The Longboard Blog

It’s nearly the same every day. We arrive at the shop, open the main office door, turn off the motion sensor light, turn on the warehouse lights, and fire up the computers. I happened to be filling in for Gordon, our shop manager, while he was surfing and visiting Sector 9 in California. Our questions@ email was pretty full, and likely had a new longboard company introduction. This day was different though. I saw photos of longboards that were laser engraved, a composite drop through board with spacers to lower the board further, and gorgeous graphics. Oh Losee, you had me at hello.

I really want to bring a La Tabla De Los Muertos home for myself, but like all Losee boards, they are in transport to other admiring customers soon after arriving here. The La Tabla De Los Muertos is beefy, the mark of a great downhill longboard. Like a thick lasagna, baked with 7 layers of maple veneers sandwiched between black dyed fiberglass weave. A 1/2″ spacer they call The Dropper, places the deck a half of an inch closer to the grinding stone.

Take a look at the Turntable close up photo. The laser etching looks and feels much deeper in person, giving it and all of the laser etched boards a 3-dimensional look. The upturned nose on the Turntable is one of my favorite features on a cruising longboard. It creates what I can only describe as a wheel on a bicycle, diving in and out of corners from the front side.

I just completed the new Wise Owl Sticker design, and they will be available in about 2 weeks. This owl has more of an abstract wood pattern and vibrant colors.

Gold Coast is one of the new companies we’ve added for the summer season. They have an abundant selection of boards, including Heavy Pile Dart, which is covered with carpet on the top side. And, a few boards with MACTRAC, a plate that has been recessed into the board with large array of mounting holes for very fine adjustment. They have been selling out very fast, but we are working on keeping them all in stock.

Sayshun longboards came to us last year by way of the Fresh Produce section. This year, Sayshun has increased there line of racing longboards, and we have added them in the main longboard category. We currently have 6 models and more are on the way.

The Skateboard Store is officially open, and is proving to be a great addition to the TLS family. New products are rolling in every week, and we currently have 10 brands with about 75 models. We’ve decided to focus on the high-end boards and artist models, so the Mini Logo models will be removed soon. TSS will also be supporting the Old School category, so we will be expanding it in the future. As usual, the skateboards are completely customizable with our system.

Two longboards have been added to the Fresh Produce section by Dave Cindrich. Both are machined from solid aluminum stock. The Screamer is one single piece of aluminum with a honeycomb pattern and drop through truck cutouts. The 3-piece has a machined spine with aluminum “wings” bolted to the spine. As far as we know, these are the only fully machined aluminum longboards available.

New stickers have arrived. We are adding the Lounge Sticker to orders right now. The Raise Hands and Jazzy Stickers have been added to the Stickers section.

We’re beginning to bring back a bunch of the Seismic Wheels. Three models have arrived so far, two 77mm models, and an 85mm model. Seismic Wheels are known for having a soft sharp lip that grabs pavement very well in corners.

If you’ve come across Veloz Trucks on the site recently, you may have wondered why they look so different. If you are familiar with the Landyachtz Evo, the reason they are so popular, is that the trucks are mounted at varying angles. The front truck is angled up to provide quicker turning, and the back truck is angled down to make it more stable. This should remind you of riding a bicycle, where the front wheels steers, and the back wheel is fixed. The Veloz Trucks work much the same way. The back truck is set at 0 degrees, so the back of the longboard will be very stable, and the front of the board is used to steer. Veloz Trucks come as a kit, with a front truck, a back truck, and a 0 degree truck for downhill riding.