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Longboarding 101 Classes for 2023

Longboarding 101 Classes are set for 2023 with more info below.

Registration Link for the Spring Term Classes will appear live at our LESSONS page on March 8th.

Longboarding 101 Summer Term 2022

Location  Mt.Tabor Park in S.E. Portland

Registration Information:

Longboarding 101 – Spring Term 2023:  5 week classes on Wednesdays from 12-2pm.

Class 1:   April 5 – May 10.

Class 2:   May 17 – June 14.

Registration Link Live Here on March 8th, 2023.

Longboarding 101 – Summer Term 2023:  5 week classes on Wednesdays from 12-2pm.

Class 1:   June 28 – July 26.

Class 2:   August 2nd – 30th.

Registration Link Live – May 2023

Class Description:

Learn the basics of longboard skateboarding: How to ride with control and safely slow down and stop.
Focus on downhill and sliding in a permitted group setting.  10 Student max per class.  All levels welcome.  Rain or Shine.

Required gear:  Longboard, Helmet, Slide Gloves.
Recommended gear:  Knee and elbow pads, old pants and sweatshirt, skate shoes or shoes with flat flexible bottom.

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$149.99 HOLIDAY LONGBOARD SPECIAL

Save $30 thru Dec.15th with Free Shipping in the US 48 States.

Eastside Tabor Longboard Complete – Choose Deck and Trucks color and Handle Option.

Examples Combinations Below –

Tabor Natural Wood with No Handle Deck, White Trucks, and Eastside Clear Wheels.
Tabor White Deck with Handle, Black Caliber Trucks, and H20 Rain Wheels.
Tabor Natural Wood Deck with No Handle, Red Trucks, and Eastside Clear Wheels.
Tabor Natural Wood with Handle Deck, Silver Trucks, Clear Eastside Wheels, and Handle Option
Tabor Natural Wood Deck with No Handle, Black Trucks, and Eastside Clear Wheels.

Eastside Tabor Longboard Complete – $149.99

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The Return of the Mach 3

The Mach 3 was originally released in 2013 during the beginning of the “Skate Everything” era in longboarding. This single kick design has been our specialty since our beginning with our first model The Tabor. The Mach 3 is a bigger beefier version of the Tabor with a whole lot more features aimed at being a versatile downhill freeride board. It can handle both speed and maneuverability with some very cool “Next Level” features provided by the mold and the shaping.

Eastside Mach 3 with Coarse Griptape featuring the Kicktail and “Gas Pedal” edges.

The Mach 3 has a deep radial concave with a touch of belly rocker and a super sweet fish tail shape tail. Carefully placed gas-pedals edges are set for the back foot to leverage with a smaller to medium stance. And the scoop side of the kick tail is another leverage spot for digging in with the back foot during a wider stance. That foot lock into the side of the tail makes all the difference for easier stand up slides. The solid kick-tail is very useful for dropping of curbs, getting over cracks, and off kicker ramps. And so much fun when freeriding downhills, slashing driveways, and on any type of banked terrain.

Eastside Mach 3 with Caliber Trucks and H20 Rain Wheels.

Like all our boards these are made in small batches and limited. Get one direct from us at our Product Page below or at our Online Retailers Daddies Board Shop and Muir Skate. Have fun skate safe!

MACH 3 LONGBOARD – PRODUCT LINK

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Longboarding 101 Classes – 2022

Longboarding 101 Classes through Portland Community College are back after a two year hiatus! We have been steadily teaching Private Lessons all throughout this time and even a Longboarding 201 small group class last Fall for past students. So this will be the first time offering our instruction for new students in a class setting since the Summer of 2019. We are so excited to meet and help new riders wanting to get started having fun in a permitted setting on their longboard skateboards!

Here is all the Information and Direct Link to registering for these four classes we are offering through PCC –

LIVE REGISTRATION LINK – Longboarding 101 Summer Term PCC.edu

Location  Mt.Tabor Park in S.E. Portland

Registration Information:

Longboarding 101 – Spring Term 2022:  5 week classes on Wednesdays from 12-2pm.

Class 1:   April 6 – May 11.

Class 2:   May 18 – June 15.

Longboarding 101 – Summer Term 2022:  5 week classes on Wednesdays from 12-2pm.

Class 1:   June 29 – July 27.

Class 2:   August 3 – 31.

Registration Link will appear live here TBA.

Class Description:

Learn the basics of longboard skateboarding: How to ride with control and safely slow down and stop.
Focus on downhill and sliding in a permitted group setting.  10 Student max per class.  All levels welcome.  Rain or Shine.

Required gear:  Longboard, Helmet, Slide Gloves.
Recommended gear:  Knee and elbow pads, old pants and sweatshirt, skate shoes or shoes with flat flexible bottom.

And here is our latest LONGBOARDING 101 Video featuring clips from the last few years of lessons and classes. Enjoy!

