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  • If i can find somewhere one i will try one . I don´t think mullen skates a small board. He skated 9 inch to 8.5 in the early 90 so i think a 8.0 is a small board for him but i don´t know...

  • Well that hollow is made by removing 3 layers of veneer to house the strip. The strip itself is literally foam. I scraped it with my fingernail and I removed a considerable amount of uber light.

  • I figured out what makes these boards structurally inferior to regular boards. In the middle if the board, there is a truck to truck hollow where the carbon fiber strip rests.

  • Yea..... I hate almost now

  • Today, I did a flat ground front pop shuv.... And the nose snapped. And not snapped like the tail came off. It snapped like the canyon continued and the board split in half lengthwise. What the fuck is up with that eh?

  • On here's my experience with the super uber light v3. Got it Christmas, and it got this heinous truck to truck, topside crack( more like canyon) from a heelflip down a curb.

  • @futtbuckr

    Daaaaamn! That's crazy!

  • hey are the trucks good because i am planning on getting them

  • @megabootjustin

    The ones in the video broke in 45 minutes of skating flat.

  • i found one for 85 u fuck face

  • @mandoolvera

    1. This was filmed 4 years ago.

    2. It sucks to hear a skater that's never met another skater talk to him like that.

    Anyway, enjoy your skateboard and have fun. Later.

  • Try buying a deck in a oz skate shop shit ones are 150

  • I have a question, I just started skating

    I can do shuvits once in a while and I'm trying to ollie now, I saw a rail for in a sale70€, which looks really cheap compared to 150€ element similar rails.

    Should I buy the rail after I learn how to ollie? (the rail is a zero switchblade I think) :)

  • @JoaoRouxinolSongs

    Heya homie... stoked to meet a newer skater! Sickness!

    I'm a really huge fan of flatbars (I have a few videos dedicated to them in this channel). One thing I don't really like are hinged rails or rails that can be taken apart in the center (I have one like that). This is personal preference, but I'd aim for a rail that can't be split in half... one solid grind. Just my personal take. Cheers man!

  • @grimcity Hum, here in my town, I'm the only skater around, becouse everyone either plays soccer or rides bmx, and I hate both!

    I saw for 100€ at a skateshop a rail that can't be split in half, is it worth the 30€? I can spend those 30€ without a problem, becouse I save a lot!

    Thanks a lot man, keep skating!

  • @JoaoRouxinolSongs

    Well, I can't tell you definitively what you "should" do, but for me, a purchase like that would probably be a good investment!

  • @grimcity Hum, I will buy the 100€ rail then!

    By the way, I have a question, ollies seem a little scary on flatground, becouse the place I skate isn't a "concrete one" and if I fall, I will bleed a lot!

    Is there any way for me to practice my ollies without falling?

  • @JoaoRouxinolSongs

    Not in my experience my friend... in fact, I'd say that falling down is one of the most important things in skating. If it were easy, everyone would skate! The occasional injury is how we as skaters "pay our dues!"

    Crush it! w00t!

  • @grimcity Hum, I just need some more courage, I'm going to practice ollies at my friend's wood mini ramp (he bmx'es), I'll not hurt myself as much!

  • @JoaoRouxinolSongs

    Just have fun Joao! That's the most important thing!

  • @grimcity I always have, skating just makes me feel so good and relaxed, there's nothing like that (:

  • Tensors are mediocre

  • fuck fail i got mine, EXACT SAME as that deck for 69.99$ in states

  • @ShizzleNizzle39

    This is when there were only 500 in production, and as mentioned, the trucks were beta (pre market).

    I don't purchase the gear I review. It comes from the companies themselves.

  • fuckin idiot. who buys a board and doesnt know what fuckin size it is. fuckin crackhead

  • @HighOnSkateboarding

    Do me a favor and ignore any and all of my videos.

    ...also, I'm guessing you missed the part about Dwindle sending the deck and trucks over? Yes, you're the idiot.

