Is winter over early in 2007

Almost over night the water has warmed up and turned green. With summer comes longer sessions beautiful sunsets and crowds of townies. I love being a solar powered surfer.

Carver C7....... Ultimate Trucks ..?

The "Feel" when driving down the line or turning when surfing or snowboarding is utterly unique and many surfers and snowboarders have tried to replicate that feel on the land with boards like the "freeboard " or "Tierney rides" and to some extent they've succeeded in snowboard style turns but surf feel was harder to replicate .
A couple of months ago i got the chance to try the latest innovation in surf style skate trucks and at $160 NZ it felt a bit of a risk i mean throwing the flowboard into the creek cos it reeked cost me half that !!

So loving a risk..... a ? fool? and his money were soon parted !!
and a few days later a new set of trucks and an inch of riser pads arrived ? so i fit half of em...
15 minutes later the decks setup and I'm off for a pre-work skate the trucks took about 5 mins to push to their limit and for me to realize the rest of the riser pads were needed .

Who'd know it... i'm no Fool (in this purchase anyway)
these trucks blow minds .. drop and grab rail for a cranking turn and you better be hanging off the board cos she'll turn on the spot
They're amazing !! suddenly small spaces are so much fun and hills are screaming at you too carve them up BUT a word of warning these trucks will cause problems....
you'll wear out wheels ,
get kicked out of the corner dairy for sk8ing over to the bread racks
and the missus will leave you cos you can't stop skating in the house.

Rating : 5.5/5 too good to be true.
Use when : The surfs flat (or you just wanna skate more than you wanna surf)
Warning : wear safety gear so you can push your limits and sk8 safe,
Also : Don't lend trucks to friends as it will cause them to have moral dilemmas as to giving them back.
Recommended setup : 36-38" concave double kick deck ,Skf bearings , Abec 11 no skools 65mm 81a duro wheels.
Watch: Concrete skate

Make you smile >>>

Seldom does real innovation and creativity bust it's way out of the background and into the foreground.
This dvd really shakes the longboard skateboard establishment...
so if the melting snow is driving you to get your "fix" elsewhere then look no further than the longboard revival .
Featuring a series of small films on diffrent themes ranging from Adam Coultons skate across America to the art of ?? skate "dancing" .
"Damn i need to be drunk to dance " may be what your thinking ... but that ain't so ,
It's all style and rhythm as you roll down the street and it's fantastic balance training blended with stand up slides and sweet glides.
And the chance you've seen these skills before is slim.
All that said the real filth of this dvd is the fantastic composition of the films..
just check this out... trailer
Favorite section: Adam picks up his "girlfriend" for a skate date .
Running time: 150 mins .
Rating: 4.5/5.
Watch when: Your style need to come out!

Freakside

The greatest thing to happen to surf dvds in recent times is they're free with surf magazines so we get them "free' and surfers get their skills out to more people quicker than if we had to pay for the pleasure.
This offering is produced/directed/editing and staring Jamie O'brian which begs the question "was he taking on too much ?" well jamie loves to charge !
Freakside showcases some charging in jamie's "backyard" and also surf heaven ..bali so obviously some heaving barrels and skillful drops are going down and while jamie has indisputable skills the best styles are strangely claimed in the section starring Betet, Kerr, Chapman, Syrana and john john.
overall a good amping dvd with good music but would it have been sweeter if jamie shared the job around ?
Rating:3.5/5
Best section :Jamie learns to surf at Bali surf school,Catto's sik start segment.
Running time :30 min
Watch when : your local Hawaii is going off.
P.S STAB was a great magazine