30/03/2026
Quickfire Question: We have a new truck brand in stock - the washers say MEOW. What is it?
Answers on a postcard (or below).
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30/03/2026
Quickfire Question: We have a new truck brand in stock - the washers say MEOW. What is it?
Answers on a postcard (or below).
21/03/2026
Anatomy of a slide wheel.
20/03/2026
They're here!
Cast Valkyrie trucks, 150mm, 50°.
Stoked to see the offset bushing design available in a cast truck, not to mention the CNCed pivot...
Smooth. For just about everything, but probably not doing grinds.
Thanks & !
https://vandemlongboardshop.co.uk/products/valkyrie-cast-longboard-truck-150mm-50
We skate what we sell, and we sell what we skate.
Feels good like that. Makes filming these a lot easier too!
And the link, thanks to Nathaniel for the suggestion to add it 😁:
https://vandemlongboardshop.co.uk/products/cult-chronicle-65mm-white-stoneground
15/03/2026
We have a love hate relationship with posting stuff.
Love you guys, hate social media.
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24/02/2026
Surfskates (pump cruisers, puisers?) closeups.
Currently about half the price they were when they were released, in case you hadn't noticed.
Do you remember when some Dinghys had that foam griptape too? Around 10 years ago.
We tested it to the highest quality standards at the time and were pleasantly surprised how well it held up. Repeated bailed flip tricks did eventually rip off most of the edges. But it was easy to rip off to regrip when the time came.
Surfskates.
Turns out they're not really surfskates - at least not by the widely accepted internet definition.
But they're actually sick little cruisers in their own right - proper campus shredders, holiday boards, a true urban pumping delight.
But because of that little name discrepancy, they're about half the price they were when originally released.
Nice.
17/02/2026
Some more detail on those Bee's Knees from our previous video.
The dudes have provided a benchmark for almost 20 years and with this big wheel I feel like they stepped back and asked each other, what do we actually want from this one?
And the answer was: fun.
And they certainly know how to provide that.
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The Orangatang Bee's Knees: A 90mm wheel designed not for race-winning efficiency but for having a great time with your board, your friends and yourself.
We love big skateboards.
made an epic one for and our resident big skateboard enthusiast wasn't having anyone else filming this one.
08/02/2026
Does surfskating help your surfing?
Matt still sucks, so probably not that much.
But thats ok - its the adventure that counts and that can be found on any type of craft. All you have to do is get out there.
PS. Loads of new Carver stuff just came in.
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