Category / Downhill

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by Matheus Iark

Big Mountain Skate 2019 Calendar

With the 2018 season coming to a close, we’ve assembled some of the events you have to look forward to while the snow melts.

With the 2018 season coming to a close in the northern hemisphere, it’s time to send it in the southern part of the globe and start preparing for the next season after the snow melts and the landscape up north turns green again. Big Mountain Skate has already released the dates of its 2019 events to get us hyped for the next season with a new freeride event being brought to the table. All of these three events take place by the beautiful Austrian alps, so you can have a taste the amazing roads there.

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Photo of the Seismic 73MM BlackOps Speed Vent lineup
by Sam Arrington

Seismic Speed Vent BlackOps Review

Seismic’s Speed Vent are highly regarded for LDP and pumping but don’t overlook them as a downhill or freeride option.

Most people know Seismic Speed Vents as the number one long distance pushing and pumping wheel, but did you know that they are also efficient downhill and freeride wheels?

The 73mm Seismic Speed Vent was first seen around July of 2008. Over the years it’s been available in an assortment of sizes and urethane formulae. The 73mm size, BlackOps urethane and Energy Conversion core make a great allrounder.

  • Photo of Seismic Speed Vents 73x54mm Black Ops
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Arbor Sucrose Initiative Highlands
by LNV

Sucrose Initiative 2018

New wheels and new tech. We outline a brief history of the Sucrose Initiative and the latest on their 2018 lineup.

Sucrose Initiative is Arbor Skateboard’s stand alone wheel program. They produce wheels using environmentally friendly materials that simultaneously improve the quality of the wheel while reducing the petroleum footprint of production and long term environmental impact from use. What happens to those ‘thane lines afterall?

Arbor recently refreshed the Sucrose Initiative for late 2018. The lineup now features fiberglass reinforced cores and two new wheels – Axel Serrat’s pro model and the Highlands.

  • Photo of the Sucrose Initiative Axel Serrat Pro Model wheel in Slate
  • Photo of the Sucrose Initiative Spud wheel in Slate
  • Photo of the Sucrose Initiative Vice wheel in Slate
  • Photo of the Sucrose Initiative Summit wheel in Slate
  • Photo of the Sucrose Initiative Highlands wheel in Slate
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Seismic x Harfang Grooved Rain Alphas
by Sam Arrington

Harfang x Seismic Wheels

Seismic wheels with Harfang Stage 1. Prepared ahead, ready to shred and available direct from Harfang and Seismic.

Seismic and Harfang have come together in a new collaboration to create a series of race wheels specially-grooved for better traction and speed on wet road surfaces. Seismic technology combined with Harfang’s tread preparation make wet-weather rippers that are now available direct from Seismic or Harfang.

Seismic x Harfang Grooved Rain Speedvents 77mm
Seismic x Harfang Grooved Rain Speedvents 77mm

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Ronin Cast Katana
by Matheus Iark

Ronin – Cast Katana Review

The Cast Katana are the newest cast trucks from Ronin. Released in 2017, they bring to the table a few design upgrades while keeping the elements that made them famous and loved. According to Ronin, the cast version of the precision Katana trucks have the same precise manufacturing at a modest price and are now factory assembled to guarantee the best quality.

Ronin Cast Katana in Raw
Ronin Cast Katana in Raw

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