Thursday, July 2, 2009

Sector 9 Fingers Longboard

Sector 9 Fingers Longboard Complete

The sector 9 fingers is probably one of the hidden gems in the sector 9 line-up. Like the superfish longboard it is 37.5" long and 9.5" wide. It has a nice kicktail with a v-notch cut out. The deck is nice and wide with a firm flex that makes for an easy stable ride even for the beginner riders. It has a pretty short wheelbase, which is the distance from the front to back of the trucks which helps create smaller circumference turns. The longer your wheelbase the smoother the turn but also it takes away from how tight of turns you can make. The sector 9 fingers is the newer version of the older sector 9 roots model. It's almost identical graphic except they styled the colors different to let the wood grain come through nicely on the fingers board.

This sector 9 is a hybrid styled longboard from the cloud nine series. It is a great cruiser longboard that can get you around town quickly, but also is shaped with a nice tail to allow you to hit the local skateboard park if you are wanting. The shape of the deck doesn't allow for wheels any larger than 65mm on this board unless you put an insane amount of riser pads which in turns takes away stability and natural feeling as it lifts the board of the ground too much. You can keep it simple when choosing bearings on this longboard and go with something simple like an abec 5 bearing because anything else really wont help you go much faster.

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