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    • Complete Longboards
      • - Drop Through
      • - Drop Deck
      • - Dancer
      • - Mini Cruiser
      • - Cruiser
      • - Surf Skate
      • - Pintail
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    • Longboard Decks
      • -All Decks
      • -DH Race
      • -Single Kick
      • -Big Double Kick
      • -Micro Drop
      • -Long Distance
      • -Freeride
      • -Dancer
    • Longboard Trucks
      • -All RKP Trucks
      • -RKP 180mm
      • -RKP 156mm - 175mm
      • -RKP 136mm - 155mm
      • -RKP 105mm - 135mm
      • -Longboard TKP
    • Longboard wheels
      • Downhill / Race
      • Long Distance Push
      • Easy to Slide
      • Freeride +70mm
      • Freeride 60-69mm
      • Under 65mm
      • Cruiser Wheels
    • Bushings / Pivot Cups
      • Standard Bushings (.6")
      • Tall Bushings (.75")
      • Pivot Cups
      • Bushing Washers
    • Bearings
      • Bearings
      • Bearing Maintenence
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      • Footstops & Deck Features
      • Nuts and Bolts
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Tips, turorials, and how-to pages on everything from how to pick a longboard to how to slide a longboard! Complete comprehensive page on frequently asked longboard questions.  

Maintenance Tips
  1. Assembling your Longboard
  2. Gripping a Longboard
  3. Cleaning Longboard Bearings
  4. Changing Longboard Bearings
  5. Fixing Squeaky Trucks
  6. Adding Foot-stops and Pockets to your Longboard
  7. Adding W-Concave to your Longboard
  8. Getting Rid of Wheelbite 
  9. How Do I Make My Wheels Last Longer?
Longboarding 101
  1. Anatomy of a Longboard Truck
  2. Truck Information (construction/baseplate angle/hanger width/rake explained)
  3. Different Styles of Riding and the Equipment You Should Be Looking For
  4. What is 'Durometer'
  5. Truck Baseplate Angles
  6. Stay Stoked All Winter
  7. Downhill/Freeride Decks
  8. Bushing Selector
  9. How Core Size Affects Wheel Performance
  10. What is a Footstop?
  11. Filming and Editing Videos
  12. Longboarding Etiquette
  13. Choosing a Freeride Wheel
  14. Choosing a Cruiser Board
  15. How Lip Shape/Profile Effects Wheels
  16. What Are the Fastest Bearings?
  17. Pros of Lower Boards 
  18. Pros of Topmounts  
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Riding Tips
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  2. Riding with your Dogs
  3. Dealing with Speed Wobbles
  4. How to Tuck
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  2. Certified Triple Eight Sweat Saver Helmets

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