Go Sports Skate Shop

Friday, July 11, 2008

Back to school backpack!

These are some of the bags we have in stock. Grab them before school starts!

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Eco-friendly wheels

Introducing the first ever sustainable wheels by Santori Wheels. The eco wheels are made up of composition of urethane using more than 50% bio oils such as corn and soy oil, instead of petroleum oil.

Monday, July 7, 2008

We often have people asking about the lightest trucks, so over here at Go Sports, we have physically weighed every one of our trucks to get a range. If there is a certain brand that you don't see below, it means we don't carry the brand. Please don't ask us to find the information for you, go ask the skateshop that sells it.

Destructo hollow kingpin - 318g - 346g
Destructo coloured - 355g - 359g
Fury coloured - 318g
Grindking raw AXL - 288g
Grindking coloured - 312g - 322g
Indy coloured (stage 9) - 339g - 346g
Indy coloured (stage 10) - 343g - 350g
Krux coloured - 325g - 333g
Royal coloured - 341g - 343g
Silver coloured - 330g - 333g
Speed demon coloured - 322g - 331g
Tensor coloured (slider) - 316g - 320g
Tensor coloured (response) - 316g
Tensor Magnesium (response) - 273g - 277g
Tensor Magnesium (slider) - 282g
Thunder coloured - 337g - 342g
Thunder Hollow Kingpin - 312g - 317g
Venture coloured - 342g

* List only covers coloured truck, not raw trucks, with the exception of G.K - AXL.

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Podcast Links

There are tons of video links out there so we've decided to link you guys to podcast instead. You will need i-Tunes to access these podcast. Enjoi !

Adio http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=129432281

Trasher http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=129711068

Girl http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=279989263

Chocolate http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=279017816

Crailtap http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=279983581

Blackbox (Fallen, zero, Mystery) http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=252185181

Lakai http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=261714535

Flip http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=205873754

Plan B http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?=163370516

Element http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=134342212

Sk8 Mafia http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=252236995

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Anatomy of a skateboard

Well, for those of you who couldn't sleep last night because you couldn't figure out the answers, this is the moment of truth.

The four major parts of a skateboard are:

Deck

Trucks

Wheels

Bearings

Deck = Decks are usually made of maple plywood, 7 plys thick. These days, we have decks that are made of 8 or 9 ply. Real skateboards are scooped out like a dish, the dishlike attribute is called a concave. Concave increases the strength of a board and also help skaters position their feet for a trick. Shallow concaves are good for streetstyle and technical tricks. Deeper concaves are used normally for ramps. The width of a deck ranges from 7.5" to 8" and the length ranges from 30" to 32". Of course, there are smaller decks available for younger kids as well.

Trucks = Trucks carry the heavy load. They provide adjustable steerage and at times, serve as a grinding surface.

Wheels = Wheels are made out of urethane, not plastic. Wheels come in different sizes and degree of hardness. Small wheels provide quick acceleration and are ideal for streetstyle. Big wheels are good for speed and control and are ideal for ramp tricks.

Bearings = Most bearings have a ABEC rating. ABEC is the acronym for Annular Bearing Engineering Committee, the standards committee of the Anti-Friction Bearing Manufacturers Association (an industry group) that determines the requirements for each level of bearing precision. Abec Bearings are rated in odd numbers i,e; Abec 1,3,5,7,9. Beside ABEC bearings, there are also swiss bearings, 6 ball bearings, titanium bearings, ceramic bearings etc. These bearings are generally more expensive.

Hanger = Hangers contain the axles and is used for grinding.

Cushions/Bushings = Cushions allow the trucks to pivot and turn smoothly. Cushions comes in different hardness; soft, medium, hard and extra hard. If you feel that your truck 'wobbles' no matter how much you have tightened it, it might be your cushion!

Base plate = Baseplate is the component that connects the trucks to the deck using bolts and nuts.

Pop Quiz!

Today, we are going to have a POP QUIZ! Unfortuntely, there is no prize for getting the right answers. For those of you who do not know the answers, come on back tomorrow and learn something new!

Name the following Anatomy of a Skateboard