“Can you make me a custom board?” No, but you can!
The Rayne Template DIY and Chop Shop Contest is back for round two! Last year, Rayne asked riders to design their own board by chopping an existing Rayne board or designing a brand new board using Rayne’s template. The templates are one-of-a-kind blanks, pressed in Rayne’s shop and delivered unadulterated so riders can cut and shape at home. And there’s a contest for it!
Rayne Longboards 2017 Template Deck
Landyachtz has for the longest time, been a great Canadian manufacturer of everything pragmatic and friendly. Especially of something like the Landyachtz Dinghy – a long running favorite of cruisers and commuters everywhere – or the Landyachtz ATV Series. Landyachtz is back at it again with the release of their limited edition Revival Series a line of small cruiser boards hand-crafted from some very special Canadian veneers.
The first is a beautiful Ruby Lake Fir wood. Logs harvested at the turn of the century were later forgotten and sank, remaining under the lake for over 100 years. Now, they’ve been raised from the bottom and revived for use as veneers in the Landyachtz Revival series. The second wood is a Pacific Yew, whose bark is used to make a cancer-fighting drug. The wood however, is leftover and discarded, so Landyachtz repurposed these as material for veneers as well.
Both varieties of wood come together to create a mini cruiser that can both be hung up on the wall or ridden as your favorite daily. Both options come in a limited run of 500 pieces, and they ship this week!
Update: Looks like Sanction snow has the Revival series up for sale!
Update2: Now available on Lanyachtz.com as well!
These are limited edition longboards. Plenty of longboard companies use recycled material, and that is rad, but the Revival Series story is especially compelling.
The wood that is used to make the boards comes timber that has been at the bottom of Ruby Lake for decades. The trees were were initially cut and left in the lake to make room for a rail line. After the rail company failed, the trees were left in the lake.
Landyachtz decided to make that timber useful again, bring us their Revival Series. When you ride one of these and someone asks you about your board, you’ll have a dope story tell them.
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The Landyatchz Triple Beam is a high-end composite speedboard manufactured by hand in small quantities. Previous offerings have sold out quick but tomorrow, Thursday the 25th they will be available for sale from select international retailers that sell Landyachtz longboards.
Born of Dillion Stephen’s vision, the Triple Beam is a product of innovative design and function. It represents 32 months and 1,000 hours of development, 9 prototypes and 25 races in over 20 countries. It was built to address the force and energy exerted on a skateboard while traveling at high speeds. By eliminating torsional flex and retaining an optimal amount of vibration dampening, the result is a stiff, smooth and predictable ride.
Triple Beams are constructed from balsa wood, foam, polyurethane and carbon. The unique composition results in an extremely light weight board at 3lbs (1,380g). The inner skeletal frame is made using carbon fiber injected with urethane foam while the exterior is fully wrapped in carbon. Urethane bumpers in the nose and tail protect the deck from light crashes. Dampening and reduced road vibration are provided by the balsa wood truck mounts.
The symmetrical shape measures 36.5″ long by 10″ wide (9.5″ at the waist) with wheelbase options from 28.5 – 29.5″. Features include a 0.5″ micro drop, mild rocker, W concave, molded radial drops and molded wheel wells.
Continue reading to find out which retailers will carry the Triple Beam. Continue reading →
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Their Anchorcore tech is sick. That we all know.
Their decks beyond the SportTurismo are just as sick. The Cruiser fits a casual, city-style ride that is fitting as the shortest longboard in their collection. Their GrandTurismo (GT) is versatile and often used for people creating their own e-board complete. Throw in a few other styles and you can see they have a ton of versatility in their current inventory.
Their snowboards are also sick, but we don’t want to get carried away…
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No one can resist a cruise or commute on a mini, they’re big on fun and small in stature. Whether you’re cruising for fun or commuting to class, you can pack them up easy when your done. Rayne’s new mini cruisers hit that sweet spot with style and they’re set to be available on local shelves and Rayne’s site within hours!
Of the four new minis available, 3 Tailor Made’s feature some of Rayne’s all time best selling graphics shrunk to fit the boards and 1 Upcycled mini featuring their Rival Spaceman graphic.
Tailor Mades measure 26″ long x 7.65″ wide with a wheelbase of 15″. They’re pressed in the Catalyst deck mold and cut with the Popsicle profile shape at the Rayne Factory. They’re versatile enough to rip around the park but you can still stuff them in your locker!
The Upcycled measures 24″ long by 7.75″ wide with three wheelbase options from 14.5″ to 16.75″ and is made from upcycling decks at the Rayne factory. They’re unique in that they feature a three stage rocker and multiple wheelbase options allowing you to choose a kicktail or a longer wheelbase.
Both feature Rayne’s 65mm, 75a Stoneground wheels, 5″ traditional kingpin trucks, Abec 5 bearings and grip. Hit the link to check out Rayne’s shop or click below to see them individually. They’ll be live within a few hours!
Update: Check out the album for a new photo!
Have you ridden one of the mini’s? Have a pic on the ride? Tag Longboard Envy on IG (and give us a follow while you’re at it) and let us know what you think of it. We might be in the market for a new mini and want to hear if how it compares to the rest of Rayne’s longboards. They’ve been producing the mini cruiser for a few years so I think we might have to trust they know their stuff.
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