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The Holiday '08 edition of Concrete Wave features World Champion Scott Smith on the front and coverage of the Worlds by Marcus Rietema.

 

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Reviews written by boxofworthlessjunk

 Shoudl come with a disclaimer,  Monday, 21 July 2008

Overall rating
2.5
Durability
4.0
Construction
3.0
Ride
1.0
Appearance
5.0
Stability
1.0
Agility
1.0
This board should come with a disclaimer; it may look like a DH board but it will shuck you off at the first opportunity when pushed. Don't even think about riding straight down your local hill on this because it will put you in the hospital. Wanna carve? too bad cause the goofy geometry on this board means that by the time you tighten up the trucks to keep it from killing you at anything over pushing speeds means that it has the turning radius of the Queen Mary. Be prepared to run wide on every corner and lean so hard you are on the edge of falling off just to get it to turn. The front seems ok and I have never had issues with how it tracks around corners but the rear is sketchy and unpredictable. At about 20mph the rear started weaving on me and it took a good hard effort to carve out of it and thank god the hill wasn't any faster or I would be missing skin. Spooky handling. In a few years this board will probably be worth some money as it has a well deserved reputation as a widowmaker much like the Kawasaki H2 and the B-25 bomber. Proof that even a well established and popular company can and will sell a product that is terribly flawed.

I bought it because the graphics were cool. I should have bought a spud.
Longboard Review
How long have you ridden the board: 2 weeks
What is your setup like?: Grizzly's, Abic 76mm Gumballs
Typical Session Discipline: Street, mild hills. Won't even consider bmbing on this.
How much did you pay?: $257
Where did you purchase it?: Daddies
What were the strengths of the deck.: Good build quality. Gorgeous graphics
What were the weaknesses?: Blisters under griptape
Would you recommend it?: No


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