Lurpiv 3 now in stock at Slam
I got a set of the new Lurpivs. They’re pretty much the same as the previous generation.
They’ve shaved a bit of metal from the underside of the baseplate. They’ve lowered the kingpin a fraction. But essentially you’re riding the same trucks.
They still have that industrial T-shaped styling, but the finish is slightly different - the second generation were sort of shot-blasted and looked almost matt. The new ones are more polished - not mirror-smooth like Ace or Slappy. More like polished Indys.
1 Like
I’ve got a pair of the 2nd gen ones. Still haven’t set them up yet but looking forward to giving them a test run.
1 Like
I’ve not tried them personally but the few pairs we’ve sold in the shop have had positive feedback
1 Like
New deck ready to go. Its the heroin gold rush deck but that gold foil felt weird so a quick wire brush and it looks like some early 90s blank. Grip job inspired by Burnham Staite grave yard lurking momento mori.
5 Likes
Athletico mince Beardsley stories forever.
1 Like
Helmets. You either wear them or you don’t.
But if you do, you’ll know that most quality modern helmets like Triple 8 Deep Cover are bulkier than helmets used to be.
This is because they’re three layers thick - the shell, a layer of EPS and then the liner attached to the EPS with Velcro. Sweatsaver liners are better than that cheap cut foam stuff that falls apart.
But as I say they’re bulky.
So I’ve been really pleased with Tony Hawk and Lizzy Armanto’s new Yepa helmet brand, which are actually low profile - or at least low profile compared with most modern helmets rather than with old-school ones that didn’t protect you in a fall. The reason is the EPS layer is cut away around the rim, so the sweatsaver liner Velcro’s directly onto the shell, meaning the helmet is 2 layers thick, not 3, while still having the highest certification levels.
All of which means very little if helmets aren’t your thing
No helmet FTW, I become decrepit from multiple head concussions and die like a real man
Went to my mate’s skateshop in order to shoot the shit with him last week, ended getting a board which I hadn’t planned on doing at all. I never thought I’d get a slick bottom FA but it was BBS wood, a lovely shape and I’m so glad I got that thing. FA sell it as a cruiser but I can skate it like a popsicle. 360 flips feel so good on it. The embossed FA logos all over the board are interesting, when you first slide on them they turn grey then when you slide more you can see the red bottom ply through them. TRIPPY!
TLDR: old man got a new toy.
3 Likes
That looks sick
‘Filthy mini-ramp skaters drop-in tail stripe’ won’t look so bad!
2 Likes
Yeah it’s pretty rad. Sometimes I do 3 boardslides or 3 tailslides in a row to see how the graphic evolves, haha.
I hate that so much, hopefully this new technology will make it less visible or more tolerable.
That graphic is dope. Doesn’t look like those plasticy slicks we used to get in the 90s.
Did that style of graphic many times in the 90’s. Vinyl graphics and then spray over the top. When new and for a little while, slides lovely until you start sliding crusty stuff.
Yeah dope graphic. I hadn’t skated a slick board since the 90s and this new stuff doesn’t disappoint, I skated a ledge that’s usually kinda sticky today and had no problem doing tailslides and noseslides on it, pretty satisfying.
1 Like
I had a welcome slick a few years ago that had graphics on top of the slick. Graphics were bright orangey pink and the slick sheet was white. Looked so shit as it wore down.