Longboard Loft NYC

Wheelbase Mag Video

Shane — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:42:38 +0000

We are super stoked to be featured on Wheelbase Mags website! Our shop’s Team Manager and Marketing Manager, Mike Ryan and Shane Gilpatrick, explain whats up with the Full Circle Program, our shop, and what we are all about in this commercial Wheelbase Mag did about us. Check out the video here… http://www.wheelbasemag.com/shop-check-the-longboard-loft/

New Uncle Funky’s Rack!!

Shane — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:24:03 +0000

A HUGE shout out to Uncle Funky’s Board Shop! We have partnered up with Uncle Funky’s Board Shop so we can carry the full line up of Loaded Boards and Longboard Larry Boards at the Loft. Loaded Boards are one of the top longboard companies based out of the lovely California and Longboard Larry is based out of Independence, Oregon. Out of Loaded Boards line up, we have the Poke, Tan Tien, Dervish Sama, the Fat Tail, and the well known Chubby Unicorn. From Longboard Larry we have the DK penquin, the twin tip Komodo, and the Manatee. Loaded Boards offers a variety of flex with their decks from a mild flex to a trampoline style flex, while Longboard Larry offers a gnarly dancer to a fun and comfortable freeride/freestyle deck. With this new rack that we have stocked full of new boards, it adds to the many options we have so you can pick out that perfect set up you have been looking for!

Rotule’s Happy Tail Deck

Shane — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 23:37:28 +0000

Today we are going to talk about the Rotule Happy Tail. This deck had a different look to it than your normal single kick tail top mount. The Happy Tail is a dedicated freeride board that is 39.5″ in length and 9.75″ wide with wheelbase options set at 25.25″ – 25.75″. The Happy Tail is meant to go sideways and fast! The kick tail features a very comfortable feeling giving you confidence with manuals and manual slides. This deck is Rotule’s first board without composite fibers, which is why it’s affordable. Rotule claims that this board won’t warp or delam because of their epoxy and kevlar powder based formulas they use to glue the maple plies together. I won’t be the one to judge this because they make some awesome boards that are very structurally built. Come check out the Happy Tail at the loft as well as Rotule’s other boards, such as the Brainwash and the Desert Eagle!

P-Swiss Deck and Helmet Release Party TONIGHT!

Lindsey Turner — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:30:30 +0000

Patrick Switzer will be in the Loft tonight, and we’ll be celebrating the release of his Rayne Fortune deck as well as his Triple-8 helmet. There will be tons of prizes raffled off, so you’ll have your chance at winning both of these hot items as well as some other really cool stuff! We’ll have Backlash beer (must bring valid ID and be of age), Rockstar energy drinks, and some snacks to munch on while you hang out with P-Swiss and the rest of your friends.

We’ll get the party started around 6pm and hang out til around 10. See you then!

Lifelong Seeker Decks

Shane — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:51:12 +0000

Today we will be looking at the Lifelong Seeker decks. They come in two different styles, one with W concave and one with Tub concave. Both of the decks come at 41″ in length, 10″ in width with a 1/2″ rocker concave and 27″ to 28″ wheelbase options. They feature double kick tails with a symmetrical shape. Which means after your doing some fast freeriding you can throw down some flip tricks while waiting for some your slower buddies to get down the hill.

Lets start with the W concave, the W in this deck is continuous which means it runs through the whole standing platform. If you don’t know what W concave is… Its when there is a peak in the middle of the deck that goes through the whole standing platform or the rear of the deck. It adds more grip and confidence in the rider when throwing down some slides and gripping those hairpin turns.

Now for the Tub concave… If you don’t like the W concave but still like the style of the seeker, then this deck has your name all over it. Its exactly the same as the W concave seeker, just without the W. The Tub concave feature still locks your feet in extremely well and is a lot of fun for some fast freeriding. All in all guys, the people over at Lifelong Longboards did an awesome job on this style of a deck and we are stoked to have them in our shop. Come check them out!