pumping a rollsrolls longboard

[oobernerd]

that i the ugliest board i have ever seen lmao

[RubenDelight]

this board looks like it rolls sooo fucking sweet, if only it wasnt so fugly..

[sabutzy7]

i dont know about anyone els but im sure as hell not gunna go riding through any puddles on my board

[WorthlessCrap]

i dont' see any reason to buy this board

[fireballrox]

do you get railbite with loose trucks

[ptKevinA]

portuguese song? wow

damn, your trucks are so loose! 

[JmChadillonProduct]

No kidding. That could ruin your day. Either way, interesting board.Not my cup of tea but cool none the less

[pavedwave]

@bobomomo23 - pretty huge wheelbase and somewhat narrow deck. great for straight ahead flat distances but I actually don't feel as confident with DH speed on this as on say a Subsonic Raven or Evo.

[JmChadillonProduct]

doesnt look like it would survive if you shot it down a hill and it biffed it on a curb.

[pavedwave]

@JmChadillonProduct -- gluing on a rubber bumper in front is a good idea. i fried the fender on one of them after a curb slam.

[bobomomo23]

what the hellll kind of board is that..it seems good for dh considering how low it is to the ground. is it?

[mnoed]

the song is AKA M80 the Wolf by Portugal. The Man.

[PAClongboarding]

thats a great style of board if your going long distances

[lochous]

No tail = No Ollie ,No Wheelies =Crap!

[TheCJEproductions]

are these hard to handle?

[Jojobeni1]

but how much should u loosen ur longboard?

[pavedwave]

On pump setups I run a really loose front truck and not-so-loose rear truck. I don't really recommend the rollsrolls for pumping in general -- we were just goofin around here.

[metallica865]

so its basically a shlongboard with mudguards

[pavedwave]

haha yeah, except the truck mounting areas on this board are parallel to the ground, like on a Landy DH race deck. The biggest issue with schlongboards is figuring how much to dewedge the trucks so you can get the trucks to turn well. But I really like the idea of recycling an old park deck for a dropped pusher.

[jeffreydanderson]

haha oh my that may be the ugliest board ive seen, and useing a board in the rain is fine, ive got a demonseed, i ride in the rain all he time, pretty simple to keep it in good condition...

[pavedwave]

I commute to work on this for 13 miles and not even get my pants wet. can't do that with my dropped decks. i also own an Evo, Kebbek and RoeRacing dropped decks I've used in the rain and they work fine, but I get pretty soaked.

[netspann]

If your board has layers sandwiched, theres a chance the water comes in through your hole pattern and your board is done. How about mounting the BMW Street Carver on this and fully emphasizing this board's sicknass

[pavedwave]

I put my trust in the years I've owned 3 of these and riding them through nothing but puddles and rain most of the time :-D Besides, there is no layering in the traditional sense, there's a hollow channel... if it were ever compromised, I'd pop a "drain hole" in it.

The BMW deck would definitely be rain-proof...but it's 20 pounds of metal!!

[netspann]

I'm just messin with you!! The Idea I have is to combine the BMW trucks with the rolls and put regular flywheel 97s or whatever to lock the boards steering to the ground (the stock whees are rounded to roll at an angle to the ground) The outcome would probably the fastest straightbombing board ever which you can ride in any position and have unparralleled control over edging corners and insane drifts. But can the board handle the weight of the machinery?

[pavedwave]

There are multiple issues with this experiment but the main caution is that the mount areas as-is are fairly restricted to the 4-hole old school bolt pattern, and re-drilling or remounting of any kind would require some serious fiberglass/carbon reworking for reinforcement. The other issue is that mounting something that extends the wheelbase further on this board, puts excess stress on the dropped angles -- and it would crack. Best to stick with under-mounted old school trucks!

[JethroDynamics]

looks like a batmobile for your feet...except that it is yellow..and except that is is way smaller...and except that there is no pussy named

'Robin' following you around.

[BoydSwimmer28]

the board is pretty ugly haha but it holds up good in rain

[1622001]

lol it just hurts me seeing you running right through that puddle bro. arent rolls rolls like 700 bucks?

[pavedwave]

all carbon-kevlar == rain board. the only part that takes on damage are the $10 bearings which you toss after a few months.

