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HANDMADE IN
PORTLAND, OREGON
Providing urban - style
skateboards specialized for
transportation and downhill.


SLIDE GLOVES	BALANCE BOARDS

RAIN WHEELS
Ride safer with better traction

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American Apparel Hoodies

Maryhill Tree Graphic

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For info call or email - 503 680 0457 / robskey@gmail.com

ALEX TONGUE Wins the Junior II Race at this years Maryhill Festival of Speed !!! - Photo Link

7th Fastest Open Qualifier
10 Place Overall Finisher
5th Place King of the Hill Race

Portland: 4 Months of Chaos
Some of the races/events/spots in the video include:
ZooBomb Freeriding
Switchbacks Race
Northwest Slopestyle no. 2
Maryhill Outlaw Race
Burnside Bomb
Burnside Skate Park
Rip City "Gnarble" Bowl
Annie Ross Push Race
and other random spots around Portland

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THE ROCKY BOMBER HD VIDEO

2010 Rocky Bomber

A top-mount freeride board with a symmetrical shape.

Available now...order info

Bombing Rocks...on the Rocky Bomber

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First Eastside Pro Model - 2010 Release

Casey Morrow Relic

New Top-mount Speedboard designed for low height and precision trucks.

Available now...order info

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Latest Eastside Videos - For more, check out the Videos page.

Maryhill Freeride 2010 - Huge packs of riders bombing at once!

75 plus riders join on this dry day for the most ever at this local spot.

Casey Morrow wins on the Relic!

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Portland Longboarding Update

- Riding Sessions -

Get connected with Portland area riders and weekly sessions.
Check out the Forum for more details...and ride safe!

ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET AND RESPECT THE AREA

Mondays & Thursdays - SwitchBacks

Tuesday Nights - Parking Garages (Winter) Stark Curves (Summer)

Wednesdays - Mt.Tabor

Sunday Nights - Zoo Bomb

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NEWS and EVENTS

2010 - Year of the Eastside Top-Mounts! Yes two new boards have been released - First Eastside Pro Model the Casey Morrow Relic and the new Rocky Bomber.
Check 'em out on the Decks page.

Summer time is here, roads are dry, so get out and ride! Check out our SESSIONS link for updated info.

Check out featured Eastside photographer Keith Smith showing off his passion by capturing some amazing moments from the 2009 racing season - Photo Gallery

New for 2010 Keith has launched his new site showing his photos from the first race of the year at the Portland Switchbacks - imagesmith.org

Big congrats to our top rider Casey Morrow winning the first race of the year on his new board the Relic. Finishing his 2nd full season last year he racked up some impressive results in the Canadian race circuit including Britannia Beach Gold Rush, The Sullivan Challenge, Paskapoo DH Rodeo, and the Maryhill Festival of Speed for the North American World Cup Race. Veteran Team riders Eric Hovey and Robin McGuirk have been racing mostly local events and supporting our scene here by organizing sessions on various hills in the area. Big Congrats to some of our younger riders Nick Calafato, Aidian O'Leyne, and Alex Tongue for stepping it up and racing hard all last year as well!

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Eastside thanks everyone for their support these last few amazing years. And special thanks to our local skating scene in Portland and the dedicated riders of the NorthWest for their constant love and pride for the growth of longboarding here and afar. Stay tuned for some new editions and designs as well as many new races and events to attend. And keep a look out for our aspiring Racing Crew who placed on over 15 Podiums last year! GO PORTLAND!!!

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2010 Eastside Models

Rocky Bomber - This new version is all about Freeriding and bombing hills. Top Mount and perfectly symetrical for a variety of setup options and riding styles. Great introduction to Downhill and an excellent top mount choice for stand up slides and drifting corners.

The Tabor - Eastside's classic signature model originally made for the sole purpose of urban transportation for the everyday commuter. This new versatile shape features a solid concave but not too much for downhill, a nice scooped tail to ollie or pivot with, and just enough nose to keep your foot on during the ollie up curbs and over objects. Carry Handle great for taking along anywhere, always ready to throw down and ride in between the traffic and chaos.

Zion Cruiser - Eastside's classic carving shape, this bamboo board is light-weight and allows for a sturdy spring to your carve with a responsive flex. Featuring two wheelbases, full concave down the entire length of the board, and a sharp top edge for maximum leverage anywhere you stand on the board. Recommended for the surfer, the snowboarder, and the carver. A great introduction to longboarding with ease and control.
A dream to carve your way to ZION...