Longboarding 101 Lessons at Mt.Tabor Park in Portland, Oregon.
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The DK DropKick is back!

Yes it’s finally back!!! And with a few updates, here goes…

DK DropKick with Caliber Trucks and Eastside H20 Clear Wheels.

We redid the mold to the same specs as the original model released in 2015 but added 1/16″ more concave lift everywhere. This includes the rocker, wheel-flairs, and concave depth. All together making it even more responsive and durable. Also updated is the original graphic now made full size across the board with the updated Eastside logo at the bottom. We also did a dark black stain on top and bottom leaving the rails their natural color and triple sealing them. We like the new look with the updated design and hope you do too! We didn’t want to mess with much else and definitely not the tried and true specs that made this model so popular in the first place. The size and shape offer so many ways to ride this longboard. In our minds, and to many who’ve owned one before, it offers the best of what a longboard can do. By being drop-thru it allows you to push with ease and learn to slide. The concave keeps your feet gripping and locked in when going fast and doing slides. And at the same time not too aggressive or constrictive when just cruising and riding around town. Plus the most obvious feature of the double kicks on this drop-thru are shaped big enough to actually make functional use of them when riding. And designed in a way to be durable and last for years. If you had to pick just one board to do it all, this baby is it!

Now Available! DK DropKick

DK DropKick with Caliber Trucks and Eastside H20 Clear Wheels.
DK DropKick with Caliber Trucks and Eastside H20 Clear Wheels.
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New RELIC Graphic

We have an all new graphic for this celebrated model we absolutely love! Features a 3 color silk screen design over a new smoke grey stain. The design was created by Eastside owner Robin McGuirk and his graphics partner Eric Hovey. Eric designed this original graphic for the Relic and all of the current Eastside graphics. The original design for the Relic played upon a unique triangle design with photo images of the PNW nature placed inside the triangles. Very cool and well used for 5 years but we wanted to freshen up this model because it is one we plan to continue making for years to come!

Relic Deck Shot by Muir Skate showing concave.

We wanted to play on the old graphic using triangles but instead wanted to have a stain on the board as a base. Then simplify it using a silk screen ink design versus the more complicated heat transfer we used prior. This made for a much cleaner look with more contrast that can be noticed from far away. Using a similar design with the triangles being placed in an unpatterned way is an artistic play on the eye that leads it to continue looking around for such a pattern. Since it doesn’t have a pattern like a checkerboard, it keeps the eye looking around longer until it sees the balance of colors and weight of the design (which we think we achieved). As with all art its up to the viewer to interpret and find that satisfaction or not for themselves.

Relic deck with new grey stain and silk screen graphic.

The Relic has some killer bathtub style concave that creates an aggressive locked in feel. It also has a mellow hump or “W” running down the center to help keep this 8ply maple board stiff for stability and speed. That also provides the arches of your front foot to stay in contact with the board and your back foot and toes to stay inside the concave instead of having to hang off the edge for grip. The large wheel-wells and concave allow for lots of wheel clearance for bigger wheels up to 80mm for the whole wheel base range of 24-28″. This eliminates wheel-bite with loose trucks and no risers. If looking to get into downhill and freeriding this deck is a great choice and one you won’t regret!

RELIC PRODUCT LINK

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The Mach 3 is back!

Mach 3 Deck with bigger wheel-wells.

The Mach 3 was originally released in 2013 during the beginning of the “Skate Everything” era in longboarding. This single kick design has been our specialty since the beginning of our brand ten years prior with our first model The Tabor. The Mach 3 is basically a bigger beefier version of the Tabor with a whole lot more features aimed at being an a versatile downhill freeride board. It can handle both speed and maneuverability with some very cool “Next Level” features provided by the mold and the shaping. The Mach 3 has a deep radial concave with a touch of belly rocker and a super sweet fish tail shape tail. Carefully placed gas pedals edges are set for the back foot to leverage with a smaller to medium stance. And the scoop side of the kick tail is another leverage spot for digging in with the back foot for a wider stance, which comes in handy for stand up slides. The board in general is a fun all around longboard featuring a really useful kicktail for dropping of curbs, ollies over cracks and off drops, and just plain old kicking your board up to your hand (instead of having to reach down to pick up your board). It also provides another reference point for your back foot to push up against when tucking or sliding.

Mach 3 Concave featuring the “Gas Pedal” edges and side scoop of the tail.

We haven’t made a run of these for over a year so by popular demand we decided to put them back into production. Instead of re-releasing with a new graphic we thought it was so killer (sonic sound wave) that we kept it. The only change is adding slightly bigger wheel-wells for more wheel clearance. And we featured them by leaving them uncovered with natural wood sealed like the rest of the board is.

Now available on our website again and over a Daddies Board Shop and Muir Skate.

MACH 3 DECK – PRODUCT LINK

Mach 3 Longboard Complete with Gullwing Charger Trucks and Eastside H20 Clear Wheels.