One long review! Open Skateboards (NYC), SML Wheels, and Art on Grip Griptape

[machineguntongue]

Skate geeks, gear heads, non-assholes.

Concise, succinct, straight outta truth!

Please do a soft wheels review for secondary or 3rd set ups. The best I've used so far are OJ III Keyframes. Really smooth but can slide to a stop is necessary (bad drivers or crazy dogs). Test all the ones in "normal" shapes (not longboard wides).

[Marquize7]

Not every one from the south talks the same, but a Yankee like your self wouldn't know

[narutorandomness457]

what did u say to that red neck guy ?

[grimcity]

@narutorandomness457

Nothing really, we wound up talking for a half hour before I left. He was cool.

[narutorandomness457]

@grimcity i didnt undersatnd what u said to him DURING the video

[grimcity]

@narutorandomness457

Ah, my mistake man... he said "Haven't I told ya'll not to skate here... (etc)" so I responded by saying "I've never spoken to you in my life, sir."

[narutorandomness457]

@grimcity lol that guy probobly told someone eles not to skate there and said that to you cause he thinks all skaters are "little skater punks" and thinks were all one person. haha

[grimcity]

@narutorandomness457

Yep, spot on my man... from groms to old farts like me, we all look the same to the uninformed!

[narutorandomness457]

@grimcity were u somewere away form your home state? cause u dont have a redneck voice and he did. not trying to ofend anyone , just asking

[grimcity]

@narutorandomness457

No offense at all man... it was taped just a few blocks from my house (I'm from south Louisiana, born in Mississippi). I grew up in the country myself... I do get a little southern accent if I'm tired or tipsy, but my mom's from NYC so I think I picked up some of the way she talks over my lifetime. I'm dirty south 100%!

[narutorandomness457]

@grimcity oh i thought ur from oregon,lol

[alexchristopherson]

when will u shutup

[grimcity]

@alexchristopherson

You have options.

A- scroll to the part where the skating starts (the nerve of me to do a REVIEW, amirite??!?!11).

B- Don't watch my shit. If you see a video pop up on the YT sidebar that says it's from "grimcity," don't watch it.

My channel tends to cater to skate geeks, gear heads, and non-assholes. I insist that you make it a goal to avoid my chan so you won't be so butthurt.

[djaftermidnight]

and what you think about your hollow light truck and your super swiss 6 bearings?

[grimcity]

@djaftermidnight

I LOVE my hollows... I usually have two decks set up, and when doing a review a third, lately I've been rolling on Thunders on all of them, but I keep going back to my Hollows and Titanium Lights.

The bearings have treated me fine as well... after about three days they were really broken in, and super fast, but I switch up my rides a lot so I can't really speak to how long they last (though they've been skated pretty hard and are still raging).

[djaftermidnight]

@grimcity thanks! :)

[locksk8er]

wat size thunders are they because i ride 8.25s and want thunder lights!!...plzz reply

[grimcity]

@locksk8er

Sure thing... those 147's! Peace!

[locksk8er]

@grimcity thanks bro!.....peace!...live,love,sk­ate!

[grimcity]

@locksk8er

Hell yeah!

[locksk8er]

@grimcity ya i write tht all the time on my skateboards!!.....u should also let people know tht this is the way life should be! to live to love and to skate!!

[dejiita]

i like your reviews alot and your skate style's pritty good to keep up the great work cant wait to see more from you

[sK8nERD508]

can u review the swiss 6 bearings

[TheTAYLORBEAST]

raster-farianism.. haha get it?

[bigbobby95]

What brand of wheels are Sml wheels similar to when it comes to performance and how they feel?

[grimcity]

@S8OR

Ha, no hating or anything... I'm wrapping the P2 review and mentioned your scales and stuff, linking back to that. I didn't really touch the weight subject so much, I figured i'd link off to someone that actually did!

[dontfeedhimmc]

damn dude u got skill for a guy thats 36 u rip at street and tranny never stop thats all i have to say

[grimcity]

@dontfeedhimmc

Ah, thanks for the nice words, man! It's all about the love, you know?

[TheODawgg]

I love that your reviews sound smart. you dont go...ummm sml wheels, are like, umm, like good. you should buy them cause there umm. good

[grimcity]

@TheODawgg

Glad you dig them, Dawgg! I sincerely try to make reviews as informative as possible... I know not everyone can get their hands on the same equipment, so I try to show/tell as much as I can and my personal experience with the gear. For real, thanks!

[numbnumb54]

Whats the second song ?

