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What’s Your Setup? — Leon “The Lion” Vincent —

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Hey kids! This week we decided to check in with our homie Leon crushing it up in NYC to see what wood he’s pushing – without further adieu, Hey Leon! What’s your set-up?

Leon crushing Central Mass – photo by Ross Earhart Photography

“Well my favorite set-up for ‘Skate Everything’ needs right now is definitely the Bamboo-X Shrike board. I set it up with Paris trucks equipped with some Five-0 wheels. Snipers for speed – love that sharp lip, and Classics for getting slideways…

“When I’m in the mood to mob through the city, my weapon of choice is the Bamboo-X Sportster. Super low for that endless push. I usually set it up with Paris trucks again and 70mm Sniper wheels, I need that grip confidence when I’m dodging taxi cabs!”

Stay tuned for next weeks edition of “What’s Your Set-up” and keep sending in your pics and words for a chance to be featured!

February 16, 2017 0 comment

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BUBS THE BUILDER // SHOTGUN PRODUCTION UPDATE

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Pretty even without makeup – photo by Bubbles

You’ve glimpsed it once or twice over the past couple years, whether in the background of an instagram post, or a new video on the youtubes, or under the feet of one of our riders (probably Max B!) So now that we’ve officially announced the name and existence of the upcoming Max Ballesteros board – The Shotgun, I think it’s safe to talk about it’s production.

Beautiful scenic view – photo by Khaleeq Alfred

I’m particularly excited about this new board because I, Bubbles, will personally be pressing each and every single one of these boards in our warehouse in Baltimore, MD. Bubs the Builder in earnest!

Bubbles prepping a layup for the press – photo by Khaleeq Alfred

Hollow core panels are cut, we’ve pre-fabricated all of our FRP topsheets, and we’re stocked up on cross and long grain maple veneers, time to rock and roll!

Building Materials Galore – photo by Bubbles

We’ve got the 2 pressing bays up and running and I’ve already started to churn out panels ready to be sent over to the CNC machine for cutting before final hand-sanding and a graphic treatment (also done in house by our phenomenal paint department). Only thing left is a bunch of late nights and sand-papery hands and these downhill monsters will FINALLY be ready to drop into the hands of the masses – you’re welcome, now let me get back to pressing boards!

2 bays up and running in the press – photo by Bubbles

February 14, 2017 0 comment

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What’s Your Setup? — Max Ballesteros —

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Today on “What’s Your Setup?”, we bring you the inner workings of the hill crusher currently under the feet of one of our pro-riders – Downhill Demon, Max Ballesteros. So we reached out to Max and asked him what he was riding currently.

The Bustin Shotgun board. Our upcoming (I know, but really, this spring!) downhill Pro Model for Max himself!

Ronin Pro Lite 154mm 45° / 30° trucks. This setup gives him the advantage of being able to ride any hill he wants with little effort. Max rides his trucks split and with a narrow hanger for full stability and grip.

RAD MB Influence 74mm 77a wheels. His own model wheel cooked up by the folks at RAD!

His grip and Built-in Ceramic bearings come from Hondar.

Thanks for joining us as we visit Max and his personal arsenal of choice. Check in next week and we’ll take a look at what’s under the feet of another skateboarder out in the world. Send us your setups, tag #BustinSetup, and we could feature yours in an upcoming segment!

Cheers!

February 9, 2017 0 comment

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Bubs the Builder // Matt K. Yoface 39 Re-issue

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When Matt K joined up with the Bustin team recently – he immediately picked up an older Yoface 39 board, flipped it around a few times, and told us that was what he wanted to ride. And who are we to mess with someone’s preferences! So to honor Matt’s addition to our team and our family, we’ve taken a small batch of these iconic boards, and, using FREAKING LASERS, applied a beautiful graphic created by his fiance, Emma Daigle.

Working with lasers is just about as fun as it sounds, so I’ve decided to give a little peek into the workshop to see these beauties come to life!

Also – here are some bonus photos taken by the wonderful Khaleeq!

February 7, 2017 0 comment

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Get Your Bearings With Bubbles

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Hey everyone! Today we’re going to slow down…. actually the opposite – we’ve got new bearings, they go FAST. For a long time now, bearings have been the mysterious little metal things inside you wheels. Many people underestimate their importance, and we STILL get people who don’t realize that they’re absolutely necessary (literally, a skateboard won’t roll without them). So I figured we’d take a little time to look at our new bearing offerings and try and de-mystify them a bit!

November 28, 2016 0 comment

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