  • its like the element featherlight construction

  • they made more then 500 sorry to say they make them in batches of 500 at a time

  • @BigRyan1plx

    ...true, they are in regular production now, but at the time of this video there were only 500 in total (still beta) as were the trucks (the trucks weren't on the market at the time). The stuff was sent over by Steve Douglas at Dwindle Dist. while they were doing some experiments/field tests/etc.

    Peace!

  • what would be a good set of trucks for this deck?

  • @zXRiceCakesXz

    ...any set ya like homie!

  • @grimcity Any besides Tensor Responses.

  • ive heard a lot of people say this breaks easy, is that true?

  • @zXRiceCakesXz

    I wouldn't say it breaks "easy," but in my limited experience it will break about the same as a regular deck under the same type of abuse you might normally put a board through. It's an interesting deck, but I really don't consider it a game changer (at least for the type of skating I do)... and the *average* cost (I hear there are deals on them here and there) of $100 USD is pretty steep... I don't think the cost = the worth, but that's just me!

  • Stay small?

  • @caster4life

    ...ha, yeah, our shop is called Small Time Skates, and when this vid was made a really kooky non-skater guy opened up a shop three blocks from ours called "Go Big."

    Go Big's gone, Small Times' remains! Skaters win!

  • @SkadventureTeam agreed yo! ha!

  • Wow only made 500 made.. that is a very rare board. Mullen Uber Light RIP!

  • @skaterricky

    AH, I need to update that info... when the Uber was first released, the first batch was 500... since the taping of this they went into mass production. Cheers!

  • @grimcity Sounds Good.. Ill look out for them in the wild ;)

  • @skaterricky

    Haha, awesome.

  • @SkadventureTeam

    See how it says "review," and it comes in parts? Out of over 100,000 people that have seen this, you were the one retarded little snowflake that had to say something stupid. No biggy, I'll just block you so you don't have to be bothered by any more of my vids.

    My channel's for skate geeks anyway. Hopefully you can find something on You Tube that meets your discerning tastes.

  • i like when you say truck and your very specific about skating hahaha

  • u should review the tensor magnisium

  • Why am I watching this I don't even skate ...

  • @javepid

    Hey, thanks anyway! Cheers.

  • @javepid CAUSE , skateboarding is amazing.

  • @javepid Start then! It's way fun

  • are tensors response genrally tight or loose, cos i like my trucks tight as fuck

  • @LoadedRider15 With what he has said you would like ACE trucks or Indies the best.

  • Pobably the best board review on youtube.

  • @LoadedRider15

    On a personal level, I don't like Tensor (though many people do). I prefer Thunder, Indy, Venture, Theeve, Ace, and maybe a couple more since they have a more traditional style of turning and carving- actually, the Tensors don't carve by design- they're made to force the board into a head-on straight position, so it's almost like a fight to turn (again, my personal experience).

    As a longboarder, I think you'd probably enjoy the other trucks listed because of the turn/carve.

  • that board looks small as fuck

  • tensor mags any good?

  • @superuberpinktaco

    Not sure- I'm not really a fan of the way Tensors turn.

  • @superuberpinktaco at first I wasn't so keen, but grew to really like them.

  • Anyone know what trucks rodney mullen rode before he created tensors?

  • @Z1026

    Destructo... he was the original designer and one of the founders.

  • It funny how people are going crazy over this board,about a good 10 years ago black Label had a board like this,and it's claim was super light and would never break.

    Also there were a few others back then doing it

    God I'm a old ex skater to remember that

  • @Gazooo29

    Ha, I have a few years on me as well! I think that Label board you're referring to *might* be the Powerbeam... one thin ply on top and bottom, then one really thick ply between them. Back when Kristian rode for 'em.

  • haha i got a uber light at zumiez in dover for 50 bucks

  • @ProjectXSkating

    That's $50 more than free.

  • @grimcity

    :) ...keep in mind, this is when the Uber was limited to 500, when it was still in beta.

  • man if it takes you that many attempts at getting tricks, on any board, you suck!

  • @KaloLines

    Well here's a whole channel of me sucking so have fun.

  • @grimcity lol thats funny

    

  • @KaloLines The only path to success is failure my friend.

