Bamboo Longboard

The sector 9 sunset bamboo longboard was the most popular longboard for the spring/summer of 2009. It had an amazing shape that was long and wide for great down-hill riding and hard carves. It was the first bamboo drop through top mount longboard that sector nine has developed thus far. It is currently on back order through almost everyone as they are working on redeveloping this board due to a few issues they were having at the drop through point. It is currently being developed and will be back on the market under a new name sometime in August, 2009. It will be improved and better than ever so make sure to keep an eye out for the release of the new bamboo longboard.

This style of longboard should be set up with wide gullwing charger trucks for optimal performance and an amazing ride. The 10" gullwing chargers in all black are what I would recommend as the black trucks really set off the bamboo wood deck. You really want a nice wheel in the mid 70's size. I would suggest either the 74mm sector 9 wheels, the retro 75mm big zigs, or the abec ll gumballs which are 76mm in size and come in a variety of hardness's. All of this wheels will allow for good carves and high speed turns because they have a wide contact area which creates enough friction to turns at high speeds without any bounce. The last recommendation would be the bearings for this bamboo longboard. The best bearing for this board would be bones swiss bearings. They are an amazingly fast bearing and they will last quite a while if you take care of them. It really is worth the extra cash to get some good bearings for this board. It will take you to new levels out on the streets.