors alike have used Stan’s sealing effectiveness in preventing flats due to thorns, goat heads even nails  and glass.

Bottomline –

Pulling out 16 goatheads from my tire after riding through a patch solidifies the effectiveness of Stan’s.  The solution – plain and simple works, and I use it even on ust tubeless set-ups for the added confidence and time-saving for when I will not need to put a tube in my tire should I flat.  After using similar products I find myself going back to Stan’s as my go-to tire sealant.  Pour two scoops worth and ride away, its even helped keep pressure and re-seat my tires after a pinch flat situation.

Sunday Shred

Adrenaline Fueled presents Sunday Shred.

Stills/Motion: Joseph Espiritu – Lee Eisler

Rider: Lee Eisler

Experimenting with the GoPro Hero HD

Just a little video I threw together after my first two days of riding and experimenting with different camera angles. I love the new GoPro. It’s so sick!

Follow cam by: Lee Eisler

Rider: Dan Brunner

Equipment Failure

I was riding Modjeska Canyon the other day when my center wheel came off my freebord. This has never happened to me before. Luckily I had the GoPro on my helmet to capture the first person view of it. Honestly I had no idea what happened until I saw the center wheel bouncing away. Check out the video and remember to tighten your hardware.

First person image during a crash

Go Skateboarding Day 2010!

Today, June 21, is  Go Skateboarding Day! Grab a deck and get out there and push some wood around. Happy Go Skateboarding Day everyone!

Save Skateboarding in Laguna Beach, CA

Save Skateboarding in Laguna Beach!

It has recently come to my attention that the city of  Laguna Beach and its residents don’t seem to be to happy with skateboarders going down the city’s hills as they are trying to pass the most ridiculous law by trying to ban it for good. This law entails the following:

1. It will become illegal to skateboard down anything more than a 3% grade.

A 3 percent  grade!!! What are they thinking? A 3 percent grade is nothing. What did these folks do for fun when they were kids. Why do they have a stick jammed up their a**? We can not let this happen. Laguna Beach residents need to suck it up and try not to get so bothered  by some kids enjoying themselves and the beautiful Southern California weather.

2. It will become illegal to go more than 10 MPH on a skateboard.

Uhhhhh….10 MPH? Really? I could push faster than 10 MPH! These people might be the ones speeding to work in their Beamers or riding their bikes in the middle of the street. These people need to realize that they are not the only ones who live in Laguna Beach. It is ridiculous and we will not stand for this. Further more this is in no way going to stop people from riding down the hills. It is instead just going to make it seem like more of a mission and sometimes more expensive to do it. It is just making one more law, one more thing deemed illegal. It also gives another reason for kids to dislike cops.

I encourage everyone to take action and do something about this. If you are wondering how you can help here are some ways.

• You can e-mail lavila@lagunabeachcity.net before June 22, 2010
• You can attend the Parking, Traffic & Circulation meeting at 6:00 PM on July 22, 2010 at the Laguna Beach Community Center located at 380 Third St. We all know where Third St. is.
• You can also sign the online petition here. http://www.PetitionOnline.com/nobanLB/petition.html. Make sure you put something in every box or it won’t work.

Good luck everyone!

-LE

Transition TransAm Frame Review

Manufacturer – Transition Bicycle Company, Ferndale, WA
Model – TransAM Frame
Price -$589

Review-

Transition Bike Company’s TransAM frame was designed to be a well-rounded hardtail that is good for bar runs to multi-day epics.  The steel frame is quiet no matter how chunky the terrain is.  While this bike shines on buff singletrack and climbs like a goat, it is by no means a flimsy XC bike.  Slack, smooth and stiff are just a few of the noticeable characteristics this frame offers.  Transition includes a headset and seatpost clamp with frame.  The campy style headset is smooth, and durable.  The seatclamp on the other hand lost its clamping power early in the game, causing the seatpost to slip while in the seated position.

