Author / Sam Arrington

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Currently a university student that survives by the adrenaline that skating gives me. I love to try new gear or talk about it, so you'll hear a lot about what I think about the newest gear!
by Sam Arrington

Sanctum Collective – Stratos Review

Colorado Based Sanctum Collective Stratos is made with the signature Alloy Construction that features 8 plies of maple with a single bottom ply of aluminum. The result is an absolute dream to skate.

Construction:

Sanctum Collective is based in Colorado and with that comes the Colorado style. Their Sanctum lineup features some of the most unique construction and concaves on the market. The Stratos is made with the signature Alloy Construction that features 8 plies of maple with a single ply of aluminum on the bottom. This creates a very stiff, durable deck ready for the abuse that comes from downhill and freeride.

I’ve been skating the Stratos for about two months now and it has taken quite a few beatings; however, the crew at Sanctum make boards to last. The Alloy Construction has kept the board as stiff as the day I got, it has saved the Stratos from curbs and not surprisingly, it’s still immaculate looking!

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by Sam Arrington

Powell Peralta Kevin Reimer Samurai Review

The Kevin Reimer Samurai deck, while massive for a downhill board in today’s race culture, is absolutely fun for taking drifty lines and going fast.

Powell Perlta and Kevin Reimer designed a beast of a board that features: microdrops, flat top w-concave, ultralight construction and polyurethane bumpers. The board is incredibly light for its size due to its construction, but carrying a light board up the hill is the best. Now urethane bumpers aren’t new to the game, but Powell Peralta has the best implementation of them. The bumpers on the Powell line up are just <i”>thicc, while a company like Moonshine  has them more flush with the deck. I also appreciate Powell taking the bumper all the way to the flairs, rather than stopping just at the nose. The board has a simple w-concave that flows through the whole deck, somehow they managed to make the first w concave that isn’t uncomfortable to push or stand on for an extensive period.

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