73 Westfalia photos
Spent part of this weekend on kids birthday party — skater party with everyone hanging out on the halfpipe.
Still doing a few things here and there on the bus. Mostly little trim work. Wife’s new curtains look great and she has bought the new upholstery fabric for the back seats. Also hunting down solid flooring for the back … Still debating linoleum over wood or carpet over wood or some sort of hardwood laminate. Details, details.
As promised here are some pics.
Notice the Freebord. Got the Slasher wheel set in this week. A welcome replacement for the stock wheels. Kill the stock wheels learning. Then buy slashers. It took a couple of hours riding and tweaking the setup for the board to feel right again. The new wheels are amazing. I thought by 70 Flashbacks on my Sector 9 were good, but for sliding, nothing beats the slashers. Make sure you also get the upgraded centers — then throw out the stock bearings and replace them with something better — Bones Reds at the least. Props to the folks at Freebord for putting out these wheels. If there is anything better for combining slide with grip, I have not seen it. Well worth the added expense.
Also, on the old school Ashes to Ashes deck, I picked up a set of Zflex Smooth wheels. These things feel like butter for park and ramp riding. Love em. Again, not cheap, but well worth the price. Thanks to Brian Kelly and the folks at Ride Skate Shop and Veterans Park in Alabaster for keeping me supplied locally with stuff for my boards. Check out the park if you get the chance. They have a fantastic bowl and the park has some great runs for Freebording/Longboarding.