MiniKicker - Fun cruiser or slalom board setup with Randal 125's and 65mm Eastside Wheels. 2 wheelbases for your choice, easy to take along anywhere and travel with. Also recommended for kids learning to skate as their first skateboard.

DropKick - Amazing versatile Drop-through design with a KickTail and Guard. Sturdy stiff 8 ply maple contruction with a deep bathtub concave, a slightly wedged nose, and a universal drop-through pattern allowing most brands of longboard trucks. Great all-around freeride board that can commute like hell and bomb hills just as well!

Eastside DropBoard - New and improved concave with wider back for a more locked - in feeling. This all-maple 9 ply contruction features the bare - minimum cutouts for wheels up to 85mm keeping the board stiff and strong. Features include a slightly wedged nose for tigther turns and a universal drop-through pattern allowing most brands of trucks.

Maryhill Tree Graphic designed by Eastside rider Eric Hovey

Casey Morrow Relic - First Eastside Pro Model made for local rider Casey Morrow. A top-mount version of the Eastside Dropboard made for low height trucks like many of the new precision trucks out on the market today. Casey rides the Munkae Trucks with this board, however Randal 180mm / 42 degree are low enough and ride great as a basic setup.

New Top-mount Speedboard designed for low height and precision trucks.

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2009 Highlights - Photos by Keith Smith

Maryhill Freeride Group at the tree top last March.

Portland riders tucking and drafting at the Marhill Freeride.

Old School Tabor Race down Run 1.

Salem Battle for Box Canyon - Tongue leading McGuirk.

Rocky Butte Race - Mario Pieretti railing into the tunnel.

Switchbacks FastFest Race - Johnson and Calafato drifting around the right.

Larch Mountain Race - Casey Morrow flying like an eagle!

Maryhill Festival of Speed - Alex Tongue finishing 10th over K-rimes.

Sullivan Challenge - Eric Hovey leading through the Chicane of Pain!

Dive to the Pearl Race from the top of Council Crest in Portland.

Mt.Tabor Wednesday - Bungee BBQ Day at the hairpin.

Sullivan Challenge - Morrow leading the Canadians after the dropping right.

Sullivan Freeride Hill - McGuirk standup toeside slide.

Maryhill Festival of Speed - Aidian O'leyne with a mean tuck.

Switchbacks 3 Race - McGuirk, Huey, Hovey close to the finish line.

McNarlee Outlaw - Morrow leading Mitchell into the last corner.

Maryhill Festival of Speed - Nick Calafato holding on tight through Cowzers corner.

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Gnarly Road Rash

"This is what happens when you don't wear leathers and slide on your back at 30 plus mph!
Wear some gear if your going to ride fast!"

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Eastside Longboards is a small local company specializing in unique urban - style skateboards. Eastside was started in 2003 because the assortment of commercially available longboards didn't appeal to the terrain of urban streets and hills. Something more versatile was needed. Portland native and creater Robin McGuirk originally introduced a line of shorter longboards that could go fast with control but also stiffer and short enough to manuever quickly through city terrain. This lead to perfecting the concave and tail in order to maximize control and urban mobility. Next came the need for speed as the Racing Scene exploded in 2005. Eastside then introduced, after many modifications, their speedboard known as the Eastside DropBoard. Its has been refined further into one of the best speedboards on the market today. And it is the official Speedboard for The Eastside Racing Crew.

In 2007 a new model called the DropKick has been released that features the drop-thru design with a KickTail, making it a hybrid between the cruiser boards and the DropBoard. This is Champion King Robskey's secret weapon board for the Push Races and Eastside's most versatile board. So no matter your size or skill level, there is sure to be one that suits your style. Each longboard is laminated, shaped, and finished by hand in our production shop on the Eastside of Portland, Oregon.

Eastside Rollers is our longboarding club that brings together this community in Portland to have a good time skating. Whether you're just getting rolling or you're an experienced rider, you are welcome to meet up with us and enjoy some of the regions best downhilling. This site is dedicated to longboarders everywhere as an informational tool and guide to the longboarding community of the Portland area. Eastside supports longboarding as a fun and efficient form of transportation!