Bottom Line –

If you’re looking for a hardtail to replace a quiver of bikes, this is the frame to get.  It’s slack, it’s steel and it’s a deal.  The iscg tabs allows you to run it as a 1×9 with a bash/guide, and having the ability to run a 160mm fork means you can shred the gnar with confidence.

Feel free to put your opinion on this frame below.

Clear Kryptonic 80MM/80A Wheel Review

Manufacturer – Kryptonics, Santa Fe Springs, CA
Model – Clear kryptonics 80MM/80A
Price -$16 – $25

Review-

I threw these on my Freebord after riding no other wheels besides the Slashers. I found that this soft wheel rides buttery smooth and it feels like your riding some fresh powder. Not necessarily built for speed I have found that this wheel is great for just cruising and throwing down some fresh carves and slides. I just could not get going fast on these, even with no slides or speed checks the wheel would not take me faster than 35 m.p.h. This is a very soft wheel and it wears down quickly. Also any slide over 25 m.p.h will put your clear Krypto’s in serious jeopardy of flat-spotting. I have been throwing these wheels on my board whenever I just feel like doing some cruising.

Bottom Line-

There is nothing wrong with riding the clear Krypto’s. They definitely are not good as the Slashers but at less than half the price it’s a much better deal than the slashers are. I will be ordering more of these. Great price for a decent to good wheel. I was surprised by how smooth the ride was. For $15.99 they are a great deal, but I don’t know how much more I would be willing to pay for these though.

16 Fresh Clear Krypto's. I'm ready to roll.

Feel free to put your opinion on these wheels below.

Austin “Gooner” Lin Interview

Name: Austin “Gooner” Lin

Freebord forum handle: dragoonerzerg

Board- 80 cm Avant, G3 Trucks, S2 bindings

Wheels- Slashers 80MM/80A

Stance- Goofy

Favorite type of hill? “Anything steep, long and gnarly. I prefer no traffick.”

Favorite freebord video? “Freebord:The Bay”

So I traveled out to Diamond Bar after hearing about all their amazing hills from a rider named Gooner. I met up with him at his house, and we were riding the 3 street loop with the last road being his street. He took me of a tour of the roads in his neck of the woods. We road quite a variety of roads. There are some pretty steep streets in Diamond Bar, but nothing that really stuck out in my head. Diamond Bar definitely has hills, they just don’t rate in the crazy factor. I do love Diamond Bars speed bumps however. We stopped and Gooner snapped some quick shots of me airing the speed bumps. I do not really ride much freestyle, primarily because I didn’t want my center wheels to break off or become loose. After this speed bump session I am seriously considering getting an extra bord. One for freestyle and one for downhill. Thanks Gooner for the tour of the city and inspiring me to do more freestyle riding!

Gooner snapping a quick shot of me airing the speed bumps

Downhill Disco

On May 15, 2010 off the 15 freeway in Poway, Ca a group of around 30 skaters gathered around, antsy,  to shred the slalom-style race course designed to test the speed and skill of some of Southern California’s top longboard riders. The top section of the course was set up with cones and opened  into a narrow pathway leading down a canyon where riders hit over 30 mph as they set themselves up for a full speed tuck and pinned it to the finish.

Groms also had their own class, but the rules stayed the same, as both groups were able to compete in either a singles or doubles, or both. The singles competition was every man for himself and the doubles competition was designed for riders to team up with another competitor stopping the clock after both the riders made it to the finish line.

This made for a very exciting race as many riders were unable to attain the goal of making through the slalom section without knocking over any cones. A few came back from the finish line with bleeding elbows and ripped shirts, while others riders navigated through the course with style and ease.

RESULTS:

Open Division:

1st – Riley Crone

2nd – Evren Ozan

3rd – Max Capps

Doubles:

1st – Max Capps / Riley Crone

2nd – Jeff Andrus / Zak Mayall

3rd – Danny Connor / Jeff Budro

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