International man of mystery.
I don't know too much about JB. I assume he's had some interviews over the decades, but nothing turned up in a lazy search of the archives. JB has always had a fair amount of coverage in the US mags and ridden for some quality sponsors so he must be doing something right. His French connection part with Lucas Puig and JJ Rousseau in Lakai's Fully Flared video is a great showcase of Euro tech skateboarding.
Out of curiosity, what size boards are people riding these days? How long does a pair of trucks last on average?
The sequence is by Seu Trinh. JT got the product pic.
Big Brother - September 2000 Number 64
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I'm riding a nine inch wide shaped deck because I like the foot room. I can still do all the flips that I could do on an eight on the wider deck. Trucks can last years, before the whole curb revival I had a set of Indy 139's for a whole decade. I've had surgery on my hand so have not skated in some time and my setup is awaiting my return. What are you riding?
Dan
Thanks. I've been wondering about riding a wider board. My friend said he rides a 8.5". The thing I don't like is shorter boards and it seems a lot of the wider ones do get shorter.
I've been riding the same 8.125" x 32" shape from Polar for the last 12 years or so. Trucks usually last me a while until I built some ledges with angle iron. That wears 'em out fast. I think I used to do a new set of trucks every year, but I'm not sure any more.
My ollies have been really off for the last few moths and it is making me think I need to ride something different, although I think it is more of a technique issue anything. I dunno.
Some of the wider boards retain their length and longer wheelbases.. I've heard that about angle iron..
I decided to order a wider board. It was billed at 32", but is actually like 31.5" from tip to tip. A proper 32" is 31.875". A little ticked off at this, but, hey, skateboarders and math.
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