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ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET AND RESPECT THE AREA
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NEWS and EVENTS
Winter time is here, roads are wet with leaves but that doesn't stop us longboarders.
Skate safe, try our Rain Wheels - they will keep you from sliding out!
Check out featured Eastside photographer Keith Smith showing off his passion by capturing some amazing moments from the 2009 racing season - Photo Gallery
Casey Morrow has been on fire this season with some impressive results in the Canadian race circuit including Britannia Beach Gold Rush, The Sullivan Challenge, and the Paskapoo DH Rodeo. He looks forward to returning to 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 weekend 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 this year!
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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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2009 Eastside Models
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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.
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The Tabor - Eastside's classic signature model originally made for the sole purpose of urban transportation for the everyday commuter.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 in between the busy city life, always ready to throw down and ride in between the traffic and chaos.
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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...
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SuperKicker - Original model revamped into the perfect mid-sized longboard. Equiped with black Randal 150's and your choice of wheels, this setup is geared towards street action, sliding, and riding parking garages, banks, curbs, and ditches. Super Fun for anyone!
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Rocky Bomber - Lightweight medium flex freeride setup with black Randals 180's and your choice of wheels. This bamboo, birch, maple combo laminate design features a nice rake leaning you forward into your tuck with 4 inches of flat in the middle and a gradual concave, strong kicktail, and wedged nose to push against. Excellent choice for learning to slide and drift corners using Slide Gloves.
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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!
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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 -
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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.
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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!
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