[grimcity]

@numbnumb54

Heya, that's Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious

[1mrlurker]

dude nice tranny skills! should i get the theeve tiax or the thunder hollow lights

[grimcity]

@1mrlurker

Ha, thanks man... as for the trucks, I have a bias towards the Thunders, but the Theeves I rode were a really solid truck. It's pretty much what you'll prefer, you know? Can't go wrong either way in my opinion.

[bethdrost]

hey man, when are you gunna be doing another reveiw???

[OneBlazedDood]

Always the police!

[pspmarvelpspgg]

I Love my thunder hollow lights as well how long have you had them?

[Marquize7]

Can't wait for mine to come in orderd the blue owl

[DoingyourMom691]

hehe hardcore ;O

[anthonyln]

hey hows the concave on those decks, i like mine a little more mellow and flat like toy machine

[grimcity]

@anthonyln

It's not a deep concave... I've seen some Toy Machines that might compare. Definitely more concave than a Girl.

[anthonyln]

@grimcity awesome man, maybe ill check one out when im through with my deck. and great reviews you got going man! if you ever skate nyc hit me up

[skatebmx13]

Can you please do a review on Thunder Titanium trucks? I would love to know if the are worth it.

[grimcity]

@skatebmx13

I'm riding some on one of my personal setups! I love 'em! I'll try and cover 'em once I grind 'em down a little more!

[jaredmstein]

Love the look of those Open decks. Beeauteeful graphics. I might have to pick up a couple rails and break out the drill bits!

[oFizzyxX]

Aha, got to ramblin on the whole illustrator, photoshop thing eh? Haha oh well, i liked the review. As always. Im psyched for the P2 review as I've been wondering how those skate. 

[KitschSkater]

Woo all the snow is almost off the streets, but i know the city won't clear all the gravel and sand off the roads and sidewalks for probably another month or 2 :(

[Calhoun90]

Wow, Neil, can't believe you have a signature hat, definitely moving on up! Before you know it, you'll have a pro model board...unless you already do...<_<....*-*...(o_0)...Damn these emoticons, I can't find the one for wonder!

[john21701]

When you where skating back at the tennis court your outfit and the way you where skating reminded me of Rodney Mullens Rubbish Heap part.

[grimcity]

@john21701

Haha, that's sick. When I skate street, I'm told that my "style" is like Rodney Mullen drunk and on crystal meth, hahahaa. I wish I had a fraction of his tricks!

[wtfareyousmoking]

is there a npticeable difference between regular swisses and the 6's?

[grimcity]

@wtfareyousmoking

I can't say they feel any different on the street... but on ramps and at the park, they felt like they were pretty good at maintaining speed. They've been really proper for three sets of wheels now, and usually I destroy bearings within two. I guess less parts = less stuff to go wrong, heh.

[wtfareyousmoking]

@grimcity im riding the regular swisses right now and they're pretty effin fast, so i guess it can only get better

[1041990]

@grimcity i have pair of the regular bones swiss and they lasted 4 years of good avarage skateboarding... i've been skating for 14 years. currently i have the 6 ball ones.

[wtfareyousmoking]

@1041990 with or without shields

[1041990]

@wtfareyousmoking not sure.. i've had them that long. i put them straight from the box with spacers between thebearings & the washers on my trucks on.. not sure if that answers your ?.. i left the bones swiss 608 shield intact.

[dillyflap]

this made me wana skate so bad, between work and snow i havent been able to finish a video in awhile or skate the much at all for that matter

[Marquize7]

Deck looks dope! Let's skate sometime

[phantomggg]

does small time carry the sml wheels

[PenDanger2]

ja raster far eye

[grimcity]

@PenDanger2

That IS irie, mon!

[liamdallama]

yes please do a review n the p2 deck. there arent very good reviews on it on youtube and your reviews are the best

[shutthehellup6666]

cops have nothing better to do then to bug good people

[12skateman]

hay grim it's 12skateman I never know that about wheels

[method4uandme]

I rolled my ankle today. This happens pretty often but i got lucky this time and its not to bad. What do you do to make your sprains heal faster?

[grimcity]

@method4uandme

First off, I skate with ankle braces (to help prevent some sprains). Outside of that, just be sure to wrap 'em up, keep them elevated as much as possible, and use ice in a bag, wrapped with a cloth (no direct ice-on-skin contact). The only way I know!

[jaredmstein]

@grimcity Hear, hear--on both the raised, iced ankle and the brace. Even a $10 soft ankle brace will help a lot. I usually wear one on my push foot when skating street.

[jaredmstein]

@method4uandme You can try arnica gel -- get it from the healthy hippie stores. Day-to-day my doc said to wear good quality insoles in my skate shoes to reduce stress on ankles. Seems to help.