    Don't hate

  • @GeorgeModz

    Ha, it was actually one of those cheap little clip on lenses... .3 aperture I think?

  • lol skate board condom :D

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  • have you ever skated an element helium feather light board dude i have one u would like it its pretty technical its got hollow chanbers in the wood yet its still strong as hell my setup on it is thunder lights bones super reds bones wheels and of corse mob grip check it out let me no wat u think look at my channel ill do a review on it

  • your are by far amazing im sorry what are the wheels again they looked sweet :) a great review ofan amazing deck !!

  • @xboxlivegstar11

    Thanks for the nice words, xbox! The wheels were from Accel, but I don't remember the exact model. Cheers and have a great Holiday season!

  • @grimcity  you to regards

  • i saw one it was 63.00 $

  • @austinfaith100 look at the upload date

  • 7:02 is where the skating starts

  • i wish people would just skate a regular deck instead of this fucking hi tech shit that is all coming out ..

  • hey grim im a big fan of your reviews and i was just wondering if u could do a review maybe on thunder trucks becouse im looking for new trucks and im kinda on a budget so i kinda wanna know if theyl be worth the money

  • @piegangster1

    Hey gangster... your timing could NOT be any better! I still have to complete and edit a review on a board right now, but I just so happen to have picked up virtually every type of Thunder made: Hollow Lights (which are on my personal board), a set of regular Thunders, and a set of Thunder Titanium Lights... I'm actually switching over my trucks from Indy to Thunder (for a while or longer) and plan on getting really geeky about them once they're all broken in- (cont)...

  • @grimcity bro thanks for the info.. becouse im 13 and its kinda hard to make money sence im not old enuff for a job so i kinda wanna know if im getting my moneys worth u know man?

  • @piegangster1

    ...I do like Thunder a LOT... I've also had a set of Jamie Thomas' pro models on my cruiser (Krooked Zig Zagger) for a couple of years. They're really impressive, but I'll go into much more detail later on man! Thanks a lot for the good words homie! Later skater!

  • theres a uber light at my skate shop thats 86 dollars so i guess the price dropped since 2007

  • i have 4 of these decks in my room just sitting there haha

  • They quit putting the plastic in there because it wore out after only a few slides.

  • @cmonty72

    They didn't stop producing plastic-insert Tensors. As I mentioned in the vid, Steve Douglas informed me as to why... I was just relaying what he said.

  • if u get phamtom tucks the bushing last forever when ever i get new trucks i just put the bushing in and they feel broken in ive been skateing the same ons for one year

  • im gettin a new deck at any price shud i get this or another 1

  • @MILFboySLIM123

    Check my comments in the end of part three of the review... for me, $100 is a lot to spend on a regular deck for half or less of that price... but maybe some people more sensitive to their board than me might like it better. It's a good deck, but it's value will be based on your experience with it, if that makes any sense. Cheers homie!

  • i got oldschooltrucks and i dont have a plastic slider on it

  • @MrPureskate

    The sliders are specific to Tensor.

  • what does the plastic slider do?

  • @winsomelosenone

    It's supposed to be a slick surface for bluntslides and noseslides, but I've seen people crack 'em before.

  • stay small.

  • @illSwagg

    w00t!

  • this i do not understand.. if they only make 500 of those decks why the hell would u skate it??

  • @TheElchubacapra2777

    This was made when there were only 500... it's in mass production now.

    I was fortunate to get one at the same time as a few beta-testers. I skated it because I was asked check it out by one of my friends at Dwindle.

  • @grimcity

    "...asked to check it out"

    (I haven't had enough coffee to type clearly, heh)

  • what a waste of money, if i want a light skateboard i would go to a skate shop and ask for one. rather than spend hundreds of dollars on one that just has a brown deck with some black writing on it.

  • @pivotkid85

    Yeah, agreed 100%.

  • SHUT THE FUCK U0P AND GET TO THE SKATING!

  • @blackscarlet512

    Yeah. Part two.

  • so yay or nay on getting one becuz my last board broke on the inside like the top two layers within two days and i tried the double impact and i liked it very much but it was too heavy and too narrow i ride like a 7.75 and it was a 7.6 i think.. im thinkin of tryin another almost but let me know if its worth the money

  • @jakerazz

    Listen to the end of part three.

