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Nelson Longboards - The Spindrift and TopSpin

Hey guys,  I'm Rich Nelson of Nelson Longboards a company based out of the US.  I've gotten a decent amount of interest from Australia recently and have sent a few boards out that way.  Since most boards in Australia have to be imported, the prices in your shops seem to be pretty high.  My decks run $110 with $55 shipping to Australia (from what I've been told this come out cheaper then what the shops generally charge).

 

So here are the decks.

 

The TopSpin and Spindrift,  two boards designed from the ground up for Soft wheel sliding and Downhill.

 

Specs: 40"x10" with a 30" WB,  1/2" drop, and 9/16" Progressive W-Concave that continues straight into the drop.

 

 

The Concave is designed to be both comfortable and effective at locking your feet,  the W-hump is minimal so it is not uncomfortable or obtrusive,  but give an nice little pocket to push your feet out on toeside slides. After riding the deck I have been told my countless people that it is the best concave they've ever ridden.

 

The drop is 1/2",  it is not extremely steep like the drop on rayne's.  This makes it feel like a concave for the outside of your foot,  you can stand right up to the edge of the wheel cutouts, this is great for holding your feet on 3 sides.

 

and as I mentioned, unlike most dropped boards,  the concave continues straight into the drop,  so when riding you have the full effect of concave and the drop to create a perfect pocket for your feet.  It also doubles as a 52oz birdbath.

 

and some action shots for fun.

 

The website is www.NelsonLongboards.com

 

Let me know what you guys think.

 

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Permalink Reply by Richard Nelson on May 11, 2011 at 3:50
lol,  well the bacon grease would definitely help the slide,  but this particular pizza looks like it had a flat spot.

James "m0juu" Crisologo said:
hahaha whats the best pizza for sliding?
Permalink Reply by Alex de Bruin on May 13, 2011 at 0:22
Did any of you guys who ordered it have to pay for any customs or taxes? (i suppose this is a general question regarding buying any parts from overseas).
Permalink Reply by Linus Marsh on May 13, 2011 at 12:21
nope alll i payed for was the board and shipping
Permalink Reply by Sam Deighton on May 13, 2011 at 18:50
Same, so pumped, mines getting here next week hopefully... If not the week after :D

Linus Marsh said:
nope alll i payed for was the board and shipping
Permalink Reply by Scotty Bomber on May 13, 2011 at 19:22
No need to worry about customs, I've been shredding my spindrift for a few months now. Custom duties come in to play at much higher item costs, like a grand or more.
Permalink Reply by Richard Nelson on May 25, 2011 at 4:19

I'm happy to here that you guys didn't have any trouble with customs.

 

Here's two recent videos featuring the spindrift.

 


Is there any problems with viewing the videos overseas? I know sometimes they're blocked for copyright reasons.

Permalink Reply by Alex de Bruin on May 26, 2011 at 0:18
Videos work fine for me :) They're sweeeet.
Permalink Reply by Fish Leicester on June 9, 2011 at 16:55

Would the spindrift be an adequate board for a bit of DH as well as freeride? How stable is it and what speeds has it been taken to?

I'm thinking of a set up involving either Caliber 50 or 44 trucks or Gunmetal Double Barrel trucks. Which would bite the least with 76mm wheels (I use Fireball Beasts for a nice all-round speed and slide) ?

 

Nice boards too. Awesome price! Why can't everyone ship decks for $55?! It's great.

Permalink Reply by Alex de Bruin on June 10, 2011 at 19:54

I PMed Rich a while back pretty much asking these questions. (Hope to get the deck after my exams :D)
Here's what he said:

 

When designing the cutouts we made them to fit at least 76mm wheels on sloppy loose 50 degree trucks. So that goes for Randal, Paris etc. I have heard the Calibers are a little more prone to wheel bite.

Heres is a quote from someone with Calibur 44s on his spindrift

I am now running this board on Caliber 44s. It is prone to wheelbite with 75mm wheels, but with the powerballs [72mm] im running there's not a chance of bite at lockout. I highly suggest the Caliber configuration with the spindrift. The drifts and slides push out a bit easier than with 50 randals, but still have great control and stability.

 

The Calilber 50s will have more clearance than the 44s.

 

and:

 

At my 180lbs, its a stiff board especially when your feet are in the pockets, there is just a little give if I bounce around in the middle of the deck, but obviously that's not a realistic riding scenario.

IF you think about everything that makes for a good downhill deck, the spindrift matches all of the requirements. Comfortable and effective concave to lock you in, low center of gravity for more stability, pockets to cradle your front foot, and rest your back foot against in a tuck, and plenty of wheel clearance for the wheel of your choice.

 

(I hope Rich doesn't mind me posting this).


Fish Leicester said:

Would the spindrift be an adequate board for a bit of DH as well as freeride? How stable is it and what speeds has it been taken to?

I'm thinking of a set up involving either Caliber 50 or 44 trucks or Gunmetal Double Barrel trucks. Which would bite the least with 76mm wheels (I use Fireball Beasts for a nice all-round speed and slide) ?

 

Nice boards too. Awesome price! Why can't everyone ship decks for $55?! It's great.

Permalink Reply by Richard Nelson on June 14, 2011 at 7:54

Thanks for posting the info Alex.

 

For speed I've seen a few videos of DH at over 40mph (65km/h) and one where they even broke 50mph (80km/h).  So they can definitely handle speed as long as the rider can.

 

Here are two of our latest videos.

 

 

Permalink Reply by liam healy on June 18, 2011 at 0:29

for freeriding what are better the rain skates or the classic zig zags?

i want to be doing heaps of stand ups and want to learn speed checks and all that

Permalink Reply by Richard Nelson on June 18, 2011 at 3:08

Definitely the rainskates.  The classic zig zags are a good all around wheel, in that that have a decent amount of grip, but when they slide it's still pretty smooth compared to most other square lipped wheels.

 

The rainskates are freeride machines, I've owned over 20 sets of wheels, and the mega tsunamis are my favorite wheels for sliding and big standers.  They slide far and are very predictable throughout the slide.

liam healy said:

for freeriding what are better the rain skates or the classic zig zags?

i want to be doing heaps of stand ups and want to learn speed checks and all that

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