[sk8tha504]

Hey me and Timmy might be going to the park early tomorrow morning at like 6 so if you don't have work or anything you should come skate with us because we haven't skated in a while, and p.ls. that dude in the white truck kicked me out the bank too when i was filming lol

[sk8kevin93]

hey neal what size are the trucks u wer using

[grimcity]

@sk8kevin93

Heya Kevin... the ones in the clip are 147's.

[livegunz]

Another solid video, good skating and honest reviews. Props. ;o

[grimcity]

@livegunz

Double props back, yo!

[Iskate2metal]

i love how you handle getting kicked out of places. thats how it should be. respect and you wont have trouble then you can just go skate at other places. i hate people who think their cool by trying to fight back but not you. props

[grimcity]

@Iskate2metal

You know it! I just want to do tricks, I don't want to be in anyone's face! I wound up talking to the dude for over 30 minutes, but by then we were just talking about random stuff- he wound up being an allright guy, just didn't want me on his stairs... hehe

[TwiceVicodin]

love your vids grim

btw your town has no stoke! you've got a gorgeous skate park and its just you and your bro :(

in the future, can you also review khiro, reflex, and venom cone bushings?

[grimcity]

@TwiceVicodin

Nah, our scene is huge, I just try to adjust my filming time when I know there's low traffic- don't want to have my tripod in the way of anybody. During the day the park and some of the spots are pretty packed!

Also, I did do a Khiro bushing review... I can't link to it but just check my video uploads homie.

[GioVader]

CANT WAIT TILL THE P2!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Thecabbagekiller]

Gotta' say this, your style is improving, the "steeze" is much better and your kickflip down the stair didn't look like a verticle kickflip. Mad skillz man.

[bannanaization]

@Thecabbagekiller i think hes more of a vert skater if i remember

[bluewhale8888]

I dnt really like how the artongrip looks, but I'm kinda considering the sml wheels since I ride small wheels

[Thecabbagekiller]

New video... HECK YEAH!!!!!!! i like the rambling you do, it's awsome.

[grimcity]

@Thecabbagekiller

Thanks 'killa!

[Cuhrispy]

I'm a longboarder, and I watch your reviews because of the details and such. as far as wheels go, cores are made also because wheels slide. Force pushes the cores out from the truck axles/hangars. the cores are tested for their ability to hold in place. Cores are also designed due to urethane wear so the smaller the core, the more urethane you can use before the wheel cores and has to be replaced. you should try bushings other than bones like reflex, venom, sabre. keep up the good work!!

[grimcity]

@Cuhrispy

Hey man, thanks a lot for that insight and added information! I have a longboard, but I'm not really knowledgeable about it's current technology (I'm riding an original Joel Tudor on Kryptos), so I really appreciate some word from someone with a close association with it... I lurk on Silverfish but most of it goes over my head! haha

[punksownemos]

@Cuhrispy yeah i agree i ride with a 90a reflex in the bottom of my theeve trucks. i tryed to fit some barrels in but they are too big ill need to get a bigger kingpin :P

[Cuhrispy]

@punksownemos you could do that... or what you could do is put in a normal bushing on the bottom, barrel or whatever, and if you don't want to change kingpin lengths try out the short reflex cones. they will fit.

[adracko]

mmm i love that graphic arts spiel at the beginning

[grimcity]

@adracko

Props to the nerdcore! Oooo Raaah! haha

[Skate4life12396]

Neal your videos inspire me to be a better skater and to practice and also to be more informative about our skating world you are the best man keep skating peace and love Bro

-mac-

[grimcity]

@Skate4life12396

Cheers man... so hyped to hear that, makes me want to skate! Hell yeah! Right back at you homie!

[moneytimesfifteen]

real sick stuff

[BriDenSkates]

Are you pro? Can you sign my board? Can I have yours?

[grimcity]

@BriDenSkates

Bwaaahahaha, shut up foo!

[N1Njaclaws]

RIGHT ON NEAL!! You make me proud just to skate & create in the same state! Best Vid yet? informative & entertaining (cops, music, tricks, "smoking" trucks ETCETC) And what I learned about graphics was amazingly perfectly timed!! (I'll tell ya later;) Thanks for continuing to increase our intelligence, impress, innovate, inform, and inspire! Infinity????????????

[grimcity]

@N1Njaclaws

Ninjaaaaaaa!!! Much love my brother of a different mother! w00t!!!

[bethdrost]

hey bro, you should do a review on Landshark Wheels, Green Skateboarding co. Trucks, SHake Junt Stay Gold Bearings Abec 6

[DerukuAnjiru]

@grimcity

Thanks a bunch, man!