[ICrumbleCookies]

can't your hardware also rust?

[pavedwave]

same bolts since 2003. that'll be $3 whenever they need replacing. truck axles rust if you neglect them, you coat them with oil...common sense, same with any tools. seriously, if you skate in the Northwest it's going to be wet and you just deal with it.

[brittanylovable]

did u make the board or buy it and if u bought it were did u buy it?

[galahondrekonsquelch]

he didn't make it. it's made by the company rolls rolls. i'm not sure where you can get them though.

[effshizz]

thats like the convertable of longboards lol

[SmItTyBoY1623]

dude that board is awesome, how do u like it?

[pavedwave]

i use it mostly for rain, the board doesn't take on damage like wood. not too comfortable bombing hills on it, prefer a topmount for that. but its really lightweight, nice speed on flats.

[WitnessToMyTorment]

whats this song? its awesome :)

[ShaggyBox1]

Portugal. The Man - AKA m80 The Wolf

[selllout101]

going through puddles ruins bearings

[pavedwave]

sitting on the couch ruins muscles  :-D

[garth1984]

Tell em

[flamintitsgurl]

Tight board there. i love it.

[chappythe3rd]

board looks like the handling is easy. nice

[fishzmfgo]

nice board man like the look

[savedapandas319]

i hope that stays one of a kind, cuz i would be rly pissed if longboards like that started popping up everywhere.

[omyakinface]

it kind of reminds me of an old school hot rod. pretty sweet

[Fearlessnippz]

that's a rolls rolls sportster it's a sweet looking board. made in berlin germany.

[yankees3444]

what kind of board is that

[quebecois57]

A board who's made for pumping and pushing and traveling.

[elbob75]

Wow I hate people that think a board is crap because of the way it looks, I can put a freaking chucky chesse sticker on my board and its not gunna change my speed

[OJJVZ]

@elbob75 Now I want a chucky cheese sticker for my deck

[ElijahHeartsNinjas]

whats good about the board?

[pavedwave]

living in the wet NW, for me the primary benefit are the rain fenders. its also featherweight, and lets you run 97mm wheels while still keeping the deck just a couple inches off the ground. but for serious distance, I've found the all carbon construction to be pretty harsh (vibrations). now rollsrolls makes a wood version of this deck.

subsonic and longboardlarry are a couple other good wood low-rider cruiser boards.

[truefucknlove]

no offence..i know that thing is one expensive longboard..and i've read in sites that this might be the best travel longboard ever..but dude..that thing is ugly as fuck imo.:))

[ElijahHeartsNinjas]

yeah i agree

[pavedwave]

well ugly is subjective, so is 'best'. personally I'd choose a topmount LDP board for long distance travel. steer clear of dogma and marketeering and keep reviews objective, that leads to progress. over the years owning the rolls boards I get maybe 1 out of 10 people say they don't really like its looks, the rest are blown away. now online, you get all kinds of 'expert' opinions. functionally this board incorporated stuff that had never been done before. innovation always gets dissed.

[0TheDanishHotdog0]

i totally agree hahaaa ,)

[ACMilangoalie]

nicest board ever

[scousetagger94]

where can i get one of these and how much?

[onthewave123]

why dont you just go to toys r us and get a little tike shopping cart and ride around in that? probably save a bunch of money

[pavedwave]

because the wheels on the tike are of a much harder durometer and it lacks a viable steering system at higher speeds. the tike would cost less however.

[onthewave123]

to be honest the tike would slide pretty good haha

[kidontheblock321]

You must make head turns when u go through your neighbor hood.

[pinkheadphonesguy]

looks like a peice of cheap plastic

[pavedwave]

carbon fiber and kevlar. stiff as a rock!

[KarlSmithJones25]

The song!!!! so awesome....what is it called?

[pavedwave]

pretty nice eh? one of the tunes off audioswap, i'm trying to find it again!

[weehoohahoo]

i know that the band is called portugal the man, cant remember the track name.

[alexorzander]

what wheels and trucks are on that set up?

and what risers are u using to get the clerance?

[pavedwave]

97mm flywheels, randal 150s, and those risers made by "Xtreme" wheels, many years ago

[marrypigsworth]

sweet board

[Shabbymannen]

Wicked.