If you are interested in flatland freestyle, and you need a sweet sweet board to get your flip on, the Small School Cooperation has what you need.
SS has multiple models of FS board -- from very traditional 1980s size stuff to larger, more modern decks. Check out the web shop. They have boards in stock, ready to be abused!
But wait - there's more!
SS also has the proper trucks and wheels and whatnot to make these boards purr like a kitten and then BAM -- roar like a lion. The School can also answer your questions about how to set the boards up.
Randal Trucks has just released the improved version of their website. You can now buy individual Randal parts, allowing you to customize your longboard/downhill board. Check it.
Bob's Trick Tips has a YouTube account, on which I'm posting occasional stuff.
A couple of months ago, Loaded Longboards sent me this killer setup. Well, actually mine is a little different. I stole this image from Mile High Skates, where you can purchase this fine beast.
Loaded has been making some of the most innovative boards around for a couple of years now. Having the Adams on their crew hasn't hurt either. The Dervish is the most recent addition to their line.
Like all their boards, the Dervish is built from Bamboo and Epoxy/Glass. Its a totally environmentally friendly board. The Bamboo/Glass construction gives it a really snappy flex. Not bouncy at all -- but responsive.
As you can see, the trucks actually mount on the top of the board, dropping through. This lowers the board, making it more stable while carving and ripping your favorite hill, sidewalk, or parking lot. With the cutaway nose and tail, you can run pretty much any size wheel you want and have not worry at all about wheel bite.
My board came with the new 10" Gullwing Charger trucks. They are great trucks. I'd recommend either them or a standard Randal-II 180mm truck. I set this up with 72mm Pink Powerballs and Biltin Bearings.
The first thing you'd notice if you picked up my setup is how light it is. Even with big wheels, the sucker is light. That's because the board itself if really light.
Like their other boards, the Dervish comes in a couple of different flexes. A softer flex (Flex 2) for you lightweights, and a harder flex (Flex 1) for big tubs like me.
If you've ridden any of Loaded's other boards, like the Vanguard, you will find the Dervish is very different. It has less camber, straight rails, and is just a little more predictable in any riding situation. However, like the Vanguard, the Dervish is bi-directional. You can ride it either way -- both sides are exactly symetrical.
A huge and special thanks to Loaded Boards for continuing to support Bob's Trick Tips, longboarding, and innovative thinking.
Here is a rad video of the Adams riding the Dervish. These guys are just the worlds absolute masters of this kind of riding. Makes you want to buy a Dervish. Well -- do it!
Erwin Schuijtvlot, in the Netherlands, filmed this great trick and submitted it. Erwin is really, really good at this stuff. This trick is just the tip of the iceberg...
I don't think I've officially mentioned that I'm "on" Small School. Well, I'm on Small School. I begged Jeremy, and he put me on. So that has motivated me to skate a lot more.
I'm sure many of you have been riding Bones Street Tech formula for a while.
I bought some over the weekend, and I'm totally blown away. The wheels are simutaneously smooth, hard, fast, and resilient. Really really good. I've put these on a standard 7.75" wide newschool board, and I'm using them for freestyle. I could go on and on. I love 'em.
Bones STF have replaced Autobahn Dual Duro as my favorite wheel.
I've been in Wake Forest, North Carolina this weekend for the Small School Skateboard Skate Jam. Gonna skate a bit more today before I have to go to the airport to fly home. I shot a little video yesterday of some of the guys...you can see it here on the Small School blog. No footage of me, but hopefully Sean Burke got maybe a little. I'd like to know I maybe did a few good tricks.
I'm sure many people, perhaps thousands, have been helped by the videos that Fletcher helped me with years ago. They're all still here, but of course most were filmed when he was 12 - 15 years old.
Well, he's a little man now, and off at college, and making his own videos. Yes -- I'm super proud of the little punk, and look forward to the day he's old and fat and riding longboards with me. Here's a link to his Youtube account, and check out this vid:
A couple of months ago, 
Erwin Schuijtvlot, in the Netherlands, filmed this great trick and submitted it. Erwin is really, really good at this stuff. This trick is just the tip of the iceberg...
I'm sure many of you have been riding 