  • is this 4 a begginer?

  • @Weegi077

    It doesn't really matter, man.

  • @Weegi077 idk if a beginner would want to start with an uber though.

  • hey neal i messaged you i got my camera fixed and im doing a review on a real skateboard and independents 10 s

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  • (continued) Thanks for taking the time to make this review.

  • @supernewuser

    Nah, thank you for taking time to write, super!

    One thing you might be stoked on is that the board was limited edition when I tested it (there were only 500 in the first release). They fully produce these and you shouldn't have a problem finding one now.

    Later skater!

  • I was just about to buy this deck because I'm interested in the newer technology available and I usually ride blanks. I ended up buying one of the new flips since the uber light was too thin for my indies. I typically ride a 7.75, but the uber light only came in one size that was a lot smaller. My flip doesn't have any noticeable advantage, so I may still try the uber light next. I wasn't aware that they were limited edition. I wish I'd have seen this review before getting the flip. Thanks for

  • way to much for board i dont care what its made of

  • what wheels are these?

  • @PlanUntamed

    I don't remember what model, but they were Accels... it's been a while.

  • im getting the older version uberlight and some magneseum trucks but right now im using a rodney muleen impact suport but i dont like it

  • dude those are like £90

  • nice to know bro good lookin out.

  • i want to get a new board so which should i choose?

  • @9515852

    Just stand on a few at your local shop and choose the one that feels best to you, homie.

  • @9515852 dude get a haslam board i have had 1 for 4 years and it hasn't snapped its epic and i use it every day

  • i switched out my friends bushings in his tensor mags and he LOVED them if you get some bones bushings your set for a good pair of trucks

  • i think the deck is too light

  • wast of money on this board!! 120 bucks just for the board! i bought my whole complete for less than that. tensors are a big waste of money to. they break fast and turn like shit. plus i ride 8.5 so they dont make that size. thunders are the best for your money.

  • I bought a set of tensor magnesium mid lights and holy crap was I ever disappointed.

    The main problem I had was that I ride tight trucks and they just dont tighten. it gets to a point where you can't tighten them anymore and the bushings fail fail to rebound properly leaving your truck tilted to one side or the other.

    never buying tensors again, Im goin to go out and buy another set of krux simply because they work right out of the box... and are cheaper

  • @matixxx Funny thing, I ride a bit looser, and still could not manage to get them to dial in correctly (for me) before they broke. I can vouch for Krux... rode several setrs and enjoyed them.

  • @matixxx

    hi bro, i get the magnesium slider trucks (mullen) and they just work amazing with my board.

    they are really much more lighter than any other truck i've ever try, and believe me, they worth every $ of them.

    anyways, still truth that tensor its kind of a "new" brand in comparisson with destructo, independent etc etc

  • @matias7anriquez Thanks for the comment, I just thought Id get my opinion in on lightweight trucks. Just as some trucks can be too heavy, some trucks can be too light.

    I found the tensor mags were so light it was hard to leverage the weight of the board to get adequate pop for my tricks.

    Maybe i just needed to get used to them but I didnt have the patience to re learn how to skate!

  • @matixxx

    hahaha allight, i get ya ;)

  • @matixxx yea i got the magnesium tensors and i set athem up and i was like i really like them then i started grind ing them and the king pin sticks out alot and dosent grind good

  • they made like three different types already so thers more now my cousin bought one and its very very light i could ollie three feet on it

    i'm gonna buy one next week!!!!

  • is it really light ?

  • @eddy536

    Maybe a bit... nothing crazy though.

  • most people that get this board are rich wanna bees but if you can save up to get it and ride this thing well congrats i wish i had this board lol

  • @sk8tersrgtd There's really nothing special about the way the board skates. You're not missing anything.

  • THUNDER Trucks Are The Best.!!

  • THATS A Flawless deck

  • if you have looser trucks will it make it simpler to land clean

  • @skatenblade97 Not with Tensors. I do ride looser trucks... Tensors just don't carve. See part two.

