Product Reviews

 Tarantula Trucks
Tarantula Trucks
Tarantulatrucks.com
A while back, a friend and I were involved in a conversation trying to explain how there are skateboarders and then there are longboarders, the two are not mutually inclusive. Having a pair of Tarantula Trucks around would have helped illustrate our point. Upon looking at them, most skateboarders would wonder why one would want to mount their trucks on top of their deck.  Conversely, many longboarders would see a board lower to the ground with wider wheel spacing and the possibility of a more stable board. Since I’m not a longboarder, I mounted these on the longest deck I had laying around (Black Label Chet Childress) and slapped on some wheels off a cruiser/filmer board. They do have a noticeably more carvey feel than a traditional truck and with wheels now 10 inches apart, one can see how it would feel stable—albeit at the price of making your board look like a Cootie™ (it’s a kids game, look it up). I did have an issue, however, with my wheels rubbing on sides of the trucks. It turns out you have to designate either center core or offset wheels when ordering.  At $115/set, it would be nice if they came with a spacer set instead of offering freedom of choice in wheels.  Speaking of choice, Tarantula’s are one of those products you’ll know just by looking at them whether or not they are for you.

 –Baade

Fiber Skateboarding 
Modern Hex Deck 

Fiberskateboarding.com

I find it interesting that I’m reviewing a skateboard, mainly because until recently, I hadn’t skated in close to a decade. Be that as it may, the Fiber deck provided to me is not only a hell of a lot of fun to skate, but seems to be built up to standard as well. Granted, this sucker’s a little on the beefy side ––8.25”x 31.75”––it’s perfect for us old “fogies” who simply like to push around and have fun. I’ve never been one for technical flip tricks, but I can see this deck being a bit of a problem for those who are. Because of its girth, it seems like it would make tech tricks a bit more challenging than a smaller board. All in all, this is a perfect deck for either pools or vert, as opposed to street, but it fits me quite well.

 –Gavin Hoffman

Ipopperz

Graffiti Series: “Peace” Earbuds

Konoenterprises.com

A lot of people get stuck only buying what is known to be good and stylish, but the people who try new things (take the less-traveled path) are usually the ones who stumble upon the treasure in the end. These headphones may look cheesy as all hell, but their performance is the cheese, the “big cheese,” if you know what I mean. The bass output is enough that even at low volumes you feel in perfect harmony of surround sound for watching your movie while listening to the soundtrack of your life. If you want to share your music with others, which you should, the headphones at full volume through your average iPod are loud enough to cover a well-rounded, acoustically inclined area around your ears. Let’s not get bogged down in semantics here, let’s just say that if you want some originals you gotta pay to play. 

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