[DerukuAnjiru]

@grimcity

I don't know. I think the oval-shape skateboard with no griptape, I guess.

[grimcity]

@DerukuAnjiru

I'll ask somebody over at Concrete Wave... they're a really good resource for a ton of different types of skateboarding. I'll do some investigating!

[DerukuAnjiru]

Hey Neil, I was wonderin. Can you do a review on a 70's - ip's skateboard(any brand will do) cause I am planning to buy it.

[grimcity]

@DerukuAnjiru

What would be the best way to acquire one, Deruku? Cheers!

[TheLIGproductions]

Great vids! i love watching them! I was wondering if you have ever tried the REAL shine forever decks? I'm in need of getting a new deck and i'm just not sure what to get haha.

[grimcity]

@TheLIGproductions

I'm rolling with a shiny Busenitz on my personal setup now! Love it!

[volcomsk8r189]

I cant wait for your next video. I love how you actually know what your talking about when you review products. And I equally love it when you find a product that doesnt perform well because your not going to hold back and say it doesnt suck.

One thing though, I have a Zero P2 and my bottom ply got cracks vertically down the nose and tail only in the bottom ply, and then it started to get warped. It's not effecting the performance yet, but its just really weird.

[grimcity]

@volcomsk8r189

Thanks for the kind words, volcom... super hyped, man!

Sounds like your getting stress cracks... are they like little hairlines? I get those a lot... sometimes when we smash down hard we flex the concave of the deck. Maybe? Ha, hard to know! Thanks again homie, skate hard!

[volcomsk8r189]

@grimcity Thats what it looks like, but ive never had them coming from the tip of the nose toward the trucks before.

[ccsoffthewall]

Hey Neil, I just wanted you make awesome reviews and that if it was possible can you review the shake junt bearings? I want to buy some but i want to know from a experienced skater if they are good bearings or not. All i see on youtube are a bunch of little kids that don't know what there doing.

[grimcity]

@ccsoffthewall

I'll see what I can do, ccs! I haven't set up the p2 yet, I'll try to see if I can snag some!

[SkAtEbOaRdInGhc]

ur vids just are so awesome. i love the fact that you just live and breathe skateboarding. keep it goin bro

[grimcity]

@SkAtEbOaRdInGhc

Thanks homie! I sure will... I hope you do the same! Roll forever!

[drawingmaster]

Nerd and a skater. Awesome combination. Reminds me of Mango from Slap magazine. Do you not skate with music?

[grimcity]

@drawingmaster

Mango's the man! That kid looks like he's having so much fun when he skates! As for music, I jam out on the way to spots, but I'm clumsy and don't want to risk breaking my phone or an iPod, haha. I do like skating to music, especially if it's at a demo or a jam and there's a live band, that's the best!

[ravenshield56]

Nice man!! Welcome back :P we missed your vids!! Hope your Ok man :)

[grimcity]

@ravenshield56

Haha, thanks raven!!! I'm doing great (and hope the same for you)... the holiday schedule and bad weather we've been having really messed up my filming and editing schedule... I've been dying to get this vid up for forever! haha

Take care and thanks!!!

[ravenshield56]

@grimcity Im doing great thanks :) and ahh, bring on the summer!! :D

But its great to see your still youtube active, keep em comin! :P

[grimcity]

@ravenshield56

Will do, raven!!! Props!

[xboxlivegstar11]

waited along time for another review neal and this one was better than the others great job :)

[grimcity]

@xboxlivegstar11

Thanks xbox! Sorry for the wait, I'm going to try to speed up the process, haha! Peace homie!

[newpa1n]

I've been learning about the Adobe suite and the differences in Vector/Rastor graphics in my multimedia class lately.

Thanks for another great review.

[grimcity]

@newpa1n

Sounds like a fun class! Thanks newpa1n, I appreciate it!

[rodneymuirhead14]

blunt fakie was sick as fuck!

[Cherrygrip]

just. get. jessup.

sml wheels look sick, all the decks in my local shop skate fine, so i just get one of them.

[grimcity]

@Cherrygrip

Yeah, I vouch for the wheels... they really were a fun ride.

[KiCk5SkAtErZ]

idk what ur saying at the first 3:14 seconds=)!!!!!LOL

[grimcity]

@KiCk5SkAtErZ

...I'm half skater, half nerd homie! haha

[Nate10697]

your videos really make me want to go out and skate and try new products. thank you for making videos and keep them coming!

[grimcity]

@Nate10697

Thank you for watching Nate! Stoked!

[markusFromNOR]

1 view lol

[grimcity]

@markusFromNOR

...most cats just say FIRST COMMENT!!! haha