  • @grimcity ive got sum older tensors and they carve great

  • @skatenblade97 no cause most likely you will have wheel bites and youll stop immediatly and bail nasty

  • Grim, thank you for putting up a well thought out and thorough review. The majority of "skateboarding" videos on youtube are filled with BS stories and opinions, and no real fact. I am glad to see you went out of your way and did a quality job. I wish the rest of the skateboarding vids on youtube were this good. Well, again, I appreciate the time and effort that went in to this, and I hope to see many more vids like this in the future.

  • @1013637

    Thanks a lot for the nice words, 1013637! I'm just a geek that talks too much! Roll forever, friend!

  • The boards dope!you look like you really know your stuff!!nice one!

  • @nOsGr126 Ah, I'm just a geek with too many words in my mouth! haha Thanks for the good words homie!

  • I like my trucks tight easier to flip as for the board I think that will work for me know I gatta find one and I know they only made a few -_- good review dude

  • uber light and tensor mag,... worst combo

  • @jweenodoo

    Not something I'd buy, for sure.

  • 7.7 bra. Nice reviews.

  • iv seen places selling 4 72 dollars but still a lot of shipping though

  • Dont get used to what they dont got that much of.

  • The local skateshop near me got lucky enuff to get 1 Of these UberLights, sadly someone baught it, the guy tht works there payed 100 and the buyer got for 70, they give good ass deals down here where i live

  • overrall... is the board good

  • 3 PARTS

  • Yeah good review ;D i want that board too lol

  • i got a comon chad muska board for 2.50$ and that was the cheapest one i could find..

  • 250$

  • what do u mean by braking in the trucks?

  • @vkonovsskateordie ...just getting past the point of them being "new" until they feel natural to you. With trucks, breaking them in usually refers to putting in a slight amount of wear on the bushings... when broke in, they turn less stiffly, more naturally, etx.

  • @vkonovsskateordie he means just getting them loose, they might ride a little weird before you use them a few times

  • @vkonovsskateordie The bushings get softer after awhile

  • watch my tensor magnesium review pt.1

  • great review, nice use of accurate and descriptive terminology. i have never been able to ride the stock bushings that come with any trucks because they are always too soft. Its a bloody nightmare. I end up buying hard bushings and working them in after an arduously long and frustrating week or so of tinkering and adjustments. cheers from san diego

  • @jeremyshambles Thanks Jeremy! I'm the same way about bushings... I'm testing some out now for a review, but I typically replace my stocks with Bones because they have the same ride every time... at least it feel that way. If I do ride stock on new trucks, it takes EONS to get them dialed in right... probably the only thing on a board that I don't like riding new. Cheers back at you from Hammond, Louisiana man!

  • damn thats an f*cking nice board :O i cant believe only 500 were made =[ i doubt i'll be able to get one now unless someone's selling it on ebay. make more reviews cos its very informative (Y)

  • @kooliofool There were only 500 made at the time of this video... Dwindle does mass produce these now, this is when the board was in beta, and before the trucks were completely out of development (about a month or two before the trucks went into shops). Working on more reviews constantly! Cheers koolio!

  • @kooliofool im pretty sure more than 500 maybe of that certain graphic but not that board

  • im new to skating would u pefer krux or tensor trucks?

  • @ToxicTwinky101

    I'm not a big fan of Tensor, but at the same time I know people that love them. I can say that for a more traditional truck, Krux would be closer to other trucks you may have had in the past. Cheers!

  • @grimcity thanks man im kind of on the edge so idk wut ill get yet, nice vid btw, keep on skating man

  • @grimcity i have destructo's but i really want some royals

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  • you should do some more reviews, I like the way you describe everything

    (:

  • @OnASmallStage

    Thanks a lot homie! I'm actually working up some more reviews right now, that's why it's been so long since I've uploaded anything! Peace!

  • its an ugly color

  • @TheWeaselStompers

    In person, the design reminded me of Kevlar....

    not that Kevlar is necessarily good looking, haha

  • bullshit dude your a tad

    you can get these for like 70 bucks